Not wanting to talk to this woman any longer, Chu Fang got up, and Zhong Tingyue followed suit, the two of them leaving the room together.

Just as they left the room, by sheer bad luck, the door to the room opposite opened, and Gao Ruoyun stretched and walked out, and the three of them happened to meet.

In an instant, the three of them stopped in their tracks, staring at each other as if in a daze.

At this moment, the living room was quiet, as if the air itself had stopped moving.

It was clear that Gao Ruoyun's pupils were dilated, her eyes filled with disbelief, as if she had seen the sky fall. Zhong Tingyue's face was instantly flushed with a shy blush, which then spread to her ears, neck, and even her whole body, revealing her embarrassment.

Compared to the mother and daughter, Chu Fang seemed nonchalant and greeted them first, "Good morning, Auntie."

He knew how awkward the situation was, but he remained completely calm because...

He hadn't done anything, hadn't even taken the final step, so what was there to be embarrassed about?

Thinking about it, Chu Fang felt a pang of sadness.

Damn it!

I'm such a useless boyfriend. It's been almost a year, and I still haven't managed to get this woman.

She continued, "Auntie, don't overthink it. I was just discussing some things with Zhong Tingyue, um... it concerns the development of the studio, nothing at all happened."

Zhong Tingyue tilted her head to the side.

Are you brain-dead?

Isn't this a classic case of protesting too much?

You two were discussing business in your pajamas in the bedroom this morning? ... Gao Ruoyun coughed a few times: "Oh, it's good to discuss things together and make progress together."

"Auntie, I'm cooking this morning."

"Okay." Gao Ruoyun nodded.

Chu Fang went into the kitchen to make breakfast, Zhong Tingyue went to her bedroom, and Gao Ruoyun followed. Entering the room, she closed the door, looked at her eldest daughter, opened her mouth as if to say something, but didn't. After thinking for a moment, she said earnestly, "Um..."

Zhong Tingyue tensed up.

Then I heard: "Um... be careful, you two aren't engaged yet."

“Mother, nothing really happened…” Zhong Tingyue protested.

"I didn't say what happened between you two, why are you in such a hurry?"

Am I in a hurry?

"I'm getting anxious."

"I'm not in a hurry."

"You're in a hurry."

"I'm really not in a hurry."

"You are my child, don't I know you?"

“... ..."

At the table, Zhong Rou ate her breakfast, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Chu Fang, her older sister, and her mother, before she softly began, "Um..."

Zhong Tingyue: "Eat your food and don't talk."

Gao Ruoyun: "Kids, don't ask questions. Nothing happened between your sister and Xiao Chu."

Chu Fang's eyes narrowed to slits, he was so happy he was completely lost.

... ...

After having a drink together, the relationship between Chu Fang and Gao Ruoyun progressed a bit, no longer as awkward as when they first arrived. Gao Ruoyun no longer constantly said things like "Thank you for your trouble," and Chu Fang no longer played the role of an obedient son-in-law.

I skipped the office altogether and took advantage of the free time to travel around Shanghai with my future mother-in-law, letting her experience the city firsthand. We visited the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower, the zoo, the pedestrian street...

Gao Ruoyun also took this opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of Chu Fang.

She was satisfied with her daughter's choice of husband, finding him to be both handsome and virtuous. Beneath his seemingly carefree exterior lay a steadfast heart, making him an excellent boyfriend and a devoted family man.

But... Gao Ruoyun had some worries, and the source of her worries was Chu Fang's assets.

She used to think that Chu Fang was a small business owner, rich but not very rich.

But during these few days of travel, Gao Ruoyun finally learned about Chu Fang's strength and wealth: several supercars worth no less than several million, several houses in Shanghai worth tens of millions, two or three companies under his control, and many employees under his management.

Chu Fang was the richest person Gao Ruoyun had ever met in her life, and this person was her son-in-law.

She felt anxious and worried.

People like Chu Fang are surrounded by too many tempting things. For example, once when Chu Fang was buying something in a luxury store, the female sales clerk practically clung to him, every part of her body radiating an urge to seduce him.

Although Chu Fang remained unmoved, Gao Ruoyun was still quite worried about how long this son-in-law could resist, and whether her daughter could marry Chu Fang, have children, and even grow old together.

At night, Gao Ruoyun and Zhong Ping chatted.

[Gao Ruoyun: What do you think we should do?]

[Zhong Ping: Just do it!]

[Zhong Ping: They've already slept together, so as parents, we should let our eldest daughter be. Besides, you should trust her judgment; she's always had her own ideas.]

[Gao Ruoyun: But... ...]

[Zhong Ping: No buts. I was like that back then, and I'm doing just fine now. Don't overthink the future.]

Gao Ruoyun nodded.

That's true.

Back then, Zhong Ping was a playboy. In that conservative era, he could dance and sing, attracting the admiration of many women. Even now, he is not a good husband or father.

Compared to Zhong Ping, Chu Fang's image is practically perfect: good-looking, a good cook, family-oriented, and wealthy. It would be impolite to speculate about Chu Fang without reason.

Most importantly, Gao Ruoyun knew from the look in her daughter's eyes that she couldn't stop her.

[Zhong Ping: By the way, I'd like to request an extra ten yuan per day for food allowance; thirty yuan isn't enough to fill me up.]

[Gao Ruoyun: It's not that you're not getting enough to eat, it's that you've gambled away all your money.]

[Zhong Ping: It's not my fault, it's just that God wasn't on my side; I was almost starving to death.]

Gao Ruoyun: ... ...

[Zhong Ping: Fine, fine, you're ignoring me. I know my place in your heart. I was a treasure back then, but now I'm nothing. I might as well just starve to death.]

[Gao Ruoyun: Add ten yuan.]

[Zhong Ping: Hehe, wife, you are truly the best wife in the world. Marrying you is a blessing from heaven. I must have saved the whole world in my past life...]

A smile curved Gao Ruoyun's lips; she was quite pleased with her husband's approach.

... ...

Early in the morning, the sun rose, and the sun shone brightly—a perfect day for the exam.

Chu Fang fried some dough sticks and boiled two eggs, put them in Zhong Rou's bowl, and said, "One dough stick is one, two eggs are zero, which represents one hundred points. Zhong Rou, I've been good to you, haven't I? I've never treated you, Sister Chu Yi, and Sister Zhou Qiong, like this."

Zhong Rou rolled her eyes: "Brother-in-law, the high school entrance exam has been reformed now, and the full score is 150. Are you cursing me by asking me to get 100?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Fang scratched his face, thought for a moment, and then put another egg into his sister-in-law's bowl: "Add another egg, then you'll get a thousand points on the test."

“... ..."