Even when Dolly heard a car honk, she only glanced over for a moment before going back to devouring her barbecue. “I’m back, Nana.”It was Dylan’s voice. He got out of his car with a bouquet and called out to Grandma May as he walked over. He said, “It smells great. This weather is perfect for a barbecue.”Winter in Wiltspoon had always been weird. Grandma May did not even want to go outside yesterday as it was too cold. However, the temperature rose that day. It was nearing afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly. It even began to feel a little warm. The Yorks would have barbecues occasionally throughout winter, but only during vacations, of course. On the other hand, Grandma May could have a barbecue whenever she wanted. Dylan thought, ‘When I get married and have a son, I’ll pass my business to him the moment he’s old enough to take over. I want to retire early and enjoy a relaxed life like Nana.’Living a happy life was more important than becoming immortal. “Mr.

Dylan barely ate during breakfast as he slept poorly last night. He put all the food in a resealable bag before following Grandma May out. “Have a drumstick, Nana.”Dylan passed a drumstick to her. He turned toward Dolly, who sat before the table and had a greasy mouth from eating, and said, “Who’s that girl, Nana? She’s definitely enjoying her food.”“She’s Dolly. Her parents take care of the garden. I like her a lot.”Dylan ate the fish Grandma May cooked. He said, “You like every little girl you meet. You even tried to steal Chloe back the last time you visited the Johnsons.”Grandma May regretfully said, “Our family is just as good as the Johnsons. Even if Clo-clo were to live with us, it’d be a similar environment. Unfortunately, the Johnsons weren’t willing to let her go. I guess Ben was scared that I’d kidnap his daughter. He was at home every day when I visited and kept staring at me.”“Of course, they wouldn’t be willing. Chloe is their only great-granddaughter. If I

“You’re more important to me than Mom and Dad, Nana. You can definitely live a long life. Don’t you want a great-granddaughter? With the nine of us, you’ll have nine granddaughters-in-law in the future. Surely, there’ll be one from us nine.“You have to hold your great-granddaughter, raise her, and choose good in-laws for her.”Grandma May laughed. “I want to ask for an extra five hundred years of life as well, but let’s be realistic.“I’ll be content with seeing my great-granddaughter born. How can I possibly wish to live until the day she gets married?”No matter how healthy, she was already eighty years old. Meanwhile, her great-granddaughter was still nowhere in sight. She probably would not even be alive to see Rowan get married.Grandma May said, “I was just teasing you. Didn’t I say that I’d accept another girl aside from the one I chose as long as she had good character and values? The problem is whether you know her identity.“It’s been some time, yet you don’t even

Imogen would not even know that Dylan was the one who bought the souvenirs. After thinking about it, Dylan decided to go with Grandma May’s suggestion. If he were to tell Imogen that he bought the gifts, she probably would think that he had some lingering feelings for her and feel hopeful. It would be troublesome if she refused to give up. “Aren’t you heading home to eat, Nana?”Dylan looked at his watch. It was almost mealtime. Grandma May said, “I’m full from eating so much barbecue. I’ll have a simple lunch at their quarters later. She would go for a light lunch after having too much chicken and fish. “You should dine with your parents back home.”“Okay.”Since Grandma May did not want to go home yet, Dylan did not insist. The old lady enjoyed spending time with the ladies. She would not go hungry anyway. He did not have to worry about her not having anything to eat. “I’ll call the ladies over to admire the flowers here.”Grandma May took out her phone. Dylan o

Rosella put the velvet box down. “I didn’t know he was coming back by himself. Mom told me he would be back for lunch. Since Ms. Doyle is in Wiltspoon, I thought he’d let us meet her after eating and drinking with her last night.”She no longer felt happy about the jewelry Dylan gave her.She preferred having a daughter-in-law. Dylan said, “I’ll just go back to work now.”After speaking, he got up and was about to leave. Martin said, “Your mom told the kitchen to prepare extra food. We can’t finish it even if we feed it to the dogs. You should eat before leaving.”Dylan was rendered speechless. His father just implied that they would not have asked him to stay for lunch if their dog could finish the extra food. Just because he did not bring his girlfriend home, he now stood lower than the family dog.“Okay. Let’s go and eat,” Rosella said.Dylan stood and followed his mother. He said, “I thought you really wouldn’t let me eat. I guess I’m less important than our dog now.”