My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

Xia Lingrou took in her husband's actions and knew exactly what he meant by "bad thing." She laughed and said, "Honey, I have the exact opposite opinion. You're not old at all, why are you growing a beard?"

"You always dress yourself up like a little old man. It doesn't look good at all. With your previous clothes and appearance, if we stood together, people who knew us would think we were husband and wife, but people who didn't would probably think we were father and daughter."

Hearing his wife's sarcastic remarks, Yan Shiming chuckled repeatedly, "As a teacher, you still need to dress more maturely so that you can keep the students in line."

What kind of viewpoint is this?

Xia Lingrou secretly curled her lip and immediately exposed him, saying, "When I taught at Tsinghua University before, I dressed very young, and I didn't have any problem keeping the students in check. As long as your teaching level is excellent, how dare the students act recklessly?"

"Honey, you're not confident in your teaching abilities!"

"I……"

Yan Shiming blushed as his wife teased him, and silently turned away. "I'm not talking anymore. I don't want to talk to you anymore. It's pointless."

Xia Lingrou chuckled inwardly at his sulky demeanor, "Why are you still acting like a child? You get angry just because you can't win an argument."

Yan Shiming's face hardened. "I'm not angry."

Xia Lingrou secretly rolled her eyes. "Oh right, you're not angry, you practically have the word 'angry' written all over your face."

Yan Shiming: "..."

Just then, Lin Mo and An Youyu walked out of the airport side by side. Looking around, he quickly spotted the two people to his left and whispered a few words in An Youyu's ear.

An Youyu hesitated, "Isn't this... not a good idea?"

"It's okay, just do as I say."

"alright."

An Youyu nodded reluctantly, then put on her sunglasses and walked to the side.

Lin Mo pulled his suitcase toward the two of them. Before he even got close, Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou noticed him and quickly went to greet him.

Yan Shiming snatched the suitcase from Lin Mo's hand and kept looking behind him. "Hey? Lin Mo, where's An Yatou?"

Xia Lingrou chimed in, "Yeah, why are you the only one who came out?"

Lin Mo suppressed a laugh, "Xiao Yu'er didn't come back, it's just me."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou were dumbfounded.

Yan Shiming couldn't help but look at his wife, "Wife, that's not what you told me last night, you said..."

Xia Lingrou's lips twitched. "Lin Mo, what's going on? Didn't you say on the phone last night that you were bringing Yu'er back to the capital for dinner at our house today? How come you came back alone?"

Lin Mo spread his hands, "Master's wife, what are you saying? Do you not welcome me back alone?"

"Correct!"

Xia Lingrou nodded firmly and pointed to the airport entrance, "If you're the only one coming back, I really won't welcome you. Book your ticket right now, and I'll reimburse you for it. Go and bring Yu'er back to me right away."

Lin Mo smirked and winked at Yan Shiming, "Teacher, please do something about your wife. How can she be like this? Others are like that, they discard the donkey after they've served their purpose, or they kick away the bridge after they've crossed the river. But she's the opposite. She wants to kill the donkey before she's even done her job, and she wants to dismantle the bridge before she's even crossed it."

"We can't control them."

Yan Shiming shook his head expressionlessly. "And I think your teacher's wife is right. What are you doing back here alone?"

Lin Mo: "..."

That's so realistic!

Differential treatment is acceptable, but could you please not make it so obvious?

Doesn't he want to lose face?

"what!"

Suddenly, An Youyu jumped out from behind the two of them. Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou were surprised at first, then overjoyed, and they pulled her aside to ask her how she was doing.

Seeing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but grimace and coughed to interrupt, "Teacher, Teacher's wife, you weren't treating me like this just now. Do you have to be so biased?"

Yan Shiming chuckled and said, "I'm not biased at all. In my heart, you and that girl are equally important."

He said it, but he held An Youyu's hand tightly.

Lin Mo's face twitched.

What does it mean to lie through one's teeth?

Here it is.

An Youyu was a little overwhelmed by the two people's enthusiasm, and turned to wink at Lin Mo.

Upon receiving her plea for help, Lin Mo stepped forward and spoke up to defuse the situation, saying, "Teacher, Madam, Xiaoyuer and I haven't eaten yet, and it's almost noon. Let's not just stand here, shall we?"

Yan Shiming slapped his forehead, "Right, right, let's go home for dinner."

He turned around, picked up the suitcase, put it in the trunk, and called his wife to take the girl into the car. Only then did he notice Lin Mo, who was standing still, and his resentful eyes.

Yan Shiming gave an awkward laugh, "Lin Mo, you're on the bus too."

Lin Mo clicked his tongue. "Teacher, is it too appropriate for me to be here for lunch?"

"Cough...cough..."

Yan Shiming said sternly, "Why are you saying that? You were the biggest contributor to this family reunion. Without you, who would dare to touch their chopsticks?"

Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle. He could understand Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou's feelings at this moment.

