Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!
Chapter 806: Overtaking on the Curve
Of course, the two of them don’t just fool around.
They’re just enjoying life.
Probably due to their influence, even though Zhao Guoxian isn’t completely without ambition.
But he still chose his career based on his interests and has no intention of getting involved in the Zhao Family’s power struggles.
So, he chose to go to Changping Academy.
Lin Ligge looked at Zhao Guoxian, who was playing with the little one on the side, with a headache.
"Oh? You like kids too?" Lin Ligge raised an eyebrow at Zhao Guoxian.
Zhao Guoxian thought Lin Ligge’s question was really cunning.
If he said he liked kids, without a doubt, Lin Ligge would instantly shift the topic to marriage and having babies.
So, Zhao Guoxian usually avoided this topic if he could.
But now, it’s hard to deal with it in front of the little one.
Moreover, the little one was looking at him eagerly.
If he said he didn’t like kids, it would break the little one’s heart.
Zhao Guoxian thought Lin Ligge was really cunning.
To set him up at this moment.
But it left Zhao Guoxian in a bind.
The little one’s bright eyes were very present on his side.
Zhao Guoxian had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "I like them."
Lin Ligge immediately beamed and said, "Since you like them, you should hurry up then. You’re already 27, and you still don’t have a girlfriend. No matter how much you like kids, you can’t have them."
"I’m not in a hurry, isn’t Xiao Mo here?" Zhao Guoxian immediately said, "I can’t have kids, but I can play with Xiao Mo, anyway, he’s my nephew, it’s not much different."
Lin Ligge couldn’t be bothered to argue with him anymore.
She said to Mrs. Chu, "Hey, he’s already 27, I’m worried."
"I’m 26." Zhao Guoxian weakly corrected from the side.
"After the Spring Festival, you’ll be 27." Lin Ligge said.
"I haven’t even turned 27 yet, Mom, you can’t add a year to my age early." Zhao Guoxian protested.
Lin Ligge decided not to engage with Zhao Guoxian, turning directly to Mrs. Chu and said, "Originally, when Xiao Shen didn’t have a girlfriend, I wasn’t too worried."
Lin Ligge and Zhao Dinglian, this couple, were really carefree.
In front of Zhao Dinghuan and Chi Jingsi, she just said this out loud.
Luckily, Chi Jingsi, though she’s particular, didn’t take it to heart on this matter.
Lin Ligge also realized that saying so was a bit embarrassing for her.
"It’s just... back then, I thought, isn’t there still Xiao Shen, the older brother, to bear the brunt of it? Just like if the sky collapses, there’s someone tall to hold it up."
"Xiao Shen is 3 years older than Xiao Xian, and he was still single, so I thought I’d take the age Xiao Shen got married as the deadline for Xiao Xian." Lin Ligge said.
Lin Ligge actually meant the same thing as the old ladies had Chu Zhaoyang as the deadline back then.
Who knew that Chu Zhaoyang would get married earlier than Zhao Gushen and Han Zhuoli.
At the time, except for Mrs. Chu, the old ladies in other families with unmarried grandsons all lost their composure.
Their mindset was probably quite similar to Lin Ligge’s at this moment.
Mrs. Chu expressed her understanding.
Because she had also experienced the same mindset crumble, she could really empathize with Lin Ligge.
Hence, Mrs. Chu nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, Lin Ligge felt like she had found a soulmate.
"Now that Xiao Shen is married, although he got married at 29," Lin Ligge said.
Zhao Gushen got his marriage certificate last year.
Last year, he was still 29.
Lin Ligge had calculated it quite clearly.
"But 29 can’t be used as Xiao Xian’s deadline anymore," Lin Ligge added.
This time, Chi Jingsi got curious too: "Oh? Why’s that?"
"Think about it," Lin Ligge said, "Xiao Shen got married at 29, but he already has Xiao Mo! Xiao Mo is four years old; counting the virtual age after this year’s Spring Festival, he’s five."
"I’m trying not to put too much pressure on Xiao Xian," Lin Ligge said, "I’ll count Xiao Mo as four years old."
"That means Xiao Shen had Xiao Mo at 25," Lin Ligge said.
"No matter how you look at it, Xiao Xian is late; he’s already 27!" Lin Ligge said, heartbroken.
Ye Fei unkindly thought that it looked as if Lin Ligge was about to pound her chest in regret.
"Unless Xiao Xian also gets lucky enough to have a child early," Lin Ligge said gloomily, "Otherwise, there isn’t really a bottom line."
Ye Fei couldn’t help but turn her head to glance at Zhao Gushen, who was the so-called bottom line.
"You did a detour overtake. Normally, getting married at 29, who would have thought you’d have Xiao Mo, a child this old, beforehand?" Ye Fei teased Zhao Gushen on purpose.
Honestly, Zhao Gushen’s situation was like having an advantage hack.
"That’s because I’m capable." Anyway, now that he was married, with a wife and a child, he had nothing to worry about.
Zhao Gushen was especially proud and said to Ye Fei, "Of course, you’re more capable. Because of you, I am this fortunate."
Lin Ligge was looking envious to death.
Zhao Guoxian gave Zhao Gushen a complicated look.
"Big brother, don’t add fuel to the fire!"
"Alright, everyone knows you had an advantage."
"These days, I get really envious when I see little kids." Lin Ligge gestured, "I just wish I had one in my family too."
"A few days ago, I went to see Zhuo Ling’s child." Lin Ligge said, "That little one was so small, and their whole body smelled like milk, just so adorable."