Chapter 22's character is too old-fashioned.

Upon hearing this, the old lady paused and said, "It's good to be ambitious, but this is too hard. I'll talk to her when she comes back."

“Yes,” replied Jing’s father, “you may proceed with your instruction.”

Li Mushi, who was calmly drinking tea beside her, put down his teacup and glanced at his elderly mother indifferently.

The old woman choked up: "What are you looking at!"

Li Mushi: "You look so young again."

"......"

The people in the hall secretly suppressed their laughter.

The old woman knew immediately that this wasn't a nice thing to say, and she was furious: "Old man, aren't you going to do anything about it?!"

The old man said, "Why aren't you doing anything about it?"

Old woman: "Your child!"

The old man said, "It's your land!"

"I work hard enough farming," the old woman said, "and you want me to weed and fertilize too?"

The old man fell silent.

After a moment, the old man looked at his youngest son and said, "Talk to your mother properly."

Li Mushi said calmly, "You've grown young too."

"......"

It just doesn't feel like a compliment.

never mind.

It's beyond our control.

Don't end up getting scolded by him again.

The old man quickly changed the subject: "Please excuse me. Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so we family members speak a bit more roughly."

“Not at all,” Jing’s father hurriedly said, “Mu Shi is already 30, isn’t he? Doesn’t he plan to settle down and start a family?”

Li Mushi's hand, which was resting on the table, paused silently.

The Jing family father and daughter do have one thing in common: they both love to bring up his age.

The old lady frowned at the mention of this: "Son, you like girls, don't you?"

A group of people choked loudly.

Li Mushi waved his hand, signaling the nanny who was taking care of the old lady to come over. He said sternly, "Uninstall the novels and short drama apps from the old lady's phone."

"......"

The old lady held onto her phone tightly, unwilling to give it up.

The scene shifted from urging marriage to a battle to protect the aircraft.

Li Mushi made an excuse about having work to do and left the hall early.

At the door, they bumped into Li Kaiji and Sheng Man, who were being escorted by Li Zhan on either side.

"What's wrong?" Li Kaiji looked him up and down. "Did you upset the old lady again?"

Li Mushi: "No."

He then looked at Li Zhan, whom the couple were holding: "What happened?"

Sheng Man said irritably, "It's rare for our in-laws to come over, so we should at least bring him along to meet them. He doesn't want to."

Li Mushi nodded and bent down to sit in the car: "The Jing family is not what it used to be. Curb your temper and don't always act superior. If you feel wronged, you can break off the engagement. No one is forcing you to fulfill the marriage contract."

Li Zhan gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"Did you hear that?" Sheng Man cursed, "You want a princess, but you always act like she's lucky to be marrying you!"

Li Zhan was furious: "Who wants it..."

Sheng Man: "Alright, since your Uncle Jing is here, I'll beg the old man and the old lady to break off this engagement today!"

Li Zhan's expression changed slightly, and he forcefully broke free from the couple's control.

"I have an appointment with my classmates, so I'm leaving."

The twenty-year-old was completely beyond the control of Sheng Man and Li Kaiji.

I watched helplessly as he walked away.

Sheng Man was so angry that she was stunned.

Li Kaiji had a headache: "These two kids were fine before, what happened to make them like this today?"

Li Mushi started the car, rolled down the window, and nodded to the two of them: "I have to go now."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

The New Year has passed, and it's peak season for visiting relatives and friends.

The shopping mall in the city center was bustling with people as it held New Year's activities.

Li Mushi always wore a suit jacket draped over his elbows, and underneath he always wore a proper three-piece suit of shirt, vest, and trousers, paired with a tie of the same color.

He was meticulous to the point of being a man.

However, due to its exceptionally outstanding appearance, it frequently attracts attention.

The executives surrounded him, and the mall manager led him to inspect each store, carefully introducing and explaining things to him.

Upon arriving at the entrance of an arcade, Li Mushi saw Li Zhan.

And the girl beside him.

Li Zhan stopped and said, "Uncle."

The girl was startled and quickly looked at Li Mushi's face, her eyes suddenly filled with amazement. But when she met his cold and sharp gaze, she quickly looked away.

Li Mushi narrowed his eyes: "What is this?"

Li Zhan remained silent.

Actually, it was just a few classmates playing together at the arcade. He had just arrived and happened to run into a female classmate who had also just arrived. The two of them walked inside together, intending to find the other classmates.

The female classmate, who had been pursuing him, mustered her courage and took his arm, saying, "I'm his girlfriend."

It can be explained.

But Li Zhan refused to speak.

I can't explain why.

Equivalent to the default.

The female student gained confidence: "Uncle, hello, my name is Hu Lingling."

Li Mushi didn't look at her; his cold gaze remained fixed on Li Zhan. After a two-second pause, he said succinctly, "We broke up."

"..." Li Zhan's face was equally cold. "Why?"

“Go to your parents and tell them you want to break off the engagement,” Li Mushi said, his tone unreadable. “After you break it off, you can start dating again.”

Li Zhan raised his chin defiantly: "What about me?"

Li Mushi remained calm: "Ah Long, Ah Hu."

As soon as the words left his mouth, two muscular bodyguards suddenly emerged from the crowd: "Third Master."

“The artificial lake outside is beautiful,” Li Mushi said calmly. “Young Master is too hot-tempered; let him go in for a swim.”

"Yes, Third Master!"

Li Zhan became anxious: "Uncle, are you disciplining me for my sake, or for her sake?!"

Li Mushi: "Do I need a reason to teach you a lesson?"

"......"

Li Zhan was dragged away.

The weather was freezing right after the New Year, even colder than before. A couple of laps in the lake would be enough for Li Zhan Hospital's seven-day stay.

Hu Lingling was stunned: "Uncle... Uncle..."

Li Mushi's cold, murderous gaze swept over them.

Hu Lingling hurriedly explained, "I... I was just kidding. I'm the one pursuing him, but we're not in that kind of relationship yet..."

"He has a fiancée," Li Mushi said calmly. "Did you know that?"

Hu Lingling visibly choked up.

Of course she knew.

Everyone knows.

Li Mushi asked in bewilderment, "Has the moral climate deteriorated to this extent?"

No one around dared to speak.

“Stop chasing him,” Li Mushi said seriously. “If he can cheat on his fiancée, he can cheat on you. If you insist on chasing him, call your parents over. I need to talk to them.”

Hu Lingling: "......"

m.

She thought she had seen her elementary school teacher.

"No, I won't chase her anymore!" Hu Lingling fled in panic. "I was wrong, teacher..."

Li Mushi was silent for a moment: "She called me teacher?"

The executives said dryly, "Your demeanor... is extraordinary."

Li Mushi: "Getting old?"

"...Absolutely not!" The executives all shook their heads. "You're only thirty! You're in the prime of your life."

Li Mushi looked at them and said, "You are wrong."

"?"

Li Mushi: "I am 28 years, 4 months and 12 days old."

Executives: "

Li Mushi said like the Grim Reaper, "So, I look like I'm 30?"

The executives broke out in a cold sweat: "Absolutely not!!"

Li Mushi sighed, "That's because his personality is too old-fashioned; he needs to change that."

"......"

Li Mushi suddenly said, "Time to go home."

"...The inspection is not finished yet."

Li Mushi: "We young people don't like working on holidays. Today I'm going to organize the workplace and then go home."

All: "."