Zhou Cheng needed to be notified about the DNA test results.

“I’ll come to Qiong Island next week!”

“Good, I’ll wait for you.”

“Though Uncle Tang hasn’t said it, I know he’s very grateful to you…”

Zhou Cheng didn’t get carried away.

Being a son-in-law, what gratitude did he need? He just hoped his father-in-law would show some favor and give him a few smiles.

After hanging up, Pan Baohua teased him: “Why are you so afraid of Mayor Tang?”

“Third Brother, you don’t understand. It’s not fear of my father-in-law, it’s loving my wife and respecting her father… Third Brother, you’ll understand once you’re married.”

Pan Baohua strongly rejected this: What’s wrong with being single? Why would he want to get married?

Besides, he had a promise to Sister Jiang Yan – until she found her destiny, he was her backup choice!

Having feelings for his childhood friend, Zhou Cheng called Shao Guangrong:

“Do you know about Little Yu’s situation?”

“Yes, Sister-in-law Xiaolan told me…”

Shao Guangrong’s voice was gloomy.

Zhou Cheng interrupted, “What do you think about it?”

“Brother Cheng, does it matter what I think now? I messed this up myself. I was too arrogant, underestimating how my family would react! But I really can’t accept this. I’ve bought my plane ticket and will be in Pengcheng tonight… I want to see Little Yu once.”

Would Little Yu being the Pengcheng Mayor’s niece make the Shao family accept her?

No, once this relationship was confirmed, it truly sealed the death sentence for Yu Li and Shao Guangrong’s relationship!

Shao Guangrong’s mother would have one of two reactions: either persist in rejecting Little Yu to avoid accusations of being materialistic or completely change her attitude toward Yu Li, suddenly approving of her relationship with Shao Guangrong, even their future marriage.

Given Yu Li’s temperament, facing the first scenario, she wouldn’t stay with Shao Guangrong.

The second scenario would be even worse – such fickle in-laws would be unacceptable not just to Tang Hong’en, but even to Zhou Cheng.

Every person or family has their ups and downs.

If the Shao family only accepted Yu Li because of her background, what would happen if her “backing” encountered difficulties? Wouldn’t Yu Li revert to her original status, no longer favored by the Shao family?

Zhou Cheng felt Shao Guangrong was quite unfortunate. Even if the Shao family changed their attitude now, no one could be certain if it was because of Yu Li herself or because of Tang Hong’en.

Zhou Cheng could barely follow Tang Hong’en’s thinking – there were plenty of good men in the world, so why should their girl hang herself on one tree?

Consider how he was completely devoted to Xiaolan, yet still wasn’t favored by his father-in-law. Shao Guangrong going to Pengcheng was basically a dead end.

“Guangrong, good luck.”

Shao Guangrong smiled bitterly.

Good luck!

It was indeed luck – should he blame his birth?

That would be too heartless.

No matter how wrong his mother was, she had carried him for ten months.

If he considered himself unlucky in birth, should others just give up on living?

Shao Guangrong hung up and prepared to pack for the airport. After thinking, he still visited his mother’s workplace.

“As you wished, Little Yu and I are finished. I’m going to Pengcheng to see her once, not hoping she’ll choose to be with me – I know there’s no future, but I still need to make this trip. I started dating in school, and I was once proud of being carefree. Now I know I was just stupid!”

So now at 26, when he met the girl he wanted to settle down with, he ruined everything.

Didn’t he deserve this?

Madam Shao was bewildered.

“What are you going on about? I thought that Yu Li transferring her mother from Beijing meant cutting ties with you. Don’t tell me this was a strategic retreat?!”

She seemed like such a proper girl, who knew she was so capable.

Only 19 years old, yet had her son wrapped around her finger.

Perhaps the child she bore was a fool, dating so many girlfriends only to be caught by this woman!

“You’re not wrong, we’ve cut contact. Yu Li has found her relatives now, I’m going to congratulate her.”

Madam Shao didn’t understand.

Shao Guangrong smiled, “How small is this world? It turns out Yu Li’s mother is Mayor Tang’s long-lost sister. Mayor Tang searched for her mother for many years, only finding them recently.”

Madam Shao was stunned, then showed anger:

“You think I opposed your relationship because she didn’t have a mayor for an uncle?”

“…No, you opposed Little Yu being with me because you saw her mother as a burden, thinking Little Yu carried such baggage yet wasn’t ‘obedient’ enough, didn’t bow her head and bend her waist, didn’t try everything to please and show weakness to marry into the Shao family. You don’t care who becomes my wife, since a ‘wife’ is just my accessory, whether it’s Yu Li or Tong Lili doesn’t matter.”

But he didn’t want an accessory, didn’t want just a ‘virtuous wife and good mother’ who could manage household affairs perfectly. He wanted to marry a woman he loved.

What household affairs need managing?

Most work a virtuous wife could do could be done by a housekeeper – why not just marry a housekeeper then?

Madam Shao was furious, “Yes, I disagree! She doesn’t meet my standards for a daughter-in-law, even with a mayor for an uncle, I still disagree!”

“You’re wrong.”

Shao Guangrong looked at her seriously, “Now even if you agreed, we couldn’t be together. That’s why I said, as you wished.”

He left gracefully after saying this, infuriating Madam Shao.

Had she given birth to a son?

More like a debt collector.

But she truly hadn’t expected Yu Li to suddenly have a mayor for an uncle.

Of course, even knowing this, she still wouldn’t think Yu Li suitable as the Shao family’s daughter-in-law… though she would have handled things more carefully, not directly confronting Yu Li and making everything so awkward.

Shao Guangrong’s words left Madam Shao uncomfortable.

Moreover, this wasn’t just any mayor, but Tang Hong’en.

Everyone knew Elder Song valued Tang Hong’en. Currently Pengcheng’s mayor, he might soon be promoted.

The more Madam Shao thought about it, the more troubled she became!

…

Liu Fen took Yu Li shopping, buying her many clothes.

With Tang Hong’en’s earlier reminder, Yu Li didn’t refuse.

This feeling of being doted on by a maternal figure was unfamiliar but not bad.

When she and Liu Fen returned with their spoils, they found everyone had gathered, including Liu Yong, who had returned from Qiong Island.

“President Liu-“

“What President Liu? Child, you’re usually so clever, why are you being silly now!”

Liu Yong and Tang Hong’en are very close now. Tang Hong’en had found his sister and niece, and Liu Yong was happy for his major brother-in-law. Previously afraid of frightening Little Yu, now with the DNA test results 100% confirmed, Liu Yong had rushed back to Pengcheng to join the celebration.

In Liu Yong’s words, this was letting Little Yu meet her relatives!