Sometimes, all you need to go home is a reason.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was about to leave, Qin Huairu asked, "What about you?"

"Me?" Lou Xiao'e turned around and smiled at her, "I'm not here to destroy this family, I'm here to integrate into this family."

Qin Huairu: ...

I walked out of Shichahai.

Then I saw Wang Shouren's car parked there, and he was smoking one cigarette after another inside.

For some reason, Qin Huairu let out a soft sigh.

He still came.

He is still the same as before.

He still loves himself.

He walked over, got into the car, stubbed out his cigarette—his movements were swift and precise.

"Huai Ru..."

"go home."

"Huh?" Wang Shouren looked at Qin Huairu with a puzzled expression. He didn't quite understand women's thought processes, but it seemed that everything was probably alright now. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, Qin Huairu's next words made him tense again.

"Lou Xiao'e will be coming tomorrow. You'd better think about how you're going to explain this."

Wang Shouren; ...

Liu Guangtian's family

Liu Guangtian's home was also in a two-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). He was lucky, and he listened to Wang Shouren's advice; for years, he had been thinking about buying the entire siheyuan. Now, only a few families remained in the two-courtyard siheyuan. They hadn't moved because they couldn't bear to leave; they were all elderly people.

I reckon that in a few years, this two-courtyard house will belong entirely to the Liu family.

The atmosphere at the Liu family's house today is not quite right.

The couple remained silent for a while.

Liu Guangtian's mentor, Wang Wang, didn't say much as he watched the sulking young couple. After dinner, he took his two young children out for a walk.

The two people remained silent at home.

"Liu Guangtian, let's talk." Ye Zhao was the first to speak, looking at the leftover food on the table.

"Hmm..." Liu Guangtian didn't know what to say.

"Do you know what Wang Shouren is going to do?" Ye Zhao asked.

"I, I..." Liu Guangtian didn't know what to say.

"Can't you tell me?"

"Not really." Liu Guangtian scratched his head in frustration, took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and patted his pockets, but couldn't find any matches.

"Snap!"

A spark ignited in front of him. He looked up and saw Ye Zhao looking at him intently.

"Light it up." Ye Zhao handed over the lighter without waiting for a response, saying, "Today, the older woman at my workplace told me something. She said..."

Ye Zhao recounted what had happened at work that day, then earnestly said to Liu Guangtian, "If Wang Shouren really goes to do those things, do you know what will happen to him?"

"I...I don't know..." Liu Guangtian lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake. Then he raised his head and looked at Ye Zhao, saying, "But I want to go."

Liu Guangtian had no idea how dangerous or how great Wang Shouren's mission was.

He only knew one thing: Wang Shouren had been kind to him, Liu Guangtian, and had given him a second chance at life. This kindness had to be repaid. Moreover, Brother Shouren had said that following him would bring him a good life.

He believed what Wang Shouren said.

"Okay, I agree."

"Ah...ah?!" Liu Guangtian stared blankly at Ye Zhao as if he hadn't heard clearly.

“I said, I agree,” Ye Zhao said.

"Really?!" Liu Guangtian was completely stunned by this sudden surprise.

"If I don't agree, are you going to give up on me?" Ye Zhao's eyes turned dangerous.

"No, no, no...it's not..."

Wang Shouren eventually moved out of the courtyard house.

The main reason is that his affairs have been publicized, so he'd better move away to avoid being gossiped about every day. Besides, his new assignment is coming up soon.

In the entire courtyard, only the eldest and third uncles were truly reluctant to see Wang Shouren go. Before he left, he had a good meal and chatted with them, promising to come back and visit occasionally. Only then did the two uncles reluctantly let him leave. When he finished packing and returned home, he found Lou Xiao'e already sitting there.

This courtyard house is the one he is most satisfied with.

It was in the early 1970s that I bought this house from an old man who wanted to go to live with relatives elsewhere. At that time, buying and selling was not allowed, and he went through a lot of trouble to finally buy this house.

This courtyard wasn't just a traditional siheyuan (traditional courtyard house); it also contained a lot of furniture and had a nice landscape. Even after the liberation, it remained the old man's territory. He didn't know exactly what the old man did, but anyone who could live in such a courtyard and hadn't yet divided it up must have been someone of great importance.

As soon as I entered the house, I heard three women chatting away.

This left Wang Shouren somewhat bewildered.

They were furious and ready to fight yesterday, but today they're as good as sisters.

However, this is a good thing, at least there won't be any trouble, right?

To his surprise, the moment he entered the room, several women turned to look at him.

"Stop!" the Empress Dowager said with an air of dominance.

"Wh...what's going on?" Wang Shouren immediately stood still.

Qin Jingru smiled at him and asked, "Tell me, what were you doing the night before our blind date?"

Wang Shouren's mind raced, then he remembered something and swallowed hard: "Emmm, no... I didn't do anything."

"Didn't do anything?" Lou Xiao'e looked at him with a half-smile.

What did you do?

He remembered that he seemed to have been with Lou Xiao'e that night, but the next day he went on a date with Qin Jingru. To be honest, he really did have a bit of a time management master's air about him. Now that he's been exposed, trouble is brewing.

"It's been so many years, who remembers so clearly... Hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Qin Jingru, Qin Huairu, and Lou Xiao'e stood up and walked step by step toward Wang Shouren's position.

Suddenly, an absurd thought flashed through Wang Shouren's mind.

He had a dull ache in his lower back.

Over the years, putting everything else aside, his maintenance has been truly remarkable. After all, he's a Tai Chi master; while his fighting skills are decent, his greatest strength lies in his self-care. The women he's taken care of are all exceptionally well-preserved. Even though Qin Huairu is over forty, she still looks like a woman in her twenties. However, in some ways, she's far more impressive than many women in their forties.

Lou Xiao'e has been reciting Wang Shouren's name for more than ten years.

In that instant, Wang Shouren suddenly realized why he hadn't seen many children after entering...