The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

At the dining table, Ye Shu rummaged through the porridge in her bowl, stirring it with her spoon, but she wouldn't put it in her mouth.

He kept replaying in his mind the scene of Sister Zhi Qiu touching his chin in the morning, and that tender voice calling him "husband."

Husband...husband...

hey-hey……

Ye Shu's lips unconsciously curled upwards, and it looked like his lips were about to meet his ears.

"Child, you're eating, what are you daydreaming about?"

Shen Jingwan sat beside Ye Shu, watching him as if he were trying to find the meaning of life in this bowl of white rice porridge. She picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl.

"Come on, let's eat."

Ye Shu then came to her senses and realized that she seemed to have acted foolishly. She quickly composed herself, picked up the bowl, and took a big gulp.

"Ah...no, thank you, Auntie."

Shen Jingwan looked at him with a smile and asked softly:

"Still calling me 'Auntie'?"

Ye Shu turned her head and met Shen Jingwan's gentle face, then blinked.

Although he didn't actually have any objection to calling Shen Jingwan "Mom," anyone with a conscience could see how good Shen Jingwan had been to him.

But in front of so many people, especially my own father, I felt really embarrassed and ashamed.

However, after a brief internal struggle, he still called out:

"mom."

"Hey, good boy."

Shen Jingwan smiled, her eyes crinkling, and gently ruffled Ye Shu's hair, saying with a smile:

"From now on, Xiao Shu is my child too."

Ye Shu felt her hair being rubbed until it was warm, and her heart felt warm too.

Shen Jingwan withdrew her hand and gently tapped the person opposite her with her chin.

Ye Shu turned her head and saw An Jianxing sitting there, looking at her.

As soon as he saw Ye Shu looking over, An Jianxing quickly looked away and pretended to eat.

But anyone with eyes can see that it's like your best friend is handing out snacks to everyone, and you know you'll get one soon, but you have to pretend you don't care.

Seeing him like this, Ye Shu also called out:

"dad."

"Cough... um."

An Jianxing quickly cleared his throat, then forced himself to just hum in response, though the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.

Across from him, Ye Guoqiang finished the last mouthful of porridge in his bowl and had just put it down when Zhi Qiu immediately stood up and took the bowl from him.

"Dad, let me serve you some porridge."

In fact, Ye Guoqiang was already full. After all, he was getting on in years, and his appetite was limited.

But if your own daughter-in-law serves you porridge, will you eat it or not?

Ye Guoqiang could only chuckle and say:

"Okay, good girl, just serve a little less."

Although Ye Guoqiang told her to serve less, Zhi Qiu still served her a full bowl.

Ye Guoqiang looked at the bowl of porridge and could only grit his teeth and swallow it down, one mouthful at a time.

The end result was that after finishing his meal, the old man was so full he couldn't sit down anymore, so he went to the yard to wander around and digest his food.

An Jianxing stayed with him in the courtyard, the two of them smoking, talking about something.

In the living room, Shen Jingwan pulled her two children to sit down, her face still bearing that warm and welcoming smile.

She held a bank card in her hand, placed it on the coffee table, tapped it lightly with her finger, and looked at Ye Shu:

"Xiao Shu, this is a small token of our appreciation from your Uncle An and me... Oh, no, it's not Uncle An anymore, it's just a little something from your father An and me."

"mom……"

Ye Shu was about to speak when Shen Jingwan raised her hand to interrupt him.

She placed the card directly into Ye Shu's hand.

The card was cold, but Shen Jingwan's hands were warm.

"Xiao Shu, since you call me 'Mom,' then you are my child, understand?"

Shen Jingwan looked into Ye Shu's eyes and spoke very seriously:

"Why be so polite with your own mother? Take it."

As she spoke, she turned and glanced out the window.

In the courtyard, An Jianxing, with a cigarette between his fingers, was gesturing to Ye Guoqiang about something, his shoulders shaking with laughter.

"This is also what your father, An, wanted."

Shen Jing turned around gently, her voice softening. She glanced at Zhi Qiu sitting next to Ye Shu and said:

"All along, your father and I have wished that Xiao Qiu and the others could find someone they could entrust their hearts to. Now that you've gotten your marriage certificate, your father feels a little embarrassed. There are some things we're too shy to say in person, so I'm speaking on our behalf."

She held Ye Shu's hand and placed the card in his palm:

"From now on, just live your lives well. As long as you're happy and safe, we'll be content. If there's anything you can't handle at home, your parents will be there to support you, so don't be afraid."

Ye Shu looked at the card and knew that the money in it was definitely not a small amount.

He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the card was a bit heavy.

He didn't refuse again, but simply nodded to Shen Jingwan and said:

"Thank you, Mom. And please thank Dad for me. Don't worry, I will definitely not let them down."

"Yes, Mom believes you."

Shen Jingwan smiled and patted Ye Shu's hand, then let go, picked up the teacup on the table, and gave the two children some space.

Just then, Zhi Qiu, who had been sitting quietly next to Ye Shu, suddenly reached out and took Ye Shu's arm.

The faint, floral fragrance emanating from her wafted into Ye Shu's nose.

Zhi Qiu leaned close to his ear and whispered something in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"I believe you too, honey..."

The way she called him "husband" this time was even more assertive and alluring than the one she called him this morning.

Ye Shu's face flushed red again, not for any other reason than that he saw Shen Jingwan clearly smile after Zhi Qiu called him "husband," she must have heard it.

Ye Shu quickly turned her head and met Zhi Qiu's smiling eyes. She blinked frantically at her, as if sending a telegram, the gist of which was:

What are you doing?! Mom's right here!

When Zhi Qiu saw Ye Shu sending her a telegram, she seemed to understand. Instead of stopping herself, she started winking at Ye Shu as well.

Ye Shu immediately began deciphering:

So what? Aren't you my husband now?

Upon seeing this, Ye Shu became even more anxious; he felt as if his eyes were about to cramp from blinking so much.

"You can't shout like that here! It's so embarrassing!"

Zhi Qiu blinked back innocently:

What's there to be embarrassed about? Don't you want to be my husband?

Seeing this, Ye Shu's imposing manner suddenly softened, and she became somewhat shy and winked at Zhi Qiu:

[I am willing...]

Of course, all of these flirtatious telegrams were information that Ye Shu had made up in his own mind, and the accuracy of the messages was still up for debate.

However, Ye Shu felt that he had thoroughly understood Zhi Qiu's meaning, and couldn't be too far off.

Seeing Ye Shu blushing shyly and blinking at her frantically, Zhi Qiu couldn't be more satisfied.

Our little brother Shu is just too cute. I can never get enough of looking at him like this.