"I'm looking for Ye Chen," Zhang Shoufu said with a dark expression.

"Ye Chen is my son-in-law. If there's anything you need, just tell me directly," Liu Zhengqing replied with a smile.

"No, this matter is not for you to decide. I need to speak to him personally," Zhang Shoufu insisted.

"Zhang Shoufu, you can speak freely, I can handle anything!" Liu Zhengqing laughed.

"..." Zhang Shoufu's face was ice-cold.

"Shihua, wait here for me, I'll see what's happening."

As Ye Chen wiped the grease from his mouth, he thought of heading to the door, afraid that his two fathers-in-law might actually start fighting.

"Mhm, be careful, don't get any blood on you," Liu Shihua said.

"..."

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave the side hall, Li Junyi came in with a pot of braised pork, blocking his path completely.

"Auntie, it seems we have guests. I'll sneak a peek," Ye Chen said with an awkward smile upon encountering this roadblock.

"Why spy on them? There's no flower on their faces!" Li Junyi said. "I've prepared the braised pork for you, come eat it while it's hot."

Suddenly appearing, Li Junyi acted as a roadblock, leaving Ye Chen with no choice but to go back.

"One hundred fried eggs gone just like that?" Li Junyi's face showed surprise upon seeing the empty plate.

"Mmm, I haven't eaten well in days. Taking advantage of my hunger, I ate more today," Ye Chen said shyly with a smile.

"Poor child!" Li Junyi thought of Ye Chen's tragic childhood.

"Wait here, I'll bring you some noodles right away!"

After settling Ye Chen down, Li Junyi headed to the kitchen to prepare noodles, determined to fill this child up!

"Ye Chen, the braised pork is my mom's specialty dish. Try it and see if it's good!"

Liu Shihua put a piece of braised pork in her mouth and displayed a look of indulgence.

"Liu Shihua, do you hear that noise outside? Are they fighting?" Ye Chen asked.

Zhang Shoufu's sudden intrusion and Liu Zhengqing's bold counterattack were accompanied by the sounds of banging tables and smashing chairs. Ye Chen could even hear Liu Zhengqing and Zhang Shoufu provoking each other loudly, a sign that a massive fight had erupted.

"It seems so," Liu Shihua said calmly.

"Aren't you worried at all?" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise. "Your dad is fighting someone. What if he gets hurt?"

"What can I do if I'm worried?" Liu Shihua replied. "I am a goddess, and goddesses must be ladies; we don't fight."

"Besides, my dad is wise and invincible, the greatest in the world. Mr. Zhang is no match for him!"

"Even if my dad really loses, I still need to conserve my strength to call an ambulance and the police to arrest the culprits!"

Liu Shihua's matter-of-fact demeanor and clever words left Ye Chen somewhat amused.

"Ye Chen, come and help me carry the noodles!"

Li Junyi joined in the commotion again, this time shaking as she held a large pot, barely able to keep it steady.

Seeing this, Ye Chen quickly got up and took the heavy pot. He looked down and was stunned—it was filled to the brim with noodles.

"This pot is exactly ten pounds of noodles. I was worried that smaller bowls wouldn't satisfy you, so I brought the whole pot," Li Junyi chuckled sheepishly.

"No problem, I love eating out of a pot," Ye Chen said, his face full of bliss. His mother-in-law was overwhelmingly hospitable.

"Ye Chen, you better eat quickly. Noodles ought to be eaten hot, and the braised pork will get cold if you don't eat soon!" Li Junyi said considerately.

Ye Chen: "..."

"Pfft! Hahaha!"

Watching Ye Chen's dumbfounded expression, Liu Shihua burst out laughing, unable to contain herself.

"Shihua, mind your manners!" Li Junyi scolded.

"Got it," Liu Shihua said, suppressing her laughter.

"Ye Chen, don't mind Shihua; she's always a bit crazy. Eat your noodles before they go bad," Li Junyi said with a smile.

"..."

Not wanting to let his mother-in-law down, Ye Chen began devouring noodles straight from the pot.

Ye Chen's enthusiastic eating pleased Li Junyi, who smiled contentedly at her son-in-law's lack of fussiness.

"Hey!"

"Zhang Shoufu, how can you crawl under the table like that? You're trespassing!" Liu Zhengqing yelled.

"I'm not trespassing; I'm here to find my son-in-law!" Zhang Shoufu was desperate, crawling right under the table.

"Don't think you can be unreasonable just because you're older. We made it clear yesterday. Ye Chen has broken up with your daughter; he's now my Liu Family's son-in-law!" Liu Zhengqing declared.

"I have nothing to say to you. I want to find my son-in-law!"

Sticking to his stubborn attitude, Zhang Shoufu began searching through the Liu Family's home like he owned the place.

"Son-in-law, where are you?" Zhang Shoufu called affectionately. "Sweet son-in-law, just come out, I've seen you already."

"..."

"Son-in-law..."

Zhang Shoufu arrived at the side hall and finally found Ye Chen, and then he was stunned.

