When Su Mo opened the door carrying large and small bags, the previously lively group immediately fell silent and all looked at him.

Su Mo was also dumbfounded. He blinked and looked at the family of four... oops, the four of them looking happy and harmonious, and swallowed.

"Um...did I come back at the wrong time?"

Su Qingshi glanced at him indifferently, then looked away and lowered her head to eat. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lin Xun's hesitant expression, so she picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl: "Eat."

"Okay, okay." Lin Xun then obediently ate his meal.

He originally wanted to say hello to his brother-in-law, but now he decided against it; his wife comes first.

Yang Meihong, who had initially had a kind expression, slowly changed her demeanor upon seeing Su Mo. She gave him a stiff look, her gaze revealing disdain rather than that of a mother looking at her son.

Su Mo: ...

As a guest, and given his gentle nature, Gan Yuming smiled slightly upon seeing Su Mo and said, "Isn't this Xiao Mo? Are you on vacation?"

Su Mo laughed and said, "Yes, after saving up for so long, it's finally my turn to take my annual leave."

He walked over carrying the things in his hands, and at the same time tried to get closer, saying, "Uncle Gan, what brings you to my house as a guest?"

Gan Yuming smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've been here. Doesn't Xiao Mo welcome me?"

Su Mo smiled and shook her head: "I wouldn't dare. It's not easy for Uncle Gan to come all this way, right, Mom?"

Yang Meihong rolled her eyes: "What are you doing back here?"

Su Mo was confused: "What? Why am I back? Isn't this my home?"

Does he need a reason to go back to his own home?

Yang Meihong glanced at him: "You came back alone?"

Su Mo was puzzled. She looked left and right to make sure that she wasn't being followed by anything before saying, "Ah, of course I came back alone. Could it be that a ghost was following me?"

Yang Meihong sneered: "Heh, you have the nerve to come back alone? You haven't even found a boyfriend yet, how can you be so shameless?"

Su Mo's face darkened.

Lin Xun and Su Qingshi secretly smiled.

"Oh my god, can you please stop talking about boyfriends the moment we meet? Your son is so outstanding, how could he not find a girlfriend?" Su Mo said with a grin as she went to the kitchen to get some dishes.

Yang Meihong snorted coldly: "Hmph, that's hard to say. How old are you this year? You must be twenty-seven, right? In a few more years you'll be almost thirty. If you don't find a partner now, are you going to spend your whole life with that dress you're wearing?"

Su Mo sat down next to Su Qingshi with his bowl of rice, ignoring his mother's nagging, and looked at Su Qingshi, saying, "Little sister, why don't you greet your brother?"

Su Qingshi glanced at him indifferently and said, "Oh."

Su Mo: "..."

"Hello, big brother." It was Lin Xun who took the initiative to greet him.

Su Mo then looked at him, somewhat annoyed, and said, "Why are you here too?"

Su Mo was still somewhat unhappy about Lin Xun harming his sister, so he harbored some hostility towards Lin Xun.

Just as Lin Xun was about to speak, two voices rang out at the same time.

"I gave in."

Yang Meihong and Su Qingshi spoke at the same time, looking at Su Mo with unfriendly eyes.

Su Mo: ...

Okay, okay, so this is how everyone plays the game, huh? So I'm the one with the lowest status in this family.

Su Qingshi said calmly, "If you don't want to eat, you can order takeout."

Yang Meihong: "That's right, since you won't find a partner no matter how much you eat, why waste food?"

Su Mo's lips twitched slightly, and he cleared his throat: "Well, I'll eat, I'll eat. And you're welcome to come over as a guest, brother-in-law."

Lin Xun was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that his brother-in-law's status in the family wasn't so good, as he was being completely suppressed by the mother and daughter.

Gan Yuming ate his meal quietly, appearing completely detached from the situation.

After finishing their meal, the group sat in the living room chatting.

Lin Xun peeled peanuts for Su Qingshi, handing each plump peanut to her lips, and she naturally opened her mouth and took a bite.

Yang Meihong and Gan Yuming were sitting together, with Su Mo beside them.

At this moment, Su Mo was talking to Gan Yuming about work.

"Xiao Mo, I've heard about your achievements. You've done a great job. You're one of the best in your class. Keep up the good work, and you might get promoted in a couple of years," Gan Yuming said with a smile.

Although he worked in an administrative unit, he knew some things about Su Mo, and had to admit that this young man was outstanding.

Su Mo humbly replied, "It's all luck. Actually, there are many people more talented than me."

"Hey! It's good for young people to be low-key, but in some things, they also need to be high-profile and show their strength so that the higher-ups will notice them," Gan Yuming suggested.

Su Mo nodded thoughtfully.

"By the way, Mom, how are you feeling?" Su Mo asked Yang Meihong.

Yang Meihong nodded: "It's alright. As long as you find me a daughter-in-law, my health will improve, and helping you take care of the children won't be a problem."

Su Mo was speechless: "Could you please stop bringing this up with me? I'm not in a hurry."

He's only twenty-seven, in the prime of his youth.

The world is so big, he still wants to see it.

Yang Meihong said coldly, "Aren't you in a hurry? Your job already leaves you with very little free time. If you don't find a companion, it will be hard to find one later. Besides, your job is dangerous. I already regret letting you become a policeman."

At this point, she seemed to be thinking of something and sighed.

Hearing her sigh, the others looked over and fell silent.

Su Qingshi clenched her fists slightly, but the next second a warm, large hand enveloped her small hand.

Looking up, she met Lin Xun's gentle gaze.

This suddenly calmed her down.

Su Mo was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I will protect myself and will not let our Su family line end."

Yang Meihong's expression changed: "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't say such unlucky things!"

"Yes, yes, yes, my dear mom." Su Mo smiled helplessly.

He knew that his mother was most averse to people discussing life and death in front of her.

"That's more like it. Are you going to stay until after the New Year this time?" Yang Meihong asked.

Su Mo shook her head: "I might have to fill in for someone on the second or third day of the Lunar New Year."

"It's alright, it's good to be able to get through the first day of the new year. How about this, I'll find you some suitable blind dates, you can choose during the holiday," Yang Meihong said.

Su Mo was speechless.

That's why he doesn't really want to go home; seven or eight out of ten things his mother says are about blind dates.

"What's with that expression? Look at Xiaoshi, she already has a boyfriend. As her older brother, shouldn't you set a good example?"

Su Mo glanced at her younger sister, who was watching the show from the side, and her lips twitched.

Su Qingshi looked at him calmly and said, "I think Mom is right. You should find a partner."

Su Mo: ...