Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu will come back and spend the night tonight.

Some are happy and some are worried.

While the Gong family was immersed in the joy of Gong Xuan and Wen Yan's wedding and Wen Yan's pregnancy with twins, the atmosphere in the Shen family was extremely low.

This afternoon, Shen Li's mother heard that Wen Yan was pregnant with twins. After a burst of joy, she felt empty and sad in her heart.

Shen Li is two months older than Gong Xuan, and he is already 34 years old in just a few months.

As a result, Gong Xuan got married without saying anything, and she became pregnant with twins. But as for his son, there was no good news at all.

Why are other people's sons so sensible and know how to get married and have children early, but her son is so stupid?

So, in the afternoon, she called Shen Li back and said that Xingchen would be at home for the next two days and asked him to come back for dinner.

Otherwise, Shen Li would simply ignore her and not come back.

However, it was not until nine o'clock in the evening that Shen Li returned home late after finishing his work.

Shen Li also heard the news that Wen Yan was pregnant with twins in the afternoon, so he didn't want to come back at first, but after thinking about it, he decided to come back.

Because he knew better than anyone that if he didn't come back today, his mother would nag him even more, making his life restless, so he came back.

"Didn't I tell you to come back for dinner? Why are you back at this time?"

At this moment, as soon as Shen Li entered the house, Mrs. Shen started nagging him for coming back late.

Seeing this, Shen Li said nonchalantly, "Something happened at the company."

"Have you eaten?"

"No."

Shen Li was too busy to eat at noon, so he was indeed a little hungry now.

Mrs. Shen guessed that he probably didn't eat lunch, so she didn't say anything to him first, but went to the kitchen to cook him a bowl of beef noodles.

Sitting at the dining table, Shen Li ate noodles with big mouthfuls, while Mrs. Shen looked at him with disgust.

Her disdain did not have any other meaning, she was just dissatisfied with the fact that Shen Li had not yet married and had children.

Seeing that Shen Li's noodles were almost finished, Mrs. Shen finally got to the point and spoke.

She said: "Gong Xuan's wife is pregnant with twins, you know that."

"I heard about it." Shen Li responded indifferently.

Shen Li responded, and Madam Shen immediately perked up. She frowned and said, "You said you are two months older than Gong Xuan, and Beicheng Jingyang, they have been married for a long time. Son, tell me the truth today. What are you thinking? When can I hold my grandson in my arms?"

At this point, Mrs. Shen no longer asks him about his marriage.

Because what she was thinking was, if he didn't want to get married, then he could have a few children outside and bring them back to him, at least he had to leave a descendant for himself, the Shen family couldn't end with him.

Shen Li felt a headache whenever Mrs. Shen mentioned this.

The worst thing is that even though you know what she is going to say, you still have to listen.

After taking a mouthful of noodles, Shen Li wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed his words and said nothing.

This matter cannot be done as he pleases. This is not a business. If you invest a little time and energy, you can complete the project and make money.

When it comes to love, one has no control over it and can't just do whatever he wants.

Shen Li seemed to be hesitant to speak, and Mrs. Shen was furious. What annoyed her the most was that every time she talked to him about these things, he never responded and didn't take it to heart at all.

All in all, he was not in a hurry, but she and his father were.

So, his face became even gloomier as he said, "Do you have the nerve to watch Beicheng Gong Xuan and the others become fathers while you are still alone? Don't you have any thoughts in your mind every time you get together for dinner, don't you envy them a little bit?"

"Don't you want a wife and children to live in?"

Shen Li continued to eat noodles without saying anything.

Mrs. Shen was furious, and said angrily: "Xingchen is 20 years old this year, don't wait for Xingchen to get married and have children, you are still single."

Seeing his mother getting angry, Shen Li looked up at her and said, "Mom, I can't get married just because I want to."

It is easy to find someone to marry, but it is not so easy to find someone he wants to marry.

Moreover, in the past few years, he didn't know if it was because of his age, but he was always not interested in matters of the heart and no one could catch his eye.

After all, with Shen Li's conditions, there are many women chasing after him.

Mrs. Shen listened to Shen Li's words and raised her voice: "Haven't I introduced enough to you over the years? Is there any one who is not suitable? You are just too picky."

Mrs. Shen talked about the past, and Shen Li felt that today was enough. He had let his mother vent her anger and heard all the nagging he needed to hear.

And he had heard a lot of nagging during this period, so he put down his chopsticks and said, "Mom, the noodles taste good. I'll go back to my room first."

When Mrs. Shen saw Shen Li put down his bowl and chopsticks and was about to leave, she stood up from her chair and said, "Every time we talk about the key points, you run away and change the subject. I tell you, you must get married before you are 35 years old. This is the ultimatum your father and I have given you."

"Otherwise, don't bother picking it. Just do whatever we say."

Shen Li didn't respond, and said to himself: "I'll go up and look at the stars."

It is unclear whether he said this because he really wanted to go see Shen Xingchen or to avoid his mother.

Watching Shen Li's back as he went upstairs, Mrs. Shen had secretly made up her mind to give him another half a year. If he still didn't show any sign of movement, she would arrange his marriage at the risk of her life.

Listening to his mother mumbling to herself downstairs, Shen Li shook his head helplessly.

But today, this matter is finally over.

However, in the past few years he seemed to have gotten used to being nagged like this, since it happened every now and then anyway.

After a while, when passing by Shen Xingchen's room, Shen Li stopped subconsciously.

For two years, every time I returned home, Shen Xingchen's room door was always closed and the lights in the room were never turned on. Today, there was a rare light coming through the crack in the door.

With one hand in his trouser pocket and the other hand gently pushing open the door, Shen Li saw Shen Xingchen sitting at the desk writing something very seriously.

At this moment, she was wearing a set of cartoon long-sleeved pajamas, and her hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head with a pencil stuck in it.

The furnishings in the room were still exactly the same as before, even the desk lamp on the desk was the one he bought before. Everything seemed to be the same as before, but Shen Xingchen was more mature than before.

At the desk, Shen Xingchen had not noticed that the door was opened, nor that Shen Li had returned. She was concentrating on her thesis.

Although it was the same face as before, still full of baby fat, Shen Li felt that her eyes seemed different from before. Although firm, they seemed to contain more stories and worries.

call……

At the desk, when Shen Xingchen finished writing an argument, she put down the pen in her hand, then pinched her wrist and let out a long breath.

In the past two years, she has focused all her attention on her studies. After finishing her own work, she would help the teacher with experiments, run data, and write papers.