From Taobao intern to the father of Pinduoduo

Chapter 138 Meeting the Parents

Chapter 138 Meeting the Parents

Lin Mu pointed to the arcade that was under renovation and said, "This used to be an arcade. When I was a kid, I would sneak here with my friends after school to play."

"Back then, arcades were chaotic. Older kids would snatch game tokens and extort money from us. We were robbed quite a bit. Later, the owner found out that we kids were secretly playing there and beat us with a water pipe."

Sheng Mingyue was somewhat surprised and said, "Is he that fierce?"

"I loved playing video games when I was a kid. There was an arcade in Hangzhou, and every Saturday and Sunday, my driver would take me there. That's where I learned to play Dance Dance Revolution. Back then, I really admired the older girls who danced so well, and I liked the feeling of being the center of attention."

"Later, I became a star and entered the entertainment industry, which may also be influenced by my childhood."

Lin Mu asked curiously, "The people in Hangzhou are quite well-behaved, aren't they? No bad kids extorting game currency or money?"

Sheng Mingyue said, "How could that be? Of course it is. But my driver is watching over me, and sometimes my parents come to play with me. They wouldn't dare to extort me."

"But I've seen them extort other children. Ah, society was chaotic in the 90s, everyone was like wild animals, unlike now, which is much more civilized."

Lin Mu nodded: "As there are more and more cameras in the future, people will become more and more civilized."

"Is economic development more important, or the surveillance cameras?"

Lin Mu smiled and said, "It should be a camera."

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he pointed to a DVD store outside the window, saying, "This DVD store is still around! The owner is quite sentimental, sticking with it all this time. The first cartoon I watched as a child was Doraemon, which came from Hong Kong. It was kind of my childhood enlightenment."

"Oh? What a coincidence! You're watching Doraemon too?" Sheng Mingyue rested her chin on her hand, looking at the street scene flowing like a river outside the window, and said, "If I had also been born in this small county town, and you and I had grown up together, it would have been very interesting."

She couldn't help but drift into a fantasy and said, "I'm older than you. When you go to the arcade with your friends, I might worry about you and go tell your aunt and uncle on you."

Lin Mu chimed in, "That's just too mean."

Sheng Mingyue playfully hit him lightly and said, "Don't interrupt! We might go to the same elementary school..."

We went to the same high school. When we were in elementary school, we'd watch DVDs together. I definitely wouldn't like you watching martial arts movies, and you'd hate it when I watched romance movies, but we both loved watching Doraemon. Your parents might tease you about going to girls' houses all the time.

Lin Mu muttered to himself, "Couldn't it be you who comes to my house?"

Sheng Mingyue snorted softly and said, "My family is better off than yours."

Lin Mu looked helpless.

Sheng Mingyue continued, "When you get to junior high school, you'll realize that boys and girls are different, and you won't dare to get too close for fear of being laughed at by your classmates, but you'll still want to be with me."

Lin Mu thought about the timeline and said, "At that time, I should have been playing Red Alert and Counter-Strike on my computer day and night, and playing Dust on the Desert."

Sheng Mingyue gave Lin Mu a cute glare, and Lin Mu quickly shut his mouth and made a zipping motion.

Sheng Mingyue continued, "Once we get to high school, we might not be together anymore. Because you spend all your time playing games, your grades aren't good. I'll get into the best high school in the county, while you'll only be able to go to a low-ranked high school."

Lin Mu silently thought to himself: That's not necessarily true. He'd always been a good student since he was little. High school material was so simple; he could just skim through the books a few days before the exam and still get a pretty good score. Who knows who'd get into the top high school? But to avoid getting beaten up, Lin Mu didn't say it aloud.

Next, Sheng Mingyue fell into her own fantasy: in junior high school, the two of them would feel anxious and insecure; after entering university, they would confess their feelings and begin a difficult long-distance relationship; after graduation, they would get married.

Lin Mu became a civil servant in a small county town, while she followed the trend and opened a small online shop. The two lived a simple life together. Lin Mu never said anything to spoil the mood again.

In Sheng Mingyue's fantasy, he is present in every stage of her life.

At Lin Mu's home.

Lin Mu had told his parents about Sheng Mingyue early on.

The prospective daughter-in-law was about to visit, and while Sheng Mingyue, the daughter-in-law, wasn't nervous, her parents-in-law were the ones who were getting anxious first.

Because Lin Mu had mentioned Sheng Mingyue's conditions: she used to be a minor celebrity and came from a very good family background.

Of course, to avoid scaring his parents, Lin Mu didn't reveal everything, only saying that Yue's family had assets worth tens of millions.

But this was enough to make the parents uneasy, fearing that they might not have been treated well.

Lin Mu told them, "Just treat him normally. He's already a billionaire by his net worth, but he's still your child, isn't he? A son is still a son, he can't possibly become the father—"

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The mother, wearing the bracelet Lin Mu had given her last time, said, "Lin Mu is just like me. He was good at studying from a young age and was well-liked."

The father stood to the side, silently grumbling to himself: They were childhood sweethearts, how come he doesn't remember Yang Yu being a good student when she was young?

Aren't they all just copying his homework?

Lin Mu's mother, Yang Yu, said, "They built such a huge business empire so quietly, it's terrifying, it's like a dream."

"I wonder how many secrets he's keeping from us. He wasn't like this when he was little; he used to tell me all sorts of secrets. I wonder where he learned that from."

As the mother said this, she glanced at the father, Lin Shan.

The father shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling a sense of worry. His son was doing well and was successful now, but Lin Shan wasn't just going to live for a few more years. If you stretched the timeline to ten or twenty years, who knew what would happen then?

If Lin Mu were to fall from a great height, his parents would be powerless to help him, and how could Lin Mu bear it?

By then, Lin Mu will be old, and they will be old too. Under such a strong sense of frustration, will their son be able to withstand it?

Father Lin Shan was filled with worry.

Just then, the mother said, "Is that child almost here? If she doesn't come soon, the food will get cold. It's her first time visiting our home, it's not good to serve her cold food. Should I put it back in the pot to heat it up?"

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Yang Yu went over and opened the door. Standing outside were her son, Lin Mu, and a poised and elegant man.

She's clearly a woman who's been pampered since childhood.

"Mom, I miss you." Lin Mu hugged his mother.

Sheng Mingyue watched this scene with a smile; it was a big plus for her. A grown man being able to act like a child with his mother showed that the family atmosphere was very good, with a loving father and son, and a kind mother and loving son.

After Lin Mu finished hugging her, Sheng Mingyue said politely, "Hello, Auntie." Then she looked at Lin Shan, who came out of the kitchen to visit, and said, "Hello, Uncle."

The mother touched her face and said, "My son is over twenty years old, why call him 'sister'? Just call him 'auntie'."

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The two welcomed Lin Mu and Sheng Mingyue inside.