Chapter 470 - 369: An Invitation from My Son-in-law? I Must Go

Chapter 470: Chapter 369: An Invitation from My Son-in-law? I Must Go

Xue Guang self-consciously scratched the few hairs he had left.

Jiang Liu joked, "You can’t say things like that. I’m afraid people will think we’re a couple of perverts."

"If my wife heard you, she’d probably avoid me tonight."

"Hahaha." Xue Guang chuckled at Jiang Liu’s joke, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked,

"So, how are things going? When are you and your wife having a second kid?"

Jiang Liu smiled faintly. "They’re going okay. We’ve been working on it lately, trying to have another one by next year."

"Well, as a father, you’re going to have your hands full."

The corner of Jiang Liu’s mouth twitched.

He suddenly thought, if they had another one...

He pictured it: two kids chattering away, surrounding him and demanding ice cream.

’What a headache.’

But Jiang Liu still wanted one. No, on second thought, he wanted two.

He’d have his wife give him a whole brood!

Besides, what’s one more mouth to feed?

After chatting with Xue Guang for a bit, Jiang Liu grabbed him a portion of Four-Joy Meatballs and some Mu Shu Pork.

The balding middle-aged man happily went off to claim his prize, practically wagging his tail.

Xue Guang had just left.

When Wang City arrived on his heels.

"Boss Jiang, get out here! I’ve got something amazing to show you!"

"What is it?"

Jiang Liu came out of the kitchen.

"Look! The good stuff. Try not to get too excited, huh?" Wang City said conspiratorially, pulling a small booklet from his pocket.

"Is the household registration done?"

"Yup!"

Jiang Liu took it happily. When he opened it, he saw his, Jun Qingmeng’s, and their daughter’s information.

All together in one book.

They were officially a family!

"Thanks, Senior Lawyer Wang."

"Haha, don’t mention it. Just feed me more of your food, and we’ll call it even."

"You really should eat more."

Jiang Liu smiled, snapped a few photos, and sent them to Jun Qingmeng.

Jun Qingmeng didn’t reply.

It was nap time at the kindergarten, so his wife and daughter were probably resting.

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Liu carefully placed the household registration book in a drawer under the counter.

"You know, I’ve noticed something strange. Every time I run an errand for you, things go incredibly smoothly. Guess what? A classmate of mine just got transferred to the Household Registration Office. What a coincidence!"

"Maybe I’m just lucky," Jiang Liu said with a smile.

"So what’s on the menu today? Anything good?"

Wang City brought the topic back to food.

Jiang Liu asked, "How about some Four-Joy Meatballs?"

"Four-Joy Meatballs?! Yes, yes!"

Wang City immediately perked up. He sat up straight, his eyes unable to resist darting toward the kitchen.

Before he arrived,

he’d seen the pictures Xia Changzhi posted on his social media feed, raving about how fragrant and delicious the Four-Joy Meatballs were.

It had made his mouth water uncontrollably.

The glistening, reddish-gold color, in particular, was absolutely tantalizing.

Not long after,

Jiang Liu brought him a plate of Four-Joy Meatballs, a bowl of rice, and the last of the Mu Shu Pork.

"There’s more rice in the pot. If you finish, help yourself."

"GULP GULP..."

Wang City transformed into a starving man who hadn’t eaten in three days, digging into the tempting meal in front of him.

Jiang Liu: ???

’Does his wife not feed him at home or something?’

He shook his head speechlessly and sat down to check his phone.

He had also sent the photos to Jun Xinghe and Jiang Dahai a moment ago.

Both fathers had already replied.

Jun Xinghe: "Nice!"

He didn’t say much, but he was clearly very happy.

After replying,

Jun Xinghe immediately posted a censored picture of the registration to his social media feed.

He’d been updating his feed with unusual frequency lately.

His post:

[3 Images]

"My daughter and Xiao Jiang are officially registered. I guess it’s time for this old father-in-law to start thinking about retirement."

He hit ’post’.

Silence.

Not a single like, let alone a comment!

After refreshing the page for a bit and seeing it was still silent, Jun Xinghe let out a hearty laugh.

’Are they mad?’

’No way, no way! They can’t take it already?’

’Don’t worry, don’t worry, the best is yet to come! Hahaha!’

He was cackling internally.

After seeing the post, Yang Zhengwu silently pulled out a bottle of Betaloc from his drawer, took two of the blood pressure pills, and swallowed them.

"Dammit! Why can’t I control myself!"

"Was I going to die if I didn’t look at my feed?"

"...Damn it. That old bastard. Sooner or later, no one’s going to pay him any mind!"

*

Jiang Dahai replied to Jiang Liu’s message: "Way to go, son! You worked so hard, and now you’re finally living in your father-in-law’s villa!"

Jiang Liu chuckled.

He’d worked so hard for so long, and now he was finally living in the villa his father-in-law had rewarded him with.

’How nice.’

Jiang Liu replied, "That’s right, Dad. When you get here this week, you’ll have to have a good drink with my father-in-law."

Jiang Dahai got excited. "No problem! We’re evenly matched. It’ll be a good time!"

Jiang Dahai: [Voice Message]

Jiang Liu played it.

Lin Qiu’s sigh came through the speaker. "Son, it’s really been so hard for you... Back when you first left with Tongtong, your father and I couldn’t sleep at night. You’re tough, you’re fine, but Tongtong is so little and still growing. We were terrified she’d get sick and develop some chronic condition that would ruin her life."

"I kept thinking I should just tell you to come back. Tongtong is so smart, she would have done fine in school here. I was just so afraid you’d be under too much pressure and work yourself to the bone."

"Now that I see you have your own place, I can finally relax. A house is a home."

A wave of warmth washed over Jiang Liu as he listened.

As long as his parents were around, he always felt like he had a home to fall back on; he never had to worry.

He replied, "Don’t be sad, Mom. Aren’t things getting better and better? I’m officially with Qingmeng now, we have a villa, and four storefronts. It’s great."

Actually,

if it hadn’t been for the Gourmet Album,

Jiang Liu probably would have had to ask a classmate for help. A good friend of his from the old days was now working at a big corporation, and it wouldn’t have been hard for him to get Jiang Liu a recommendation for a job paying over ten thousand a month.

The hard part was that he probably wouldn’t have had time to take care of Tongtong.

When he first opened the restaurant, Jiang Liu was quite busy.

Thankfully, his wife picked up and dropped off their child for him every day.

Thinking about it now, Jiang Liu was deeply moved.

’A woman who would tirelessly stand by him through hardship like that... he would probably only ever meet one in his entire life. If he let her go, he’d never find another.’

When Lin Qiu saw Jiang Liu’s message,

she felt much better. "Okay, I’m not sad anymore. What’s past is past, we won’t bring it up again."

Lin Qiu: "You and Qingmeng are a family now, so you should celebrate. You need to give her some romance. Qingmeng is such a wonderful Little Princess, you have to treat her well. Make a big dinner tonight, and you should invite your father-in-law. The whole family should get together and have a nice talk."

Jiang Liu: "Don’t worry, Mom."

After replying,

Jiang Liu opened his chat with Jun Xinghe.

He sent a message to Jun Xinghe: "Uncle Jun, are you free tonight? Let’s have dinner together to celebrate."

Jun Xinghe replied almost instantly, "Okay, no problem. But I have to meet a client tonight. I’ll have a bite with him and then head over."

He was actually quite health-conscious these days and usually didn’t eat much at night, worried about overburdening his digestive system.

But since it was an invitation from his son-in-law, he had to go, no matter what.