Zhu Tingyue has been like a whirlwind during this period, busy every day.

She often goes out in the morning with the first rays of sunshine and returns home under the stars.

After countless days and nights of hard work, she finally finished all the piles of work in the last few days before the end of the year.

On the other hand, Chen Yanqiu has launched "complaint attacks" against Zhu Tingyue more than once.

Every time he saw Zhu Tingyue, he would frown and say with a face full of resentment: "Tingyue, look at you, you just bury your head in work all day and completely ignore me!"

"We spend less and less time together. I feel like you're almost forgetting me!"

After saying this, he would let out a long sigh in a pitiful manner.

Zhu Tingyue planned to take him out to have some fun these days and also give his parents some private space.

She was keenly aware that there was something strange in the way her father looked at her recently. There seemed to be a hint of displeasure and indifference in his eyes, which was very different from the kindness and care he showed her in the past.

It felt just like the scene when her father wanted to take her mother to spend some time alone together when she was a child, and she hugged her mother tightly with tears in her eyes.

At that time, my father looked at me in such an unfriendly way.

Chen Yanqiu agreed immediately, with only one condition: go farther away. Jiangcheng is full of acquaintances, and it might even make the headlines if he's not careful.

Zhu Tingyue readily agreed, booked the air tickets and hotel, and the two set off that afternoon.

Zhu Tingyue chose a small town in the south. When he arrived at the town, it was already late.

But there was a fresh breath in the air, and a faint scent of flowers.

Under the street lights, the shadows of the trees are mottled, creating a unique tranquil beauty.

They checked into the hotel they had booked, and the room's windows faced a river.

The twinkling lights on both sides of the river are reflected on the surface of the river, like a flowing painting.

After the two had a simple dinner, Zhu Tingyue took Chen Yanqiu for a walk along the river.

"Yueyue, we've never hung out together before!"

Chen Yanqiu looked at everything around him with curiosity. The unknown little flowers on the roadside were so beautiful that they were dripping with beauty.

Shen Yanqiu was as excited as a child, taking pictures non-stop with his phone.

"Look, isn't it beautiful? Show it to mom when you get home, she will definitely like it!"

Before Zhu Tingyue had time to express the sadness brought about by his previous sentence, he was made to laugh by his next sentence.

"Well, you have to take more photos. If daddy finds enough excuses, all the photos you worked so hard to take will be wasted!"

Chen Yanqiu was dejected when he heard this: "Yueyue, does Dad have any problem with me? He doesn't agree with anything I do and always goes against me!"

"No way! Dad is just old. You are his son-in-law, so you should be more considerate of him! We adults should not hold grudges against small people and should not argue with him!"

Zhu Tingyue spoke in a fatherly tone, confusing Chen Yanqiu: "That's true, he's old, and he's your father, I should really give in to him."

"But he always taunts me when you're not around, saying I'm not worthy of you!"

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Tingyue had never heard her father say this before.

"Then, I'll talk to him when I go back. You know, at his age, he's just a little talkative. It's okay if you just bear with it!" Zhu Tingyue said while holding back a laugh.

"Well, fine! Next time he talks about it, just let him say whatever he wants. I won't refute him! Anyway, I'm a person who always asks for money. At worst, I can just move out with my kids in the future!"

"What nonsense? Did he say anything ugly?" Zhu Tingyue didn't believe that her father would say that.

"Ask him yourself, or you'll accuse me of gossiping. As the old saying goes: The most difficult relationship is between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law. I think it's also difficult for a father-in-law and a son-in-law to get along!"

"Maybe I didn't do well enough, so Dad doesn't like me. Is he finding fault with me?"

He directed and acted the play himself, and as he spoke he seemed to be on the verge of tears, secretly glancing at Zhu Tingyue with a smug look in his eyes.

"No, everyone knows that you are a great hero. You are the lucky star of our Zhu family. I just like you and don't care about other people's attitudes."

"Humph, you Zhu family! I am the only outsider!"

Chen Yanqiu would start acting as soon as he disagreed with something. Zhu Tingyue's acting skills had not yet improved to that level, and she was often unable to follow his scenes because of his jumping thoughts.

"We are a family, you forgot, we have children!"

Zhu Tingyue brought his hand to her belly. He was now five months pregnant and his belly was slightly bulging. If he wore thicker clothes outside, it wouldn't be noticeable. But if he was at home, he could see it clearly.

"What's the name of the child? Have you chosen one?" Chen Yanqiu insisted that Zhu Tingyue name the child.

Zhu Tingyue had never really thought about the child's name, so when Chen Yanqiu asked her, she was stumped.

"Not yet. I thought we should discuss it together. It's hard for you to be pregnant, so it's better for you to do it. I'll give you some advice!" Zhu Tingyue gave the answer after careful consideration.

"You didn't even think about it, you were just working!"

As soon as Chen Yanqiu heard Zhu Tingyue's words, he knew that she was just trying to please him, and he immediately became unhappy. The flower that he had found rare and beautiful just a moment ago now became hideous.

"Chen Yanqiu, look at what's written here? You must take care of the flowers, plants, and trees! They have lives too!"

Zhu Tingyue pointed to the sign on the roadside and read it to him with a smile.

Chen Yanqiu retracted the foot he had just stretched out, glanced at Zhu Tingyue angrily, and continued walking forward without saying a word.

I'm angry again!

Zhu Tingyue quickly chased after him and coaxed him: "Chen Yanqiu, the child is listening! Let's quietly give him a name, won't he hear it if we say it out loud?"

"Who said that? He knows nothing!" Chen Yanqiu obviously didn't believe it.

"How could he not know? He can hear it! Let's get up quietly and give him a surprise when he's born, okay?"

Shen Yanqiu was easily persuaded, but his face still looked a little reluctant: "Okay!"

After coaxing the man into submission, Zhu Tingyue took him for a walk for a while. Worried that he might be tired, she took him back to the hotel to rest.

Lying on the bed, Chen Yanqiu automatically snuggled into Zhu Tingyue's arms and placed Zhu Tingyue's hands, which were outside, on his waist.

Zhu's mother had called several times, but she didn't have time to answer them. When she opened the chat page again, Zhu Tingyue saw a long string of voice and text messages.

She clicked on them one by one and found that this long list of contents could be summed up in two words: moderation.

Chen Yanqiu laughed when he heard this and kept trembling in Zhu Tingyue's arms.

"Yueyue, Mom doesn't believe you!" He had laughed enough and was still fanning the flames.

Zhu Tingyue glanced at him unhappily and said, "Yes, Mom trusts you the most! If I trust you, why would you say this? Reflect on yourself!"

"Anyway, my mom didn't send me any messages to let me exercise moderation!"