Chapter 173

Leng Zexi watched Xia Ruo'an walk into the bathroom with gentle eyes, then turned to look at his mother-in-law and said softly, "Mom, please help me look after Ruo'an. I have something to do with Mu Shen and the others."

Zhong Yanyan smiled and nodded in agreement.

Leng Zexi walked towards the door. Just as he reached the door, Xia Lin reminded him, "Turn left when you go out, go straight ahead, and then walk into the alley. You can see them at the end of the alley."

Leng Zexi responded: "Okay, Dad, thank you."

At this time, Zhong Yanyan cast her eyes towards Leng Zexi and said earnestly, "Zexi, when you see Mu Shen later, tell him to be more restrained. That's enough."

"Teach Zhou Mufan a lesson and let him suffer some minor injuries. If you still feel that it is not enough, you can ask Lin Cai and Xiao Jin to cancel their cooperation with Zhou Mufan and cut off the relevant technical support."

"Anyway, from now on, our family and Zhou Mufan will be two parallel lines, and there will be no intersection anymore."

"Ruo'an is a girl with a resolute character. Once she decides to let go of something or someone, she will never regret it. So you can rest assured about this, Zexi."

Zhong Yanyan knew very well that although Xia Ruoan had dated Zhou Mufan for three years, now that they had broken up, they should completely let it go.

She didn't want Leng Zexi to feel resentful towards Xia Ruoan or have unnecessary misunderstandings because of this past event.

Hearing what his mother-in-law said, Leng Zexi nodded firmly and replied, "Mom, don't worry! I believe in Ruoan, and I am also confident in the relationship between us. No matter what happens, it will not affect my trust in Ruoan."

After saying that, Leng Zexi turned around and walked out of the room, quickly heading towards where Mu Shen and the others were.

"Okay, then go ahead. I'll take care of Ruoan here, so you can go about your business without worry." Zhong Yanyan said with a smile. She felt much more at ease hearing her husband say this.

Xia Lin looked at his wife's bright smile like a spring flower, and his mood became happy. He couldn't help but smile along: "Now you can finally rest assured!"

"Zexi is a really good kid. He is outstanding in both his family background and personal abilities." Xia Lin said with emotion. After going through so many things, he has now completely let it go.

To be honest, apart from the adopted sons he raised himself, Xia Lin truly felt that entrusting Ruoan to Leng Zexi was the wisest and most appropriate choice.

Zhong Yanyan couldn't help but chuckle after hearing what he said, and joked, "I don't know who was the one who always said that Zexi was not good in this or that, and racked his brains to find ways to stop him and Ruoan from being together?"

Xia Lin was exposed by his wife. He coughed awkwardly and explained quickly: "I just wanted to test him at that time to see if he was qualified to be my son-in-law!"

Zhong Yanyan asked with a smile: "What about now? After observing him for a while, do you think Zexi is qualified to be your son-in-law?"

Her eyes were full of tenderness and expectation. After all, their daughter's lifelong happiness had always been the most important concern in the couple's hearts. Now that this major event was about to be settled, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Xia Lin deliberately put on a serious expression, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly rise, and he answered insincerely: "Well... it's OK, so-so, barely qualified."

"But what will happen in the future depends on his subsequent performance!" In fact, he had already accepted Leng Zexi as his son-in-law in his heart, but was embarrassed to express it directly.

Zhong Yanyan saw through the other person's thoughts at a glance. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with a hint of sarcasm: "You, stop being so stubborn! Look, Ruo'an has already married in the blink of an eye."

"But with our four sons, we don't know when they can bring home the good girls from other families." At this point, Zhong Yanyan couldn't help but shook her head slightly, with a hint of worry on her face.

Then, she continued with emotion: "You really need to discipline them. They are all not young anymore. Ruo Anke is younger than them, but now she is not only married, but she even has children."

"But these four guys in our family can't even find a girlfriend, let alone bring one home. Sigh..." Zhong Yanyan sighed deeply, her brows furrowed, as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart.

At this time, Xia Lin on the side nodded repeatedly to show his agreement: "That's right, they should indeed be taught a lesson. We have the only precious daughter in the family, and now she has a family and is going to have children. On the other hand, these four 'little pigs' in the family couldn't even bring back a 'cabbage', it's really embarrassing!" As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Lin turned and walked into the house.

