I am not just a tycoon-Chapter 252 - 250: Lenient Towards the Wealthy, Harsh Towards the Ordinary People

Chapter 252: Chapter 250: Lenient Towards the Wealthy, Harsh Towards the Ordinary People

In fact, Lih Xiao was under considerable pressure, with a four-year age difference between them and the added complication of a teacher-student relationship.

She was raised in a traditional family, with a father who was a policeman and a mother who was a teacher. Both parents harbored old-fashioned and rigid views, and in their eyes, dating a student would certainly be considered inappropriate.

Lih Xiao’s initial plan was to proceed with caution, first introducing Shen Yuan to her parents, then gradually gaining their acceptance, and eventually their fondness.

Of course, this was the ideal scenario, but it was very possible that her parents would oppose the relationship from the start, so she also prepared for a drawn-out battle.

Shen Yuan’s willingness to step forward and share her burden at such a time deeply moved Lih Xiao, and she also felt the sense of responsibility that Shen Yuan, as a young man, shouldered.

Shen Yuan’s image in her mind was quite varied… During moments of jest, or when they were intimate, he seemed like a mischievous student.

But when facing serious matters, like the previous entrepreneurial base, the recent clash with Xu Shoutai, and now dealing with her parents, Shen Yuan exhibited the determination and responsibility expected of a man.

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It was probably this multifaceted image that composed the Shen Yuan she found herself fond of…

With these thoughts, Lih Xiao couldn’t help but reach out and embrace him, nestling in his arms and murmuring, “Shen Yuan, I don’t even know what to say.”

“What’s there to say? Given our relationship, this is what I should do,” he replied.

Shen Yuan smiled and gently soothed her by stroking her back, and it was at this moment that he noticed a change in the Feel-good Index.

[Feel-good Index: 86]

It had increased by 1 point… It was 85 after last night’s class, and now it had improved by another point; it looked like it would soon reach 90.

Lih Xiao lingered in Shen Yuan’s embrace for a while before lifting her beautiful eyes to say, “Then I’ll go talk to them first, and then bring you out to meet them, okay?”

“Alright, go ahead,” he said.

Shen Yuan playfully patted her bottom through the jeans, causing her face to flush with embarrassment.

Inside the living room, Mother Lih Loo Zhen was still inquiring about her eldest daughter’s partner, “Mengmeng, do you know what Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend does for a living?”

Before coming, Loo Zhen had asked her eldest daughter Lih Xiao, but she was tight-lipped, revealing nothing, so with such limited information, Loo Zhen had no choice but to probe for details about her future son-in-law through Lih Meng.

Lih Shenghua, upon hearing her question, pretended to drink his tea nonchalantly, but was secretly all ears.

“A student,” Lih Meng replied indifferently.

“A student?”

Loo Zhen paused, her eyes widening in astonishment, “Mengmeng, you must be joking.”

Even the hand Lih Shenghua held his teacup with trembled slightly, and anxiety began to swell within him. A teacher dating a student, was that appropriate?

“No joke, he really is a student,” Lih Meng said truthfully.

Loo Zhen’s brows furrowed, “Teacher-student relationships are improper to begin with, and besides, younger men don’t know how to be caring. Moreover, he hasn’t even graduated; where would his financial ability come from?”

Lih Shenghua also furrowed his brows, thinking it didn’t make sense. Lih Xiao’s character had always been conservative; how could she date a student of hers?

Knowing her parents’ concerns and intending to explain further, Lih Meng was interrupted when Lih Xiao came out.

Loo Zhen quickly pulled her to sit down, expressing her concern, “Xiaoxiao, are you dating your student?”

Lih Xiao smiled awkwardly, “You all know already, huh? I was just about to tell you.”

“It seems to be true then…”

Loo Zhen sighed deeply, then spoke with earnest concern, “Xiaoxiao, do you have any idea what it means to date a student? First of all, it means you two have an age difference of several years, different thoughts, and received different educations. Plus, boys are maturing late these days. Do you intend to take care of him in the future?”

“The most important thing is, you both lack financial capability. You hold a university position, and your income is not that high, and he still has to graduate before he can work. When will you be able to afford a car and a house then? Moreover, do you know how much money it takes to raise a child nowadays?”

At the end of her words, Loo Zhen became increasingly agitated, her voice uncontrollably growing louder.

