In the front yard, Li Weibó and Yu Ziyu were intimately affectionate for a long time before returning to the second courtyard.
Li Zhengguó in the living room saw them and beckoned: "Xiaobó, Xiaoyú, come here quickly. Your uncle, aunt, and aunt's husband are all here."
Hearing Li Zhengguó's tone, Li Weibó and Yu Ziyu both breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Weibó held his girlfriend's hand and helped her introduce herself.
Yu Ziyu followed her boyfriend's introduction and greeted everyone: "Uncle, Aunt, Aunt, Uncle's husband."
Li Liguo nodded.
Ouyang Meihua scrutinized Yu Ziyu for a few moments, then asked Li Weibó: "Where is Yányán? Has he found a girlfriend?"
"I don't know," Li Weibó shook his head. "We have different mission times and often miss each other. I haven't seen him in a long time."
Ouyang Meihua was very satisfied with Yu Ziyu: "Ziyu, you should worry about your cousins for us."
"Introduce him to your friends, sisters, or something. Li Weiyán isn't as handsome as Xiaobó and his brothers, but he's not bad either."
Yu Ziyu generously nodded: "Aunt, don't worry, if there's a good match, I'll definitely introduce them through Xiaobó."
Ouyang Meihua nodded with satisfaction: "I didn't expect that our Xiaobó would be the luckiest, finding such a generous daughter-in-law."
Li Min was still observing Yu Ziyu: "You're an only child, where will you live in the future?"
"Li Min!" Li Zhengguó stopped his sister. "Xiaobó's matters are for them to decide. As elders, we just need not to cause trouble for the children."
"Yu's father and I are old comrades-in-arms. In this matter, you have no right to comment."
Li Min pouted: "I understand what younger brother means. Xiaobó is marrying into the Yu family."
"I'm willing!" Li Zhengguó glared at his sister. "My three sons are all in the army and never come out."
"If the girls are willing to be with them, let alone if a child takes the girl's surname, even if it's a complete marriage into the family, I agree."
"In the future, we'll keep Lili at home to take a live-in son-in-law, so we can have children who stay by our side. If you say such things, how can Lili find a son-in-law?"
"Dad!" Li Weibó was moved to tears: "It's our three brothers' fault for leaving you and Mom to our sister."
"It's alright," Li Zhengguó waved his hand. "As long as you are happy. You don't have much free time, so leave it to your wives and children."
Li Weibó gently wiped his eyes: "Thank you, Dad and Mom."
Yu Ziyu bowed to Li Zhengguó and thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt, for your understanding. Xiaobó and I will live well and won't disappoint you."
Li Zhengguó nodded with satisfaction. Yu Jinghai had taught his daughter very well.
Ouyang Meihua looked even more envious and pulled Yu Ziyu aside to talk.
Chen Suozhu dragged his wife to help in the kitchen, lest they offend someone by talking here.
Entering the kitchen, Li Min, disregarding her sister-in-law, angrily squatted beside her mother to complain:
"Mom, younger brother plans to let Xiaobó marry into the family, no, he said it's okay for all three sons to marry into other families, and he'll keep Lili at home to take a live-in son-in-law."
Li Mu glanced at her daughter and continued to add firewood to the stove: "Lili is very capable, so it's not bad to keep her at home to take a live-in son-in-law."
"Mom~" Li Min's voice rose. "Whether Lili takes a live-in son-in-law or not is not important. I'm talking about Háo Háo and the other two."
Li Mu finished adding firewood and turned to ask her daughter: "What kind of army do Háo Háo and the other two belong to?"
Li Min scratched her head: "It seems to be some special unit, right?"
Li Mu asked again: "Is your sister-in-law special?"
Li Min glanced at her sister-in-law, who was stir-frying: "Special."
Li Mu nodded: "Her specialness led the country to recruit her as soon as they discovered it, and she's still contributing to the country.
"I guess, unless her specialness disappears, she won't be discharged until she dies. So when do you think Háo Háo and the other two will retire? And Yányán."
Li Min was stunned: "Does what you're saying have anything to do with not criticizing my younger brother?"
"How can it not have anything to do with it?" After Háo Háo hastily agreed to Lin Duo'er's marriage, Li Mu had thought through many issues:
"Look how often your three nephews come back. Who will your younger brother and sister-in-law rely on in their old age?"
"After they get married, if they bring their wives home, will your younger brother and sister-in-law feel guilty towards their daughters-in-law and grandchildren?"
"Then they'll feel even more guilty towards their parents, and then carry the guilt of betraying their wives and children. What do you think their lives will be like?"
"They've dedicated their lives to the country, and in their personal lives, they carry so many burdens.
"When they find someone they love, they'll definitely give the other party more favorable conditions so that they won't be looked down upon due to guilt in their future interactions."
"Being an only child is good. Only children prioritize protecting their own family. Xiaobó agreeing to this condition reduces some of his guilt."
"Then agreeing to let one child take the woman's surname further reduces some guilt."
"Before you came, your younger brother had already explained the Yu family's conditions, and I had no objections."
"To put it selfishly, in the future, Xiaobó's child, who takes the Yu surname, will inherit everything from the Yu family. We're even getting the better end of the deal."
Li Min wasn't particularly concerned about things like dedication or emotional burdens. Whose life was easy?
What she cared about was: "Can he really inherit everything from the Yu family?"
"Nonsense!" Li Mu forcefully tapped her daughter's forehead. "What are they having children for? Material possessions can't be brought with you when you die, so who else will you leave them to if not the children?"
Li Min, being tapped, sat on the ground: "So, it seems like a good deal."
"Pah!" Li Mu spat at her daughter. "What do you take Xiaobó's love and marriage for? A good deal? Raising you, my daughter, is the biggest loss."
"Other daughters bring things into their families. My daughter not only takes things from our family home but also needs our family to support her and always causes trouble for our family."
"Heh heh." Li Min got up from the ground. "That's because my family members are all capable. My sister-in-law and younger brother are officials, and in the future, my family's grandsons and great-grandsons will also be officials. Our Li family is about to prosper."
Li Mu annoyedly tapped her down again: "With your mouth, it's a miracle if things don't fall apart."
Li Min quickly covered her mouth: "I won't say anything, I won't say anything."
Li Mu turned back to continue stoking the fire.
Li Min got up and patted her pants. "No, I need to build a good relationship with Ziyu. Big sister-in-law is cunning enough to ask Ziyu to introduce someone to Yányán, and my Ān'ān doesn't have a partner either?"
"Stop right there!" Li Mu ordered her daughter. "Ān'ān is too timid to talk to girls from the army. Even if he wants to find someone, he'll look for a classmate. You come and stoke the fire."
Li Mu forcibly pushed her daughter to sit on a stool in front of the stove. "If you don't keep your mouth shut today, I'll have your younger brother kick you out of Kushan Mountain."
"You're biased!" Li Min grudgingly added firewood. "Aren't you biased towards your grandson?"
Li Mu looked down at her daughter from above: "I am biased, so what are you going to do about it?"
Li Min retorted: "If I had known, I would have taken a live-in son-in-law at home back then."
"Pah!" Li Mu spat at her. "Even if you took a live-in son-in-law, you'd need my permission. If I don't agree, where would you find one?"
"You're biased!"
"Have you ever done anything that pleased me?"
Li Min was stumped by the question...