Chapter Ninety-Six: A Very Realistic First Meeting
Change into slippers and go to the living room.
IU's current apartment is located in a very good location, and you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Han River from the fan-shaped window sill.
The overall layout is not much different from Lee Sung-ho's apartment in Itaewon.
Living room
IU and her dad helped Grandma sit down on the couch against the wall.
Li Chenghao sat opposite the three.
Lee Jong-hoon ran to the kitchen, presumably to inform his mother, Lee Sung-ho, who was preparing a meal in the kitchen, to come.
For about half a minute, the living room was silent.
Li Chenghao sat straight on the sofa and looked at IU.
IU was looking at her father, who was sitting on the right side of her grandmother.
On the contrary, it was the grandmother, still with a kind smile, carefully looking at Li Chenghao, who looked handsome.
It was also the grandmother who broke the silence, and her voice was quite neutral, and she asked Li Chenghao: "Young man, how did you meet our family Zhien?" ”
He put his right hand into a fist and put it to his mouth and coughed lightly.
Li Chenghao's gaze shifted from IU to his grandmother in the center, looking at the old man with gray temples, Li Chenghao replied very formally: "Grandma, I met Zhien and I at work. ”
Grandma didn't know Li Chenghao's identity and background, so she asked Li Chenghao naturally: "You and our family are colleagues in the company?" ”
Li Chenghao tried his best to let the old man hear what he said word by word: "No." ”
"So what company do you work for and what position do you hold?"
IU glanced at Li Chenghao, a little worried that this kind of investigative questioning would make Li Chenghao feel uncomfortable.
Sitting on the right side of the sofa, Daddy IU squirmed his lips to say something.
Li Chenghao did not show any dissatisfaction, and continued to answer his grandmother's question: "I work at a TV station and hold the position of president. ”
"The TV station is good, and those who can work in the TV station are students who study well."
After muttering, grandma reacted, and her voice was obviously a few points higher than just now: "The president of the TV station? ”
Although Li Chenghao's face was expressionless, his eyes were full of sincerity, and he nodded: "Yes." ”
"And how old are you?"
As she spoke, her grandmother leaned forward, trying to get closer to Li Chenghao and see his face clearly.
"I'm 26 years old."
Grandma was silent.
How can a 26-year-old be the president of a TV station.
In her youth, the directors of television stations and factories were at least about forty years old.
Looking at Li Chenghao doesn't look like he's lying, is it because the era is different?
IU's father couldn't help but say, "Mom, he is the second son of Chairman Lee Jae-hyun of CJ Group. ”
Grandma nodded slightly, CJ Group knew that the first large-scale sugar company in the past was now CJ CheilJedang, and almost every household in those days would use CheilJedang's products.
In this way, the young man sitting on the sofa opposite is a son of a chaebol family.
Turning her head, Grandma looked at IU, caressing the back of IU's hand, although she didn't speak, but that look in IU read a lot of concern.
IU's father did not speak again after explaining Lee Sung-ho's identity.
In the kitchen
Mom had almost prepared her meal for the evening.
Hearing that Lee Sung-ho had arrived at home, he quickly washed his hands, wiped them clean, tidied up his hair and clothes, and asked Lee Jong-hoon to put the dishes on the table and walked towards the living room by himself.
Far away
IU's mother first saw Li Chenghao's back.
After coming to IU's father's side, IU's mother saw Li Chenghao's face clearly.
Their husband and wife are different from their grandmothers, and they have seen Li Chenghao in news photos, but they are a little confused about the first close contact.
Li Chenghao had already stood up from the sofa and nodded lightly: "Hello aunt, I'm Li Chenghao." ”
IU's mother hurriedly returned the salute: "Hello, I'm IU's mother, I didn't delay the president nim's time when I came to eat at home today, right?" ”
"Nope"
"We also want to meet Ji-eun's boyfriend, so President Nim can understand our feelings as parents."
Li Chenghao frowned slightly: "It's okay for my aunt to call me Chenghao." ”
“……”
It's not that I don't want to scream, it's that I can't scream.
Mom and Dad looked at each other, they didn't think IU would have a chaebol boyfriend.
