"It was the housekeeper abroad who told me that you booked a flight back today."

Su Jian smiled and hugged his mother: "Mom, I just wanted to come back to see you as soon as possible."

"Having been away for so many years, don't you want to see me?"

The adopted daughter was happy to see Su Jian return, so she pulled him to sit on the sofa and looked him over carefully.

"My son inherited my good genes; he's tall and handsome."

"Just stay home during this time and spend more time with Mom and Grandpa."

After chatting for a while, Su Jian brought up the matter of marrying Shen Bingyan to his adopted daughter.

The adopted daughter frowned upon hearing this. She had met Shen Bingyan once before when she accompanied the head of the Shen family to the Shen family.

The girl was as cold as an emotionless robot, and for some reason, she felt a certain aversion to Shen Bingyan.

Perhaps it's because that girl is very beautiful and has a great presence; this aversion is a form of rejection towards an equally matched opponent?

The adopted daughter thought to herself.

In any case, she had no good feelings towards Shen Bingyan.

Naturally, he didn't want his son to marry Shen Bingyan.

Without a second thought, the adopted daughter refused, saying, "No, I don't agree to you marrying her."

“I’ve met her. She has a strong and aloof personality. You two aren’t really compatible. Besides, your marriage isn’t a game. Your mother will choose one for you herself.”

Su Jian said in surprise, "Mom, why are you so old-fashioned?"

"I don't want anyone else, I want to marry her."

"Besides, personality changes after marriage. From the first moment I saw her, I felt that she was the one for me, and I had fallen in love with her at first sight."

Hearing her son profess his love, the adopted daughter's face darkened. She tried to explain to Su Jian, "The Shen family's genes are bad. They are born with short lifespans and have a hereditary genetic virus."

Seeing that Su Jian looked like he wouldn't listen, the adopted daughter had no choice but to shift the blame to Grandpa Qi: "Even if I agree, your grandfather won't agree."

"In short, don't bring this up again."

"I asked you to come back so that you could spend more time with your grandfather."

Su Jian's eyes darted around, and his mind quickly processed the information:

"So, if Grandpa agrees, then you agree?"

Over the next two days, Su Jian caused all sorts of trouble. He used to cause trouble outside, but now he just stayed at home, bothering Grandpa Qi and his adopted daughter.

Although Grandpa Qi and Su Jian are not related by blood, Su Jian is still his eldest grandson whom he watched grow up. After more than twenty years of affection, how could he not feel sorry for him?

When he was young, Mr. Qi was very hard-hearted, but as he got older, his heart softened considerably.

After Su Jian made a fuss for two days, Old Master Qi nodded in agreement.

Although he had always wanted to find his daughter, he knew in his heart that he might never find her in this lifetime.

As his body ages, the entire family... will likely have to be handed over to Su Jian.

Of course, he wanted to find a good marriage for Su Jian.

As for Shen Bingyan, he likes her very much. There is also a miracle drug to solve the genetic virus. If she can marry Su Jian, it might not be a bad thing.

"Alright, since you insist, I'll take you to your home tomorrow to propose marriage."

After seeing that Grandpa Qi had agreed, Su Jian happily told his adopted daughter the news.

The adopted daughter was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "Your grandfather actually agreed?"

"That's impossible. Doesn't he know that Shen Bingyan's genetic disease has already awakened?"

"I also heard that Shen Bingyan is now in a deep sleep and might die from her illness at any time. Your grandfather actually agreed to this?"

Su Jian raised an eyebrow smugly and told his adopted daughter, "Grandpa said he would give that divine pill to Shen Bingyan as a betrothal gift."

"So after Shen Bingyan marries me, she won't have to worry about triggering her illness."

The adopted daughter's mouth opened slightly, her eyes flickered, and after carefully considering the pros and cons, a surge of ecstatic joy welled up in her heart.

The old man had been keeping a close eye on that pill.

He had always planned to use that pill to find out where his daughter was.

But now, he's actually willing to give the pills to the Shen family as a betrothal gift for Su Jian.

Does this mean that the old man has begun to give up searching for his daughter?

Are we going to start training Su Jian?

Thinking of this, the adopted daughter smiled subtly: "Alright, since your grandfather has agreed, I have no choice but to agree as well."

"If you can't handle that woman Shen Bingyan in the future, don't come crying to me."

"That woman is not simple; you need to be careful around her."

Perhaps, looking at it another way, what if one's son could marry Shen Bingyan?

Even if the truth comes out, the old man can only be powerless and furious. With the Shen family's protection, he won't be able to touch the mother and daughter.

Thinking of this, the adopted daughter's attitude towards Shen Bingyan improved slightly.

Su Jian kept watching his mother and saw that she seemed to have really figured things out. She had a meaningful smile on her face, as if she had thought of something.

Su Jian knew then that the matter was settled!

So Su Jian felt relieved and casually said, "Mom, I knew you would agree. By the way, I haven't seen Uncle Yu at all these past few days since I came home?"

Su Jian spends most of his time abroad and can count the number of times he has met Yu Anping on one hand.

It's impossible to say that he had any feelings for Yu Anping.

However, Yu Anping is the old man's confidant, and if one wants to inherit the Qi family, it is still necessary to maintain a good relationship with him.

Su Jian had no idea that Yu Anping was his biological father. No matter what Yu Anping did for his biological son, he was willing to do it.

Upon hearing her son mention Yu Anping, the adopted daughter's eyes narrowed dangerously.

Yu Anping has been in Luzhou for several days now, why haven't we heard from him yet?

Okay, I'll call and ask while I'm at it.

"Your Uncle Yu is not in Kyoto for the time being."

"Mom will make a video call to him and ask if he's free."

In order to control Yu Anping to work for her, the adopted daughter kept a close watch on Su Jian, forbidding the two from having any private contact, and even forbidding them from exchanging phone numbers.

The adopted daughter touched Su Jian's hair.

Then, he used his own phone to make a video call to Yu Anping.

It took more than fifty seconds for the call to connect.

The adopted daughter walked a few steps away and smiled at the man on the other end of the phone, saying, "Su Jian has returned to China. He said he hasn't seen Uncle Yu for many years and misses him very much."

“But you happened to be away on a business trip, so I had to let him video chat with you.”

When are you coming back?

The adopted daughter subtly reminded Yu Anping, and then immediately pointed her phone directly at Su Jian.

When Su Jian's face appeared on the other side of the screen, Yu Anping's pupils suddenly contracted, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.