Rebirth: It's Not You, It's Me

"We can finally be together all the time."

"Well, haven't you had any other girls you've been attracted to in the past few years?"

"no!"

"But I saw in the interview that you said you saw a girl you liked in the audience. You even used something to tease the girl."

"I'm talking about you. You were in the audience watching our performance."

"What's wrong with the funny little girl? Her expressions are so different."

"That person is my relative. I was just teasing her!"

"Humph!"

"Be good, I won't do it again." Seeing me pouting and looking angry, Xiao Shi came over to comfort me.

"My dear wife, I know I was wrong." He knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

People in this country always show such great courtesy, I find it a bit too much to handle!

"Stop making trouble. You kneel down all the time. A man's knees are worth gold. Do you want to cut off your knees in exchange for gold?"

"I want to change my wife and be happy every day."

"loquacious."

"What? Kiss!" There are still barriers in this foreign love language.

So Xiaoshi followed her own thoughts and started kissing.

We were kissing passionately and taking off my clothes when I suddenly remembered, "Oppa, do you want to call your parents and tell them something?"

These words brought Xiao Shi back to his senses.

I sat astride Xiaoshi's legs and watched him take out his cell phone and call his parents.

"Father, I'm going to bring my girlfriend home tomorrow and I want to marry her."

"What kind of girl?"

"She's the girl you picked us up with many years ago. She's the girl I've been looking for for nearly ten years. Wang Luoluo."

"We understand. I will invite my relatives to come and entertain Luo Luo."

hang up the phone,

"Do your parents know that you have been looking for me for so long?"

"We all know."

"I'm a little nervous. I know that the boys in your country are a bit chauvinistic, but you can't be too nervous. Can you do it?"

"When have I ever been a male chauvinist in front of you? Besides, after so many years of separation, I have worked hard to learn the etiquette of China, just to avoid annoying you when we are together in the future."

"Then you cook and take care of the kids, and I won't do anything else, okay?"

"Okay, I'll ask a nanny to take care of you, you just need to stay like you are now."

"That's good. If married life makes me feel like I'm losing myself, I will decisively choose to separate. Have you thought about it?"

"I've made up my mind. I've already made up my mind. I'll marry you."

Huh~ I took a deep breath to ease my inner anxiety.

"Then your life may be a bit miserable in the future. I always like to bully people."

"You bully me, I will endure it, and then punish you in bed."

"Stop it, let's go out and buy a gift for your parents! We need to choose carefully. What should we give them?"

"Just a little thought is enough."

"What should you usually give when you visit someone for the first time?"

"Rolling paper, cakes, fruits, toiletries, flowers?"

"Are you kidding me, Toilet Paper? Are you trying to trick me?"

"No, sending toilet paper means longevity, and life's problems can be easily solved. It has a good meaning."

"In our country of China, if you meet a parent and deliver a toilet paper to him/her for the first time, you will be kicked out!"

"Then what should I bring when I go to your house?"

"Don't worry, I'll buy it and you can just take it over."

"Then I'll choose on my side."

"No, I just like to buy things and choose them myself."

The two of them went out fully armed and bought silk scarves and high-end skin care products from Xiaoai's house as gifts for Xiaoshi's grandmother and mother, red wine and tea for Xiaoshi's father and grandfather, and an electronic gaming device for Xiaoshi's brother.

In addition to these, I also prepared fruits, pastries, bird's nests, sea cucumbers, which are common souvenirs.

Seeing that I bought so many things, Xiaoshi also had a deeper understanding of the people of China.

"Dafa!"

"These are nothing in our country of China."

"I need to learn more about the culture of China."

"You have a lot to learn!"

"Don't be afraid. I'll learn it slowly by being with you."

After returning to the hotel, I sent Xiaoshi back to the dormitory.

I started learning the etiquette of meeting parents from the Internet.

I can't accept calling each other "Mom and Dad" as soon as they meet.

I cannot accept the ritual of bowing and kneeling down when meeting someone for the first time.

The more I look at it, the more unsure I feel. I don't even want to go.

I might as well not learn it anymore. I’ll talk about it tomorrow. Go to sleep!

Put down your phone and fall asleep.

The next morning I got up, showered, and changed my clothes. I put on light makeup suitable for meeting my parents, and wore a Chanel suit, small leather boots, and a beret. I looked like a lady.

Xiao Shi drove downstairs to pick me up. After I got in the car, I asked myself some soul-searching questions.

"Would it be bad if I called you mom, dad, uncle, or aunt when we first met?"

"It doesn't matter, you can scream however you like, my parents are very open-minded."

"Then can I bow instead of kneeling?"

"Sure, you don't have to embarrass yourself at all."

"There are some big cultural differences between us, so I can't adapt. In our country, before marriage, we call each other uncle and aunt, and we basically don't do the kneeling ceremony."

"I know this. Brother Ruiyi and the others have also talked about this issue. I understand."

"hey-hey……"

Now I feel a lot more relieved.

After arriving at Xiaoshi's house, I bowed 90 degrees when I entered the door. Then I greeted them: "Hello, uncle and aunt." Then I looked up and saw that Xiaoshi's parents didn't show any change in their expressions, so they probably didn't mind the way of greeting.

Xiaoshi's mother came over quickly, took my hand and asked me to sit down.

"You are Luo Luo, right? Xiao Shi often mentioned you to us. But we never had the chance to meet you."

"Auntie, I should have come to see you earlier. Our relationship wasn't stable at the time, and someone in their group was found to be in a relationship. I was worried that it would affect him, so I unilaterally chose to break up, and I didn't have the chance to meet you."

"Thank you for your efforts. If you hadn't separated, he might not have achieved what he has now. But it's also thanks to you coming back now, otherwise we would have seen him die alone."

"It's all over. Auntie, these are the gifts I brought for you, uncle, grandpa, grandma, and brother. Haven't they arrived yet?"

"Grandpa and grandma heard that you were coming, so they went out to buy things. Xiaoshi's brother will be back soon."

I took out the gifts I had prepared and placed them in front of them, which also scared them.

"Why so many things?"

"Because this is my first time meeting the parents, according to the etiquette of our Chinese country, I need to prepare these gifts."

"That's too expensive."

"I hope you and uncle like it."

I offered the red wine to Xiaoshi's father with both hands.

"This is very expensive!" Xiaoshi's father also exclaimed when he saw the high-end packaging.

"If you like."

I handed the cosmetics to Xiaoshi’s mother with both hands.

"This is so valuable. Thank you!"

"As long as Auntie likes it."