Xu Mengyu discussed it with Zheng Tianming on the way, suggesting that they give them some time to adapt, otherwise they might not be able to handle it.

Xu Mengyu arrived home that afternoon, two hours early, as she needed to settle Xu Lu in without being discovered.

At that time, Pei Xiuyan bought a building, and the younger generation were all allocated a floor when they grew up. Xu Mengyu was on the seventeenth floor, and Zheng Tianming was on the fourteenth floor.

Xu Lu chose to live on the seventeenth floor.

Li Milui was the first to know. She was eager to go back and see her grandson, but she couldn't make it too obvious.

Xu Sichen, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said, "Old Zheng invited me fishing tonight. With someone like him, I'll give him half his body."

"I suggest you go alone, otherwise it's kind of scary." Li Mirui was a little absent-minded as she picked up her coffee and took a couple of sips.

Xu Sichen picked up the folder with lightning speed, and with a "poof," he slowly peeked out: "Miss, how does it taste?"

"Who made this coffee? It tastes like shit! Their skills are worse than mine!" Li Mirui said as she got up and walked to Xu Sichen's side. She opened a drawer and took out a box of chewing gum.

Xu Sichen stared intently at Li Mirui with his peach-blossom eyes.

“...”

Li Mirui's face gradually turned red, but the taste wasn't the main issue: "I made it at noon, and you've kept it until now. Do you have such a big problem with me?"

"No, Miss, that's a bit unreasonable." Xu Sichen put her legs down and sat up straight. "I was in a meeting when you were making coffee. I just got back."

"Then why are you being so fierce?" Li Mirui said, throwing away her chewing gum. "I'm not going to put up with this anymore."

Xu Sichen stood up. He had found the root cause of his daughter's nonsensical behavior. It was right here.

"Don't follow me, I'm angry." Li Mirui said, closing the office door. She could go home to see her grandson.

Xu Sichen opened the office door and saw Li Mirui humming a song as she entered the elevator. Something was wrong; it was too obvious that she was acting abnormally.

He picked up his car keys and followed them.

Li Mirui drove her white Bentley to a cake shop first, bought two cakes, and then went to a toy store. She bought two different Lego sets, one a racing car and the other a robot to build, which she didn't know much about.

Xu Sichen sat in the car, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his fingers tapping idly on the steering wheel. Something was definitely amiss.

Especially his wife.

When Li Mirui returned home, she saw Xu Mengyu, Bai Miaomiao, and Zheng Wanwan watching a TV series together, with snacks all over the coffee table.

Seeing this, Xu Mengyu stood up and walked over, hugging Li Mirui's waist: "Mom, I'm on vacation this time, I'll stay home and spend time with you."

“Speak like a human.” Li Mirui pinched Xu Mengyu’s cheek. Wasn’t bringing Xu Lu back just adding fuel to the fire?

Xu Mengyu stuck out her tongue: "Help me, Dad won't dare to yell at you anyway."

"Oh dear, you really underestimate your dad," Li Milui said, letting go of his hand.

Bai Miaomiao knelt on the sofa and turned her head: "Uncle Xu isn't fierce, but the person he kicked still hasn't turned their neck back to normal."

She was the eldest daughter of the Bai family, which was also a foreign mafia. Xu Sichen was the leader of one of the groups, so she had seen it with her own eyes.

The person who was kicked could only see to the right, but by turning their body, they could see to the left.

Zheng Wanwan turned her head: "Mengyu, did you make Uncle Xu angry?" Then she had to go home and not stay here.

Xu Mengyu hasn't told her girlfriends yet, but Zheng Wanwan is so smart. Ever since she saw Xu Mengyu's belly while joking around a few times, she's been guessing that Xu Mengyu might have given birth.

But she never admitted it.

Bai Miaomiao rested her chin on the sofa. She wanted a baby, so she had watched a lot of baby videos. When a baby said it smelled bad, it usually meant it had already soiled its pants.

“...”

Xu Sichen arrived home half an hour later. Xu Mengyu was tired from watching and was resting with her eyes closed, resting her head on Zheng Wanwan's lap.

Bai Miaomiao is not feeling well and has gone back to her bedroom to rest.

Zheng Wanwan turned her head after hearing the door close: "Uncle Xu."

Xu Sichen changed his shoes, and Xu Mengyu opened one eye and looked at him.

"When your dad comes back, just turn a blind eye." Xu Sichen said, squatting down beside the sofa and pinching her cheek. "Where's your mom?"

"You could have just asked my mom directly, why did you have to pinch me?" Xu Mengyu said, her words slurred. The two of them were pinching the same spot, had they planned it beforehand?

Xu Sichen released his grip and stood up: "Have you two eaten?"

No one's home yet; they're probably all working overtime.

