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Hearing this, Ryoma felt both heartbroken and relieved. He could still recognize his daughter's voice; Mei was indeed speaking in a happy tone, and she wasn't faking it. He had just gotten lucky.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Siegfried quickly laughed and changed the subject: "By the way, didn't you say you were broke? I haven't seen you working yet, so where did you get the money for your trip?"

Thunder Dragon Horse shook his head to clear his mind. Upon hearing this, a smug smile appeared on his lips. He said, "Of course it was given to me by my daughter. What, your daughter won't give it to you?"

Siegfried was stunned.

Seeing this, Raiden Ryoma's smile widened: "No way, no way, there really isn't a daughter who doesn't even care about her father, is there?"

"Ugh..." Siegfried clutched his chest.

"Brother Siegfried, I remember you don't get much pocket money each month, do you? You have three daughters, you know. You must receive more red envelopes than I do with just one daughter, right?"

"......"

Three sharp knives stabbed Siegfried so hard he couldn't straighten his back.

It's all too common for the topic of each family's children to come up at a middle-aged dinner table. Seeing that Raiden Ryoma was still excitedly about to say something, Varta, who had been listening with a smile for a while, quickly interrupted him and said helplessly, "You should say less."

When the three of them got together, Walter always spoke the least, but he was also the most mature, the eldest of the three.

"Alright alright."

Pouting, Raiden Ryoma felt a little disappointed. It was rare to see Siegfried so humiliated; he hadn't had enough fun yet. "My darling daughter, you've really made your father proud!"

Catching his breath, Siegfried gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "I can't bear the shame of using my daughter's money at my age!!"

"Anyway, it's my son-in-law's money, so I don't care."

Siegfried casually remarked, but Siegfried's eyes widened immediately: "Your son-in-law?! Mei's already married?! So fast?!"

Hearing this, he suddenly thought of his own Kiana and Sirin, imagining the two of them wearing wedding dresses being dragged into the hall of marriage by that little rascal. His heart immediately felt heavy, and his face turned bitter.

No way Kiana and Sirin are getting married! At least, at least a hundred years from now!!!

"How could it be so fast? It's just that Mei has made up her mind about that person. Although that child seems gentle and kind, once she makes a decision, she is more determined than anyone else."

With a sigh, Raiden Ryoma picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said wistfully, "At first, I didn't agree with it, thinking that Mei had sacrificed her own happiness. But when I finally met Mei and saw the happy smile on her face, I suddenly felt that her choice was actually quite good."

"The children have grown up. As parents, we can't control their lives. We just need to stand quietly behind them and be the strongest support for their smiles."

The deep voice touched Siegfried deeply, and after replying, he couldn't help but take out a cigarette case from his pocket.

With a slight tremor of his hand, a cigarette emerged. He lowered his head, bit the cigarette holder, and paused for a moment as it entered his mouth, then burst out laughing.

Click.

He chewed the cigarette holder in his mouth to pieces, crunching and swallowing the entire cigarette.

I forgot that during the family gathering before the New Year, Kiana secretly replaced the cigarette pack in his arms with cigarette-shaped candies, and he still hasn't been able to bear eating more than a few of them.

"Hey, got a cigarette?" He knew Walter didn't smoke, so he looked at Ryoma.

"I quit last year."

Raiden Ryoma pulled out a cigarette case similar to the one in his pocket, took out a candy, and crunched it up like Raiden Ryoma.

"My daughter doesn't like me smoking, so I have no choice but to quit."

“She’s your daughter, not your biological mother. How could she possibly control you?” Siegfried didn’t believe it.

"Tsk, what if my granddaughter doesn't like me anymore if I smell like smoke?"

"Why are you already thinking about your granddaughter?! In such a hurry?"

"Just in case, young people are full of energy, I'm ready to be a grandfather anytime."

After a round of rebuttal, Siegfried was speechless, and he suddenly felt a bit like quitting smoking.

"Don't just talk about me, what about your family members? Do they have partners yet?"

Longma asked.

"My home..."

Siegfried's face was bitter: "I don't have an eldest daughter yet, but I have two younger daughters, sigh..."

With a long sigh, Siegfried suddenly didn't know what to say.

Both of her younger daughters have fallen for the same person? And she can't stop them?

How can I possibly say that?!

"Kiana and Sirin, right? I remember they were Mei's best friends. Now they both have partners?" Raiden Ryoma asked gossipily.

