"I won't stand on ceremony, I'll just call you Sister Zhou," Zhang Hongmei said with a smile to Zhou Yuling, Zou Haiyin's mother.

"Madam, it is my honor."

"Sister Zhou, please don't be so formal. I invited your whole family over because I think General Yang has already explained things to the three of you."

My fourth child is eighteen years old this year, but he is currently studying abroad and will be back in September 1985.

We just wanted them to get married at the legal marriage age, so we arranged the marriage with Haiyin without your knowledge. We hope you can forgive us.”

Now the family of three felt much more at ease. Although it is said that a good woman is sought after by many families, there was still a bit of a barrier in their hearts without the consent of their families.

Hearing the lady's words, everyone felt that she was truly clever and insightful. Their last bit of displeasure vanished.

Zhou Yuling smiled and replied, "Hearing Madam's words, we are truly flattered. It is Haiyin's good fortune to have caught Madam's eye."

However, our family never intended for our daughter to marry into a wealthy family; our only wish was for our child to be happy for the rest of her life.

However, the fact that Haiyin had the opportunity to meet your fourth young master shows that they are destined to be together.

As family members, we prioritize our child's wishes above all else. We won't force her to do anything; if she's willing, that's best. If two people truly aren't meant to be, then we won't force it.

"Yes, that makes sense. That's why I invited you over. Let's meet as their family members first, and then you can meet my child at noon. If we all agree on this, let them meet tomorrow."

Sister Zhou is right. It depends on what the two young people want; after all, they'll be living together from now on.

Gu Chuanming and Zou Shiming sat together chatting. They all thought the other was a good person and were very optimistic about the marriage.

The three younger children had already left after greeting the Zou family members who came in. They felt it was rather boring to be home alone today, so they simply called Master Wu to the training room.

The women were chatting, and soon the conversation turned to their children.

Zhang Hongmei really liked Zou Haiyin, so she found it quite amusing to hear Zhou Yuling talk about Haiyin's childhood. Although Zhang Hongmei had seven children, she didn't have a single daughter. Boys and girls were different when they were young.

Zou Haiyin's father, Zou Jingrui, felt relieved to see that his daughter-in-law and wife got along well. He thought that if his daughter really married into such a family, she would be much happier if she met a reasonable mother-in-law.

At 10:30, Zhenye and the other three returned.

The Zou family was utterly astonished when they saw the four young men enter; they were truly exceptional individuals.

After the four of them greeted the Zou family, Zhang Ruifeng and Zhang Weiyu said goodbye with smiles and left. There was nothing for them to do here, so they might as well go and keep Xiao Wu and the other two company.

Although Yang Yongjian also lived in the compound, he rarely had the chance to see Zhenye and the others. So, seeing how perfect Zhenye was, he was very satisfied and hoped that his granddaughter and Zhenye would be destined to be together.

Zou Shiming looked at Gu Yaozu. The young man had clear, honest eyes; he seemed like a righteous person. If his granddaughter could really marry him, that would be the happiest thing for her.

The Zou family was very satisfied with Gu Yaozu. Despite the family situation, the child didn't seem to have any bad habits. Of course, they would need to get to know him better over time, but their first impression was very positive.

Gu Yaozu also had a good impression of the Zou family. Although he didn't have the mind-reading ability of his eldest and third brothers, he was sensitive to good and evil, and the Zou family was at least a reasonable family.

The two young men sat opposite the old man, letting him watch them.

Zhou Yuling was truly a mother-in-law who became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law the more she looked at him.

So I asked Gu Yaozu a lot of questions.

The four of them were originally very filial and patient with their elders. They answered Zhou Yuling's questions patiently.

The Zou family was even more satisfied. They genuinely admired Gu Yaozu's refined manners.

Zhenye sat to one side with a smile on his face, while Yang Yongjian asked him some questions. He was extremely satisfied with his grandson-in-law.

Ganlu came over to inform us that lunch was ready.

The Zou family didn't stand on ceremony and went to the restaurant together with smiles.

Seeing the seven sons of the leader's family now, I couldn't help but be shocked.

They had just sat down when Zhang Shouyi returned. He was now a marginal figure in the family; no one had even informed him.

However, he knew he was going to meet the Zou family today, so he returned at noon.

Another round of greetings followed. "General Yang, Elder Zou, you don't need to be so polite."

Zhang Hongmei sat next to Zhou Yuling, and Zhang Shouyi sat on the other side.

Zou Shiming observed the table manners of the leader's child and knew that this was truly a case of good family upbringing.

Both sides had their own thoughts, but both were very satisfied with the matter.

So after the meal, Zhang Hongmei asked the family to stay.

Although it was lunch break and staying wasn't really appropriate, the Zou family of three stayed anyway in order to learn more.

The two women found themselves getting along very well. "Madam, your child is truly outstanding."

"Sister Zhou, you don't know, I've been dreaming of having a daughter since I was pregnant with my first child, but even after giving birth to my second child, I still don't have a little girl."

I cried at the time, but my elders comforted me, saying that I would have a granddaughter to be my little darling in the future.

Perhaps older people prefer boys, but I just like girls.

"Sister Zhou is so lucky to have both a son and a daughter; that's a great blessing." Now Zhou Yuling felt much more at ease. She was worried that her boss's family preferred boys, and that her daughter might suffer if she gave birth to a girl. But now she wasn't worried anymore.

“I’m the same way. I’m closer to my daughter than my son. My maternal grandmother once told my mother that girls can’t stay at home for long, so they must be pampered.”

"Hehe, Sister Zhou, if the two children are truly destined to be together, don't worry, I will definitely treat my daughter-in-law like my own daughter."

"Of course I believe in your character, Madam. Just like you said, if the two children are truly destined to be together, then it will be a blessing for my Haiyin."

Every mother loves her daughter dearly, and Zhou Yuling, as a mother who loves her daughter dearly, naturally has a lot to worry about.

Zhang Hongmei could understand; if she had a daughter, she would be even more worried than Haiyin's mother. This woman's marriage was truly a second chance at life.