Chapter Forty-Four: Through The "Probationary Period"

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  A new week, let's vote for Xiaolong ~~ Let's see how far our "Dragon Son-in-law" can go ~~

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  It was not just Hao Ren who lost his composure at the dinner table, but also Zhao Yanzi who stared at her mother in shock.

  Zhao Hongyu smiled, "What I mean is, you can just sleep on the floor in Ah Zi's room tonight. Ah Zi's room is big enough and also has her own independent bathroom, which is more convenient."

  "Mom!" Zhao Yanzi shouted in discontent. Letting a boy stay overnight in her room was something that had never happened before.

  Zhao Hongyu was about to say that Hao Ren wasn't an outsider, but Hao Ren wiped away the soup from the corner of his mouth and said, "Ah Zi is a girl after all, it's not convenient for me to sleep in her room. I'll just sleep in the living room on the first floor instead."

  Zhao Yanzi turned her head to look at Hao Ren, not saying anything. She had originally thought that this naughty uncle would take the opportunity to move into her room, intentionally making her dissatisfied.

  Hao Ren also had his own plans. On the one hand, he didn't want to provoke Zhao Yanzi too much, even with her parents' support. On the other hand, before their relationship was truly confirmed, he and Zhao Yanzi should keep some distance between them; otherwise, it would be hard to shake off in the future.

  Zhao Hongyu looked at them, thought for a moment, "The living room on the first floor is too cold. If you don't sleep in Ziye's room, then sleep in the small attic upstairs, just sleep in my study, it's a bit small, but it's still quite warm."

  "That's fine too." Hao Ren nodded.

  "But Ah Ren still needs to go to your room's bathroom to take a bath." Zhao Hongyu turned her head and said, looking at Zhao Yanzi.

  Zhao Yanzi bit her lip in frustration, "Okay."

  She felt that her territory was being divided step by step by Hao Ren, and even her parents were gradually leaning towards him, which made Zhao Yanzi somewhat resistant. Before she had decided to "marry" Hao Ren, all approaches not approved by her were worth resisting.

  That's her small self-esteem, although she sometimes thinks Hao Ren isn't that bad either.

  Zhao Hongyu used a sweet smile to ease the atmosphere, "The meal is also finished, you can go upstairs now. Anyway, Ah Ren is staying here tonight, and there's no rush for time, so take a bath first, relax comfortably, and then help Ah Zi with her homework."

  As soon as Zhao Hongyu was about to get up, Hao Ren hastily stood up first, grabbed a few bowls and chopsticks, "Auntie, let me help you clean up."

  "Hehe, no need! I'll do it! You go take a bath first." Zhao Hongyu said gently.

  Hao Ren endured for a bit but still couldn't outdo Zhao Hongyu and could only verbally thank her for the meal.

  As Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi went upstairs one after another, Zhao Hongyu, who was collecting bowls and chopsticks, asked Zhao Guang beside her, "What do you think after observing them for some time?"

  Zhao Guang nodded, "His conduct is still good, his character is steady, and he's actually not bad to Ah Zi. Moreover, his concentrated mind has shown signs of breaking through the second layer, indeed just as Lu Changlao said, a clever and unpretentious young man."

  "That means you've officially acknowledged him. Actually, after these few encounters, I quite like Ah Ren too." Zhao Hongyu stopped what she was doing and looked at Zhao Guang, "And... about the West Sea side, how do you plan to handle it?"

  "When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. Now thinking about this is useless, let's just focus on helping Ah Ren increase his strength as soon as possible." Zhao Guang said with a serious face.

  On the second floor, Hao Ren carried his tutoring materials into Zhao Yanzi's room, where a faint fragrance of perfume wafted through the air.

  Despite the heavy rain outside, it did not affect the tranquility of this small world. Hao Ren put down the materials and asked Zhao Yanzi, "Where is the bathroom?"

  "Hmph!" Zhao Yanzi turned her head away and didn't respond to him.

  "You skipped school yesterday and I haven't told your parents about it yet." Hao Ren said calmly as he looked at her.

  At this, Zhao Yanzi's ears perked up and his face turned anxious, "You... you dare to say that!"

  "What's there to be afraid of? The fact is that you skipped class." Hao Ren said nonchalantly once again.

  "That...that depends on how you play!" Zhao Yanzi glared at Hao Ren, her voice rising by an octave.

  "That's strange, I don't think I invited you. You sneaked out by yourself, and now you're blaming me?" Hao Ren asked.

