A beautiful summer night

Everyone says—

A man who can cook loves his wife.

A man who loves his wife will cook.

Before long, all the men present had moved to another spot.

Xia Wanzhi was somewhat horrified to see a group of men, led by Xie Qiyan, crowding into the kitchen.

She didn't know how things had suddenly developed into this situation.

Why did they all end up in the kitchen helping Xie Qiyan?

It was widely rumored that these men were doting husbands, and Xia Wanzhi was seeing such a grand scene for the first time. Watching them skillfully roll up their sleeves and get to work, she couldn't help but find it a bit strange.

Jiang Yourong mobilized the people there. Seeing Xia Wanzhi's expression, she specially explained, "Don't worry, they are all here voluntarily. What do you think they came here for? They all want to take advantage of the Becker family. They have to show some respect to your grandparents."

Xia Wanzhi smiled and nodded, her gaze involuntarily falling on Xie Qiyan.

Actually, Xie Qiyan doesn't have many friends.

Before this, he was only close to Jiang Baichuan.

Xia Wanzhi pondered that perhaps today was a wonderful beginning.

Jiang Yourong leaned close to Xia Wanzhi and said with great relish, "Thanks to you, all four of our families are finally together today."

Xia Wanzhi smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you and Jiang Baichuan."

Jiang Baichuan was making juice when Yun Li eagerly ran over to help, only to be teased for being clingy. Now, blushing, she returned from Jiang Baichuan with a glass of juice, and coughed lightly after meeting Jiang Yourong's gaze.

Jiang Yourong patted the seat next to her, gesturing for her to sit down. Then, with a smile, she continued the previous topic with Xia Wanzhi: "Who told you that my future sister-in-law is your best friend? Without her help, you and I wouldn't have become so close so quickly. In a way, we're practically in-laws."

Yun Li's lips twitched slightly, and she said softly, "I heard you."

Jiang Yourong blinked and then turned to Xia Wanzhi, trying to win her over: "Little Maruko, when you have time, try to find out what my future sister-in-law is thinking and ask her when she's going to marry into the family."

Yunli: "..."

Xia Wanzhi was not swayed and said seriously, "That depends on whether your good brother can show sincerity. My little lychee is not easy to marry."

At this moment, Xia Wanzhi suddenly felt a sense of superiority as a member of half of her family.

Yun Li glanced at her and covered her face with a smile.

Jiang Yourong made a few noises, then fiddled with Xia Wanzhi and Yun Li on either side of her, saying, "Yes, yes, as long as you nod, our Jiang family will bring the betrothal gifts to your door tomorrow."

Yunli was extremely embarrassed and glared at the two of them: "Hey, hey, hey, it's clearly President Xie and Wanzi who are getting married. Good sister, please, let's go and cricket Wanzi together."

Jiang Yourong corrected: "She's a good younger sister."

Xia Wanzhi was really afraid of Jiang Yourong's sharp tongue, so she immediately stopped smiling and went to join in the fun with Ms. Ross.

Ms. Ross, who had been chatting with Nan Qiyue and her group, suddenly widened her eyes and shouted, "You got married at twenty?"

It refers to Qu Huai and Le Rao.

Le Rao coughed lightly: "You can't miss this opportunity."

Nan Qiyue chuckled: "Oranges get pregnant at twenty, one after another."

It refers to Lu Yuzhou and Jian Cheng.

Ms. Ross exclaimed in surprise, "My God, how could this be..."

Jian Cheng succinctly stated: "Being seduced by male beauty."

Ms. Ross laughed heartily.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Sure enough, when women get together, they gossip all the time.

Xia Yongqing, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and went to the kitchen in embarrassment.

Richard and George listened to all this chatter, then suddenly gave Xia Wanzhi a meaningful look.

Xia Wanzhi looked up at the ceiling.

He thought to himself: Danger!

The sight of these happy, paired-up children appearing before the elderly couple completely ignited their desire to hold their great-grandchildren.

After her initial startled reaction, Ms. Ross suddenly calmed down. After finishing the meal and seeing all the guests off, she kept looking at her daughter.

Xia Wanzhi noticed this, let go of Xie Qiyan's hand and took Ms. Ross's arm: "Dear Ms. Ross, may I ask why you have such a sad expression?"

With tears in her eyes, Ms. Ross said, "Mommy just realized that you're old enough to have children."

Xia Wanzhi's lips twitched slightly.

Ms. Ross got back to the point: "Are you and Ayan planning to have a baby next year?"

Xia Wanzhi: "Mom!"

Ms. Ross laughed heartily, deeply moved, "My little Maruko has really grown up."

She's grown up to the point where she's already talking about marriage; maybe in a few years she'll really become a grandmother.

Thinking about it, Ms. Ross's face instantly lit up with joy.

Before leaving, Jiang Yourong suggested taking a group photo. In the afternoon, she took it upon herself to create a large group chat and posted all the photos in the group.

In the circle, the Qu, Lu, Jiang and Xie families are known as the Four Great Families of Beicheng. Since the leaders of the four families are all in the group, Jiang Yourong simply named the group "The Four Great Families of Beicheng," a rather chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) group name.

Since there were no elders in the group, Xia Wanzhi forwarded the photo to her family group for her four elders to see.

For a moment, Richard and George, wearing their reading glasses, sat on the sofa, carefully looking at photos and examining faces, pointing out people and saying that so-and-so looked like a married couple.

Ms. Ross then pulled Xia Wanzhi aside and started talking about Jiang Baichuan: "If Xiaolizhi finds out that she has this boyfriend, won't her mother have a breakdown?"

Xia Wanzhi nodded, recalling the time she went missing. "We already did that once."

"You and your brother Xie look quite like a married couple." Ms. Ross changed the subject faster than the speed of light.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Qiao Shu, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "They do look like a married couple."

Xie Qiyan and Xia Yongqing were making tea. He looked radiant and very happy. Xia Yongqing glared at him and started talking to him about the arrangements for meeting the Xie family on the eve of the Lunar New Year.