You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"There's nothing I don't understand," Xiao Yao replied immediately, "It sounds good."

However, he did not feel relieved.

"I'm old, and my memory is not good." Yu Bo tapped his temple with his bent knuckles. "What was the topic today?"

"To answer your Excellency, it is the sacrament of marriage," Xiao Yao replied eloquently.

"Oh, yes, it's the sacrament of marriage," Yu Bo said. "How do you understand the sacrament of marriage?"

Xiao Yao frowned slightly.

Is it a midterm exam or a surprise check at this time?

"Ah, there are many factors involved..." Xiao Yao said as he recalled.

"Just chatting."

"Yes, it left a deep impression on me," Xiao Yao said, "Unless one of the two parties dies, the marriage cannot be dissolved."

"Not bad." Yu Bo said.

"A baptized person and an unbaptized person cannot marry each other," Xiao Yao said.

"The subjects of the sacrament of marriage are a man and a woman," Yu Bo said leisurely, "just like when He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden at the beginning of creation, He created a man and a woman."

"Yes, two men or two women definitely won't work." Xiao Yao rolled his eyes and said evasively.

"Is one man and two women okay?" Yu Bo said.

"That's of course not possible." Xiao Yao said.

"We have mentioned this before," Yu Bo continued, "Legal sexual behavior can only occur in ..."

"In holy marriage." Xiao Yao interrupted him and said, "I will keep these two points in mind, Father."

When talking about the word "father", Xiao Yao emphasized the tone of his pronunciation.

"I'm sure you will." Yu Bo said.

"Father, is this what you called me here today?"

Xiao Yao felt that it was understandable for Yu Bo to criticize him, whether from the perspective of a priest or an uncle. However, since he was guilty, he wanted to get away quickly, not to mention -

"Boy, you should remember that I'm not an old-fashioned person." Yu Bo sighed and said, "When I was your age, in high school, I also liked the monitor of our class for a long time."

"Could it happen that the squad leader you are talking about also has the surname Liang?" Xiao Yao blurted out and joked.

Generally speaking, Xiao Yao was not the kind of person who would make witty remarks regardless of the occasion or the person to whom he was addressed. It was just that at this moment he urgently needed to divert the topic away from himself.

Unexpectedly, Yu Bo admitted openly, "Yes, it's her."

This time, it was Xiao Yao's turn to be speechless: "Ah~~~~~~"

He said "ah" for a long time before saying, "Yes, it really is her."

"Hmm," Yu Bo said nonchalantly, "Don't look at her now. When she was in school, she was no worse than our Yingying in terms of beauty and personality."

"Tsk," Xiao Yao said for a long time: "Really?"

"Really?" Yu Bo said seriously, "Why would I lie to you?"

"Well," Xiao Yao carefully chose his words, "Well, you two really, really... look old..."

"That's not the case," Yu Bo said without hesitation, "They rejected me."

"Then you became a monk in anger?" Xiao Yao laughed.

"That's not the case," Yu Bo told Xiao Yao, "Objectively speaking, there is no direct and necessary connection."

"Oh..." Xiao Yao said, "But if she agrees to you, won't you not become a monk and get married instead?"

“As a middle school student, can we go all the way if we agree?” Yu Bo raised his eyebrows: “Not to mention, there are so many practical obstacles…”

Seeing that the atmosphere of the conversation became a little sad, Xiao Yao hurriedly stuck out his tongue and closed his mouth.

……

……

"But she rejected you, how can you two still be so close?" Xiao Yao still couldn't help but break the silence: "Is it true that when you grow up, the grudges you had in school are often written off?"

"Of course not," Yu Bo said tenderly, "I will never forget the day I confessed my love to her on the playground..."

"Let me test it!" Xiao Yao asked, "What year was it? How could it be so open?"

"Liang Yanan was just stunned for a moment," Yu Bo ignored Xiao Yao and continued to talk: "Come over and hug me."

