Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

After dinner, the Lan family said goodbye and moved on to another place. The old man tried to persuade them to stay, and Lan Chumu secretly told the old man that she missed her future son-in-law.

After hearing this, the old man laughed heartily. He thought Han Yue was a lovable child and didn't try to stop him.

After changing the diapers of the two little girls and putting them to sleep, Ji Hancheng became a professional driver, taking the Lan family to the Han family. When the car passed the shopping mall, Lan Yunchen asked him to stop the car halfway.

"Please pull over for a moment, I'm going to the supermarket. You guys go ahead, I'll go by myself in a bit."

Lan Yunxi opened the window and poked her head out. "Brother, what are you buying? Did you forget something?"

She remembered that Han Yue had prepared everything at the Han family home. Last time, Sister Lu had prepared a lot of new toothbrushes, towels, cups, and blankets. There was nothing lacking in basic daily necessities, so she shouldn't have to buy anything herself.

Lan Yunchen straightened his clothes. The evening breeze was still a bit chilly through his sweater. Even with the car window slightly open, Ji Hancheng felt the temperature was quite low. He kindly suggested, "How about I give you my down jacket?"

Since having two little girls, Ji Hancheng has prioritized warmth over style, wearing down jackets and pajamas every day at home, and getting scolded by his grandfather if he wears anything less.

The reason was simple: the old man was afraid that Ji Hancheng would catch a cold and infect the three children, as well as Yao Yao and the others.

"No need, I'm leaving." In the end, Lan Yunchen still didn't tell Lan Yunxi where he was going. He pulled his double-sided cashmere coat tighter around himself; it was indeed a bit cold.

Inside the car, Shen Muyun comforted her daughter, patting Lan Yunxi's hand, "Don't worry, your brother is an adult now." Recently, Lan Yunxi has been particularly worried about her brother and hopes that he can be taken care of.

From childhood to adulthood, her older brother has always been taking care of others. Lan Yunxi hopes that one day in the future, someone will be able to take care of her brother, feel sorry for him, help him share the burden on his shoulders, and let him stop and rest.

Ji Hancheng, who was driving, smiled but didn't say anything. "Uncle, Aunt, please stay in the capital for a few more days."

Lan Chumu: "Sigh, this time we'll be staying a few more days. We plan to stay until the company resumes normal operations on the eighth day of the new year before going back. As for Xixi, she'll probably stay longer than us until school starts."

"Okay, then Yao Yao will be very happy."

Shen Muyun smiled and said, "Hancheng, thank you for your hard work." Lan Yunchen had already told them about sneaking into the operating room, and as her family, they were touched and gratified.

After boosting his emotional intelligence, Ji Hancheng spoke flawlessly, saying, "Auntie, it's not hard work. Yao Yao is the one who's worked the hardest."

Inside the supermarket.

Lan Yunchen actually came to buy Xixi's favorite potato chips. Last time, after staying at the Han family's house for a while, Xixi kept talking about a certain brand of potato chips that tasted amazing when she returned to Lan City.

Lan Yunchen had subtly remembered that he hadn't been notified in advance of his visit to the Han family, so the Han family had no idea and might not have prepared anything that Xixi liked to eat.

Wearing a black mask, his handsome face was hidden, but his perfectly proportioned figure and the noble aura he exuded were visible. He pushed a supermarket cart and strolled naturally through the snack section, comparing the sweetness of each snack. Anything with artificial flavoring was definitely not on Lan Yunchen's shopping list.

In the distance, a woman wearing a long black down jacket stared intently at Lan Yunchen, her brows furrowed, a gray scarf draped over her arm, her hair styled in short French curls, and black leather high boots on her feet.

Stylish and warm, the trendy hairstyle makes it hard to guess the woman's age.

The young girl beside her was wearing a short white down jacket, black velvet wide-leg pants, white chunky sneakers, and a white knitted hat. She tugged at her mother, who was staring blankly, and asked, "Mom, what are you looking at? Did you run into someone you know?"

I looked around, but couldn't find the person I was looking for. There were quite a lot of people in the supermarket, and I had no idea who my mother was looking at.

Instead of answering, the woman beside her followed her gaze and asked, "Feifei, didn't your sister say last night at dinner that the guy pursuing her is overseas?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Feifei recalled what her sister had said last night. Her mother had asked her: "Nana, this guy has been pursuing you for so long. Do you like him or not? If you don't like him, why do you go to Western restaurants and go to the beach with him every now and then? What do you mean by that? If you don't like him, then just leave. Don't give people hope and then disappoint them."

The strict mother was afraid that her daughter would date for several years and then break up with her. Little did she know that the mother involved in the photoshopping incident genuinely believed that there was a man pursuing her daughter, and that her daughter didn't seem to mind and they could go out to eat together.

Furthermore, in terms of appearance, she also fits the strict mother's aesthetic standards, although she only resembles Lan Yunchen by about 8 points.

Finally, the older sister replied to her mother like this: "Mom, don't worry. People say that a man fears choosing the wrong career and a woman fears marrying the wrong man. I have to get to know him a little better. What if he has some bad habits? They'll come out eventually. You want me to find a good family, not to go down in a fire pit, right?"

Yan's mother was speechless after Yan Na's response. Finally, she suggested that they invite the man out for dinner to check his character.

Yan Na immediately retorted: "Mom, he's a foreigner. Shouldn't he be at home with his parents for the New Year? What are you thinking?"

In the end, Yan Na brushed off the matter of vetting her future son-in-law by saying that he was abroad. After recalling her sister's words, Yan Feifei nodded affirmatively, "Mom, my sister said that the person pursuing her is abroad."

Meeting her mother's questioning gaze, Yan Feifei nodded again, indicating that she was very certain.

