Huo Zhixing had cursed Yin Ruohong a thousand times in his heart.

However, after holding back for a long time, he still dared not speak his anger, and could only look at Jiang Can and ask in a low voice, "Really?"

"Yes." Jiang Can nodded. "My mother grew up in Southeast Asia. Now that she's returned to her hometown, wanting to settle down and return to her roots, it's understandable, isn't it?"

"Well... yes." Huo Zhixing could only go along with her.

“The people of Southeast Asia are conservative and traditional. Xiaocheng and I are children of the Yin family, so of course we should acknowledge our ancestors and return to our roots, right?”

Huo Zhixing licked his lips and continued to second the agreement: "Hmm...that's true."

Jiang Can couldn't help but laugh, gently stroking his suit with her small hand, "Then I'll go back with Mom and Dad, you take good care of yourself here..."

"What?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Zhixing interrupted him with a voice eight octaves higher.

Jiang Can looked completely innocent: "You don't want me to leave?"

"Of course!"

"Then...you'll come with me?"

Huo Zhixing was stunned for a moment, then met Jiang Can's playful doe eyes.

“Husband,” Jiang Can chuckled, “didn’t you say that it wasn’t me marrying you, but you ‘marrying’ me? You even said you’d come and be a live-in son-in-law!”

Huo Zhixing was dumbfounded. He never expected that he had dug such a big hole for himself!

“Son, did you say that before?” Fu Xiuyu heard this and leaned over to ask him.

Huo Zhixing coughed lightly twice.

His cough was meant to tell his mother not to make a fuss about it, but Fu Xiuyu's loud voice, like a megaphone, burst into laughter.

"Can Can, he really said that to you? Hahaha... This is great news! I made a promise with your mom before that my son would also be her son! I didn't expect it to actually come true!"

As she spoke, she patted Huo Zhixing on the shoulder and smiled brightly.

Huo Zhixing stared at his mother in disbelief, as if she were an alien.

Fu Xiuyu's shout brought the news to everyone's attention. They all knew that Huo Zhixing had once gone so far as to marry into his wife's family to win her favor, and they all looked at Jiang Can with a mixture of envy and blessing.

Huo Wenyuan also heard the commotion and slowly walked over.

Fu Xiuyu continued with a smile, "Son, I have no objection to this! Now that men and women are equal, what difference does it make who marries whom?"

Huo Zhixing took a deep breath, feeling both amused and exasperated, and hugged the little woman in his arms even tighter.

At this moment, Huo Zhanpeng weakly said, "This...how can this be? Whose surname will the child take in the future..."

Fu Xiuyu's face immediately fell.

Having lived most of her life, she thought that even if the two of them couldn't be husband and wife, they could at least be friends politely, since they had a son together!

But why is it that she and this person are never on the same wavelength?

It doesn't matter whose surname the child takes, since they are all Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can's child anyway!

If all else fails, just have more children, then you'll have both the Huo and Yin surnames!

So she turned to Huo Zhanpeng, giving him the same death stare that Huo Zhixing gave Fang Han, and softly uttered a few words:

"Can I take your surname?"

Huo Zhanpeng's heart skipped a beat, and he took several steps back: "You, you..."

"Hey, just shut up!" Wang Meiyun shoved a plate of food into Huo Zhanpeng's hands, giving it a disdainful look. "I agree with Sister Yu! These days, what difference does it make who marries whom? There's no such thing as the traditional three obediences and four virtues."

"You, you two..."

"Alright!" Wang Meiyun pushed him. "Hurry up, be good, take it over there to eat!"

Under the combined pressure of his ex and current girlfriend, Huo Zhanpeng had no choice but to carry a full plate of food toward the sofa.

Huo Zhixing watched his father's retreating figure and gave him a look that was both amusing and pitying.

The men in the Huo family are good in every way, except for one thing: they become instantly submissive when they see their wives.

It is said that his ancestors, including high-ranking officials, important ministers, and top scholars in the imperial examinations, were all ruthless and decisive in their dealings with others, but once they returned home, they would serve their wives water to wash their feet and spoil them rotten.

Lu Lishan once said that paranoia was a hereditary disease in the Huo family.

In fact, the phrase "love your wife" is ingrained in the genes of every man in the Huo family.

"Honey," Jiang Can's soft voice came through, "Look, Mom has agreed!"

Huo Zhixing raised an eyebrow. "Mom agreed, but what about Grandpa? Grandpa, he..."

"Knowledge and Action." Huo Wenyuan walked slowly out from the crowd with a slightly solemn expression.

Jiang Can felt a little embarrassed, gently tugged at Huo Zhixing's sleeve, and shook her head at him.

She was just joking with him; if she really upset her family back home, she would be in deep trouble.

"Grandpa, please don't misunderstand!" Jiang Can smiled. "Zhixing and I were just talking casually..."

"Such a big matter cannot be spoken casually!" Huo Wenyuan raised his voice.

Jiang Can's heart tightened, and she nervously clutched the hem of her skirt.

Huo Wenyuan narrowed his eyes, his deep gaze sweeping across the two faces.

"Zhixing, did you really say that?"

"Yes, that's right." Huo Zhixing secretly squeezed Jiang Can's small hand and explained calmly, "Back then, it was because... you always disagreed with my marriage to Can Can, so I said those things to comfort her. Of course, I did have that thought, because I didn't want her to suffer any injustice!"

"Husband..." Jiang Can called him softly, desperately trying to signal him with her eyes to stop talking.

Having finally gained her grandfather's approval, she didn't want to ruin the good impression she had of him over such a small matter.

Huo Wenyuan remained expressionless, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy, and the music naturally stopped.

Everyone watched him with bated breath, thinking something was about to go wrong again.

After a long silence, Huo Wenyuan suddenly said in a deep voice, "Well, since you've said it, then let's do it!"

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