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

She is heavier than before.

But when I held it in my arms, it felt much better, like holding an adult, not a child.

At this time, Madam Shen was still following behind Shen Li and muttering, "A man this old doesn't have any vision at all."

Although she no longer nags or urges Shen Li to get married and have children, Mrs. Shen still dislikes him.

On weekdays, there are always things to say about him and criticize him.

Holding Shen Xingchen in his arms, Shen Li turned to look at his mother. In short, he now realized that the old lady was dissatisfied with everything about him and always found fault with him.

However, he didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage by hugging Shen Xingchen.

After entering the house, Lao Li put Shen Xingchen's suitcase in her room, and then Shen Li also came in carrying Shen Xingchen.

At this moment, Shen Xingchen was still nestling in his arms and hadn't woken up yet.

She rested her head on his chest. Her skin was very fair, her eyelashes were long and curled, and she looked lively even when she was sleeping.

To be honest, if Shen Xingchen wasn't so pretty and Mrs. Shen wasn't attracted to her at first sight, she might not have brought her back to City A or adopted her.

Shen Li gently placed Shen Xingchen on the bed and pulled open the thin quilt beside her to cover her.

Shen Xingchen still hadn't woken up and was still sleeping soundly.

Just bending down and looking at Shen Xingchen, for a moment, Shen Li was reluctant to get up and leave.

Looking at Shen Xingchen quietly, she has the shadow of her childhood, but also the appearance of a grown-up.

Thinking of the phone call she made at the airport and what his mother had said a few days ago about finding a blind date for Shen Xingchen, Shen Li felt a little complicated.

After staring at Shen Xingchen for a long time and seeing that she still hadn't woken up, Shen Li raised his right hand and gently stroked her forehead, pushing up the loose hair on her forehead.

He had a feeling that the person who had just called Shen Xingchen at the J City Airport was a boy.

At this moment, Shen Li suddenly realized that he had no idea about Shen Xingchen's life and who her friends were.

"Xingchen is asleep, come down to eat, why are you staring at her here?" When Shen Li was lost in thought, Mrs. Shen suddenly opened the door and came in.

Seeing this, Shen Li took his right hand away from Shen Xingchen's forehead, and went downstairs with his mother.

At the dinner table, it was just the mother and daughter eating. Shen Li didn't say a word, but Mrs. Shen was very lively.

She said, "What do you think of your sister Zhang's son? He just came back from studying abroad. He's very good-looking and has a good job. I think he will like Xingchen very much and will treat Xingchen well."

With the example of Shen Li here, Mrs. Shen no longer believed that the children were young. There was no need to rush them about this matter. They would get married naturally when the time came.

This is not the case. You should help her make the decision and arrange the marriage when the children are still young and you can still control them.

Otherwise, time may pass in the blink of an eye, and more than ten years may pass, and your child may still be the same child as before.

It's just that I've become an old child.

As soon as Mrs. Shen finished speaking, Shen Li frowned and said, "Mom, Xingchen is so young, she hasn't even graduated yet, she won't get married so early, don't worry about it."

However, Shen Li was unwilling to see Shen Xingchen get married and have children so soon. That was totally unreasonable.

Shen Li’s objection made Mrs. Shen angry.

She said, "How old is she? She's already 22, and the legal age is only 20. Why should I stop worrying? I raised her up, and her biological parents are gone. Shouldn't I worry about this?"

"Do I want to see her become another you, still alone in her thirties, without even thinking about getting married and having children?"

"I will never let Xingchen become like you. I also believe that Xingchen is more sensible than you. She will definitely understand my good intentions and will definitely listen to me."

They were originally discussing Shen Xingchen's affairs, but when Mrs. Shen got angry, it became Shen Li's problem again.

Shen Li frowned as he listened to his mother's nagging.

He knew that the old lady was beating around the bush just to scold him.

So, he didn't accept Mrs. Shen's trick, but just said: "Then tell her that if she is willing to go, then you can go with her to see him. Why are you angry with me?"

Mrs. Shen was embarrassed when Shen Li saw through her beating around the bush. She tried to cover up her mistake by saying, "Anyway, I don't want to bother with you anymore. I'm counting on Xingchen now."

Shen Li didn't say anything.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Mrs. Shen stopped talking to him.

Shen Li arrived home at around 1:00 p.m. and simply didn't go to the company, but worked directly at home.

At around six in the afternoon, the sun began to set and Shen Xingchen finally woke up.

Strictly speaking, she was awakened by hunger.

Stretching lazily, he bent down and saw Madam Shen watching TV in the living room. Shen Xingchen smiled and called out, "Aunt grandmother."

As for how he got home and how he slept in bed, Shen Xingchen was too lazy to investigate further or think about it too much.

In the living room, Mrs. Shen saw Shen Xingchen coming down and said cheerfully, "Xingchen is awake. Xingchen, you must be hungry. Auntie will go get you something to eat first."

"Aunt, I'll go help you."

After sleeping for an afternoon, Shen Xingchen felt very energetic and went to the kitchen with Mrs. Shen.

There were servants at home, but Shen Li and Shen Xingchen were both eating at home, so Mrs. Shen wanted to cook a delicious meal for them.

In front of the table, Mrs. Shen was cutting vegetables and chopping meat, while Shen Xingchen was washing vegetables, onions and peeling garlic beside her.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and they were having a particularly happy chat.

Mrs. Shen is like two completely different people when she is with Shen Xingchen and when she is with Shen Li.

It seemed that Shen Xingchen was her biological child and Shen Li was her adopted child.

After stewing a chicken for the two of them, she also roasted Shen Xingchen's favorite spare ribs and beef, and prepared several other dishes. Mrs. Shen turned to look at Shen Xingchen and said, "Xingchen, go call your uncle down to eat."

"Okay." Shen Xingchen responded happily, then took off the plastic gloves on his hands and went upstairs to call Shen Li for dinner.

When Shen Li worked at home, he usually worked in the study. When Shen Xingchen came to the second floor, he knocked gently on the study door, then opened the door and poked his head in, reminding him softly, "Uncle, it's time for dinner."

In the study, Shen Li was standing by the window answering the phone.

Hearing Shen Xingchen calling him to eat, he quickly answered the phone, turned around and looked at Shen Xingchen and said, "Got it."

When Shen Xingchen saw that Shen Li replied to her, she gently closed the door for him and went downstairs first.

At this moment, she really forgot that she liked Shen Li and had a crush on Shen Li.

No matter whether Shen Li noticed it or not, she didn't confess her feelings.

Then it would be as if this incident had never happened. After all, secret love was only her own thing.

In the restaurant, Shen Xingchen had just set the table when Shen Li came down.