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

I felt very awkward.

Is it because his younger sister got married and he, as her older brother, felt a bit resentful? It doesn't seem to be entirely that, but anyway, it just feels strange, very strange.

He couldn't understand why.

But Chen Ming knew the answer. Watching his handsome father's retreating figure, his expression grew increasingly unnatural. How was this relationship supposed to be handled? You call me brother-in-law, I call you dad, are we just keeping to ourselves?

Chen Ming's expression twisted as he imagined the bizarre scene that would follow.

Chen Jun went downstairs and opened the gate. He was taken aback to see the villagers gathered there. Looking at the elderly men leading the group, he asked—

"Uncle? What's going on here...?"

"It's Nineteen. We've come to apologize to your family. We didn't understand before, there was a misunderstanding. Today, your son-in-law came to us to ask for directions and we clarified things. Oh dear, it almost ruined Xiaomei's reputation, really..."

The crowd started chattering, and things quickly became noisy, leaving Chen Jun somewhat at a loss. Fortunately, Seventh Sister-in-law and Seventh Brother came down at that moment. Looking at the crowd outside, Seventh Sister-in-law smiled and said—

"We're all from the same village, so it's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Our son-in-law came today to celebrate his wedding with Xiaomei tomorrow. Oh dear, young people are so immature; they got pregnant by accident, so we have to hurry up and hold a ceremony. Everyone is welcome to come!"

"Definitely, definitely..."

Seventh Sister-in-law skillfully dealt with the villagers and, while everyone was present, discussed tomorrow's plans, saving the trouble of notifying them one by one.

According to them, Chen Ming spread the news by asking for directions everywhere. If he wasn't really bad at directions, then he did it on purpose to spread the word in the village that he was Xiao Mei's lover, so as to erase the stain on Xiao Mei's reputation.

He went from house to house explaining and also delivered gifts to each household.

He is indeed a clever child. The fact that he casually gives gifts to the villagers proves that his family background must be good. The more Aunt Qi thought about it, the more she felt that Chen Ming was a good child.

……

After gaining the approval of his seventh sister-in-law and seeing his previous performance, Chen Ming's relatives no longer harbored any ill will towards him.

Several of the bolder children came over, looking at him curiously. One little girl even blinked her big eyes, tugged at his arm, and said—

"Son-in-law? Cousin's husband?"

"..."

Chen Ming looked at these adorable, blinking children, who were actually all his elders—people he should call uncles and aunts—but now they were all looking at him with the innocent eyes of children, making him feel immense pressure.

I felt a little tempted to pat them on the head, but then I thought it might be too disrespectful...

He patted his pocket and took out some candy from his spatial bag. This was something he often used, always to please children. Of course, Afu had prepared a lot of candy in his spatial bag.

His uncles and aunts all lit up. He smiled, squatted down, opened his palms, and said—

"Take it."

"Thank you, brother-in-law."

In an instant, the candy in his hand was snatched away. Hearing them call him "brother-in-law" gave him a strangely satisfying feeling of being addressed with double the seniority...

Chen Ming scratched his head and scratched a pool of blood. He was in such a state that it was only thanks to the courage of these children that he dared not approach.

stomping on...

A long blue dress came into his view. Yun Yi hurriedly walked over with an emergency medical kit and looked at Chen Ming, saying—

"Mr. Chen Ming, please come with me quickly."

As she spoke, she took his hand and led him to a shady spot, where she had the children bring over a stool for him and Xiaomei to sit down.

Yunyi first cleaned his wound and checked it to see if it was too serious. If it was, he would need to go to the hospital for stitches.

She pressed his head down, and Chen Ming obediently lowered his head.

Yun Yi looked at it carefully and said—

"With so much blood, the wound isn't serious... Mr. Chen, have you felt dizzy or nauseous? Please tell me if there's anything unusual."

It would be even worse if there was a concussion or internal bleeding.

Chen Ming felt extremely awkward when the young mother called him "Mr. Chen Ming".

He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help saying it anyway—

"Um... just call me Chen Ming... I feel fine, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere, don't worry."

Yun Yi looked at the broken cane on the ground, a somewhat surprised expression on his face, and said—

"Chen Ming, are you a martial artist?"

"Um...more or less..."

Sword immortals naturally have sword training courses in their cultivation. Practicing swordsmanship can be considered martial arts training, right?

