Chapter 7 : Doesn't That Sound Like Yan Lui——

Gu Nian frowned, enduring the discomfort in her heart: "What do you mean? Did she come and see me, and to judge me like a goods on the shelf?"

Thinking of the way Aunt Su looked at her just now, as if she was calculating whether she was worthy of the other party, it made her feel uncomfortable.

Why didn't they ask, did she even like the other party?

"What are you talking about, child!" Mu Lanshu also lowered her face, and when she mentioned the matter of her future, Mu Lanshu didn't take kindly to Gu Nian, "She kindly came to introduce you to a partner, because she hasn't met you before and that the other party is outstanding, so when she came to see you and know you first, it was also her responsibility for the other party. Why did you become eccentric when she came here? You can't always speculate on others so maliciously."

Gu Nian pursed her lips tightly, and after holding back for a long time, she asked, "Did she show you the man's photo?"

Mu Lanshu paused for a moment, looked away slightly, and said in a lower voice than before: "No."

"Yeah, why didn't she show you at least one photo of the other party just to see if I deserved it? She can't just judge us. She's not respecting me, nor respecting you, Mom, do you know?" Gu Nian suppressed her anger and patiently explained to Mu Lanshu.

"She said the other party is excellent." So, Mu Lanshu didn't think much about it.

"Then, why didn't she tell the other party that I'm also excellent?" Gu Nian opened her mouth and retorted, "For this kind of thing, if it's suitable then it's fate. Where can there be so many who are worthy? If she is sincere, then take a look at the photo of the other party, and you can even give him my photo. If he think I'm acceptable, then we will have a meet. Why should she judge me unilaterally?"

Gu Nian sat on the sofa with her lips pursed, sighed, looked up and said, "Besides, Mom, I'm only 24, so there's no need to worry."

"How can you not be in a hurry? I haven't seen you in a relationship since you were a child. Yes, you used to go to school, and couldn't fall in love early. But I didn't see you once having a relationship in college. Anyway, you went to the police academy, and there are boys all over the school. I didn't see that you could find one. If you found a boyfriend now, dating and getting married for two years, and having a baby at the age of 27 or 28 is the best. If you keep procrastinating, the more you procrastinate, the longer it is for you to be married. It's better to find it sooner rather than later." Mu Lanshu also sat down.

Gu Nian didn't want to get entangled in this matter anymore, otherwise she would have to listen to Mu Lanshu's nagging.

She touched her belly: "Mom, it's so late, you still haven't cooked yet, I'm hungry."

"There's still time to do it later." Mu Lanshu said impatiently, taking a sip of the cold tea. Because she had to entertain Aunt Su, she never had time to cook. Even if she was a little hungry now, she won't admit it.

"Besides, you have such a profession, can you compare with others? You are a girl, you can have any profesion suitable to you, but you just have to become a policeman. "Mu Lanshu complained.

"What wrong with being a police? If everyone thinks like you, no one will be a policeman, who will guard the law and order and catch criminals?" Gu Nian was hungry, so she grabbed a handful of pistachios and ate them.

"I'm talking to you!" Mu Lanshu grabbed the pistachio in her palm and threw it back into the box, "Yes, I'm selfish, but it's because you are my only daughter that I worry about you. Will I worry about others? Originally, when someone introduce a young man to you, I heard that he was a policeman too. I was quite happy. I thought it was a secure job, and they thought you were a civil servant. But when they heard that you're not a civil servant, they were not happy. When a man is looking for a wife, he only wants to find someone who is safe and secure. Your work sounds scary. Doesn't that sound like Yan Lui①—"

"Mom!" Gu Nian stood up abruptly, and cut off Mu Lanshu's words loudly.

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Translation Note :

Yan Lui was supposed to sound like a chinese character 言律, yán lǜ, which lǜ should sound.....well, you can search on google. However, English doesn't have a sound like that, that's why I change to a familiar sound such as Lui.