The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu worried that they were too busy and asked, "Do they have time?"

“If you don’t understand the building materials industry, it’s a very complex business. If you need to buy something or are missing something, ask Tie Tou. He knows a lot about this.”

Yun Shu thought about it and agreed with Ming Kun, saying, "Okay, will it affect his work? Isn't the company very busy lately?"

"No matter how busy they are, they'll make time to renovate our house. Don't worry! It'll be finished in less than a month, maybe half a month if things go smoothly." Mingkun's mood improved as he said this.

"Okay, I searched for a lot of interior design pictures a while ago. Let me see which one suits us. You... don't be angry with your parents, get some rest."

Mingkun looked up at the starry sky before replying, "Yeah! I always listen to my wife... Come on, give me a kiss! I'm about to hang up!"

Yun Shu pouted. Her husband was being inappropriate again. "No kissing. If you want to kiss, you have to come back and kiss me in person!" After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for him to finish.

Mingkun sat there, a smile playing on his lips. His mood suddenly brightened, and he figured he'd find a way to work things out. He'd wait until his mother was discharged from the hospital. Tomorrow, his sister was coming back; he'd ask her to help persuade his mother.

After going upstairs, his father was asleep, so he stayed by his mother's bedside, afraid that she might wake up suddenly in the middle of the night and want to drink water or something.

Xiao Minmin returned the next morning with Jiajia. Jiajia was going to kindergarten, so she asked the school for a week's leave. It was fine for her to miss a week of kindergarten.

Mingkun bought breakfast for several people in the morning. Minmin and Jiajia arrived at a little after seven o'clock, so they must have had someone drive over very early.

"Sis, let Jiajia eat first. I'll take you back to rest later, and then I'll come back this afternoon. Mom is fine now; she just needs to rest and recuperate." Mingkun felt sorry for his sister when he saw the dark circles under her eyes. It's not easy for a woman to raise a child and earn money to run that factory.

Minmin shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired! I was a bit busy a while ago, but it's alright now. After all, the competition in this industry is fierce. My small factory, sigh! It can't compete with the big factories." Even though the profit margin is very low, it still can't compete with others, so Minmin has simply reduced orders and focused on improving quality lately.

She gave breakfast to Jiajia herself, and seeing that her father, Xiao Shaomin, was also there, she gestured with her eyes for Mingkun to go out for a moment, as she had something to ask him.

Mingkun watched his father and Jiajia eating, while his mother was still asleep, so he went out with Minmin.

The two went to the outside corridor, where there were few people coming and going so early in the morning.

Minmin stopped when she was some distance from the ward and began to ask Mingkun the reason for her mother's illness.

Mingkun sighed and said, "Sister, it's my fault this time! I shouldn't have upset Mom. She didn't agree to me being with Yunshu, and she and Dad secretly arranged for me to get engaged. I disagreed and argued with Mom for a few words, and when she got agitated, her illness flared up again."

Minmin wasn't angry after hearing this, but shook her head and said, "Tsk tsk... Mom's temper has been like this her whole life, and she's still so impulsive. Sigh! I can't blame you. Mom believed in superstitions and didn't want you to be with Yunshu. And what's all this trouble she's caused? She even secretly got you engaged. It must have made you angry!"

Minmin doesn't believe in fortune telling. Her grandfather used to say she was destined for wealth and would meet a good man who would treat her well and support her family, but look at Jiajia's father's behavior! Now that she's thirty, she's come to terms with it. Fortune telling works when you believe in it, but when you don't, you just pretend you never knew about it.

This only caused great distress to Mingkun and Yunshu. Although they had only met Yunshu once, Minmin thought she was a very good girl, considering that an unmarried girl like Yunshu was willing to take care of a delicate child like Jiajia without finding it troublesome and with such patience. Crucially, Jiajia also liked her after only a short time. It's rare for Jiajia to like someone, which shows that Yunshu was indeed a good person.

Mingkun sighed, thinking of his mother, "Sis, when Mom's feeling better, could you please talk to her for me? Also, we need to get that Chen Manyun back today. I don't know what happened, but Mom and Dad actually let her stay at our house. It's infuriating!"

"What?! They're letting someone stay at our house! This... Ah Kun! I think this is going to be a long story!" Minmin was speechless when she heard that her parents were letting someone stay. It seemed like they were determined for Ah Kun to be with that girl. So she asked worriedly, "Ah Kun, have you explained to that girl that you don't want to be with her?"

"Yes! I told her, we can't let her misunderstand any longer. That girl... seems quite quiet. She said she didn't know I had someone I liked, and it was her sister who made the decision, that is, Uncle's sister-in-law Manchun."

“Oh! It’s that girl…” Minmin vaguely remembered that she seemed to have met her once before. She seemed to be a quiet and reserved girl, but she didn’t know what kind of person she was without getting to know her.

"Sister, you have to help me this time. I have something to tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone, especially Mom and Dad. When I left home last time, I secretly took the household registration book with me. I've already registered my marriage with Yun Shu!" At this point, Ming Kun had no choice but to reveal that he and Yun Shu had registered their marriage. Only his sister could help him in this family.

"What! Ah Kun, this...you're too...daring! If Mom finds out, she'll have another attack..." Minmin was shocked. Her younger brother had acted too boldly this time. If her mother found out, she might have a breakdown and die!

“I was afraid that things would get complicated if we waited too long. Both of Yun Shu’s parents disagreed, so we had to secretly get married. It was unfair to Yun Shu. She had nothing when she married me… I owe her so much…” Ming Kun was very sad. He couldn’t give her a wedding that she would never have in her lifetime. He could only make it up to her when he had the chance in the future.

Minmin, hearing this, felt sorry for her younger brother. "Forget it! You two like each other, and Yunshu is a good girl, so I won't object. But we really can't tell Mom and Dad right now. Mom can't take any more shocks... Let's wait a while. That girl's name is Chen Manyun, right? She's living at home before she's even married. I think she's a bit rude. We should let her go home as soon as possible, otherwise the villagers will definitely gossip."

Minmin finally realized why she felt uncomfortable with Chen Manyun. They weren't even married yet, and she hadn't even met Akun. She had only heard from her family that she was living in someone else's house. She didn't know whether to say that girl was docile or stupid. What kind of era is this? They can still arrange marriages without anyone knowing!

"She might come later, let her go home! There's no one home right now," Mingkun said worriedly. It would be even more difficult to handle if something happened to that woman at his house.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and when they heard Jiajia calling from inside, they quickly went inside.