"The more fiercely Grandpa yelled, didn’t it just mean he had no way to deal with Brother Wen Nian?"
"Third Grandpa, thank you! I really thought that after Grandpa left, I wouldn’t even have a meal!"
Wen Xun’s words not only silenced Wen Liangyi for a moment, but also quieted everyone at the table. After a long while, Wen Liangyi couldn’t help but burst out laughing,
"You, my boy... are extraordinary!"
Third Grandpa complimented Wen Xun, and both Song Lili and Wen Nian felt a sense of pride well up inside them.
"Wen Nian, you’ve got quite the discerning eye!"
"When Wen Xun was five, his biological sister died. It was Lili who adopted him, caring for him as her own younger brother. In the past years, when Lili attended the Xilin Military Academy, Wen Xun followed her around. He was well-behaved and obedient from a young age, unlike other children who often have a lot of temper."
"I didn’t adopt Wen Xun because he was smart; since Lili had made a commitment to be responsible for him, looking after Wen Xun became our shared responsibility once we started living together."
"I admittedly didn’t discuss this matter with my grandfather or my parents in advance."
"Even if I had discussed it with them beforehand, the outcome would have been the same."
Wen Liangyi indicated that he truly understood both Wen Liangyu and his son, chiming in agreement.
"By the way, Brother Wen Nian, when exactly did you and Sister-in-law Lili get married?"
Wen Nian smiled lightly,
"On your sister-in-law’s twentieth birthday,"
It took Wen Yan a good while to react before realizing, "Then you’ve been married for..."
"Almost five years now."
Hearing this number, Wen Yan silently gave Wen Nian a thumbs-up—impressive!
One after another, questions kept coming at Song Lili and Wen Nian as if they were the main guests being interviewed...
Song Lili would often find herself amused by Wen Yan’s jokes.
She exchanged a glance with Wen Nian; neither of them had expected... to receive blessings and support at this family banquet.
Their hands clutched tightly under the table, listening to the people chattering above.
Song Lili, holding Wen Nian’s hand, whispered,
"Even so, those who left early will surely spread the word about what happened today... When that time comes, the face of the Wen Family... being a prominent family in G-country..."
"What’s the use of a prominent family’s face? Can it give me a home that’s up to snuff?"
Wen Nian looked down at Lili and said softly.
Song Lili gazed back at him...
Had she not lived a second life, she truly wouldn’t have known he could go to such lengths, would not have known his most genuine thoughts.
What did it matter to be the President; all he wanted was a... decent home.
It wasn’t until after three o’clock in the afternoon that everyone began to leave their seats.
Wen Nian and Song Lili stood at the door seeing off the guests, Wen Liangyi, who was kept under strict watch by Wen Qin, was still slightly tipsy, leaving supported by his son.
Wen Liangyi’s eldest son, Wen Yun, returned to Wen Nian’s side,
"Grandpa is not the kind of man to let things go easily; family ties do not hold much value in his eyes."
"I’m not trying to stir up trouble between you and Grandpa, just giving you a friendly heads-up. If you run into any trouble, you can come to us."
The "us" Wen Liangyi spoke of was likely his entire branch of the family.
"Although I am merely your uncle, I am sincerely impressed that the Wen Family has a young man like you."
"Uncle, I understand. Thank you."
"Don’t listen to what Wen Liangyu says; you’re outstanding. There aren’t many girls who, at their most radiant age, don military uniforms."
Song Lili pursed her lips, feeling a warm current inside her heart.
"At the family banquet, you’re Song Lili, Wen Nian’s wife, but at the President Mansion, you’re the President’s wife."
"Uncle, I understand."
"The road ahead will be long and fraught, so buck up! We’re all looking forward to the birth of the ’little troublemaker’ in your belly, okay?"
The uncle, who had hardly spoken at the banquet, moved both her and Wen Nian with the few words he did say.
After seeing off the guests, Song Jiayu and Miu Lerong also prepared to leave.
Song Tianyou followed behind them, pausing as he passed by Song Lili, looking up at her with his pale face...
Song Lili blinked, sensing that Song Tianyou had something to say.
"You treat him like your own brother, but what about me?"
"I am your real brother, aren’t I?"
Faced with Song Tianyou’s questioning, Song Lili looked bewildered.