During dinner, little Zizai naturally became the star of the evening.
Both Yanbo and his wife, the grandparents, and Yan Han, the father, were full of curiosity about the little guy's childhood.
They want to know everything about their little one, from the first tooth that grew when the baby was a few months old to the first word the baby uttered.
The main dish served with rice at this meal was not the sumptuous feast prepared by Chen Jing, but rather a record of Zizai's growth from childhood to the present, along with various interesting anecdotes about his development.
After dinner, Yan Bo and his wife, along with Chen Jing and Zhu Qianyu, took the little one for a walk in the neighborhood below. Inside the house, only Zhu Qianying and Yan Han remained.
Because of the argument downstairs earlier, both Zhu Qianying and Yan Han tried to avoid sensitive topics during the meal.
But some things are unavoidable.
For example, the question of who Zizai will live with next is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved.
Yan Bo and his wife probably realized this as well, and after finishing their meal, they invited Chen Jingzhu and Qianyu to take the little one downstairs together.
Zhu Qianying brewed a pot of coffee, poured a cup for Yan Han, and then pushed the evaporated milk and sugar packet in front of Yan Han.
"I don't know your taste, so you'll have to adjust it yourself."
After saying that, he poured himself a glass, added milk and sugar, and slowly stirred it with a small spoon.
"I thought you preferred tea?"
Yan Han picked up the coffee and took a sip. He found that her coffee-making skills, like her dessert-making and noodle-cooking skills, were strangely to his liking.
Zhu Qianying took a sip of coffee, glanced at him, and said, "I'm pretty easygoing. I like anything that's good."
Yan Han paused for a moment, then looked up to meet her dark eyes. "Is this a general statement?"
Zhu Qianying smiled enigmatically, "Think what you want!"
Yan Han frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but then he heard Zhu Qianying speak.
"Young Master Yan, I've almost finished tidying up this house. In a couple of days, I'd like to bring Zizai back to live with me. You and your parents can come anytime you want to see him, or you can take him back to stay for a few days. I have no objection to any of that."
Yan Shao was stunned for a moment. His mind had just been wandering around the faces of Cheng Ye and Xing Bailun, but unexpectedly, she suddenly started talking about her son.
This may seem like a matter concerning her son, but in fact, it also includes her own affairs.
She won't go home with him, and she'll bring her son to live with her too—that's the key point.
"No, I disagree!"
Just over an hour ago, Yan Han was still immersed in the beautiful image of a happy family, but in the blink of an eye, she gave him such a heartless answer.
Zhu Qianying had long anticipated that he wouldn't agree so easily, so she didn't show much surprise.
"Yan Han, in this matter, I am informing you, not seeking your opinion," Zhu Qianying said firmly.
"Why should you be the one to inform me? To this day, we are still husband and wife, and Zizai is our son. You do not have the right to unilaterally decide where our son goes."
Yan Han was particularly insistent on this matter.
He could back down on other things, but on this one thing, he could not back down or give in.
Because he knew that if she took even his son away, he would have no leverage left. In other words, he would lose his only bond with her.
Zhu Qianying no longer wanted to discuss her marital relationship with him; at this moment, she was only focused on resolving her son's matter first.
She didn't want her son to be unhappy, but at the same time, she couldn't bear living apart from him for a long time.
“Yanhan, I have no intention of deciding where my son will go. I just feel that as his mother, I should and am more suited to take care of him. So, he will stay with me for the time being. But I have not restricted you from seeing him. If you want to take him back to live with me, I will not stop you.”
Zhu Qianying tried to calmly explain the matter to Yan Han. She was not trying to take her son away from him; she simply wanted her son to grow up happily in a good environment.
Yan Han silently watched her, carefully analyzing and studying the truthfulness of her words and the implications behind them.
Then, he quickly realized that there were actually many loopholes in her words.
I don't know if she left it there on purpose, or if she simply hadn't thought of it that thoroughly.
Emotionally, he hoped that she had left it on purpose, but rationally he told him that she was just too anxious and insecure, so she couldn't think things through so thoroughly.
She said she could come to see her son anytime, which means that he could actually use the excuse of seeing his son to come and freeload meals every day.
She said he could take his son back to live with him anytime, which means that on occasional holidays, he could actually take his son away and then coerce or entice her to come along. This is no different from a family of three traveling together, right?
After analyzing the situation clearly, Yan Han spoke frankly and openly.
"Okay! I promise you, our son can stay with you for the time being!"
Zhu Qianying didn't expect him to agree so quickly; she thought it would take a lot of persuasion to convince him.
She stared at him for a long while, making sure he wasn't joking, before she unabashedly said "Thank you!" to Yan Han.
Before she could say anything else, Yan Han seemed not to hear her thanks and continued, "You can have our son, but you have to promise me one thing."
Zhu Qianying suddenly realized that there were conditions! She knew it! How could someone like Young Master Yan agree to her so readily?
"Okay, go ahead!"
Zhu Qianying wanted to see what he wanted to get out of her.
Money? He has so much wealth that he could probably spend it all in ten lifetimes, so he wouldn't even look at her little bit of money!
Want someone? She thought that although she was good-looking, she was not the only beauty in the world. Besides, didn't he have a childhood sweetheart, the eldest daughter of the Yi family? Why would he bother her?
In fact, Zhu Qianying had been wondering about this issue ever since she returned. However, despite her doubts, she was too lazy to get to the bottom of it, as she didn't want to needlessly attract unwanted attention.
Miss Yi is someone you can't touch or mess with. Didn't she already know about this five years ago?
Since he doesn't want money or people, what else could he possibly want?
“Our son can live with you temporarily, but you can’t divorce me. We can live apart temporarily until you want to come back.”
This strategy of retreating to advance is the best approach Yan Han can think of so far.
With her son as a bond, if he puts in a little more effort, he doesn't believe she can keep being stubborn forever.
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