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Over the weekend, Qin Ze and his sister went back to their parents' place—no, back home. After all, neither he nor his sister had started a family or established a career yet, and their household registrations had not been moved out. Calling it "going back to their parents' place" did not feel quite right.

Wang Zijing came along too. When she had first arrived in Shanghai City, the old man and qin's mom had been very polite to her. Later, because of her relationship with Qin Ze, things had gone through an awkward phase.

A daughter's bestie visiting the house and a son's future wife visiting the house were entirely different matters.

Fortunately, qin's mom had a gentle temperament and liked this daughter-in-law, while Wang Zijing was also very understanding and sensible (scheming and cunning). Both sides adjusted their mindsets easily, and their relationship became even closer.

The old man was especially melancholy. He liked Su Yu, but Wang Zijing came over every few days, whereas Su Yu rarely visited. She had come once last New Year's Eve and had not visited again since.

Fortunately, the two of them had remained in contact privately and occasionally spoke on the phone. Whenever the country introduced new policies or there was major news in the financial sector, Su Yu would call the old man for an academic discussion.

She was constantly farming favor with her future father-in-law.

Although Wang Zijing left an excellent impression, people still favored their own children—Salted Fish Ze and the Whining Monster—even more so when it came to daughters-in-law.

The old man had always wanted to say something to Su Yu: Use your head. If you never came over to sit at the house, how were you supposed to compete with Wang Zijing?

But if he said it