Because there were too many people dining at noon today, Ren's mother made a decisive decision to go out to eat, even though she had to pay a 10% service charge on the 29th day of the lunar year holiday - not because the food outside was so delicious, but because there were waiters' eyes and other customers' voices in the restaurant, which would prevent the atmosphere from being too awkward.

The principle is the same as eating with the TV on. Although the TV program is boring, it would be even more depressing and embarrassing if the only sound you hear while eating is the sound of everyone chewing.

After all, this meeting really exceeded everyone's expectations, including Gu Yueyan.

Fortunately, this meeting was so sudden that they could only go to the restaurant temporarily, so they were very lucky - they could only sit in the lobby, and the noisy noise gave them a lot of buffer time.

"I thought you guys would be back on New Year's Eve." Gu Yueyan spoke first, staring at Gu Yuexuan and said, "Didn't you say you had a mission on the 29th of the year?"

"There is a mission." Gu Yuexuan said, "I want to escort the commander back home."

Gu Yueyan frowned slightly, looked at his father, and said, "...Are you kidding me?"

"No, I only found out yesterday that the officer we were escorting was our father." Gu Yuexuan mercilessly put the blame on the old man next door: "I was also deceived. I was in a hurry to take the high-speed train last night and didn't have time to have a meal with my brothers."

Gu Wenyi said calmly: "If I hadn't come back a day earlier, how would I have known that you had given me such a big 'surprise'?"

Ren Suo suddenly interrupted and said, "Yeah, it's really a big surprise."

The dinner table suddenly fell silent, everyone looked at Ren Suo with strange eyes, but Ren Suo remained calm and composed: "Yueyan, don't hide it, tell your father and your brother about your health."

puff--

Ren Xingmei spat a mouthful of Pu'er tea onto Ren Suo's face.

Snap——

Gu Yuexuan was better, he hadn't drunk it yet, so he just crushed the teacup with his bare hands.

Ren's parents opened their eyes wide, Gu Wenyi's pupils shrank suddenly, and a figure suddenly rushed out and hugged Gu Yueyan: "Class monitor, you actually hid such a thing from me!? Do you still think I am your friend!?"

This time, even Ren Suo was so frightened that he almost knocked over his teacup. Gu Yueyan also came back to his senses from Ren Suo's shocking words and looked at the familiar face in front of him in surprise: "Xian Yu!?"

Except for Gu Wenyi who was a little unfamiliar with her, everyone else was familiar with this quirky female college student. Ren Suo wiped the tea off his face and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to eat with my family." Lin Xianyu said as a matter of course, then lowered his head and touched Gu Yueyan's belly: "Squad leader, we had Sichuan hotpot together half a month ago, nothing will happen, right? And this is the last combat training before the holiday, squad leader, how could you exercise so hard..."

Seeing that Lin Xianyu's words were getting more and more outrageous, Ren Suo quickly called her: "Xianyu, what are you talking about?"

"What are you talking about?" Gu Wenyi's deep voice was like the roar of a sulfur-filled demon: "How is my daughter's body? What on earth did you do?"

"Well, of course, I have contributed a little to this." Ren Suo said very proudly. He looked like he deserved a beating, which made Ren's parents want to stay away from him - Ren Suo has grown up now and become a very powerful monk who can stack very thick armor and withstand the most severe blows, but they are still ordinary people!

But Ren's mother suddenly came to her senses, and recalling Ren Suo's proud personality, she shouted, "Son, speak clearly about what you are saying. Do you think you are a fortune teller when you are halfway through your sentence?"

"I just want you to guess." Ren Suo took Gu Yueyan's hand and faced everyone's gaze. He raised Gu Yueyan's hand and said loudly:

"Yue Yan is also a rank three cultivator!"

“…”

Gu Yuexuan silently collected the broken pieces of the teacup and handed them to the waiter. Gu Wenyi, who was about to stand up, sat back down. Ren's father and mother breathed a sigh of relief. Ren Xingmei took out a tissue and handed it to Ren Suo to wipe his face.

