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

Han Yue and Lan Yunxi each carried a child downstairs. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they saw a scene that was far from lively. Ji Hancheng put the red wine in the kitchen and came out, looking at the scene in front of him with a faint smile.

Hearing the commotion in the living room, Han's mother and Shen Muyun came out of the kitchen to help, but Ji Hancheng stopped them, saying, "It's alright, it'll be over in a bit."

That evening, Han's mother dismissed all the servants and prepared to cook with Shen Muyun herself. Seeing Ji Hancheng's relieved expression, Han's mother and Shen Muyun stopped in their tracks, but still walked towards the kitchen with every three steps they looked back, still feeling uneasy.

Ji Hancheng glanced at the stunned Lan Yunxi and the mischievous Han Yue at the bottom of the stairs, put his hands in his pockets, looked away, and called out, "Hanhan, come here. Dad will just say something."

Little Yuzu subtly pulled Little Strawberry back as she tried to grab her younger brother, implying that they could fight it out. Everyone in the living room watched as the two fought over something. Su Can cheered them on, thinking they were having a tug-of-war, "Go for it..."

Han Guoguo turned to look at Su Yu, her eyes questioning, "Does your son understand the situation? Is this the time to step up his efforts?"

Su Yu chuckled, "Still young."

Upon hearing her father's command, Ji Xinhan abruptly released her grip without warning, while Lu Qingchen, who had been holding on too tightly, fell to the ground with a thud when suddenly released. Tang Junyao quickly helped him up, asking, "Did you hurt yourself, Ji Xinhan?"

Ji Xinhan, who had walked to her father's side, hurriedly ran back to her usual routine, saying, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have fought with you."

Everyone: ".............."

After apologizing, Ji Xinhan returned to Ji Hancheng's side, looking down at her toes. Her attitude of admitting her mistake seemed very sincere, making Ji Hancheng unable to bear criticizing her anymore.

I patted my daughter's head and said, "Go play."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xinhan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly ran to the toy section, sticking out her tongue at Ji Xinyu where no one could see her.

Ji Xinyu stood beside her older brother, Xiaoyouzi, watching her sister's basic actions with a smile, while Xiaoyouzi remained calm and composed.

Lu Jinnan's son was playing with a submachine gun all by himself, having a great time.

Han Yue carried the child down the stairs with one arm and joked, "If your dad had your capacity to admit his mistakes, would he have been left alone in an empty house for so many years?"

Everyone laughed, even Tang Junyao stood up and smiled, then stepped forward to take the child from her sister's arms. For a moment, no one took the child from Han Yue's arms.

Lu Jinnan gave Han Yue a thumbs up: "Brilliant."

Ji Hancheng was too lazy to pay attention to the two of them talking back and forth, bringing up the very thing they didn't want to talk about. He arranged for the children to play in another corner, and also assigned his son the task of watching over his younger sister to prevent her from fighting with Xiao Chen again.

Xiao Youzi nodded. Ji Hancheng knew that his son usually kept his promises, and his promise not to let them fight meant that he definitely wouldn't.

Since the old man passed away, Ji Hancheng has also noticed the changes in his son. He has become less talkative, but he has become much more serious about his work. He completes his tasks according to his own schedule every day, and he goes to his great-grandfather's study to practice calligraphy every day without fail.

Neither Tang Junyao nor Ji Hancheng knew what the old man had said to Xiaoyouzi alone that day.

Lu Jinnan prepared to hug the child, "Let me try. Come on, Uncle will give you a hug. I'm much more handsome than your dad. Why are you clinging to your dad? He can't make you laugh anyway."

The children's play area in the corner was partitioned off by Mr. Han some time ago for his grandchildren to play in. The children seemed to be having a good time and didn't fight.

Ji Hancheng glanced at the relatively harmonious atmosphere.

Han Yue gently placed the child in Lu Jinnan's arms. At first, the little guy Han Yichen was relatively quiet, blinking his round little eyes and staring at Lu Jinnan. After about a minute, he started crying, and with a loud "waaaah," the sound echoed throughout the entire villa.

This prompted Han's mother and Shen Muyun, who were in the kitchen, to come out and check. After seeing the situation clearly, the two returned to the kitchen and smiled helplessly.

Lu Jinnan didn't immediately return the child to Han Yue, but continued to coax him. Tang Junyao, holding Han Yinuo, nipped Lu Jinnan's idea in the bud, saying, "Even if you turned yourself into a cradle, you might not be able to stop Xiao Chen from crying."

Seeing that the child in his arms showed no sign of stopping crying, Lu Jinnan gave up. "Here you go, you brat. You have no taste. What kind of eyes do you have? It's going to be a big worry for you to find a girlfriend in the future."

