"I came back this time... to see her as well."
The Divine Doctor said nonchalantly, "It's been so long since I've been back, this engagement I have should be over by now, right?"
He was curious. After so many years, was the other party still waiting for him? He wasn't some super handsome guy. Although the Ning family was indeed a very large family in this area, it shouldn't be enough for someone to patiently wait for five or six years without canceling the engagement, should it?
"Actually."
His father looked at his son and slowly began to speak, "Originally, it was going to be canceled..."
"Hey, you old man, you were the one who said no talking during meals, and no talking during sleep. Now look at you, talking at the dinner table. Eat properly. If you want to discuss business, you can talk to your son later over a drink!" Liu Feiyan interrupted the father who was about to speak. She frowned, clearly not satisfied with the behavior of this father and son at the moment.
"Alright, alright, no more talking, no more talking," he quickly said, and also gestured for the Divine Doctor to continue eating.
After a satisfying meal, Liu Feiyan called Seventh Uncle to help with the dishes in the kitchen.
It was then that the Divine Doctor continued his conversation with his father.
"Dad, that engagement, is it off?" the Divine Doctor asked, looking at his father with a hint of nervousness. This was a habit ingrained in him over the past eighteen years.
When facing his father, he would instinctively feel uneasy. He wouldn't share his troubles with his father, and would more often seek guidance from his mother, Liu Feiyan. Come to think of it, this was probably the first time in his life, since his birth, that the Divine Doctor was speaking to his father on an equal footing and tone. Previously, he was submissive. After growing up, he had barely met his father.
Now, it was a first.
Speaking of the engagement, his father stared at his son for a moment, then said, "Actually, regarding the engagement, if you hadn't come back these past two days, it would indeed have been void. But..."
"I came back, so the engagement continues?"
The Divine Doctor seemed to hear something incomprehensible. He blinked his eyes. So, it was a good thing he shouldn't have returned these past few days?
"Yes. Actually, after you went to join the army, we made an agreement with their family. Originally, today, according to current law, when their daughter turns 20, you two would have a wedding. But you left, and she went to university. It just so happens that these past few days are special, and she's on holiday and has returned. We had agreed that if you didn't return in these two days, we wouldn't interfere with your engagement. But now that you're back, their family has likely heard the news."
His father spread his hands, his expression full of helplessness.
Hearing this news, the Divine Doctor felt that the title of "Child of Destiny" could indeed be removed from Brother Xiao.
He could actually make it back in time for this?
"Actually, originally, their family wasn't very satisfied with you. Although you are the contemporary Divine Doctor, you just left without a word and never bothered with matters here. Many things that you should have handled were resolved by your Seventh Uncle. They thought you were a young man without much responsibility..."
"Isn't that quite good?"
"Then they saw you on the news."