"Brother, you're back. This is..."

The woman replied, "My surname is Huang, and my husband's surname is Zhou."

He gave his daughter a push, saying, "This is my daughter, Zhou Yuanyuan."

Zhou Yuanyuan blushed, but boldly extended her hand to Pei Nansheng: "Brother Pei, hello, I am Zhou Yuanyuan."

Zuo Ling looked at the two of them with a mocking gaze.

Pei Nansheng is almost 40 years old, and she's not stupid. After connecting the dots, she immediately understood.

He glanced at Zuo Ling without making a sound, then reached out and lightly shook Zhou Yuanyuan's hand: "Hello."

Zuo Ling was displeased. "Why are you glaring at me when you're getting married?"

Mrs. Huang was overjoyed; the more she looked at her son-in-law, the more pleasing he became to the eye.

Look at that big guy, look at all those muscles, look at that car...

In the post-apocalyptic world, a pedicab is comparable to a BMW or Mercedes-Benz before the apocalypse. And with a glance at the villa with a vegetable garden, my daughter will definitely enjoy a life of luxury after marrying into the Pei family!

"Have you... finished talking?"

Pei Nansheng immediately said something to send the guest away.

The Zhou mother and daughter froze.

Zuo Ling: "..."

Brother, you're too blunt. Can't you be a little more tactful?

Huang quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Ah, we're done talking, we're done talking."

He squeezed Zuo Ling's hand tightly: "Miss, I'm begging you."

Zuo Ling smiled and said, "I'll try my best."

Having received confirmation, Huang thanked him repeatedly and then took Zhou Yuanyuan with her.

Zhou Yuanyuan shook off her mother and stared at Pei Nansheng with her fiery eyes, saying, "Brother Pei, I want to marry you."

Zuo Ling's eyes widened. Good heavens, that's astonishing!

Huang's first reaction was to cover her face; how could she have raised such a daughter who was so eager to get married?

Pei Nansheng was taken aback by Zhou Yuanyuan's boldness and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he looked at Zuo Ling.

Zuo Ling raised an eyebrow. "I'll watch the show and stay silent."

The dog squeezed over to join the fun, barking at the Zhou mother and daughter, as if to say, "It's lunchtime, why aren't you leaving yet? You can't freeload these days."

Ah Si stood arrogantly to one side, coldly observing everyone in the room, not understanding what they were doing.

Waterfall leaped into Zuo Ling's arms, waving its little paws and whimpering, urging Zuo Ling to quickly chase it away because it was hungry.

"I...have no plans to get married."

Regardless of her sister's concerns, Pei Nan gritted her teeth and went ahead.

He truly had no intention of starting a family; he was still living off his sister, who had too many secrets about her, and he didn't want to burden her.

Besides, the problem of the reclusive elder of the Ding family is not resolved, so he has no intention of starting a family.

“How can I not get married? If I don’t get married, wouldn’t my life be wasted? I’m not young anymore. Life is only a few decades long, it’ll be over in the blink of an eye. While I’m still healthy, I can help you take care of the children. You don’t know this, but the base encourages childbirth. Those who want to have children receive preferential treatment in all aspects. And there are even rewards from the base for having children…”

Huang, disregarding any pretense of modesty, kept talking non-stop. She couldn't let her chosen son-in-law dismiss her with a single sentence.

“Auntie, natural disasters are frequent and survival is difficult. I... am unable to support my family, so I will not be a burden on your daughter.”

Pei Nansheng felt he had found a perfect excuse: I'm not capable of supporting a family, so you can't just force someone on me.

"Oh, who would believe that excuse? Look at this yard and this house. You're the only one of its kind in the whole base. Besides, even if you can't afford to support them, there's still the two of us old folks. My daughter can also contribute a little, so she won't be a burden on you."

When Huang asked someone to enter the plantation, before seeing Zuo Ling's courtyard, she thought Pei Nansheng and his sister were only moderately wealthy. But when she saw the courtyard, she realized that they were definitely not moderately wealthy; they were at the level of the super-rich.

Huang refused to believe it, saying that someone who could exchange 30 jin of compressed biscuits for snake venom couldn't support a family.

Zhou Yuanyuan's eyes gradually reddened:

"Brother Pei, am I not pretty enough?"

Zhou Yuanyuan was always confident in her appearance, but she was rejected the first time she confessed her feelings, which was a huge blow to her.

No, it's not.

Pei Nansheng had no intention of starting a family, and he hadn't even gotten a good look at Zhou Yuanyuan.

"Why is that? Is there someone in your heart?"

"No... anyone."

"It's not that I'm not pretty, and I don't have anyone in my heart. Why can't we give each other a chance?"

Zhou Yuanyuan pressed on relentlessly.

Mrs. Huang didn't stop her, but raised her fist to encourage her daughter, saying that happiness is something you have to strive for.

Zuo Ling was thoroughly enjoying the show and wished she could give Huang a small flag to cheer her on.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, if this works out, my brother will not only have a fierce wife, but also a fierce mother-in-law.

He'll get what's coming to him!

Other women had expressed their affection for Pei Nansheng before, but none had ever been this bold.

If he spoke too harshly, he would offend the girl's pride; if he spoke too softly, she would press him further. Pei Nansheng was speechless, unsure of what to say, and looked to Zuo Ling for help.

"Aunt Huang, you go back first. I'll discuss it with my brother and then give you an answer."

It's not good to remain in a stalemate; someone has to step in and smooth things over.

"Okay, okay, you guys discuss it, discuss it properly."

Huang took the opportunity to leave, patting Pei Nansheng on the shoulder as she departed.

"What a fine young man! It would be a shame if he didn't get married. Think it over carefully. Auntie is waiting for your reply."

Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want to leave, but Huang dragged her away by force.

Before leaving, he called out loudly, "Brother Pei, I will come back to find you again."

Watching the mother and daughter leave, Zuo Ling smiled enigmatically.

"This... is so unreserved, but also adorably straightforward."

Pei Nansheng glared at her: "If you have something to do, go cook."

"Why should I do it? I'm exhausted. You've got good things coming your way, it's your turn to cook."

Pei Nansheng snorted, didn't argue, and continued washing vegetables and rinsing rice as if nothing had happened.

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