Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Just as he said the first word, the third grandpa interrupted him.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to refute, nor that he doesn’t want to explain.

It’s definitely not that he’s too guilty to argue.

Because he doesn’t think like that at all.

How could he be pursuing Li Xiaoyun just to treat her like a nanny?

No normal person would think like that!

Pursuing someone and marrying her is, of course, to take good care of her.

Who isn’t a little princess at home?

Why should after marriage she work like a horse for you and serve you?

You have hands and feet, you can live independently, do you need someone to serve you?

You could do things well before marriage, why should she do so much for you afterward?

But the third grandpa simply didn’t give him a chance to speak.

Every time just as he said a word, the third grandpa would interrupt.

After many interruptions, Zhao Dingli simply stopped talking.

Let the third grandpa talk to his heart’s content first.

When the third grandpa finishes, he’ll see if he has a chance to speak.

"When your mom married me, I couldn’t bear to let her lift a finger for me. In the end, she still didn’t know how to cook! She couldn’t even boil water!" the third grandpa said with particular pride.

"I’ve set such an example for you, how could you not learn? You even let the girl make soup for you! Wait till you scare her away, and then you’ll be crying!"

"Who at home isn’t cherished? Why should they come here to serve you!" the third grandpa said angrily.

"Dad, it’s really not like that," Zhao Dingli said, "She feels bad for my poor stomach and that’s why she does it. I didn’t even know. When I got up in the morning, I found her already in the kitchen. She cares enough to personally help improve my stomach. Even on weekends when she makes soup, it’s only after my persuasion that she relents. Otherwise, she’d have to wake up early tomorrow."

"It’s not me treating her like a nanny, it’s all because of her love for me!" Zhao Dingli said without a hint of embarrassment.

The third grandpa, being who he is, quickly caught the key point.

"Hmm?" the third grandpa suddenly seemed less angry than a moment ago, "You said you found her in the kitchen when you got up in the morning? You’re living together?"

"Are you living at her place or is she living at yours?" the third grandpa took a deep breath, "That’s odd, didn’t you say you haven’t even won her over yet? Without winning her over, how are you living together? Are you young people that fashionable nowadays?"

"Or is it that you’re playing some hookup game?" That X, Zhao Dingli automatically used a censor for the third grandpa.

Hard to say aloud.

Unexpectedly, despite his age, the third grandpa was quite trendy.

He even knew that term.

"No." Zhao Dingli said, "These are all my tactics!"

"Dad, I’m not bragging, I’ve stayed single partly because of my high standards, I admit. Also because I hadn’t met someone I liked, so I never needed to showcase my skills!"

"Now that I’ve met her, one plan after another, continuous schemes, I haven’t rested. I could probably write a book about it later." Thirty-six plans to chase a wife or one hundred and eight plans or something.

The title may be old-fashioned, but the methods are new!

"What’s this nonsense?" the third grandpa was bewildered by Zhao Dingli’s "plan plan plan," feeling dizzy.

"It’s like this, Xiao Yun is particularly capable, strong work skills, and her boss appreciates her. Her boss is getting promoted and wants to recommend her for the department manager position. However, another person in the department, using some unsavory tactics, competed and got exposed. Unable to stay in the company, fired, and shifted the blame onto Xiao Yun."

"The night before last, he even went directly to Xiao Yun’s doorstep to harm her." Zhao Dingli said, "Luckily I had just sent her home and hadn’t left the neighborhood far when I ran into that guy. I felt something was off and returned."

"I caught that guy red-handed. I certainly can’t leave such a menace around, so I dealt with it privately. But I used some tactics, I lied to Xiao Yun saying I hadn’t dealt with it, told her she might be in danger, and brought her to my place."

"She originally wanted to go to Ye Fei’s because she was afraid to tell her parents and make them worry. But I said Ye Fei and Zhao Gushen, as a couple, living together, even as a best friend, it’s not quite appropriate for her to stay over, right? Anyway, my house is big, there’s a room for her. After much persuasion, I brought her over." Zhao Dingli explained.

"Wow." the old man clicked his tongue, "Didn’t expect you had such brains."

"Hey!" Zhao Dingli protested, "Look at what you’re saying, am I supposed to be dumb?"

"Given that she’s Ye Fei’s best friend, I don’t doubt her character." If it were someone else, the third grandpa would have been suspicious.

Whether she intentionally colluded with that guy.

Whether she pretended to be pitiful, advancing by retreating, actually aiming to move into Zhao Dingli’s place.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary self-respecting girl live together without confirming a relationship?

Even when in love, you need to get to know each other for a while before moving in together.

That’s why Zhao Dingli didn’t tell the third grandpa immediately.

He was afraid the third grandpa would misunderstand.

But since the conversation went here today, Zhao Dingli naturally mentioned it.

"Even if you don’t trust Ye Fei’s judgment, you should trust mine." Zhao Dingli said, "Am I so easily deceived?"

The third grandpa nodded silently.

What Zhao Dingli said made sense indeed.

"Moreover, when Ye Fei was having Xiao Mo, she didn’t even know Xiao Mo was Gu Shen’s child. Li Xiaoyun knew even less. She had been best friends with Ye Fei since then, took care of Xiao Mo with her, and made considerable efforts. Although Xiao Mo is her godchild, she cared for Xiao Mo like her own son."

"Of course, she and Ye Fei are mutual, neither of them minded who contributed a bit more or who suffered a bit." Zhao Dingli said, "Ye Fei herself said, considering her situation then, if she managed to persevere, it was thanks to Xiao Yun’s help."

"Without Xiao Yun supporting her, she couldn’t have persisted till now." Zhao Dingli said.

"Now honestly, what could Xiao Yun have possibly gained from Ye Fei back then?" Ye Fei herself didn’t even have anything. Li Xiaoyun even had to support Ye Fei, so what could she possibly gain from her?

It’s all friendship, nobody sought to gain anything from each other.

Ye Fei only visited the third grandpa’s with Zhao Gushen during the New Year.

Back then, Ye Fei probably didn’t casually share details about her and Li Xiaoyun with the third grandpa.

They’re just relatives, not to the level of discussing such specifics.

Plus, the third grandpa likes the little one so much, spending most of the time playing with the little one.