"Really not staying a few more days? There's actually no need to rush."
Jiang Ming held Ma Xiaotao's hand as they strolled through the streets of Heaven Dou City. Pedestrians hurried past on either side, carriages and traffic filled the roads, and the cries of hawkers and vendors rang out without end. The city was brimming with life.
Ma Xiaotao turned to look at Jiang Ming, released his hand, then wrapped both arms around his arm and held it against her chest, letting him feel that tender softness.
"No. Father already gave me the Phoenix Hairpin Mother left behind, which means he's officially acknowledged you as his son-in-law. The most important thing about this trip is already done. If we stay a few more days, he'll probably start nagging us about the wedding and having children."
Ma Xiaotao understood her father very well.
The most important thing to her about returning home this time had been letting Jiang Ming meet her father and receive her father's blessing for their relationship.
Though her personality was somewhat carefree, wild, and uninhibited, when it came to such a major event in her life, she still hoped to receive the blessings of those closest to her.
Now, her goal had been achieved. Her father had even taken out the Phoenix Hairpin her mother had left behind, proving that he truly approved of Jiang Ming.
For her, that made this trip perfectly fulfilling.
Under normal circumstances, she naturally would have wanted to remain in Heaven Dou City for a few more days, perhaps even ten days or half a month.
But on the one hand, Ma Xiaotao truly could not endure her father urging them to have children.
Just after he had given her the Phoenix Hairpin, Ma Lingyun had already muttered about it several