Zhu Bufan turned and left the living room, Yu Jiao could not stand his tricks, scoffed, and pulled Zhan Feihuang, intending to go into the inner hall. In her opinion, Zhu Bufan was nothing but a lousy kid.

Relying on his slight medical skills, he became arrogant and looked down on everyone, which was truly detestable. It would be best if such a person stayed as far away as possible, and never came back.

"Husband, wait for me!" Zhan Feihuang screamed, broke free from Du Yujiao's arm, and rushed towards Zhu Bufan as if escaping.

Walking Zhu Bufan was slightly surprised, he hadn't expected Zhan Feihuang to turn against her mother at such a critical moment, abandoning her to desperately run towards him.

Zhu Bufan felt warmth in his heart, turned around, and walked back towards Zhan Feihuang. Zhan Feihuang threw herself into Zhu Bufan's arms, hugging him tightly, and whispered in his ear: "Husband, don't make my mom angry, hurry back and apologize to her, I guarantee I can talk her round."

"This…" Zhu Bufan suddenly hesitated; as the saying goes, a good horse doesn't eat the grass behind it, the situation had already escalated to this point, what else could be said?

But Zhan Feihuang was clutching his sleeve tightly and wouldn't let go, dragging him back. Originally, Zhu Bufan could easily shake off Zhan Feihuang, but he really couldn't bring himself to be so harsh. After all, Zhan Feihuang was calling him 'husband.'

Zhan Feihuang pulled Zhu Bufan up to Du Yujiao, patted Zhu Bufan on the shoulder and said, "Husband, hurry up and apologize to our mom, she's very generous, she'll forgive you immediately once you apologize!"

Strangely enough, although Du Yujiao was very strict with Zhu Bufan, she was extremely indulgent towards Zhan Feihuang and wasn't angry no matter what Zhan Feihuang said. Even when Zhan Feihuang had decided on this matter, she wasn't the slightest bit angry.

Though Zhu Bufan felt uneasy, considering the slim favor he held with Zhan Feihuang, he lowered his posture and said to Du Yujiao, "Aunt Jiao, just now, I..."

"You fool, why are you still calling my mom Aunt Jiao, quickly call her mother-in-law!" Zhan Feihuang, straightforward and not the brightest, said whatever came to mind.

Zhan Feiyu and others all opened their mouths in shock, but Du Yujiao just coldly stood there without any intent to respond. Her beautiful eyes filled with mockery.

Zhu Bufan, steeling himself, said: "Mom, I was indeed wrong about that matter just now, I ask for your understanding."

"Pfft..." Du Yujiao was startled, almost didn't fall over right there.

"What did you just call me?" Du Yujiao said, while patting her ear, worried she might have heard wrong.

"That's right." Zhu Bufan quickly started to explain: "Little Huang is willing to marry me, you are my mother-in-law, our local custom is to call the mother-in-law 'mom', so..."

Du Yujiao suddenly realized, the title 'mother-in-law' wasn't universally used across the country, in many places, it was indeed direct to call her 'mom.'

But Du Yujiao was not willing to acknowledge Zhu Bufan, immediately dismissing his affection and sternly said, "Zhu Bufan, don't flatter yourself, okay? It's true you've fallen for our little Huang, but I did not agree to marry her off to you. I can't accept this title from you."

"Mom, let it go, stop making things difficult for my husband. He really treats me well, I love him!" Zhan Feihuang had been completely won over by Zhu Bufan and was utterly devoted to him.

"You silly girl, what do you know about love? I am doing this for your own good, so shut up!" Du Yujiao quickly stepped forward, reaching to drag Zhan Feihuang away, but Feihuang quickly dodged and hid behind Zhu Bufan, escaping from Du Yujiao's grasp.

Du Yujiao tried to pursue again, but Zhu Bufan hurriedly intervened, "Mother-in-law, I think it's best if you don't interfere with us. Feihuang is no longer a child; she's an adult and should have the freedom to make her own choices."

"Shut up!" Du Yujiao said irritably, "Our family affairs are none of your business."

"Even if you take her back today, she will still follow me tomorrow." Zhu Bufan stood firm, cheekily stating, seemingly unbothered like a pig not fearing boiling water.

Du Yujiao was so angry she was itching to gnash her teeth but had to resort to a backup plan, "Zhu Bufan, if you can come up with a dowry of 1 million yuan, I will marry Feihuang to you. If you can't, even if you have won her body, I will break you two apart!"

Ruthless, as a mother, Du Yujiao could make such statements, showing a determination not often found in average people.

Zhu Bufan felt slightly relieved internally, knowing that if money could solve the problem, then it wasn't a problem. Although 1 million was a lot, as long as Du Yujia could help him secure a few big deals later on, that amount of money would be easy to acquire.

Therefore, Zhu Bufan only pondered for about ten seconds before replying, "Mom, don't worry, I can come up with 1 million. Just give me a few days to gather it and I will immediately pay the dowry."

"Uh…" Du Yujiao, having no grounds to object this time, nodded and then said, "Fine, I'll give you one month. If you can gather 1 million yuan in a month, I will marry Feihuang to you. If you can't collect it by then, it proves you are useless and unworthy of marrying Feihuang."

Zhu Bufan had no confidence at the moment, but what other choice did he have besides agreeing bravely?

After agreeing on a one-month deadline with Du Yujiao, Zhu Bufan was not in the mood to stay anymore and decided to leave immediately. Zhan Feihuang, really caring, insisted against Du Yujiao's opposition and drove Zhu Bufan to the entrance of Zhangwan Residential District.

"Husband, why don't I come see your family with you?" Zhan Feihuang naively suggested, oblivious to the fact that Zhu Bufan was juggling two relationships and still staying at the younger beauty Shao Meiru's place.

Zhu Bufan immediately waved his hands in refusal, "No need, no need, dear. I'm already very satisfied that you drove me back today. It's very late, you must be tired. Hurry back and rest, don't wear yourself out."

"Mm-hm," Zhan Feihuang, a girl without much guile, thought Zhu Bufan was considering her wellbeing and waved goodbye to him.

Zhu Bufan got out of the car, spotting a few street stalls at the gate, and immediately called out to Zhan Feihuang, "Feihuang, wait a sec, I'll buy you some supper!"

Zhu Bufan was indeed crafty - spending just three yuan on a dish of cold noodles for Zhan Feihuang in the car, he managed to get a sweet first kiss from the young beauty.

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