287: The child grows up and becomes independent of his mother.

Lin You and the group of four stood by the entrance of the Lin Meimei Milk Tea Shop. Fortunately, there weren't many customers today, so they didn't cause any blockage or disturbance.

Wen Chun, who was inside the shop, saw that they hadn't come in after a while. She walked to the door and took a look, discovering that Wang Xiaoyi was embracing a middle-aged woman. For some reason, she felt a sense of relief.

Wen Chun had never been in a relationship, let alone met a partner's parents. Hearing that Lin You's parents were coming to see Wang Xiaoyi, she felt just as nervous as if she were the one involved, breaking into a cold sweat for Wang Xiaoyi.

Although it was still too early to talk about marriage and they were both young, unsure if they could make it to the end, everyone wanted to leave a good impression when meeting the parents of the person they liked.

Seeing Wang Xiaoyi and Lin You's mother embracing and seemingly getting along well, Wen Chun relaxed and walked back to continue working in the shop.

After a while, Wang Xiaoyi finally stopped crying. Once her emotions stabilized, panic and nervousness followed.

"I... is my first impression really that bad... Who would like their son to have a crybaby girlfriend..."

Before meeting, Wang Xiaoyi never expected that Lin You's mother would hug her right away and say those words... And she had somewhat underestimated the "lethality" of that pure maternal love.

Seeing that Wang Xiaoyi had calmed down, Lin You quickly said, "Mom, why do you keep hugging Xiao Yi? You're blocking the shop entrance and getting in the way of business. Let's go inside."

Wang Huilin knew her son was trying to help Wang Xiaoyi out of an awkward situation, but she was still a bit annoyed. "What's the rush? If you keep running your mouth, you're not coming to dinner tonight."

"Hmph, if you don't take me, then I'll take Xiao Yi away!"

Lin You only dared to grumble in his heart. On the surface, he was all smiles as he stepped forward to support Wang Huilin's arm, fawning over her as he led the way.

Wang Huilin smiled, took Wang Xiaoyi's hand with her other hand, and the three of them walked into the shop side by side.

Lin Zhijun stood alone at the back, his expression somewhat numb.

"Used to it..."

There were only a few employees in the shop currently. When Lin You and the group walked in, the employees immediately greeted Lin You in unison.

"Hello, Boss~" × n

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"Boss?"

Wang Huilin followed the employees' gaze toward Lin You, her face full of confusion.

Lin You then remembered that although he hadn't deliberately hidden the fact that he opened a milk tea shop, he indeed... seemed to have never told his parents.

Just as Lin You was about to explain, Wen Chun came forward to greet them.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie. I am Wang Xiaoyi's sister, Wen Chun. There are customers downstairs, so please go upstairs and have a seat..."

After some polite pleasantries, Wen Chun led the group to the living area on the second floor.

Arriving in the living room on the second floor, Wen Chun poured a glass of water for everyone and, after chatting briefly, excused herself to go downstairs. Although she was a bit worried about Wang Xiaoyi, this was not an occasion for her to participate.

Of course, if Wang Xiaoyi were bullied and needed her, she could immediately rush up and unleash her fighting spirit!

After Wen Chun left, Wang Huilin held Wang Xiaoyi's hand, smiled at her with the utmost gentleness, and then immediately turned her head, looking at Lin You with a displeased expression. She asked, "Why did those young employees call you Boss just now? Are you the boss of the Lin Meimei Milk Tea Shop? Isn't Meimei the boss? Are you hiding something from me?"

Facing Wang Huilin's barrage of questions, Lin You immediately admitted defeat and confessed, whispering, "Uh... Mom, first recall, when did the first Lin Meimei Milk Tea Shop open?"

Lin Zhijun made his presence known from behind, showing the poise of an office director at the Forestry Bureau.

"March 31st of this year."

Lin You gave his dad a thumbs up and continued, "Mom, March 31st, wasn't that before the College Entrance Examination? I was afraid you'd think I was neglecting my proper work, so I didn't say anything. Actually... the Lin Meimei Milk Tea Shop was opened in partnership with Meimei..."

Next, Wang Huilin and Lin Zhijun conducted a series of "interrogations" of Lin You, such as where the money came from? When did he get the idea? What was the specific situation?

The source of the rewards provided by the System was very reasonable, and the operations on the stock trading app were all recorded. Although Lin You had never touched stock trading himself, the System acted as a workhorse throughout the whole process...

Thus... and so...

After Lin You finished explaining, Wang Huilin was shocked.

"Son, stock market trading hours are Monday to Friday during work hours, which basically overlaps with your class time... So, you're saying that not only did you take your phone to school, but you were also operating on the stock market during class?"

Anyway, the College Entrance Examination was already over, and Lin You was fearless.

"Yeah, Mom, it's not like you don't know. Old Zhang is quite lenient with me, and I have a lot of freedom in class. Besides... I scored 737 points, the top scorer in the college entrance examination. Facts have proven that my stock trading and opening a milk tea shop didn't affect my studies at all... I am the pride of the old lin family and your old Wang family, so don't think about settling scores with me later... I completed all the tasks of the high school stage to the best of my ability."

Wang Huilin wasn't actually very angry; she just felt a bit disappointed that her son had secrets she didn't know about...

She glanced at Wang Xiaoyi beside her and found that Wang Xiaoyi was looking at Lin You with stars in her eyes.

"Xiao Yi, did Lin You not tell you either?"

Wang Xiaoyi shook her head and said softly, "I thought... the money for Lin You to open the shop was given by you, Uncle and Auntie."

So, he just didn't tell her the source of the funds, but he did tell her about opening the shop?

Wang Huilin looked at the well-behaved Wang Xiaoyi, then at the smug Lin You. After thinking about it, the lingering annoyance in her heart finally dissipated completely.

A child grown up is beyond a mother's control.

Moreover, Lin You was already very outstanding among his peers. Outstanding people always have many ideas of their own; blindly listening to parents would only make one a replica of them.

...

There was still some time before dinner. Wang Huilin pulled Wang Xiaoyi aside to have a heart-to-heart talk, while Lin You and Lin Zhijun huddled on the living room sofa, the father and son both playing on their phones quite comfortably.

During this time, Wen Chun came up a few times to refill the tea. Seeing Wang Xiaoyi and Wang Huilin getting along as harmoniously as mother and daughter, she finally felt relieved.

Seeing someone getting close to Wang Xiaoyi, Wen Chun wasn't jealous or disappointed at all. She felt that a girl like Wang Xiaoyi deserved more love and care.

In the evening, when they were about to go to dinner, the group went downstairs. When Lin You invited Wen Chun to join them, she smiled and declined.

While playing on his phone, Lin You had already found a delicious restaurant nearby. On the way to the restaurant by car, Wang Huilin continued to chat with Wang Xiaoyi.

When chatting about Wang Xiaoyi's childhood, Wang Xiaoyi's expression was calm, while Wang Huilin kept wiping away tears from time to time...

When they started chatting about Lin You's childhood, Wang Xiaoyi and Wang Huilin laughed out loud together.

"Using your own childhood embarrassing stories as social anecdotes and jokes—Wang Huilin, you have no heart!"