I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1098: First Meeting

Author Four Seasons Leeks presents "1990, I'm Back" on Cola Novels.

Qi Xiumei's Shanghai branch has a wide-ranging cooperative relationship with Pacific Century Bank in the United States. The two sides often send employees to each other for business exchanges, which is why she made this trip to the United States.

However, the destination of this trip was the headquarters of the Pacific Century Bank in New York. The plane made a stopover in Los Angeles. During the wait for the plane to take off again after landing, Qi Xiumei made this phone call.

Holding her phone, Su Jin suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Mom, don't tell me you're in Los Angeles right now?"

On the day of the phone call, Qi Xiumei smiled smugly: "My daughter is so smart. I just landed and am at the airport. I'm transferring to New York soon, and I'll be here for about four hours, so I thought I'd call you to see if we could meet."

Su Jin was momentarily at a loss. She looked back towards the restaurant and saw Mao Wa and his father sitting there talking quietly.

"Mom, which terminal are you in now?"

Qi Xiumei gave her a location, then asked, "Are you at school? Is it convenient for you to come out? If it's too much trouble, that's fine. Anyway, I'll come to see you again in a few days after I've finished my business."

Su Jin quickly replied, "It's convenient, it'll take me about half an hour by taxi. Mom, wait for me, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Su Jin thought for a moment, then turned and went to the restaurant.

When Maowa saw her return, he asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Su Jin looked at Maowa, then at Huang Erhe, and said apologetically, "Uncle, I'm so sorry, my mother has also come to America and is currently waiting for her connecting flight at the airport. I'd like to go see her."

Upon hearing this, Huang Erhe realized that there was no time to lose, so he quickly said, "Oh, I see! Then you have to go. Don't delay, hurry up and see your mother."

At this moment, Maowa stood up: "I'll go with you!"

Su Jin waved her hand: "No need, you stay and have dinner with your uncle, I can go by myself."

Huang Erhe, however, supported Maowa's idea: "Xiao Su! We'll have plenty of opportunities to eat this meal in the future, but it's a rare trip for your mother to America, so let Maowa go with you. It'll also be a good opportunity for your mother to meet him."

He then instructed Maowa: "When you meet him, be sweet-talking. Don't be shy and timid, or you'll embarrass me."

Maowa nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Su Jin wanted to say a few more words, but Huang Erhe simply told them to leave: "Alright, you two can go now. Don't waste time. Find somewhere else to eat something later."

"Dad, what are you going to do?"

Huang Erhe smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, the translator will take me back to the hotel later."

"Thank you, Uncle!"

The two then hailed a taxi at the restaurant entrance and headed straight to the airport.

On the way, Su Jin looked nervous, constantly adjusting her clothes. She even asked Maowa, "Are you nervous?"

Maowa grabbed her hand: "A little."

Su Jin then comforted Maowa, saying, "Don't be afraid, my mom is a very nice person."

Upon arriving at the airport, Su Jin followed the directions given to her by her elderly mother and found Qi Xiumei inside a coffee shop.

"Mom!"

Upon hearing her daughter's voice, Qi Xiumei turned around with a smile on her face, but her smile quickly froze as she saw a young man beside her beloved daughter, and the two were holding hands.

Su Jin quickly led Maowa to her mother and introduced him confidently: "Mom, this is my boyfriend, Huang Zedie. I usually call him by his nickname, 'Maowa.'"

After a moment of stunned silence, Qi Xiumei quickly came to her senses and looked at Maowa with a complicated expression.

Maowa politely greeted Qi Xiumei, "Hello, Auntie!"

Qi Xiumei looked at her daughter, then at Maowa, and said, "I'll call you Xiao Huang. Have a seat!"

Su Jin affectionately took her mother's arm and sat down with her, not forgetting to signal to Maowa to sit down as well.

The moment Maowa's bottom touched the chair, Qi Xiumei asked, "When did you two start dating?"

Su Jin hugged her mother's arm tightly and laughed, "It hasn't been long. We only confirmed our relationship last month. We had already discussed it and agreed that I would tell you and my dad after I returned to China, but I didn't expect you to come so suddenly."

Qi Xiumei glared at her daughter, feigning displeasure, then looked at Maowa and asked, "Little Huang! What are you studying? Where are you from?"

Mao Wa answered truthfully, "Auntie, I'm from Shanghai. I'm currently a junior studying biology at UCLA, and I plan to continue studying medicine after graduation."

After hearing these words, Qi Xiumei's expression softened considerably: "From Shanghai, studying medicine here, that's quite good. What do your parents do?"

Upon hearing this, Su Jin glanced nervously at Maowa.

Maowa calmly stated, "My father is a mid-level manager at the Shanghai Shipyard, and my mother..."

After thinking about it for a moment, he still said it: "My parents divorced when I was young, and I lived with my dad."

After hearing this, Qi Xiumei didn't show anything on her face, she just said "Oh".

The three of them chatted for about half an hour.

Qi Xiumei checked the time, stood up, and said, "Alright, we're about to board, let's leave it at that for now!"

Su Jin clung to her mother's arm, somewhat reluctant to part: "Mom, how many days are you staying in the US this time? When are you coming back to Los Angeles?"

Qi Xiumei patted her daughter's hand: "Three days from now. We'll be stopping in Los Angeles again on our way back to China, and we'll have to stay overnight there."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin's eyes lit up: "That's great!"

Qi Xiumei glanced at her daughter, then at Maowa, and said in a nonchalant tone, "We'll see when the time comes."

After seeing her mother off, Su Jin and Mao Wa walked out of the airport.

Su Jin said with some concern, "My mother doesn't seem very enthusiastic about you."

Maowa was quite optimistic. He comforted Su Jin, saying, "It's normal. Most mothers-in-law in Shanghai are like that. They always want to test their prospective son-in-law before meeting him. I'll do my best and make sure your mother likes me."

Su Jin was amused: "You did a pretty good job just now."

The next morning, Huang Erhe met up with the delegation and boarded a plane back to China.

Before leaving, he made a special call to Maowa: "You must treat Su Jin well. She's a good girl. Keep in mind my meeting with Su Jin's parents. Arrange it as soon as you two return to China."

Mao Wa agreed to everything, but didn't tell his father the details of Su Jin's mother's meeting with him last night. Anyway, the two had just crossed paths, and they could talk about it when they met in Shanghai in the future.

After seeing his elderly father off, Maowa's life returned to its original rhythm.