For the next two weeks, he spent his days sightseeing, exploring Shanghai, and taking photos, capturing the changes in the city over the past four years in his camera.

On this day, a light drizzle fell from the overcast sky.

Chu Zhi didn't want to go out, so she stayed at home and picked up a book to read slowly.

Chu Fang came in from outside. He had been working in the vegetable garden without an umbrella, and now he was soaked.

Chu's mother gave him a clean set of clothes and muttered, "My dear, you're getting more and more naughty. It's raining outside and you don't even use an umbrella. What will I do if you catch a cold?"

"Mom, I'm fine."

“You still think you’re young? Actually, you’re old,” Chu’s mother said. “You think you’re like your mother? Your mother is still young and full of energy.”

Chu Fang changed into clean clothes, which her mother then took to wash. Noticing Chu Zhi smiling, Chu Fang rolled her eyes and said, "What are you laughing at? I have a mother who cares about me, do you? Does your mother care about you? No!"

"Your own mother only cares about work; she cares more about work than you."

"You still have the nerve to laugh at me? Humph, how laughable!"

Chu Zhiye said softly, "Father, does my mother care about you?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Fang immediately broke down and pointed at Chu Zhi, accusing him of being unfilial. The latter shrugged speechlessly.

He didn't break through the defenses, but someone else did.

"Oh, right..." Chu Fang slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering something, and asked, "How many girlfriends did you have in college?"

"Not a single one."

"Flying!" Chu Fang scoffed disdainfully. "You're my son, how come you haven't learned any of my good qualities? When I was your age..."

At this point, Chu Fang suddenly realized that he wasn't much better off than his son, so he waved his hand and said, "Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. So, when do you plan to get a girlfriend?"

Chu Zhi also said, "Let it be."

She looked up at her father and said, "Why are you bringing this up today? You don't usually talk about this. Someone must have asked you to find out about me first. Did my mother tell you to do this?"

"Does this mean my mother is planning to interfere in my love life?"

Chu Fang remained silent for ten seconds, then stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly left the house, walking into the yard to let the drizzle wet him.

Then he walked in again, his eyes gleaming: "Can you guess what I was just doing?"

Chu Zhi also shook his head.

"I've got you figured it out." Chu Fang raised his chin. "You're still too green to guess what your father is thinking. Remember, there are mountains beyond mountains and heavens beyond heavens, and my thoughts are deeper than the ocean!"

After saying that, Chu Fang went upstairs with a smug look on his face.

... ...

Although Chu Zhi hadn't expected his own father to treat him that way in order to win, he did guess his mother's actions.

That night, at the dinner table.

Zhong Tingyue spoke slowly and deliberately: "Son, I've found you a blind date. He's incredibly handsome, well-behaved, and has a great personality. He's well-mannered and his every move reflects good manners."

"Go and take a look tomorrow."

Chu Zhi sighed, "Mother, I'm not nineteen yet."

“It’s time to find someone,” Gao Ruoyun said from the side. “Back in our day, we were already married and had children.”

Gao Ruoyun was the one most looking forward to Chu Zhiye's marriage.

Because Zhong Rou believes in remaining single, no man has been able to get close to her to this day, so the bloodline of her Zhong family has passed to Chu Zhiye and Chu Jin.

Chu's mother also said, "My dear, there's no need to rush into marriage. You can date for a few years and then decide."

The whole family looked at Chu Zhiye with expectant eyes, so he had no choice but to nod.

The next day.

Chu Zhi also changed into the clothes Zhong Tingyue had prepared: a white shirt, a custom-made suit, and gleaming leather shoes.

Zhong Tingyue looked him up and down, her eyes filled with satisfaction: "As expected of my son, he's handsome."

Chu Fang, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Zhong Tingyue, you shouldn't be taking credit like this. Without me, could you have finished the job by yourself?"

"Saying these things in front of the child, Chu Fang, are you out of your mind?"

"You've said that a lot before, especially when you were just born..."

It was no longer Chu Zhi's turn to listen. He left and drove away from home.

After driving for about twenty minutes, we arrived at a coffee shop and immediately saw that the woman had already arrived.

The woman wore a light blue dress, the hem of which swayed in the wind like an elegant iris.

Her jet-black hair cascaded down her shoulders like silk, shimmering slightly in the sunlight. A few strands fell across her fair cheeks, like a gentle spring breeze, giving her a beautiful appearance.

"Hello, Chu Zhiye."

"Hello, Shen Ling."

The two sat facing each other, exchanging polite smiles.

The two immediately engaged in casual conversation, and as they talked, they discovered that they had both come for blind dates because of their parents.

When the truth was revealed, they looked at each other and smiled.

This immediately made the conversation between the two much more relaxed.

"I never imagined we were both like this."

Knowing each other's attitudes, their conversation became less formal and much more relaxed.

... ...

In a corner of the coffee shop, Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue were hiding behind a newspaper, secretly watching the two people on their blind date.

Chu Fang lowered his voice: "Don't push, don't push. I can read lips. Let me read what they're saying to each other."

Zhong Tingyue asked in surprise, "When did you learn lip reading?"

"I just learned it."

Immediately putting his newfound knowledge to use, Chu Fang directly interpreted lip reading: "Our son said: 'Beautiful lady, you're so pretty.' Shen Ling said: 'Brother, you're so handsome too.' Our son continued: 'Brother, I like you so much.' Shen Ling said: 'Me too.' Our son said: 'Then let's not wait any longer, let's go to a hotel.' Shen Ling blushed a little: 'Oh dear, brother, this is too fast, this isn't good...'"

"Hey, Zhong Tingyue, why are you poking me? Don't poke me, or I'll get angry with you."

As Chu Fang was translating the lip-reading between the two, he suddenly felt everything go dark.

Looking up, I saw Chu Zhiye and Shen Ling standing in front of me.

Shen Ling bowed slightly: "Hello, Aunt Zhong and Uncle Chu."

Chu Zhiye: "Father, Mother, what are you doing here?"

Zhong Tingyue quickly said, "My father is sick, I brought him to see a doctor."

Chu Fang said, "I am not sick."

Zhong Tingyue stepped on Chu Fang's instep and said seriously, "You're sick."

Chu Fang realized: "Indeed, I'm sick!"