Hearing this, Mr. Chu looked at his wife.

He repeated his wife's words: "Match Chu Mu and Li Ke? One is my son and the other is your daughter. Strictly speaking, they are brother and sister."

"We are a reconstituted family. My daughter and your son are not related by blood. Old Chu, I dare say that my eldest daughter is very outstanding and she is worthy of your son. Also, think about it, I am just Chu Mu's stepmother. Chu Mu will eventually get married and have children, and we will also grow old one day."

"The two little ones are still so young. As we get older, who would raise them before we even grow up? Chu Mu loves his younger sister-in-law and is willing to support her. But will his wife agree?"

"If Chu Mu and Xiao Ke were together, even if we passed away first and failed to raise the two little ones, they, as the older siblings, would continue to raise their younger siblings. I also want Xiao Ke to marry far away, away from her father, and then bring her younger siblings to live here after they graduate."

Mrs. Chu made this suggestion out of her own consideration.

Old Chu is getting older, and she is worried that he will leave before her. By then, she will have no income and will be too old to support two children. Chu Mu is not her biological child. If Old Chu is gone, will Chu Mu still be willing to support her in her old age?

Now Chu Mu is quite nice to her stepmother, all for the sake of Old Chu.

After she gave birth to two more children, Chu Mu obviously had some dissatisfaction with her, but he just didn't say it out loud. Mrs. Chu could feel it.

It is believed that after she married Lao Chu, she gave birth to a boy and a girl at an advanced age.

Chu Mu thought that she gave birth to two children because she wanted to divide the family property.

Mrs. Chu actually didn't expect that she could give birth to another boy and girl for her second husband.

When a reconstituted family has children together, there will be less calculation between them.

She could also feel more at ease. After she gave birth to two children, her mother-in-law treated her much better.

"What you said makes sense, but Chu Mu may not like Li Ke, and Li Ke may not like him. You can't force relationships. When my son comes back from his business trip, I'll ask him what he thinks. He also met your daughter on this business trip."

"If they have feelings for each other, you can bring them together, but don't tell anyone that Li Ke is your eldest daughter. They don't have the same last name anyway, and people don't know what your previous children looked like. If people know that Li Ke is your eldest daughter, those gossipy people will start gossiping."

Mrs. Chu said, "I know, I wouldn't say anything nonsense. They are only one year apart in age. My daughter is indeed very outstanding. It was because I watched Chu Mu grow up and I know him well that he was willing to introduce my daughter to someone else."

When she divorced her ex-husband, Li Ke was already sixteen years old. Before the second and third children were born, the couple had only Li Ke as their child, and they were very attentive to Li Ke's upbringing.

Li Ke used to be the eldest daughter of the Li family, and her knowledge was much better than that of ordinary girls.

"How are you handling your ex-husband's debts? Will it affect Li Ke?"

Old Chu thought about the bankruptcy of the Li family and worried that once he matched his eldest son with Li Ke, he would need to help the Li family pay off its debts.

Mrs. Chu knew what her husband was thinking. She said, "I asked Xiao Ke, and she said that they don't need to pay the debt. It's Li Yongtai and his wife who are paying it. The debt collectors are no longer chasing her for the debt, and Li Yongtai is now working to earn money to pay off the debt."

Old Chu said thoughtfully, "He owes so much money, and he doesn't have a money printing machine. It's impossible for him to pay it back overnight. We don't know when he'll pay it back. Who knows if it will affect Li Ke?"

Their Chu family is just a well-off family and cannot afford to come up with tens of millions to help the Li family pay off its debts.

Mrs. Chu stopped talking.

"It's late, you should go to bed."

Old Chu patted the back of his wife's hand and said gently, "I have to get up early tomorrow to make breakfast and send the children to school. Let's wait and see what happens between Chu Mu and Li Ke. Let nature take its course. If Chu Mu falls for her, he will pursue Li Ke without us having to do anything."

Mrs. Chu knew that her husband was worried that the Li family’s debt would drag down his stepson.

She can understand it too.

When she first learned that the Li family went bankrupt, she was afraid that she would be implicated, so she said those cruel words to Li Ke. Now, she always feels that her daughter is not as kind to her as before.

She was the one who broke the child's heart.

"Well, you should go to bed early too. I'm going to bed now. What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?"

"I don't care. As long as the two little ones and my mom are satisfied, I'm not picky."

Mrs. Chu nodded.

The two little ones are a bit picky, and so is her mother-in-law, who is particularly picky. She has to spend a lot of time preparing three meals a day to satisfy the three picky eaters.

After Mrs. Chu fell asleep, Mr. Chu made sure that his wife was asleep before he called his eldest son.

Chu Mu quickly answered his call.

"Dad, are you still awake?"

"Are you still busy?"

Chu Mu hummed, "I just came back from KTV with a client, and I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

"Dad, is something wrong?"

Why are you calling him so late?

"Nothing much, just a chat between us father and son. Have you met your aunt's daughter?"

"Yes."

Chu Mu said, "Didn't Auntie tell Dad? I even asked Li Ke to have a video call with Auntie."

"Speaking of which, what does your aunt's daughter look like? Is she pretty?"

Chu Mu: "...She's quite pretty, young and beautiful, with a good temperament. After all, she was once the daughter of a wealthy family. Even if her family fell into decline, her temperament has been cultivated and will accompany her for the rest of her life."

"She's pretty, looks like your aunt?"

"There's a slight resemblance, right? Dad, did my aunt say something? Why are you so interested in Li Ke and asking so many questions?"

Chu Mu knew his biological father very well.

After a moment of silence, Old Chu said honestly, "Chu Mu, Dad told you, don't be angry, and don't take your anger out on your aunt. We are just parents who worry about our children. Dad also thinks it is feasible."

"Dad, go ahead and tell me. I'm not angry."

Chu Mu seems indifferent, but he is very tolerant.

"What do you think of Li Ke?"

"I've only met her once. We haven't gotten to know each other, so it's hard to say for sure. But on the surface, she seems pretty good."

After answering, Chu Mu came to his senses and asked his father: "Dad, you don't want me to be with Li Ke, do you? That's not possible. Logically, she should call me brother."

"You two are not related by blood. She is the daughter of your aunt and her ex-husband. She has nothing to do with our family. If you like her... Dad thinks it's a good idea too."

Chu Mu's face was filled with black lines.

"Is this what Auntie meant? She asked me to look after Li Ke for her. Is she actually trying to bring Li Ke and me together?"