After getting the answer, Yan's mother began to doubt herself, muttering to herself: But how come the back view and the side view are so similar? Is it really true that all handsome people look alike from the side?

Thankfully, Lan Yunchen wore a mask and a hat when he went out today.

Lan Yunchen felt the intense gaze while shopping in the snack section, but chose not to look and continued shopping. After about half an hour, he bought all the things that Xixi liked to eat, as well as some things that pregnant women could eat, and then went to the cashier to pay.

As he stepped outside, he took out his phone and glanced at the red envelope he had received yesterday: "Happy New Year, Happy Cooperation," amounting to 8888.

Lan Yunchen accepted the red envelope and immediately sent back 8888, but the red envelope was still on the screen. Yan Na didn't accept it, as if he was being kept by someone and only cared about collecting the money.

Looking at the unclaimed red envelopes on the screen, he smiled, put his phone back in his pocket, hailed a taxi at the door, and gave the destination, the address of the Han family villa.

A taxi followed closely behind, carrying White Tiger and Black Tiger.

Back at the Yan family home, Yan's mother still felt that the person she had seen at the supermarket looked quite similar. Suspicious, she kept a frown on her face. She placed the fruit she was carrying on the table and sat down absentmindedly.

The strict father was looking at a new type of medical instrument, which was researched abroad. He was thinking of introducing it for trial use after the New Year. Seeing that his wife was absent-minded, he looked at his daughter standing next to him with questioning eyes.

Yan Feifei put two bags of snacks on the table, took off her hat, folded it, tidied her hair, shook her head to indicate that she didn't know anything. Her mother went to the supermarket without saying anything, but asked about her sister's suitor.

Unable to rely on his daughter, he could only ask himself, "Honey, why did you look so troubled after going out? Did something happen to you?"

The shrewd and strict mother still felt the matter needed further investigation. Trusting her intuition, she had to ask her daughter, "Where's Nana?"

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

On the stairs, Yan Na, with her curly hair down, was tidying up her beige double-sided cashmere coat as she went down. Her coat was open, revealing an irregular black turtleneck sweater underneath. She wore white wide-leg pants and a pair of fluffy, cute slippers that looked very warm.

Yan Feifei, who was standing in the living room, shook her head at her sister who was still walking up the stairs, signaling that something was wrong, but she didn't know what it was.

Yan Na calmly met her mother's gaze, smiling slightly, "Mom, I listened to you and stayed home before New Year's Eve. I didn't go out today either. Is there anything else you need me to tell you?"

The photos were quite useful; I used them for several months. It's just that maybe it's because of the Lunar New Year, but she's a year older, which makes Yan's mother even more anxious. Seeing her daughter's age increasing and still not showing any signs of getting married, her parents are really worried.

In addition, none of the three children were able to bring their girlfriends or boyfriends home.

My close friends' children are either engaged or having their second child. The Ji family's son already has his third brother's child. It's impossible not to feel envious; I can only feel envious in my heart.

Even the Han family's son is engaged, but none of the three children in the family are in a couple. If one of them gets married and the other two become monks or nuns, the strict mother can accept it.

If none of her three children get married, the strict mother suspects that they don't want to get married, but rather want to force her to become a nun.

"Is the guy who's pursuing you in the capital?" Yan's mother asked directly.

Yan Na was taken aback, but quickly recovered. Lan Yunchen hadn't told her he was coming to the capital. Besides, even if he had, he probably wouldn't have been able to talk to her. It was just a fake relationship of pursuing and being pursued. "How could that be? He's abroad. He's not from the capital."

The strict mother was skeptical. "Are you sure?"

As a biological mother, this is what Yan Mu thought: if this man is in the capital and her daughter doesn't know it, then she has to consider how much of that man's affection for her daughter is genuine.

Holding her breath, Yan Na, facing certain death, boldly suggested, "Mom, if you don't believe me, I'll call him."

The strict mother was shrewd; she wasn't so easily fooled. If she didn't put the phone on speakerphone, and her daughter answered, who knew whether what she heard was true or false? "Put the phone on speakerphone."

The strict father had a "good luck to you" look on his face.

Yan Zhun, who was outside the door, hurriedly returned. The workaholic Thirteenth Brother had gone to the hospital early on New Year's Day to perform an overtime surgery. Entering the living room and sensing the awkward atmosphere, he slowly walked to his younger sister's side, his eyes darting between his mother and older sister. "What's wrong?"

Yan Feifei sighed helplessly, expressing sympathy for her older sister and also feeling fortunate to be the youngest. "Mom suspects that the man pursuing my sister is in the capital, but my sister doesn't know. Mom is afraid that my sister is being deceived. Also, Mom wants to see him in person. My sister has been showing Mom photos, which isn't enough for her anymore. Mom means that the man has been pursuing my sister for several months without any progress, and she wants to help check it out. That's why she'll have my sister make a phone call."

Yan Zhun: Is it my sister who's dating or my mother? The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is.

"On the way back, Mom said that my sister is another year older and this guy seems pretty good. If my sister wastes a few years with this guy and he doesn't show any intention of getting married, my sister will be the one who suffers. She'll have wasted all her youth. Mom is so worried and just wants to help her make a good choice." She was also afraid that her sister would make a mistake. Yan's mother always trusted her own judgment.

Yan Na, however, kept it tightly sealed and wouldn't let her help take a look.

After hearing everything, Yan Zhun understood. If he had known that day would come, how shrewd their mother was! How could a photograph always convince a mother? She wouldn't believe it unless she saw the person in person.

My own mother is also very worried and conflicted. She's afraid that my sister will be deceived, but she's also afraid that my sister won't be able to get married. She's a real contradiction.