After washing up, Sam changed his clothes and drove to the supermarket nearby. He had planned to buy some things for Olivia's parents. He browsed through some wines, meat and fruits. After all, they were going to meet for lunch.
After thinking more, he thought that it would be good to prepare some gifts, so he bought a belt for Olivia's father and a scarf for her mother.
After both gifts were ready, he received a call from his mother, Emma.
"Son, do you need to go to work today? I called Ollie but she's still asleep?"
He had silenced Ollie's phone but he did not expect that he would miss his mother's phone call. He explained, "Yes, she didn't sleep well last night so I asked her to rest. I silenced her phone."
"No wonder. I was wondering why Ollie didn't pick up my call. It was you."
He asked, "Mom, what's the matter?"
"What, can't a mother call her son?"
It was not that he couldn't call her, but he was too familiar with his mother's temper. Every time she called, there must be something going on. If nothing happened, she would not call him.
He said nothing, and waited for her to continue.
Without Sam asking, Emma immediately told him everything, "It's like this. I'm going out with a few of my friends today to the Eastern Mountain spa. They say that the sauna is good for the skin. I wonder if Ollie would like to come? She's usually at home, so I would like her to come with me."
Hearing this, he remembered that he and Ollie were going to have lunch with her parents, so he replied, "Today, I'm afraid she can't."
"Why not?" Emma was not happy, "Do you not want me to bring Ollie out? Sam, do you want to be with her in the long run? You took her first time away. If you're not responsible for her, your dad and I will break your legs."
He was embarrassed.
Why did she bring this up again?
"Mom, can you not talk about this so casually? And don't bring this up when Ollie is around."
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was better to explain about their schedule that day.
"As for the reason why Ollie wouldn't be able to accompany you today, it's because we have other things to do."
"What other things?"
Emma was curious. If her son and daughter-in-law had something to do, she would prefer not to go with a group of ladies to the spa. Instead, she would want to spend time with her son and daughter-in-law.
"I'm going to have lunch with Ollie's parents."
When Emma heard that, she immediately exploded.
"What? Are you going to see her parents? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have some things prepared."
"What have you prepared?" Sam asked helplessly, "It's just Ollie and I who will see them. We didn't arrange for you and dad to go."
Emma disagreed and insisted on following them.
"What do you know, child? You and Ollie will be together in the future, and we will meet our in-laws sooner or later. Besides, with your bad temper, if you go alone, what can I do if Ollie's mother is not satisfied with you? No, I have to clean up immediately and then go along with your father."
"But..."
He still wanted to say something, but she had already hung up the phone.
He put away his phone and felt a little regretful that he had told Emma their plans. He should have kept it from her. If he left it to her, she might talk about marriage with Ollie's mother.
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