"Cough cough..." Fang Ming choked on his own saliva. This "brother-in-law" was just... surreal. If it weren't for the fact that this person was a decent person, he wouldn't have bothered with him.

"Have some water." Huo Yi handed over a bottle of water. "You're such a grown-up, can't you take care of yourself?" Then he handed over a tissue. "Do you need me to wipe your mouth?"

Fang Ming shuddered slightly, but managed to hold it in. He then glanced at Huo Yi and said, "You bastard, stay away from me."

Now it was Huo Yi's turn to cough.

Fang Ming's lips curled into a slight smile.

"Brother-in-law, I was wrong." Huo Yi was the first to surrender. "Can we stop making a scene?"

"Alright, since you're so filial, I'll give you a heads-up." Fang Ming then became serious.

Huo Yi wanted to explode in anger. What the hell is this "filial piety"? However, he held back, deciding to deal with this brother-in-law after he won over his wife: "Go on, tell me."

"My grandfather's 80th birthday is in the middle of next month." Fang Ming lowered his voice slightly. "Let me tell you, as long as my brother nods in agreement, you're definitely going to be his brother-in-law."

Huo Yi was somewhat stunned.

"Let me put it this way, although our Fang family isn't a particularly grand or wealthy family, we're quite large. We're considered the biggest family in the village because we have a lot of people, and most of them are boys. My grandfather had three brothers, no sisters, and each of them had three sons. No daughters. In my father's generation, my eldest uncle had two sons, and my father also had two sons. My youngest uncle was lucky; his first child was a son, but his second child was a little cousin. You wouldn't believe it, we had a three-day feast! That little girl is the darling of the Fang family..."

Huo Yi nodded. If she hadn't been pampered growing up, Xiao Taozi wouldn't have such a pure and adorable personality.

“My grandparents’ closest younger generation is Xiao Taozi; everyone else has to take a backseat,” Fang Ming patted Huo Yi’s shoulder. “Xiao Taozi is also the most filial, so… even if she thinks you’re the best, if my grandparents don’t agree, she won’t approve of you…”

Huo Yi suddenly realized why. He could sense that the little girl treated him differently, admiring and relying on him. She would also get obviously jealous when other girls looked at him, but she just wouldn't agree to take things further with him. So that's where the problem lay.

"My grandfather likes to play chess and drink Pu'er tea, and my grandmother likes to do embroidery and listen to Beijing-style drum singing..." After Fang Ming finished speaking, he left with the empty plate.

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Huo Yi hurriedly got up and followed. With this information, how could he not win over the old man and woman?

Fang Ming rolled his eyes at him: "That's a bit premature. We can wait until the old folks agree before we start calling you that." Then he walked away.

"I won't." Huo Yi curled his lips smugly, chased after Fang Ming and put his arm around his shoulder, "You just can't shake off my brother-in-law."

“Alright, but I have to remind you, I’m the third child in my family, and I have two older brothers, so you have to call me Third Brother-in-law.” Fang Ming pushed Huo Yi away. “My eldest brother dotes on Xiao Taozi more, and he’s incredibly strong, so whether you can call me First Brother-in-law is another matter.”

Huo Yi: ...

Having too many brothers-in-law doesn't seem like a good thing. It feels like the process of winning over a wife has become much longer.