Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 725

Chapter 725: Deserve To Be An Old Bachelor
Now that Pan Meijia’s family has acknowledged that man’s relationship with her, they know that there is no possibility for her and Xiao Yiguan. It seems he realized his feelings too late and is now drowning in the grief of his first heartbreak experience.

After a moment of silence, both of them sighed and changed the topic. Although they can’t be in-laws, they are best friends. So, nothing will change between them.

“Aifang, did Jiajia tell you when she will take her boyfriend home?” Mother Xiao asked.

Mother Pan thought for a while and said, “Jiajia said she would come to visit on May 2 and stay for at least a week.”

“It seems that Jiajia has made her choice. Don’t forget to send me an invitation letter when the time comes,” Mother Xiao said with a smile.

“That is for sure. Oh, did you ask your husband to come here for lunch?”

“He will come with Ah Guan later. Aifang, do you want to shred more cabbage?” Mother Xiao asked.

Mother Pan looked at the portion of vegetables and said, “It should be enough.”

At the same time, in Xie Village, Father Li was sitting under the banyan tree drinking tea and chatting with friends.

Everyone knew that he was hospitalized due to a heart attack and could no longer work in the fields.

At first, they sympathized with him for losing his ability to earn work points. Because often if they are no longer able to earn work points, their children will stop respecting them and may even abandon them because they will become a burden to the family.

So, when they heard that Father Li would no longer work in the field, they comforted him and suggested that he do some work like making bamboo baskets to earn some work points. While some took pleasure in his plight. But now, they no longer pity him, but are jealous of Father Li’s leisurely life instead.

His eldest son moved in with his family to care for him. His second and third sons often gave him meat, eggs, fresh vegetables, and tonic wines to nourish his body. His grandchildren would visit him to chat or fish with him so he wouldn’t feel bored.

After a long period of nourishing and taking medicine, Father Li looks healthier and plumper than before. Although he is no longer as muscular as before, he looks younger and more like a handsome scholar. If he didn’t tell his age, no one would expect him to have grandchildren.

Father Li cracked some melon seeds, pointed at the chessboard, and said, “Old Wang, you should move the chess piece here.”

“You have already made a move, you can’t take it back,” Old Zhu said when he saw Old Wang reaching out to change his move.

Old Zhu was afraid that he would cheat, so he quickly moved his chess pieces and said with a laugh, “Checkmate. Old Wang, you lost again.”

After hearing what he said, Old Wang saw his friend take away his cigarettes and said, “I won’t play with you anymore. You have already taken two of my cigarettes today.”

Old Zhu happily got the cigarette, carefully wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in his pocket while asking, “Old Li, I heard that your second son asked Xiao Heng for ten days leave. Has he finally made up his mind to propose?”

Father Li took a sip of tea and sighed, “What proposal? He just went to visit her family. Before talking about the proposal, he had to introduce himself. Meijia is a good girl and if they both get married in the end, I can finally feel at ease. I just don’t know if her family approves of this relationship. My son is much older than their daughter.”

After hearing what he said, Old Wang said, “You don’t have to worry about this. Your second son is a good and capable man. If the Pan family doesn’t agree with their relationship, I can introduce my niece to him. You don’t know how many women in our brigade want to marry your second son.”

Father Li rolled his eyes and said, “The men of the Li family have always been devoted to their woman. Now that my second son has decided on Meijia, he will not change his mind. I am just worried that if her parents do not agree, he will end up as an old bachelor and refuse to marry another woman.”

Old Zhu picked up a piece of soft biscuit brought by Father Li, took a bite, and said, “Old Li, you are thinking too much. With the character of your second son, he must have had a plan. Haven’t you seen how he got that girl in a short time?”

“In my opinion, even if the Pan family doesn’t agree with their relationship, they will eventually get married. After all, the girl really likes your second son. My wife said she saw her going to his house all the time. If they don’t get married, her reputation will be ruined,” Old Wang said.

Father Li sighed and said, “This is also a concern of mine. Both of them are too reckless. In their current situation, they have no other choice besides getting married.”

Old Wang patted his friend on the shoulder and said, “Old Li, don’t worry. Children will also have their own blessings. What’s more, your son is already 30 years old. If he can’t even marry the girl he loves, then he deserves to be an old bachelor.”

After he finished speaking, the three of them burst out laughing.

Father Li nodded and said, “Well, it seems that as his father, there is nothing I can do except wish him good luck.”

“When we were young, we also worked hard to bring our wives home. It’s normal for men to fight for love.” Old Zhu said with a smile, reassuring his friend.

Recalling the time when he was courting his wife, Father Li nodded and said, “Mhmm, that’s true.”