Nervous about meeting the parents

"I quote myself for the hundredth time, you look beautiful in everything Hua. Just wear whatever you feel comfortable in." Yu Chen said, emerging from under the dress Xi Hua had thrown on her.

Xi Hua pouted and pulled her hair. "I need advice Chen!! I don't need compliments!" she cried.

Yu Chen got up and sighed, "Fine." She dug under the dresses and pulled out a pale yellow dress. The dress was a perfect combination of traditional and modern as it had the look of a qipao, but was actually just a simple dress. It was printed with a golden dragon with it's wings streched out, and gave the perfect royal look.

Chen held the dress in front of Hua and turned her towards the mirror. "Here you go. Wear this. And if you're gonna reject this, I'm going to go get ready too." Chen said before handing the dress to Xi Hua.

"This one?" Xi Hua spoke with uncertainty, turning sideways to look at herself in the mirror in different directions.

Chen held her cheeks and said with a big smile, "Yes. I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Zenghai will love the dress. Now I really have to go and get ready. Xia will be here any second."

Xi Hua's face also broke into a smile as she nodded.

Chen beamed and pinched Hua's cheeks before rushing out of her room.

As Xi Hua began to look at herself in the mirror once more, Chen poked her head in. "I could do your hair, if you don't mind getting ready a bit early?" she asked.

Xi Hua shook her head and waved her hand, saying, "I'll manage."

Chen gave her a thumbs-up, "That's like my girl." and disappeared.

Xi Hua was sitting on the living room couch with a magazine in her hands and curlers in her hair. She looked up as the doorbell rang.

"Chen!! I think Xia's here!" Hua called out before going to the door.

And she was right. Si Xia stood at the door, wearing a dark blue suit with his brown hair slicked back. "How do I look? Am I a bit over dressed?" Si Xia asked as Hua opened the door, pulling at his shirt collar. Xi Hua chuckled, Xia was clearly very nervous about meeting Chen's parents. As much as she was about meeting Zenghai's, maybe more.

"No Xia. You're not over dressed. And you look very handsome. Come in." Hua replied.

Si Xia walked into the living room, still pulling on his shirt collar, a habit he had when he was nervous.

"Is it a bit hot in here? I feel it's a bit too hot here." Xia spoke, loosening his tie a bit.

Xi Hua laughed as she walked in with a glass of juice, "No it's not too hot. And do try to relax a bit. Here." she handed him the glass.

Si Xia took a sip and looked in the direction of Chen's room.

"Calm down man. She'll be out in a sec. Glad to see someone is more nervous than me." Xi Hua laughed as she made Xia sit down and walked to Chen's bedroom door.

"Chen!!! Xia's here!!" Hua called out.

"Yeah. I'm almost ready. Just a sec." Yu Chen's voice came from inside the room.