At ten o’clock in the morning, Kather and Denia, who had just finished breakfast, sat on opposite ends of the sofa.
Denia was holding her phone, playing the newly downloaded wuthering waves.
She had to admit that the phone’s performance was indeed excellent; it seemed that receptionist had really put a lot of thought into it.
Having a wuthering waves character play wuthering waves—what a wonderful thing.
Speaking of which, Denia’s gaming skills were surprisingly good.
She picked it up very quickly, and in less than a few hours, she could already defeat red-named monsters without taking any damage.
So, what was Kather doing on the other side?
“Ah…” Kather stared blankly at the WeChat chat window, feeling a bit hopeless.
The contact name at the very top of the chat window read “Empress Mother.” Kather was currently considering how to ask his mother for money.
After all, after spending a fortune yesterday just to make a beautiful girl smile, his pockets were really empty now.
The cost of renting a new apartment was beyond his budget, and if he didn’t ask for backup, he would literally have to eat dirt this month.
Of course, he could choose to work part-time or take gaming boosting orders, but that wouldn’t solve his immediate crisis.
He needed money urgently; he really didn’t want to keep sleeping on the sofa.
In the end, after building up enough courage, he tapped on the voice call to his mother.
…
A pleasant ringtone from the voice call woke Xiao Yue from her nap.
“Hello?” Xiao Yue’s gentle voice traveled through the phone to Kather on the other end.
“Mom, what are you doing?
How’s your health?” Kather didn’t plan to cut straight to the chase and decided to start with a greeting.
“Out of money?” No one knew a son better than his mother.
Although Xiao Yue was happy that Kather called, she also knew that him calling at this time meant nothing good.
“Uh…
well…
it’s like this.
I plan to move to a new place, but money has been a bit tight lately…” Kather replied, feeling a bit awkward.
“That apartment should be enough for you to live in alone, right?
Why the sudden change?” “Ah, haha…
I got a girlfriend recently, you see.
I want to move to a new place so we can have our own rooms and be more comfortable,” Kather said, scratching his head.
Well, Denia could be considered a prospective girlfriend, right?
Anyway, she didn’t object.
At this moment, Denia, who was still immersed in the game’s storyline, obviously had no idea that she had already been thoroughly set up by a certain Xiao next to her.
“Do you think I believe that?” Xiao Yue’s tone went up slightly.
“I think you do,” Kather said confidently.
“Come on, switch to video.
Let Mom see what your girlfriend looks like.” Xiao Yue decisively switched the voice call to a video call, waiting for Kather to accept her inspection.
Kather gasped as he looked at the call that had suddenly switched to video.
Good grief, Her Majesty didn’t play by the rules.
She went straight to a video inspection, giving him absolutely no room to maneuver.
But where there’s a will, there’s a way.
To get the money, he was going all out.
“Denia,” Kather called out to Denia, who was in the middle of her game.
“Hmm?” Denia replied inquisitively, her eyes still glued to her phone screen.
“Say hello to our mom.” After connecting the video, Kather turned the camera toward Denia.
“Hello, Mom~” Denia’s voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of laziness.
She waved toward the camera, but her eyes weren’t looking at it at all.
She was still fully focused on the game’s story, completely unaware of the shocking words she had just uttered.
Kather, Xiao Yue:???
Xiao Yue’s surprise lasted only a moment before turning into relief.
It was replaced by a brilliant smile, like lilies in May, and her silver-bell-like laughter echoed in the living room.
“It seems Mom is quite fond of Denia?” Kather was somewhat surprised.
He hadn’t expected Denia’s lazy demeanor to not leave a bad impression on his mother.
Sensing an extra female voice in the living room, Denia finally pulled herself away from the game to formally face her future mother-in-law.
She was a woman of gentle temperament.
Although her face looked sickly pale, the tenderness and resilience in her eyes made one realize the saying “women are weak, but mothers are strong.” Though her frame was somewhat slender, her appearance was exceptionally beautiful, with a flawless face and a delicate nose, perfectly natural.
She must have been the “white moonlight” in the hearts of many young boys when she was young.
Looking at the beautiful woman before her, Denia belatedly realized: did she just call the other person’s mother “Mom”?
“No, um, Auntie…
just now I was…” “Still calling me Auntie?
That’s too formal.
Just call me Mom like Yu’er does,” Xiao Yue said gently.
“Or you can call me Sister Yue?” (Wait, what?!
The generations are going to get messed up, hey?!) “M-Mom…” Denia stammered, her face blushing red.
“Aw, good girl.” Xiao Yue smiled even more happily, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
“If Yu’er bullies you over there, just tell me.
I’ll teach him a lesson for you.” “Not at all, Ling treats me very well,” Denia quickly defended him.
