To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

When Zhiyuan returned home, there were many people there.

Mei Li, Wu Tianjiao, and of course Wu Ruiheng, as well as his aunt and Xiaomai, were all there.

When he came in, everyone's eyes were on him.

"Alright, alright, you're back. Go ahead and scold me if you want." Why did Lin Qingping's words sound so gloating?

Zhiyuan was a little confused. What mistake had he made this time? Why was he being scolded?

Wu Tianjiao and Mei Li had arrived in a great hurry, but upon seeing him, they no longer scolded him. Mei Li only sighed and shook her head, "You child, such a big thing happened and you didn't even tell us!"

Zhiyuan then realized that everyone had seen his "negative news".

Wu Tianjiao didn't scold Zhiyuan, but instead scolded Lin Qingping, "If anyone's going to scold someone, it'll be you! What does a child know? He's embarrassed too, but what about you? Where were you? Why did you keep such a big thing from us?"

"It's...not a big deal..."

This time, the mother and son spoke in unison.

"It'll be too late when something really big happens!" Wu Tianjiao said to them, then changed the subject, looking at Zhiyuan with a smile, "But, there really is something else important happening today, isn't there?"

Then everyone looked at him, smiling.

Zhiyuan felt that the aunties were speaking in riddles today.

He looked at Lin Qingping, who shrugged, indicating that she was innocent and knew nothing and had not said anything. "Your Qingtian is like a war god on the forum, it's hard for her not to attract the attention of the aunties."

Zhiyuan: ...

"Ahem," Lin Qingping said, "It's like this, it's not that the aunties are sensitive, we're all very open-minded, but you are, after all, a long-time favorite in our family, and when a long-time favorite blooms, we're all very interested..."

Zhiyuan: ...

But Zhiyuan was never an open and honest person. When he was with Qingtian, he was aiming for marriage. He felt a sense of destiny that things would fall into place naturally. Even though they hadn't seen each other for many years, there was no sense of unfamiliarity when they met again. Even if they got married tomorrow, he would look forward to it. However, Qingtian might not be willing to be so quick.

Therefore, he originally planned to come back and tell Lin Qingping about this matter. From now on, whether he goes back to the island or Qingtian comes to the capital, they will treat each other as a proper engaged couple.

The aunties were very pleased with his candid admission and chatted at home for several hours before going home after dinner.

When it was time to leave, Wu Ruiheng dawdled and refused to go, constantly giving Zhiyuan meaningful glances.

Zhiyuan pretended not to see, but Wu Ruiheng grew anxious and called out, "Brother Zhiyuan, I have something to tell you. Can you come down with me?"

Zhiyuan coughed twice, realizing that it would seem a bit contrived if he didn't go. "Alright, I'll see Aunt Mei and Aunt Tianjiao off." He finally stood up.

When they got downstairs, Mei Li and Wu Tianjiao got into the car first, while Wu Ruiheng stood there, wanting to talk to Zhiyuan.

"Brother." Wu Ruiheng looked at him with eyes full of admiration. "No wonder my grandfather always praised you. You are really amazing."

Zhiyuan: ? ? ? ?

What makes me so good?

Wu Ruiheng's eyes sparkled. "Brother, how did you manage to win over the girl you like in just a few days? Teach me!"

Zhiyuan: ...Here we go again!

"Wu Ruiheng, Qingtian and I are old acquaintances, we've known each other since we were kids, it's different." He didn't want to teach, so he just gave a perfunctory answer.

Wu Ruiheng's eyes brightened, but then dimmed again. "Zhangzhu and I are the same. My dad told me that we've known each other since we were still wearing diapers. We've known each other even longer than you and Qingtian."

Zhiyuan: ...

Zhiyuan was furious. "You've known us longer than us, and you're still such a coward? Don't you know why Zhangzhu doesn't like you?"

“Brother…” Wu Ruiheng lowered his eyes, “You’re all better now, so please take care of me too. I promise I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life!”

Zhiyuan: ? ? ? No, what's the point of being nice to me for the rest of my life? I need you to be nice to me? No wonder my sister doesn't like you!

"No, Wu Ruiheng." Zhiyuan felt a headache coming on. He had a premonition that his brother-in-law might really be a questionable candidate. "What's the point of telling me this?"

Wu Ruiheng was even more dejected. "I wanted to talk to Zhangzhu, but she wouldn't listen to me. She..."

A thought suddenly struck Zhiyuan: "She didn't block you, did she?"

Wu Ruiheng felt extremely wronged and nodded, "Yes, I've blocked them on QQ and by phone."

I'm really sorry, Zhiyuan didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

“Brother…” Wu Ruiheng frowned, “If you laugh at me again, I… I will…”

"What do you mean?" Zhiyuan urged him, "Go back quickly. No one else can give you advice on this kind of thing. Even if you ask me for advice, I'll only give you bad ideas."

"Why?" Wu Ruiheng asked, looking bewildered. "Am I really that unlikable?"

“It’s not that you’re not likable.” Xiaomai’s voice came from behind Zhiyuan. “Right now, in Zhiyuan’s and my uncle’s eyes, all the boys within a 500-meter radius of Zhangzhu are brats, imaginary enemies, and they will only make things difficult for you.”

Wu Ruiheng couldn't understand this, but if Brother Zhiyuan continued to make things difficult for him, then he...

"Brother Zhiyuan, then... then I'll go back first." After saying that, he added, "Brother Zhiyuan, even though you're going to make things difficult for me, I still like you."

Zhiyuan: ...I want you to like it? You're saying that to me?

Even the wheat was smiling.

Wu Ruiheng reluctantly got into the car and left. Of course, in the car, he was teased by his aunt and mother. What could he do?

"Congratulations, Zhiyuan," Xiaomai said with a smile.

Zhiyuan smiled sincerely, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Little Round Face is coming back to start a company, so she won't be running away this time."

Xiaomai's expression changed slightly. "Oh," she said, and then fell silent.

“He’s always been alone,” Zhiyuan emphasized. “He asked me about you a few days ago.”

Xiaomai nodded. "It's good that everyone is back. Things will gradually get lively again."

That's it?

So indifferent?