"Okay!" As soon as she heard that her mom was missing, she quickly grabbed her phone to make a call, her anxiety mounting.
“好的！”一听到妈妈不见了，她立刻拿出手机要拨打电话，心中也变得焦虑起来。
Her parents frequently fought, and her mom stormed out of the house each time they did.
她的父母经常吵架，一吵架她妈妈就会怒气冲冲地离家出走。
In the past, her mom would let her know in advance where she was going, but this time there was no word.
以往妈妈去了哪里都会提前和她这个做女儿的说一声的，可是这一次她一点消息都没有。
It was so late – where could her mom be? At that moment, the sound of a phone call was heard, but the phone was not answered.
这么晚了，妈妈能上哪里去？此时传出电话呼叫的声音，电话并没有接通。
Her aunt, however, noticed the young man following her. "Lingling, is this your boyfriend? Why don''t you introduce him to me?"
但是这时伯母发现了她后面跟着的一个男生。“灵灵，这是你男朋友吗？怎么都不介绍介绍？”
"Aunt, he''s not my boyfriend. He''s just a schoolmate. Can''t I have a male friend? It''s embarrassing when you say things like that! How am I supposed to interact with the opposite sex in the future? We''re in the 21st century. Please don''t treat me like a woman from a bygone era!" She hung up the phone, intending to call back later, and first dealt with the immediate issue.
“伯母，他不是我男朋友，他是我一个校友，难道我就不能有一个男性校友吗？你这么说让人真难堪！以后我还怎么和异性打交道？现在是21世纪了，不要让我过得如封建时期的女性好吗？”她挂断了电话，等下再打，先解了燃眉之急吧。
Her parents’ relationship had been strained for some time, but now she absolutely couldn''t let her aunt mistakenly think she had a boyfriend.
他的父母呀，感情不好不是一天两天的了，但是现在可千万不能让伯母误会自己有男朋友了。
She bowed apologetically to the young man, "I''m sorry for troubling you today. I have some family matters to attend to. We can discuss our teacher''s paper later once I''ve sorted things out."
她转过身去对男生鞠躬道歉道：“学长，真不好意思，今天麻烦你了，我家里还有事，等我解决后我们再来讨论那篇老师的论文问题。”
"Okay!" He courteously greeted them both and then left.
“好！”他也礼貌地朝他俩问好然后转身离开。
"Lingling, if you have a boyfriend, everyone would be happy for you. Just don''t keep it a secret! You''re always studying, but sometimes you need us elders to help you choose the right person. We might not have read as many books or achieved the grades you have, but we''ve lived longer and have more life experience than you."
“灵灵，你要是有男朋友了大家都会为你高兴，可不准藏着呀！你一天到晚就知道读书，这看人呀还是要让我们做长辈的帮你参考参考，免得看错人走错路，我们虽然没读你这么多书，也没你这么好的成绩，但是毕竟我们活了一大把年纪了，我们吃过的盐比你吃过的饭还多。”
"Aunt, please don''t jump to conclusions. I told you he''s not my boyfriend. There are plenty of male classmates at school. I