My wife is a witch princess.

The lie was exposed as soon as it was told.

It seems this pot has been sealed tightly.

Bruce absolutely has to bite that little troublemaker afterwards...

Perhaps sensing his "malice," Tao Xiang snuggled closer, hugged Zhang Shushu's arm, and looked up at her with her little face: "Auntie, Tao Xiang is really okay! Before I met my brother, I often slept outside. My new clothes were bought by my brother!"

……

In the bedroom, Song Jianguo sat opposite Xia Li. This man didn't hold her hand; in fact, he sat a bit far away. He had some stubble on his face and spoke briefly.

"Xia Li, right?"

"Ah."

What do you think of Song Che?

“I don’t dislike him.” Xia Li thought for a moment and added, “I’m the kind of person who…would wash my hair before seeing him, I don’t dislike him.”

Song Jianguo was taken aback by her unique way of speaking, and then a smile appeared in his eyes.

Isn't this what it means to like someone?

She's just like Shu'er when she was young; she always speaks in strange and unexpected ways.

He enjoys chatting with interesting people.

"I have one more question, you can skip it if you don't want to talk about it." He carefully chose his words, "What stage are you two at now? I mainly want to ask if he has ever bullied you."

Xia Li thought it over carefully and decided not to skip it: "We are officially boyfriend and girlfriend now."

Song Jianguo chuckled: "So you did it 'informally' for a while before?"

"Mmm." Xia Li lowered her head slightly. "We... have reached the point where we can kiss."

"A kiss? That's normal." Song Jianguo felt he shouldn't ask any further, but his curiosity was simply irresistible. His son's first relationship had resulted in such a special girl. "Does he... always want to kiss you?"

After asking him the question, he felt it was a bit disrespectful to his elders, but he just couldn't help it.

“Yes.” Xia Li nodded, her tone frank. “But he doesn’t dare. I’m always the one who kisses him.”

Song Jianguo laughed out loud.

That rascal, he can even be shy.

His curiosity was temporarily satisfied, and he knew when to stop.

Has Song Che officially told you 'I like you'?

“He said he said it,” Xia Li frowned slightly, “but I can’t find which sentence it was.”

Song Jianguo was taken aback by this answer again. What did he mean by "can't find which sentence it is"?

Did you write down every single thing that kid said?

“That means I never said it,” he concluded. “It only counts if you can feel ‘like’.”

Song Jianguo didn't think as much or as meticulously as Zhang Shushu. His biggest concern was whether the two children truly liked each other. As it stood, the answer was yes. That was enough. As for the girl's silver hair… he didn't really appreciate dyed hair, but Xia Li's silver hair looked so natural, like it was woven from moonlight, and it was pleasing to the eye.

He liked the girl's interesting way of speaking.

It seems I've asked everything I wanted to ask.

Seeing Xia Li's focused expression as she waited for him to continue, Song Jianguo suddenly felt a mischievous urge.

He straightened his face and said in a serious tone, "I will not agree to you two being together."

Xia Li froze.

She didn't know what she had said wrong; her heart felt like it was being clenched by an invisible hand. She wanted to speak, her lips moved, but no sound came out; in the end, she just gently bit her lower lip.

"Is...is there something I didn't do well enough?" she finally asked, her voice lower than before.

"No, that's not it." Song Jianguo immediately lost his composure, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. "I just wanted to scare you. As parents, if we haven't told our kids 'I don't agree with you two being together,' we always feel like something's missing, and it's a bit of a regret."

Xia Li didn't react for a moment, her eyes wide open.

For a moment, she almost thought she had done something wrong, and her heart began to tighten.

It turned out to be...a joke?

As long as it's a joke, Xia Li doesn't mind jokes. It's just that she often can't react quickly enough, and her mind seems to freeze.

Song Jianguo leaned closer this time, patted her shoulder, and said in a gentler tone, "Xia Li, you should smile more. You look better when you smile."

After saying that, he got up and walked out, heading straight for Bruce, who was dozing on the sofa.

He's going to play with the cat again.

Xia Li followed her out of the bedroom.

In the living room, Song Che was listening to Zhang Shushu's scolding with his head hanging down, occasionally echoing, "It was my fault... How could I dare to bully others... I'm actually in a terrible situation."

As he spoke, his voice almost trembled with grievance. He grabbed Zhang Shushu's arm and shook it, saying, "Mom... tell me the truth, am I really your biological son? Is Xia Li your real daughter, and I was just someone you brought along when you topped up your phone credit back then?"

