"But what?" Taozi asked somewhat nervously. In her mind, she kept complaining, please stop pausing for dramatic effect, stopping halfway through your sentence is causing her a lot of stress. Although she knew that after understanding Shen Siyuan’s true identity, they would definitely not oppose her being with Shen Siyuan, she still cared about their opinions of the person she loved. "But he lacks ambition." "He doesn’t have the sharpness that young people should have." "A bit arrogant and conceited." "Aspirations higher than abilities." With criticisms coming from both sides, Taozi’s blood pressure soared. "Hey, hey, how did you guys see all this, or are you deliberately trying to discourage me?" Taozi said discontentedly. "We say this for a reason, it won’t be said without rhyme or reason," Qi Huilan said. Jiang Hongtu took another sip of the hangover soup before slowly saying, "It’s because you’re my daughter; otherwise, I wouldn’t bother saying this to others." "Hurry up and say it, don’t keep me in suspense," Taozi said dissatisfied. "I say he’s a good person; you can tell from talking to him, he knows manners, has boundaries, and is polite, those are his strengths. But for a graduate from a prestigious school, he’s not enterprising, doesn’t go out to explore, just because it’s close to home. So I say he lacks ambition, am I wrong?" Taozi shook her head; on this point, she really had no way to refute. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽 "Also, I say he lacks the sharpness of young people because he’s too steady in his speech and behavior." "Isn’t that a good trait?" "It is a good trait, but it depends on the age. At his age, he shouldn’t be indifferent to worldly affairs; he should have some edge and sharpness. Maybe that’s why he seems to lack ambition, being too easygoing." Taozi wanted to refute this, but without knowing Shen Siyuan’s identity, thinking didn’t seem wrong. "What about being arrogant and conceited?" "From the moment he walked in, he showed no nervousness at all, and was very relaxed talking to us, as if he wasn’t worried we’d break up the relationship. Unless he had something to rely on, but his family is ordinary and he hasn’t accomplished anything himself, what makes him think this way? Isn’t this arrogance and conceit?" Taozi sneered at these words, Jiang Hongtu and his wife exchanged a subtle glance, with smiles in their eyes. Jiang Hongtu continued, "When we talked about his future plans, he clearly didn’t have a perfect plan, yet he was confident he could provide a good life, still boasting—if that isn’t arrogance, what is it? If that isn’t lacking steadiness, what is it?" "He’s currently doing some operations at your company—what prospects could your company have? I offered to introduce him to a job, but he flatly refused. I asked him why, and he said he didn’t like it and it was, a waste of time—isn’t this having aspirations higher than abilities?" Upon hearing this, Taozi scratched her cheek. If she didn’t know Shen Siyuan’s true identity, what Jiang Hongtu and the others said would indeed hit the nail on the head. "So you guys disagree with us being together?" Taozi asked. Jiang Hongtu said, "Not at all, as long as you like him, your mom and I won’t oppose it." "Really?" Taozi looked skeptical. "Of course, it’s true. Your dad and I just don’t think highly of him and worry that he won’t be able to give you a good life in the future," Qi Huilan continued. "But these are small matters; our family has some means. If you’re unhappy in the future, you can come back home—it’s not a big deal, we’ll take care of you, as long as you don’t regret it yourself." Jiang Hongtu spoke so openly that Taozi’s eyes began to well up. "Mom, Dad, you’re the best." Taozi’s voice choked up a bit. Hearing this, Qi Huilan seized the chance to add fuel to the fire: "We are your parents; with only one daughter, who else would we be good to if not you?" Taozi, being a sensitive person, couldn’t hold back any longer upon hearing their heartfelt words and began to shed tears. Seeing this, Qi Huilan gave Jiang Hongtu a look. "Have we gone too far?" "Keep it up, don’t stop halfway." Jiang Hongtu gave her a look in return. He sighed before saying, "Don’t cry. Your mom and I are getting old; you’ll have to make your own decisions. As long as you’re happy, your mom and I will support you." This wave of emotional blows overwhelmed Taozi. In a hurry, she said, "Don’t say that, you two are still young, and there’s a long way to go. When I have a baby later, I want you to help me take care of the child." Originally full of deep emotion, Jiang Hongtu’s face changed slightly upon hearing this, and Qi Huilan, seeing this, quickly pinched him. Unaware of this, Taozi took her bag from the side. Under the watchful eyes of Jiang Hongtu and his wife, she cautiously produced a Jade Bottle. "What is this?" Qi Huilan asked curiously. "This is the real gift Si Yuan is giving you today," Taozi said with a hint of pride. "Oh, really? This Jade Bottle does look quite nice," Jiang Hongtu said. He felt somewhat disappointed that despite his and his wife’s heartfelt performance, Taozi hadn’t been swayed. "It’s not the Jade Bottle; it’s the elixir inside." That said, she carefully opened the bottle cap. "Elixir?" The couple exchanged a surprised glance. Initially suspecting a scam and that their daughter was being tricked, they then thought of the Security Bureau personnel from the other day, seeming to have discovered some unprovable truth. Before they could delve deeper, Taozi had already poured out two elixirs from the Jade Bottle. "Is this the elixir?" The couple was shocked. In their daughter’s palm, the two elixirs were a gleaming green, like Jade, with an indistinct aura swirling around them—indeed a most wondrous sight, making them seemingly alive. "Is this really the elixir?" "Of course, would I trick you?" "Then what does this elixir do?" "You’ll know after you take it, one pill for each of you. I’m telling you, this elixir is quite precious," Taozi said proudly. "Uh... it won’t cause any problems if we take it, right?" Jiang Hongtu was a bit hesitant; you can’t just eat anything random, especially not something green and mysterious . "What do you mean? You just declared your love for me, and now you’re afraid I’d harm you? Were you lying just now?" Taozi said suspiciously. She had been tricked before. "Of course not, I’ll try it first." Qi Huilan took one from Taozi’s hand. Her action was wise. If anything did happen, Jiang Hongtu certainly wouldn’t stand by idly. As for Taozi, with the elixir already out, she’s really worried that if they had indeed been brainwashed, they wouldn’t even notice. Qi Huilan didn’t hesitate much and swallowed the elixir. Then she felt a warm coolness spreading from her abdomen throughout her body, making her feel extremely vigorous. But this state made Qi Huilan a bit anxious; it didn’t seem like a good sign. Jiang Hongtu stopped halfway through his sentence, his eyes widening as if he had seen something unbelievably astonishing.