  Zhao Yanzi was speechless, and indeed, she had slipped out of school, watching Hao Ren's competition was just a small excuse, wanting to come and see what the sports meeting in college would be like was the real reason.

  "Did you see me get first place yesterday?" Hao Ren asked her again.

  "What's so great about coming in first in this lousy game!" Zhao Yanzi's face turned bright red with rage, and he almost hit Hao Ren.

  Seeing her being forced by her own words, Hao Ren smiled and said softly, "Then why did you come over to see me?"

  Zhao Yan's chest heaved with rage, and the uncle in front of him was becoming more and more outrageous, more and more annoying.

  Yes, she wanted to see how far Hao Ren could run, but when she went to watch, she was ridiculed by him, which really infuriated her.

  She was only angry with herself, but didn't think that she had also taken Hao Ren's kindness for granted several times.

  "If you don't want me to tell your parents about your truancy, then improve your ranking by 10 places in each subject for this mid-term exam." Hao Ren said slyly, leaning close to Zhao Yanzi's small face.

  "How dare you threaten me!" Zhao Yanzi bared her teeth, almost wanting to bite off Hao Ren's ear.

  Hao Ren stretched out a finger and shook it, "Not a threat, but a condition."

  "I won't accept it!" Zhao Yanzi grabbed a pillow from beside her and threw it at Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren hastily dodged and smiled again, "No rush, if your mid-term exam scores don't improve, I'll tell your parents about you skipping class."

  "Ah ah ah......" Zhao Yanzi was almost driven mad. From childhood to adulthood, when had she ever faced such threats? Especially her parents who used to dote on her, now seemed to have all taken Hua Ren's side and become her opposition.

  "Alright, alright," seeing that she was about to blow up, Hao Ren hastily comforted her, "I'll go take a bath first, where is the bathroom?"

  "There it is! Look for yourself!" Zhao Yanzi pointed at a white cabinet.

  Hao Ren walked over and opened the white cabinet door, only to discover a fully equipped bathroom hidden inside. Damn, with such a bathroom, no one pointed it out, how could he have found it?

  He walked in and turned on the showerhead. His body had been drenched by the rain earlier, and it was indeed a bit sticky; he wanted to take a bath. However, taking a bath at a girl's house was something he had never done before.

  He came out of the bathroom after a hot bath, wearing a bathrobe, and found a set of neatly folded black pajamas placed at the door. Zhao Yanzi was nowhere to be seen in the room. He put on the comfortable pajamas and walked outside the room, hearing Zhao Yanzi cooing in the next room.

  It was probably hearing Hao Ren's footsteps that Zhao Hongyu shouted, "Aren, come in!"

  Hao Ren carefully pushed open the slightly ajar door and entered Zhao Yanzi's parents' bedroom.

  This is a room much larger than Zhao Yanzi's boudoir, but equally exquisitely designed, giving people a sense of elegance and comfort.

  Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu were wearing casual pajamas, lying on a three-meter-wide bed, while the 54-inch plasma TV embedded in the wall opposite them was playing an entertainment program. Zhao Yanzi lay between her parents' bodies, also wearing a pink nightgown, looking like she had just taken a bath in this room.

  Seeing Hao Ren walk in, Zhao Yanzi's smile suddenly froze.

  Hao Ren saw the happy family of three and suddenly felt he shouldn't have come in.

  Zhao Hongyu stood up, "Finished washing? The clothes are left in the bathroom, I'll help you take them out and wash them, they'll be dry tomorrow."

  "No, no!" Hao Ren hastily blocked him.

  "It doesn't matter, we're all family, no need to be polite!" Zhao Hongyu ignored Hao Ren's obstruction and nimbly stepped over the threshold into Zhao Yanzi's room to collect her clothes.

  "Want to watch TV for a while?" Zhao Guang asked Hao Ren.

  "Uh, never mind." Hao Ren stood at the door and said blankly.

  "Ah Ren, you're still too reserved." Zhao Guang said to Hao Ren, then patted Zhao Yanzi's shoulder, "Go and catch up on your homework, don't disappoint your mom."

  Zhao Yanzi got up from bed with some displeasure, jumped onto the carpet and put on a pair of pink cartoon slippers.

  Zhao Guang watched them walk out of the bedroom shoulder to shoulder, one tall and one short, one black and one pink, his eyes slightly distracted, and he let out a meaningful sigh.