Will you still love me even if I'm a man?

Chapter 104: My treasure!

Translator: Angela

Mai Ding sat there like an idiot as he watched An Ziyan eat rice; he stayed that way until Wu Xin's voice woke him from his trance: "For such a big decision, why didn't you discuss it with us first? You two men want to get married? If other people knew, they'd laugh to death. Letting you two be together is already at my limit. Marriage? I will never agree to it."

An Ziyan expected this response from Wu Xin: "We're the ones getting married. You don't need to agree, as long as he agrees then it's fine."

"Ziyan! Do you want to make your mother die from anger? And why is no one else saying anything?" Wu Xin looked at everyone who sat around the dining table. She couldn't believe her eyes, was she the only one who was so incredibly nervous?

"What's wrong with two men getting married? If you really can't accept it, then just pretend Little Ding is a woman." Grandpa An said.

Wu Xin's face flashed shades of white and red. She felt more sadness than anything. To let go of her precious, darling son, to give him over to some good-for-nothing man, she was hesitant, reluctant, and unwilling. Before, she thought that Ziyan would realize what he was doing and put a stop to things. However, as time progressed, not only did he not sober up, he sunk deeper and deeper into this relationship and was now to the point of marriage. If they really got married, there would be no more going back.

"Ziyan, listen to me speak. For this kind of important decision, you have to think through it carefully. Don't be so impulsive." As Wu Xin spoke, tears fell from her eyes.

An Su quickly grabbed a few tissues and handed them over to Wu Xin: "Mom, look at you, why are you crying again?"

"How can I not cry? Did you not hear what your little brother said?"

"I've already thought it through very carefully."

"Is there no way to go back to how it was before?"

"No."

"Don't you know your mother will be very upset if you do this? You want to see me miserable, don't you?"

"What are you sad about? You just aren't used to Mai Ding, you're not used to him being a man, and you don't accept any part of him."

Wu Xin's next words hurt An Ziyan: "So what? What does he have? He has nothing that you want."

"Wu Xin, control yourself." An Xun's expression was serious.

"What, am I wrong?" Wu Xin glared at Mai Ding: "Tell me yourself what you have. Your looks are average, your education is lacking, even your grades are average. How many languages can you speak? What can you do? With that unpromising face, I don't know what you used to seduce. There are so many people like you these days, it's really so shameless." Wu Xin finally vented all her anger out on Mai Ding.

Mai Ding's face was white as a sheet. Wu Xin's words took away all his strength to fight back and he could only stare down at the dining table.

"What do I want all those for? What's use of looks, education, and all that bullshit? I love his how unpromising he is, I love his shamelessness. Even if you say more, it'll be useless. Him? I'm marrying him for sure."

Wu Xin stared at An Ziyan in pure rage. She grabbed a nearby cup and threw it at An Ziyan, which caused water to drip down An Ziyan's hair and face: "Wake up!" Wu Xin raised her voice as more tears slid down her face.

An Ziyan calmly looked at Wu Xin. Mai Ding was startled and was about stand up to get some paper towels. Why didn't he duck out of the way? At that moment, Wu Xin grabbed Mai Ding's wrist: "Stay away from my son." She used all her strength to try and pull Mai Ding away, but Mai Ding's center of gravity was off and he kept falling backwards. Before An Ziyan could help, Mai Ding fell to the floor. Grandfather An slammed his hand onto the table: "Outrageous! Look at what you've become! In this household, it's not your word that counts in the end."

"I don't care! Ziyan, you'd better think carefully. If you're still going to be obsessed about this boy, then I'll just pretend I never had a son before."

An Ziyan pulled Mai Ding up and coldly looked at Wu Xin: "You're hilarious."

"What do you mean?"

"I will never pretend that I don't have a mother. You are my mother, but that doesn't mean I have to listen to every word you say. This is something I can't give up on. I told you before: don't make me hate you." An Ziyan walked up to Wu Xin, who stared into An Ziyan's eyes. She was so shocked that she couldn't move.

No one dared to speak. After a long, terrifying silence, the doorbell rang. Mai Ding ran to get the door; it turned out that the car was fixed and they delivered it to the front door. Mai Ding signed the pick-up sheet and rushed over to grab the garbage bag from the backseat. Because it was a little heavy, he panted as he carried it into the house. When he finally got to the living room, he carefully opened the garbage bag in front of Wu Xin.

An Ziyan watched Mai Ding, was he about to take out a bunch of garbage from the bag?

Mai Ding placed the object in a neat line, and knelt down on the floor as he explained: "Auntie, these are my most precious belongings that I've kept since I was a child. This is an essay that I wrote in elementary school, which I won second place for. These are badges that I received in middle school for being environmentally-friendly and for respecting the elderly. This is a present my parents bought for me for being able to stay home alone while they went on vacation..." Mai Ding said a lot about the medals and gifts that he received when he was young. He simply wanted to let Wu Xin know that although he's not good enough, he has also received a lot of praise and is not as useless as he seemed. Everyone quietly listened to Mai Ding's stories. Wu Xin stared at the pile of things on the floor; she wasn't sure what Mai Ding was up to this time.

After a long while, Mai Ding finally finished his explanations. He swallowed nervously and raised his head. With his clear, serious, and innocent eyes, he said to Wu Xin: "Auntie, it's not like I have nothing. These are all my treasures, if I give them all to you, can I have An Ziyan in return?"

Wu Xin was stunned. She looked deeply into Mai Ding's eyes and clearly saw what was in them. The strength of his eyes made Wu Xin unable to open her eyes. Her heart lurched as everything became clear and after a long silence, her shoulders finally dropped: "Do whatever you want with your love." She silently climbed up to the second floor. Before she disappeared upstairs, she glanced at An Ziyan and Mai Ding. She was the only one who was still struggling. Perhaps Mai Ding's love for An Ziyan alone was enough to grab Ziyan away. Everything he did was centered around Ziyan, everything he did was for Ziyan's wellbeing. In contrast, as his mother, her love didn't even match up to Mai Ding's. Well forget it then, just let them be.

Stupefied, Mai Ding stared at Wu Xin: "Auntie, does this mean you agree? Then shall I carry these things upstairs for you?"

"Are you an idiot? Who wants your garbage?" An Ziyan squatted down and put everything back into the garbage bag. Everyone else also went off to do their own things. Mai Ding glared at An Ziyan angrily: "Garbage? Are you blind? These are all confirmations of my past."

"You're using garbage to confirm your past?"

"Hey! This is a serious insult! If I knew this would happen, then I would have secretly shown it to Auntie alone."

After putting everything away, An Ziyan carried it upstairs and Mai Ding followed behind him. When they arrived at the door, An Ziyan suddenly said: "Thank you."

Mai Ding was so shocked that he hit his head on the door frame. Why does this guy keep suddenly saying such surprising words? Thank you? Thank you! These two words almost never leave his mouth together. Could it possibly be another trick? Mai Ding looked around, terrified: "W-what are you th-thanking me for?" Do you really have to be that scared?

"For exchanging your garbage for me."

"I'll say it one more time: these are not garbage! They're all treasures. Besides..." From behind, Mai Ding flung his arms around An Ziyan's waist and buried his face into An Ziyan's back: "Besides, I already got a new treasure."

"I don't want to hear anymore."

"But I want to say it."