Chapter 689 - 395: A Toast to Dad

At four-thirty in the afternoon, Li Qiyuan used catching a train as an excuse to politely decline Zhao Haiqi’s sincere dinner invitation, thus the father and son departed from the Zhao family and returned to Jintian City Apartments.

Under Old Li’s strong insistence, Li Peifeng also called Xu, Huang, and Wu to come over for dinner.

The three girls agreed and confirmed they would arrive on time.

Li Qiyuan clearly intended to use this opportunity to talk to his son’s three girlfriends, aiming to persuade them to throw away their romantic fantasies, give up Li Peifeng, and part ways completely without entangling and tormenting each other.

Old Li didn’t expect all three to listen, but if he could persuade just one to break up, it would be a success.

Li Peifeng was well aware of his father’s intentions, so he was very disgruntled.

On the way to buy groceries, he kept trying to convince Li Qiyuan to abandon this idea.

But Old Li probably thought discussing these ’family scandals’ in public was inappropriate, so he remained silent and did not respond.

After returning home, while father and son were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, Li Peifeng kept babbling as he chopped vegetables.

And because they were the only ones at home, he wasn’t afraid of outsiders overhearing, so he raised his voice.

"Dad, do you know what this is called? This is called breaking up lovers! As the saying goes, ’It’s better to dismantle ten temples than to destroy one marriage.’ Why? Because love is far more precious than anything else in the world, and here you are, about to destroy three marriages of mine at once. How much sin are you incurring? Can you really bear to ruin my happiness?"

"Yes, I can bear it because you are the one sinning; you ruined the happiness of those three girls’ original marriages. Just shut up, if I can persuade even one, it will be a salvation."

"I... Well, are you still going to Manning’s house tomorrow?"

"I planned to make it clear to her to break up with you, so why should I go after that?"

"What if she doesn’t understand? What if no matter how you persuade, they all insist on being with me?"

Li Qiyuan laughed coldly: "You are really ignorant; your father here has had only one wife all his life, and you dare to have four... four! Do you know what that means?"

"What does it mean?"

Li Peifeng had just asked when he suddenly realized: "I know now; you’re jealous, right? You must be jealous... I’ve always thought you had a broad mind, like the boundless ocean... Turns out you’re jealous of your own son? I can understand if others are jealous of me, but why would you be? Four daughters-in-law caring for you and mom, isn’t that enough?"

"Bullshit!"

Li Qiyuan shouted angrily: "I ask you, do you know what four wives mean? That’s shortening your life! Plus, when a man reaches middle age, his body fails. I’m already no match for your mom..."

The last half of the sentence was said very quietly!

If Li Peifeng didn’t have good hearing, he wouldn’t have heard it. But upon hearing it, he couldn’t help but laugh silently: "This is definitely not a problem; I know my own body well, and they know it too. It’s them who aren’t the match... Hey, Dad, when Tianxuan comes over later, shall I ask her for some meds for you? She’s got connections."

"Scram, save it for yourself!"

While the father and son were bickering, the door opened, and Wu Wenyue, whose workplace was closest, returned home. She took off her coat, changed into slippers, and immediately walked into the kitchen to help.

"Uncle, take a rest, let me do it."

Wu Wenyue rolled up her sleeves deftly, decisively taking the vegetables from Li Qiyuan’s hands and started washing them.

What a good girl!

Li Qiyuan was familiar with Wu Wenyue: she’s kind, hardworking, has a business mind, has earned quite a bit, is healthy, and her intelligence and height match well with Li Peifeng—they would definitely have kids who excel both academically and physically!

Originally, the couple favored Wu Wenyue as their most suitable choice for a daughter-in-law, but unexpectedly Li Peifeng wanted to marry Zhao Qingge first. That showed their son liked his mentor most, and with the meeting of family elders, Li Qiyuan could only settle Zhao Qingge as the final daughter-in-law candidate.

Sorry, Wenyue!

Li Qiyuan took a deep breath, speaking to her seriously while standing by: "I just got back from Qingge’s family’s place; we talked quite a bit..."

Old Li recounted the details of the family elders’ meeting as if reminiscing, but he was actually speaking for Wu Wenyue to hear.

He focused specifically on the wedding date and the sentence from Li Peifeng, "Only one wedding, only with you!"

In the beginning, Wu Wenyue’s expression was still calm, but upon hearing the latter sentence, her actions paused as she glanced at Li Peifeng with a frown: "So affectionate, doesn’t sound like something you’d say."

Li Peifeng translated: "Only one wedding, only with means only with her.’

"Hmm, that does sound like the nonsense you’d say..."

Wu Wenyue quickly took back the foul word and smiled awkwardly at Li Qiyuan: "Thank you, Uncle. I understand. Then let’s settle it that way; I have no objections."

"?!"

"But next time my dad invites you over, don’t decline."

Wu Wenyue’s expression carried a hint of grievance, and her tone was slightly reproachful: "Since I brought Xiaofeng home to meet my parents, you both have cut off contact with them, making them think Xiaofeng doesn’t want a long relationship with me and keep urging me to have Xiaofeng arrange a family meeting... If you’re not satisfied with me or have issues with them, just say so directly, no need to avoid."

Li Peifeng heard Wu Wenyue’s grievance, quickly set down the knife to hug and comfort her: "Brother Yue, don’t worry, my dad will immediately meet with them... right, Dad?"

Meet your ancestors, meet?! You might as well make yourself your own dad and go meet them!