Tang Wan frowned slightly, "Has he been plagued by bad luck recently? Should I go to the temple and get him a peace charm?"
Lan Yuxi smiled and said, "No need. He doesn't believe in that. Besides, with me, this little lucky star, around, bad luck will never follow him again."
Tang Wan reached out and poked her forehead, "You! How can you praise yourself like that?"
Lan Yuxi blinked her eyes and said seriously, "I'm not praising myself. When I was by his side before, he never had an accident, let alone those troubles."
Lan Haolin snorted and walked over from his hidden spot, "A seller of his own wares!"
Lan Yuxi pouted and looked at her mother.
Tang Wan said with a stern face, "It's getting late, Xi'er, let's go upstairs to sleep."
Lan Yuxi looked at her father suspiciously, "What's going on? As soon as you show up, Mom wants to leave."
Lan Haolin frowned slightly, "Your mother has been dwelling on what happened back then. She still gives me some face in front of others, but when we're alone, she gives me a hard time."
Tang Wan glared at him fiercely.
Lan Haolin took her hand and said sincerely, "Wanwan, Xi'er, today, in front of both of you, I solemnly apologize. If I hadn't listened to my mother about everything back then, you two wouldn't have suffered so much, especially Xi'er... Wanwan, I know you dote on our daughter, and so do I. Ever since I learned that you almost lost your life, I almost fell out with my mother. It was also after that that I became completely obedient to you and never listened to my mother again."
Tang Wan sniffled. She knew all this, but the thought of the suffering her daughter had endured made her unable to help but want to lose her temper with him.
Back then, because she had given birth to seven sons in one go, her mother-in-law treated her with disdain. Knowing her due date was approaching, she insisted on taking their whole family back to her maiden home to celebrate the birthday of a distant uncle.
As a result, an accident happened before they even arrived. To protect the sixth and seventh children, she, who was pregnant, hid the two children and single-handedly attracted all the assassins.
If Mother Ling hadn't saved her, she and Xi'er would probably no longer be in this world.
Seeing Tang Wan cry again, Lan Haolin held her tightly in his arms, "Wanwan, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on that boy Nan Xiao from now on, and I won't let our daughter suffer any grievances."
Tang Wan's eyes were red, "Nan Xiao is much better than you. At least in his heart, his wife and children are the most important. You can't just watch him; you need to watch those people in the Nan family! None of the people in the Nan family are easy to deal with!"
Lan Haolin dotingly stroked her head, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll keep a close eye on those people in the Nan family. Anyone who dares to lay a finger on my daughter, I'll crush their head!"
"Dad, this is China. If you really do that, it's against the law," Lan Yuxi said, extending her small hand to show the jade bracelet. "See this? This was given to me by Grandpa. It's the token of the matriarch of the Nan family. With this, I can walk sideways in the Nan family from now on."
Lan Haolin glanced at the jade bracelet, "Our family can load carriages with things of this quality. You think this can make you walk sideways?"
"Dad! You don't show off your wealth like that!"
Tang Wan, however, was relieved and took her daughter's hand to look at it, "With this and Nan Xiao protecting you, I can rest a little easier."
"Mom, it's not just resting a little easier, it's resting completely! I didn't care for this thing at first, and I was thinking of finding a time to return it. But today, when I showed this jade bracelet, seeing how angry my third great-uncle and the others were, and yet they couldn't do anything to me, I felt very happy."
Tang Wan asked, "Did Old Man Nan give you the jade bracelet? Did An Lianshu agree?"
"I don't know. Besides, even if she doesn't agree and wants to take it back, Old Man Nan and Nan Xiao won't allow it."
Tang Wan frowned displeasedly, "You call him 'Old Man Nan' one after another, it's too disrespectful. Besides, you've already registered your marriage with Nan Xiao, so you should at least call him Father."
Lan Yuxi wiggled her nose, "I won't call him that, it feels awkward... Dad, Mom, are you not angry that Nan Xiao and I registered our marriage without consulting you?"
Lan Haolin glared at her grumpily, "Who says we're not angry! But is our anger useful? We can't watch two children without a father, can we?"
Lan Yuxi pouted, "Okay. Then, for the sake of the two children, please don't make things difficult for their father."
Lan Haolin unhappily flicked her nose, "Why is your heart and eyes only for that boy? I don't understand, what's so good about that boy that you're so devoted to him, so good to him that even I, your father, am jealous."
"You're even better to Mom than I am, why am I not jealous?"
"Because in your eyes, there's only Nan Xiao!" Lan Haolin suddenly remembered a very important issue and asked in a deep voice, "You're already married, when are you planning to have the wedding?"
Lan Yuxi's face instantly turned red to her ears, "His mother hasn't woken up yet, and his maternal grandfather just passed away. We definitely can't have the wedding anytime soon."
"Forget it, it's useless to ask you. I'll ask that boy when I see him."
"Dad—you absolutely must not ask. It will look like I'm eager to get married."
Lan Haolin gave her a disgruntled glance, "Aren't you eager to get married? Sneaking off to register your marriage..."
"Alright, stop scolding our daughter. She's had a tiring day today, let her rest early." As soon as Tang Wan spoke, Lan Haolin immediately fell silent.
Tang Wan broke free from his embrace and was about to go upstairs.
Lan Haolin quickly followed and held his wife, "Wife, slow down, these stairs are a bit steep."
Lan Yuxi shrugged. Her dad's doting on his wife was simply unbearable to watch!
After Lan Haolin and Tang Wan entered the children's room, Lan Yuxi took out her phone and called the security captain, telling them to let Nan Xiao pass directly if they saw him. She then tiptoed into the kitchen.
She wasn't very good at cooking, but she could still boil noodles or dumplings.
However, both of those would get mushy if left for too long. Lan Yuxi thought for a moment, then took out two eggs and a tomato, scooped a bowl of rice from the rice cooker, and in five minutes, stir-fried a bowl of egg fried rice that, while not top-notch in appearance, tasted pretty good. She put it into a thermos and took it to the bedroom.
She placed the thermos on the coffee table and went into the bathroom with her pajamas. When she came out, she saw Nan Xiao sitting on the sofa, savoring the egg fried rice she had made.
Lan Yuxi was delighted, and walked over with a smile, "When did you get back? I didn't even hear you. Why didn't you call me?"
"Just got back. I saw you were taking a shower, so I didn't disturb you." Nan Xiao popped another mouthful of egg fried rice into his mouth. "It tastes like the familiar flavor again. It's delicious!"