The next day, Ruan Ruan didn't wake up until after nine o'clock again. Upon waking, the memory of the previous night made her furious, and she pounded the blankets, yelling, "Aaaaah, Huo Haocheng, you dog!"

Huo Haocheng got up at six o'clock every morning. These past few days, only Huo Haocheng has been seen every morning. The Huo family has gotten used to it. Only Huo's grandmother and mother have subtly reminded him to know when to stop. They have also told Ruan Ruan that they can't keep spoiling him, because it will only tire them out. But when it comes to that time, the two of them forget about it.

After the Huo family left, Huo Haocheng helped turn over the soil in the yard again. All the vegetables had been prepared for the wedding, and now it needed to be redone. He had been keeping an eye on the room, so when he heard Ruan Ruan wake up, he put down his farm tools and went inside, only to hear Ruan Ruan calling him a dog.

"Woof woof woof!" Huo Haocheng pushed open the door and saw the irritable Ruan Ruan.

"You're still yelling? Look, this is all your handiwork! How am I supposed to face anyone today?" Ruan Ruan shouted at Huo Haocheng, pointing to the marks on her neck. It was about 30 degrees Celsius outside. She couldn't go out wearing a turtleneck sweater, could she? She wouldn't just be laughed at, she'd be considered crazy.

The thought of this made Ruan Ruan angry, so she grabbed a pillow and threw it at Huo Haocheng.

Seeing Ruan Ruan's bruises and welts, Huo Haocheng knew he had gone too far last night. But he genuinely felt he hadn't used enough force; it was all because Ruan Ruan's skin was too fair and delicate—that was definitely it, he thought to himself. Thankfully, Ruan Ruan hadn't activated the system to hear Huo Haocheng's thoughts, otherwise, Huo Haocheng would have been in grave danger.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'll definitely be more careful next time." Taking the pillow, Huo Haocheng stepped forward and hugged Ruan Ruan, gently stroking her hair.

"Let me see if there are any clothes in the closet that can cover me up, okay?"

"Um"

Huo Haocheng actually found a light green ruffled blouse with a stand-up collar. Ruan Ruan herself couldn't remember when she bought it, but she probably hadn't worn it since, otherwise she would have remembered.

After Ruan Ruan tidied herself up and ate a little something, the two of them went to the backyard to prepare the wild game they had brought yesterday.

"Is anyone home, Huo Haocheng? Are you home?"

Is someone calling you?

"Judging from the voice, it sounds like Fu Mingyi. I'll go check it out." With that, Huo Haocheng washed his hands and came out to see who it was.

"It really is you. What brings you here?" Huo Haocheng opened the door, let him in, and then handed him a glass of water.

"I came to see you today about something. Is no one home?" Fu Mingyi took the drink, took a big gulp, and then spoke.

"It's just my wife and me at home. What's wrong? Are you looking for my family?" As the two were talking, Ruan Ruan also came out.

"Hello, sister-in-law." This was their second meeting; they hadn't been able to greet each other at the wedding.

"Hello, Comrade Fu Mingyi"

"Speak, what is it?"

"One of the people here today is to tell you that the verdict for the Lin family has been handed down. Lin Dafu, along with other officials from the Cultural Revolution, has been sentenced to death for allegedly embezzling and misappropriating their property and murdering multiple people. The execution will take place tomorrow in the square. Wu Juan and the factory director have been sentenced to five years in rural Northwest China for hooliganism, which has had a negative impact on society. Their son, Lin Xuan, was found to be unaware that the other party was a spy, but he inadvertently leaked information on several occasions. More importantly, he and his father participated in the theft and sale of cultural relics, so Lin Xuan has been sentenced to twenty years in prison."

"I thought they were just keeping the stolen cultural relics for themselves!"

Huo Haocheng recalled that the things he saw in those courtyards were all things they had taken for themselves; he never expected that they would be confirmed to have been stolen and sold.

Did they disclose how many they sold?

"They had just released a batch of people before they were arrested. After receiving the news, we contacted our superiors, but we haven't heard anything from them yet."

"520, do you think the cultural relics they're selling now might be the same ones that were previously displayed in museums around the world?"

Yes, that's right.

"Damn it, you traitor, can you even find out where those people are hiding now?"

"Not for now, they're too far away, I can't sense them."

"Okay, then you must tell me when you sense it."

"Yes, host."

Huo Haocheng and Fu Mingyi were unaware of Ruan Ruan's conversation with the system. They were also thinking that, based on the timeline, these people shouldn't have gone far.

"The higher-ups will send people to investigate this matter. Now that we've finished discussing official business, I'd like to talk to you about some personal matters."

"Um?"

"That's right, that's right..." Fu Mingyi clenched his hands nervously, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Just say what you want to say, why are you hesitating?" Seeing Fu Mingyi like this, Huo Haocheng thought, what could be so hard for a grown man to say?

"I just wanted to ask you, does your sister Huo Yue have a boyfriend?" After saying that, Fu Mingyi felt like he had come back to life.

"You've got your eye on my sister?"

"Then what do you think of me being your brother-in-law?" Ever since he met Huo Yue at Huo Haocheng's wedding, Fu Mingyi would think of her from time to time. When he thought of her happy face, Fu Mingyi's heart would pound. It was only after his mother noticed his abnormality and asked him that he realized he had fallen in love with the girl at first sight.

"When did you take a liking to my sister?" It's not that Huo Haocheng disagrees, but rather when did these two start interacting.

"After seeing him on your wedding day, I've been thinking about her constantly and really want to see her again. I fell in love with her at first sight, so I wanted to ask you now, do you think it's okay for me to be your brother-in-law?"

"It's not something we can just decide to do. It also depends on whether Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom and Dad agree! Most importantly, it depends on whether Yueyue likes you. For two people to be together, they have to like each other."