Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"With such a long name, it seems like she's not from here." Su Xiaoyan smiled, "Is she a girl from Japan?"

"Yeah." Eriyi nodded.

"Then is your fiancé the Lu Mingfei standing over there?" Su Xiaoyan pointed at Lu Mingfei who was standing not far away.

"No." Eri shook her head.

"No?" Su Xiaoyan was a little surprised.

"Not a fiancé," Eri shook her head and corrected him, "Sakura and I are already married."

"Sakura?" Su Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Oh, you are talking about Ming Fei, right? Sakura really does have an artistic name."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Su Xiaoyan's eyes widened, as if she had discovered something even more incredible. She looked at Eri in surprise and asked, "You said you and Mingfei are already married?"

"Yeah." Eri still nodded gently.

"Are you really getting married?" Su Xiaoyan was still shocked. "With Mingfei? But how old is Mingfei this year? Twenty? Or twenty-one? He shouldn't be of legal marriage age yet, right?"

"We had a wedding at home in Japan. My father, my brother and many other family members, as well as Sakura's uncle and aunt, and Sakura's friends, all attended." Eri whispered as she described the wedding scene. "Sakura said this was a marriage."

"Oh, you mean a wedding?" Su Xiaoyan showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "Your father and Mingfei's uncle and aunt are all attending, so it looks like it will be a grand and formal wedding. Is my Zihang also attending?"

"Senior brother is here too." Eri nodded and said, "Senior brother is the best man."

"Zihang is the best man? That's normal. Mingfei and my Zihang have always had a close relationship, but why didn't Mingfei and Zihang tell me?" Su Xiaoyan's eyes drifted to another part of the room, "Do you treat your aunt as an outsider? For such a big thing, your aunt would have to rush over even if she had to pay extra money and take a private jet!"

On the other side of the room, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei felt a certain shadowy gaze and couldn't help but shiver.

"I'll settle the score with them after today's matter is over. But Xiao Mingfei is married, which really scared me. It seems that our generation is really old." Su Xiaoyan sighed, "I'm really getting old and ugly, not as good as when I was young."

"Auntie looks very young and beautiful." Eri said sincerely.

Su Xiaoyan could see how introverted Eri was and how bad she was at communicating with others, but because of Eri's personality, she seemed extremely sincere when she praised others. Although Eri was not as sweet-mouthed as Nono and not as clever as Nono, how could the elders not like such a well-behaved girl?

"Eri, please sit down too. There are cakes and fruits on the table. Just take whatever you want." Fearing that Eri might be too shy, Su Xiaoyan also gave her two special instructions, "Just treat it like your own home. Don't be polite."

Eiry subconsciously glanced in Lu Mingfei's direction.

"You're really clinging to Mingfei." Su Xiaoyan noticed Huiliyi's behavior and said with a smile, "Mingfei and I often say that we treat this place as our own home. I even accept him as my godson. Huiliyi, aren't you my goddaughter? Don't be polite to your aunt. You've been lying in bed for the past few days. I'm quite happy that you guys came to visit me today."

"Thank you, Auntie." Eri then picked up a piece of brownie cake on the table and ate it slowly, taking small bites.

Eiry glanced at the cakes and fruits on the table. There were probably enough for a dozen people, but if Eiry was serious, she could finish them all in less than five minutes... But Eiry is not completely clueless now. During the time she has been with Lu Mingfei, at least she has learned normal social etiquette. It is not good to eat too much at once when visiting someone's home for the first time, as it will scare them.

So if I eat these things slowly, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

Finally, Su Xiaoyan walked to Susie's side. This time, she did not hold Susie's hand, but patted Susie's hair.

"Susie?" Su Xiaoyan smiled gently at Susie. "My Zihang mentioned you in the email he sent me. You two are good friends in a club, right? Zihang said you helped him a lot. Thank you so much."

"You're welcome, Auntie." Susie shook her head and whispered, "Actually, Chu Zihang helped me more."

"Zihang mentioned you several times in the emails he sent me. I know Zihang's personality because I attended his parent-teacher conference when he was a child. In fact, I was a little afraid that he would have trouble making friends at school because he was a bit withdrawn." Su Xiaoyan said to Su Qian, "In junior high and high school, he only interacted with Mingfei. I didn't expect that he would make so many good friends like you in college. I'm really happy. You girls are so beautiful, and the boys are so handsome, and you are willing to visit our home. You know, Zihang has never invited friends to visit his home except Mingfei."

