"You foolish boy, couldn't you invite Shi Yun's parents too?"
Mother Ye patted Ye Yuan's now-broad shoulder and said reproachfully.
"Now you're not worried about wasting money?"
Ye Yuan asked jokingly.
"What kind of nonsense is that?
Getting along well with Shi Yun's parents is what matters most.
They raised their daughter for so many years, and you went and won her over.
What do a few dollars matter? It's not like you're short on money, are you?"
Mother Ye was truly being double-standard.
But her double standard was somewhat different from everyone else's.
Most people only thought about themselves.
But she always considered others first and was incomparably harsh on herself.
For some reason, after hearing his mother's words, Ye Yuan felt a trace of bitterness in his heart.
"Enough. We came out to have fun, so be happy. Stop lecturing all day. The kid isn't young anymore—what doesn't he understand?"
Just as Ye Yuan did not know how to respond, fortunately, his father stepped in to smooth things over.
It could be said that this trip was the Ye family's first true family vacation.
So even Mother Ye, who had been strongly opposed to it before coming to Saipan Island,
quickly blended into the cheerful atmosphere after arriving.
Over the next few days, Ye Yuan leisurely spent his time touring Saipan Island with his entire family.
Meanwhile, something happening in the Protected Area of northern Hubei had left many people unable to spend the New Year peacefully at home.
Some had even been left there forever.
"Still haven't found the cause?"
Inside a villa in Hubei Province, a woman whose age could not be determined sat expressionlessly on the sofa, speaking on the phone.
No one knew what the person on the other end said.
The woman's brows