"Alright, no need to see me off. I'm heading off now."

With that, Lin Manli flashed a sweet, soft smile at Yang Xiabing, turned around, and headed towards where her little red horse was parked.

Yang Xiabing stood inside the courtyard gate, reminded her, "Drive safely on the road, okay~"

"Okay, got it. You go back inside!"

"Bye-bye~"

Yang Xiabing stood in the courtyard, waved goodbye to her best friend who got into the little red horse, until it disappeared from sight.

Only then did she go back into the house.

Clap! Clap!

She kicked off her slippers with one foot, leaving them scattered chaotically on the floor.

She grabbed the food bag with the takeout box that was on the coffee table, then plopped herself onto the sofa.

She also placed her fair feet onto the sofa, sitting cross-legged.

Just about to open the food bag!

A door-opening sound came to her ear.

She glanced sideways, seeing who it was, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Dad, Mom, why are you home early? Did you have a good time on this trip?"

The daughter's long black hair casually rested on her shoulders, clearly unwashed for several days, with a headband casually worn, pushing all the hair off her forehead, revealing her smooth little face, without makeup, wearing a fluffy robe, her feet boldly set on the sofa, sitting cross-legged.

There's no appearance to speak of, let alone any lady-like vibe!

This is also her true state when she's home without going out.

But now she just glanced sideways at the couple.

On Yang Jiaqing's square face, he couldn't help but show an expression like a subway elder looking at a phone.

Ding Shujuan, looking at her daughter, who was almost thirty but still incredibly lazy, glanced at the scattered slippers on the ground and the layer of dust on the shoe cabinet, couldn't hide an exasperated expression, and couldn't help but nag a few words: "Xiabing, how grown up are you now? You don't even put your slippers properly, they're all over the place. Is it that hard to set your shoes straight? And how did you promise me before going out? Look at that layer of dust on the shoe cabinet, you don't even bother to wipe it...."

Before heading off, she repeatedly instructed her daughter to take good care of the house, to tidy it up when there's nothing to do.

Back then, the daughter agreed so easily.

Even patted her chest, promising to give her a clean and tidy home when she got back.

Who knew this child would still be like this...

All her beautiful expectations were, in the end, misplaced!

Yang Xiabing's head hurt as soon as she heard the nagging and quickly interrupted: "Oh mom, you and dad must be tired from the flight, why start nagging me as soon as you're back! These chores can wait until Auntie comes back from her vacation to clean up, she's coming back tomorrow anyway, right?"

Ding Shujuan: "..."

"Fine, then let me talk about how you're sitting, sitting without any form, not even a bit of a girl's look. What if guests suddenly come in and see you like this, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Yang Xiabing didn't care: "There aren't any guests now, right! Even if they come, I'll just quickly tidy myself up back in the room~"

Ding Shujuan: "..."

Yang Jiaqing pushed the luggage over with a smile and said, "Bingbing, you're usually busy with work and don't have time for dating, now you're resting at home, why not go out and meet some friends!"

Here we go!

About to start the marriage pressure mode again!

Instantly catching on to what her father intended, Yang Xiabing decided it was best to flee, quickly saying, "Dad, I just remembered, I have an important document to reply to, I'll head back to my room first. You and mom should rest well, you're tired too!"

Daughter knew exactly what to say to escape, but Yang Jiaqing couldn't be deceived.

He used his fatherly aura, saying, "Sit down, I'm not done talking! Don't skip out on excuses every time I bring this up."

She could only sit back obediently.

Yang Jiaqing sat down next to her on the sofa, got straight to the point: "Bingbing, look, kids about your age in other families are married already, and their parents are playing with grandkids. When can you make this happen for us?"

Yang Xiabing: "..."

"Dad, I'm still young, I'm not ready to get married and have kids yet."

"You're almost thirty and still think you're young? People your age already have kids running errands."

He said anxiously, "Bingbing, tell me, when are you planning to get married?"

It was a question she couldn't answer.

After all, she didn't even have a boyfriend now.

Couldn't just randomly pull a man off the street to marry, right?

Seeing his daughter's silence, he spoke earnestly: "Look, our family has 5 houses, not one occupied, even if you get married and have a family of three, you'd barely use them. Find a man, get married, have a few kids, and the house will be lively. I could even be a grandpa."