"Chu Zihang... is quite popular in school." Susie lowered her head slightly and spoke in a lower voice, "Actually, many people like him. I'm not saying that kind of like. There are many people in our student club who support him. He is really... a very good person."

Su Xiaoyan's eyes twitched twice. She touched Susie's head and said softly, "Thank you. You can come and play anytime in the future. Auntie welcomes you very much. You all seem to be great friends."

Chapter 1113 Chu Tianjiao and Su Xiaoyan's Farewell

There were many people crammed into the living room. The girls sat in rows on the wide and expensive leather sofas, and the boys sat on chairs next to the dining table and island counter... Fortunately, Chu Zihang's living room was spacious enough, so even with so many people gathered in the house it didn't seem crowded.

The housemaid hired by Lu Tianming came over with tea and coffee. In addition to Aunt Tong, there was another aunt Lu Mingfei had never seen before. According to Chu Zihang, Lu Tianming hired her at a high price after Su Xiaoyan got into trouble after careful selection. As for the nurse who was good at psychological therapy and was hired by Su Xiaoyan during her nightmare, she disappeared at some point, but no one discussed her whereabouts, as if this person had never existed from the beginning.

The tea was brewed with West Lake Longjing tea, and the coffee was produced in the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica in Central America. Lu Tianming asked a friend to bring them, and they were originally intended to entertain future business clients...but today is the day when they must be used. Today, the Chu residence is entertaining his stepson's classmates and his wife's ex-husband, and Lu Tianming certainly doesn't want to lose face in front of these people.

"Mingfei, would you like coffee or tea?" Aunt Tong placed coffee and tea in front of Lu Mingfei for him to choose.

"The tea is ready. Thank you, Aunt Tong." Lu Mingfei took the tea and nodded to thank Aunt Tong. Aunt Tong had been an old acquaintance of Chu Zihang's after coming to his house so many times.

"Is this your girlfriend?" Aunt Tong looked at Huili lying on the sofa. When Huili just came in, she was holding Lu Mingfei's arm. Aunt Tong took a glance at her. She looked at Huili with surprise, obviously shocked by her beauty.

"We have already held our wedding, Aunt Tong." Lu Mingfei smiled at Aunt Tong.

He actually quite enjoyed the shock of acquaintances at Eri's beauty. It was like a little boy who went out with the latest Transformers toy his father bought and was admired by his friends. Although his mentality was a little childish, his vanity was really satisfied.

"You're married?" Aunt Tong was obviously shocked again. "This, this, this... Congratulations, Mingfei. The girl is so pretty. Is this what you young people call a 'flash marriage'? Or are you young people good at having fun? Mingfei, what is your little wife drinking?"

"Drinks... please get me a bottle of sweeter drink. Eri is not used to tea and coffee." Aunt Tong saw this joke from somewhere on the Internet, and Lu Mingfei couldn't stand the way she praised people, so he could only change the subject.

"Your last name is Hui? This last name is quite rare!" Aunt Tong actually took out a bottle of drink from her apron. She suddenly leaned close to Lu Mingfei and asked, "Mingfei, do you know what our family is doing? You have so many classmates coming to the party, where is the man sitting with Mr. Lu? Is he his friend?"

Would the atmosphere be so awkward if we were friends? Aunt Tong, you are so gossipy and have no vision... Lu Mingfei silently complained in his heart.

"Not really a friend." Lu Mingfei lowered his voice to explain to Aunt Tong, "He is Aunt Su's ex-husband, and Senior Brother's biological father."

"Wow, isn't it that unfaithful guy!" Aunt Tong exclaimed subconsciously, and then immediately covered her mouth. Fortunately, Su Xiaoyan was chatting with a group of girls on the sofa and did not notice them coming over here.

“Unfaithful…” Lu Mingfei paused, and he gritted his teeth to explain for Chu Tianjiao, “He’s not really an unfaithful man. Uncle Chu has his own difficulties over the years. In fact, he cares about Brother and Aunt Su quite a lot, but he is afraid of meeting them.”

"Come on, what's your reason? What's more difficult than your own wife and son?" Aunt Tong rolled her eyes. It was obvious that her impression of Chu Tianjiao had reached rock bottom. "In all these years, I have never seen him send living expenses to the Madam and the Young Master. I have never seen him bring gifts to visit them during the holidays. It's as if he didn't exist for all these years. He has such a beautiful wife and such a smart son. What could be his reason? It must be that our Mr. Lu is considerate. The Madam and the Young Master have lived a worry-free life these years. Otherwise, who knows where they would suffer?"

