I Approve of This

Su Yang followed Pan Chonghai to a tearoom on the far left of the first floor.

The tearoom was about forty to fifty square meters and very spacious.

The interior decor was highly traditional Chinese. On a wooden table near the floor-to-ceiling windows lay various calligraphy tools, such as brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Seeing this, Su Yang smiled and asked, "Uncle Pan, do you usually like to practice calligraphy?"

Pan Chonghai lit a stick of incense in a small censer, and a wisp of blue smoke slowly rose.

"I just write for fun. Occasionally, when I'm feeling agitated, I'll light some incense and write a few characters to soothe my mood."

"That's true, everyone has their own way of relieving stress. Uncle Pan, yours is very healthy."

"Haha, as I get older, I like to dabble in these things. Come, have a seat."

"Alright."

The two of them sat opposite each other at a rectangular mahogany tea table.

Pan Chonghai retrieved a small iron box from a shelf behind him and opened it.

"Little Su, come, smell this tea and tell me what you think."

Su Yang took the box and glanced inside first. There wasn't much tea left; it was dark brown and rolled into small spheres.

Although Su Yang didn't drink tea often, he had tasted Tieguanyin before.

Tea of this shape was generally Tieguanyin, and as soon as he looked at it, a rich aroma wafted into his nose.

"Smells great. Uncle Pan, this is Tieguanyin, right?"

"Yes, exactly. Don't be fooled by its ordinary appearance, it's not cheap. It costs nearly three hundred thousand yuan a jin."

"Three..." Su Yang was mildly shocked. This was countless times more expensive than the two boxes of tea he had bought.

'Truly a rich man, casually drinking tea that costs hundreds of thousands a jin.'

Seeing his reaction, Pan Chonghai took the box back and smiled, "Do you usually like drinking oolong tea?"

"I drink a little bit of everything."

"Good, then I'll brew a pot for you to try." Pan Chonghai's tea-brewing movements were highly skilled; at a glance, one could tell he was a lifelong tea drinker.

Soon, he finished brewing the tea and poured a cup for Su Yang.

"Thank you, Uncle Pan."

After a polite word of thanks, Su Yang picked up the teacup, brought it close to smell it, and then took a small sip. His eyes immediately widened in praise, "Great tea!"

"Not bad, huh?"

"Very good! The flavor is rich, and it leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth after drinking. Absolutely great tea!" Su Yang used every descriptive word he could think of.

The truth was, he hadn't studied tea much and found it hard to tell the difference.

This Tieguanyin, worth hundreds of thousands a jin, just tasted a bit more fragrant to him than ordinary Tieguanyin. He couldn't taste any other nuances, but he certainly had to offer his praises.

He downed the rest of the tea in one gulp, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag, opened it, and offered one to Pan Chonghai.

Pan Chonghai was a heavy smoker. He had mentioned before that whether he had a cold or a fever, he still had to smoke.

He smilingly accepted the cigarette and lit it. "Little Su, it's just the two of us now. Mind if I share some heartfelt words with you?"

Hearing this, Su Yang knew they were getting to the main point.

He smiled. "Sure, Uncle Pan, go ahead."

Pan Chonghai refilled Su Yang's tea, then exhaled a puff of smoke and asked with a smile, "How long have you and Pan Pan known each other?"

"Let me think. Not long, a little over two months."

"That really isn't long. How did you meet?"

Su Yang took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Uh... we met racing cars on the highway."

"Racing... You young people have quite a novel way of greeting each other."

"Haha, it was quite a coincidence. I like cars, and Pan Pan likes cars too, so you could say we bonded over cars."

Pan Chonghai nodded. He took a sip of tea and continued, "That's fine. No matter how you met, as long as you two are good together, that's what matters."

"This girl, Pan Pan, her temperament is a bit eccentric. She doesn't take after me or her mother. We are both very outgoing and cheerful people, but she is a girl of few words. She's been like this since childhood."

"You young folks might call her personality aloof or an ice beauty, but in reality, this kind of personality isn't very likable in society."

"In my opinion, girls should be generous and open, smile more, and be able to chat with anyone. Of course, this is just my personal view."

"But she is my daughter after all. No matter what her personality is, I will always dote on her."

"When you guys spend time together, please be understanding of her."

"I know, Uncle Pan. I understand her personality pretty well. Actually, I quite like her personality; it's very cool."

"Haha, that's good."

Pan Chonghai spoke at a slow pace. Su Yang didn't find it tedious to listen to; in fact, he was quite interested.

He quietly listened while sipping his tea.

Pan Chonghai continued, "I've noticed lately that she talks a lot more when she comes home than she used to."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, and this definitely has something to do with you." Pan Chonghai filled Su Yang's teacup once again.

"Thank you, Uncle Pan. I can do it myself."

"Don't worry about it, let me."

Pan Chonghai continued, "On the surface, Pan Pan seems very strong and dominant, but deep down she's really just a little girl who hasn't grown up yet, just like her cousin Qianyu."

"Before you, she never brought any male friend home. Her mother and I were getting anxious for her. Although our family is wealthier than most, at first I didn't think it mattered if she didn't date. I wasn't in a hurry. I thought, with our family's conditions, who couldn't she find? Haha."

"But as she got older, she's already 24 and still hadn't dated, we got a bit anxious. So a while ago, your Aunt Meng even introduced Xiao Chu to her."

"You guys know each other, right?" Pan Chonghai looked at Su Yang and asked.

"Yes, yes, we know each other. We have a pretty good relationship."

"That's good. It's a good thing for young people to make more friends. But that kid Xiao Chu didn't give you any trouble after finding out about your relationship, did he?"

Su Yang tilted his head and smiled. "No, we get along quite well. Besides, he has a girlfriend now."

"Oh? Is that so? Heh, that kid moves pretty fast."

"I've digressed. Anyway, sigh, there's actually not much more to say, except for one thing." Pan Chonghai held up a finger and looked at Su Yang.

After a second of silence, he added, "Since you are together, you must treat her well. I don't ask you to treat her unconditionally well like her mother and I do, but as a man, you must be responsible and protect her well. I only have this one daughter, you know."

Su Yang nodded. "Rest assured, Uncle Pan. Even without you saying it, I will treat her well."

"Mhm, that's good. I'm quite at ease with you. Although we haven't met many times, I think highly of you, kid."

"You are the first boy to make Pan Pan's heart flutter, and I hope you will be the last."

"Alright, enough about her. Let's talk about you."

"Me? Uncle Pan, feel free to ask whatever you want to know."

"Nothing much, but these past few days I seem to have heard someone say that you are planning to take Pan Pan home to meet your parents? Is this true or false?"

Hearing this, Su Yang immediately knew who the person Pan Chonghai was talking about was.

Pan Ning usually kept things to herself, which meant the only other people who knew about this were the Meng siblings, Wenzhou and Qianyu.

Meng Wenzhou wasn't much of a talker either, so by process of elimination, it had to be Meng Qianyu.

Su Yang smiled and said, "Yes, I'm actually planning to take her back to my family's place for dinner in a few days."

"Haha, that's great! You have my full support!"