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Wu Linglong smiled and said, 'Hello, Xiao Qi! My name is Wu Linglong. Would it be okay if I become your sister-in-law in the future?'

'That would be wonderful! Which sister-in-law could be as beautiful as you? Come on, come on, I'll introduce you to my cousins. I have such a beautiful sister-in-law now.' Jiang Xiaoqi insisted, pulling Wu Linglong along.

Jiang Ye said, 'Huh? You little imp, where are your parents? You're supposed to be looking after your little brother yourself.'

'Father is in a Family meeting. Mother went to Grandma's place to get something. They'll be here in a moment. Come on, come on, Sister-in-law, I'll take you to play.'

Wu Linglong felt a bit helpless. She glanced at Jiang Ye and smiled. 'Hehe! Then I'll go with Xiao Qi for now.'

'Alright then, I'll go find my mother,' said Jiang Ye.

Not long after, Jiang Ye headed towards his grandmother Bai Luolan's residence and happened to run into his mother and grandmother coming his way.

The moment the two parties met, they instantly burst into joyful laughter!

'Grandma, Mother, I'm back!'

'Little Ye? Hahaha! You brat, you've been gone for so long, don't you miss your mother?'

'Of course I do, how could I not? I was just in closed-door Cultivation and came back right after finishing.'

Bai Luolan laughed, 'You haven't been back for almost a year. The whole Family misses you, hehehe!'

'Grandma, I'm back now, aren't I? I never expected you all to give me such a big surprise. I'm overjoyed, hahaha!'

'Little Ye, you're twenty-one this year, and now you have a little brother. You have to give your grandmother something to look forward to!'

'Ah! Grandma, you don't need to hint at me. Aren't there still my two older brothers above me?'

Bai Luolan's tone changed. 'Just mentioning them makes me angry. Your eldest brother, Jiang Luo, has been out Cultivating ever since he left. Every time we send a message asking him to come back for a visit, he says he'll come back after his next Breakthrough. And that third brother of yours, Jiang Ding, is even more unreliable; he just turns and walks away whenever it's mentioned. Your granduncles have already become great-grandfathers. Your grandfather walks around with a sour face every day, and now I get annoyed just seeing him!'

Jiang Ye felt a bit helpless. His grandfather, Jiang Shanba, had a bit of a competitive streak with his two brothers. Losing so badly in the grandchildren department probably did make him look bad.

'Don't worry, we'll all work hard together; we won't lose! You gave me such a big surprise, and I'll give you a big surprise in a bit too.'

Bai Luolan pretended to sigh. 'Ah, if you brought a granddaughter-in-law back for me, that would be a bigger surprise than anything else you could give me.'

'I'm the same as your grandmother. I'd also like to have a daughter-in-law. If you want to make your mother happy, hurry up and bring one back for me.'

Jiang Ye chuckled, 'Hehehe, absolutely, absolutely!'

'Don't give me that cheeky grin. Your mother isn't joking with you!'

'Okay, okay, okay! I'll definitely bring you back a wife.'

At that moment, Jiang Ye's Third Uncle's daughter, Jiang Yin, came running over, shouting as she ran, 'Grandma, Grandma! Xiao Qi brought a really beautiful woman and said she's her sister-in-law... Brother Ye? You're really back! That woman...'

Bai Luolan and the other woman were stunned. 'Xiao Yin, what did you just say? Xiao Qi's sister-in-law?'

Jiang Yin saw Jiang Ye giving her a meaningful look. 'Uh... I don't know. A woman came. I don't know which brother's wife she is. Maybe she belongs to one of the granduncles? How about... you go take a look?'

'Hmm?' Jiang Ye's mother looked at him.

'Why look at me? You go take a look. I'll take care of my little brother. When I hold him, he doesn't cry or fuss,' said Jiang Ye.

'I won't go. She's not my granddaughter-in-law. I'd rather avoid your grandfather talking my ear off again,' said Bai Luolan.

Jiang Yin pulled at her. 'Ah! Grandma, come on! Let's go see what's happening. Besides those in the meeting, many people are already gathered there. If you don't go, they'll say you're being stingy again. Come on, come on! Second Aunt, you hurry up too. It's her first time at our home; we shouldn't give her a bad impression.'

