While kneading the dough, Xu Tiande said, "That's true, it's not a good idea for Lao Jiang to live alone."

“Who says otherwise?” Yu Qingce chimed in with a sigh.

At this moment, Shen Qiaoyue finished her work and came in from outside.

Xu Tiande and Yu Qingce exchanged a glance.

"Qiaoyue, your father-in-law has been single for so many years, haven't you and Lu Chen tried to persuade him to find someone again?" Xu Tiande asked tentatively.

Shen Qiaoyue rolled up her sleeves and said, "Lu Chen made a suggestion before, but Dad said that he's about to be buried and has no intention of looking for someone."

Yu Qingce said with a smile, "Isn't it inappropriate for your father-in-law to be all alone without anyone to take care of him?"

“It’s fine to hire someone to take care of him when the time comes. It’s easy to find someone to take care of Dad at his age, but it’s not fair to his partner to hire his spouse. It’s no different from hiring a nanny. The only difference is that one requires a salary and the other does not. Just providing food and lodging is enough.”

Shen Qiaoyue was quite clear about this matter.

Many men need companionship, both physically and emotionally.

Someone like her father-in-law, who is so deeply attached to his deceased mother-in-law, will definitely not be persuaded to find another partner. In the future, if he really reaches the point where he can no longer take care of himself, then he can hire a caregiver or have them take care of him by his side.

After all, finding a partner in old age means expecting them to do all the housework, which is unfair to them. Their partner probably has their own children too, making living together even more awkward.

“Sigh!” Yu Qingce said, “Qiaoyue, you’ve thought it through. For someone in their sixties to find another partner is just to be taken care of by someone else. That’s really unfair to their spouse. They can do things on their own, so why would they need someone else to do them? Isn’t that just making things harder for themselves?”

It must be said that Yu Qingce understood this point very well.

Xu Tiande dared not speak.

If this continues, I'll probably be sleeping on the sofa tonight.