Chapter 1694: Miss Nice Girl (57)

“Brother Sheng, I want to discuss something with you.”

It was the first time Baili Sheng had seen Tang Guo sit down so seriously to discuss something. Since she had already graduated, he couldn't help but say, “Is it about us getting married? If that's the case, I need to prepare properly. I've already been thinking about how to propose to you.”

The girl he had waited three or four years for had finally graduated.

He was overjoyed.

She had graduated, and she was old enough now.

Didn't that mean they could finally get married?

The system burst out laughing.

Tang Guo paused, then hugged his arm. “It's not that. It's another matter. If this issue isn't resolved, then after we get married, there'll really be endless trouble.”

Baili Sheng immediately thought of a possibility.

Over the years they had been together, Tang Guo had hardly ever gone home.

She had paid for her own tuition and living expenses afterward.

Her family rarely called her, and even during New Year's, she was always the one calling them.

So was her relationship with her family bad, or was there some other reason?

“What is it? Is there anything you need me to do?”

Tang Guo looked him over and said seriously, “When you eventually meet my family, go buy a few cheap outfits on some shopping app. It doesn't matter if the clothes underneath are expensive, but they can't have visible brands. For the outerwear, wear something ordinary and inexpensive-looking. Basically, I want people to think you're just an average office worker.”

“My family situation is like this…”

Slowly, Tang Guo explained everything Tang Chenghai and Li Meixue had done. Their salaries weren't low. Together, they earned around thirty thousand yuan a month. Yet they lived frugally.

Ever since Tang Xiaokun was born, all their spending had gone toward him.

Both children were theirs, yet the difference in treatment was so enormous.

If that were all, the original owner would have simply kept her distance after growing up and perhaps given them some red envelopes every year.

After all, since they had poured all their energy and money into Tang Xiaokun, it was naturally his responsibility to support them in old age.

Unfortunately, they were not content.

Every bit they had spent on the original owner was viewed as an investment.

They simply hoped to fatten this pig enough to sell it for a good price and use the proceeds to subsidize Tang Xiaokun.

Even after she got married, they would use filial piety to pressure her, forcing her to deprive herself in order to support Tang Xiaokun.

Growing up in such an environment, it was impossible to develop a healthy and independent personality. The original owner had long since lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

When someone is brainwashed from childhood to put their parents and younger brother first in everything, very few people can break free and live for themselves.

What Tang Guo wanted to do now was shatter the couple's naïve expectations.

Since they didn't deserve to be parents, she wanted them to understand what it meant to raise a useless child.

Of course, that useless child wouldn't be her.

It would be Tang Xiaokun.

As Baili Sheng listened to Tang Guo recount her experiences growing up, his heart filled with anger.

He had thought that someone as outstanding as her must have grown up in a good family. Even if they weren't wealthy, they should at least have been harmonious and loving.

He felt fortunate that despite growing up in such a household, she had not gone astray.

“So they arranged a blind date for you, and now you're going back to meet the guy?”

Baili Sheng's face immediately showed his disapproval.

“Xiao Guo, you already have a boyfriend.”