If we swapped lives, I'd be the CEO and you'd take care of the kids.

Chapter 159 When to get married

Zhu Tingyue remained calm and composed, still struggling with the fruit on the table.

Shen Yingchu, however, grabbed his hand and pulled the child toward herself, her refusal obvious.

"You've never been a father, so you don't know how to hold a baby. Just watch from the side!"

He immediately cut off Shen Yanzhen's words, fearing that something might happen to the child in Shen Yanzhen's hands.

Shen Yanzhen chuckled helplessly: "Dad, I've never been a father before, but I've held a child before. I know how to hold one!"

Shen Yingchu deftly picked up the child, leaving him with her back turned: "All talk and no action is useless. You say you can hold a child, but I've never seen you do it. Anyone can talk big."

Shen Yanzhen's outstretched hands were still in mid-air as he kept explaining to prove that he really knew how to hold a child: "I'll hold it for you, then you'll know."

Shen Yingchu refused three times in a row: "No, you can't, you can't!"

"Sigh!" Shen Yanzhen sighed helplessly, "I can do it, you have to believe me!"

Shen Yingchu firmly disagreed: "If you really want to hold him, then go have one yourself. This is someone else's child. Why are you so eager to hold him?"

So that's what we were waiting for!

Shen Yanzhen was speechless: "Can't you just say what you mean? Why go through all that trouble? Aren't you tired?"

Shen Yingchu shook her head: "How could I be tired? My son isn't getting married, and I don't have any grandchildren. I might want to be tired, but reality won't allow it!"

Ignoring his sarcastic remarks, Shen Yanzhen pointed to the little bundle in his arms: "Isn't this your grandson?"

Shen Yingchu retorted confidently, "Of course he is! But this is Yan Qiu's child, what does it have to do with you?"

Shen Yanzhen: "Who cares whose it is, isn't it all your grandson?"

Shen Yingchu was exasperated: "Look at Yan Qiu, he already has a child, and you're still the eldest brother? It's one thing to not be a good role model, but you're still single! Can't you learn from him? Get married and have children sooner, then your mother and I can rest easy!"

Madam Shen also came in from outside and continued the conversation: "Yes, your father is right. You're not getting any younger, it's time to think about your personal life!"

Shen Yanzhen really didn't know how to answer. The pressure from both parents to get married was like a mountain pressing down on him.

He carefully chose his words: "Mom, it's not that I don't want to get married, but that I want to get married slowly, in an orderly and regulated manner, from a high number of marriages to high-quality marriages, striving to achieve the goal of those who get married first leading those who get married later, and ultimately achieving marriage together."

His words successfully confused Shen Yingchu and his wife.

Shen Yanzhen seized the opportunity and prepared to slip away.

But Shen Yingchu wasn't about to let him off the hook. Instantly, he boomed, "Shen Yanzhen, stop spouting these lies, big words, and empty promises. I'm not buying it. Answer me honestly, when are we getting married?"

Madam Shen took Shen Zhiyang from his arms and whispered a reminder, "Keep your voice down, don't scare the child!"

Shen Yingchu quickly patted her grandson's back gently to comfort him.

Shen Yanzhen was at her wits' end. Looking at the relaxed Zhu Tingyue beside her, she was furious: "Go and soothe your child yourself!"

Zhu Tingyue watched the fire from the sidelines, never expecting that when the city gate caught fire, the innocent bystanders would also be affected.

She slowly wiped her mouth, smiled at the child, and then answered Shen Yanzhen, "I also want to coax him, but Dad and Auntie can't wait to practice beforehand."

"If you ask me, you'd better hurry up and catch up too. Before Shen Zhiyang is old enough to run errands, my nephew isn't even born yet!"