Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

Upon hearing this, everyone froze, then clenched their fists. Who was this? Daring to cause trouble here? We'd beat you senseless, and show you why flowers are so red!

However, when everyone turned their heads, they saw a middle-aged man standing next to a Hongqi sedan, which had a Beijing license plate.

Judging by their imposing manner, they're no ordinary people! For a moment, no one dared to step forward.

"Leader Yang?" Zhu Lijun recognized him immediately. A high-ranking leader in the foreign affairs department!

"Which Leader Yang?" Qin Chuan was still a little confused. When did he offend such a powerful figure?

“The foreign affairs department’s leader, that’s right, Yang Xue’s father,” Zhu Lijun said in a low voice.

Click!

A thunderclap echoed in Qin Chuan's mind.

No wonder I've felt like I've forgotten something these past few days; now it dawns on me: I've forgotten Yang Xue!

Back in Da Mao's place, although nothing happened between the two of them, they had slept together and talked things out. Qin Chuan was actually quite satisfied with Yang Xue. Who wouldn't like a pretty girl?

Don't say that Qin Chuan is vulgar. Having a wife who is pleasing to the eye is a pleasure even with the lights off.

He had promised to give her an explanation when he returned, but instead, a whole bunch of messy things happened. The worst part was that they didn't even come back together; Qin Chuan returned later and immediately threw himself into his work, and so…

Yang Xue didn't come, but her father did. Judging from his tone, he's here to cause trouble!

What?

Of course, you have to make the old man happy.

Qin Chuan forced a smile: "Dad, you're here? Why didn't you let me know beforehand? I would have come to pick you up!"

The word "Dad" came out of Qin Chuan's mouth without the slightest awkwardness or shyness; it was all so natural.

Everyone around was stunned.

What happened?

Qin Chuan has found a new godfather? Does his father, Qin Jianguo, even know? Going around finding new "fathers"—what kind of person does that?!

Yang Guoqiang was also stunned.

This kid called me "Dad" right off the bat? And he did it so naturally, without any pretense. He really thinks he's an elder!

"Dad, you must be tired from your journey. Would you like to go to the office and sit down for a while? Jianshe, what are you standing there for? Go to the cafeteria and get some frozen persimmons. The frozen persimmons from Dongshan Province are absolutely amazing! Oh, and tell my dad that he's here. Tell him to come and greet him!"

Li Jianshe could only feel small circles in his eyes.

Last time he went to Russia, the navy had limited spots and he had to leave in a hurry, so Li Jianshe didn't go with him. Now he's completely confused, but... what he thinks isn't important, what he does is the most important thing.

Li Jianshe quickly got on his motorcycle and headed straight for Factory No. 1 on the hillside next to him.

"What's there to talk about in the office?" Yang Guoqiang finally spoke. The fact that he didn't object to Qin Chuan calling him "Dad" was tantamount to tacit agreement!

Qin Chuan now felt more confident.

"Dad, I consider the factory my home. The factory office is where I live every day. When we go to the office, it's just like going home. It's also a good place to talk about my marriage with Xiaoxue, right?" Qin Chuan said. "The factory is too busy. I was planning to go to the capital to visit you two after I finished this period. I didn't expect you to come in person."

Everyone then realized: Qin Chuan was going to marry Yang Xue, and Qin Chuan would have to call Yang Xue's father "Dad"!

However, the marriage hasn't even taken place yet, and he's already calling me "Dad." In this day and age, probably only Qin Chuan has such a thick skin!

"Okay, then let's go sit in the office."

Sure enough, Qin Chuan's office was where he usually lived. There was a bed in the corner, and the bedding on it was not folded and looked very messy.

A stove was burning in the center of the room, making it warm and cozy. Yang Guoqiang had just sat down when Qin Jianguo pushed the door open and came in.

"Dad..." Qin Chuan was about to introduce him again when Qin Jianguo warmly shook Yang Guoqiang's hand.

"Father-in-law, I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but alas, there's so much going on at the factory..."

Qin Jianguo had long considered Yang Xue as his daughter-in-law. Hearing that Yang Xue's father was coming and that Qin Chuan was calling her "Dad," he felt he had to be more enthusiastic!

Qin Chuan's eyes widened. "Dad, I'm shameless because I was reborn. I didn't expect you to be so shameless too, calling us in-laws right off the bat!"

Now, Yang Guoqiang couldn't keep a straight face anymore.

As the woman's parents, it would be embarrassing to go to the man's house to confront him because he hadn't come to propose marriage.

Yang Guoqiang initially thought Qin Chuan had other ideas, but after arriving, he realized that Qin Chuan was too busy to attend to them.

A man with ambition deserves recognition, especially since Qin Chuan wasn't working for himself, but for the country and the army. Yang Guoqiang felt a little embarrassed at this moment.

"Well, Dad's been busy with work. He was probably just passing by and thought he'd drop by," Qin Chuan said, noticing Yang Guoqiang's inner turmoil.

Yang Guoqiang gave Qin Chuan a deep look. Generally, people who understand technology don't understand interpersonal relationships, while those who do understand interpersonal relationships use their energy to flatter. People like Qin Chuan, who are both politically sound and professionally competent, are too rare!

At this moment, Yang Guoqiang found her more and more pleasing to the eye. He nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, I just happened to come by. Although I only have one daughter, Xiaoxue, there's no need for such an extravagant wedding. Just pick a good day and bring Xiaoxue over!"

“Dad, you only get married once in your life, so you can’t just do it casually.” Qin Chuan said, “I didn’t visit your family in advance because I felt that the conditions weren’t good enough yet. After the New Year, our factory will build a residential compound for employees. I plan to combine two of the apartments into one, about 100 square meters, as our wedding home.”

Housing has always been a problem in the capital. Even though Yang Guoqiang served as an official for many years, his family's house was only a few dozen square meters. It was common for ordinary families of five or six to live in a house of a dozen square meters. It was not until the large-scale development of commercial housing that the per capita living space began to increase.

Qin Chuan doesn't approve. We need to build a family compound and have big houses!

"A hundred square meters? How much?"

"Give me fifty or sixty."

One hundred and fifty or sixty square meters!

No father wants his daughter to suffer. Hearing Qin Chuan say this, Yang Guoqiang nodded: "Okay, then the wedding can be postponed to next year, until the wedding house is built. But we have to get engaged this year! Oh, and we have to get the marriage certificate too!"

Once you're engaged and have registered your marriage, you're officially husband and wife. The wedding can be held later, and you can sleep together openly whenever you want, since you have the certificate!

"Yes, Dad, I'll listen to you." Qin Chuan nodded.

That's settled! Although arranged marriages aren't common now, Qin Chuan felt that he was even worse off than an arranged marriage – a son-in-law who moved in with his wife's family!

Fortunately, I don't have to go to my mother-in-law's house or bring her water to wash her feet.

By the way, where's Li Jianshe? Where did he go?

"Jianshe, where are the frozen persimmons?" Qin Chuan shouted towards the door.