Gu Junzhu pushed Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue in front of Zhan Jinchuan: "Call him Chuan Dada."

Xiao Shumiao looked up at Zhan Jinchuan and said crisply, "Hello, Chuan Dada."

"Good, good, good!" Zhan Jinchuan bent down, picked Xiao Shumiao up into his arms, pinched his cheek, and said to Gu Junzhu, "I’ve finally got to hold our dad’s precious grandson! Ever since he found out Xiao Shumiao is your son, whenever our dad called me, he never stopped talking about Xiao Shumiao. With Xiao Shumiao, I feel like our dad has become ten years younger."

"It’s not all Xiao Shumiao’s doing; we’ve also had lots of good things happening in our family lately," Gu Junzhu said. "Come, let’s talk inside, has our dad come back?"

"Not yet." Zhan Jinchuan carried Xiao Shumiao as he walked with Gu Junzhu towards the living room.

Gu Junzhu asked, "Does our dad know you’re back?"

"No," Zhan Jinchuan replied with a smile, "I wanted to surprise you all, so I didn’t tell anyone and came back myself."

"What about Brother Ting?" Gu Junzhu asked, "You didn’t tell him either?"

"I told Brother Ting," Zhan Jinchuan said, "He’s probably arriving the day after tomorrow."

"That’s great," Gu Junzhu nodded and said, "By then, our family will be reunited, and dad will surely be overjoyed."

"Yes, yes, it’s my fault," Zhan Jinchuan said, "I haven’t come back for a few years; I’ve been holding the family back."

"You have indeed been holding us back," Gu Junzhu said with a laugh, "Next week Brother Ting and Beitang Tingxue are getting married, and next month Ah Yao and Ho Yumeng are having their wedding. Right now, you’re the only single one left in the family. Dad’s little notebook has several names of good girls written down, and I bet he’ll arrange blind dates for you, maybe one or even two per day."

He patted Zhan Jinchuan on the shoulder, "Brother Chuan, you gotta hang in there!"

Zhan Jinchuan’s mouth twitched, and he waved his hand, "Stop teasing me! My bad, it’s all my fault! When dad comes back, I’ll tell him not to worry about me. I’ve already found someone to marry. I’ve discussed it with Brother Ting; we’re planning to have our weddings on the same day as his to save dad the trouble of organizing it twice."

"What?" Gu Junzhu raised an eyebrow at him, "Are you for real?"

"Really!" Zhan Jinchuan touched his nose, "There’s a military reporter, she’s too blunt and offended people. Someone retaliated, and I happened to pass by and saved her. She started liking me, and has been pursuing me. I told her I don’t like her, but she said it doesn’t matter as long as she likes me. Brother Ting said he’s going to marry Beitang Tingxue, so I thought I’d get married on the same day to avoid dad worrying about me later. Isn’t this adding to the festivities?"

Gu Junzhu looked at him steadily, not speaking for a while.

Zhan Jinchuan felt uneasy under his gaze and waved his hand at him, "Hey, don’t look at me like that; it makes me feel uneasy."

Gu Junzhu turned to Ye Xingbei: "Beibei, take Xiao Shumiao and Ah Yue out to play."

"Okay," Ye Xingbei said, taking Xiao Shumiao’s hand, "I’ll check in the kitchen and ask Bohe to prepare a feast for dinner."

"Great! I love going to the kitchen!" Xiao Shumiao said cheerfully, following Ye Xingbei to the kitchen.

Only Gu Junzhu and Zhan Jinchuan were left in the living room.

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense.

Gu Junzhu looked at Zhan Jinchuan.

Zhan Jinchuan felt inexplicably guilty and didn’t dare make eye contact with Gu Junzhu.

"Brother Chuan, you’re hiding something from me," after a long silence, Gu Junzhu spoke first, "You’re not an irresponsible person. I don’t believe that just because that girl likes you and says she doesn’t mind if you like her, you’d be willing to marry her. I believe there’s something more to this."