After all, the couple had been married for many years without having any children, so suddenly they had such an outstanding goddaughter. Anyone would be very happy to have such a wonderful goddaughter.

After he got into the passenger seat, the car started.

In the back of the carriage, Xia Lingrou held An Youyu's hand and complained, "Yu'er, I've been staring at my phone every day for the past few days, but I haven't heard from Lin Mo. I've been looking forward to this meal for over a month, and it's finally here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, coughed incessantly.

As expected... I still got criticized!

Chapter 841 If I don't protect him, who will?

"The person coughing, I'm specifically targeting you."

"Cough cough..."

Lin Mo, sitting in the passenger seat, smiled wryly and turned to Xia Lingrou in the back seat with an apologetic smile. "Master's wife, this matter is indeed my fault. I've been very busy lately and forgot about it. Please forgive me."

Seeing that Lin Mo's attitude of admitting his mistake was so sincere, Xia Lingrou didn't say anything more. In fact, she was just making a casual comment and didn't have any dissatisfaction with Lin Mo because of it.

She knew very well that Lin Mo deserved the most credit for the family reunion!

Without Lin Mo, this would never have been possible.

"Since you've shown some remorse, fine, I'll forgive you this time."

Hearing this, Lin Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The thing he least wants to do now is argue, especially with women like his mother and his teacher's wife, because no matter if you're in the right or not, in the end you'll never be in the right.

An Youyu softly echoed, "Brother has indeed been very busy lately, dealing with the contract signing company and the tech company. Plus, he traveled all the way to the Northwest Desert to find me, so he forgot about dinner. Please don't nag him, Madam."

Xia Lingrou suppressed a laugh, "Yu'er, can't I even make a small complaint? Aren't you being a little too overtly protective?"

An Youyu nodded without any hesitation, "If protecting one's own isn't obvious, then is it still called protecting one's own?"

"Besides, my brother is my boyfriend... If I don't protect him, who will?"

"Boy friend?"

Upon hearing this title, Xia Lingrou exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent, "Oh ho, now you dare to admit it?"

An Youyu smiled and asked in return, "Teacher's wife, was it because Youyu didn't dare to admit it before?"

"Don't dare."

Xia Lingrou's eyes were full of teasing, "When we talked about your relationship with Lin Mo before, you only said that you were partners. This is the first time I've heard you use the term 'boyfriend'."

"You're mistaken."

An Youyu lowered her head guiltily.

Xia Lingrou chuckled and didn't dwell on the topic. She changed the subject, "Yu'er, what are your thoughts on being my and Lao Yan's adopted daughter?"

An Youyu asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Xia Lingrou didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly, "It doesn't mean anything. I just want to know if the reason you agreed to be my and Lao Yan's goddaughter is just because Lin Mo made you agree. Actually, if you don't want to agree to this, you don't have to force yourself."

As she spoke, she glanced at her husband who was driving ahead. "Old Yan and I just want you to be happy. We don't mean to force you to be our goddaughter. As long as you're happy, Old Yan and I will do whatever you want."

"correct."

While waiting at the traffic light, Yan Shiming spoke up, "Girl, what your teacher's wife said is also what I wanted to say: no matter what, never force yourself."

"reluctantly?"

An Youyu chuckled, "Teacher, teacher's wife, who told you I was reluctant?"

“I grew up in an orphanage and never felt the warmth of a family until I met Lin Mo. Things improved a lot then. But if I could have another pair of loving parents, I would be overjoyed. How could I possibly force myself?”

This question brought smiles to the faces of Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou.

Yan Shiming started the car and replied with a smile, "That's good. It's good that you're not forcing me. You know that your teacher's wife and I don't have any children. Although you are just an adopted daughter, we will definitely treat you as our own daughter and will never treat you badly."

"The teacher won't say anything fancy, but they'll just say we'll treat you well."

Hearing her husband's honest words, Xia Lingrou was amused. "Alright, alright, since you know you're not good at saying nice things, why don't you say a few more?"

Yan Shiming chuckled repeatedly and then fell silent.

An Youyu laughed along, "Actually, what Teacher Yan said just now was very well said. Back in my senior year of high school, Teacher Yan took good care of me. I've always regarded him as an elder in my heart. Not to mention now that I have a beautiful teacher's wife. All things considered, Youyu has really hit the jackpot."

His words made the other three people in the car laugh.

A little after noon, Lin Mo and An Youyu arrived at Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou's house.

"Come in, no need to change your shoes. The house is a bit small, please bear with us."

Xia Lingrou called out to her husband, gave him a look, and then turned and went to the kitchen to start cooking.

Yan Shiming led the two to sit down on the sofa, and while boiling water to make tea, he introduced, "This house was secretly bought by your teacher's wife without my knowledge. It's a bit small, only about eighty square meters, but as you know, the housing prices in the capital are terrifyingly high. It's already quite remarkable that someone can buy such a big house in the capital through hard work."

"really!"

Lin Mo nodded sincerely.