I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1182: First Impressions Weren't Good

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That evening, Yu Xiang told the man something.

"My second sister-in-law called me today and said that Ji Feng's mother came, but she didn't seem to want to visit. She was a little unhappy about it."

"Who is Ji Feng?" Huang Xiaochuan was somewhat unfamiliar with the name.

Yu Xiang reminded her, "Miguo's boyfriend!"

"Oh, that Xiao Ji!" Huang Xiaochuan nodded to indicate that he knew, but that was all. He wasn't his daughter's boyfriend, so he naturally wouldn't pay special attention to him.

Seeing that the man didn't seem to care, Yu Xiang got annoyed and shoved him hard: "Why are you like this? Can't you be serious when I'm talking to you?"

"Okay, okay, go ahead, I'm listening carefully." Huang Xiaochuan had no choice but to put down the journal in his hand.

But Yu Xiang had no interest in talking about it now: "Never mind, it's not your business, I'm not going to talk to you about it."

Huang Xiaochuan then picked up the journal again: "It's something you don't want to talk about, it has nothing to do with me." After saying that, he got up and went to his study, where it was quieter to be alone.

Meanwhile, Ji Feng's mother, Chen Jinhua, was talking with her son, Ji Feng, at the hotel. She had met her son's girlfriend, Mi Guo, that afternoon. She thought she was alright looking and dressed decently, but she was still somewhat dissatisfied.

The main reason was that her son was determined to stay in Shanghai for this girl, which was simply ridiculous. He was the only boy in the family, and the family business was going to be handed over to him in the future. They were counting on him to come home and help his father run the factory. But for a girl, he said he didn't plan to go back. It was an absolute joke. That's why she made this trip to Shanghai.

"Your father and I don't object to you dating, but you need to understand that you are our only son. We are counting on you to come back and help us run the factory, but you tell us that you are not going back and want to stay here." Chen Jinhua was very angry.

"I have no interest in running a factory, so please stop expecting me to do it, okay? Besides, we have a younger sister! We can let her manage the factory in the future," Ji Feng argued.

"Bullshit! Have you lost your mind? Your sister is a girl, and she'll get married someday. If you give the family business to her, wouldn't that just benefit outsiders?" Hearing this, Chen Jinhua became even more furious.

It's important to know that this factory was built from a small family workshop by her and Ji Feng's father, gradually increasing its current scale. The hardships they endured are self-evident. In the beginning, the couple couldn't afford to hire anyone, so they did everything themselves, working from dawn till dusk, at least ten hours a day. Moreover, the man also had to go out and find customers to sell the goods, while she had to take care of her newborn son in addition to working at home. It was because of this that the couple spent twenty years building a clothing accessories manufacturing enterprise with hundreds of employees and an output value of over 100 million yuan, mainly producing various clothing buttons and zippers.

Why did they work so hard? It was all so that their children wouldn't have to suffer the hardships they had endured, and that their son could smoothly take over the factory from them in the future. They would then help him out, and once their son was capable of standing on his own, they would go home to take care of their grandchildren and persuade their son and daughter-in-law to have more children, since they could afford to support them.

But her son casually mentioned giving the factory to his sister, how could that not make her angry?

"Mom, nowadays men and women are equal. Who says girls can't inherit the family business?" Ji Feng was still unwilling to give up.

"I just don't understand. That girl, Miguo, was just an average person to me. What kind of spell did she cast on you to make you talk nonsense in front of me?" Chen Jinhua ultimately blamed her son's girlfriend.

In her opinion, with her family's conditions, she could easily choose a daughter-in-law. Besides, what's so great about people from Shanghai? It would be better to find someone she knows well back in her hometown. Moreover, several business partners were inquiring about her son's situation because they all had daughters. Seeing how outstanding her son was, they naturally had their own ideas.

Look how good this is! But my son insists on hanging himself on one tree. It's infuriating!

Seeing his mother taking her anger out on Mi Guo, Ji Feng tried his best to defend his girlfriend: "It was my own choice to stay in Shanghai, it has nothing to do with Mi Guo, don't pick on Mi Guo."

"Oh dear! You two aren't even married yet, and you're already siding with her like this. What will happen if you get married? Will your father and I have to step aside?" Seeing her son repeatedly defending that girl, Chen Jinhua felt incredibly jealous. The pig she had raised for over twenty years was about to be snatched away by someone else's cabbage.

"Mom, what are you talking about?!" Ji Feng was at a loss for what to do after his mother's crying, tantrums, and threats of suicide.

"Son, this girl is not suitable for you. Really, I've been through this before. I can tell at a glance what kind of girl is suitable for you to live with. To be honest, your Uncle Cai's daughter, Cai Ruirui, is quite good. Moreover, she and you look like a couple. She is the perfect match for you."

Ji Feng knew Cai Ruirui, whom his mother was talking about. Her family also owned a factory, a hardware factory, and the two families had some business dealings. They were also from the same place and had a close relationship. However, Ji Feng never thought of this. Cai Ruirui was the same age as his younger sister, a senior in high school this year, and would take the college entrance exam next month. He just treated her like the girl next door. Asking her to date him? What a joke!

"Mom, are you kidding me? I have absolutely no feelings for Cai Ruirui. I treat her like a little sister!"

Chen Jinhua scoffed at this: "When your father and I first met, I didn't have any of those feelings you're talking about, and we're still together now, aren't we? You young people these days, I don't know what you're thinking about all day long. Feelings can be cultivated. Once you two are dating, you'll have plenty of time to develop your relationship."

Ji Feng was at his wits' end. No matter what he said, his mother always had a good reason to shut him up, which left him speechless.

"Mom, times have changed. The era of you and Dad is over. There's no such thing as arranged marriages anymore. The country even encourages free love!"

"Don't try to reason with me. I've lived for so many years and suffered far more than you have. What don't I know?" Unfortunately, Chen Jinhua was unmoved by her words and felt that Miguo was not suitable to be her daughter-in-law.

Once you have a bad first impression of someone, it's not easy to change it.

While the mother and daughter were talking, Miguo wasn't idle either; her mother, Cheng Jing, was also asking her about her meeting with Ji Feng's mother that day.