"Well, that's not necessary."

Xia Wensheng barely ate a few bites of lunch today before having to attend an impromptu international online meeting. Due to the time difference, it wasn't convenient to reschedule with the other party. After the online meeting, he would have to attend another meeting at the company.

He was so hungry that he drooled when he saw chickens running on the road on his way here.

Seeing her son wolfing down his food, Ke Shurong couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She took out her phone and ordered a few more dishes for him, saying, "You didn't even call earlier. If you had come sooner, we could have ordered more dishes."

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"Since you're back today, Mom specially asked the housekeeper to cook a few more of your favorite dishes."

Lin Shen had just finished work today when he received a call from home asking him to come back to the old house for dinner. Lin Shen's relationship with his parents was neither particularly close nor very bad.

If he's not on a business trip, he'll go home for a meal once every two weeks, and he'll also call if there's anything else going on.

However, whenever I go home, I mostly talk to my father about things at work.

Normally, after a quiet meal, Lin Shen would sit for another half hour before getting up and returning to his place. But today, it was clear that his parents had something to say.

Before he had even taken two bites of his meal, his mother spoke earnestly:

“Xiao Shen, you’re not young anymore. It’s time to think about your personal life. Your older brothers already had children when they were your age. I’m not pressuring you, but you’re busy with work. If you get married soon, someone will be there to take care of you, and your dad and I will feel at ease.”

Lin Shen listened quietly without saying a word, because he knew that his parents' ability to say such a thing meant that they had already made arrangements for the people involved.

"Your Uncle Mu's daughter just graduated with her doctorate and returned from the United States last month. She will stay in China from now on. Find some time for you two to meet. That girl is a very nice person, smart and capable, and comes from a good family. She is a good match for you."