The man who marries her will need an extraordinarily strong heart to dare to do so. He would have to face more than a dozen elder and younger brothers-in-law. Plus all those families close to ours. They would all be her protective older brothers. There would be a huge crowd.
“If she lets out one wail, she could summon twenty or thirty brothers. The man marrying her would have weak legs and might faint on the spot from fright.”
“The man who marries her is taking her home to live with him, not living with us, so the pressure would be slightly less. But if we recruit a live-in son-in-law to live with us, he would have to face a dozen or twenty brothers-in-law every day, plus so many uncles.”
Hai Tong said sympathetically, “Our live-in son-in-law would be under tremendous pressure. He might die young from the stress.”
Zhan Yin: “…”
Said like that, did it mean his daughter might have trouble finding a husband?
In that case, should he start now by selecting a formidable boy for his daughter and raising him to be her most loyal man?
No wife knew her husband better. The moment Zhan Yin had that thought, it was nipped in the bud by his wife.
“Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We don’t need to worry too much. Don’t think about cultivating a son-in-law yourself. The one you raise might not be the one our daughter likes.”
“We have so many friends. Their sons will grow up alongside Beibei. There will always be one bold and daring childhood sweetheart.”
Zhan Yin immediately grew anxious. “Who has set their sights on my daughter?”
Hai Tong glared at him.
He sheepishly touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.
“Beibei won’t wake up that quickly. Come on, let’s go downstairs for breakfast.”
Hai Tong stood up and pulled her husband to his feet as well.
Zhan Yin still wanted to kiss his daughter once more before reluctantly going downstairs.
Bao Bao had long been sent to school by the housekeeper.
When Zhan Yin went to work, he occasionally took his son along. When Hai Tong left early, she would also take their son.
Today Zhan Yin was taking half a day off to look after the child. Since Hai Tong did not leave early, Bao Bao had to be sent to school by the housekeeper.
However, with Su Meng accompanying him, the two little brothers got along well. They did not mind the lack of parents. As the housekeeper sent them to school, the pair chattered nonstop the whole way.
Shen Xiaojun was pregnant with her second child. Sunan’s attention was entirely on his beloved wife. He had less energy to watch his mischievous eldest son.
Su Meng liked being with Bao Bao and wanted to stay at Hai Tong’s house. The Su family let him stay there.
In any case, Su Meng spent most of his time living at the Zhan home. It felt a bit like letting the Zhan family help raise and care for their child.
Fortunately, Su Meng was not the only one enjoying this advantage. The Sunan couple could thus feel at ease about it.
Among the families close to the Zhans, those with children of suitable age, which one did not send their kids over to the Zhan home? It allowed the next generation to build friendships with the Zhans, learn a lot from the old lady, and gave the parents a relaxed break.
It was killing three birds with one stone.
Only a fool would pass it up.
After breakfast, Hai Tong chatted with Zhan Yin a while longer before heading out to work.
Zhan Yin called Sunan and Zhan Yichen to tell them he would not be coming to the company today.
He then informed his secretary to reschedule his morning appointments.
The entire Zhan Group, from top to bottom, was long accustomed to his sudden absences.
Beibei woke up just before eight o’clock. Upon waking, she habitually called for Mummy.
When she received no response, she turned over and sat up by herself. After looking around the room, she slid off the bed on her own, put on her slippers, and walked out of the bedroom while calling, “Mummy, Mummy.”
Zhan Yin had just come upstairs. At the bedroom door, he heard his daughter’s calls.
He quickly pushed the door open and entered. “Beibei is awake. Mummy has gone to work. Come here, Daddy will hold you.”
Not seeing Mummy made Beibei a little unhappy, but having Daddy there could still comfort her young heart.
She trotted towards her father and was soon scooped up into his arms.
The little one wrapped her arms around his neck and nestled dependently in his embrace. This feeling of bliss made Zhan Yin utterly addicted.
Having a daughter was truly wonderful.
“Beibei doesn’t want to sleep anymore?”
“No more sleep.”
Zhan Yin carried his daughter back into the bedroom. “Then sit here for a moment. Daddy will go get your clothes for you to change.”
Beibei nodded.
