The peninsula is like a shadow

Li Yan knew very well how much impact time had on women, but he would not say it out loud and was willing to accept it. After all, no one could always live in youth. Xiao Miao at home was an exception, but others were not so lucky.

Yeri, the naughty little turtle, has been developing towards the direction of a medium turtle for a few days. Li Yan saw her body developing sideways. As for why this happened, Li Yan wanted to kick Lao Jin, because Lao Jin looked like a square.

But Li Yan still likes Yeri, even if she runs around and makes trouble at home, Li Yan will still hold her in his arms lovingly, just like ten years ago. She is disobedient and naughty. She doesn't want to work and just wants to play. Li Yan feels that he can let her live the life she wants, so let her live freely.

The little cat at home was angry about the discipline of Yeri, but when she saw Li Yan holding the chubby Yeri in his arms every time, and the love in Li Yan's eyes, Bae Joo-hyun finally gave up scolding them. These two were the same as they were before, so what was the point of disciplining them?

But Joy is an exception. She is not as heartless as Yeri. Even if she wants to pretend, she can't. She always has a lot of worries in her heart, worrying that she is not pretty enough and will eventually lose Li Yan's love.

Bae Joo-hyun knew it, but she couldn't persuade Joy. There were some things in her heart that could not be persuaded by others. So when she saw Joy's double eyelids and the smile on her face, Bae Joo-hyun could only hope that she could get over it this time. She felt that being beautiful was more important than anything else.

Li Yan doesn't pay too much attention to these things. It's not that Li Yan is careless, but that's just his personality. For a woman who takes the initiative to open her arms to him, he will happily accept it and try his best to do what the girl wishes.

But if the girl doesn't say it, but just keeps it in her heart, waiting for Li Yan to understand, then it will probably be a long wait. It took Bae Joo-hyun a long time to figure out Li Yan's character. It is innate and engraved in the bones, and it is difficult to change.

Because she knows Li Yan and Joy, Bae Joo-hyun knows that this ending is inevitable. She has more things to focus on now, and the rest depends on personal fate. As for Li Yan, of course he has more important things to do, and he has more than one Joy.

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"Why do I feel that this father-in-law is not stable?"

Li Yan looked at the photo on the news. Commander Xu appeared in military uniform. He didn't know if this was his first time showing up in public, but the temporary title of South Korea's Chief of Military Executive did not sound consistent with his usual style.

"Which father-in-law, are you going to visit Minju's house?"

Basong's words made Li Yan stunned. Go to Min Zhou's house? Did he say that? He turned his eyes away from the screen and looked at Basong.

"Did I say I was going to Minjoo's house?"

"Well, you also said that you wanted to fight Min Joo's father if the old man thought you were not worthy of Min Joo."

"Am I that unconfident?"

"Who knows? Miss Min Zhou is very beautiful and comes from a good family. It's okay for Min Zhou to call you uncle."

Basong was stunned when he heard this. What do you mean it’s okay to call me uncle? Am I that old?
Wait, what's Minjoo's birthday? I checked on the computer, it's February 2001, 2. What year was I born?

He is obviously about ten years older, so how can he be an uncle? If what you said is true, and Kei was born in 06, wouldn't he be calling me grandpa?

Not much. It seems that Guizhen has been calling him uncle. Li Yan couldn't help but knock on the table with his knuckles.

"Basong, do I look old?"

"I actually hope that big brother looks a little older, but unfortunately in the past ten years, big brother doesn't seem to have changed much, not even a wrinkle on his face. Big brother, look at me, I'm younger than you, but I have a face full of wrinkles."

Li Yan was amused by what Basong said. Whether there are wrinkles on the face is partly a matter of age, and partly a matter of natural appearance. Not to mention Basong's age, even children in their teens will have wrinkles on their faces when they smile.

"So when we go to Minju's house, what should we prepare for? Is it Minju's son-in-law or the president of a chaebol company who is visiting?"

This is a good question. Li Yan thought about it and decided, why not use courtesy first and then force?
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"No, no, let's try Huiyuan's house first."

Minjoo rolled on the floor and started to act like a spoiled brat. Hyewon, who was eating cake next to her, looked at Minjoo and couldn't help but put down her spoon.

"When did I say let Oppa come to my house?"