"Not yet, my dad's back, but we didn't like his cooking, so he and Tianming went fishing together." Zheng Wanwan said, gently rubbing Xu Mengyu's flushed cheeks. From now on, they're not just sisters, but also sister-in-law!

Zheng Tianming has finally done something worthwhile!

His mother said that if he could marry Xu Mengyu, it would be a great honor for the family...

Xu Sichen took off his coat: "Order, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you." He usually dotes on the younger generation the most.

"Braised pork belly".

"Stir-fried pork!"

Bai Miaomiao poked her head out; she had just finished inhaling oxygen. "Uncle Xu, I want to eat that moth."

Several people looked at Bai Miaomiao.

Bai Miaomiao thought carefully for a while: "Cocoon..."

Xu Sichen nodded: "Okay, we'll eat soon, so don't wander off." With that, he went into the kitchen.

Xu Mengyu couldn't help but laugh. They were all in their twenties, not children.

Zheng Wanwan asked softly, "How is Tianming to you? He has an awkward personality. You could say he's observant, but he's not exactly meticulous."

"So-so." This was the highest praise Xu Mengyu could give Zheng Tianming; she usually either scolded or belittled him.

Bai Miaomiao walked over and sat on the carpet, leaning against the sofa: "Since we've all settled down in this generation, why don't we arrange a marriage between our children?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mengyu looked at Bai Miaomiao with heartache. Not only did Bai Miaomiao have congenital heart disease, but her lung function was also incomplete. Giving birth would kill her, so the arranged marriage between their children was just a pipe dream.

Zheng Wanwan and Pei Lan went through a divorce, and many things happened afterward that led to the loss of her child. Now, when she talks about it again, she only feels bitter.

"Okay, okay, just pretend I was saying it casually." Bai Miaomiao hugged her legs. Actually, she was already pregnant and had gone to the hospital for a checkup.

However, she doesn't dare tell her family about this yet...

Seeing Bai Miaomiao's dejected expression, Zheng Wanwan said, "What are you thinking? Our three families are all related, how could our children possibly be married off?"

She didn't mention that she couldn't have babies.

Bai Miaomiao suddenly realized: "No, that's not right. My baby and Mengyu's baby can be together, but your two families can't, and neither can our two families."

Although Pei Lan and Pei Kaixin are not related by blood, they share the same parents, and the children from both families cannot be together.

Xu Mengyu thought to herself, Xu Lu is already eight years old. Even if Bai Miaomiao can give birth, the two of them will still be eight years apart. Not only that, but the child she gives birth to must be a girl.

If it really works, Xu Lu will be sent directly to the Bai family to become their son-in-law.

The Bai family is incredibly wealthy; they have a significant international reputation. If Xu Lu were to marry into their family, she would be entering a life of luxury.

Xu Mengyu couldn't help but chuckle. How could she still be thinking about it?

Bai Miaomiao turned to look at Xu Mengyu: "..."

Xu Sichen was cooking in the kitchen. Li Milui had just texted him, telling him to stay home and take care of the child while she went shopping. She was just getting home when he arrived.

Li Mirui was upstairs hugging Xu Lu, rubbing her face against his soft little face: "Did you miss Grandma?"

"I want to see him so badly!" Xu Lu rubbed her face against Li Mirui's. "Grandma, when can I see Grandpa?"

He's already back, but his mother still won't take him downstairs. He's so bored by himself.

Li Milui was silent for a moment: "Soon."

Xu Mengyu brought the child back this time, and her purpose was obvious: to get her help. But how could she possibly help...?

"I'm afraid Grandpa won't like me." Xu Lu leaned softly on Li Mirui's shoulder.

Li Mirui gently patted Xu Lu's back: "Our Lulu is so good, how could anyone not like her?" It's really possible.

Xu Sichen had always doted on Xu Mengyu, giving her whatever she wanted. But she secretly had a child without telling him.

The key point is that Xu Sichen taught Xu Mengyu to love herself from a young age, because he had been through it himself, so he took this matter very seriously.

Xu Mengyu not only ruined herself, but also broke Xu Sichen's heart.

Li Milui also blamed herself, but things had already come to this point, and the child was already so grown up, so what was the use of regretting it now?

"LuLu, you stay home and read a book by yourself. Grandma has to go downstairs." Although Li Mirui was reluctant, her little Meimei was incredibly smart. If it were any later, he would definitely notice something was wrong.

Xu Lu couldn't bear to part with Li Mirui, so she hugged her and rubbed against her, saying, "I want to be with Grandma."

Li Mirui had an impulse to just take the child downstairs and give him a quick and painless death.

But it's just a thought.

Xu Sichen was cooking in the kitchen, while Li Mirui was holding a bouquet of flowers and carrying Lego toys. She had left the cake in the dining room earlier.

"Mom, how did you know I like..." Xu Mengyu quickly stood up.

