"Alright, alright, stop taking your anger out on your family all the time." Wang Ruiming sighed; this was a matter he had to address.

"What difference does it make whether or not we form a marriage alliance?"

“Exactly!” Xu Yuanyuan wrinkled her nose, made a face at her mother, and was then pulled aside by her father.

"You're going to infuriate your mom. What, are you going to leave your dad to bear the pressure all by himself?"

"What are you afraid of! Go for it with her!" Xu Yuanyuan urged.

"You're such a sweet and considerate girl..."

On the other side.

Wang Ruiming was still scolding Xu Ningning: "Fine, I asked you to help me think of a way to bring the old man back, and this is the way you come up with?"

"Is the old man thinking of coming back?" Xu Ningning said calmly, "Second Uncle, we have to have a conscience. If I give you this idea, I'll be the one who gets scolded if the old man really comes."

"Go away, go away. The old man isn't blind. Does he know you're the one causing trouble? He can't be bothered with you."

"So, it didn't work?"

"The old man said no, but now he's gone and won't even give a reason."

“There’s no need for any reason.” Xu Ningning pursed her lips. “He can do whatever he wants. It’s just a matter of a word.”

"Why……"

"Okay, I'll go call them back."

"No, you're really planning to arrange a marriage?" This time it was Wang Ruiming's turn to be uneasy. He couldn't let Yuanyuan get married off just because of him, otherwise, he didn't know what kind of trouble the old man would cause him.

"Why not give it a try? It's not like you'll lose anything. Besides, she's always causing trouble, it'll be good to scare her a little. Don't worry, since I know she's not a good match, I'll just say so."

Inside a magnificent mansion, a middle-aged man received a phone call.

"Okay...okay...alright, I understand! This unfilial son...don't worry, Mr. Xu, I'm not that unreasonable, you can rest assured." The man bowed slightly, his tone filled with undisguised politeness.

After a while, he politely hung up the phone.

The woman next to him, also adorned with gold and silver, glanced at the middle-aged man and noticed his strange expression. She quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

The middle-aged man sighed: "What else can happen? Your son's past misdeeds have been investigated, and the marriage alliance with the Xu family is off."

"Didn't we agree on this...? Why are they doing this!" The woman frowned.

"Alright, alright, you can just say that at home, but don't tell anyone else."

"So what? Our family isn't doing badly either."

"What do you mean 'not bad'? They're way off. Why do you think I'm so eager to go to their house? Xu Ningning's uncles are the richest men in the world."

"The richest man is not..."

"Not the current one, but the previous one."

"Wasn't the previous one already..."

"That's true. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, you know? Anyone who can become the richest person must have a lot of connections. Besides, Xu Ningning also has an experimental base behind her, and who knows how many connections that are there. It's just a pity." The middle-aged man clicked his tongue lightly.

If it were anyone else, he would have already lost his temper.

But Xu Ningning, he didn't have the right to throw a tantrum. If she liked his family, that was an honor; if she didn't, that was perfectly understandable.

What was merely visible on the surface had already shocked him. How much more lay hidden beneath? Nobody knew.

In the end, Wang Shouren still went to the family gathering.

It wasn't that I had a sudden pang of conscience; I just wanted to check on my sons and daughters.

The two in the best physical condition are Wang Ruiming and Wang Xirou.

He looked at Xu Yuanzheng, whose body was already somewhat hunched, and frowned: "What's wrong with you? You're only a few years old, and you've already gotten so fat. You're a doctor, how could you ruin your body like this?"

Xu Yuanzheng listened to the scolding with a smile, and only after Wang Shouren finished speaking did he say, "Alas, I was too busy in my younger years, which damaged my foundation, and it can't be made up for now. However, it's nothing serious, just some minor problems."

"Heh, a minor problem." Wang Shouren snorted coldly, and seeing the pleading look in Xu Yuanzheng's eyes, he didn't continue.

Which doctor doesn't have a shortened lifespan?

Once you're on the operating table, the further you go, the busier you get.

Xu Yuanzheng lived during the busiest time of his life, when working through the night was the norm. He relied on his family's martial arts skills and his youth to toil day and night. These were things he would eventually have to pay for in his old age.

Wang Shouren knew the answer as soon as he felt the pulse.

His wife, however, is in better health.

Ultimately, he felt sorry for his wife and didn't let Lian Nuannuan continue as a doctor.

Even Nuannuan didn't care. She never really had any interest in medicine. She was the kind of person who was introduced to it by her mother, and as she studied, she heard that being a doctor was a good and respected profession, so she didn't think much of it and just went for it. You wouldn't say she was particularly passionate about it. When her husband suggested she change careers, she did without hesitation. After leaving the hospital, she jumped into another industry, and thanks to her learning abilities from her medical studies, she did quite well.

The young couple lived a very prosperous life.

However, they didn't have many children, just Xu Ningning and Xu Qingfeng.

Lian Nuannuan grasped her husband's hand, feeling the warmth of his palm. From their conversation, she roughly understood one thing: her husband's health seemed to be in some trouble.

She knew her father-in-law well, specifically in the medical field.

This is a top expert, a very high-level expert. If he says there's a problem, then there definitely is a problem.

Lian Nuannuan made up her mind that she would interrogate her old man when she got home.

He was sick but didn't go for treatment and even kept it from her.

Wang Shouren was somewhat dazed. He suddenly realized that his family had inexplicably grown to include so many more people, and in the blink of an eye, it was already four generations living under one roof. It seemed that Wang Siren's next generation was about to be born.

"Come on, Dad, let's take a picture! You sit in the middle!" Wang Xirou pulled Wang Shouren towards the hall.

They spend the Lunar New Year in a row of townhouses, but given the size of their family home, one townhouse simply isn't enough. Besides, it would be too cramped for the children.

Nowadays, people have more children to contribute to the country. His generation has four children. If each generation has only three or four children, by the fourth generation, there will be about a hundred people.

Wang Shouren sat in the center, with his second, third, and fourth generations standing behind him. In his arms, he held a great-great-grandson.

In the blink of an eye, everyone was shouting "Cheese!"