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, but he couldn't refute Aunt Tong for a moment... Lu Mingfei knew that Chu Tianjiao did have his own difficulties, but it was true that he had not taken care of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang financially over the years. Although he left behind a house of dozens of square meters, that small house could not possibly support Chu Zihang and his mother for a lifetime. Perhaps Chu Tianjiao felt that he could not reveal his wealth that was inconsistent with his identity as a driver, and that he tried to avoid appearing in front of them as much as possible for their safety. But from the perspective of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, he was indeed not a competent husband and father.

Not even a qualified ex-husband.

When Lu Mingfei entered Chu Tianjiao's cabin and saw Chu Tianjiao's careful love and records of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, he was actually quite moved and couldn't help but feel a little unfair for Chu Tianjiao... But now after Aunt Tong said these words, Lu Mingfei can really look at this matter from a third-person perspective. Chu Tianjiao certainly loves Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, but the love he gives is only the way he thinks is most appropriate. From Chu Tianjiao's perspective, he has paid a lot and sacrificed a lot for this, but from the perspective of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, they have gained very little.

"Uncle Chu's actions back then were indeed not right. He has felt guilty over the years and prepared himself for a long time before entering the house." Lu Mingfei sighed and said to Aunt Tong, "He also thinks so. Many things are judged by deeds rather than intentions. Uncle Chu has already sincerely confessed to his senior brother, so he also plans to apologize to Aunt Su."

"I don't understand what you mean by judging deeds and conscience. Mingfei, Aunt Tong may not be well-educated, but at least she is reasonable. He abandoned his wife and children for so many years, and now an apology is enough?" Aunt Tong obviously had a very bad impression of Chu Tianjiao. "If I were Mr. Lu, I wouldn't even want him to enter this house, let alone drink tea. How dare he come to our house without paying the alimony?"

It was quite a coincidence that just as Aunt Tong finished speaking, Chu Tianjiao suddenly stood up and slapped a thin piece of paper on the table.

Everyone in the room looked sideways.

Su Xiaoyan had just finished tying a section of Eri's hair when she turned her head to look at Chu Tianjiao. She didn't even look at the paper on the table. She just asked Chu Tianjiao with a sidelong glance: "What are you doing? Do you have an opinion? Why are you banging the table? Do you think this is your house?"

"No... no." Facing Su Xiaoyan, Chu Tianjiao's momentum suddenly weakened a bit. He pointed to the check on the table and said, "This is all the alimony I should have paid over the years, for you and Chu Zihang."

Su Xiaoyan did not answer Chu Tianjiao immediately, but glanced at the number on the check. She sneered, "Oh, you made a lot of money in these years? Now you can take out such a large sum of money in one go? This money can be used to pay a down payment for a house in the city center, right?"

"It may not be enough in the city center, but it is okay near the Second Ring Road." Chu Zihang also saw the amount on the check and corrected it.

"Awesome! You're still serious at this point?" Finger muttered softly beside Lu Mingfei, "Junior brother, the students from your Shilan Middle School are really talented!"

"Please don't take my alma mater's actions personally." Lu Mingfei quickly distanced himself from the issue. "You know, I was also quite the odd one out at Shilan Middle School. I was even more out of touch than my senior brother!"

There was visibly embarrassment on Lu Tianming's face, but Uncle Lu's principle was to remain decent in front of others, especially in this kind of occasion, so even when his wife and ex-husband were discussing alimony, he always kept smiling... although his smile was a little stiff, in Finkel's words, it made him look like a fool.

"Who wants your alimony?" Su Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at Chu Tianjiao. "Don't you see what kind of life I'm living now? I don't lack anything. My current husband treats me very well. Chu Zihang has grown up a long time ago. You should save these belated alimony for your old age. You haven't married yet, right?"

Seeing Su Xiaoyan's sarcastic remarks towards Chu Tianjiao, Lu Tianming's smile finally showed some sincerity.

“No…” Chu Tianjiao replied subconsciously, but he reacted instantly, “No, no, I just said that this is the alimony I should pay, but I didn’t say that I’m giving it to you now as alimony.”

Su Xiaoyan did not respond to Chu Tianjiao's words, but just raised her eyebrows, meaning that Chu Tianjiao should continue.

"I know this little money is nothing to you now, you have everything you need, but for me, this is what I owe you." Chu Tianjiao said to Su Xiaoyan sincerely, "It doesn't mean that I don't owe you money after I give you this money, but I think I should pay it, otherwise I'd be a bit of an asshole, right?

