Chapter 166: A Complicated Family

"Mm, more or less!"

【If my mom gets along well with you, I'll mention it to Great-grandma, and my mom will start her own business!】

Rou Huiqing thought it over—if Ji Yan was easy to get along with, starting a business together wouldn't be a bad option. She chatted with Su Yu the whole way and glanced at Su Xi several times, but he never once looked her way, looking very serious. She didn't need to worry about Ji Yan thinking she was stealing her husband either.

As long as the boss was fine, the coworkers didn't cause trouble, and the money was right, she could work until the end of time!

"I have to ask your mom first!"

"Mm!"

【If you two don't get along, nothing anyone says will matter!】

Rou Huiqing played Gomoku, building blocks, and Sudoku with Su Yu before they got home. Su Yu even suspected that Su Xi wanted to spend more time with Rou Huiqing, which was why the car was driving so slowly!

"Mom, Great-grandma, I'm back!"

Ji Yan came out of Su Yi's room. She was just about to bend down and pick up her precious daughter to take her inside and bond with Su Yi, when she saw Rou Huiqing.

"And this is?"

"Mom, she's the assistant I brought back for you. A very pretty auntie!"

【Oh dear, how could I tell Mom in front of Rou Huiqing that she's Uncle's sweetheart? Besides, Uncle hasn't shown any particularly obvious signs either—so frustrating!】

It was truly too much for a three-year-old like her!

Ji Yan's eyes lit up. "She is very pretty!"

Rou Huiqing hadn't expected that both mother and daughter were looks-obsessed—and both were drawn to her type of beauty! That made things much easier!

People who were looks-obsessed were always more forgiving toward beauties!

Rou Huiqing gently extended her hand, doing her best to radiate an eagerness to work. "Hello! I'm Rou Huiqing!"

Ji Yan smiled and shook her hand, doing her best to radiate goodwill toward her future sister-in-law. "Hello! I'm Ji Yan! Please don't be formal—you can call me Ji Yan or Yan Yan."

It would be best if she married into the family early and took over the external socializing. Ji Yan wasn't just exhausted from studying every day—she also felt tremendous pressure! If she made a misstep, it would be the entire Su Family's face that was lost! Rou Huiqing, who had been learning since childhood, should be much better at it than her, right?

"Sure, you can call me Rou Huiqing or Huiqing!"

With such a friendly boss, Rou Huiqing didn't want to miss this opportunity either.

The topics Ji Yan and Rou Huiqing initially discussed were all clothes and jewelry. Two people who had just met really couldn't find topics easily! As they chatted, Ji Yan and Rou Huiqing somehow drifted to song lyrics and classical poetry. Rou Huiqing, who had been immersed in it since childhood, and Ji Yan, who had studied it seriously, found common ground.

They were chatting enthusiastically, and Su Xi had long since returned to his room. A bored Su Yu, seeing that Ji Yan and Rou Huiqing were getting along quite well, took the elevator upstairs to report.

Although Rou Huiqing was chatting with Ji Yan, she kept an eye on this future little boss from the corner of her eye. Once she became Ji Yan's assistant, she'd inevitably have to deal with Su Yu. So she wanted to practice keeping track of Su Yu's movements in advance and help the boss with childcare.

"Su Yu left!"

Ji Yan knew with one glance that Su Yu had gone to find her great-grandma. Such a big matter did indeed need to be brought to the old lady's attention!

"It's fine, she went to find Grandma."

"Okay~ Speaking of Grandma, I just remembered…"

……

"I remembered I forgot to tell you something very important!"

Yang Zhichun took off her glasses and pulled Su Yu into her arms. "What's this important thing? Let's agree first—playing on the phone and watching TV are not allowed!"

Su Yu pouted. "I brought home the person Uncle likes!"

Yang Zhichun looked at Su Yu in surprise. "Your uncle has someone he likes?"

"The key point is that I already brought her home!"