"Wow~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" Xiao Yao made a booing sound.

"Then, in a voice that only the two of us can hear," Yu Bo said, "Yu Bo, I don't like you, but now you can hold my hand and leave the crowd."

Xiao Yao looked a little dumbfounded: "..."

"That moon that doesn't belong to me, but it shines on me for a moment," Yu Bo said to Xiao Yao, "Do you understand? This is love, although it may not necessarily be love between a man and a woman."

"I totally understand!" Xiao Yao nodded vigorously: "But you two are so high-profile, didn't the teacher find you? In that era..."

"Yes," Yu Bo said, "Two people were found separately, and they wrote self-criticisms and asked their parents to come. Liang Yanan also wrote one."

"You mean," Xiao Yao said in disbelief, "just because the moonlight shone on you at that moment, just because you confessed to her in public, you forced the girl to accompany you for the checkup."

"Am I a fool?" Yu Bo asked.

"It's too bad." Xiao Yao said.

"But love emerges from it," Yu Bo said. "Do you know what the other side of the coin of love is?"

"It should be... sacrifice?" Xiao Yao said, "Like the sacrifice on the cross."

"Do you remember the first time I met you?" Yu Bo asked Xiao Yao.

"I remember." Xiao Yao said, "I followed Yu Luying here and you grabbed me by the collar and I almost got beaten."

"At that time, I thought you were a little hooligan from the outside world, so you were so rude." Yu Bo told Xiao Yao: "Later, I found out that you were Yingying's classmate and understood the whole story. I advised Yingying to repay you with kindness."

"Is this true?" Xiao Yao said in disbelief, "As her uncle, you didn't protect your niece from the little bastard who kept pestering her, but persuaded her to walk into the tiger's mouth?"

"Don't you believe it?" Yu Bo raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you think she suddenly started to pay attention to you after Christmas?"

"Are you really doing the work?" Xiao Yao was shocked.

He knew that Yu Bo would not lie, but he found it hard to accept for a while, simply because the story was too bizarre.

"Shouldn't you thank me for this?" Yu Bo said.

"Thank you, Brother Bo!" Xiao Yao said excitedly.

"I did that," Yu Bo told Xiao Yao, "not only to train Yingying's way of dealing with people, but also because I can see that you, a little bastard, are not a bad person at heart."

Xiao Yao was touched by this recognition: "Brother Bo..."

"So now, I also know that you won't let me down." Yu Bo said, "I also hope you understand that what I just said to you is not biased against you..."

"I understand, Brother Bo," Xiao Yao said.

"Yingying's life over the past decade has not been happy. You should have understood a lot of her situations without me telling you," Yu Bo said, "I have never objected to you becoming my nephew's son-in-law, just as it was at the beginning and it is still the same today, but you must be careful not to hurt her by accident - do you understand what I mean?"

"I totally understand." Xiao Yao said.

At this moment, the resistance I had just felt has disappeared, and all that remains is fear and guilt.

"Okay, go have fun." Yu Bo straightened his back again and announced the end of today's lecture.

"Brother Bo, there is one more thing." Xiao Yao had no intention of leaving.

"Speak." Yu Bo said.

Xiao Yao reported to Yu Bo briefly and concisely that Shen Jie was now imprisoned by her parents and was about to be forced into marriage because of her previous relationship with him.

"It has actually... developed to this point?" Yu Bo was a little surprised and was silent for a while.

"Is such that."

"I understand. I will pray for her," said Yu Bo.

"???"

"What's wrong?" Yu Bo asked knowingly.

"That's it? That's it?"

"I'm just a small clergyman. What action do you want me to take?" Yu Bo rolled his eyes deliberately.

"Don't give me that shit," Xiao Yao said, "Do you really not want to get involved in this?"

"Who am I to intervene? It's their family affair, they are not members of my church. Even if I am the Pope, I can only send a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. How can I rush?" Yu Bo said, "Besides, who are you to intervene? Didn't you break up with Xiao Shen?"