Li Mirui gave Xu Mengyu a disdainful look: "Go away, go away, these are for your dad." With that, she took the flowers and walked towards the kitchen.

Xu Mengyu: "..."

To parents, their children are like a weed.

Xu Sichen turned around: "Did I forget some important holiday?"

No, he usually pays great attention to the rituals of life.

Li Miru handed the flowers to Xu Sichen and tiptoed to kiss him on the cheek: "You've worked hard."

Xu Sichen was somewhat flattered. He held Li Mirui in one arm, glanced down at her, then looked at the flowers in his arms: "..."

"I'll play Lego with you tonight," Li Milui said, pointing to the pot. "It'll burn in a bit."

Xu Sichen held flowers in one hand and stir-fried vegetables with the other.

Li Mirui took a small stool and sat down to the side. He's been handsome for decades, and I can never get enough of looking at him.

Zheng Tianming and his father Zheng Lin found a spot and started fishing. The two were fully equipped with a square table and tea, and were enjoying themselves immensely.

"Dad, how's your heart doing lately?" Zheng Tianming asked, taking a sip of tea.

In crucial moments, you still have to rely on your father...

Zheng Lin asked in bewilderment, "Great, what could possibly be wrong with my heart?"

"And what about blood pressure?" Zheng Tianming continued.

Zheng Lin looked at the bait: "My blood pressure is a little high, but your mom said I've been eating too much pickled vegetables, so I'll be fine if I eat less."

Zheng Tianming lit a cigarette: "Dad, tell me the truth, no joking around. If you and Uncle Xu were to fight, who would have a better chance of winning?"

His father is a retired special forces soldier.

“You mean this?” Zheng Lin cast the fishing line directly: “It’s hard to say who has the chance of winning, but I’ll definitely fall first and extort two good fishing rods from you, Uncle Xu.”

Where else can you find such a good deal?

"No." Zheng Tianming looked at Zheng Lin: "I'm talking to you about serious matters."

"Why would I fight with your Uncle Xu?" Zheng Lin turned to look at Zheng Tianming. He and Xu Sichen had been brothers for half their lives, and he really couldn't figure out what they would fight over.

Zheng Tianming flicked his cigarette ash: "What if Uncle Xu hits me?"

"I definitely won't help him beat you up, okay?" Zheng Lin found it strange and stared at Zheng Tianming: "What did you do?"

Zheng Tianming chose to remain silent. Hearing this, he knew that if he got beaten up, his father would not only not help him, but might even join Uncle Xu in beating him up.

What kind of nonsense is this?

"Why did you provoke your Uncle Xu for no reason? Putting aside whether I can beat him, he can beat you up like it's nothing right now." Zheng Lin was not joking. Don't be fooled by the fact that Zheng Tianming has been on missions and has been through bloody battles.

However, what he learned was different from what Xu Sichen, who came from a self-taught background, had learned. In a fight, one was thinking about capturing the other alive, while the other was thinking about winning in one move. How could they be the same?

Zheng Tianming is unwilling to go all out, while Xu Sichen has been crazy for half his life and there's nothing he wouldn't go all out for, so there's no comparison.

“When it really matters, you’re not even as good as my mom,” Zheng Tianming said, leaning back in his chair.

Zheng Lin squatted down and set up the fishing rod: "You're right. If you're going to offend your Uncle Xu, just go to your mom and have her whisper something in Aunt Li's ear. That's better than anything else."

Zheng Tianming was speechless.

"Do you want to have a grandson?" Zheng Tianming asked.

Zheng Lin sat down opposite Zheng Tianming, glanced at him, and said, "What kind of question is that? If I said I wanted one, would you immediately have one for me?"

"Is this a matter of whether I want to or not? You have to consider the actual situation. But Mengyu was raised by you, Xu Shujiao. If she doesn't want to, then we don't want her. I don't care whether I hold my grandson or not. Don't be a fool and make her have your child."

Zheng Lin was terrified. This son of his was completely clueless about what he lacked. What if he went back and insisted that Mengyu have his children?

That would be terrible!

Zheng Tianming: "..."

Forget it, I really don't dare to say.

Both of their phones rang at the same time. Zheng Lin glanced at it and asked, "Your Uncle Xu has cooked dinner. Are you coming home for dinner?"

Zheng Tianming looked at his phone. It was a message from Xu Mengyu asking if he was coming home for dinner.

"Didn't you just cast your line?" Zheng Tianming glanced at him.

Zheng Lin stood up and began packing his gear: "What does it have to do with whether I cast my line or not? There are no fish here."

"No, what are you doing here if there's no fish!" Zheng Tianming followed behind Zheng Lin, saying he was unreliable every day.

Zheng Lin bent over: "Don't we have to do chores at home?"

“...”

Ah! No wonder he goes fishing every day! Don't let his honest and simple appearance fool you, he's got a sharp mind all to himself!