Before that, they were just ordinary company employees, and they had no contact with the company's top management, nor did they have contact with the children of the chaebols.
The chaebol in the TV series is the chaebol they know, so subjectively they will feel that Li Chenghao is a superior high-class celebrity, and they are not in the same world as ordinary people.
Celebrities in high society will not communicate politely with ordinary people in real life, let alone become friends or even lovers with ordinary people.
Although IU has become an artist, he is now a well-known star, but he has always been on a par with the chaebol.
When the relationship between the two of them was exposed, their parents were worried that IU was just a passer-by by Li Chenghao's side, and they were just interested in having fun.
So for the sake of their daughter, they have always wanted to meet Li Chenghao, get in touch, and test what kind of position IU is in Li Chenghao's heart.
Meet for the first time today
IU's mom and dad's caution is the truest reaction.
It's just that I didn't expect that Li Chenghao, who couldn't see joy and sorrow in front of him, would take the initiative to let them be casual in terms of title.
It's not that Li Chenghao doesn't want to laugh, but because the Internet said that the family members who meet their girlfriends for the first time must behave steadily.
Hip-hop slapstick can only leave a childish and unreliable impression, and it may lead to quarrels between IU and his family because of the first impression.
Since he decided to come to IU's house as a guest, Li Chenghao also wants to leave a good impression on her family, this is his attitude to doing things, or if you don't do it, you can do your best.
pity
The ideas of both sides are not on the same level.
Li Chenghao's unrelenting smile is a gap in the identity background in the eyes of IU's family, and it is already very face-saving for IU to be able to come to eat this home-cooked meal.
Served on the table
Grandma sat in the main seat.
On the left are IU's mother, IU's father, and his younger brother Lee Jong-hoon.
On the right side is near the grandmother is IU, and Lee Sung-ho is sitting next to IU.
The table was full of delicious dishes, and IU couldn't help but want to let go of it.
Li Chenghao saw this table full of dishes, and he couldn't say anything in his heart.
The last time a family got together for a meal like this was a few years ago, and now I only go home occasionally to eat alone with my mother, and although the ingredients are expensive, there is no smoke at all.
Grandma picked up the chopsticks and beckoned everyone: "You're all hungry, eat first." ”
After the grandmother took a small piece of fish and put it in her mouth, the others picked up the chopsticks.
IU's father, who was facing Lee Sung-ho, picked up the soju bottle and asked, "Does the president nim drink alcohol?" ”
"Uncle, just call me Cheng Hao."
The first person to change his name was IU's father, and nodded: "Okay, today you came to the house as our Zhi'en boyfriend, I will offend you to be an elder once, Cheng Hao, will you drink?" ”
Li Chenghao felt much more comfortable with this title.
He picked up the wine glass with his right hand and held his right elbow with his left hand: "Uncle, I will drink." ”
"Pick me up for a drink"
Li Chenghao was just about to get up, but IU's father pressed his hand: "Just sit"
After pouring a full glass, Li Chenghao reached out and took the wine bottle in IU's father's hand: "I will also pour a glass of wine for my uncle." ”
IU's father picked up the wine glass with one hand and took a glass from Li Chenghao.
After pouring the wine, Li Chenghao waited for IU's father to speak.
As the head of the family, IU's father raised his glass and looked at Li Chenghao and said, "You are welcome to come to the house as a guest." ”
With that, IU's father raised his head and drank it all.
Li Chenghao was half-sideways, the wine glass moved to his left hand, and the palm of his right hand covered the appearance of drinking, and then he raised his head and drank it all.
After toasting, he returned to his original sitting position, picked up the wine bottle on the table and poured a second glass of wine for IU's father.
Similarly, IU's father also poured a second cup for Li Chenghao.
It was such a simple drinking scene, and IU beside him was extremely shocked.
He is Li Chenghao, is that scene just now real? He actually drank on his side, what was going on.
Li Chenghao glanced at IU and saw her surprise.
With so many people present, Li Chenghao is not easy to speak, it is true that he is a self-centered person, but this does not mean that he does not understand etiquette and has no respect.
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