Yang Xiabing's face was speechless: "Dad, I'm not a sow, why would I have so many kids?"

Faced with their debate, Ding Shujuan wanted to intervene, but thought it'd be better not to play the bad guy and let father and daughter work it out themselves.

So she kept quiet and stopped being an onlooker, but dragged the suitcase to her room to organize.

"Alright, not that many."

His tone softened: "But at least tell me what kind of man you want, no matter North or South, short or tall, as long as he's a man, I'll bring him home for you. No need for you to search in the vast sea of people."

Yang Xiabing looked at her dad's earnest expression.

She smiled, "North or south doesn't matter?"

He replied confidently, "No problem."

"Alright, I want to find a man from the Southern Hemisphere."

"Sure, I'll help you find one!"

He reflexively responded, and only then did he realize he was tricked by his daughter.

He pointed at Yang Xiabing angrily, "You, how could you..."

But his daughter had grown up!

And he couldn't hit her!

"Dad, don't be mad, I'll buy you some braised food."

Yang Xiabing saw her father truly getting angry, smiled, and opened the takeout box in her arms, handing it to him to choose.

"I won't eat, I'm full from the anger!"

He waved his hand almost knocking Yang Xiabing's takeout box away, but luckily she held it tight with both hands and avoided the mishap.

Yang Xiabing: "..."

If you won't eat, forget it, I'll eat it myself.

She picked up a piece of braised chicken wing and started chewing.

The intense aroma of the sauce wafted right into Yang Jiaqing's nose, making him sniff involuntarily, his throat moving.

Turning his head, he saw his daughter's braised chicken wing with a bright red sheen. Just from the color, it was clear it was well marinated.

With a disgruntled face, he said, "Alright, since you've invited me, I'll just try this braised food!"

In truth, he couldn't resist the temptation of the braised food.

Yang Xiabing quickly handed the takeout box to her dad again.

He picked out a duck neck and brought it to his mouth for a bite.

The lean meat was perfectly tender yet chewy, breaking apart with a slight bite, and the salty sauce enveloped it, elevating the whole texture and flavor significantly.

"This tastes really good, the meat flavor is perfectly brought out, and the braising sauce is impeccable."

He couldn't help but nod in approval, "Bingbing, where did you buy this braised food from?"

Yang Xiabing wasn't surprised to hear her dad's praise.

After all, everyone loved Boss Huang's culinary creations.

Yang Xiabing cunningly said, "I can tell you, but Dad, you have to agree to one thing."

"What's that? As long as Dad can do it, I'll agree to you."

Yang Xiabing took out her phone, turned on the recorder, and smiled, "No more urging me to get married in the future!"

"Hmph, she was waiting for him here the whole time!"

He didn't want to agree, but he couldn't resist the aroma...

He nodded, "Alright, Dad promises."

"Dad, I'm recording you, you can't go back on your word!"

"Don't worry, when your dad makes a promise, it's unbreakable."

He smiled and nodded solemnly.

Anyway, he could always let her mom do the urging later.

"I asked Manli to get it from the West City Old Street Delicious Shop for me."

She perked up immediately, sat up straight, and said, "Dad, let me tell you, everything from this shop is delicious. Manli said they even launched a new dish, Dongpo Pork, this afternoon! Unfortunately, I didn't get to try it..."

Yang Jiaqing felt like he'd seen the store's name somewhere before, but couldn't recall it at the moment.

But seeing his daughter's disappointed expression over missing the Dongpo Pork.

Recollecting the taste, an idea emerged in his mind.

He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go try it tonight?"

"Sure! But their stuff is really popular, we have to go early, or it will be hard to get any if we're late."

"Alright! Anyway, we have nothing going on today, so let's go early. Now, how about a drink?"

"Great!"

Yang Jiaqing swiftly opened a bottle of red wine.

Red wine with braised food.

An amazing combination.

Ding Shujuan came out after putting away the suitcase, standing at the hallway entrance, saw her husband and daughter happily drinking together, looking baffled.

They were arguing with red faces just a while ago, and now they seemed so harmonious and loving?

She wondered if she had missed something.

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