Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

Zhao Yongchang was speechless after hearing her words.

He remained silent for a long while before asking helplessly, "Then tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

"It's very simple."

Chen Xinyi held up one finger. "This year during the Lunar New Year, I don't want anyone to ask me when Xu Xing and I are getting married, and I especially don't want to see my dad's sour face."

"Then how are you going to explain this to your father?"

That's your problem.

Chen Xinyi said matter-of-factly, "Anyway, you're my uncle, so you have to help me figure something out."

Zhao Yongchang was amused by her: "Little miss, you've really given me a tough problem."

He thought for a moment and then said, "But this is not difficult to do."

"How so?"

"I'll arrange to meet your stepmother alone in a few days."

Zhao Yongchang narrowed his eyes. "She can't wait for you to get married so she can make room for her son. Even though you don't have a wedding, you're pregnant, so it counts. She'll definitely whisper sweet nothings in your father's ear."

"As for the other elders, I'll think of something."

He continued, "I'll call you after I've settled things. I'll invite everyone to my house, and you and Xu Xing can come over."

They were on my turf, so they had to give me some face, and that was the end of it.

Chen Xinyi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she turned to look at Xu Xing.

Xu Xing smiled and nodded at her.

The two men turned to look at Zhao Yongchang and said in unison, "Thank you, Uncle!"

Zhao Yongchang felt a toothache as he looked at their tacit understanding.

Xu Xing wasn't much younger than him, yet now he had to call him "little uncle" like Chen Xinyi did. It felt incredibly awkward no matter how you looked at it.

But there was nothing he could do; after all, he was his niece's man.

"Alright, alright, you guys go back now, stop bothering me."

Zhao Yongchang waved his hand, stood up, and said, "I'll call you when I've sorted things out here."

"Okay!"

Chen Xinyi stood up and pulled Xu Xing outside.

As she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and winked at Zhao Yongchang: "Uncle, don't forget!"

"I can't forget it!"

Zhao Yongchang said impatiently, "Let's go, let's go!"

Watching the two figures disappear outside the door, Zhao Yongchang leaned back on the sofa and let out a long sigh.

He took out his phone, found Chen Xinyi's stepmother's number, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed it.

"Hey, are you free these days? I'd like to invite you to dinner; there's something I'd like to talk to you about..."

……

After Zhao Yongchang explained the situation to Liu Meijuan, Chen Xinyi's stepmother, she immediately agreed.

Selling Chen Xinyi a good deal would also benefit her.

That evening, right after dinner, Liu Meijuan got straight to the point: "Old Chen, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, go ahead."

Chen Zhiqiang didn't even look up.

"Your daughter is pregnant."

Chen Zhiqiang's fingers paused.

He slowly raised his head to look at Liu Meijuan, the smile on his face gradually disappearing.

"What did you say?"

I told you, your daughter is pregnant.

Liu Meijuan repeated, "Chen Xinyi is pregnant."

Chen Zhiqiang's phone fell onto the sofa with a thud.

He jumped to his feet, his expression instantly turning ferocious: "Who did this?! Which bastard?!"

"Don't get agitated."

Liu Meijuan picked up her teacup, took a slow sip, and said, "Sit down and let's talk slowly."

"What do you mean, 'speak slowly'?"

Chen Zhiqiang practically yelled, "My daughter is pregnant out of wedlock, and you want me to explain slowly?!"

He paced back and forth in the living room like a wild beast trapped in a cage, muttering curses incessantly: "Which son of a bitch dares to touch my daughter? I'll skin him alive!"

Liu Meijuan wasn't in a hurry; she just held her teacup and watched him go crazy.

After Chen Zhiqiang had been cursing for a while, and his voice was a little hoarse, she put down her teacup and said calmly, "You should have heard of that person too."

"Who?"

"Xu Xing."

Chen Zhiqiang was stunned.

"Xu Xing? Which Xu Xing?"

"It's that restorer from Chengxinzhai."

Liu Meijuan's tone remained calm as she said, "Zhao Yongchang introduced her to a blind date, and the person she was dating was him."

Chen Zhiqiang's eyes widened: "They're together?"

"It's more than just accomplished."

Liu Meijuan glanced at his expression. "Your belly is starting to show. Do you think it's a done deal or not?"

Chen Zhiqiang fell silent.

He sat down on the sofa, his expression shifting constantly.

After a long pause, he finally managed to stammer out, "Then why don't they get married?"

"You'll have to ask your daughter."

Liu Meijuan shrugged. "As far as I know, it was your daughter who didn't want to get married."

"fart!"

Chen Zhiqiang exploded again, "What girl wouldn't want to get married? It must be that Xu Xing who's irresponsible!"

"You're actually wrong."

Liu Meijuan put down her crossed legs and leaned forward slightly. "Throughout this whole affair, your daughter has been in control from beginning to end."

She selectively recounted what she had heard from Zhao Yongchang.

Of course, she deliberately concealed Lin Wan's existence.

Because she knew that if Chen Zhiqiang found out that there was another woman sharing a man with his daughter, then she wouldn't have any peace and quiet today.

"You mean, it was Xinyi who pursued him?"

"right."

"Is it that Xinyi doesn't want to get married?"

"right."

"Has she lost her mind?"

Chen Zhiqiang slammed his fist on the table in anger, "A grown woman is already heavily pregnant, what does she want to do if she doesn't get married? Become a single mother?"

"This was her own choice."

Liu Meijuan said casually, "Besides, I don't think it's a big deal."

"It's not a big deal?"

Chen Zhiqiang glared at her. "Is that even human language you're talking about?"

Liu Meijuan wasn't angry; she just stared straight at him.

There was a hint of amusement, a hint of mockery, and something else in his eyes that was hard to define.

Chen Zhiqiang felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze.

He knew why Liu Meijuan looked at him that way.

Because Liu Meijuan rose to power while pregnant, before Chen Xinyi's biological mother died.

Even now, he still keeps two young children outside the marriage.

So now, he has no right to criticize others for being pregnant out of wedlock, nor does he have the right to criticize Chen Xinyi's choice.

Because that's the kind of man he is, Chen Xinyi probably never had any hope for men at all.

Chen Zhiqiang felt uneasy under her gaze, turned his head away, and muttered, "How can that be the same?"

"What's the difference?"

Liu Meijuan looked away, her tone remaining calm.

Chen Zhiqiang was speechless.

He opened his mouth to refute, but found himself unable to do so.

He knew Xu Xing.

Chengxinzhai's top restorer, a celebrity in Chang'an's collecting circle, and also a very skilled jade gambling master.

Moreover, he had met Xu Xing once before. The man was indeed handsome and had a good temperament. Most importantly, he looked really young.

He was much better than he was a few years ago, and he knew that with Xu Xing's status, position, and looks, it was impossible for him to lack women around him.