"That's right." Zhang Shushu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The Song Che in front of her, who could be cheeky and talkative, was the son she knew. She didn't really need him to always put on such an overly sensible act—those everyday complaints, tinged with disrespect, actually made her feel grounded and alive. "Mom… I really didn't bully her, it was all Xia Li, that idiot hit me on the head whenever she got angry." Zhang Shushu laughed and ignored Song Che's accusations, choosing to selectively disregard them.

Xia Li heard everything clearly, but selectively chose to hear it.

Normally, a flick on the forehead would have been enough to send someone flying.

But today, she couldn't get angry. Her heart felt warm, like basking in the most comfortable afternoon sun.

Zhang Shushu didn't bother them any further, only telling Song Che to rest early, and then forcibly turned on the air conditioners in both rooms.

……

Song Jianguo had complete confidence in Song Che and Xia Li.

We'll deal with the future later. Right now, the two children are interested in each other and get along naturally, which is good enough. He didn't press Xia Li for other questions; in his opinion, none of those were as important as genuine affection.

Zhang Shushu felt somewhat annoyed after leaving the house.

She felt she should test Xia Li further. She hadn't been calm enough earlier, only thinking Song Che might be bullying her. Now, realizing how attractive, hardworking, and even somewhat obedient to her son she was… what was she after?

Zhang Shushu always unconsciously views people with a mercenary and guarded attitude. She believes that there must be a reason to like someone, and even more so for people to interact with each other. The reasons she can think of are mostly things like "Is he here to scam money?" or "Could he be a kidnapper?"

As for the so-called "destined fate," she didn't believe it at all.

This is all Song Jianguo's fault.

Every time she asked him why he chose her to marry back then, he would say: "Back then, I saw you buy steamed buns and soy milk in the morning. You finished the soy milk, skipped and hopped to throw away the trash, and threw away the steamed buns along with it."

In short, I chose her because she was the easiest to fool.

Zhang Shushu was always so angry she wanted to punch him. But deep down she knew that... that was probably the case.

"Jianguo, what do you think of that girl? What does she want from our son?"

"It's quite interesting. And it's not that she can't laugh. I was chatting with her just now and she laughed. When she laughs, she's like a fairy. Our son has good taste."

Did you ask her where she's from?

"I didn't ask." Song Jianguo didn't care. "These things are fine. As long as he's not a fugitive, I can accept it. Didn't they say he's an orphan?"

"They say it's from Taixi Welfare Home, but something doesn't feel right. Don't the children from welfare homes end up being adopted... or something?"

Zhang Shushu didn't quite understand the process.

"Why worry about so much?" Song Jianguo hugged her. "It's too late today. Let's get together properly tomorrow or in the next few days. We have a long life ahead of us. We'll know what kind of person this girl is after we spend more time together."

“That’s true.” Zhang Shushu shrank her neck. “Nanhui is getting colder and colder, and it’s not even the New Year yet.”

"Soon, the next snowfall should be around the New Year," Song Jianguo laughed. "How about turning on the air conditioning?"

"We can't afford to run it; it's all level 3 energy consumption."

"I knew you wouldn't drive, so why were you willing to drive for that girl?"

"That's different."

“It’s the same for me. You drive for other girls, and I’ll drive for mine.” Song Jianguo’s smile made his wrinkles appear. “Actually, I had already driven it when I left home. Now that I’m back, it’s warm inside.”

"You, you're such a pervert!"

"So what?"

"Fool."

"Are you stupid enough to throw away the steamed bun?"

"You brought this up again! I'm not done with you yet!"

……

"Song Che, is this a big hairdryer? It's so warm."

"Yes, that's one way to understand it."

"Can we open it later?"

"Let's get a new air conditioner and run it every day."

"Can I open the door once after washing the dishes?"

Song Che paused, looking at Xia Li's curious expression and her small hands that were no longer curled up, "Okay, you can open the door once you wash the dishes."

After saying that, she picked up Bruce and called out to Tao Xiang in the living room, "Come sleep in my room, or you can sleep in Xia Li's room."

"Momo Xiang?"

"Call me the Fox King!"

Chapter 78 Nightmare (4k)

"One-on-one!"

"It's the middle of the night, stop messing around, aren't you sleepy? I want to sleep."

"No need for further explanation, go to sleep... oh no, I mean, let's have a one-on-one fight!"

Tao Yao hunched over, her fur standing on end.

However, there was a noticeable bump right in the middle of her head, as if she had been hit by something hard. She was always out and about, so Song Che wasn't surprised that she had been beaten up.