“Mom, do I look like the kind of person who would bully his girlfriend in your eyes?” Kather strongly demanded to clear his name.
“I think you look like the kind of person who would bang his head against a computer screen while saying ‘I want to marry my 2D waifu,'” Xiao Yue teased her son casually with a smile.
Damn, you can’t roast your own son like that, Mom!
Kather was instantly hit with a Super Break, hiding in the corner drawing circles, his entire body turning gray.
Seeing Kather’s comical look, Denia couldn’t help but giggle.
“Alright, Mom won’t disturb you two lovebirds’ bonding time.
I’ll take care of the money and the apartment,” Xiao Yue told Denia before ending the call.
Only then did Denia understand the true purpose of this video call, so she replied with a smile, “Mhm, thank you, Mom.” “We’re family from now on, no need to be so polite,” Xiao Yue said with a smile playing on her lips.
“That’s it, Mom’s hanging up now.” “Mhm, goodbye, Mom.” With two beeps, the video call was disconnected.
After hanging up, it suddenly occurred to Denia: did this count as meeting the parents?
At this thought, her face flushed bright red again, and even her neck was painted with an alluring crimson.
She lost all interest in focusing on the game’s story she was progressing through.
Still, did that usually serious Rover actually play so wild in private?
Meanwhile, Kather was still immersed in the despair of his social death, continuing to draw circles in the corner.
Seeing him like this, Denia felt like teasing him.
She stealthily leaned close to Kather, who was still in his gray state, and whispered in his ear, “I heard you call 2D characters your wife every day?” Kather shuddered, instantly regaining his color, and spun around to pull her into his arms.
“Isn’t my 2D wife right here?” Kather asked in return, pinching and rubbing her delicate, soft cheeks.
“I…
haven’t…
admitted it yet,” Denia said stubbornly, her cheeks still being pinched.
“Still being stubborn?
You’ve already called her Mom, it’s only a matter of time,” Kather grinned.
“That’s your fault!” Denia refused to back down and tried to strike back, “Who told you to suddenly video call Mom!” “Blehh.” Denia pinched Kather’s smug face, while Kather continued to squeeze her cheeks.
For a moment, laughter and playful bickering filled the room.
…
Xiao Yue hung up the video call with great satisfaction.
Denia’s “Hello, Mom” just now had truly made her overjoyed, and her smile hadn’t faded since.
“Little sister, what makes you so happy?” A deep male voice sounded in front of Xiao Yue.
As soon as Xiao Yu entered the room, he saw his sister smiling so happily, as if she had encountered some great fortune.
“Giggle, Yu’er brought home a girlfriend.
How can I, as his mother, not be happy?” Xiao Yue replied with a smile, her voice carrying an unmistakable joy.
“Huh?
Is that ungrateful brat tricking you?
Did he make up a lie just to ask you for money?” Xiao Yu knew his spendthrift nephew all too well.
Kather spent more money topping up games than he did on himself.
He was usually extremely stingy, yet he would give only the best to his paper wives.
Xiao Yue knew this too, of course, but every time she would lecture him and then transfer the money anyway, which made Xiao Yu sigh in frustration.
However, he could also understand why his younger sister pampered Kather so much.
Xiao Yue only had this one child, but because of her stubborn temper, her son had lived through several years of hardship.
Now that life had improved, she naturally wanted to make it up to her only child.
Of course, his nephew was also quite successful, having passed the college entrance exam and gotten into a decent university, which didn’t let down his sister’s expectations.
“Do you have a picture?
Let me have a look.” Xiao Yue just smiled and typed a message to Kather on her phone.
A moment later, a photo of the two of them was sent over from Kather.
“Here,” Xiao Yue handed the phone to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu opened the photo, which indeed showed his nephew and his future niece-in-law.
Kather had a messy bedhead that clearly hadn’t been styled in a while, but he was grinning widely, making a peace sign with his left hand, and rubbing his face against his girlfriend’s cheek.
He really seemed to adore her.
The girl had beautiful, long pink hair, and her eyes were a dreamy, starry blue.
She wore a slightly awkward smile, making a peace sign with her right hand just like Kather.
Although she looked a bit annoyed, the smile rippling in her eyes showed that she was very content with her current life.
This kid had finally seen the light, no longer murmuring about his paper wives all day.
Xiao Yu felt a wave of fatherly relief from the bottom of his heart.
“What did he say he wanted?” Xiao Yu asked about Kather’s request instead.
“He wants to move to a new place.
Probably wants to give the girl some privacy,” Xiao Yue replied.
“Alright, I’ll handle it,” Xiao Yu said nonchalantly.
Sigh, it was just a house.
No need to rent—just buy one directly.