What's going on? I feel like I'm being disliked. It turns out you don't want me to visit you.

“They’re afraid of being embarrassed.”

Enfei said something, Li Yan looked at Enfei in disbelief and pointed at his nose.

"Is it embarrassing to be with me?"

"Who told you to have a wife?"

Yes, what Enfei said is right, this is indeed a big problem. Visiting the parents in person is telling them openly that I plan to raise my daughter as my lover.

"Minjoo and Hyewon both come from well-off families."

Enfei, please stop talking. Li Yan already understood the reason why the two girls were protesting. Regardless of their own identities, they must think that their families would look down on them. They gave birth to such a beautiful girl and raised you with great effort, and you go to be the lover of this bastard?

"What should we do?"

Li Yan couldn't help but say something, Min Zhou stopped rolling, climbed into Li Yan's arms and sat down, kissed Li Yan's face,
"Oppa, you are so stupid. Why don't you just wait until my family urges me to find a friend?"

I get it. The girls are on my side after all. Li Yan kissed Min Zhou heavily and said, "It's hard for you to think so much about me."

"You can go home and tell them if you're pregnant. It'd be better if your belly is bigger. Oppa, you can ask Eunbi to do this. His family is easy to talk to."

Huiyuan put a piece of cake into her mouth and chewed it, and said lightly, "Eunbi turned her head and glared at Huiyuan, you little rascal, what's the idea? Is it because my family conditions are ordinary that I'm easy to give in?"

Huiyuan raised her head and looked at Eunbi, "Ouni, I'm helping you. Hurry and give birth to a baby for Oppa. Then you won't have to go to the Water Bomb Festival anymore. Are you waiting for that Kim Chae-won to find an opportunity to get close to Oppa again? Then your big Tuantuan won't have such a big advantage."

Enfei glared at Huiyuan helplessly and said, "You think too much. How could I not know it myself? I have been with Li Yan for so long and have accepted my fate. Whether to have a child or not is my problem. There is also Bae Joo-hyun standing over there. You know that. If I give birth to a child carelessly, believe it or not, the cat will get angry."

With Min Zhou acting like a spoiled child in Li Yan's arms, Li Yan did not see the eye contact between Eunbi and Huiyuan, but just said,
"You must give birth, but there's no rush. I know you haven't had enough fun. Wait until you can relax and have a baby. You all know how strong Oppa is." Avoiding Li Yan's sight, Minjoo and Hyewon exchanged glances. They were not in a hurry and even arranged a one-year travel plan. It was Eunbi who made them anxious. A while ago, Bae Joo-hyun said she wanted to use Eunbi, but it was Seolhyun who appeared with the charity foundation recently.

No one knows what Bae Joo-hyun is thinking. It seems unlikely to expect to get information from Oppa. The two girls shook their heads together, while Eunbi had no expression. She just accepted her fate and had to accept the outcome no matter what.

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"The U.S. military will gradually withdraw. They have chosen to set up a chain further away and cancel the two existing defense chains because they do not think it is safe enough."

After Commander Xu finished speaking, he looked at Li Yan. Li Yan was eating a pear, nodding his head as he ate with relish. The pears were sent by his men, and they seemed to be called fragrant pears. In Li Yan's arms, his fat son was eating one in each hand, nodding his head as he ate. Commander Xu could not help but sigh and wanted to beat Li Yan twice, but his grandson was here.

"Father-in-law, eat one, it's really crispy and sweet."

Li Yan handed over a pear. Commander Xu hesitated for a moment before taking it and taking a bite. It was exactly as Li Yan said. The three of them, grandfather and grandson, sat together and ate the pear.

The piano principal came over with a pot of tea, gently put it aside, looked at the expressions of the grandfather and grandson, and couldn't help shaking her head. Li Yan had nothing in common with the son-in-law she had imagined, but Li Yan sat there and looked particularly harmonious.

"Mother-in-law, you eat too."

"Xiaoxian and I have already eaten in the kitchen. You guys eat and have some tea afterward. Grandson, go with grandma. Your brother is being naughty again. He just kicked your mom in the stomach."

Li Yan gnawed the pear into a small core. Just as he was about to take another bite, he was slapped on the head by Officer Xu. He raised his head and Officer Xu said angrily,

"Then what are you going to eat? Throw it away."