Lin Xianyu looked at Gu Yueyan with regret: "What? It turns out that you are only at the third level..."

Ren Suo blinked his eyes: "Are you unhappy? Yue Yan is now at the same level of cultivation as me... and also at the same level as you guys!"

Gu Wenyi, who was being looked at by Ren Suo, shook his head and said, "No."

The next second, a pressure that seemed to be real descended upon Ren Suo. The enormous pressure suppressed his body so much that he could not move. The emotion called fear quickly spread in his heart.

But it was only a moment, and Ren Suo quickly came to his senses, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a tissue, and looked at Gu Wenyi in shock.

The pressure of a fourth-level monk!

Gu Wenyi was actually promoted to the fourth rank! ?

What is this? The ancient martial arts master is still as good as ever?

However, Ren Suo thought carefully and realized that Gu Yuexuan and Gu Yueyan's cultivation aptitudes were both excellent, so it was normal for Gu Wenyi to have high aptitudes. Moreover, Gu Wenyi was highly regarded by the upper echelons, so he certainly had no shortage of training guidance. He might even be one of the earliest practitioners, so it was not particularly unusual for him to be promoted to the fourth level.

No wonder there is no ancient Chinese text in the ranking list, it turns out that he was promoted to the fourth level this month.

It’s just that Ren Suo hasn’t felt the pressure of a fourth-rank cultivator for a long time. Although he has a girlfriend with fourth-rank cultivation, she has never used her cultivation to suppress him before... But maybe something like this will happen in the future.

However, Ren Suo's heart skipped a beat when he realized that Gu Wenyi was actually a rank four cultivator - Oh no, there was no way he could win this time!

And he's the type that can't even withstand a beating!

If Lin Xianyu or my mother accidentally lets slip and reveals their ambitions, will I be beaten up by my angry old father?

Thinking of this, Ren Suo subconsciously touched the spiritual energy coordinate necklace on his neck.

Instead of facing the angry fourth-level old father, it is better to take the initiative to send yourself to the fourth-level girlfriend. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope!

Gu Yueyan looked at Ren Suo with a strange look in his eyes. "How do you know I've already reached the third level? I was promoted only yesterday... If it wasn't for the fact that reaching the third level was more important, I wouldn't have come a day later..."

Ren Suo coughed, scratched Gu Yueyan's palm under the table, and said pretentiously: "I just know it."

When he was interrogated by Gu Yueyan early in the morning, he did not react at the time, but he became suspicious afterwards - I, Ren Suo, have acted like a fool all my life, so I will never fall to the point of being beaten by low-level cultivators, right?

Then he secretly used the "data stream" to check Gu Yueyan, and was shocked to find that her cultivation level was "3rd turn 0%", the same level as himself!

Now Ren Suo finally breathed a sigh of relief - fortunately, he was only beaten by a cultivator of the same level.

After all, "Xuanjun Secret Records" has a significant effect on the physical body. When one cultivates to the third level of cultivation, the difference in strength between male and female cultivators can be almost ignored. Moreover, the physical fitness of highly qualified cultivators is naturally stronger, so it is very normal for Gu Yueyan to catch up with him now.

Ren Suo, who takes healing as his vocation, has a very tolerant evaluation standard for his own combat effectiveness.

In fact, Ren Suo seemed to have heard a strange calm voice in his sleep, and now he finally reacted - when Gu Yueyan hugged him, he should have taken Gu Yueyan's Samsung key.

Gu Yueyan crossed the threshold of the third level two months after he was promoted to the second level. This speed was almost as fast as Dong Chengling, but it was also normal - when he was in the dark side of the moon, Gu Yueyan used the excuse of "improving cultivation" to flirt with him. Now Ren Suo was flirted with, but at least they also gained experience.

Lian Rensuo had gained enough experience to be just one step away from the fourth level, but Gu Yueyan only gained enough experience to be promoted to the third level. It must be because she was lazy and distracted, thinking about love all day long.

It turns out that love is more beneficial to the less diligent party.

