Zhang Xuemei looked at her husband with some worry, "Lingling should know what's going on, right? This child has always seemed more shrewd than his sister."

Xu Minghan shrugged. "Who can predict a girl in love? You should find an opportunity to have a good talk with her."

"I'm not waiting any longer, let's do it now." Zhang Xuemei said, then stood up and walked straight towards her youngest daughter's room.

"Hey, you're in too much of a hurry..."

Zhang Xuemei knocked on the door. "Linlin, can Mom come in?" As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened from the inside, revealing Xu Linlin's slightly shy face.

"Mom, you..."

Zhang Xuemei nudged her, "Come inside and talk, my daughter and I will have a private chat." Then she squeezed in herself.

There are four rooms in the house. When her two children reached the age to sleep in their own rooms, she gave each of them a room. The decoration was also based on their preferences. For example, her younger daughter Linlin's room is relatively clean and tidy, with only a few pictures of currently popular celebrities on the wall.

Zhang Xuemei carefully looked at her youngest daughter. Time really flies. The little girl she gave birth to in hiding has grown up and is now dating.

"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Linlin waved her hand in front of her mother's eyes.

After regaining her senses, Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "Mom was thinking that our little Linlin has grown up and has her own little secrets now!"

Xu Linlin knew her mother was talking about her boyfriend, and now she wasn't shy anymore. "Mom, please don't be angry when I tell you this, but my boyfriend now is my high school classmate, his name is Chen Lang. We've actually been together since our second year of high school, but we just didn't dare tell you..."

"Wow, you were dating in high school, you really kept it a secret."

Xu Linlin chuckled twice, "Isn't it because I'm afraid you'll scold me?"

Zhang Xuemei pointed at her with her finger, "Luckily you didn't fail your college entrance exam back then. Let's not talk about the past. Mom is asking you, was Chen Lang also from your school?"

"Yes, he got better grades than me, we're in the same school but a different major." After telling her mother, Xu Linlin relaxed and lay down on the bed.

"Hey, I haven't finished asking yet, why are you lying down? Get up."

"Mom, just ask me anything, I can answer you like this."

Zhang Xuemei said helplessly, "Didn't you say you were going to pursue a master's degree? What? Chen Lang is going to do it too?"

Linlin is a senior in college this year, and the list of graduate school admissions was released recently. When Panpan was in college, Zhang Xuemei had encouraged her to pursue a master's degree, but she wasn't interested and went to find a job right after graduation. Fortunately, Linlin listened to advice and took the entrance exam for a master's program. In today's society, a higher degree will definitely be an advantage.

"Yes, Chen Lang is very capable. He might want to continue his studies after finishing his master's degree. I'll see."

"His family must be financially well-off, right? Otherwise, most families would be thinking about graduating quickly and making money, and wouldn't let him continue his studies."

Xu Linlin didn't immediately grasp the meaning behind Zhang Xuemei's words, but she instinctively tried to explain for her boyfriend.

"Yes, Chen Lang's family is probably in a similar situation to ours. His parents are also in business, so they don't need his salary. Hehe, just like you and Dad don't need my salary."

Zhang Xuemei smiled and patted her youngest daughter's hand. "Alright, Mom wants to make a deal with you. You can date, but you can't have a child before marriage, understand?"

"Mom, what are you saying? Chen Lang and I just held hands, we didn't do anything else."

Zhang Xuemei glanced at her. "So, can you two maintain a completely innocent relationship forever? As someone who's been through it all, I know what can happen when boyfriends and girlfriends get too deeply in love. But before that, you need to be sure you want to marry this person. I don't want you to regret it later, you understand what I mean?"

Xu Linlin nodded obediently, "Mom, I understand what you mean, don't worry."

...

That day, Lin Haitao angrily dragged her daughter Zhang Yajing to Zhang Xuemei's house. As soon as she entered the house, she cried to her sister-in-law, "Xuemei, please help me persuade this debt collector. He's already thirty and still not married. Do you think I'll be stuck with him?"

"Mom, can you please not speak so harshly? What do you mean by 'stuck in my hands'? What? This family can't tolerate me anymore? Fine, I'll move out then."

Zhang Yajing was annoyed when she saw her mother immediately complaining about her to her aunt as soon as she walked in the door. Her mother constantly pressured her to get married at home, and now she was doing the same thing with her aunt. The problem was, she hadn't found anyone suitable yet; she couldn't just let her marry anyone.

“Look, look, she’s already talking about me before we’ve even exchanged a few words. Xuemei, she’s your friend, can you help me persuade her? She’s thirty and still not married, I’m too ashamed to answer if people ask her.”

Lin Haitao was heartbroken. Whenever people asked her why Yajing wasn't married yet, she really didn't want to answer. She had only ever heard of people who couldn't find wives, never of people who couldn't get married. People even thought there was something seriously wrong with her daughter.

"Then don't answer." Zhang Yajing sullenly crossed her arms and turned her back to Lin Haitao. She was annoyed by the older women in the office at school, and she was annoyed by her parents when she got home. She was tired too!

"What kind of attitude is this? Believe it or not..."

"Alright, alright, sister-in-law, sit down first. Let's talk things out. Getting angry won't help. I'll sit down for you." Zhang Xuemei reached out and pulled her sister-in-law to sit down, then looked at her eldest niece who was facing away from them.

Actually, she was also very curious. Although her eldest niece's marriage in her previous life wasn't early, it wasn't this late either. She remembered that she got married on the 27th, which was almost three years late. What happened? Did her niece's husband in her previous life disappear because of a butterfly?

Thinking this, Zhang Xuemei reached out and tugged at her eldest niece, "Ya Jing, turn around and let your aunt see you."

“Auntie,” Zhang Yajing turned around helplessly, “My mom always says I’m not in a hurry, but what’s the use of being in a hurry? I can’t just conjure up a husband right away.”

"Then why didn't you date any of the girls I introduced you to? There were a few families who were quite satisfied with you. Ya Jing, we're getting older, we can't be too picky..."

Hearing this, Zhang Xuemei said, "Sister-in-law, that's not right. Ya Jing is at most thirty, not old, so why can't she be picky?"

"That's right, Auntie is right. Look at the people you picked for me. One asked me to tutor his nephew for free as soon as we met, and the other was even worse. He asked me how much my dowry was right away, saying that I'm too old and he would be at a disadvantage if my dowry was too small. Do you think I could marry someone like that? I'm not deliberately looking for trouble."