Hu Aifen was at her wits' end looking at her grandson.

"You said it, we'll contact the Shen family tomorrow and ask them what they think."

“Okay, absolutely no problem, Grandma and Mom, you decide, I will definitely cooperate.”

That night, Hu Aifen lay in bed and talked about this with Liu Aimin.

"Don't rush, let nature take its course."

"How can I not be anxious? Zhiyuan and Liu Qiang have already succeeded, and Chongyu is two years older than them."

"It's already pretty good, at least it wasn't crooked. If it were like Jingze, that would be a real problem."

At this point, Hu Aifen fell silent. Yes, she hadn't even raised her own son properly, so she couldn't push Chongyu too hard on this matter.

"Then we need to talk to the Shen family tomorrow as well."

Liu Aimin had no objection to this; he didn't want his wife to worry.

The next morning, Hu Aifen dialed the Shen family's number.

The person who answered the phone was Shen Nianci's grandfather, and the two introduced themselves to each other.

“Mr. Shen, I would like to speak with Nianci’s mother.”

"Please wait a moment, I'll go call her."

“Niece-in-law, I am Chongyu’s grandmother.”

"Hello, ma'am!"

"I called you to ask what your plans are for Chongyu and Nianci's marriage?"

"Auntie, we haven't thought about this yet. We were planning to discuss it after the first month of the lunar calendar."

“Niece-in-law, I won’t lie to you. The last time we met, one of the children was already married, and the other is getting married on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.”

They were both younger than Chongyu and still in school, yet they were the ones who got married before Chongyu.

"Auntie, it's too late for us to discuss this now. Let's wait until after the first month of the lunar calendar."

"Your family should discuss this and see if it's possible for the two families to meet after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?"

"Auntie, okay, let's meet on the sixth day of the new year."

"We can't go on the sixth day, because a child is getting engaged that day. We'll visit their home on the fifth day."

Hu Aifen hung up the phone, still feeling a little uneasy.

At this moment, Ma Li's parents came over. The two elderly people sat on the sofa and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm so anxious. We've been on blind dates for just one day, and one family has already gotten married. Another family is also getting married on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Why can't we catch up with these good things?"

"Mother-in-law, don't be in such a hurry," Ma Li's mother advised.

Hu Aifen also knew that being anxious wouldn't help.

Today is the 29th. I'll be on holiday after I get back tonight. I don't need to go to work tomorrow.

All the members of the Zhang family gathered together; with these nine children, the house was especially lively.

It's rare that there's no overtime today, and no work tomorrow either, so Yang Lijun and Zhang Zhenye have a chance to snuggle together and watch TV.

"Zhenye, shall we go to Grandpa's house for lunch tomorrow?"

"Okay, I have no objection. I'll follow your arrangements."

"Will Ruifeng and the other two also go to their in-laws' house tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'll deliver some New Year's goods tomorrow."

Their life was ordinary, but they were both very content. Zhang Zhenye wasn't a passionate person, and Yang Lijun had seen the full spectrum of human nature, so their life was more about family than romantic love.

Zhang Ruifeng and his wife were lying together talking about things in their lives.

"Ruifeng, you and Dad should still attend Liu Qiang's wedding, right?"

"Yes, they must all be here. Didn't you notice that Dad likes Liu Qiang? He's been coming to stay with Mom and Dad since he was two years old. Back then, when the four of us went up the mountain, Mom simply couldn't accept it. It was only after Liu Qiang came that things got much better."

"Dad likes peace too, right?"

"Yes, I still like the sunrise, everything else is the same."

Zhang Weiyu and his wife were also lying together chatting.

"Weiyu, let's go to my mom's house tomorrow, and bring the two kids with us."

"Yes, but it can't be too late."

Gu Yaozu and his wife were doing what they loved—a passionate night.

The next day, the three brothers drove away, while Zhang Zhenye took his wife and two children and walked there.

Yang Yongjian was overjoyed to see his granddaughter and the others arrive. He was usually alone and quite lonely. Although he usually stayed at the Zhang family's house, it felt different.

At noon, since their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were not home, it was just the four of them. However, because Zhang Shouyi was home, the atmosphere was still quite pleasant.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Jingze was called back to accompany his parents to his future nephew's wife's house.

Chongyu drove Liu Jingxiang and his wife, while Liu Jingze drove Liu Aiguo and his wife.

When Shen Jian'an arrived at the Shen family's residence, he was genuinely surprised to see Liu Jingze. "Why is this person here?" he wondered.

They hurriedly invited the Liu family to sit down. Liu Chongyu politely greeted the Shen family, and Shen Nianci also greeted the Liu family. When facing Liu Jingze, she glanced at him again, thinking, "This is an important person."

"It is truly an honor to have you here today, sir."

"Mr. Shen, you don't need to be so polite. Today, I am just an ordinary future in-law."

The men sat together chatting, and the women were not idle either.

"Auntie, you must stay for dinner today," An Xiaojing said to Hu Aifen with a smile.

"Whether we eat or not is secondary. We've come here today, even though it's a shameless thing, to discuss the matter of our two children. We're really anxious, especially my wife and I."

I used to be anxious, but I thought I should give the two young people time to get to know each other. However, seeing my nephews and nieces all getting married, I just can't sit still anymore. Nephew's wife, please don't mind.

An Xiaojing smiled and nodded, "Auntie, I understand how you feel."

Ma Li sat to the side listening, and then smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we were indeed presumptuous today, but since we're here, we'll just say what's on our minds."

“Sister-in-law, you don’t need to be so polite. This is normal. Even if you hadn’t said anything, we would have preferred to wait until after the first month of the lunar calendar to discuss the two children.”

Ma Li and Hu Aifen were quite satisfied with the Shen family's way of doing things; no matter what, they were very generous.

“Sister-in-law, Chongyu is twenty-four this year, which is not young anymore. At first, we felt sorry for him because he was busy with work, so we thought we would let him make his own decision. But he has no personal time at all, and no opportunity to meet girls. That’s why we are worried.”

“Chongyu is a capable person, and it’s normal for him to be busy with work; we understand that.”

“You really made him say that. My daughter and I both like Nianci very much. We are also satisfied that Chongyu has such a daughter-in-law.”

"Sister-in-law, our family also agrees to this marriage."

"That would be wonderful. Let's discuss Chongyu and Nianci's marriage today."

“Auntie, sister-in-law, after receiving your call, our family has discussed it and we will follow your arrangements. Although I am reluctant to let my daughter get married so early, she is of marriageable age. Most importantly, I believe you will treat Nianci well.”