Being a mother, who doesn’t wish for their daughter to have a good life?

Lih Shenghua, who was sitting nearby, also felt a complex mix of emotions. He had thought that their precious daughter would eventually be taken by a suitor, but he had not expected her to be snatched up by a pig that hadn’t even fattened up yet.

Is this reasonable?

Lih Xiao was dumbfounded by this series of rhetorical questions, whereas Lih Meng acted as if it was no big deal: “Mom, I think your worries are really unnecessary.”

“What do you mean unnecessary, what do you know!”

Loo Zhen retorted irritably.

“Of course, I know.”

Lih Meng stood her ground confidently: “Although he’s a student, it doesn’t mean he’s short of money. Do you know how rich he is?”

Loo Zhen turned around and asked with skepticism, “His family is wealthy?”

Before Lih Meng could answer, Loo Zhen answered her own question: “Even if his family is rich, it’s still something to consider carefully. Some wealthy families are very snobbish. I’m even worried about Xiaoxiao facing hardships after marrying into such a family.”

Being both a student and wealthy, undoubtedly he’s a second-generation rich kid… Lih Shenghua frowned as he sipped his hot tea:

“Indeed, while our family isn’t wealthy, we don’t need our daughter to marry for money. Besides, many second-generation rich kids are good-for-nothings, lacking both ability and character, so Xiaoxiao, you need to keep your eyes wide open.”

“Mom and Dad, it’s not what you think.”

Lih Xiao finally regained composure to explain: “He used to be a rich second-generation indeed…”

Upon hearing that, Loo Zhen became even more displeased: “His family went bankrupt? That’s even worse!”

“No, let me finish,” Lih Xiao interjected.

She gestured with her hand and began to elaborate: “His family did go bankrupt, but he made money through Bitcoin and foreign exchange. He recently started a new company and now has his own house and car. Moreover, he just bought me a car a couple of days ago.”

“Hmm?”

Loo Zhen was taken aback, as this didn’t quite match her expectations.

A university student, that outstanding?

“Bought you what kind of car?”

Lih Shenghua was more measured, seeking to understand the full picture before identifying the crux of the matter. If he was as outstanding as Xiaoxiao claimed, then he shouldn’t be stingy with money; at the very least, he should buy his daughter a car worth three or four hundred thousand, right?

“A Porsche Cayenne, 1.03 million.”

Lih Meng interjected, even pulling out the car purchase contract from the drawer of the coffee table.

“1.03 million?”

Lih Shenghua’s eyelids twitched at the figure, no longer calm, and he quickly grabbed the contract to verify it.

Payment method: lump sum

Total on-the-road price: 1.03 million

It really is a 1.03 million Cayenne…

Although he and Loo Zhen have respectable jobs, their income isn’t high, and their combined annual income is just over a hundred thousand.

And that’s just the income, considering daily expenses, they actually can’t save tens of thousands in a year; asking them to fork out over a million to buy a car is like expecting a lunatic’s dream.

And their daughter’s boyfriend can drop 1.03 million just like that?

“Let me see.”

Loo Zhen took out her glasses from her bag, put them on, and straightened the frame, concentrating on the car purchase contract as if she was grading homework.

“This… Old Lih, it really is 1.03 million!”

Loo Zhen suppressed the urge to swallow her saliva, even as a teacher, she had never seen so much money.

Lih Meng watched the wonderful changes in her parents’ expressions, feeling somewhat secretly delighted.

Just moments ago her parents were frowning and looking gloomy, but now, seeing the 1.03 million car purchase contract, they instantly became excited and could hardly contain their exhilaration.

So this is the power of money?

Lih Meng said sternly, “Dad, Mom, I oppose this marriage!”

“So what if he has money? I think, teacher-student relationships are definitely off-limits, and my brother-in-law is too young, he wouldn’t know how to care for someone,”

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense! It’s not your place to oppose this here.”

Lih Shenghua quickly waved his hand, “Being young doesn’t mean he can’t be caring. As for teacher-student relationships… they were indeed inappropriate back in our school days, but what era are we living in now? Should we deny a couple in love just because of their teacher-student status?”

With an expressionless face, Lih Meng hehe’d, now understanding the concept of double standards even more deeply.

Indeed, the world hasn’t changed a bit, always more tolerant toward the rich and harsher on ordinary people, even when it comes to parents.

