“What did you say?” Han Muzi thought she had misheard Ye Moxuan. Little Bean was just a small boy. How could they start planning his betrothal now? He wasn’t going to arrange a blind date for his son, was he?
Han Muzi thought that he was just joking, but he seemed to be deep in thought. “A few days ago, I met the daughter of Tang Group’s owner. She is quite a lovely girl, a perfect match for Little Bean,” he suggested seriously,
“Come again?”
Ye Moxuan coughed lightly, feeling rather guilty. Honestly, he didn’t even notice the girl’s appearance. All he heard was that the owner of Tang Group had a daughter, and she was one or two years younger than Little Bean. That was all he remembered.
Her appearance wasn’t a concern. What mattered most was to arrange a marriage for Little Bean so that he wouldn’t hog his mother’s attention all the time.
“I will talk to her father, and set a time for the two of them to meet.”
Hearing that, Han Muzi was speechless yet again.
Since just now, she had no idea what was going on. Before this topic got any further, she wanted to clarify on what he was suggesting.
But Ye Moxuan was on a roll, and kept planning the matter. When he mentioned that he wanted to arrange a meeting between Little Bean and the girl, Han Muzi finally couldn’t stand it any longer.
“Little Bean is still so young. What have you been rambling on about? Are you seriously considering it?”
Ye Moxuan held her hands, his dark gaze staring back at her.
“Yes, Little Bean isn’t a child anymore. Children should be nurtured since young. If there is someone who fits the bill, we should match them. After Little Bean graduates, they can get married straight away.”
Han Muzi pursed her red lips, thinking that it wasn’t far fetched for Ye Moxuan to come up with such an idea. “I hope it’s not because of me that made you want to find a match for Little Bean, right?” she asked.
“Is that a problem?”
She did not expect Ye Moxuan to admit it out loud. “He vies for your attention every day. You’re my woman, so I have to find one for him.”
Han Muzi’s lips twitched. “But he is your son.”
“So what?” Ye Moxuan chuckled coldly. “Even though he is my son, he still can’t take my woman away.”
Han Muzi was absolutely speechless. This was taking his jealousy to a whole new level.
“Ye Moxuan, I know that you are jealous, but your jealousy should have a limit. Little Bean is still young. To find him a match at this age is just too much. No parent would do such a thing.”
“Why not? In the olden days, didn’t people get married through matchmakers? Some were even spoken for before they were born. Besides, we are just introducing them to each other, not asking them to get married. Let them get along first as childhood friends. Who knows, things might work out in the end.”
He did have a point. Han Muzi had no comeback for him.
“I don’t think this will work. It will never happen.”
“In that case, I will just introduce them to each other and be friends. I won’t talk about marriage.”
Seeing Han Muzi’s rejection, Ye Moxuan tried to persuade her from another angle. Han Muzi glanced at him and she could see that his eyes were filled with determination. It seemed that he wouldn’t give up no matter what.
Becoming friends seemed much more acceptable than becoming engaged, right?
“When he’s in school, he sits and interacts with other girls too, right? Come on. Is there a problem in befriending more girls? Won’t you wish for Little Bean to have more choices in life?”
As a mother, Han Muzi had never thought of this. It wasn’t that she did not think of it, more like it wasn’t the right time for her to be concerned about it yet. She still had at least ten years before it became a pressing matter.
Now that Ye Moxuan asked her all of a sudden, she really didn’t know what to say.
Seeing her in deep thought, Ye Moxuan held her hand tightly and interlocked their fingers. His voice was low and deep, with a sense of leadership in his tone.
“I’m his father. Although I’m jealous, I will never harm him. I just want to give him some space to grow. He sticks to you all day, and it isn’t good for him to be too dependent on you. Every day, you need to divide your time between me, Little Bean, and Little Sprout,so I’m sure you’re exhausted. If he doesn’t stick to you, you will have more time for Little Sprout, right?
Han Muzi seemed affected by his words.
It was true that Little Bean had been sticking around her a lot, but she didn’t think much about it. However, she did think that Little Bean should be socializing more and making more friends.
“Little Bean will have more friends. Moreover, since Little Sprout is still young, she needs more time and attention. Isn’t it a win-win situation?”
Ye Moxuan spoke seriously, as if he was a particularly brave and selfless father; he even managed to completely hide his selfish intentions while talking to Han Muzi.
He thought she wouldn’t realize his true intentions.
At last, Han Muzi raised her head and stared at him. Gritting her teeth, she said, “You put it that way, but it is all for your own reasons. This is my first time seeing a father being jealous of his own son.”
But his idea actually wasn’t that bad. After all, Little Bean would get to know more people.
Therefore, no matter how she disliked his idea, she agreed to it in the end.
As Han Muzi agreed, Ye Moxuan’s heart filled with joy, even though his face didn’t show it.
When he returned to work in the afternoon, he didn’t even think to hold the meeting. Instead, he immediately went to find Tang Group’s owner.
That very evening, he brought home a little girl, almost giving Han Muzi a heart attack when she saw her.
Ye Moxuan had indeed brought home a little girl, but she was chubby all over, with round cheeks framing round eyes, and a round figure with chubby arms and legs.
She was like a little ball.
Han Muzi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you sure Little Bean is your biological son?”
It was not that she was trying to discriminate against fat people, but this young girl was really round. She just thought that with Ye Moxuan being Little Bean’s father, what he said in the morning was completely different from the sight that greeted her now.
It really was a huge difference.
As for Ye Moxuan, he honestly didn’t expect the girl to be…
He covered his lips with his hands and coughed softly. Bracing himself, he forged on, “Just a new friend. If Little Bean dares to discriminate, I will never let him live it down.”
When Little Bean came home that night and saw Little Chubbs sitting at the dining table, he was confused.
As soon as Han Muzi saw him, she waved at him.
“Welcome back, Little Bean!”
Baffled, Little Bean walked over to ask his mother. “Mom, who is she?”
Little Chubbs was sitting at the dining table, her head buried in a bowl while she ate with gusto. Little Bean looked at what she was eating, and noticed that it was actually a bowl of peanut glutinous rice balls.
Usually, he wouldn’t even have a bite of it because he felt it was overly sweet.
However, Little Chubbs happily gobbled all the food in a flash.
After finishing her bowl, she even asked for another helping.
Her appetite really was astonishing.
“I’d like you to meet the youngest daughter of the Tang Group. Her name is Tang Yuanyuan. Come over and say hi.”
Tang Yuanyuan?
Little Bean memorized the name. Indeed, it was aptly chosen.