Ye Chen was hugging a large pot, devouring noodles like a madman, eating voraciously like a starving ghost reincarnated—it was beyond words.

When Ye Chen ate, it was as if he could swallow mountains and rivers!

Watching Ye Chen's intense gusto, Zhang Shoufu swallowed his saliva, somewhat tempted by the sight.

"Zhang, you better go back," Liu Zhengqing patted Zhang Shoufu's shoulder. "One meal for Ye Chen is a hundred dough sticks, twenty bowls of soy milk, a hundred fried eggs, a pot of braised pork, and ten jin of white noodles!"

"You can't afford such a son-in-law!" Liu Zhengqing advised meaningfully.

"..."

Zhang Shoufu was scared by Ye Chen's manner of eating; he remembered that as a child, Ye Chen wasn't this gluttonous.

"Phew!" Ye Chen picked up the large pot and drank half a pot of noodle soup, finally feeling satisfied.

"Ye Chen, are you full?" Li Junyi looked at this lovable foodie.

"..."

Being watched by so many people as if he were a monkey, Ye Chen also felt a bit embarrassed.

"Ye Chen, come outside with me for a moment, I have something to tell you," Zhang Shoufu said.

"No way!" Before Ye Chen could respond, Liu Zhengqing interrupted.

"You're looking for your son-in-law, but Ye Chen is my son-in-law; you aren't trying to steal him, are you?"

Liu Zhengqing shielded Ye Chen behind him and stared tensely at Zhang Shoufu, ready for a showdown over the son-in-law.

"..."

Ye Chen's head was about to explode, all these complicated family relationships were driving him insane.

"Ye Chen, your phone!"

Just as Ye Chen was feeling awkward, Zhang Xinlan suddenly appeared and handed a mobile phone to him.

"This is!" Ye Chen's eyes focused, his face showing surprise.

"I was applying a facial mask in my room when this phone suddenly rang. I took it and came looking for you, but it disconnected midway."

The phone Zhang Xinlan brought over was Ye Chen's antique mobile phone, which was his only means of contact with the old marshal.

"Alright, you guys chat, I'll return a call!"

Ye Chen took the phone and withdrew to a quiet place, knowing the old marshal wouldn't call him for no reason.

"Ye Chen, I..." Zhang Shoufu raised his hand to stop him, but was forcibly held back by Zhang Xinlan.

"Dad, don't mess up Ye Chen's important business!" Zhang Xinlan said earnestly.

"Important business?!" Zhang Shoufu felt a shock, sensing something out of the ordinary.

"Don't pry and don't disclose anything. Ye Chen is a national official; too much attention could get you executed!" Zhang Xinlan warned solemnly.

"What!" Zhang Shoufu was dumbfounded by his daughter's words, and even Liu Zhengqing and his wife were shocked.

"Ye Chen is Huaxia's top expert, and has protected an important figure in Huaxia, so Xinlan's words aren't meant to scare you!" Liu Shihua added fuel to the fire.

"..."

Zhang Xinlan, Liu Shihua, being close to Ye Chen, definitely knew some of his secrets. So, Zhang Shoufu and Liu Zhengqing were a bit terrified, only then realizing that their son-in-law was truly a legend!

"Dong dong dong dong."

Ye Chen redialed the old marshal's phone, only to encounter a busy tone again.

"No one answered the call, did something happen?" Ye Chen murmured while holding the old mobile phone.

The old marshal, named Yang Shouye, was a leading figure in the Huabei Military Region and one of the four powerful figures in the military regions, who had greatly favored Ye Chen.

Ye Chen, who had been orphaned since childhood, received much love and care from the old marshal during his upbringing, and even kowtowed to acknowledge him as his honorary grandpa.

While on a mission in Egypt, Ye Chen killed a prince and faced international sanctions. He was ordered by the Huaxia Military Region to retire, but the old marshal did not abandon him.

Yet Ye Chen was still very grateful to the old marshal. Without his protection, he might have not been able to return from Egypt and could have been killed by international experts.

The antique phone, given by the old marshal, kept them connected even after Ye Chen's retirement.

However, since Ye Chen left the old marshal and retired, the phone had been silent.

Now, with the sudden call from the old marshal, Ye Chen felt a bad premonition.

Chaos was brewing in the world, an inexplicable crisis was looming, and all lives would be affected.

As a military official with real power, the old marshal must be extremely busy, preparing for the upcoming turmoil—an urgent call at this time would not be for a trivial matter...

"Still busy?"

Ye Chen waited a moment on the balcony, redialed the old marshal's phone, and discovered it still wasn't connecting.

"Something definitely happened!" Ye Chen felt a strange palpitation. "I'll just honestly wait for news; the old marshal will surely call me back!"

Ye Chen calmed his agitated emotions and returned to the Liu family's side hall, where the two fathers-in-law were about to fight; it was his duty to intervene as the son-in-law.

"Where are they?"

Ye Chen arrived at the side hall only to discover that Zhang Shoufu and Liu Zhengqing and his wife were nowhere to be seen, leaving only Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua there.

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