The Introvert is Becoming the Police Station's Beloved!

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Conflicted

Lin Mu looked at her daughter and didn’t want her to get married so soon. But thinking about her daughter’s age, she’d be twenty-three or twenty-four after the new year.

Back home, people younger than her daughter were already married.

"What’s the rush? What are you two talking about?"

Lin Fu finished his shower and came out to see the mother and daughter chatting in the living room. Seeing his daughter’s worried face, he immediately said,

"What’s happening? It’s the new year, don’t go around looking gloomy."

Lin Mu glanced at her husband and pulled him to sit down, "So, what did Xiao He tell you on the phone before?"

Lin Fu looked at his daughter, "What’s wrong? Didn’t he just say his family wants to visit us?"

Lin Xiaoyan pouted, "Dad, do you often contact He Qi’an?"

Lin Fu was taken aback, "Why, you didn’t know?"

Lin Xiaoyan shook her head, and Lin Mu laughed, "Xiao He sends us things, and she doesn’t know, it’s all done by Xiao He alone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fu sighed, "This Xiao He is really decent."

Lin Xiaoyan was speechless. Just then, He Qi’an sent a message asking if she was done and if she was tired...

Lin Xiaoyan immediately replied, "I’m done, just chatting with Mom and Dad now."

Lin Fu looked at his daughter, "Chatting with Xiao He?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked up awkwardly, "Oh."

Lin Fu looked at his daughter, "What do you think in your heart? What do you think of Xiao He?"

"He’s pretty good, very outstanding." Lin Xiaoyan answered honestly.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu nodded in agreement, "Yes, regardless of appearance, work, everything about Xiao He is good!"

"And what about his family?"

Lin Xiaoyan hesitated and said, "Last time when I went to Beijing on a business trip, I met with his family. His grandfather and dad are quite nice..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu quickly asked, "His mother doesn’t agree?"

"Yeah, she has some opinions about me, thinks I don’t match her son."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu frowned at this.

"If his mom doesn’t agree, then forget it. If the mother-in-law relationship isn’t good, living together will be hard." Lin Mu looked further ahead. She thought the mother-in-law relationship was very important.

If a mother-in-law wants to sabotage a child’s marriage, it’s easy.

Lin Fu had a different view. He asked, "What does Xiao He say? What do his grandfather and father say?"

Lin Xiaoyan told them what He Qi’an and his grandfather and father’s attitudes were.

After listening, Lin Fu breathed out, "I think what Xiao He says makes sense too; you’re living with Xiao He, not his mom. You two will be living far apart in the future, so just don’t live together."

Lin Mu wasn’t pleased hearing this, "They can’t not live together for a lifetime!"

Lin Fu: "Why can’t they? It depends on Xiao He’s stance.

Also, we haven’t even met Xiao He’s family yet.

I think we should meet his family. I’ll see what their attitude is. If it really doesn’t work, then forget it!"

Lin Mu listened and fell silent. She looked towards her daughter, wanting to persuade her, but was afraid her daughter would feel wronged, and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Just then, Lin Fu’s phone rang.

"Hey, a New Year’s call is coming, let me see who’s calling..." Lin Fu got up and went to the room to get his phone.

Lin Xiaoyan felt a bit low. She looked at her phone, and He Qi’an hadn’t replied yet.

"Xiao He, ah, hey, Happy New Year to you too. What are you eating tonight?"

Hearing her dad’s voice, Lin Xiaoyan immediately looked up and glanced over.

Lin Mu turned her head to look and then looked at her daughter, "It’s Xiao He calling."

Lin Xiaoyan smiled shyly, "Probably."

Lin Fu came out talking on the phone, "It’s Xiao He calling; he said he’s wishing us a Happy New Year in advance, hahaha...

Hey, I’m sitting here chatting with Yanyan and your aunt...

Yeah, yes..."

Lin Xiaoyan and Lin Mu listened to Lin Fu chatting on the phone with He Qi’an, and five minutes later, Lin Fu hung up.

"Xiao He is really nice." Lin Fu sighed again.

Lin Mu nodded, and Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t sit still anymore. She got up, "I’m going back to my room to sleep."

After speaking, without waiting for her parents to say anything, she went straight to her room.

Just as she returned to her room, her phone rang.

It was a video call from He Qi’an.

Lin Xiaoyan answered and saw He Qi’an sitting alone in the office.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at him in surprise, "You’re at the police station alone?"

He Qi’an nodded with a smile, "Yeah, everyone else went home for the new year. I’m on duty here."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan felt a pang of heartache, "Just you alone? So what did you eat tonight? What did you have?"

He Qi’an looked at his girlfriend’s worried expression, feeling warmth in his heart, "There are still some colleagues on duty outside.

We ate in the canteen. The chef at the canteen made us a New Year’s dinner tonight..."

Listening to her boyfriend’s voice, Lin Xiaoyan felt both sweet and troubled.

Finally, she opened her mouth and asked, "I heard from my dad that you’ve been calling him and sending them things. How come I didn’t know?"

He Qi’an paused, then smiled, "Uncle told you?"

This "told" both of them knew what it meant.

Lin Xiaoyan was silent for two seconds, then hummed a response.

He Qi’an sighed internally and explained, "Yanyan, I didn’t mean to pressure you. It’s just that while chatting with Uncle before, this topic came up, so that’s why I mentioned my family wanting to visit."

Lin Xiaoyan thought of her father’s temperament. Of course, she knew it was probably her dad who brought it up first.

"I know, we were just talking about it tonight as well."

"So... what did you guys decide in the end?" He Qi’an asked.

Lin Xiaoyan heard the apprehension in He Qi’an’s voice, and her heart softened.

In the eyes of outsiders, He Qi’an, regardless of his outward appearance or inner character, always appeared cold and tough.

Only in front of her had she seen so many different sides of He Qi’an, lively and down-to-earth.

It was only in her presence that he would show all aspects of himself.

What did he say at that time?

He said, in the coming decades, only she would be the closest person to him, and in front of her, he would surely show all sides of himself without reservation.

In the end, he hoped she could also have such thoughts.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoyan made a decision in her heart.

"When the time comes, I’ll discuss it with my parents. Beijing is too far from home, let’s see..."

Hearing his girlfriend’s words, He Qi’an’s heart almost jumped out, and a big smile appeared on his face.

No matter what Lin Xiaoyan said in the end, He Qi’an agreed to it.

Finally, the two talked for nearly two hours, and Lin Xiaoyan’s phone was low on battery before they hung up.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers went off outside, and at the same time, He Qi’an sent a message, "Darling, Happy New Year!"

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyan showed a sweet smile, her heart and eyes filled with sweetness.

She replied, "Happy New Year, my beloved boyfriend, mwah~"

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