Lan Yunxi kept laughing on the side, while Han Guoguo had already sat down on the sofa. Anyway, this little darling wouldn't let anyone hold her, so she didn't try. Tang Junyao sat down on the sofa with the child in her arms and played with the baby with Han Guoguo and Su Xue.

Ji Hancheng touched the corner of his lips with his tongue, stepped forward and stood in front of Han Yue. Without saying a word, he took the child from Han Yue's arms. Everyone seemed to be waiting for little Han Yichen to cry.

After a while.

The crying didn't start as expected. Lan Yunxi looked at Han Yue's face and then at her brother-in-law's face. Could it be that the child had been mistaken? The two of them didn't look alike, even though they were both handsome.

Everyone waited a while longer, but the child still didn't cry. Ji Hancheng smiled smugly, "Children are judged by their looks too. Han Yue, your son has good taste. Why didn't he cry when I held him? You should reflect on that."

The last sentence is a veiled reference to Lu Jinnan.

Everyone was quite surprised, not expecting that Ji Hancheng would hold him without him crying, because little Han Yichen didn't like being held, so Ji Hancheng had never held him since he was born.

Lan Yunxi put her hand on Han Yue's shoulder, signaling him to call his son to check if he had misread the image. Han Yue, receiving the instruction, didn't say anything, but simply snapped his fingers in front of the little guy's eyes. The little guy turned his head to look at Han Yue, then turned back to look at Ji Hancheng, but still didn't cry.

"Xiao Chen didn't misjudge, he really likes brother-in-law. I thought Xiao Chen would only be allowed to be held by Yue Ge from now on." Lan Yunxi walked over to her sisters and sat down, continuing, "But recently Xiao Chen has been able to let Mom and Dad hold him for a while, though not for long. Maybe he'll be fine when he's a little older."

The problem of not sleeping at night is quite difficult to solve, and I don't know when I will be able to return to a normal sleep schedule.

Tang Junyao played with the child and said softly, "It will get better slowly. It's probably because Han Yue was used to holding it when it was first born. After he goes to work, you can hold it more and it will get used to it."

Habits are formed gradually; as the saying goes, habits become second nature, and the same applies to children.

Lu Jinnan, slightly injured, remarked, "But Cheng-ge has never hugged me either, has he?"

Tang Junyao: "You don't need to worry about this anymore. You're incredibly handsome in Su Xue's eyes, so don't worry about it. I can't even hold my nephew properly. Just think of it as your fate not being right for you two. Take it easy."

Ji Hancheng stood tall, making the little one in his arms look especially small. Han Yue was beside him, teasing the child without saying a word, but occasionally snapping his fingers to attract the child's attention.

Two men, one holding a child, the other snapping his fingers to attract the child's attention—it's a beautiful scene.

Lu Jinnan was silent for a while, then sat down on the single sofa, rummaged through the table for some delicious children's snacks, grabbed a bag of Mimi shrimp chips from his childhood, tore it open, and popped one into his mouth. The taste of his childhood filled his taste buds, and he suddenly said, "Han Yue, your son isn't gay, is he?"

Su Yu, who was drinking water, choked and coughed. He gave Lu Jinnan a meaningful look, as if to say, "You're asking for a beating."

Everyone was speechless again. What was this idea? "............."

The next second, as Lu Jinnan turned around, he was slapped hard on the back of the head. "Did you forget your brain when you went out?"

"Damn, you're hurting me so much! What did I say wrong?"

Ji Hancheng smiled upon hearing this, and sat down on the same sofa as Han Yue, patiently coaxing the child. His nephew held his slender fingers; the child was small, but quite strong.

Ji Hancheng made sounds by pressing his tongue against the roof of his mouth, which also amused the child and allowed him to watch the show.

Lu Jinnan continued rubbing the back of his head, "What did I say wrong? Damn it, how hard did you hit me? If I get a concussion, you'll be responsible."

Su Xue: It seems we really need to buy insurance for Xiao Nan's head, something to protect against the shocks that are destined to cause them to shake.

Han Yue crossed his legs. With Ji Hancheng soothing the child, he also took a break, sitting lazily and ignoring Lu Jinnan's grumbling.

Seeing that Han Yue ignored him, Lu Jinnan activated his "rebellious system" and exposed his shortcomings: "In the past, whenever a girl pursued him, he would say that he was gay and would always drag me into acting. He almost made me look weird."

"Xixi, don't misunderstand. We didn't go through anything. Don't worry, I'm perfectly normal."

The implication was that I was perfectly normal, but I couldn't guarantee whether Han Yue was normal or not. Han Yue smiled knowingly at this.

Lan Yunxi nodded. No one would doubt Lu Jinnan and Han Yue. She imagined the two of them holding hands, and well, it was a bit... you know.

At the same time, Han Yue and Ji Hancheng recalled the past of the three of them. Sometimes when Lu Jinnan was unwilling to act, Han Yue would suddenly pin Yan Zhun against the wall, but that was all a long time ago.