“Xiaoxiao, when is your boyfriend coming over?”

Loo Zhen was now looking forward to meeting him since his financial condition was so good, they could definitely lower their other requirements.

“Uh…”

Speaking of which, Lih Xiao felt somewhat embarrassed to say, Shen Yuan was right there in her room.

Seeing Lih Xiao’s hesitant look, Loo Zhen asked, “Isn’t your boyfriend too busy to come over today?”

“It’s not that…”

“Then what is it?” Loo Zhen pressed.

Lih Shenghua, who had been looking out the window, also turned his attention to his daughter.

Lih Xiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and pointed towards the direction of the bedroom: “Actually… he’s actually in my bedroom.”

In the room?!

Lih Shenghua’s heart sank, his daughter was already cohabitating with her boyfriend…

Loo Zhen, on the other hand, didn’t think there was anything amiss: “Oh, that’s the case, you should have said so earlier, call him out.”

“Okay, I’ll go now.”

After Lih Xiao said this, she let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing that her parents didn’t show much of a reaction, she stood up.

Lih Shenghua felt deep, heart-wrenching pain; the tender cabbage he had raised for over 20 years, had it just been ravaged by a pig?

Only someone without a daughter could never understand his feelings… especially someone like Old Lih, who doted on his daughter as his life.

Lih Xiao had always been understanding since she was young, always his little padded jacket.

Despite being mentally prepared, the moment he learned the truth, his heart still ached fiercely.

Lih Shenghua silently got up and walked to the balcony, took out a Changbai Mountain cigarette, lit one for himself, and then took a deep drag…

Shen Yuan and Lih Xiao came out of the bedroom, smiling as they greeted the parents, “Uncle, auntie, hello, I’m Shen Yuan.”

Loo Zhen sized up Shen Yuan for a moment, remarking, “Hello, Shen Yuan. You really are quite impressive.”

Lih Shenghua turned his head and saw Shen Yuan’s appearance—tall and handsome, with a broad frame and evidence of working out, and he instantly felt much better.

“Not at all.”

Shen Yuan humbly smiled, “Auntie, how many days are you planning to stay in Star City?”

“We’ll play around Star City for two or three days, and then we’re planning on taking a trip to Jiangcheng,” said Loo Zhen with kindness.

They say a mother-in-law finds more favor in her son-in-law the more she sees him, and it was Loo Zhen’s first time experiencing this sentiment.

Tall, handsome, able to earn money, and seemingly with a good personality—Xiaoxiao being with a man like that seemed really good.

Instantly, the “teacher-student relationship,” “too young,” “understanding,” “immature” and other such shortcomings that came to mind earlier were all tossed aside by Loo Zhen in favor of the future son-in-law’s strengths.

“It’s just right that Lih Xiao is on summer vacation now and has the time to accompany you. There are many tourist spots here in Star City—the lush green Yuelu Mountain, visiting the great Orange Isle, as well as Tianxin Pavilion, Huangxing Road, and the Mawangdui Han Tombs, all of which are worth visiting…”

Shen Yuan introduced the sightseeing spots to Loo Zhen one by one, then whispered a few words to Lih Xiao.

After hearing him, Lih Xiao looked slightly surprised and then moved, nodded firmly.

Loo Zhen didn’t know what their whispered conversation was about, but she didn’t feel it was appropriate to ask.

Just then, the doorbell “ding-dong” rang, and as Lih Meng was about to stand up to open the door, Shen Yuan however got up and said, “It should be for me.”

Lih Meng was still puzzled, it’s my sister and my rented apartment, how could it be for you?

Shen Yuan opened the door, and indeed it was Fu Yingzi outside, with fine sweat on her forehead and her slender arms holding two large bags of items, looking burdened.

“Boss, I bought everything according to your instructions,” said Fu Yingzi, trying to hand over the two heavy bags.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Shen Yuan took the two large bags of items.

He prepared a list last night and sent it to the dedicated secretary Fu Yingzi, who got up early in the morning to make the purchases.

As she was about to turn and leave, Fu Yingzi inadvertently caught a glimpse of the people inside through the crack in the door.

Teacher Lih?

Oh, this… Fu Yingzi immediately combined the two bags of items and came to a conclusion.

A bombshell scoop—Teacher Lih had also been added to the boss’s harem!