"Are you talking about Cousin Taozi? Jiang Wenxin?" Jiang Hongtu put down his cup and asked again for emphasis. "Yes, I worked with Sister Wenxin at the same company before, so she introduced us," Shen Siyuan replied. "I haven’t heard her mention this?" Jiang Hongtu said. Logically, if she was introducing someone to her daughter, she should have said something to them. However, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Wenxin used to be a financial director at a game company. The company wasn’t large, and Jiang Wenxin was an outsourced accountant, mainly reviewing investment funds. The job was relaxed, more of a hobby than actual work. "Was it that game company?" "Yes, I joined that company after graduating." Jiang Hongtu didn’t show much displeasure. After all, having mixed in the government departments for so many years, he learned not to show emotions easily in front of outsiders, except those close to him. "Which university did you graduate from?" "Huazhong University of Science and Technology." "That’s a good school." Jiang Hongtu was somewhat surprised; this was the most satisfactory answer he’d heard all day. "Why not move to a big city to develop? With your degree, you should have many opportunities." "It’s close to home." "What do your parents do?" Although Jiang Hongtu had already heard from his daughter, he naturally feigned ignorance at this point, also wishing to hear a different answer from Shen Siyuan. "My mom is a primary school teacher, and my dad runs a chicken farm..." Shen Siyuan didn’t hide anything about these matters. However, the more ordinary Shen Siyuan’s background seemed, the more curious Jiang Hongtu was about his achievements. Not only was his personal information classified, but even the Security Bureau was directly alarmed to come and warn them. If he didn’t rely on family, then it must have been his achievements alone that warranted such national protection. Thinking that he graduated from a technical university, Jiang Hongtu guessed that he might have solved some incredible technical problems. If that were true, he wouldn’t object to them being together. His daughter didn’t have to marry someone of matching rank, and people in academic research are generally purer, ensuring his daughter wouldn’t suffer much in the future. At this moment, Qi Huilan brought out a plate of fruit. "Here, have some fruit. Taozi peeled this herself," she said with a smile. Is that something to be proud of? Well, in the Jiang Family, it indeed was something to boast about. After all, Taozi used to lead an easy life where everything was handed to her. Seeing Qi Huilan place the fruit plate in front of him, Shen Siyuan quickly expressed his thanks. "What were you talking about?" Qi Huilan asked with a smile. Jiang Hongtu immediately said, "Xiao Shen said that he and Taozi were introduced by Wenxin." "Oh?" Qi Huilan was also surprised by this. "Why didn’t Wenxin mention this? When did this happen?" Qi Huilan exaggeratedly asked. "We didn’t get together back then, maybe that’s why Sister Wenxin didn’t tell you," Shen Siyuan quickly explained. "What do you mean? Is there a twist to this?" Jiang Hongtu asked in surprise. There were many twists, but Shen Siyuan couldn’t say them directly. So he just smiled and gave a brief explanation. "Although we met once back then, we didn’t like each other. Later, by chance, we met again and slowly got together," Shen Siyuan said. Upon hearing this, the couple suddenly understood. "This shows you two have fate; it’s destined by heaven for you to be together," Qi Huilan said. Her words were pleasant, but Jiang Hongtu gave her a disapproving look. There were more chats before having lunch. The couple also gathered a clear understanding of Shen Siyuan and his family. The young man was quite good, which they unanimously recognized. However, there were still lingering questions in their hearts, but they couldn’t directly ask. They understood the secrecy rules; it’s better not to pry where you shouldn’t. Yet they couldn’t help but be curious, so during lunch, Jiang Hongtu and Qi Huilan kept urging him to drink. Jiang Hongtu considered himself a good drinker, so he kept clinking glasses with Shen Siyuan, glass after glass. Meanwhile, Qi Huilan merely wetted her lips each time, teaming up to try to get Shen Siyuan drunk. Orıginal content can be found at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩 Once they got him drunk, anything he said wouldn’t be their fault. Unfortunately, they didn’t know their opponent. Even though Shen Siyuan usually didn’t drink much, with his physical condition, getting him drunk was nearly impossible. So in the end, Jiang Hongtu ended up drunk on the floor, and Qi Huilan was dizzy even from just wetting her lips. Not only did they fail to extract any information from Shen Siyuan, but he even managed to learn quite a bit about Taozi’s childhood from them. However, Jiang Hongtu had good drinking habits, perhaps because of his government position, even when drunk, he maintained some sobriety in his mind, just sleeping and not making a fuss. So when Shen Siyuan left, only Taozi saw him out. "When your dad sobers up, tell them whatever you can. Today, both of them are probably quite frustrated," Shen Siyuan said. Taozi playfully punched him on the shoulder and playfully rebuked, "You’re so mean, doing it on purpose, right?" Shen Siyuan just smiled and shook his head, then said, "Some things are better said by you than me, and besides, you have those two Elixir Pills that can convince them better." "Thank you," Taozi genuinely expressed her gratitude. The two "Leg Stretching Eye Bulging Pills" were the real gifts for today’s visit. Taozi was fully aware of the value of these elixirs, and she felt immensely touched. "Alright, there’s no need to thank me, go back quickly, your parents are probably getting anxious," Shen Siyuan said with a smile. "What’s there to be anxious about, my dad is snoring away, who knows when he’ll wake up," Taozi said. But she still gave Shen Siyuan a light kiss before turning around and going back inside. When she got home and saw Jiang Hongtu sitting on the sofa drinking sobering soup, she understood what Shen Siyuan meant earlier. "You weren’t drunk?" Taozi said in surprise. Jiang Hongtu glanced at her without speaking. He wasn’t fully drunk, but not far from it. Qi Huilan, who was tidying the dishes, laughed and said, "After all these years in the system, if your dad couldn’t manage that, he’d be stuck in a dead-end role his whole life." Jiang Hongtu had intentionally controlled himself to enter a drunken state when he realized he couldn’t outdrink the other party. It was a process, couldn’t be done too abruptly, as that would seem too fake. Over the years, he had used this trick to avoid many risks. Taozi walked over and sat directly opposite Jiang Hongtu. She asked cheerfully, "Dad, so, are you satisfied now?" Upon hearing this, Qi Huilan also stopped tidying the table and sat down next to Jiang Hongtu. Jiang Hongtu put down his sobering soup, rubbed his temples, and calmly said, "He’s good, but..." Uh... Taozi wore a wry smile; she was afraid of the "but."