"You married a good man, and Chu Zihang has grown up. You don't need me to support you, but Chu Zihang is about to get married, right?" Chu Tianjiao pointed at the check, "Can't I use this money as the betrothal money I saved for my son?"

"Eh?" Xia Mi was stunned. She hadn't reacted yet. How could she be involved in this?

And how did it become that Chu Zihang was going to get married? Even when they discussed this topic before, they only touched on it briefly.

"Dowry?" Su Xiaoyan blinked, seeming to find this statement quite interesting. She didn't expect Chu Tianjiao to come up with such a statement. This man's style of doing things seemed to be really different from what she remembered.

Lu Tianming on the side subconsciously rubbed his eye sockets. Psychologically, this was a manifestation of his imbalance… Lu Tianming was indeed a little anxious, because he was afraid that Su Xiaoyan would agree to Chu Tianjiao right away. As Chu Zihang's stepfather, and a wealthy stepfather at that, he would definitely arrange a decent, grand and perfect wedding for his stepson. But if the betrothal money for his daughter-in-law was paid by his stepson's poor biological father, how ridiculous would it be if people knew about this?

At least half of his face will be lost.

But this was a negotiation between his wife and her ex-husband, and he had no right to interrupt. So Lu Tianming could only adjust his glasses repeatedly to express his anxiety.

"Dowry money..." Su Xiaoyan thought for a moment and said slowly, "You don't have to pay for it."

Lu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief calmly, but Chu Tianjiao's expression was visibly anxious.

"How can this be? Chu Zihang is your son, but he is also my son. Although he was awarded to you, he has half of my blood in his body. I want to give a dowry to my son, so why can't I do that?" Chu Tianjiao said anxiously, "I know you are not short of money, but if my son wants to get married, I will definitely give my own money. If you think the money is not enough, I can add more. I am willing to prepare a wedding house if you want me to."

"Tsk, I haven't seen you being so generous in all these years. Why are you pretending to be generous now?" Su Xiaoyan rolled her eyes. "Help Xia Mi pay for this."

"Help Xia Mi out?" Chu Tianjiao was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"According to tradition, when Chu Zihang and Xia Mi get married, our family has to give a gift to Xia Mi's family, and Xia Mi's family has to give us a dowry in return." Su Xiaoyan said, "Do you know the situation of Xia Mi's family? Her parents are not at home, and there are no adults at home. Do you think our family has the nerve to ask for a dowry?"

"That's definitely not acceptable!" said Chu Tianjiao.

"Yes, so originally I thought that I didn't need a dowry. It's just a formality anyway, or I could pay for Xia Mi to make up for the custom." Su Xiaoyan explained, "But now that you've asked, you can think of the money as paying for Xia Mi. My husband and I will pay for Chu Zihang, and you will pay for Xia Mi. Isn't that just right? In the end, the money will be in the hands of the two children anyway. You're not just talking about it but actually being reluctant to spend it, are you?"

“What are you talking about! Why would I pay this money if I am not willing to do so?” Chu Tianjiao was like a mouse whose tail was stepped on. He stretched his neck to defend himself. “I have heard about Xia Mi’s family situation. What’s wrong with paying the girl? This money is for my son and daughter-in-law. Why can I be reluctant to spend it? If you speak up now, I can pay for their wedding. Abalone, king crab, etc. are all available. If there are less than 30 tables, I, Chu Tianjiao, am not a man!”

"You haven't changed this bad habit after all these years." Su Xiaoyan sighed quietly. Her tone was not disappointment, but rather a hint of nostalgia.

When Chu Tianjiao heard Su Xiaoyan's words, his originally ardent arrogance was immediately extinguished. He lowered his head in disappointment, like a frost-bitten eggplant.

"I am really willing to pay, even though it sounds a bit exaggerated. But if it is for my son, I am willing to sell everything I have." Chu Tianjiao said weakly.

"I don't mean to mock you, I just said that when I provoke you, you get more excited than anyone else, as if your tail is pinched." Su Xiaoyan said, "You were always like this in the past, as if you wanted to prove to others that you are good."

"That depends on who is pinching my tail." Chu Tianjiao muttered in an unclear tone, "I just want to prove to you that I can do it."

Chapter 1114: The Old Lover’s Aloneness

"What did you say?" Su Xiaoyan didn't hear Tianjiao's words clearly.