Ji Hancheng would never perform with Han Yue.

Su Xue, who was always on the front lines of gossip, immediately asked, "Damn, why didn't you tell us about this? When did this happen?"

Lu Jinnan crossed his legs and began to share, "What I remember most clearly is that a white-collar worker took a liking to Han Yue and came to Tiss every night. Tiss had just opened not long ago, and she came every day. Then Han Yue got annoyed, and he didn't know how to handle girls, so he could only avoid them. This guy is pretty smart. One day, a few of us had just walked into Tiss when this woman came. Without saying a word, he kissed Yan Zhun, who was visiting Tiss for the first time, using a fake kiss."

"Yan Zhun was struggling back and forth. From a distance, it looked like a beast taking advantage of an innocent young man. When the girl saw that Han Yue was this kind of person, she was so scared that she ran away and never came back. You see, it's probably because you gave Yan Zhun a trauma. He's still single now."

Lu Jinnan was paid to act alongside Han Yue, with each appearance costing 20 yuan, a price set by Lu Jinnan himself.

However, Han Yue and Lu Jinnan didn't act in the show many times.

After hearing everything, everyone laughed. Su Xue also recalled the time when Ji Hancheng and Lu Jinnan were hospitalized due to concussions. During that time, the nurses were spreading rumors that Han Yue was gay. It turns out he brought it all on himself. How ruthless.

When a person becomes ruthless, they can even turn their own personality dark.

When Han Yue saw Lu Jinnan expose his shortcomings, he was afraid that Xiao Xi beside him would misunderstand that he had some bad habits. Just as he turned his head, he heard Lan Yunxi laugh and say, "I believe you. It's just so funny, hehe."

Seeing Xiao Xi happy, Han Yue looked at Lu Jinnan with a half-smile and brought up his shortcomings, "Who was it that said you would make your wife fall for your trousers?"

Su Xue turned her head sharply to look at Lu Jinnan, her eyes narrowed, full of questioning intent and a dangerous aura. Everyone was waiting to see how Lu Jinnan would explain himself.

Lu Jinnan inwardly cursed Han Yue's cunning, then coughed to ease the awkward atmosphere, "Ahem, are you senile? I was talking about dress pants, I was talking about how I fell for my wife's charms."

Han Yue said disdainfully, "Pathetic."

Lu Jinnan's mind raced as he searched for dirt on Han Yue. "Han Yue once said he wanted to find someone who didn't talk much, because he thought talkative people were noisy."

After saying that, Lu Jinnan looked at Han Yue triumphantly, wondering how he would explain himself. The little princess was quite talkative and could chatter on and on.

Lan Yunxi retorted, "Am I talkative?"

Han Yue: "Not many."

Tang Junyao felt that Lu Jinnan had lost this round; he hadn't succeeded in exposing Lu Jinnan's shortcomings and had even been subjected to a display of affection.

Ji Hancheng was unusually quiet today and didn't participate in the topic. He just quietly held the child. The reason was simple: his past scandals were no less than those of Lu Jinnan and the others.

At this moment, all the shameful things he had done were already flashing through his mind: what a scheming woman, what it was that the law only recognized her but not him, what he was blind to have fallen for, and how Lu Jinnan had even advised him that he could keep the red flag flying at home while having colorful flags fluttering outside.

These are things that cannot be spoken of; they must be kept secret and taken to the grave.

Han Yue glanced at the quiet Ji Hancheng and sneered. This guy was so quiet during this moment of highlighting his shortcomings, he must have something on his mind. But he was too lazy to expose him. After all, his son liked this uncle quite a bit.

Before dinner, Han Yue and Lu Jinnan were revealing each other's embarrassing stories, almost bringing up things from when they were toddlers. Luckily, Han's mother called for dinner, and Han's father and the others came back.

The table was full of people, half of whom were children. Han Yue was holding Han Yichen, and Han's mother put Han Yinuo in a cradle, which was placed next to Han's father.

They raised their glasses together to celebrate the fulfillment of their hopes for the future. Throughout the evening, everyone spoke words of blessing, and smiles graced their faces, demonstrating their great joy.

Grateful for the encounter, the acquaintance, the companionship, the gathering, and may our friendship, love, and family affection last forever.

The meal lasted three hours, during which everyone said what they needed to say and wanted to say. After it ended, everyone went home, but Han Guoguo stayed at the Han family home. She was too excited and thrilled that night and didn't want to leave. She wanted to continue sharing the past with Xixi.

The main text is finished; a side story will follow.

Some plot points that weren't explained will be included in the extra chapters, such as Guoguo's second child, Guoguo's mahjong partners, such as her older brother and sister-in-law, etc. The birth process will not be described in detail.

There are also side stories you've been waiting for, so don't go away!