I changed into my slippers and came to the living room.
The apartment iu currently lives in is in a very good location. Standing at the fan-shaped window sill, you can have an unobstructed view of the beautiful Han River.
The overall layout is not much different from Lee Sung-ho's apartment in Itaewon.
living room
iu and her father helped her grandma sit down on the couch against the wall.
Li Chenghao sat opposite the three people.
Li Zhongxun ran to the kitchen, probably to notify his mother who was preparing meals in the kitchen that Li Chenghao was coming.
For almost half a minute, the living room was silent.
Li Chenghao sat upright on the sofa and looked at iu.
Iu was observing her father, who was sitting on the right side of her grandma.
On the contrary, it was grandma who still looked at the handsome-looking Li Chenghao carefully with a kind smile.
It was grandma who broke the silence. Her voice was quite strong, and she asked Li Chenghao: "Young man, how did you get to know our Zhien?"
He made a fist with his right hand and put it to his mouth and coughed twice.
Li Chenghao's eyes shifted from iu to grandma in the middle. Looking at the gray-haired old man, Li Chenghao answered formally: "Grandma, Zhien and I met at work."
Grandma didn’t know Li Chenghao’s identity and background, so she asked Li Chenghao naturally: “Are you a company colleague of our Zhien?”
Li Chenghao tried his best to let the old man hear what he said clearly: "No."
"Then which 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, iu's father moved his lips and wanted to say something.
Li Chenghao did not show any dissatisfaction and continued to answer his grandma's question: "I work in a TV station as the president."
"The TV station is great. Those who can work in the TV station are students who study well."
After muttering, grandma realized what she was saying, and her voice was obviously a bit louder than before: "President of the TV station?"
Although Li Chenghao's face was expressionless, his eyes were full of sincerity and he nodded: "Yes."
"So how old are you this year?"
While she was talking, grandma moved her upper body forward, trying to get closer to Li Chenghao to see his face clearly.
"I am 26 years old this year."
Grandma was silent.
How can a 26-year-old be the president of a TV station?
In her youth, the presidents of TV stations and factories were at least forty years old.
It doesn't look like Li Chenghao is lying. Could it be that the times are different?
IU's father couldn't help but said: "Mom, he is the second son of Chairman Lee Jae-hyun of CJ Group."
Grandma nodded slightly. She knew about the CJ Group. The first large-scale sugar company in the past was the current CJ CheilJedang. In that era, almost every family used CheilJedang's products.
So, the young man sitting on the sofa opposite is a child of a wealthy family.
Turning her head, grandma looked at iu and caressed the back of iu's hand. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes showed iu a lot of concern.
After iu's father explained Li Chenghao's identity, he never spoke again.
in the kitchen
Mom has almost prepared dinner for dinner.
Hearing that Li Chenghao had arrived at home, he quickly washed his hands, wiped them clean, straightened his hair and clothes, asked Li Jongxun to put the dishes on the dining table, and walked towards the living room.
far away
iu’s mother first saw Li Chenghao’s back.
After arriving at iu's father's side, iu's mother saw Li Chenghao's face clearly.
Unlike my grandma, the couple had seen Li Chenghao in news photos, but they were a little confused about their first close encounter.
Li Chenghao had already stood up from the sofa and nodded gently: "Hello, aunt, I am Li Chenghao."
iu's mother quickly returned the gift: "Hello, I'm iu's mother. Didn't I delay President Nim's time by coming to my house for dinner today?"
"No"
"We also want to meet Zhien's boyfriend. President Nim can understand our feelings as parents."
Li Chenghao frowned slightly: "Auntie, just 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 never thought that Iu would have a chaebol boyfriend.
Before this, they were just ordinary company employees and had no contact with the company's senior management or the children of the chaebol.
The chaebols in the TV series are what they know as chaebols, so subjectively they feel that Li Chenghao is a superior upper-class celebrity, and he is not in the same world as ordinary people like them.
Celebrities in the upper class 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 and is now a household name, he can never be compared with the chaebol.
When the relationship between the two of them was exposed, their parents were worried that IU was just a passerby around Li Chenghao, just having fun.
So for the sake of their daughter, they have always wanted to meet Li Chenghao, have some contact, and test out what kind of position IU is in Li Chenghao's heart.
First time meeting today
iu’s mother and father’s caution is the most genuine reaction.
I just didn't expect that Li Chenghao, who couldn't see any joy or sorrow in front of me, would take the initiative to let them be more casual in their address.
It's not that Li Chenghao doesn't want to laugh, it's because the Internet says that family members who meet their girlfriend for the first time must behave calmly.
Hip-hop slapstick can only leave a childish and unreliable impression, and it may even lead to quarrels between IU and her family because of the initial impression.
Now that he has decided to visit iu's home, Li Chenghao also wants to leave a good impression on her family. This is his attitude towards doing things. Either don't do it or do your best if you do it.
pity
Both parties are not thinking on the same level.
Li Chenghao's unsmiling manner is seen by iu's family as a difference in status and background. The fact that he can come to have this home-cooked meal is already a great honor to iu.
On the table
Grandma is sitting in the main seat.
On the left are iu’s mother, iu’s father and younger brother Lee Jong-hoon.
The one on the right next to grandma is iu, and Li Chenghao is sitting next to iu.
The table full of delicious dishes has made iu unable to hold back and want to have a big meal.
Li Chenghao felt a little overwhelmed when he saw the table full of dishes.
The last time the family got together to have a meal like this was a few years ago. Now when I go home occasionally, I just eat alone with my mother. Although the ingredients are expensive, there is no fireworks at all.
Grandma picked up the chopsticks and called to everyone: "You are all hungry, let's eat first."
After grandma picked up a small piece of fish and put it in her mouth, everyone else picked up their chopsticks.
IU's father, who was facing Li Chenghao, picked up the soju bottle and asked, "Does President Nim know how to drink?"
"Uncle, just call me Cheng Hao."
The first person to change his name was iu's father, who nodded: "Okay, today you come to the house as our Zhien's boyfriend. I will treat you as an elder once I offend you. Chenghao, can 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 know how to drink."
“Pick me up for a drink”
Just as Li Chenghao was about to stand up, iu's father pressed his hand: "Just sit down."
After pouring a full glass, Li Chenghao reached out and took the wine bottle from iu's father: "I will also pour a glass of wine for uncle."
iu's father picked up the wine glass with one hand and took a drink 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, "Welcome to our house as a guest."
After that, iu’s father raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Li Chenghao turned half sideways, moved the wine glass to his left hand, and covered his drinking with the palm of his right hand, then 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 Li Chenghao a second cup.
With such a simple drinking scene, iu next to me was extremely shocked.
He is Li Chenghao. Is the scene just now real? He turned sideways and drank. What's going on?
Li Chenghao glanced at iu and saw her surprise.
It was difficult for Li Chenghao to speak when so many people were present. 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 for his elders. This chapter has been completed!