"I said, I just want to prove to you how capable I am..." Chu Tianjiao paused, his voice still very low, he tilted his head, "Nothing, nothing, what I mean is, I am definitely willing to help Xia Mi pay this money, and my son also discussed something with me before, when I attend their wedding, I will sit at the table with Xia Mi's parents."

"Which table do you want to sit at?" Su Xiaoyan raised her eyebrows slightly.

"I mean, I should sit where Xia Mi's parents were supposed to sit!" Chu Tianjiao raised his hands high, as if surrendering. "My son invited me, and I thought there was no problem so I agreed! Do you think it's not a good idea for me to go?"

Su Xiaoyan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard Chu Tianjiao's words, but she ignored Chu Tianjiao and turned to look at Chu Zihang and Xia Mi.

"Are you two planning to get married?" Su Xiaoyan's expression lit up with joy.

"Ah?" Xia Mi also looked at Chu Zihang with surprise.

Chu Zihang was also stunned. He looked at Xia Mi, then at Chu Tianjiao, and finally shook his head at Su Xiaoyan.

"That's not true." Chu Zihang said righteously.

"Then your father just now..." Su Xiaoyan paused and temporarily changed the address, "What did this guy just say?"

"I just asked that, and my dad agreed." Chu Zihang explained, "Because I finally got to see my dad, and we just happened to talk about this topic, so I wanted to get the most important thing done first."

"You really care about this guy." Su Xiaoyan glanced at Chu Tianjiao from the corner of her eye, "I just don't know where this guy has been all these years. He's nowhere to be found alive or dead. My son is still thinking about him. He told this guy about marriage before telling me."

Chu Tianjiao shrank his neck, his lips trembled, but he didn't say anything to refute Su Xiaoyan's words... Because Su Xiaoyan was right, he owed her this, but Chu Zihang had always cared about him, and after hearing these words, Chu Tianjiao didn't feel aggrieved, he just felt deeply guilty.

"I really don't have any plans to get married right away. Xia Mi and I haven't discussed this topic in depth." Chu Zihang defended to Su Xiaoyan somewhat helplessly, "This is the deepest topic Xia Mi and I have ever discussed in this regard."

Xia Mi nodded to show that she was testifying for Chu Zihang.

"Why don't we do it today?" Su Xiaoyan suddenly said.

"Today?" Chu Zihang was stunned. He didn't understand. "What was done?"

"Of course I'm not talking about a wedding." Su Xiaoyan shook her head, "I'm talking about something like an engagement. Why don't we just settle this now?"

"Now?" Chu Zihang was stunned again. He looked around and said, "Here? Me and Xia Mi? Engaged?"

Chu Zihang seemed to have never asked so many questions at once, which showed that Su Xiaoyan's mother was far more outgoing than he had expected.

"Yes, your dad and I are here, your good friends are here, and your biological father finally showed up. Is there a better opportunity than this?" Su Xiaoyan glanced at Chu Tianjiao, then looked at Lu Mingfei and the others, "Aren't all your classmates in pairs? Mingfei is one year younger than you, and he even had a wedding. As a senior brother, are you willing to lag behind them by so much?"

"This is not how you compare it." Facing this woman who is his mother, Chu Zihang often feels helpless.

"Xia Mi, what do you think?" Su Xiaoyan changed the subject and her eyes fell on Xia Mi.

"Ah? Ah? Me? I..." Xia Mi was suddenly speechless when asked this question. She lowered her head and entangled her two fingers in front of her body. "I really haven't thought about it... No, it's not that I haven't thought about it, but I haven't really discussed it with Chu Zihang to this point... Isn't it too early to think about getting married? We haven't graduated yet, and I'm just about to enter my sophomore year..."

"Yeah, it's a little early when you say that." Su Xiaoyan sat next to Xia Mi and took her hand, "But we can arrange the wedding first!"

"Ah?" Xia Mi opened her eyes wide, "Engagement?"

"Yeah." Su Xiaoyan nodded and said with a smile, "Xia Mi doesn't want to get engaged to our Chu Zihang?"

"No, no... It's not that I don't want to." Xia Mi lowered her head, her face a little red, "I really want to... But, but... We are getting engaged now?"

"Yeah." Su Xiaoyan nodded again. The more she looked at Xia Mi, the cuter she felt. Her smile became brighter. "Xia Mi, don't you want to discuss this now?"

"No...it's not that I don't want to." Xia Mi whispered, "Isn't it a bit too sudden?"