Li Yan bit the last bit of flesh before throwing the core into the trash can and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Father-in-law, I think you are being too impetuous. Now is not the right time. We cannot move until the Americans are clearly defeated. You know more than me. You know what the consequences will be if we take risks and fail."

"When we succeed, can't we just express our loyalty to the Americans?"

"Still want to be America's dog? I'm not interested. It's not like you can't see the situation clearly."

"You don't understand. Some things are not as simple as they seem. After all, the Americans have decades of experience. No one can say for sure whether they have any backup plans. Besides, the world cannot be peaceful. Sometimes, only by deliberately confronting others can you gain more benefits. Don't you understand that only crying children get milk?"

Li Yan nodded, changed his sitting position, and ate too many pears.
"It's not a question of whether or not we will cry. If we're not careful, both of us will cry. It won't be a simple failure. Just bear with it. You think you're the only one taking action? There are many restless people. Father-in-law, you know the relationship between Shanhao and me. There are more than one person who wants to sell themselves to the Americans. Shanhao told me something. I can only say that we either succeed or die."

"But... Alas. I know I am a little anxious, but you don't know that the Americans are not trustworthy. The power in my hands may be taken away again."

You are afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once. However, Li Yan can understand that an old man who has had a smooth life would indeed feel anxious when encountering such a big thing as betrayal at the last moment.

"Have you negotiated terms with them?"

Li Yan was stunned by what Chief Xu said. Li Yan shook his head.
"It's impossible for me to reveal our ideas. No matter what, our ideas are dangerous to either party. It's good enough that we are not restricted by others. Wait a little longer. I'm still young. Why are you so anxious, father-in-law?"

Officer Xu threw away the pear core and looked at Li Yan.
"You said it, so just keep it in mind. Don't wait until the opportunity is really gone and then blame me."

"Look at what you said. How can I blame you? Without your promotion, I don't know what I would be like now. My ideas have always been crazy, and you helped me turn a crazy idea into reality. I will not do anything that may hurt you. We are a family."

Li Yan said it casually, just like his usual nonchalant appearance, but Commander Xu couldn't help shaking his eyes when he looked at Li Yan. Why was this bastard just like he said? Had he already regarded him as a real family member, so he tried hard to make his dream come true because of his crazy idea?

"I should have sent more people to beat you up."

"I will fight back if I get pushed too far. Your men are nothing."

Bastard, can't you just say what you want? Knocking on the table, Li Yan looked at Chief Xu and reached out to pour him some tea.

"Now we are no longer hiding. Many people are watching us. Father-in-law, I still like your old fox ways. Now that you are standing on the stage, I feel uneasy."

"Got it. I won't show up at this exercise. By the way, I guess that Lieutenant Colonel Xiba didn't ask you for more money."

"No, he even returned some of it to me. He said he wanted to cooperate with me. What cooperation? He just wanted to do FD. Although I am in charge of those territories, I am not really interested in those businesses. Anyway, someone wants to sell them, so let them sell them."

"That little dwarf of yours is really amazing."

We were talking about business, why did we end up talking about Bae Joo Hyun? Li Yan glanced at Chief Xu.

"Why, you're still thinking about giving Xiaoxian a position? She's about to give birth to two children. You don't know Xiaoxian's personality yet. If you really let her replace Bae Joo Hyun, I have countless little girls around me who can take her down. Nowadays, little girls are more cunning than the other. Xiaoxian's current position is still the safest. Bae Joo Hyun takes good care of Xiaoxian."

Hearing what Li Yan said, Commander Xu was both angry and helpless. How many bastard women do you have? Why do they all look so smart? What's wrong with my own Xiaoxian? Your mother used a lot of strategies to deal with me. You haven't learned anything from your mother, right?

"Then could you give birth to fewer children?"

"No."

Commander Xu couldn't help but kicked Li Yan. Li Yan didn't dodge. He picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly. Commander Xu knocked on the table again. Li Yan had to put down the teacup and pour him tea. This old man has no seriousness at all. He acts more like a child as he gets older.

"Xiaoxian has been feeling tired lately, so if you have nothing else to do, leave early."

"The doctor said to eat less tonic food. Father-in-law, Xiaoxian will soon be the second heaviest in our family."

"How can you not gain weight when you are pregnant? Get lost now."

"Okay~~" (End of this chapter)