CHAPTER 796: CHAPTER 796

Zhang Xue, oh Zhang Xue, for the sake of being your master, I’ll help you out this time.

Pretending to be a boyfriend just this once doesn’t sound too hard; I believe I can easily manage.

Of course, it’ll just be showing my face in a video. Xu Qianli must make it clear to Zhang Xue later that he absolutely will not follow her to Beijing to meet the prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law. He has no interest in taking the act that far.

Seeing that Xu Qianli had agreed to help her, Zhang Xue immediately burst into a delighted smile and cheerfully said, "Mom, did you hear that? He really is my boyfriend. Now you can rest easy, not worrying about whether I can get married or not. Hee hee hee, from now on, you better not force me to go on anymore blind dates. Your daughter here is pretty and in demand, never worried about not getting married."

Ahahaha, good, very good, Xu Qianli was willing to help her, and that easily took care of her mom.

From now on, with Xu Qianli as the so-called ’boyfriend’, she wouldn’t have to worry about being forced into blind dates anymore.

The feeling of not being pressured by parents to date was truly wonderful.

A wonderful future, here I come, Zhang Xue.

But Zhang Xue secretly worried, just pulling out a boyfriend like that, wouldn’t her mom be suspicious at all?

As Zhang Xue was worrying, her mom joyfully said, "Oh my, Xue’er, I really underestimated you. To think you found such an outstanding boyfriend quietly, good, very good, your taste is really great, truly worthy of being my darling daughter. I was wrong to have forced you into blind dates before. Now that I see you have such an excellent boyfriend, I am relieved. So, how far have you two progressed, can you get married? If you can get married, I’ll have your dad pick a good date right away, and get the wedding done, how about that?"

What the heck... Wedding, marriage?

Zhang Xue was somewhat stunned.

She had just introduced her so-called boyfriend, and how did mom jump straight to pushing for marriage?

She forced a few dry laughs and, scratching her head, Zhang Xue said, "We haven’t been together for long, talking about marriage now, isn’t it too soon?"

"Too soon? With such an outstanding boyfriend, if you don’t marry him quickly, what if another woman snatches him away? Back in my day, I was quick to act, and that’s how I became Mrs. Zhang. You should learn a bit from this, when you meet a good man, you definitely have to act first, absolutely cannot fall behind. The night is long and full of dreams, the sooner you act the sooner you’re secure. Alright, listen to me, we’ll do it that way, if you two don’t object, I’ll have your dad pick a good day..."

The more Mrs. Zhang talked, the more excited she became, as if she had firmly decided on Xu Qianli as her son-in-law, her daughter would marry no one but Xu Qianli.

Zhang Xue was completely baffled.

It was extremely odd, mom’s behavior was so unusual; she had only glimpsed Xu Qianli in a video, hadn’t met him in person or talked much, yet she was so eager to marry her off to Xu Qianli, why?

Could it be that she really couldn’t marry off and thus had to seize any man that came along?

No, mom’s standards were extremely high; she rarely praised anyone, yet she kept saying Xu Qianli was outstanding as soon as she saw him, definitely recognizing something exceptional about Xu Qianli.

Speaking of Xu Qianli’s exceptional aspects, indeed he had some: handsome, tall, professionally capable, and powerful, but these aren’t things you can tell with just one glance.

Could it be that mom was just attracted to Xu Qianli’s handsome and slightly roguish face?

Mom, oh mom, since when did you become such a sucker for looks?

Choosing a son-in-law for your daughter based purely on looks?

First pressured to date, then rushed into marriage, this is outrageous.

No way, it absolutely can’t happen!

Zhang Xue said, "Mom, Xu Qianli and I want to date for a while longer before discussing marriage; it’s just too rushed right now. Besides, Xu Qianli’s job is so-so, he’s just a minor civil servant, currently only a deputy director, and he doesn’t have any background or notable family origins. Are you really comfortable marrying me off to him?"

"Nonsense, what do you mean his job is so-so and he has no background? Let’s not even talk about his job. As for his background, how many men out there could compare with him? Even if there are some, they are either too young or already married. Not your turn. Xue’er, oh Xue’er, our Zhang family must have burnt high incense in ancestors’ time to have such a good son-in-law. You mustn’t miss this chance. Listen to me, get married, get married quickly!"

Zhang Xue was puzzled. What does it mean that the Zhang family’s ancestors burnt high incense? If she really marries Xu Qianli, it clearly should be his Xu family’s ancestors who burnt high incense, right?

Also, Mom says Xu Qianli has a strong background, hardly anyone can match.

Isn’t he just from an ordinary family? Both his parents are common folks. How is that a formidable background? Really?

Mom couldn’t possibly be going crazy with anticipation for a grandchild, could she?

This is not good, this really won’t do.

Zhang Xue said, "Mom, have you been under a lot of stress from work or something else recently? Why not take a walk outside, or go on a trip to relax, cultivate your sentiments, and relieve some stress?"

Xue’er, the way you talk makes it sound like Mom has some mental illness. I’m perfectly fine. I’m telling you, your boyfriend is really great, if you can marry him, do it quickly! Listen to me, it’s a rare opportunity, you must not miss it..."

Zhang Xue was overwhelmed and intentionally shouted loudly, "Hello, hello, why is there no signal, why is it so laggy? Mom, it’s no good, the signal here is too poor, I can’t hear what you’re saying. I’ll hang up now, and I’ll call you back tonight."

She hurriedly hung up the phone and patted her full chest.

Being pressured to date was enough of a headache, and she had even thought about finding a man to pretend to be her boyfriend just to appease her mom.

Who knew her mom would be so absurd, directly pressuring her to marry Xu Qianli, too frightening.

Luckily, she was quick-witted and hung up using the poor signal as an excuse, otherwise she’d still be pestered into getting married.

Turning her head, she glanced at Xu Qianli, seeing him slightly furrow his brows, as if deep in thought.

Instinctively, she pushed Xu Qianli and said, "What are you thinking about? Don’t tell me you actually want to take up the offer and really marry me. I’m telling you, you have no chance, don’t take my mom’s words seriously; I have no interest in marrying you."

"Who cares about that, I’m just wondering, how did Auntie instantly see that my background isn’t simple."

Xu Qianli was very curious, could it be because of his face?

Considering he and his mom look quite similar, could it be Zhang Xue’s mom recognized his identity just from his face?

Or does Zhang Xue’s mom already know his identity?

If that’s the case, it’s indeed possible since the Zhang family, being prominently involved in the public security system, could easily investigate some information.

Since the Zhang family knows this, the more powerful Xu family has no reason not to know.

So, does this mean, including all the things he had done over the years, his grandfather, Xu Lao Yezi, is well aware of them?