Yunjin Prime Manorâ¦
Fu Xinhan followed Fu Chen as he walked back and forth on the road outside the house. After walking for nearly half an hour, still no car appeared.
As the cold wind blew, the dog shivered and shrunk his neck. He stared at Fu Chen pitifully.?I want to go home.
Fu Chen patted his head. âYouâre afraid of the cold? You must be lacking exercise. Iâll walk you another two rounds.â
Fu Xinhan barked.?Itâs so f*cking cold.
âYou agree? Letâs go then.â
Fu Xinhanâs dog eyes opened wide.?Heâs inhumane.
Around five minutes later, a black sedan arrived. It wasnât Qiao Xiyan but instead Old Madam Fu.
When Fu Xinhan saw that his savior had arrived, he rushed over to Old Madam Fu and rubbed against her legs while shaking his head and wagging his tail.
âItâs so cold outside. Why did you take Fu Xinhan out for a walk?â Old Madam Fu patted the dogâs head and led him into the house.
âHe insisted on going out. I couldnât help it.â Fu Chen reached out his hands to support his mother.
Fu Xinhan whimpered and tried to protest, but he was suppressed by Fu Chenâs cold gaze.
He didnât dare to make a sound.
âWhereâs Xiyan? Didnât he say he was here yesterday?â Old Madam Fu had just listened to an opera, and she even sang along with parts of the performance. She was covered in sweat, and her body was very hot at the moment. The heating in the room was on, so she felt a little warm.
âHe said he was going to purchase stone materials. He should be back soon.â
âIs Wanwan still at school?â Old Madam Fu naturally didnât know what had happened at school.
âNo. Her exams are just around the corner, so sheâs been studying at home. She went out with her cousin.â
âThen Iâll wait for a while. Come with me to the old residence for dinner later.â
Old Madam Fu took out a few pieces of dog clothes from her bag and placed them on Fu Xinhan to check if they fit. âItâs so cold outside. You have to put something on him when you bring him out for walks. Donât let him freeze in the cold.â
Fu Chen smiled lightly while watching Old Madam Fu take out a pink sweater for Fu Xinhan to wear.
âThird Son, look how beautiful this is.â
Fu Chen glanced at it and just smiled and nodded.
Did she forget that Fu Xinhan is a male dog? Whatâs with the bow on his head? In ancient times, wearing colorful clothes was for entertaining parents. But now, itâs dogs entertaining parents.
The heat circulated everywhere in the room, and the temperature inside was around 25 degrees celsius. Wearing a sweater, Fu Xinhan was already starting to feel a little hot.
Fu Chen remembered that when he was in school, his mother wished she could make him wear all sorts of clothes. When autumn just began, she forced him to wear thermal pants, and she even knitted a pair of pants for him once. Thankfully, it was too small for him to wear, but she couldnât bear to throw it away. So in the end, she gave it to Duan Linbai.
After Duan Linbai put it on, it was suitable for him to wear, but it was just thatâ¦
⦠It was a little uncomfortable around the crotch area.
But since it was a gift full of love from an elder, he wore it for an entire winter.
***
About half an hour later, at dusk, Qiao Xiyan and Song Fengwan returned.
âOld Madam.â âGrandma Fu.â The two greeted her at the same time.
âYou two are finally back. Get some rest and drink some water, then come with me to the old residence for dinner.â Old Madam Fu pulled Song Fengwan into the house. âIs it cold outside?â
âItâs okay.â Song Fengwan glanced at Fu Chen and called out softly, âThird Uncle.â
Her words were like a sharp sword that pierced his chest, making his heart painful.
âYoung Master Qiao, Iâll help you put your things in your room.â Shi Fang walked toward Qiao Xiyan, wanting to take the stone from him.
âStand there and donât move.â Qiao Xiyanâs expression suddenly grew serious and cold.
Shi Fang was dumbfounded, and his fingers froze in midair.
âIâll do it myself.â The way he held the stone would have made people who didnât know better think that he was holding some kind of rare treasure.
Shi Fang watched Qiao Xiyan walk past him, and the look in Qiao Xiyanâs eyes revealed distaste.
What the f*ck?
My hands arenât poisonous. Itâs just a stupid stone. Do you have to treat it so preciously?
Qiao Xiyan carefully placed the stone in his room before going downstairs to go with Old Madam Fu to the old residence.
***
The moment the few of them entered the house, they saw numerous gifts stacked on the porch at the entrance. Most of them had red packaging. It wasnât the end of the year yet, so it was still too early to give presents. Song Fengwan was afraid of being rude and didnât dare to take a closer look at them.
âThese are all gifts for Third Son. Since those people couldnât contact him, they sent all the gifts here. Third Son, bring them back later.â Old Madam Fu changed her shoes out and walked in.
Song Fengwan looked at Fu Chen suspiciously. He was standing at the entrance and changing his shoes with an unreadable expression.
âWanwan, when do your exams start?â Old Madam Fu smiled. âThird Sonâs birthday is in a few days. If you have time, leave after his birthday is over.â
Song Fengwan touched the Buddhist prayer bead bracelet and hibiscus stone that were still in her pocket. Her palm was warm.
Compared to other peopleâs gifts, she felt that giving him a stone was a little too shabby.
âHello, Grandpa Fu.â Song Fengwan looked at Old Master Fu. He was wearing his reading glasses and reading an old book.
âMm.â Old Master Fu nodded.
While they were waiting for dinner, Old Madam Fu pulled Qiao Xiyan aside to talk, most likely to ask about the Qiao familyâs current situation. Although Old Master Fu and Fu Chen were sitting together, they didnât talk much. Song Fengwan held the TV remote and switched the channels back and forth.
At this hour, many stations were showing childrenâs programs, so there were a lot of kids jumping around on the screen.
âThird Son, look how cute these children are.â Old Madam Fu suddenly looked at Fu Chen.
âOh,â Fu Chen replied.
âIf you think theyâre cute too, hurry and have one.â
Song Fengwan lowered her head.?Wow, Third Masterâs getting rushed to get married?
âThereâs no hurry.â Fu Chenâs expression was calm.
âWhen we went to visit your grandfatherâs grave during the ancestor worship festival last time, your mother even asked him to bless you so that you would start a family and settle down earlier,â Old Master Fu added.
Song Fengwan almost laughed out loud.?In order to rush him to get married, theyâre really doing everything they can.
âDonât learn from Little Bai. That kidâs mouth is full of nonsense about how itâs good being single. He said that the two of you are single nobles. Isnât that just making single dogs sound good? Youâre at most poodles.â Old Madam Fuâs words were sharp.
Song Fengwan really couldnât resist laughing out loud.
Poodle?
If she wasnât his mother, who would dare to despise Third Master like that?
But Old Madam Fu couldnât be blamed for rushing him. She had three sons and one daughter. Fu Chen was the youngest but didnât have a family yet. She was getting old and could possibly pass away at any time. So it was normal that she wanted to see him start a family and settle down.
âOn your birthday this year, Iâll invite some people. Take a good look at them.â Old Madam Fuâs words directly settled it.
Even Song Fengwan knew what she meant.
Although it was a birthday celebration in name, it was actually a blind date.
Fu Chen glanced at a certain someone who was gloating over his misfortune.
I do want to get married and have children.
But itâs just that a certain someone is still too young and not an adult yet, so I can only waitâ¦