I Thought You Were My Brother, but You Want Me to Be Your Son-in-Law

Qi Ping, 35, is dating Chen Yingying, 18. When he goes to meet her parents, he discovers...

At the family dinner, Chen Yingying sees her boyfriend walk in with her father, Chen Yang, arm in arm. Delighted that they get along so well, she is stunned when she introduces them and learns that her dad and her boyfriend were high school classmates.

Chen Yingying: "This is my boyfriend, Qi Ping."

Chen Yang: "This is my buddy, Qi Ping."

Qi Ping is stunned: "You two are father and daughter?"

Chen Yingying: "You were classmates? Dad is 41 and Brother Ping is 35. You're six years apart. How were you classmates?"

Chen Yang bashfully explains: "I repeated three grades."

Qi Ping bashfully adds: "I skipped three grades."

Chen Yang takes a glum sip of wine: "Since I used to fetch water and meals for you two, can't you let my daughter go?"

Qi Ping: "I'm serious about her. Besides, didn't you used to make us call you Dad?"

Chen Yang jumps to his feet: "Well, would you look at that! So you've come here to make good on that promise?"

Qi Ping: "You can call me big brother, and I'll call you father-in-law. From now on, we'll each use our own terms."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.