After the candidate was decided, several women began to pack Lin Feng's luggage.
Liu Mengyao neatly packed his skincare products and a change of clothes into the suitcase.
Su Qingya specially brought Lin Feng some pickled vegetables she had made herself.
Luo Keke packed a few pairs of silk stockings that she and Liu Mengyao had worn for Lin Feng.
"Keke, you little ancestor, why are you bringing me these things? I'm not robbing a bank, why so many stockings?"
Lin Feng asked, perplexed.
"It's so you don't have to go to the provincial capital to look at other girls in stockings. These are worn by me and Sister Yaoyao, still with their original scent. You can take care of yourself if you need to."
Luo Keke said with a serious expression.
"Alright, you're really thoughtful."
Lin Feng found the explanation absurd, feeling that in the eyes of these women, he was a pervert.
"Lin Feng, before you go to the provincial capital, would you accompany me home to tell my parents?"
Xia Xue reminded him.
She hadn't been home with Lin Feng for several days and was worried her parents might worry.
"Yes, we should go see your parents."
Lin Feng agreed.
However, when he and Xia Xue returned home, they found Xue Jingru and Xia Weiguo arguing.
"Jingru, I truly never imagined you would treat me like this. It would be better if I just died, I'm too ashamed to face anyone!"
Xia Weiguo sat on the sofa in anger, wiping his tears.
"Old Xia, what do you mean? Do you not trust me, or do you not trust yourself? Am I that kind of person?"
"Our daughter is already this old, do you think I would do something like that behind your back?"
"If you don't believe me, then let's get a divorce. Our daughter is already married anyway!"
Xue Jingru crossed her arms, also looking furious.
Xia Xue and Lin Feng entered the house and were utterly bewildered to see their parents arguing.
The old couple were usually very harmonious; why were they suddenly fighting?
"Mom, Dad, what are you doing? What's going on?"
Xia Xue asked with a smile.
"Daughter, it's good you're back. Your father is ashamed and has no face to see anyone. Your mother has someone else outside and has cuckolded your father!"
Xia Weiguo, seeing his daughter, wailed with a runny nose.
"My mom has someone else? Dad, what are you talking about?"
Xia Xue found it unbelievable.
Lin Feng couldn't help but chuckle. At their age, how could such a thing happen?
Besides, he didn't believe his mother-in-law was that kind of person.
"Xiao Xue, don't listen to your father's nonsense. I'm truly tired of living with him. You're saying I have someone else in front of our children, what are you doing? If you don't want to live together, then divorce!"
"You have no shame, but I do!"
Xue Jingru was furious.
"Jingru, you're still playing dumb? My old buddies all saw you holding hands with another man, almost embracing!"
"How can you deny it in front of your children?"
Xia Weiguo became more agitated as he spoke, his eyes red with tears at nearly sixty years old.
"Mom, is what Dad is saying true or false? Do you really have someone else?"
Xia Xue felt that Xia Weiguo wasn't just talking nonsense.
She had never seen her father so serious.
Xue Jingru sighed, realizing it was impossible to explain. She admitted honestly, "Yes, I admit I held hands with another man, but it was only holding hands. We didn't do anything else."
"What? It's true?"
Xia Xue was stunned, and Lin Feng was also surprised.
"Oh, I can't live on, your mother doesn't want me anymore and has cuckolded me, I have no face to see anyone anymore."
"Xiao Xue, you and Xiao Lin live well together. Don't be like your mother. Xiao Lin is a good person, don't wrong him."
Xia Weiguo cried even harder, pulling out a rope from his pocket and looking for a place to hang himself.
"Dad, stop messing around. The matter isn't clear yet, what are you doing?"
Xia Xue found it both funny and exasperating. Her parents were truly a pair of old jesters.
"Xiao Xue, don't stop him, let him hang himself. If he hangs himself, I'll live with another man. In Mom's dictionary, there's no divorce, only widowhood!"
Xue Jingru said angrily, her face flushed.
Her words immediately choked Xia Weiguo, who dropped the rope in his hand.
"You old hag, you want me dead, but I refuse to die."
"As long as I'm alive, if you want to fool around with that man, it's impossible!"
Xia Weiguo showed a hint of stubbornness. Scaring Xue Jingru didn't work, so he could only think of other ways.
"Mom and Dad, stop arguing. I think this is just a misunderstanding. Mom isn't that kind of person."
Lin Feng tried to smooth things over.
"Your mother has already admitted it, what's there to misunderstand?"
"Xiao Lin, Dad knows you're a good boy, but you must understand how bitter I feel. If it were you, what would you do?"
Xia Weiguo was relentless, throwing the difficult question to Lin Feng.
"If it were me, I, I..."
Lin Feng really didn't know how to answer. If it were him, he might be even angrier than Xia Weiguo.
"Alright Dad, don't make things difficult for Lin Feng. Let Mom explain exactly what happened!"
Xia Xue gave Xia Weiguo a glare, then pulled Xue Jingru's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, don't be mad at Dad anymore. Hurry up and tell him what happened!"
Xue Jingru's anger subsided a bit. She sat down and explained, "It's like this, Mom's first love boyfriend came to Qingcheng, and we met. We held hands, and that's all."
"Mom is already this old. Your father just isn't doing as well as him, but Mom can't abandon him."
"First love is good, but the one who will truly accompany Mom for life is still your father!"
"Mom understands this principle!"
Xue Jingru said with a hint of emotion.
Xia Weiguo wiped his tears. Hearing Xue Jingru's explanation, he felt much better.
"Jingru, you should have just told me if you were going to meet your first love boyfriend. Why be so secretive? If you acted like this, how could I not overthink?"
Xue Jingru pursed her lips. "Oh, forget it. If I told you, with your petty mind, wouldn't you have been angered to death!"
"Besides, he's doing so well. If I told you, I was afraid you'd feel inferior!"
Xia Weiguo retorted, "What do you mean he's doing better than me? You call him over, and I'll see where he's better than me!"
"He doesn't have time to see you. Do you think he's like you, always acting difficult with me!"
Xue Jingru glanced at Xia Weiguo impatiently.
"Mom, just let that person come over. If your conflict with Dad can't be resolved, then Xia Xue and I can't rest easy."
Xia Xue was also very curious about what her mother's first love boyfriend looked like.
"Alright then, I'll ask if he has time."
Xue Jingru compromised and went inside to make a phone call.
Xia Weiguo was like a deflated balloon, "Look at your mom, she always thinks her first love boyfriend is better than me. How much better can he be than me? Your dad is a university professor after all!"
"These antiques we collect at home, Dad can sell them for hundreds of millions by reselling them. What kind of capability does Dad have!"
"Which university professor is doing better than Dad!"
"Dad is just low-key normally and doesn't like to show off to others!"
Xia Xue smiled and tried to appease Xia Weiguo's emotions. "Dad, I know you feel wronged, but Mom has already shown you her attitude. She won't abandon you. It's all a misunderstanding."
"Yes, Dad, don't worry. In my eyes, you are still very outstanding. I don't think any man is more outstanding than you."
Lin Feng said with a smile, flattering him.
Honestly speaking, he truly felt Xia Weiguo was a good man.
At least he was responsible towards his family and worthy of growing old together.
However, Lin Feng was also very curious, who was this first love boyfriend that Xue Jingru admired so much?