"Why didn't your uncle bring her home?"

"Because Uncle isn't as useful as me! And that auntie doesn't even know Uncle likes her!"

【It just has to be me! You have to be a little shameless in this world! How could you ever get a wife if you care about saving face?】

"How did you know your uncle likes her? Did you ask your uncle?"

"I figured it out!"

"Did you confirm it with your uncle?"

Su Yu fell suspiciously silent.

"Feelings require mutual affection. You think your uncle likes her, but what your uncle thinks matters too!"

Su Yu looked at Yang Zhichun doubtfully. "Great-grandma, you really wanted Uncle to get married before! Butler Uncle said that as long as someone was willing to marry Uncle, you wouldn't be picky!"

【You changed your tune way too fast, didn't you?】

Yang Zhichun said unhurriedly, "That's because your uncle has no heir. If something happened to your uncle, what would happen to such a large family fortune? What would happen to your father?"

Besides, having a family meant having ties that held you back. It didn't matter if Su Xi didn't love his wife—he was very responsible. Even if she died, Su Xi would live on for his wife and child. Time and his wife's feelings for him would dilute all wounds.

【What Great-grandma says does make some sense. So frustrating—the adult world is truly complicated.】

"Then should I go down and ask him?"

"Yes!"

Su Yu went pitter-patter running out. Yang Zhichun helplessly sent a message to Su Xi: "Why are you messing with her?"

"She needs disciplining!"

After spending so long with her, she just let go just like that. She could have at least hesitated a bit and asked him! Everything she knew came from that system and the plot the system described. But their world was constantly changing—would that plot still be accurate?

"Knock knock knock!"

"Come in!"

Su Yu ran to Su Xi's desk. "Uncle, do you like Auntie Rou Huiqing?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"I saw you sneaking glances at her. You do like her, right?"

【The whole way I had Wulongcha secretly keeping watch—you looked at her no fewer than ten times, but you did it very covertly! With how practiced you are, you must have done this kind of thing quite a lot before, haven't you?】

Su Yu was curious—when exactly did Su Xi start liking Rou Huiqing? Was it love at first sight? Uncle didn't seem like such a superficial person!

"So what?"

"Then marry her and bring her home!"

【Uncle's words have got me stumped. Wulongcha, what do you think he means by that?】

Wulongcha did a quick search. 【Probably that classic second-male-lead mindset — as long as I see her happy, that's enough!】

【Th-this... what kind of fool does something like that? Watching the person you like be happy is fine and all, but that kind of happiness has no guarantee! Why not give her happiness yourself, legitimately?】

The more Su Yu thought about it, the more fired up she got. 【He won't even seize the opportunity when it's right there! Besides, Rou Huiqing already said she doesn't like Qin Yuanjun! If Uncle keeps dragging it out, what if Rou Huiqing falls for someone else?】

Su Yu's round eyes glared furiously at Su Xi, her aura two meters tall. "Say something! Gone mute?!"

Su Xi pulled a feather duster out of the desk.

Su Yu deflated and flung herself onto the sofa. "She's so pretty, and you like her — why not marry her and bring her home?"

"Her family situation is somewhat complicated. Until I find the most suitable approach, I won't risk the Su Family."

The Su Family wasn't his alone. He had to consider the people in it. He had no wife, but he could still live his life with family around. Su Yu seemed flighty but valued emotional bonds. He didn't need to worry about his old age. Therefore, marrying and having children wasn't a priority.

【Complicated — what's so complicated? Wulongcha, it's your turn to deploy again!】

Wulongcha didn't want to move. 【Host, even if you knew, how would you bring it up? You do realize that, right?】

Su Yu could tell Su Xi that Rou Huiqing had chatted with her, or tell Rou Huiqing that Su Xi had chatted with her — either way, she could bluff through it. But Rou Huiqing had been with them the whole time!

"How is it complicated? How does it even come down to risking the Su Family?"

Good night, darlings~