'I'm really at the mercy of you little girls. Mother, let's go take a look then!'

As she spoke, the two were pulled along. Jiang Yin even turned back to wink at Jiang Ye, double-checking the truth. Seeing Jiang Ye nod, Jiang Yin smiled and tricked the two women over.

Bai Luolan and her daughter-in-law, Lin Min, arrived at the living room to see a crowd of female Family members surrounding a young woman, asking her all sorts of questions.

Suddenly, Jiang Yin's mother saw the two of them arrive and said loudly, 'Stop all the chatter. The real mother-in-law is here, hahaha!'

Lin Min and the other woman were stunned. 'Third Sister, what do you mean?'

'What do I mean? Your daughter-in-law is here. Linglong, quick! This is Jiang Ye's mother, and this is his grandmother.'

Wu Linglong hurried over, politely performing a Junior's bow, and said, 'Hello, my name is Wu Linglong. Jiang Ye and I haven't held a wedding ceremony yet, but we... are already considered husband and wife! How should I address...'

'Call me Mother, call me Mother! Hehehe!!' Lin Min quickly said, her face blooming into a smile!

Wu Linglong immediately said, 'Hello, Mother. Hello, Grandma!'

'Good, good, good! Linglong is truly beautiful. That silly boy actually kept it from me. And that dead girl Jiang Yin too, hehehe!!' Bai Luolan was also overjoyed!

Jiang Yin suddenly said, 'Don't any of you say anything! Let Second Uncle and Grandfather guess slowly during dinner later, hahaha!'

'You little imp, if your grandfather isn't prepared, he'll probably go crazy with joy on the spot. He's been waiting for so long, and none of his three grandsons have brought back a granddaughter-in-law for him.'

'Let him be happy! He's usually so strict with us. This time, let's give them a good tease.'

'Hahaha...' Everyone burst into laughter.

By evening, Bai Luolan had arranged for two tables for a Family feast, insisting that all three of her sons' families must attend.

Jiang Ye, holding his little brother and with Wu Linglong, hid away, planning to come out only after everyone had taken their seats.

At this point, everyone had arrived except for the eldest brother, Jiang Luo, who was Cultivating at his Sect and wouldn't be returning.

Jiang Ye's father, Jiang Lingyi, felt the women were acting strangely today and asked Bai Luolan, 'Mother, why is today's gathering so grand? The whole Family has to come back for dinner.'

'Ahem! An important guest has come to the Family. We mustn't be negligent.'

'Hmm? Everyone's here. Who's holding little Jiang Lin?'

Suddenly, Jiang Ye walked out. 'Here! Father, Grandfather, Eldest Uncle, Third Uncle, I'm back!'

'Hahaha! So it's you, kid. I was wondering why your grandmother suddenly arranged a Family feast.' Jiang Lingyi patted his shoulder, feeling very pleased with this son.

'Little Ye, come! Come over and have a good chat and a drink with your grandfather. It's been almost a year since you were last back.' Jiang Shanba said with a hearty laugh.

Eldest Uncle said, 'Little Ye, I can't even tell what Realm you've reached with your aura now!'

Third Uncle said, 'Last time you left home, you seemed to be at the Earth Realm, right? Have you reached the Ninth Stage now?'

Jiang Ye laughed, 'Hahaha! I left the Earth Realm behind long ago. I've crossed several major Realms since then. I'm now at the Xuan King Realm Ninth Stage.'

The men were stunned. Jiang Shanba asked, 'What Realm is that?'

'It's the fourth Realm above the Earth Realm!'

'This...' Everyone gasped in shock!

Bai Luolan cut them off, saying, 'Alright, stop all the noise. My important guest has been waiting too long!'

'Hmm? Old woman, what do you mean? Isn't this Family feast to welcome Little Ye back?' Jiang Shanba asked, puzzled.

'Who told you I arranged this feast to welcome him back? I arranged it for my granddaughter-in-law. Linglong, come out. Come sit by Grandma for dinner.'

Jiang Shanba and the others were stunned, all looking at her. 'Old woman, what did you say? Am I getting old and hearing things? Your granddaughter-in-law? Who? Jiang Ding?'