Yet Yan Kui could not deny that the scoundrel had spoken the truth. Thanks to his daughter, weren't the two of them family now? Yan Kui had a bellyful of things to say, but felt that saying them would make him look pathetic. His behavior today really did suggest he was desperate to marry his daughter off to this fellow. His brows knitted, and he chuckled. "Nujiao is the person I've loved most in my life. Everyone who knows me knows I protect my own by nature. If anyone dares bully my daughter, heh heh..."
Hu Xiaotian sighed. "Can't we have a proper conversation, just the two of us? A son-in-law counts as half a son. Who knows? You might have to rely on this half-son to look after you someday."
"I have a son of my own!" Yan Kui declared loudly.
Hu Xiaotian sighed again. "You mean Yan Boguang, my brother-in-law. Surely you know what sort of man he is? Forgive me for saying something unpleasant, but while you're alive, you can still protect him. Once you've lived out your allotted years and passed away peacefully, who will protect him?"
"You..." Yan Kui felt ready to cough up blood. What son-in-law spoke to his father-in-law like this? Yet he had to admit that Hu Xiaotian had a point. That son of his was utterly useless. He had finally settled down and curbed his impulses, and Yan Kui had found him a wife, but ever since the wedding, his daughter-in-law had worn a face fit for a funeral. It had taken Yan Kui considerable effort to discover that his precious son could no longer perform as a man-he was effectively a living eunuch. The matter had given Yan Kui no end of headaches. And it had happened precisely after Hu