Chapter 372 The Tension Before the Parents of Both Parties Meet
Iu didn't have a good rest for two days because of the tense meeting between parents of both parties.
When working at Sunward Capital Charitable Foundation and Zion Entertainment Company, IU would also ask acquaintances what they should pay attention to.
Pei Zhonghan finally gave iu some good advice.
As Li Chenghao mentioned before, it seems that the first meeting between the parents of both parties should be at a high-end restaurant. Of course, if it is in the villa in Seongbuk-dong and IU cooks the food himself, the effect will not be worse than that of a high-end restaurant.
First, the atmosphere when eating at home is more relaxed, unlike meeting in a restaurant where both parties feel fully prepared to negotiate.
Secondly, Iu showed off her cooking skills, which allowed her future mother-in-law to safely leave her baby son to Iu to take care of. At the same time, in the eyes of the chaebol's wife, Iu was also a modern woman who could work in the kitchen and out in the hall.
These two points are crucial for a relationship to develop in a fruitful direction.
It is best to plan the dinner according to the standards of Korean food, and at the same time take into account the parents and family members of both parties.
iu should discuss this with Li Chenghao. For example, at the dinner table, Iu will mainly take care of Li Chenghao's mother, while Li Chenghao will take care of iu's parents.
The problem is
iu wants to discuss this with Li Chenghao. Li Chenghao is too busy. He goes home almost every day around one o'clock in the morning. After taking a shower, he goes into the study and stays there until he falls asleep before returning to the bedroom.
She knew that Li Chenghao was not avoiding her on purpose, and it was not easy for iu to disturb Li Chenghao's work, so on Friday morning, three hours before the parents' meeting, iu had a chance to discuss it with Li Chenghao.
While preparing food and trying to communicate something to Li Chenghao, it is inevitable that something will be missed.
Iu originally thought that Li Chenghao was too busy with work and had no time to think about this. Who knew that she only talked to Li Chenghao about how to ease the atmosphere after the parents met, and Li Chenghao told iu his thoughts.
They agree in many places, and they also have very similar views on taking care of each other's parents.
This is not a TV series, and my mother is not the kind of cold chaebol wife in TV series. She has extremely strict standards for her future daughter-in-law. Only a chaebol child who is knowledgeable, temperamental and well-educated can grow old together with Li Chenghao.
so
The meeting between parents of Li Chenghao and IU families is more like the meeting of parents of ordinary families.
Hannam-dong Villa.
Lee Sung-ho's mother told Lee Jae-hyun before going out today that she was going to the Seongbuk-dong villa to meet IU's parents. Of course, she meant that she wanted Lee Jae-hyun to go too.
After all, Lee Jae-hyun is Lee Seong-ho's father, and Lee Seong-ho's mother also told Lee Seong-ho about the relationship situation on the phone. Lee Seong-ho has no objection to Lee Jae-hyun coming to the Seongbuk-dong villa together.
only
Lee Jae-hyun refused to go to Seongbuk-dong with him. The reason he gave was that Lee Sung-ho didn't personally call and invite him to go. It was outrageous for him to just lick his face and go to Seongbuk-dong.
no way
Li Chenghao’s mother had no choice but to go alone.
Before getting in the car and setting off, I spent almost two hours at home just changing clothes and jewelry. I asked the maid to help me dress more modestly so as not to lose my identity as Li Chenghao's mother.
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IU's mother is sitting in front of the makeup mirror wearing earrings.
He muttered: "Husband, the color of the tie is too dark, change it to a bright and vibrant tie."
iu's father stood in front of the full-length mirror and arranged his tie. He rarely refuted his wife's suggestion and said cautiously: "It seems that when I meet Li Chenghao's family for the first time, I should wear a red tie. The black one is a bit..."
After changing his tie, iu's father raised his hand and looked at the time: "Honey, are you ready? It's already quite late."
"Get ready now. By the way, don't forget to bring your gifts."
iu's father nodded: "I wonder if my future in-laws will think the gifts we prepared are too shabby."
It is normal to have such worries. In the minds of the couple, the person they are going to meet today is a real chaebol. Others have never seen anything. Under normal circumstances, they cannot afford expensive gifts. They cannot get expensive gifts in a short time.
Be prepared, especially the limited edition ones.
eleven o'clock in the morning
The entrance of Seongbuk-dong villa.
After receiving the call, Li Chenghao waited at the door for two minutes when an imported luxury car slowly drove up.
After parking the car, Li Chenghao stepped forward and opened the back seat door. His mother stretched out her hand and said: "Son, come and get the bag."
"Mom, what are these?"
"Gifts, you can't go empty-handed when meeting your future in-laws for the first time."
Li Chenghao was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Zhien has prepared gifts for everyone, why does mom have to prepare them alone?"
Enter the villa
Li Chenghao's mother went directly to the kitchen, gave iu a gentle hug and started to help iu prepare the food.
ten minutes later
iu also went to the door to pick up his parents.
The parents couldn't help but take a second look at the legendary chaebol villa, and asked IU if such a big villa would be too deserted for her and Li Chenghao to live together.
door of room
Knowing that Li Chenghao's mother had arrived, the couple adjusted their breathing and checked each other's clothes before entering the door.
door open
Li Chenghao happened to walk to the entrance, took the bag and greeted iu's parents. He walked in front and muttered about the previous topic: "Why are you preparing gifts? I'm the only one who didn't prepare anything. Isn't it too inappropriate?"
Be polite."
Except for Li Chenghao himself, everyone else prepared gifts.
But then I thought about it, the gift prepared by iu also represented the gift prepared by him.
Anyway, he and iu are in the same community, so there is no need to distinguish them.
kitchen
Li Chenghao's mother wiped her hands and walked out.
She had already heard the chatter outside, and like iu's parents, she was also adjusting her breathing before walking out of the kitchen.
This is not the first time Li Chenghao’s mother has met her daughter-in-law’s family.
Lee Sun-ho's previous deceased wife, she was never nervous when her parents met. I don't know why she became nervous when she was about to meet IU's parents at the Seongbuk-dong villa today.
Maybe it’s because Lee Jae-hyun didn’t come with us.
Sometimes, the difference between Lee Jae-hyun's presence and absence is really big.
She was actually a little worried that iu's parents would misunderstand whether the relationship between her husband and wife was harmonious, and it would not be a good impression to leave a possible single-parent family impression on them.
However
What Li Chenghao's mother doesn't know is that it doesn't matter if it's a single-parent family, or even if Li Chenghao's family is not a chaebol, Li Chenghao is a rich man now, and he will definitely be a chaebol in the future.
This identity is not something that anyone can treat or discuss at will.
After temporarily placing the bag on the dining table, when he saw his mother coming out of the kitchen, Li Chenghao immediately walked to his mother's side, took his mother's arm and said, "Zhien's parents are here, let me formally introduce them to my mother."