Although he was caught up by a girl who was a few years younger than him, Ren Suo was very happy. After all, the more big legs the better. However, he noticed that the other people looked a little unhappy, so he asked, "Why do you... not look happy?"

"I'm happy." Gu Yuexuan said unhappily, "It turns out that it's just my sister who has been promoted to the third level. Of course I'm happy!"

Mother Ren laughed and said, "I'm happy, so happy, Yueyan is so amazing." It seems that in her mother's eyes, Gu Yueyan's achievement may be equivalent to getting first place in the whole class.

At this time, Lin Xianyu moved a chair over very familiarly, sat down next to Gu Yueyan, and asked crisply: "Uncle, aunt, brother, sister, can I have dinner with you?"

"Aren't you here to eat with your family?" Ren Suo asked.

"I told my parents after I had eaten and left early." Lin Xianyu stuck out her tongue and said, "My relatives keep showing me pictures of boys and asking me what this and that are like. I don't want to stay there any longer."

Ren Xingmei also asked: "But you are full, are you going to stay and watch us eat?"

"It's different. I get full very quickly when I eat with those annoying relatives, but when I eat with you guys, I can still eat a little more!" Lin Xianyu clenched his fists and said firmly, "I am willing to continue to burn the last bit of my strength for my stomach!"

"Then let's eat together." Ren's mother said quickly. Now she wished that there were as many people as possible. After all, the other person's daughter came to find her son. Now there was a lot of people and it was noisy. The other party should pay attention to the impact and not quarrel. In fact, Ren's mother was not afraid of quarreling, but she couldn't make any sense!

If Ren Suo hadn't had those shitty things happen to him, Ren's mother would have happily dragged him to discuss an auspicious date and various wedding arrangements - what could she do now? She was also desperate.

Lin Xianyu's eyes kept wandering between the Ren family and the Gu family, and the excitement in her eyes was simply revealed. Gu Yueyan asked her in a low voice: "Why are you here?"

"I really met him while having dinner. It was just a coincidence."

Lin Xianyu replied, “When I passed by, I was thinking about you and Brother Ren, and then I suddenly had a strange premonition and looked in your direction. Hey! I happened to see Brother Ren!”

Ren Suo remained silent. He knew without thinking that this must be the cause of the bond.

He himself could spot the bonded people in the crowd at a glance, and others could naturally see him at a glance as well.

Wait, the side effect of this bond seems to be very suitable for catching an adulterer...

But Ren Suo soon relaxed his mind: he wouldn't have an affair secretly, so there was no need to worry about being caught.

Gu Yueyan nodded and asked, "So...your hometown is also in Baiyun City?"

"Um."

"You're here to eat, so you live nearby, too?"

"Um."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Gu Yueyan asked puzzledly.

Lin Xianyu blinked and evaded the question casually: "You didn't ask me."

If what she saw and heard wasn’t so shocking that Lin Xianyu couldn’t hide it any longer, she actually wanted to pretend that she didn’t see them.

She had known for a long time that Ren Suo and she were from the same hometown. In order to avoid all kinds of possible troubles, she had to conceal this information. After all, she would not take advantage of this opportunity to find Ren Suo during the holidays - it would be so nice to just lie at home and wait for death, and there was nothing fun outside.

If Lin Xianyu took the initiative to leak this information, would the squad leader think too much if he knew that she and Brother Ren were from the same hometown? Would Brother Ren use this opportunity to cause trouble for her? Considering that Brother Ren seemed to have a physique that caused trouble wherever he went, Lin Xianyu suspected that if she leaked her home address, Brother Ren would come to her house as a healing monk to provide services.

What smart people do is not to solve the problem, but to eliminate it. As long as she pretends to be stupid and conceals this information, she can have a happy holiday without being disturbed.

Although this information has been leaked now, Lin Xianyu still believes that he will have a happy holiday - at least it's a happy one now.

"How long did it take to drive here?"

"An hour and a half, Nansha is not far from Baiyun."

"That's pretty fast."

"Yes, after all, I heard your son's voice when I called my daughter."

