Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Fortunately, the lifelong events of both of them are almost settled now. Thinking of this, Commander Lin turned his gaze back to Shen Jingyuan.

Looking at the young man in front of him whom he had personally nurtured, he seemed to see the thin and silent boy from that year again. Finally, he slightly curled the corners of his mouth and revealed a relieved smile.

"Okay, I'm free." Commander Lin turned around, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. The tea was warm, and the steam blurred the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, making his usually serious face look a little kinder. "I'll tell you the details a few days before I leave."

"Yes." Shen Jingyuan stood straight and saluted in a standard military manner again.

"Go, go." Commander Lin waved his hand, signaling him to go out.

Shen Jingyuan turned around and was about to leave, but he heard Commander Lin's voice behind him, "By the way, come back home for dinner in a couple of days. Your aunt was just saying she missed you a few days ago, and we haven't had a drink together in a while."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingyuan's slightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed a little, his tightly pursed lips were no longer pursed, and the cold and stern aura around him softened a lot.

"Okay." He replied softly, then turned the doorknob and walked out.

Here, the originally cold and stern headquarters showed a rare hint of warmth because of the final agreement between Commander Lin and Shen Jingyuan.

On the other side, in the Xu residence, which was decorated splendidly and filled with flowers, there was a depressing and silent atmosphere.

"Master, it's getting dark, and the room is dark. Don't look at these things. It hurts your eyes." Mrs. Xu pushed the door open quietly, holding a celadon teacup in her hand. As she spoke, she kept glancing at Master Xu's face from the corner of her eye. "Rest for a while. Dinner will be ready in the kitchen soon."

In the Xu family study, Mr. Xu was sitting in front of the desk, motionless, as if he was fascinated by the pages of the book in his hands.

But if you look closely, you will find that his eyes are dark, his thick black eyebrows are tightly twisted together, the corners of his mouth are tight, and his face is full of irritability and impatience. It is obvious that he is worried about something.

"Hmph! Hurt your eyes? Hurting your eyes is better than hurting your heart and liver!" Mr. Xu snorted coldly when he heard this. He raised his head from the pages of his book and glanced at Mrs. Xu standing across the table. He said impatiently, "You come here at this hour. Is that rebellious son finally willing to admit his mistakes?"

Mrs. Xu, who was standing opposite him, heard the tone of his voice and unconsciously tightened the fingers holding the handkerchief. She lowered her eyes and pushed the teacup to the side of the table, avoiding Mr. Xu's sight. She said with some grievance, "Master..."

"What? Are you feeling wronged? If you hadn't been so indulgent with him on a daily basis, how could he dare to call off the engagement at this critical moment?"

Seeing Mrs. Xu clutching her handkerchief and remaining silent, Mr. Xu's impatience grew even more pronounced. He threw the book in his hand heavily onto the table and spoke in a cold tone.

When Mrs. Xu heard this, her eyes immediately turned red. She was several years younger than Mr. Xu, and because she gave birth to his only son, Xu Yucheng, even though the Xu family had many concubines, Mr. Xu always doted on her as his second wife and respected her very much.

This was the first time in all these years that someone had shown such impatience and coldness towards her. Mrs. Xu felt aggrieved, but thinking of her son who was still locked in the darkroom, she could only control her temper, lower her posture, and speak softly.

"Every mistake is my fault. Yucheng was just confused for a moment. Now that you've beaten him and scolded him, just let him go."

"A moment of confusion?" Master Xu's thick black eyebrows furrowed in furrows upon hearing this. "I don't think so. Normally, he ignored Miss Lin whenever she came to see him. But now, after a trip abroad, he's become more powerful and is actually saying he wants to cancel the engagement?!"

Mrs. Xu's face suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment when he said this. She moved her lips hesitantly and retorted in a low voice.

"You know the eldest daughter of the Lin family is spoiled and willful, and she loses her temper easily. Yucheng has been spoiled by us since he was a child, how could he tolerate such anger?"

"What a joke! Does he think he is the prince?" When Mr. Xu saw that she was still speaking for Xu Yucheng, he stood up suddenly and almost pointed at Mrs. Xu's nose and scolded her.

"What kind of family is the Lin family? The entire power in Shanghai is controlled by Lin Zhenbang. The fact that a rich girl looks up to him is a blessing he will never get in several lifetimes!"

Mrs. Xu stood there, the handkerchief in her hand twisted into shapeless pieces. She looked at Mr. Xu's back and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "But..."

"He's so good!" Mr. Xu got angry when he saw her hesitant look, and his tone was full of sarcasm.

"After studying abroad and speaking a few foreign words, he started spouting some crazy nonsense about 'freedom' and 'love' in front of his father. Freedom and love are bullshit! If I had been dwelling on these nonsense all the time, I would have starved to death countless times!"

Mrs. Xu turned pale after hearing his words and twisted the handkerchief in her hand even tighter. She knew exactly where her husband's anger came from.

But Xu Yucheng is her only son, who has been raised in the palm of her hand since childhood. But now this child insists on canceling the marriage with the Lin family, which really puts her in a dilemma.

Thinking of the eldest daughter of the Lin family, Mrs. Xu's heart began to beat fast. The girl was beautiful, but she was very spoiled. The last time she came to visit the Xu family, she didn't even pay attention to her future mother-in-law. If she really entered the house, I'm afraid...

But she only dared to think about this in her heart. Although the Xu family was one of the richest businessmen in Shanghai, they were no match for the Lin family, a warlord with soldiers and guns.

Commander Lin holds the military power of the entire Shanghai city, and even the foreigners in the concession have to give him some respect. If it weren't for the eldest daughter of the Lin family who fell in love with Yucheng, this marriage would have been out of their reach.

Because of this child marriage, she stood up straighter at the wives' card games and tea parties. The wives who used to love to show off how respectable their sons-in-law were now smiling when they saw her, and there was a hint of envy in their words.

Even Mrs. Zhou, who always looked down on others, offered her a cup of tea for the first time when they were playing mahjong, and said polite words like "Mrs. Xu is so lucky."

Therefore, when Xu Yucheng was making a fuss about breaking off the engagement with the Lin family, her first reaction was the same shock and anger as Master Xu. But now Master Xu had beaten and scolded her, but he still locked Xu Yucheng up and refused to send him food or drink. As a mother, she naturally felt heartbroken.

"Master." Mrs. Xu finally mustered up the courage, but her voice was still weak. "Yucheng is young and impulsive after all. You've locked him up for these days, and it's time..."

"Young and impetuous?" Master Xu sneered, anger condensing in the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He waved his hand impatiently, "Go out. I've already written a letter to the Lin family to delay the matter for a few days. Instead of pleading for him here, you might as well go and persuade him to give up the idea of canceling the engagement."

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Today's update is here. Thank you for the gifts from the babies. Today is also a day of loving you.

I've been feeling a bit down lately, why? Because my heart is filled with you guys (?′?`?)*??*