CHAPTER 638: CHAPTER 638 MOTHER-IN-LAW’S HEART

Xu Dalong, which is Mengyao’s uncle’s home.

Chu Zhongtian dialed a number. After explaining the situation, Xu Dalong exclaimed, "What? Urging that guy Ye Fan to get engaged to Mengyao, such a big event, why am I just hearing about this now?"

"Don’t get all worked up. This was just confirmed, and I’m telling you now, aren’t I?" Chu Zhongtian spoke patiently.

"At such an important moment, I have to be there. Wait for me, I’ll be right there." Xu Dalong sounded very urgent.

"No, don’t be in such a rush. I have something to ask you." Chu Zhongtian quickly said, fearing that Xu Dalong would hang up and act immediately.

Indeed, it was fortunate that Chu Zhongtian understood Xu Dalong’s character, or the call would have already ended and he would have begun taking action.

"How can I not be anxious? As the uncle, I have to be anxious." Xu Dalong said casually, "What’s the matter? Speak quickly."

"Where is your sister?" Chu Zhongtian patiently inquired, "Your sister said something urgent came up and she went to her mother’s home."

"Sister didn’t come home." Xu Dalong affirmed. He hadn’t even seen a shadow of Xu Li, so how could Xu Li have gone to her mother’s home?

He was full of confusion and said, "What’s up with my sister? How can she drop the ball at such an important time?"

Xu Dalong began to complain about Xu Li.

"Fine, not going to her mother’s home, where has she gone to hide now?" Chu Zhongtian’s heart sank.

"Enough with the nonsense, urge my sister to come back home quickly. Such an important event of urging Mengyao and Ye Fan to get engaged, and this significant elder is not present, that’s hardly acceptable." Throwing this line, Xu Dalong started moving.

After preparing briefly, he coincidentally encountered Xu Li on his way out.

"Sister, what are you up to?" Xu Dalong stared.

"What do you mean, what am I up to? Showing an attitude in front of your sister, where are your manners?" Xu Li admonished.

Xu Li had been wandering halfway, and only then did she leisurely arrive at her mother’s home.

Otherwise, she would have reached there much earlier.

Actually, on her way, she hesitated for a long time. Leaving home with a lame excuse saying something urgent came up was hard to justify, but she couldn’t bring herself to face Ye Fan. Yet, she wanted to personally witness the engagement of her daughter and Ye Fan. Driven by such a contradictory mindset, she was utterly uncomfortable and tormented.

Not to mention, her husband and father-in-law were still at home. Leaving like this, no matter how you twist it, it was her fault.

But due to her pride, she couldn’t help but act this way.

Being someone who was about to become Ye Fan’s mother-in-law, she was uniquely avoiding her future son-in-law.

"Sister," Xu Dalong called out loudly, seriously emphasizing, "Urging Ye Fan and Mengyao to get engaged soon. At such an important time, you made an excuse to come to your mother’s home. What urgent matter do you have?"

"Urgent matter? Urgent my ass!" Xu Li couldn’t help but quietly curse in her heart.

She was thinking one step at a time, never expected Xu Dalong to find out so quickly.

She couldn’t just casually find an excuse to fob him off anymore, she had to put away all of her little schemes.

"I personally called to urge my daughter and Ye Fan to get engaged and ask them to come home. What do you mean by saying I made an excuse to come to my mother’s home? I was considering that Ye Fan and my daughter would need some time to get home, so I personally came to notify you of this joyous news. You don’t appreciate your sister’s good intentions and instead blame me. Had I known, I wouldn’t have told you." Xu Li found a grand excuse, shifting all the blame onto Xu Dalong, casting herself in the role of a well-meaning great figure.

"Sister, I was wrong, let’s hurry up and go." Xu Dalong admitted his mistake.

And so, Xu Li had just arrived at Xu Dalong’s house and had to silently follow Xu Dalong back home.

Xu Li felt very apprehensive inside.

On the way, looking at his troubled sister, Xu Dalong asked puzzled, "Sister, you seem to have something on your mind?"

"What could be on my mind? I’m thinking about how to persuade Ye Fan and Mengyao to get engaged." Xu Li naturally wouldn’t mention her embarrassment facing Ye Fan. She could only say that.

"Sister, for your daughter’s future, you’ve worried yourself sick. As her uncle, I didn’t pay much attention to Mengyao’s major life events. Compared to you, I feel really ashamed." Xu Dalong sighed.

"Of course, Mengyao is my biological daughter, not yours. Naturally, you don’t care." Xu Li said smugly.

"Sister, I don’t like hearing this. As her uncle, I actually do care about my niece’s lifelong matters, okay? Especially since Ye Fan, that kid, being with Mengyao is definitely a match made in heaven." Xu Dalong said.

Xu Li and Xu Dalong talked as they hurried home.

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At home, Ye Fan, Chu Erzhu, and Chu Zhongtian sat together.

Mengyao and Biyao were busy brewing tea.

The group drank tea and chatted about trivial topics, and no one brought up the engagement.

Chu Erzhu and Chu Zhongtian wanted to mention it, but hadn’t opened their mouths, fearing Ye Fan and Mengyao would make excuses in front of them. So they thought it would be best not to mention the engagement until Xu Li and Xu Dalong returned home.

Chu Zhongtian was waiting for his wife and Xu Dalong to come home.

Then the family could have a warm meal at the table, drink a few cups, and discuss serious matters afterward.

The younger generation, Ye Fan, Mengyao, and Biyao, were well aware of what the elders were thinking, but no one said it out loud. If Chu Erzhu and Chu Zhongtian knew that Ye Fan and Mengyao had already privately decided on the engagement, then Chu Erzhu and Chu Zhongtian wouldn’t be expectantly waiting for the happy event to occur.

Especially Chu Erzhu, although he calculated all worldly matters and had great influence in Huaxia, he couldn’t predict this, because he couldn’t understand why the Terminator would do something so ordinary and mundane.

Sometimes, the simpler things become more incomprehensible to someone like Chu Erzhu.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Chu Erzhu looked at Ye Fan and said, "Shall we go to the study and have a chat?"

"Sure," Ye Fan agreed without hesitation.

Just like the last time they met and mentioned having a private talk, now, the opportunity had finally come.

"What is it that you can’t say in front of us and have to go to the study? Why make it so mysterious?" Chu Zhongtian complained.

He was indeed complaining a lot. Normally, Chu Erzhu’s absence was something he was used to, but dragging Ye Fan to the study for a private conversation, what’s up with that?

He immediately thought it must be to interrogate Ye Fan.

Chu Erzhu’s line of work gave him reasons to suspect.

Therefore, he was particularly critical of his father.

"Dad, leave it be. Let Grandpa and Ye Fan have a private chat." Mengyao said affectionately.