Elder Ye: When Are You Getting Married?

She turned around sourly to find some sense of presence. Then, she looked at Old Master Ye, who didn’t seem to hear them, and shouted, “Dad, what are you looking at?!”

“Nothing. Just sending a message.”

“What message?” Ye Lan leaned over and glanced at his phone.

Ye Maoshan’s expression was serious. He immediately hid his phone from her. When Ye Lan walked away speechlessly, he said, “I’ll ask Nian Nian when they’ll be back.”

!!

Ye Maoshan waited until she was far away before he picked up his phone again and looked at it. He found Ye Wangchuan’s WeChat and sent a message.

[When are you getting married?]

…

The following day.

Saturday.

Beijing International Airport.

After the plane landed, Ye Wangchuan saw the message on WeChat.

[Grandpa: When are you getting married?]

He stood there with one hand folded and waited for Qin Si and the others. At first glance, he thought that he had seen wrong. He frowned and looked again.

The dialog box was very concise.

Old Master Ye wasn’t a talkative person. Usually, they wouldn’t contact each other for no reason. If there was anything, they would just talk about it briefly.

There was only one recent message in the entire dialog box.

It was the question Ye Maoshan had asked: When are you getting married?

Ye Wangchuan looked at the message on WeChat and was silent for two seconds before replying casually.

[Y: She’s only a freshman.]

Old Master Ye seemed to be playing with his phone. Just as he sent the message, he received a new WeChat message.

Ye Wangchuan’s phone vibrated.

He glanced down at it again.

[Grandpa: You can get married in her first year. Do you dislike Nian Nian for being young?]

He hadn’t had time to reply when Old Master Ye sent another message.

[Grandpa: She doesn’t even look down on an old bachelor like you. Be content!]

Ye Wangchuan’s temples twitched violently, and his thin lips couldn’t help but twitch. His usual lazy expression disappeared as he was rendered speechless by the old man.

He raised his eyebrows and replied Elder Ye.

[Y: I’m not complaining. She’s not old enough to get married.]

The legal age of marriage in the country required the man to be 22 years old and the woman to be at least 20 years old.

Qiao Nian had just entered her first year of university. She still had to wait two more years.

Ye Wangchuan had just replied to him when Old Master Ye’s WeChat message flashed over again. [That’s nothing, it’s easy to solve! I’ll find some connections to get you two married through the back door~!]

It was followed by a happy emoji.

Ye Wangchuan knew that the emoticon he sent must have been stolen from Ye Qichen.

His thin lips pursed and he decided not to reply.

He put his phone back into his pocket and looked up to see Qin Si and Qiao Nian returning with water.

“Master Wang.” Gu San followed them to buy water. When he returned, he handed him a cup of hot coffee respectfully. “Here’s your coffee.”

Ye Wangchuan took it and looked at them.

Qin Si and Gu San were both holding water bottles, and even Zhang Yang had bought coffee. Only Qiao Nian’s hands were empty.

He raised his eyebrows and ignored Qin Si and the others. He walked up to the girl and said in a low voice, “Why didn’t you buy water?”

Qiao Nian had been avoiding him since yesterday. When he suddenly approached her, the girl subconsciously raised her hand, not used to it. She pulled down the brim of her cap and said casually, “I’m drinking mineral water. It’s in my bag.”

She didn’t like drinks like coffee and milk tea. They were too cloying for her.

Given the choice, she would still prefer mineral water.