Zhang Zhaoci nodded and said, "It's best not to marry far away. We had a colleague at the hospital who married far away, and what happened? Her husband was also a colleague at the hospital. Not only did he cheat on her, but he also tried to scheme to make her leave with nothing. Luckily, that girl was shrewd and didn't let those people succeed."

Xu Di said, "I'm not afraid that Xiao Jiu's future in-laws will bully her. I just feel that it's too troublesome to visit her after she marries far away. It's not convenient to cook something delicious at home and send it to her."

Zhang Zhaoci nodded repeatedly, and only after nodding did she realize something and say, "I was just talking to you about finding a wife, how did we end up talking about Xiao Jiu? Xu Di, I'm telling you this very seriously, although you are young now, your mental age is not young at all, you can make your own decisions based on your own judgment."

Xu Di scratched his head and said, "Isn't this just raising a child bride for myself? I don't think it's appropriate."

Zhang Zhaoci said, "Then why don't you think about it again? That's the situation. Although marriages are now mostly arranged by parents and matchmakers, you and your wife will ultimately live together. It's up to you to decide what kind of person you choose."

Xu Di returned to his room, lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his head resting against a pillow, and kept thinking about what his mother had just said.

Xu Di, who had been living a carefree life for over thirty years, had a lukewarm relationship when he first entered university because his parents didn't have many expectations for him. When he graduated, his girlfriend had to go back to her hometown, so they naturally broke up. Later, when she got married, Xu Di even sent her a gift by express delivery, which could be considered as giving that lukewarm campus romance a somewhat perfect ending. After that, he went down the path of scientific research and never looked back. He spent all his time in the laboratory, worrying about experimental results and papers. Where would he find the time to date?

But now, Xu Di is actually very clear in his heart that what his mother said earlier makes a lot of sense. As the eldest son of the Marquis's illegitimate son and the eldest grandson of the family, even though he is born out of wedlock, when it really comes to the point where he needs to sacrifice his marriage, the Marquis's family will not care what his opinion is. Since that's the case, why not make plans sooner?