He didn’t say things too harshly; his words were light yet meaningful, but Lu Tianming immediately understood the meaning behind them. His old face turned extremely unpleasant, and he said directly, "Is this the attitude of a son towards his father?"

Lu Jingchen pressed his thin lips together without speaking, just standing there.

Lu Tianming’s gaze fell on Lu Jingchen, his face still looking very displeased, and he spoke directly, "I am indeed very dissatisfied with Song Qiao. Besides being a bit pretty, her family background and other aspects don’t match up with you. What’s more, she’s currently caught in a wave of controversy. Even though you held a press conference today to explain the reasons behind everything, do you think the public opinion online will just disappear?"

Lu Jingchen slightly furrowed his brows upon hearing this but didn’t say anything.

After glancing at him, Lu Tianming continued, "I won’t oppose you being with Song Qiao now. You’re aware of the Lu Family genetic inheritance; these two children will be your only ones. Even if you marry another woman later, you won’t have any more kids. Considering the children, I won’t interfere in your relationship with Song Qiao..."

He paused here, the expression on his face a bit conflicted and awkward.

In reality, he’s changed his stance on Song Qiao due to seeing Lu Wangshu and Song Nianhuan.

All along, he wanted a pair of grandchildren like this, but he was worried Lu Jingchen would end up with just a son or a daughter after marriage.

Unexpectedly, Song Qiao was very capable, directly giving birth to twins.

"Are you really not against me being with Qiaoqiao?" Lu Jingchen looked at Lu Tianming with some doubt, clearly a bit disbelieving.

Lu Tianming didn’t have much thoughts initially, but speaking to Lu Jingchen made him feel considerably relieved in his heart.

However, hearing his son’s question and seeing his gaze, Lu Tianming suddenly felt irritated, his tone not quite friendly as he said, "What’s this attitude, this gaze? I said I don’t oppose, so I don’t oppose. Is my word not trustworthy?"

Lu Jingchen, "..."

Can he say that his father’s attitude changed too suddenly, leaving him feeling caught off guard?

Lu Tianming huffed, "Even if I opposed, would it matter? You and that woman Song Qiao ended up together despite my opposition, didn’t you?"

He started opposing five years ago, but his son went ahead and held a wedding with Song Qiao without considering him at all.

Lu Jingchen glanced outside quietly, not looking at Lu Tianming, and asked casually, "Dad... how did you and Mom end up together back then?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianming fell silent.

His relationship with Xu Qian was of course very difficult. Although Xu Qian came from a scholarly family, even though the Lu Family wasn’t as dominant as it is now, there was still a considerable gap between the Xu Family’s conditions and the Lu Family’s at the time.

They faced significant opposition and only managed to stay together after great effort.

Hearing his son’s question, Lu Tianming immediately understood the meaning behind the words, suddenly falling silent.

How could he not understand his son’s meaning? Because he understood, he didn’t know how to respond.

Lu Jingchen continued, "Dad, you and Mom had a hard time getting together, so do you think it’s easy for me and Qiaoqiao? What you’re doing now is essentially what Grandpa and Grandma did back then. If you could bless my relationship with Qiaoqiao, that would be best."

Song Qiao cared a great deal about Lu Tianming’s attitude and perspective, always striving hard. She never said anything, though Lu Jingchen knew her intentions.

Lu Tianming stopped speaking, his face alternating between green and white, feeling very embarrassed. What he did really mirrored how his own parents treated him and Xu Qian.

After a long awkward cough, he spoke with some discomfort, "Wait until your mom comes back; if there’s time, bring Song Qiao and the kids over for dinner."

Lu Jingchen looked directly at Lu Tianming, surprised.

Lu Tianming cast an uncomfortable glance aside, speaking, "I heard the child is called Song Nianhuan. When will you register her under the Lu Family? Lu Nianhuan sounds better than Song Nianhuan."

The little girl seemed very cute and pretty. Although Lu Tianming hadn’t seen her in person yet, he liked the child from the moment he saw Song Nianhuan.

He and Xu Qian only had Lu Jingchen as a child, and no daughters, which led to adopting Murong Rui due to fondness for daughters. However, Murong Rui was not his biological daughter, so there was always some distance.

Moreover, Murong Rui’s personality was a bit obsessive, making him not very fond of her.

On the other hand, Song Nianhuan, although a granddaughter rather than a daughter, made him feel momentarily as if he wanted to give her everything good in the world.

Looking at his father, Lu Jingchen recognized that their relationship, all because of Song Qiao, wasn’t close. Now, seeing Lu Tianming, he realized the man had grown quite old.

A sudden feeling of discomfort arose in his heart, and he looked down at the ground before saying, "I’ll bring Qiaoqiao and the kids over for dinner sometime soon."

After pausing, his tone softened, continuing, "The name Lu Nianhuan is indeed good. We’ll sort out the registration after Mom’s situation is sorted."

...

The car drove directly to the West Suburb Abandoned Factory, surrounded by darkness, making it almost impossible to discern anything except the road visible through the headlights.

Chu Munan sat in the driver’s seat and turned to ask Song Qiao, "Did they say where exactly to meet here?"

This used to be an industrial area, vast, with many abandoned factories.

Song Qiao shook her head, biting her lip and said, "They just told me to come here and hung up the phone."