Li Yuhua imdiately got anxious when she heard her son say this: "Look at you, look at you! I see you all are about the sa age, others have partners already, aren't you worried?"
"Mom, she already has soone in mind, why are you anxious?" Pei Jin lowered his head, finished the fish on his plate, and teased with a smile.
"Who? Have you t?" As soon as Pei Jin said this, the interests of the whole family were piqued and everyone turned to Pei Jin in unison.
"Sis!"
Pei Jin ignored his brother's eye-roll, wiped his mouth with a napkin, took out his phone from his pocket, and swiped to a photo. The whole family leaned in imdiately, and Li Yuhua put on her glasses, beaming as she stared at the girl on the screen, "It's this girl, huh. I saw her during the day. Not bad! She looks gentle and elegant. Is she also Tuantuan's colleague? What's her na and where's she from?"
"Her na is Zhao Yuanhu, she's from Jiangnan, a genuine water town in the south," Pei Jin introduced with a chuckle.
Old Pei, initially sitting upright, couldn't resist his curiosity any longer. He leaned over to glance at the screen, then at his son, coughed a couple of tis, and stated, "This girl is not bad."
"Right? I think so too. Son, do you like her?" Li Yuhua looked at her son eagerly.
Pei Yan shot a reproachful glance at his sister and said helplessly, "Nothing's set in stone yet! You're just listening to my sister's nonsense. She doesn't have that intention."
"Hey, don't say that. I privately talked to the girl, and she feels quite positive about you. Don't be too greedy, eating from your bowl but looking at the pot. Our Pei Family doesn't go for that." Pei Jin pointed out with a hint of implication.
"What? Eating from the bowl but looking at the pot? Son, if you're playing both sides, let tell you, that's unacceptable. Our family has never had such behavior problems, you can't be a jerk."
Upon hearing his mom, Pei Yan felt his head spinning, speechless, "Sis, you know best. It's impossible with her."
"Who? Who are you talking about?" Li Yuhua urged anxiously.
"Uh, a foreigner!" Pei Jin replied awkwardly, trying to brush it off.
"A foreigner? Foreigners are not acceptable, our own people are better!" Grandpa suddenly interjected, his words imdiately gaining the family's agreent.
Pei Yan covered his face with his hand, wanting to cry but without tears, "I won't marry a foreigner!"
"Then why aren't you getting along with this girl? You both have feelings for each other." Li Yuhua pursued persistently.
"There was a little disagreent back then, a minor issue we never cleared up. Been busy with work lately, haven't thought about it." Cornered, Pei Yan hesitated with his chopsticks.
Li Yuhua noticed his expression and exchanged a glance with the others in the room, sensing sothing was up. She stepped forward to counsel, "Son, be a bit more magnanimous, especially with these emotional matters. Don't hold onto trivial issues. If you like her, you should seize the mont, be proactive. Do you expect the girl to make the first move?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Pei Yan responded repeatedly.
"That's the spirit. I heard you have only three days' vacation this ti. In a few days, invite your colleagues over for a visit, let us et the girl." Li Yuhua skillfully seizes the opportunity.
"Ah!"
"Ah what! It's settled."
After dinner, Pei Yan and his father sat on a bench by the flower bed in the square downstairs. Old Pei took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes his son brought ho, unwrapped it, and lit one, smiling, "Not bad, can afford to gift Maotai and Zhonghua now."
Pei Yan took a cigarette from his dad's box, put it between his lips, and sneered, "Dad, if you want to smoke, I'll have soone bring you so, and send a pack to grandpa and granddad as well. Your son can afford it now."
"What kind of household is this! Constantly smoking Zhonghua; it's good enough to smoke occasionally. Life's just looking a bit better, don't spend on these frivolous things. The family appreciates your filial piety; save up so more money to get married and build a family." Old Pei said, lighting the cigarette in his mouth, took a puff, and said slowly, "Your job is quite dangerous, right?"
Before Pei Yan could respond, Old Pei waved his hand and continued, "Just hide it from your mom. Don't we know what you studied from childhood to university? Even with talent, I haven't heard of anyone getting such good housing arrangents and support! Nothing in this world cos free; you must be very important to the country now. Considering the changes in the family since you left and your reactions, this job must be very secretive. Your dad doesn't know much, but I've seen enough movies to know not to ask what shouldn't be asked."
At this point, Old Pei looked around and whispered, "The families relocated here all know what's up. Privately, we've talked. During dinner, about that Xia Yu you ntioned, her dad, Old Xia, also talked with us secretly. He vaguely ntioned that his daughter wasn't ordinary since she was young, had extraordinary strength, and was later specially recruited by so bureau. Son, are you also...?"
Pei Yan knew this matter couldn't be hidden in the end. The Upper Envoy also told him he could appropriately reveal certain information. Thinking of this, he nodded and said with a smile, "Dad, actually, aside from being an art student on the surface, I'm very good with computers, like exceptionally good, you know?"
"Oh, I see, I see! A hacker? You have such skills?" Old Pei nodded, understanding imdiately.
"Exactly! Just never showed it to you before." Saying that, Pei Yan pretended to ss with his phone, then secretly used his abilities to control the nearby street lights to turn off, on, off, on, laughing, "See, I hacked into the nearby power control system to do that."
"Oh! That's amazing!" Old Pei was impressed by the scene and believed his son's words even more, then asked, "Your sister also got recruited into your departnt, right?"
"Yes, her grades were much better than mine. She studied biochemistry, which is useful in the research departnt of the departnt." Pei Yan explained openly.
"Good, you still don't fully see through this matter. Just keep it under wraps, or you'll worry more." Saying this, Old Pei extinguished the cigarette in his hand, patted his son's shoulder, and said, "You are a man now, take care of yourself and stay safe out there, and also protect your sister."
Upon hearing his father's words, the bitterness accumulated in Pei Yan's heart over the years evaporated. His spirit soared, and with a straight back, his eyes glead, he said, "Dad, I'm not boasting, but there aren't many people in the world capable of threatening our family's safety."
"I believe it!"
After a heartfelt conversation under the building, Pei Yan got up to send his father ho, then excused himself, saying he wanted to stroll around and get familiar with the new neighborhood. Watching his father walk upstairs, Pei Yan turned and walked to a dim corner of the building, whispering, "Co out."
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