Seeing this, Zhong Yanyan hurriedly shouted, "Old Xia, I haven't finished talking yet, what are you in such a hurry to do?"

However, Xia Lin did not stop and soon disappeared in the living room.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how to pick good names for our precious grandchildren by looking through books."

"I have discussed with Lao Leng before that we will each think of three names for boys and three names for girls. Later, we will let the children draw lots to decide on their own and name the children based on the names they draw. This way, we won't have to argue over it."

As Xia Lin spoke, he picked up a thick copy of "The Book of Songs" and began to read it carefully with great interest.

"I'm not saying anything harsh about you. I'm telling you about your sons' lifelong affairs, but you just go and look up those names without saying a word. Have you ever really cared about your sons in your heart?" Zhong Yanyan looked at Xia Lin's actions and stomped her feet in anger.

Hearing this, Xia Lin slowly raised his head and said helplessly, "Of course I care about our sons, but I care about them, but I can't force them to go on blind dates or get married, right? This kind of thing still depends on fate."

"Have you forgotten what happened five years ago? At that time, we forced our eldest brother to go on a blind date to find a girlfriend, but she ended up running away overseas and didn't want to come back at all."

"If I keep pushing them like this, maybe all four of my sons won't even want to go home!" After saying that, he lowered his head and continued to study the dictionary in his hand.

"Don't doubt it, they can really do this! As long as you mention blind dates or finding a girlfriend to them, they will immediately shout that they are very busy."

"If it weren't for the fact that Ruo'an was marrying into the Leng family and they needed to come back to support the occasion, who knows if they would still be enjoying themselves outside and not want to go home at all!"

"Anyway, no matter how much I persuade them, they just turn a deaf ear to it. As for me, I might as well think carefully about what to name my grandchildren. When they are born, I can take them around everywhere." Xia Lin turned his gaze to his wife beside him and said slowly.

"If I want to experience the joy of raising a grandchild, I'd better wait for my grandchild to come out. I can't even think about Mu Shen and the others, four bachelors."

Zhong Yanyan shook her head helplessly: "You are quite open-minded."

Xia Lin sighed softly and responded, "What can I do if I can't get over it? Should I force them to find a woman to marry and have children right away? If the two can really get along well, then it's fine. But what if they find out they are not suitable for each other after marriage, get tired of each other, and end up becoming a pair of enemies? That would be a headache!"

"Instead of doing that, it's better to let nature take its course and let them slowly find the right person. Besides, our children are all very capable, so there's no need to rely on our son to take care of us in our old age."

"My only worry now is that they won't have a companion who can understand their needs when they get older. Fortunately, there are four of them, so even when they get old, they won't be too lonely if they play mahjong together."

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings! All we can do is wait patiently for good news. If the children decide to get married, we will give them the house and money we prepared in advance."

"But if they really don't want to get married, forcing them won't help. After all, they are already adults, there's no need to force them."

"But don't be forced into a hasty marriage like Ruoan. If you're lucky, it's fine, but what if you end up with the wrong person? Are you going to watch them go from being single to being married for the second time?"

As Xia Lin spoke, he turned and looked at his wife beside him.

After listening to this, Zhong Yanyan thought about it carefully and felt that what her husband said made a lot of sense.

She sighed helplessly: "Okay, then I won't force them anymore. When I think back to those years when my eldest brother left home to venture out, I couldn't sleep well all day and all night."

As she spoke, Zhong Yanyan couldn't help but feel a headache coming over her.

"Forget it, forget it. You continue flipping through the books. I'll see if there's anything Ruoan needs help sorting out." Before she finished her words, Zhong Yanyan stood up and walked towards the room where Ruoan was.

At this time, Xia Lin couldn't help but mutter: "Sure enough, all the sons are here to collect debts!"

Unexpectedly, just after he finished saying this, he heard a "pop" sound behind him.

It turned out that Zhong Yanyan slapped him hard on the back without mercy.

Xia Lin was caught off guard by the beating, and he gasped in pain, secretly complaining in his heart: This hand is really strong! It's all because of those brats who didn't know how to take the initiative to find a girlfriend, so he got beaten.

If you have the guts, go and beat them up. What’s the point of only bullying yourself?

As expected, the son came to collect the debt, but the daughter was considerate. She got angry when she saw the book in her hand. She was unwilling to accept that the cabbage she had raised with great difficulty was picked by others.