Chapter 43: It's All Up To You Now...

  (Xiao Long trembles with excitement and asks: It's almost the weekend, tomorrow is also the start of next week, shall we make a push for the new book chart? It seems that next week is the last week of "Dragon Son-in-law"'s new book period. I'll try to advance my update tomorrow morning, can you guys give me your votes?)

  Just as Hao Ren was still unsure of how to respond, the sound of the doorknob turning came from the entrance again. It happened to be Zhao Guang bringing back Zhao Yanzi.

  They didn't get wet at all because they drove back. Zhao Guang looks like a strict father, but on rainy days he personally goes to school to pick up Zhao Yanzi, which proves that he still loves his daughter very much.

  When she saw her husband return, Zhao Hongyu walked over and said, "It's raining heavily outside today. I plan to let Ah Ren stay at our house, don't go back in the rain."

  "Ah, it's Old Sun bringing the rain, that must be a torrential downpour for the whole night. Even driving him back wouldn't be convenient, let's just stay here." Zhao Guang said without any hesitation, nodding his head.

  They both said so, and Hao Ren didn't want to express his stance anymore. He couldn't let them all ask him to stay here tonight and then insist on going back. If that was the case, Zhao Guang would definitely drive him back, and on this stormy night, Hao Ren really didn't want to trouble him either.

  Seeing Hao Ren nod, Zhao Hongyu smiled happily, "Alright, let's eat first, the dishes are all ready. Zhao Guang, get a set of dry clothes for Ah Ren, he got his clothes all wet bringing Ah Zi over for supplementary lessons. Ah Zi, go wash your hands!"

  "Alright." Zhao Guang nodded calmly and went upstairs to get his clothes.

  Zhao Yanzi stood still, looking at Hao Ren with a hint of resentment, as if she was dissatisfied with him invading her territory. Her parents treated Hao Ren like one of their own, but her mindset hadn't adjusted yet - last time they went on an outing together was one thing, now he's living in the house directly? Who knows what's next? To be honest, a young girl's sense of territoriality is very strong, even for someone from Zhao Yanzi's generation, where desks at school were still divided by a line.

  Hao Ren ignored Zhao Yanzi's glare, treating it as if he hadn't seen it. He didn't consider Zhao Yanzi his fiancée either; rather, he thought of her as the younger sister of Zhao Hongyu, who had been very kind to him. He hoped that Zhao Yanzi's English grades would improve, which was also a way for him not to disappoint the trust Zhao Hongyu and his wife had placed in him.

  Soon, Zhao Guang came down with a gray plaid pajamas, he handed the clothes to Hao Ren in front of him, "First change out of your wet coat."

  "Thank you!" Hao Ren took over the clothes, removed his own jacket and put on Zhao Guang's pajamas.

  Pajamas for Hao Ren were slightly too big, but they still fit well.

  Four people washed their hands and had dinner. Hao Ren savored these long-awaited delicious dishes, throwing away the little unhappiness in his heart. Due to the training before the sports meeting and the competition of the sports meeting, plus the weekend, Hao Ren calculated that he hadn't tasted Zhao Hongyu's cooking skills for several days.

  Zhao Yanzi is truly blessed to have such a perfect mother who excels in both virtue and art, and is flawless in both talent and beauty. Hao Ren thought to himself as he ate his meal and gazed at Zhao Yanzi's smiling face.

  "Ah Ren, has Ah Zi's performance on the English test papers improved recently?" Zhao Hongyu suddenly asked while eating.

  Upon hearing this sentence, Zhao Yanzi's tense head jerked up, and she turned to look at Hao Ren.

  "There has been some progress, it seems to be better than before." Hao Renxuan said. In fact, how bad Zhao Yanzi's English level is, probably only she herself knows.

  "Hmm, let's take it slow. How was her performance at school?" Zhao Hongyu asked further.

  Hao Ren was taken aback, thinking that Zhao Hongyu was asking about Zhao Yanzi's truancy, and after some thought, he didn't know how to respond.

  Zhao Yanzi was desperately making eyes at Hao Ren, her small hand tightly grasping the chopsticks, when suddenly her lips pursed and her rich expression turned threatening.

  "Oh, I mean, from all sorts of feedback from Ah Zi, is it that she seems to be more diligent in English?" Zhao Hongyu continued to ask.

  Hao Ren looked at Zhao Hongyu and thought to himself that her parents still didn't know about her skipping class yesterday, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Oh, it feels like the various knowledge points are slowly solidifying, she must be listening more seriously in school too."

  "Hmm, that's good." Zhao Hongyu nodded in satisfaction, a hint of a smile at the corner of her eyes.

  Zhao Yanzi let out a breath, thinking that Hao Ren would go against her. Zhao Guang watched all of Zhao Yanzi's expressions, but he just silently ate his meal and didn't participate in the discussion.

  "Actually, Ah Zi is not only poor in English, but also not doing well in other subjects." Zhao Hongyu thought for a moment and said, "In a few days, it will be Ah Zi's school mid-term exam. I hope she makes some progress in her grades this time. So, if it's not too much trouble... could you also guide Ah Zi on her other subjects over the next two days?"

  Her mother-in-law spoke up, and Hao Ren, as a son-in-law, couldn't refuse. He could only nod his head, "Alright, I'll try my best to tutor her."

  "A Zi's worst subject is still English, other subjects, you don't need to give her special guidance, if she has any questions about the homework, she will come ask you, is that okay?" Zhao Hongyu asked gently again.

  "No problem." Hao Ren immediately shook his head. Although he had gotten himself into trouble with a troublesome little fiancée, having such a knowledgeable and polite mother-in-law was not something Hao Ren could complain about.

  "Ah, Ai Zi is fine in every way, but she just doesn't pay attention to her studies. Every time we have parent-teacher conferences, her grades are always at the bottom of the class." Zhao Hongyu rubbed her temples and said with some helplessness.

  It turned out that it was because of this... Zhao Hongyu, as a parent, also had to save face. Her daughter's poor grades made her unable to hold her head up high, no matter how beautiful and radiant she was.

  Hehe, so-called dragon clan is also the same as the world's parents' hearts, having worries too.

  Hao Ren thought to himself.

  But Ah Zi's small face was flushed red, her mouth corners barely twisted, as if she wanted to explain, but couldn't really explain. No way, except for physical education being full marks, all her other grades were almost at the bottom of the class.

  "It's really troublesome for Ah Ren." Thinking of herself making one request after another, Zhao Hongyu looked at Hao Ren with a gentle gaze and said apologetically.

  "It's okay." Hao Ren smiled and replied to her. For the sake of Zhao Hongyu's face, Hao Ren also had to wholeheartedly teach Zhao Yanzi.

  The room was filled with soothing light music, and the heavy rain outside couldn't affect the warm atmosphere inside. Zhao Guang, as the head of the family, had always been taciturn, while Zhao Hongyu wore a sweet smile, feeling contented and satisfied, as if everything was moving in an ideal direction.

  Zhao Yan's face was puffed up with anger, her eyebrows furrowed, probably thinking of a countermeasure after Hao Ren "invaded" her life.

  Time passed minute by minute, and dinner was coming to an end.

  "After dinner, you take Ah Zi to my design room for tutoring, I'll go to Ah Zi's room to tidy up the bed, so you can sleep well tonight." Zhao Hongyu suddenly turned to Hao Ren and said softly.

  "Hmph......" Hao Ren, who was drinking soup, suddenly spat it out of his mouth.