The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

In An Suxue's bedroom, time flowed quietly in the warmth of their embrace.

Then, a gentle knock came from the door, and Shen Jingwan's voice came from outside:

"Xiaoxue, Xiaoshu, come out for dinner."

Nestled in Ye Shu's arms, An Suxue stirred groggily and slowly opened her eyes. She blinked blankly, not quite sure where she was, but felt warm, comfortable, and reassuring.

When she looked up and saw Ye Shu's face, she suddenly realized that she had fallen asleep in Ye Shu's arms!

An Suxue immediately woke up, her face flushed, and she hurriedly sat up from Ye Shu's arms. Because the two of them had been sitting on the edge of the bed, An Suxue almost fell off the bed, but Ye Shu caught her.

Looking at her adorable appearance, Ye Shu couldn't help but chuckle softly;

"You're awake? You're drooling."

"what?"

An Suxue blinked, then felt something wet at the corner of her mouth. She wiped it with the back of her hand and sure enough, it was saliva!

She looked down at Ye Shu's chest and saw a small, dark stain on his shirt, which was quite noticeable.

"I'm so sorry! I...I didn't mean to!"

An Suxue was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. She had clearly said she brought Ye Shu here so he could rest, but she ended up falling asleep in his arms and even drooling on him.

She wanted to find tissues, but her skirt had no pockets, and she couldn't find a tissue box in the room. In her panic, she tried to wipe the saliva stain with her hand, but it only made the stain spread.

"It's okay, it's really okay."

Ye Shu smiled and grabbed her hand, which was still rubbing haphazardly:

"It's just a little bit, it'll dry in no time. Let's go, Aunt Shen is calling us for dinner."

He stood up, casually tugged at his shirt which was a little wrinkled from An Suxue sleeping, and then took An Suxue's hand.

An Suxue held his hand, her head lowered, her face flushed with embarrassment.

However, the first half of the shyness was because she fell asleep in Ye Shu's arms and was drooling.

The second half is the moment when she is being led out of the room by his hand.

The two had just reached the top of the stairs and hadn't even started walking down when they heard An Jianxing's loud, cheerful laughter coming from downstairs. He sounded very pleased with himself.

"Hahaha, yes, that makes sense! Come on, brother, let's eat, let's have a drink today, we have to drink until we drop! Sister Liu, bring out that bottle of Moutai I hid!"

The atmosphere was completely different from the slightly heavy atmosphere in the living room before.

Ye Shu paused slightly, feeling inexplicably relaxed. This attitude must be a good sign. He shook An Suxue's hand.

An Suxue also heard her father's laughter and looked up at Ye Shu nervously, as if she didn't understand what had happened.

Ye Shu gently shook his head at her, indicating that everything was alright, and led her downstairs.

Shen Jingwan was standing at the top of the stairs, looking in the direction of the restaurant, with a gentle smile on her face, clearly listening to the conversation inside.

Hearing footsteps on the stairs, she turned around and saw the two of them walking down hand in hand. She glanced at their tightly clasped hands and the small water stain on Ye Shu's chest, and her smile deepened.

"You're awake? Come on over, we've been waiting for you two."

Ye Shu felt a little uneasy. He pulled An Suxue to Shen Jingwan and couldn't help but glance towards the restaurant.

"Aunt Shen, my dad...?"

Seeing his nervous expression, Shen Jingwan's eyes shone with affection for her future son-in-law. She didn't directly answer Ye Shu's question, but instead took a half-step forward, extending her hand and seemingly producing a handkerchief from nowhere.

She raised her hand and gently pressed the handkerchief against the drool stain on Ye Shu's chest, her movements tender, like a mother tidying her child's clothes.

Then, she looked at Ye Shu, then glanced at her daughter who was blushing furiously beside her, and smiled at Ye Shu:

"Xiao Shu, from now on... you'll have to start calling me 'Mom'."

"mom......"

Ye Shu felt a surge of excitement and quietly repeated the sentence, understanding the meaning behind Shen Jingwan's words.

Shen Jingwan smiled and casually tucked the handkerchief away.

"Hurry up and go inside, the food will get cold."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the restaurant.

Ye Shu stood still, tightening his grip on An Suxue's hand. He looked down and met An Suxue's eyes, which seemed somewhat confused yet also vaguely understood something.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, and the weight that had been pressing on his heart lightened considerably with that breath.

"Let's go."

He smiled at An Suxue, this time with less heaviness and more ease.

"Going to eat, my dad and Uncle An... seem to be having a good chat."

When Ye Shu and An Suxue entered the restaurant, An Jianxing and Ye Guoqiang were already sitting at the table, each holding a small wine cup and clinking them together.

An Jianxing was clearly enjoying his drink. When he saw the two of them come in, he waved with his chopsticks in hand.

"Come on, come on, sit down and eat! Slurp..."

As he spoke, he tilted his head back and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, then grinned and let out a "ha!" He then picked up his chopsticks and added a large piece of fish maw to the plate in front of Ye Guoqiang.

"Brother, don't just drink, eat some food, eat some food, try your sister-in-law's cooking. This is a live fish that your sister-in-law picked out early this morning, it's very fresh."

Ye Guoqiang, sitting beside him, smiled and nodded, saying repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, do it yourself."

Ye Shu looked at his father, his eyes narrowed, wrinkles deepening at the corners of his eyes, and a smile on his face, which was also flushed from drinking. This was his father's usual expression when drinking, indicating he had just started.

If someone is really drunk, their eyes will glaze over, and they'll have to open their eyes wide to talk to you, raising their eyebrows high, but their eyelids will seem too heavy to open.

Shen Jingwan sat next to An Jianxing, smiling as she watched her husband and father-in-law clink glasses. She nodded to Ye Shu and An Suxue as they entered.

Ye Shu and An Suxue sat down next to Shen Jingwan, with Ye Guoqiang and An Jianxing opposite them.

An Suxue was still a little shy, keeping her head down and sipping the soup her mother had served her.

Ye Shu looked at the table full of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat—a complete meal with both meat and vegetables. This was quite a undertaking! He asked, "..."

"Aunt Shen, did you cook all these dishes by yourself?"

Shen Jingwan was just placing a piece of food on her plate when she heard this. She turned around and smiled.

"Try it, see if it suits your taste."

Ye Shu nodded, picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of pork rib. It tasted really good, but his mind wasn't on the food.

He held his chopsticks, his eyes fixed on his father's smiling face, his mind still replaying Aunt Shen's words, "From now on, you have to call me Mom."

Is it really that simple...?