"Dad, you will have grandchildren of your own," Dylan announced suddenly.
Ginseng soup helps with fertility, so I bet the soup has alerted the elders at home just the way I want it.
Clearly, Tilly asked Fergus to come and test him, and Dylan was happy to give him a positive answer.
Fergus was overjoyed, but he still remained calm outside. "I will definitely have grandchildren. I never worry about not being able to have grandchildren."
I've got three sons.
Dylan smiled. "Dad, thank you."
His father was a very open-minded parent. If his father could persuade his mother, he believed that his mother's attitude toward Kendall could be slowly reversed.
Dylan didn't expect his mother to treat Kendall as a daughter and only hoped that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could coexist peacefully.
Kendall was not the kind of woman who was submissive.
"Thank you for what? I've never helped much."
"You helped me a lot. I know that."
Fergus smiled and said, "You are my son. It's a matter of course for a father to help his sons within his power. You don't need to thank me. It's too polite and makes our father-son relationship feel distant."
"Dad, tell Grandma that I like raising my own children, and I don't like raising other people's children, even if they're my own nephews."
Not only did he want to tell Tilly that he was normal, but he also wanted her to stop putting pressure on Yoseph and Matthew, which might affect his brothers' marriages.
Fergus knew that his mother had wished for Yoseph and Matthew to have more children in the future so that Dylan could adopt some of their children to avoid Dylan being childless.
Although Yoseph and Matthew did not refuse on the surface, they resisted on the inside.
No one would let go of their child when they were capable of raising them. Tilly's decision would also severely hinder their marriages. If the prospective wives knew that their future children would be adopted by others, could they accept it?
After listening to Tilly's words, Mary was obviously unwilling to accept them.
Fergus smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely tell your grandma."
Dylan was still a normal man, so he could have children of his own, and naturally, he didn't need to adopt his nephews.
"There is another thing I want to ask you to tell her."
"Mhmm. Go ahead. I promise to bring the entire message to your grandma intact."
"Since I have married Kendall, I want to live with her for the rest of my life. My tolerance is limited, and I can't tolerate other women except Kendall!"
Dylan knew that Tilly didn't like Kendall. Even if Tilly saw that Kendall could change him, the older lady still planned to expel her from the family after she transformed Dylan into a good man. Though seemingly impossible, his grandmother planned to arrange for a well-matched woman to be his wife.
"Grandma loves me and Alice the most. So, she probably wants me to be happy. Since she wants me to be happy, don't destroy my happiness. Kendall may not be the best, but I want her, and she's the only one for me. Without Kendall, my world would be in endless darkness."
Without light, there was no happiness.
Fergus looked serious. He knew better than his son to what extent the women in the family disliked Kendall.
Others did not dare to criticize Kendall on the surface, but Tilly and Emily were enough to give Kendall a headache.
"Dylan, I will have a good talk with your grandma and your mother."
"Thank you, Dad."
"Look at you. I've said that there is no need to thank me."
Dylan laughed.
Then, the father and son talked as they walked.
After walking around for a while, they saw Emily and several of the other wives in the back garden.
"Hi, Mom. Hello, ladies." Dylan approached the crowd nonchalantly.
"Hello, Dylan."
The women responded to Dylan's greeting with smiles, and Emily also looked lovingly at her eldest son, whom she was proud of. Every time she saw the other wives trying to curry favor with Dylan, she'd feel proud.
"Fergus, Emily, I still have something to do. Let's go first." Julie quickly found an excuse to leave.
When the other ladies saw that Julie had slipped away, they quickly found an excuse to leave too, leaving space for the family of three.
"Dad, push me to sit under the gazebo and enjoy the view."
"Sure." Fergus pushed him over, with Emily following suit.
After entering the gazebo, Dylan got up by himself and sat on the stone bench. When he got up, his parents were very nervous and wanted to help him, but without his consent, his parents could not touch him after all.
So, they waited for him to sit down.
Then, Dylan noticed the joy on his parents' faces.
"Mom, sit down."
"Okay, I'll sit."
Emily, like an obedient elementary school student, immediately sat down beside her son with a smile on her well-maintained face. She stared at her son, and those who didn't know would think she was Dylan's fan girl.
"Dylan, what do you want to tell me?" Emily smiled softly.
When Fergus saw her smiling like this, he was a little jealous of his son.
"Mom, my marriage with Kendall will not change."
Ignoring his mother's smile, Dylan looked serious, and he no longer had the ease and naturalness he had when chatting with his father just now.
Emily's smile slowly disappeared.
"I've said it many times, and I don't want to mention it again and again. When I can walk normally, I will hold a wedding with Kendall. I will give everything that should be given to her, and I will never let her suffer any grievances."
Emily's face tightened.
If it weren't for her husband, who placed his hand on her shoulder behind her, she'd have gone berserk.
"Mom, it's time for you and Dad to meet my parents-in-law." When Dylan said this, his tone was much gentler.
"Mom, I know you're dissatisfied with Kendall. That's because you haven't seen what she's good at. If you can get along with her peacefully, you will find that she is indeed a nice woman."
Emily said with disgust, "No matter how good she is in your eyes, to me, she is not worthy of you. I just don't want to see the Parkers." Her tone changed, and with sarcasm, she added, "What? Is their family in a hurry about the marriage and putting pressure on you?"
Emily didn't have a job, but she had her own sources of information. She knew that many people were discussing privately, saying that the Coleman elders had not expressed their opinions so far, so it was likely that they were not satisfied with the marriage of Dylan and Kendall, and the marriage of the two would definitely change.
Kendall, the daughter of the Parker Family who grew up in the countryside, would find it very difficult to marry into the Coleman Family.
"Mom, I don't know how to speak nicely. I have a strong temperament, and I'm used to ordering people around. When facing you, I'm always very strong-willed. It's my fault. For my bad attitude toward you in the past, I solemnly apologize."
Dylan stood up, bowed to his mother, and added sincerely, "Mom, I'm sorry!"
Emily looked at her son in shock.
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