"Hmm..." Siegfried said sullenly as he drank his wine.

Seeing his frustrated expression, Lei Dian Long Ma understood: a father needs to learn to let go.

He started by asking tentatively, "What's wrong? Are Kiana and Sirin unhappy?"

It's not that I'm unhappy...

"Aren't you happy?"

"They look quite happy."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Thunder Dragon Horse patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Brother Siegfried, I'm not trying to criticize you, but as parents, we must learn to let go. Isn't it a wonderful thing for children to find their own happiness?"

"Hmm," he replied listlessly.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink!"

"drink!!"

Siegfried suddenly shouted, as if trying to relieve his frustration.

Walter was somewhat helpless, but he still joined the two of them in drinking.

An hour later, the table was filled with empty glass bottles.

Apart from Walter, who remained sober, the other two were completely drunk, leaning on each other and talking nonsense.

"You know, I still feel like Kiana and Sirin are so small, like those little ones who used to flutter around my legs. How did they suddenly grow up so fast? Waaaaah..."

"Ah, who can disagree? Ever since Mei's mother left, Mei has been very sensible and gentle. Now she has found her own happiness. Time really flies! Come on, let's keep drinking!"

"drink!!!"

Ding!

The two clinked their glasses together and, without waiting for Walter, started drinking right away.

I don't play with kids who are just ordinary people.

"belch!"

Letting out a hiccup, Siegfried asked drunkenly, "Speaking of which, what does your son-in-law do? We can bring the brothers along to meet him and let him know his daughter has powerful backers; he's not allowed to bully her!"

"Siegfried, I'm glad you have this intention! But there's no need! Don't put too much pressure on the children. My son-in-law runs a very good game company, and my daughter works there as the general manager's assistant."

Waving his hand, Raiden Ryoma, feeling a little dizzy, hooked his arm around Siegfried and said...

"A game company? What a coincidence! My two precious daughters' sons-in-law also work for a game company," Siegfried said, still a little dazed.

"What a coincidence!!! Come on, bottoms up!!"

"Dry!!"

Ding!

The two clinked glasses again.

Only Walter paused for a moment, his eyes filled with confusion.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to ask the question.

Based on his understanding, is it possible that the sons-in-law of his two good brothers are the same person?

......

Holding hands, Nangong Yu and Sister Aili strolled around Future City until dark before reluctantly heading home.

The car was parked back in the garage, and Sister Aili ran ahead excitedly. As soon as the two of them opened the door, they heard noisy laughter coming from the living room.

The door wasn't very loud when it opened, but it was enough to attract the attention of the family.

"Ah Yu, you're back!!"

Kiana immediately got up excitedly and ran over to help him get his things, her slippers clattering as she went.

She's been waiting for Ah Yu to come back ever since, keeping a close eye on the door.

"Ah."

With a gentle laugh, Nangong Yu placed the coat in Kiana's hands and bent down to kiss her forehead.

This made Kiana blush, and she hugged his clothes, giggling shyly.

Honestly, Mom's still watching from behind, hehe~

"Me? Kiana didn't even say hello to me! Airi-neechan is so sad she's about to cry!"

Peeking out from behind Nangong Yu, Ai Li pretended to be sad and said.

"Huh?! No, no, I was just looking at Ayu... No, no, oh dear, Sister Aili, give me the things quickly!!"

With a blush, Kiana accepted the things from Alice's hands and quickly placed them on the shelf in the living room.

After changing my shoes, I came to the living room, where the spacious sofa was now full of people.

In the guest seats, Cecilia and Theresa were looking at him. Nangong Yu greeted them with a smile: "Cecilia, Theresa, it's been a long time."

"It has been a while since we last met. I invited you to a get-together before the New Year, but you didn't come."

Cecilia voiced her dissatisfaction like a little girl, and Nangong Yu quickly apologized, "It's because I was too busy before the New Year, especially with the virtual exhibition..."

"Oh dear, Mom, don't talk about Ayu anymore. Back then, Ayu stayed at the company every day. It was so heartbreaking."

After Kiana hung up the clothes, she came over, hugged his arm, and acted coquettishly towards her mother.

"Sigh, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. She's not even married yet, and she's already speaking up for others like this."

"Get married, get married, get married!!! Mom, don't talk nonsense!!!"

Kiana blushed and pouted shyly as she spoke.