"Old Ling, what are you doing in my house?!"

When Su Feng returned home, he was surprised to see Ling Xiaohe helping to skewer meat, and the words in his heart just came out.

“I had nothing to do at home, and my family thought I was in their way, so I came to find you. Since you weren’t here, I had nowhere to go, so my older brother and the others invited me to stay for dinner, and I shamelessly stayed.”

Ling Xiaohe had been at the Su family's house for half a day and had become quite familiar with them. After enjoying a delicious hot pot lunch, he heard that they were having a barbecue that evening, so he offered to help skewer the meat.

Anyway, he'll be staying for the barbecue at the Su family's house that night.

Along with him, there were three teenagers: Feng Zilu, Su Xingchen, and Su Xinghai.

The boy is now quite familiar with Ling Xiaohe, and after listening to his battle story for over an hour, he has become a great admirer of him.

"Hello, uncles and aunts, do you still remember me?! My name is Ling Xiaohe, Su Feng's comrade-in-arms. My rank is battalion commander. My family is also from Beijing. I am currently studying at the military academy next to Su Feng's school."

After Ling Xiaohe finished replying to Su Feng, he saw Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru who had returned with him. He immediately stood up respectfully to greet the couple and even introduced himself.

His expectant eyes looked at Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. These were his future mother-in-law and father-in-law; he had to make a good impression on them.

"I remember, I remember, of course I remember, Comrade Xiao Ling, welcome to my home."

"Comrade Xiao Ling, we met at the train station the day before yesterday. I'm sorry, we're on our way to propose marriage to Su Feng today. Please forgive us for not being able to entertain you properly."

Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru had a very good impression of the young officer and had no bad thoughts about him. He was also their son's comrade-in-arms, so they were naturally very enthusiastic towards him.

"I'm glad your aunt and uncle didn't mind that I came uninvited. My older brother and uncle have been very kind to me. I even had hot pot here for lunch. It was so delicious that I didn't want to leave."

Ling Xiaohe immediately said that he wanted to stay for dinner and barbecue, and also wanted to have a chat with Su Feng.

"Don't mind anything, you're welcome to come. Eat as much as you like, and don't leave tonight, let's have dinner together."

Qiao Jiuru didn't think much of it because the things she took out from her space tasted delicious. After all, the things from her space tasted far better than what was sold in stores.

Not only Ling Xiaohe likes to eat it, but Lao Feng and Cai Qingwen also like to eat it.

Now, apart from pork, beef, and duck, which didn't come from the space, all the other fish, lamb, seafood, chicken, vegetables, and grains in the house are taken from the space. How could they not taste good?!

"Grandma, let's have barbecue tonight."

Su Xinghai, who was standing nearby, quickly interjected, saying that he had already told Uncle Ling how delicious their barbecue was and had invited Uncle Ling to have dinner and barbecue at their house.

"Alright, then you'd better get to work."

Qiao Jiuru certainly had no objection; she also liked barbecue, and it tasted good.

"Grandma, we'll definitely make sure we do a good job."

Su Xingchen quickly added that they were working and weren't just people who could eat but not cook.

"Su Feng, how are you?!"

"Old Su, Old Qiao, what did Su Feng's girlfriend's family say?"

Ling Xiaohe and Lao Feng were both very concerned about their trip to the Jin family to discuss the marriage. They hadn't returned by noon, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?

"Both families agreed that they would first report to get their marriage certificate after the Lunar New Year, and then hold the wedding on May Day."

Qiao Jiuru smiled and told him the result of her visit to the Jin family today. Both families were very easy to talk to, both were doing it for the good of the children, and didn't make any demands.

Of course, if they were willing, they would lay out all their arrangements for the children. If they were still not satisfied, then Qiao Jiuru felt there was no need for the marriage to take place.

If the requirements are too high, they won't be able to meet them. Finding a spouse also depends on each other's own circumstances; those who have the means will find a partner, and those who don't won't.

"That's good. Su Feng's girlfriend's family is quite nice."

"The Su family is really great, okay?! Where else can you find such wonderful in-laws as Old Su and Old Qiao?!"

"That's right. If Su Feng and Xiao Min weren't both uninterested in each other, I would have wanted to become in-laws with Lao Su and Lao Qiao long ago."

"It's just that we weren't meant to be. They met a few times in Guangzhou a few years ago, but they just didn't have any romantic feelings for each other. It's such a pity."

Old Feng, Cai Qingwen, and Zhou Meihua were relieved to hear this, but Cai Qingwen and Zhou Meihua felt a little regretful. They had hoped that their daughter could date Su Feng, but unfortunately, the two girls didn't click.

"Old Cai and Old Zhou, they probably both feel that they are not suitable for each other and they don't have any feelings for each other. Feelings can't be forced."

Qiao Jiuru had no regrets. She had long since come to terms with it. As long as the family was doing well, they could live however they wanted. She neither interfered nor stopped them.

“Mom and Dad, I’ve always treated Su Feng like a brother. Besides, after what happened to our family before, and with all these other things happening, I’ve long seen through it all.”

After hearing her mother's words, Cai Min, who was in the kitchen, popped out and looked at her mother with a helpless expression.

She truly never had any romantic feelings for Su Feng; if anything, she felt only gratitude. The two families were close, and she felt they were like family—a trustworthy relationship.

The daughter's words silenced Cai Qingwen and his wife. They knew it was because their eldest son and his wife had caused indelible harm to their daughter back then, and now only time could make amends.

"Xiaomin, no matter what happened in the past, there are good and bad people. Not everyone is bad, and of course, not everyone is good. We can't generalize about everyone."

Qiao Jiuru felt sorry for this girl. She had been betrayed by her closest relatives and had no power. She had suffered no less than her mother.

"Aunt Qiao, I understand."

Cai Min said calmly that she wasn't that extreme, but she also didn't open her heart easily. Maybe one day she would meet someone who would make her heart flutter, but not now.

When Su Huaiyuan, Qiao Jiuru, and Su Feng returned, they quickly joined everyone to cook the New Year's dishes together.

Besides fried food, you can also order steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, skewers, rice cakes, and rice cakes.

We had hot pot for lunch and stir-fried dishes for dinner. Because we were having a barbecue that night, we ate dinner very early, starting at 5 pm.

At 7:30 p.m., Su Feng and Ling Xiaohe started lighting the charcoal fire. A dozen minutes later, five or six people were sitting on both sides of a one-meter-long barbecue grill.

Lamb, fatty beef, chicken legs, chicken wings, chicken feet, chicken kidneys, pork belly, ribs, tofu skin, chives, Chinese cabbage, dried bean curd slices...