So wonderful!

Lin Xianyu watched with great interest while eating boiled chicken.

After the greetings, Gu Wenyi looked at Ren Suo: "Well, Ren Suo... I'll call you this, what are you going to do?"

Everyone fell silent instantly. Even the noisy hall could not disturb their hearing.

"Yueyan will only be 22 in four years." Ren Suo was very calm: "We still have a long time to get to know each other better. During this period, many unexpected things may happen, causing our relationship to change..."

The Gu family father and son understood what Ren Suo meant: his relationship was aimed at marriage, but Gu Yueyan was still young so they had to take it slow. In four years, a lot of things would happen to them and their feelings might change. Breaking up was also a normal thing - young lovers would break up after graduation.

Thinking of this, Gu Wenyi calmed down. He was actually quite old-fashioned. He educated his son Gu Yuexuan in a completely feudal way, but he couldn't bear to be cruel to his daughter.

His daughter had good grades, high cultivation, and was about the same age. Did he, as a father, have to watch over his daughter for the rest of her life and not let her date other people? He had promised his late wife that he would take good care of his daughter.

And to be fair, Ren Suo has good conditions. He saved his daughter's life, he is quite capable and has a bright future, but he has no temper. Deputy Director Qiao of the Countermeasures Bureau and Teacher Bai of Tianlian College both speak highly of him. He is indeed a good man.

Gu Wenyi naturally didn't hear the other implication of Ren Suo's words: many, many things will happen in the future, causing their relationship to change, but this change may not necessarily be separation, it may also be that the relationship between two people will become the relationship between multiple people...

Although he didn't understand the ancient Chinese meaning, out of his fatherly nature, he still didn't like Ren Suo, the pig who dug up his cabbage: "Okay, I won't interfere in your affairs, but I hope you can promise me one thing..."

"Don't hurt my daughter."

Gu Wenyi stared at Ren Suo and quietly released a bit of Level 4 pressure: "I mean, in every sense. She's still young, and you guys aren't married yet."

Gu Yueyan blushed slightly, but Gu Wenyi still stared at Ren Suo - he was also frightened by Ren Suo's words "Your daughter's body has changed, and I have played a big role in it", and he did not hesitate to use the fourth level of cultivation to intimidate Ren Suo.

Ren Suo naturally agreed, and the atmosphere at the dinner table immediately eased. Ren's mother showed her superb negotiation skills at this time, taking care of all the guests and pulling the rhythm of the dinner table back to normal homely.

"...Ah, you went to Lianjiang to test the combat power of Lianjiang's countermeasure monks."

"Yes, there are many powerful cultivators in Lianjiang, and Ren Suo is one of them." As long as it didn't involve his daughter, Gu Wenyi didn't mind praising Ren Suo.

"My son is so powerful, he's lazy and playing games all day long." Ren's mother was modest and changed the subject: "Then do you know Deputy Director Qiao Muyiqiao of the Lianjiang Countermeasures Bureau?"

Except for the Gu family father and son, everyone else felt a sudden pang in their hearts.

Dad Ren lowered his head and pretended to play with his phone. Ren Xingmei picked up the cup and drank tea in small sips. Even Lin Xianyu slowed down his eating speed, his eyes shining brightly.

Ren Suo blinked and subconsciously took Gu Yueyan's hand, only to find that the other's palms were also sweating.

"It's okay." He said softly.

No matter what, he would not blame his mother, nor would he blame Gu Wenyi. He was already prepared.

At worst, I'll be beaten half to death first, and then go to Dong Chengling to hide from the limelight...

As everyone pretended to be indifferent but actually paid close attention, Gu Wenyi nodded and said, "I know her. Among the third-level cultivators, her strength is actually not much different from the top few."

"Is Yiyi so amazing~?" Ren's mother said in surprise: "When I first met her, I just felt that she and I got along well. I even adopted her as my adopted daughter."

Gu Wenyi said "oh" and didn't think much about it. Ren's mother didn't continue talking, and ended the topic quietly, making everyone feel relieved.

