"Why are you two back now?"

Seeing the father and son return home late at night, Ke Shurong asked in confusion.

"Didn't you say you were going to stay one night and come back tomorrow?"

Xia Wenxi and Ke Shurong were eating sunflower seeds and watching a drama, chatting about gossip. Aunt Pigeon Egg had shared a lot of things in the group chat. It's Chinese New Year, so there's a lot more gossip.

At this moment, both of them stopped what they were doing and looked at Xia Hengyuan and Xia Wensheng.

"What else could it be? We had a fight, and I kicked myself out of my grandparents' house."

After Xia finished speaking, she plopped down on the sofa, looked around the coffee table with some disgust, and said, "Why are you all eating junk food? I barely ate anything for dinner, I'm starving."

"If you want to eat, go find Aunt Li. Do you think you can find food here?!"

Xia Wenxi complained, but still casually tossed him a box of cookies.

Ke Shurong glanced at Xia Hengyuan, then turned and walked out, saying, "I'll go ask Sister Li to cook something for you."

"Thank you, Mom!"

Xia heard the voice and called out, then casually opened the cookie box and started eating.

Xia Wenxi glanced around and noticed that her father had already gone out with her mother, so she lowered her voice and asked Xia Wensheng, "What happened today?"

Xia Wensheng mumbled, "Grandpa and Grandma have always favored my uncle over Dad. They're so biased. I find it annoying and I felt bad for Dad, so I said I'd fire my uncle from the company. It wasn't really a fight, I just kicked myself out. I didn't want to stay there anymore anyway."

He wouldn't have wanted to go if he wasn't worried about his dad going alone.

Xia Wensheng's words were half true and half false, so Xia Wenxi didn't suspect anything. She only asked with concern, "Won't Dad be very sad?"

"What's there to be heartbroken about? We've been around for so many years, we should be used to it by now. As long as we have our family, we don't need to care what others do."

After saying this, Xia Wensheng glanced down and saw a ring on Xia Wenxi's hand as she held the cup.

The ring, worn on his middle finger, was quite eye-catching, the diamond sparkling under the light. He was certain it had appeared out of nowhere.

"What's with the ring? Did Lin Shen propose to you?"

"Who says you can only give a ring when proposing? You can give a regular gift too. Besides, can't I just buy it myself?"

"If you wanted to buy it, you would have bought it sooner. Why wait until now?"

Then there's only one possibility. Xia Wensheng suddenly realized that he hadn't thought of giving rings as gifts at other times!

"I heard you and went over to eat. Madam ordered dumplings. Is there anything else you'd like to eat?"

"No need, I'll just have dumplings."

Xia Wensheng closed the biscuit box and got up. Aunt Li asked Xia Wenxi if she wanted some too, and offered to cook some for her as well.

Xia Wenxi had eaten dinner and had been snacking, but after thinking about it, she still held out her palm.

"Give me five or six, that'll do."

The Lunar New Year is almost here, so I'm thinking of losing weight... I'll start after the New Year.

Ke Shurong hadn't originally intended to eat. Like her daughter, she was already having both main meals and snacks, so she couldn't eat any more.

Seeing that the three of them were eating, I couldn't resist and we ended up having a late-night snack together as a family of four.

"Aunt Li's dumpling-making skills are still so good."

Xia Wensheng asked Ke Shurong, "After I get married, can I poach Aunt Li from her?"

He even thought he made a good point, saying, "Anyway, you and my dad probably spend most of the year traveling, so why don't you just come home and have dinner at my place?"

Xia Wenxi pouted and asked him, "Am I not human?"

"Students should eat in the cafeteria."

"What's it to you?"

In the end, it was Ke Shurong who stepped in to quell this pointless dispute, saying, "Aunt Li is at home. If you want to eat, come home and eat. Your dad and I don't need to eat."

She added, "After you and Huanhuan get married, Mom will find you a nanny. When are you getting married?"

"Mom, why are you still pushing me to get married? I'll let you know after I successfully propose, okay?"

"I'm not in a hurry, but whoever wants to get married is in a hurry."

Xia Wensheng wanted to marry Huanhuan right away, but marriage can't be rushed.

Xia Hengyuan finally smiled as he listened to his wife and children bickering.

He was indeed in a bad mood after leaving his parents' house today. It's one thing to be used to it and not be sad, but not being sad doesn't mean he can come back in high spirits.

However, hearing my family's lively and harmonious atmosphere made me feel much more relaxed.

Before going to bed that night, he remarked to Ke Shurong, "Our family is so lucky now. Just think about what it was like last year's Lunar New Year."

Last year during Chinese New Year...

If she didn't think about it specifically, Ke Shurong would have forgotten that it was a very unpleasant time. Her son left without finishing his meal, just like today. The difference was that it was New Year's Eve, and he left from his own home.

"It's really strange. It's only been a year, but when I think about it now, it feels like a dream, like half a lifetime has passed. Do you think I have some kind of amnesia or Alzheimer's?"

Ke Shurong found it increasingly strange, so she simply sat up and decided to book an appointment with a neurology specialist after the New Year.

Not only can I not remember the details, but when I do recall them, it's like watching someone else's story unfold...

Xia Hengyuan never expected that his casual remark would make Ke Shurong suspect that he was sick.

He thought about it himself and found that his feelings were similar to those described by Ke Shurong.

The probability of both husband and wife getting Alzheimer's disease is probably very small...

"Don't worry, I'm actually in the same boat as you."

Ke Shurong glanced back at him, then turned back, "Then I'll book one for you too."

Xia Hengyuan: ...

Well, it's okay to take a look. Although he doesn't think the two of them are sick, it's better to see for himself.

After lying down again, Ke Shurong was still frowning and thinking about this. Xia Hengyuan thought she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, so he asked her:

Do you remember when a girl from the next class was pursuing me before I graduated from university?

At this point, Ke Shurong no longer cared about Alzheimer's disease.

"How could I not remember? Your surname is Yang, right? I even knitted you a scarf!"

Ke Shurong snorted coldly through her nose.

Xia Hengyuan smiled and said to her, "Look at you, you have a pretty good memory, don't you? You even remember people's last names."

"Why did you bring this up out of the blue?" Ke Shurong looked at him suspiciously. "You told me you'd forgotten about it when I asked you about it, but it turns out you do remember!"

"I just wanted to tell you that your memory is fine, so you won't worry unnecessarily and lose sleep tonight."

"Why did you have to bring up this instead of all those other things? You seem to have a lot on this."

Xia Hengyuan laughed again, "Look at you now, don't you remember anything else at all?"

Stop changing the subject!

——Small Theater

Xia Hengyuan: I'm great for getting involved myself!

Ko Shu-jung: Admit it, you just remember the time he pursued you!