What did I say that Xiao Shen and I are broken up? Xiao Yao thought.

"First, to me," Xiao Yao said, "no matter what happens, she is at least my friend and someone with a special relationship with me; second, to you, she is also a student studying doctrine with you, and a member of your shadow warriors; third, even if she really has nothing to do with us, the Yu Bo I know, Father Yu, is a man with a simple sense of justice. He is definitely not the kind of person who is indifferent and aloof. I think only in this way can he be worthy of calling himself a servant of God..."

"Here you go, you're flattering me, right? You're blackmailing me, right?" Yu Bo said this, but he couldn't hold back the smile on his face: "Then what do you want me to do?"

"I..." Xiao Yao was speechless for a moment.

Yu Bo has begun pacing back and forth in the small garden: "First of all, her parents' restriction of her freedom before she turned 18 is not considered an infringement in public order and morality around the world, as long as it is not particularly long-term and abusive."

"I understand this, too," Xiao Yao said. "The key point is the matter of forcing underage children to get engaged. Father, is this a violation of justice?"

"For a serious matter like marriage, we must of course respect the wishes of both parties." Yu Bo did not directly answer Xiao Yao's question.

"There was a person," Xiao Yao said, "that little bear, remember?"

"Little Bear?"

"Ah, that time with Teacher Yao, didn't you meet him——"

"Kumaji-san, right? He has also been to the hall before. Go on."

"He suggested that I call the police or report to the Youth Affairs Office or the Avengers Alliance," Xiao Yao said.

"Call the police?" Yu Bo asked back.

"I also think it's a little outrageous," Xiao Yao said, "but after thinking about it, I think you are the only adult or elder I can discuss this with."

Yu Bo didn't say anything, but just continued to pace back and forth in the garden.

Xiao Yao watched him walking back and forth, wondering what was going on in his mind.

Based on Yu Bo's understanding of the police's working style, Yu Bo estimated that if Xiao Yao called the police, he would probably be ridiculed and then kicked out.

However, it is difficult to judge whether the engagement would have any major impact if reported.

For a long time, although Yu Bo and Zhang Zhengkai's father did not have much private dealings or interests, they had already reached a tacit understanding - Yu Bo helped reduce the juvenile crime rate in the area, and in exchange for the return, the "higher-ups" would turn a blind eye to many of his "gray behaviors", big or small.

Therefore, according to Yu Bo's original intention, he did not want Zhang Zhengkai's father's political life to be negatively affected.

However, even though he said he disagreed, he was also touched by Xiao Yao's compliment about his "sense of justice".

If one turns a blind eye to injustice and colludes with others just because of one's own interests, is that a loss of one's original heart?

But I am an adult after all, a member of society, not a child who thinks things are black and white, Yu Bo thought.

Moreover, if it is only my personal interest, it is fine. However, once it concerns the interests of the diocese and the parish, it concerns the interests of hundreds of parishioners and even the future of the parish. It is not something that can be decided on the spur of the moment.

Xiao Yao didn't know about Yu Bo's hesitation and just waited patiently for him to pace.

Finally, Yu Bo stopped.

"Regarding this matter," Yu Bo said, "I will go to see Zhang Zhengkai's father, ask for his thoughts, and give him some suggestions."

"Will he meet you?" Xiao Yao was a little surprised.

"Probably," Yu Bo told Xiao Yao, "but I'm not sure if he will tell me his true thoughts or listen to me."

"Anyway, let's give it a try." Xiao Yao said.

He thought to himself that as long as he could ruin this "marriage", many other things would not be so serious and pressing.

However, Shen Jie may still not be able to escape her father's personal control... ?

"Just wait for my news," Yu Bo said, "as for other matters, don't act rashly for now."

"it is good."

Xiao Yao hesitated to speak.

"Speak." Yu Bo said.