Yun Yi looked at Chen Ming, who was fair-skinned and clean-cut, but seemed to know martial arts. Could he be a young master from a martial arts family?

Where did Xiaomei meet this person?

She frowned slightly.

Looking at Chen Ming's face, I felt a sense of familiarity and pity... but I didn't know where it came from.

Chapter 854 I Can't Help But Care About Him

Yun Yi thought for a moment, then gently spoke to Chen Ming while applying the medicine—

"Don't blame Seventh Brother, he cares about Xiaomei too much. Although Xiaomei isn't his biological daughter, he loves her even more than a real child."

"..."

Hearing his mother's words, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile. He remembered how his grandfather used to yell at his father, showing no affection whatsoever, always hitting and scolding him.

One can imagine how strict Grandpa was with Dad.

Perhaps that's why Chen Jun, who had been treated harshly his whole life, couldn't bear to be too harsh on his son.

And since his grandfather was a doting grandparent, the whole family spoiled Chen Ming rotten, and Chen Ming got all the benefits, so he was very lucky.

She really is the little princess of the family.

Now he finally got a good beating, and it was his grandfather who beat him, so he couldn't retaliate at all.

He muttered—

"It's okay, it's all my fault."

His tone was unconsciously a little aggrieved, because his mother was gently applying medicine to him, and he unconsciously became a little childish.

Yun Yi was slightly taken aback, and the strange feeling in his heart became clearer. Looking at this unlucky young man, who should be a few years older than himself, why did he have an urge to comfort a child...?

She couldn't help but gently stroke his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said—

"It's okay, the pain will go away soon..."

Chen Ming was holding back the word "Mom," feeling incredibly uncomfortable. He really wanted to whine and roll around in his mother's arms, complaining that Grandpa had never hit him before, and that he was unhappy...

Even as he grew up, he still wanted to act spoiled with his mother. Chen Ming felt like a child who never grew up, yet his family always treated him with kindness.

Chen Mei watched anxiously as her sister-in-law treated him. Relieved that he seemed alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to her—

"Thank you, sister-in-law..."

"Hey?"

Yun Yi was suddenly startled and stopped, staring wide-eyed at Xiao Mei.

Chen Mei was a little puzzled and asked—

"W-what's wrong?"

"..."

Yun Yi's cheeks flushed slightly, and he lowered his head, saying—

"nothing."

Xiaomei's directness made her a little shy. After all, they hadn't officially defined their relationship yet, and it was still somewhat ambiguous; at most, they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

It's only the first meeting with the parents yet, and Yunyi is still getting used to being treated as Chen Jun's future wife.

She was somewhat shy.

The rest of the family had already started preparing for the wedding tomorrow; time was of the essence, so they needed to get started as soon as possible. Seventh Sister-in-law returned from dealing with the villagers, supported by Chen Jun and Seventh Brother.

She looked at Chen Ming and said with a smile—

"Child, come with me."

"it is good."

Chen Ming got up and followed, and Chen Mei habitually took his hand, wanting to go with him, but Seventh Sister-in-law stopped her, saying—

"Xiaomei, you don't need to come. Go and get ready. You can't see each other before the wedding."

"Huh? Huh?"

Chen Mei was stunned for a moment. Upon hearing the word "marriage," her face turned so red that she almost blushed, and she stood there somewhat at a loss.

Yun Yi smiled and pulled her close, saying—

"Alright, our bride, stop clinging to him. If you're so reluctant to let go, you'll be completely under his thumb later."

"I, I'm not..."

Chen Mei offered a feeble explanation. Chen Ming turned around, met her gaze, and smiled, saying—

"Xiaomei, be a good girl."

"Xiao, Xiaomei?"

She pursed her lips, listening to him call her that. Although he had called her that before, she felt it was a bit teasing in this situation, which made her puff out her cheeks.

You stinky Mingming... I hate you!

She stamped her foot, like a slightly sulky little girl, and was pulled aside by Yun Yi. Yun Yi thought she was unhappy because she had separated from her sweetheart, so he smiled and comforted her—

"If love between two people is meant to last, why should they be together every day? There are some things I need to tell you, sister-in-law... Ah, perhaps you know more about them than I do? After all, you already have a child."

"sister in law!"

Chen Mei was so ashamed that she fled in panic. She was still a virgin and had never done those things. Her daughter was conceived by her own ability and she was a virgin when she got pregnant.

Zero sexual experience.