I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 030

Character name suggestions: Yan Jianhua, Chen Lei, Xiao Man, Lin Xian, Yan Xiaoman, Miao Shanshan, Zhang Mengyao

Yan Jianhua returned home, and his wife, Chen Lei, immediately brought out dishes from the kitchen.

Looking around the living room, Yan Jianhua sat at the dining table and asked, “Where’s Xiao Man?”

“She went back to her room,” Chen Lei replied casually.

Yan Jianhua glanced in the direction of Yan Xiaoman’s bedroom, and seeing the door closed, he lowered his voice and said, “Do you know what I saw at the community entrance when I came home from work?”

“What did you see?” Chen Lei asked distractedly, staring at the TV.

“I saw Xiao Man getting off a boy’s electric bike, and they were acting very intimately.”

Chen Lei’s attention had been on the TV, but after hearing this, she immediately became agitated, “What? Xiao Man is dating?”

“Keep your voice down!”

Yan Jianhua quickly reminded her.

After Chen Lei reacted, she asked in a low voice, “How intimate? Like hugging and embracing?”

“Even more intimate.”

Yan Jianhua was too embarrassed to say that his own daughter had actively kissed someone.

“How old is that boy? What does he do? Where does he live? What are his parents’ professions…” Chen Lei rattled off a barrage of questions.

Yan Jianhua replied, “His name is Lin Xian, and he’s Xiao Man’s classmate. I don’t know anything else. I was afraid of giving myself away, so I didn’t dare to ask too much.”

“How does that boy look?” Chen Lei continued to ask.

“He looks alright, with clear features and bright eyes. You don’t even need to think about it, if he were ugly, would Xiao Man be interested?”

Chen Lei’s expression was complex, and she said angrily, “This girl, she swore just a while ago that she wouldn’t date before graduating from university, and it hasn’t been that long, and she already has a boyfriend?”

The more Chen Lei thought about it, the angrier she got, and she stood up, “No, I have to go ask her!”

“Oh, why are you so agitated!”

Yan Jianhua pulled her back, advising, “If you rush in and ask like that, won’t you embarrass the child? Xiao Man has grown up, and she also has her pride. What if it provokes a rebellious attitude, how will we deal with it then?”

“Then what do you suggest we do?” Chen Lei said grumpily.

“Let’s observe for a while. Given Xiao Man’s personality, she should tell us herself eventually,” Yan Jianhua comforted.

Chen Lei asked, “What if Xiao Man keeps it from us forever?”

“Then it means our education for the past decade or so has completely failed, and we should look for problems within ourselves,” Yan Jianhua said, shrugging.

Hearing this, Chen Lei fell silent.

A moment later, she suddenly spoke, “You just let that kid go after asking your questions?”

Yan Jianhua understood what his wife meant and chuckled, “How could I! I punished him to do a hundred push-ups. That kid’s hands are probably still shaking right now.”

…

On the way back, Lin Xian felt more and more that something was off.

After returning home, he called Yan Xiaoman.

“Lin Xian, are you home?”

Perhaps because she was worried her parents would hear, Yan Xiaoman’s voice was very soft.

“I’m home!”

Lin Xian replied, then asked, “Xiao Man, what does your dad do for work?”

“Why are you asking that?” Yan Xiaoman asked, puzzled.

“Hehe, I’m just getting to know my future father-in-law’s work and hobbies in advance, preparing for future visits.”

On the other end of the phone, Yan Xiaoman’s pretty face flushed, but she said haughtily, “What future father-in-law? Who said I’d marry you?”

“My dad works at the police station.”

Sure enough!

That middle-aged police officer earlier was Yan Xiaoman’s dad.

He had wondered why checking an electric bike would involve such strange questions, even stricter than a household registration check.

He guessed her dad must have seen their actions at the community entrance, which led to the earlier scene.

Thinking of this, Lin Xian laughed, “After you left, I ran into your dad!”

“My dad?”

Yan Xiaoman was startled and quickly asked, “He saw everything?”

“He should have!”

Yan Xiaoman had just left, and her dad arrived right after. There was no need to think; he must have seen their intimate actions.

“Wuwu, it’s over.”

On the other end of the phone, Yan Xiaoman glanced nervously at her bedroom door, then asked, “So, what did my dad say to you?”

“He said a lot, told me to treat you well, and to come visit your home sometime. He even urged me to exercise and made me do a hundred push-ups,” Lin Xian said gloomily.

Hearing the last sentence, Yan Xiaoman let out a giggle, unable to stop herself from laughing, “Urged you to exercise? You’re just bragging!”

Before, there was a small hoodlum who kept bothering Yan Xiaoman. Later, Yan Jianhua encountered him and punished that hoodlum by making him do push-ups in the street.

After two or three times, that hoodlum never bothered her again.

Thinking that Lin Xian was also caught by her dad and made to do push-ups, Yan Xiaoman couldn’t help but want to laugh.

“I’ll talk to you later, I’m going to take a shower.”

After Lin Xian hung up the phone, he immediately went to the bathroom for a shower.

…

The next day.

At four in the afternoon, Lin Xian was practicing singing with his guitar when his phone suddenly rang.

After answering, Yan Xiaoman’s cheerful voice came from the other end, “Lin Xian, get ready to go.”

“Okay! Do you need me to pick you up?” Lin Xian asked.

“No need! Just wait for me at the entrance of Yida Plaza.”

Yan Xiaoman had a bit of an “burying her head in the sand” attitude, shaking her head in refusal.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xian tidied himself up, grabbed his wallet, and went out.

Upon arriving at Yida Plaza, it wasn’t long before Yan Xiaoman arrived.

Today, Yan Xiaoman was wearing the Chanel dress Lin Xian had bought her, and on her wrist was a Cartier couple’s bracelet. She was radiating brilliance.

As she walked, she attracted countless gazes.

Walking up to him, Yan Xiaoman asked with a slight shyness, “Do I look good?”

“Miao Shanshan will hate you like this,” Lin Xian sighed.

Yan Xiaoman was slightly startled, and after realizing what he meant, she immediately showed a sweet smile.

Every woman likes to hear sweet nothings.

Of course, cheesy pick-up lines don’t count.

Lin Xian knew the reason why Yan Xiaoman was dressed so beautifully today, but he didn’t say it aloud.

After all, he couldn’t interfere in matters between women.

The fact that she and Zhang Mengyao didn’t get along was no secret.

Since Miao Shanshan’s birthday invitation included Yan Xiaoman, it would definitely include Zhang Mengyao as well.

Normally, given Yan Xiaoman’s personality, she would never wear a Cartier bracelet, but today she did, her purpose being to outshine Zhang Mengyao.

“Let’s go, let’s buy a gift for Sister Miaomiao first.”

Yan Xiaoman actively took Lin Xian’s hand and walked into the mall.

After nearly an hour of shopping, Yan Xiaoman finally chose a silver bracelet, which wasn’t expensive, just over three hundred yuan.

They were high school students; classmates exchanging birthday gifts wouldn’t deliberately choose something too expensive. The main thing was the thought.