Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

She knew, of course, that her father had misunderstood, but she still felt a pang of helplessness and her lips twitched.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, you can figure out that Chen Ming shouldn't have a child that old, but his father just saw his son who hadn't been home for a long time, and then brought his daughter-in-law back. The shock was too much for him to process, so he immediately formed a preconceived notion.

Fueled by her son's resentment at running away from home, she momentarily lost her senses.

The landlady bowed to the father and said—

"Hello, Dad. I'm Qin Ying, Chen Ming's landlady. I've come with him to bother you for a while."

"what?"

The father, looking at the landlady with her serious expression, slowly came to his senses. So it wasn't his son's... but why was he calling him "Dad"? Although it wouldn't have been a problem if he'd just followed Chen Ming's lead.

The father hasn't realized the gravity of the situation yet, though he'll soon be frightened again.

He stood up straight, scratched his head, and said to the landlady—

"Is this Miss Qin Ying? She's really young. Hello, I'm this boy's father, Chen Jun. Chen Ming is very fortunate to have been taken care of by you."

"No, it was he who took care of me."

The landlady's response was very appropriate.

She looks quite young, but she seems very worldly-wise. It seems like she might really be a landlord.

The landlady's response dispelled Dad's doubts.

Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief, looked at his father, and complained—

"So old, yet still so quick-tempered."

"...Who are you calling old?"

The father pretended to hit him, then chuckled and patted Chen Ming's head. Now, filled with the joy of his son's return, he laughed and scolded—

"He didn't even call when he got back, what a brat. And this one, Miss Lu, is that right? Okay, okay."

Looking at the girl next to her son, she almost burst into tears again.

The char siu has started rooting up the cabbage.

Um, wait a minute, there's a problem with that...

If Xiaoxiao found out, she'd probably go crazy.

Dad fell into worry again.

"Son, there's something I need to tell you, but don't be surprised."

"what?"

"Actually... you and your sister are not biological siblings."

"..."

Chen Ming watched as his father approached with a mysterious look on his face, but... the people here already knew about this.

It was a little awkward.

Chapter 210 This is... which country's princess did he marry?

Chen Ming scratched his head, feeling overwhelmed by the awkwardness of the situation. He needed to sort things out first.

First, he said to his father—

"My sister already guessed it."

You guessed it?

"Yes, when my mom came to visit last time, she told me, and then when my sister and I were chatting, she somehow found out."

As expected, I couldn't hide it from my sister. She raised me from a young age, and it's fair to say that she played a part in shaping my personality and values.

To put it simply, Chen Ming had become the shape of her palm.

It's impossible to outmaneuver your older sister.

Dad nodded and said—

"Indeed, with your IQ, Xiaoxiao might be able to trick you into revealing information."

"..."

Actually, Chen Ming had wanted to say this for a long time: wasn't his father being a bit too much? He had just misunderstood him as some kind of scoundrel, and now he was saying he had a low IQ.

...Okay, part of it is true. He's definitely a scoundrel who builds a harem, and his intelligence is certainly far superior to his sister's.

But can you just lie and tell the truth?

That's so hurtful.

Chen Ming sighed and said—

"We'd like to buy a mooncake and some fruit to take home. Do you have any at home?"

"There is one mooncake."

"Another gift from a student?"

My father used to be a teacher, and students would often bring him things during holidays.

But he shook his head and said—

"Bought."

I wanted to buy them to wait for my son to come home for the holiday. Even if he doesn't come home, we can eat them ourselves. The two of them actually really like mooncakes.

But my son didn't like it.

Chen Ming nodded and said—

"One might not be enough, let's buy another one."

"Why buy so many? Don't you dislike mooncakes?"

"But there are many people in my family now."

After listening to his words, the father glanced at his daughter-in-law and the landlady, and nodded knowingly. Indeed, they should treat their guests well.

Moreover, this is her daughter-in-law, a bodhisattva who has fallen blindly for her son, so she cannot be neglected.

Dad kept nodding.

What he didn't know was that the number of people in his heart and the number of people Chen Ming talked about were not the same.

We bought some mooncakes and fruit, and then went to the cashier together. After the clerk counted everything, Dad was about to pay.

drop.

The shop assistant scanned Chen Ming's QR code with the device in his hand, made a sound, and then he could leave.

He held the things, looked at his father who was standing there in a daze, and asked—

"Dad? What's wrong?"

"Uh, it's nothing..."

The father smiled and looked at his son's physique. He was already very tall and no longer a child, but he always had a kind of dazed feeling.

Now he doesn't have to pay for things anymore, and he has a partner, settled down and started a family... Should I feel gratified, or a little lost and melancholy...?

Knowing that people are complex, the father wasn't too bothered and walked beside his son.

The first thing I'm curious about is—

"Miss Lu, where do you live? How many people are in your family? What do you do for a living? Is your white hair dyed or...?"

"dad."

Chen Ming looked at his father, who was starting to check the household registration, and felt rather helpless, but he also knew that such questions were normal, so he was not very resistant.

Lucifer blinked and smiled, saying—

“My home is in a very far place. You might not know this, but the people there all have white hair and red eyes, just like me. It's not because I'm sick. There's no one left in my family. Now I live and work with Chen Ming.”

"I see."

Dad nodded. He seemed to be a foreigner, but his Mandarin was quite good. It's a bit of a shame that no one's home now; I was hoping to play chess with my in-laws sometime.

He thought for a moment and said—

How did you two meet? How long have you known each other?

What stage are we at now? When are you planning to have children?

The latter two questions might be too early to ask. Dad is no longer the naive young man he used to be, and he wouldn't scare his daughter-in-law like that.

Chen Ming and Lucifer exchanged a glance, and Lucifer said—

“When I was going through a difficult time, Chen Ming took me in, and I gradually realized that this kind of life wasn’t so bad. We’ve known each other for more than two months now.”

He lost everything in just over two months.

The father nodded, looked at his son, and murmured—

"Although he's usually a piece of barbecued pork, he's quite reliable when it matters. Not bad, he knows when to step in."

"..."

So what the heck is char siu?

Don't give your son any more weird nicknames!

Dad clicked his tongue and said—

"So men still need to have some ability. They should be able to support their families, right? Look at the men your two older cousins ​​married. They have no family background, no ability, and they even rely on the women's families. They are really not suitable for each other because of such a large gap."

"..."

This is a very real topic for adults, but Chen Ming scratched his head and said—

"Actually, Lucifer's side is very powerful."

"...How amazing?"

"Those who own castles have very large territories."