Upon hearing this, Su Yi stood up abruptly, suppressed his anger, and stormed off.

Although Su's mother was also annoyed, she was more interested in watching the show. She wanted to see how her taciturn son would handle the matter.

The matchmaker had never met the Su family before and did not know that they were Liu Huan's in-laws, so she went up to chat with Su's mother.

"And who is this old lady?"

"My mother." Upon hearing Liu Huan's introduction, the matchmaker's eyes widened immediately. "Oh, so you're your mother. Greetings to the old lady."

"Madam, your daughter has finally overcome all her hardships."

With a forced smile, Su's mother asked, "Why do you say that, sister?"

The matchmaker was grinning from ear to ear, saying, "Don't let the fact that Lord Chu is a widower fool you. He's only in his early thirties, but more importantly, he's handsome and holds an important position in the government. Many young women want to marry him."

Su's mother understood; Liu Huan had previously told outsiders that she was a widow.

She wasn't angry; she was no different from a widow, having left her hometown with her child all alone.

After the matchmaker finished her introduction, she added, "We women want more than just to be well-fed, clothed, and have a loving husband; we also want to enjoy life. Only a strong and healthy man like Lord Chu can bring women such happiness."

As her words became increasingly absurd, Su's mother quickly stopped her, "Alright, are these all the betrothal gifts from the Chu family? Let me see."

The matchmaker quickly lifted the lid; the contents weren't the best, but they were still presentable in the entire Nanchang County.

"See? I told you so. The Chu family is powerful and wealthy. You'll be living a life of luxury if you marry into their family."

Liu Huan pretended to be deep in thought, "Didn't I hear he also has a daughter?"

The matchmaker clapped her hands and said, "You've come to the right place! Let me tell you, Lord Chu only has one daughter. As long as you marry into the family and have another son, who in the entire household will dare to disobey you?"

Liu Huan: "But I heard his daughter has a bad temper?"

The matchmaker assured her firmly, "That girl is very well-behaved, you will definitely like her. Besides, you will be her mother after you marry into the family, and how can a girl not listen to her mother?"

The matchmaker's words were so enticing that Liu Huan was about to refuse when Su's mother interrupted her first.

"We understand what you've said, young lady. They do seem to be a good family. How about we consider it?"

Upon receiving this, the matchmaker happily had the betrothal gifts carried away, saying they would have three days to consider it.

"Master, the matchmaker has left."

Changbai listened to everything and rushed to inform his master as soon as the matchmaker left.

Su Yi, holding the book, didn't care at all. "Whether they left or not is none of my business."

Changbai thought to himself, "That's true. Even if Miss really marries Chu Xuan, it won't matter. Anyway, you two won't be together in the future, and maybe you'll find a new wife soon."

Su Yi found these words grating, threw down the book in his hand, picked up the official document next to him, glanced at it, and then slammed it onto the table.

"What are all these things? Go and call Chu Xuan here."

The ninja from Changbai laughed and called Chu Xuan over.

Chu Xuan was confused, but Su Yi pointed out the errors in the dossier with great seriousness and meticulousness.

"You can't even do something this simple?"

"..."

Chu Xuan remembered that when this was given to him last time, he said that it was done well, so why was he complaining about it today?

"grown ups……"

Su Yi glared at him coldly, "What, you disagree?"

Chu Xuan respectfully accepted the dossier, "This humble official will go and revise it immediately."

Frustrated, she waved him away, unable to focus on what she was holding; her mind was preoccupied with the results of the Changbai investigation.

Most of the time, Chu Xuan was by her side, making him feel like he was punching cotton.

After Chu Xuan went outside, he found Chang Bai and said, "Guard Chang, I wonder if I did something wrong today. Please enlighten me."

Changbai knew that Chu Xuan and his master had known each other since childhood, and he also knew that Chu Xuan admired his wife. He used to think that although Chu Xuan liked someone he shouldn't like, it was because his wife said that he was a widow. At least he was a gentleman.

Now that he knows about the relationship between the lady and the master, he still went to propose marriage. He doesn't seem like a good person at all. How is he any different from a lecher?

Then Changbai said sarcastically, "I heard that Chu Zhubu is getting married soon. Congratulations!"

Chu Xuan was unaware of the reason for his joy, assuming that it was because someone had discovered that his mother had arranged a marriage for him.

So she said with a shy smile, "This...this was all arranged by my mother, who hoped that I could get married."

To Changbai, that smile and those words were nothing short of a blatant provocation.

So she glared at him angrily and left without looking back.

Although Chu Xuan was puzzled, he didn't think much of it and took the things back to deal with them.

When he encountered guards carrying things into the house at the door, he ignored them and strode away without even asking them a question.

One knew nothing, while the other tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.

Su Yi lay in bed, thinking and tossing and turning, but still couldn't come up with a way to stop it.

He immediately rejected the idea of ​​using the child to persuade him to stay, as he was determined not to use the child to achieve his goals.

A sleepless night resulted in bruises on her face, and Su's mother almost burst out laughing at breakfast the next day.

He deliberately asked, "Stone, what happened to your eye? Did someone hit you?"

Su Yi lowered his head slightly. "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well yesterday because there were too many things to do."

Hearing this answer, Su's mother was not surprised at all. She then deliberately raised her voice to discuss with Liu Huan, "Huan, the Chu family is quite good. If you like them too, we won't object."

Anzhi, who was eating, dropped the food he was picking up into his bowl. He was off work today, and the matchmaker had come to visit him yesterday while he was studying, so he was completely unaware of the matter.

He slowed down his eating pace and strained his ears to listen to what was happening around him.

Only An Ran was completely unaware, continuing to eat her meal and occasionally putting food on An Zhi's plate, saying, "Brother, eat up."

An Zhi viciously bit into the vegetables, inwardly cursing An Ran for being such an idiot, still eating even though she was about to have a stepfather.

Everyone at the table had their own thoughts on the matter, making the meal a mixed bag of emotions, except for Anran, of course.

After lunch and a nap, it was time for the two to practice calligraphy. After Anzhi wrote a word wrong again, Anran finally couldn't help but say, "Brother, you wrote it wrong again."

Anzhi put down his pen and pulled her to sit down beside him. "Anran, do you like your father?"

An Ran was bewildered, "Isn't he also my brother's father?"

Anzhi automatically ignored the question: "I'm asking you now."

An Ran nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I like him. He's my father, handsome, and kind to us. I like him."

Anzhi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "What if we change it to another one?"

An Ran stopped fiddling with her hands. "What should I get instead?"

Anzhi: "Father"

An Ran's face fell instantly. "I don't want any other fathers."

Anzhi felt conflicted. He didn't really want it, but what if his mother liked it...?