After dinner, Gu Wenyi asked Gu Yueyan to go home with them, but Gu Yueyan was of course unwilling. After a brief negotiation, both sides chose to take a step back and go back at night.

It just so happened that Gu Wenyi also had friends in Baiyun, so he took his son to visit them in the afternoon. During this time, he allowed Gu Yueyan to continue dating Ren Suo.

But just in case, Gu Wenyi still took Gu Yueyan's ID card.

Gu Yueyan didn't mind this at all, and happily pulled Ren Suo out of the restaurant, but Ren Suo was called aside by his mother to have a private chat: "If the other side gets angry, can you beat them?"

Ren Suo understood what his mother meant, shook his head and said, "If I can't beat him, the best I can do is run away."

"You can escape... Well, then I won't worry about you." Ren's mother nodded and said, "I said before that I won't interfere with your feelings. But if you want me to help you deceive others, that's impossible."

"......?" Ren Suo looked at his mother, slightly puzzled: "You just..."

"I didn't lie just now." Ren's mother said calmly, "I really adopted Yiyi as my adopted daughter because I got along well with her. It has nothing to do with you. When they ask me about it, I will say the same thing. From now on, I will assume that all the interactions between Yiyi and our family are based on this relationship, not your bullshit."

Ren Suo looked at his mother with emotion, put his arm around her shoulders, and was speechless - biological mother is still the best!

"Don't get me wrong." Ren's mother slapped his hand away, snorted and said, "I'm doing this for Yiyi's own good. The people with the surname Gu are from the Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau, and they seem to be very powerful. What if they cause trouble for Yiyi?

I don't want Yi Yi to be called a vixen and be ostracized because of you. It's not worth it!

I don't care about you. Anyway, if Yiyi suffers these unjust grievances because of you, then don't come back to see me. I will turn your room into a baby room, and your father and I will have a second child."

"It should be the third child." Ren Suo corrected his mother's speech error.

"Poor, poor, poor!" Ren's mother patted Ren Suo on the head every time she said this: "You are so poor that you have several wives... Come on, go with the little girl, don't stand here and get in my way, I get angry just looking at you."

When Ren Suo and his mother came out, the Gu family father and son had already driven away. It seemed that their thoughts were similar to Ren's mother's - out of sight, out of mind.

Ren Suo also knew that it was impossible for him to stay at home this afternoon. While approaching Gu Yueyan, he was thinking about where to go.

Lin Xianyu was also about to say goodbye: "Then squad leader, Brother Ren, I wish you a happy marriage and a son soon..."

"Student Lin, don't you want to go play with them?" Ren's father suddenly asked.

Lin Xianyu was startled: "Me?"

"It's more fun when there are more people." Ren's father said calmly, "My son doesn't like to play outside. When he goes out to play, he only goes to the Internet cafe."

Gu Yueyan hadn't seen Lin Xianyu for a while. Seeing her now, he was very happy. He pulled Lin Xianyu and said, "Let's play together. I've never been to Baiyun before. You can take me to some fun places."

Everyone assumes that Ren Suo is a nerd who doesn't know where to go for fun.

Lin Xianyu was also a little tempted. After all, it was very interesting to observe the monitor and Brother Ren up close. She would act immediately and nodded, saying, "Then I will be a light bulb today, and a 60W high-power one!"

Ren Xingmei also said: "Then I'll come too. I haven't gone shopping with my brother for a long time!"

So, three beautiful girls with different styles and Ren Suo, who was looking down at his phone, walked away on the road.

Watching their backs going away, Ren's mother asked Ren's father in confusion: "What are you trying to do? Didn't our son say that he and Xianyu have nothing to do with each other? Don't you think it's not chaotic enough?"

Ren's father rolled his eyes and said, "You are allowed to be fickle and stand aside, but can't I just buy a stock with all my warehouse space?"

"What are you talking about? Did you buy stocks? I heard that A-shares are very dangerous now, Lao Ren, you should take it easy."

"It's hard to explain comic book terminology to you, but I believe I won't lose money anyway."