Song Yansheng’s eyes flickered slightly, and after a while, he said, "Maybe, but this entrapment makes me feel very happy, so even if I find it hard to extricate myself, I enjoy it and don’t want to express regret!"

Yu Yao knew that when it came to Shi Nuan, her son had long had a firm and unshakable stance. Saying more was pointless, so she simply stopped speaking.

She said, "You are an adult, with your own thoughts and mindset. Mom won’t say much about you. Today, I came to see you not because of your affairs..."

Song Yansheng responded with an "Hmm" and asked, "Then Mom, is there something else you came to talk about today?"

"It’s still about Qingyang. This child is about to get married in less than half a month, yet still maintains such a passive attitude. Feelings need to be nurtured, and marriage requires care. Since she made the decision, she should take it seriously, right? At twenty-six or twenty-seven, she’s still not reassuring, it’s really..."

Yu Yao sighed repeatedly as she spoke, genuinely concerned about Song Qingyang.

Song Yansheng said, "Mom, you don’t need to worry about Qingyang’s situation. As you said, she is twenty-six or twenty-seven, not a child. Moreover, although she’s been engaged to Yu Dou for more than a year, they haven’t spent much time together. Besides, this marriage is a kind of arrangement. It’s normal that she has an inner resistance. Once they truly come together and get to know each other, maybe it will be fine!"

Yu Yao nodded, hoping this to be the case. Moreover, speaking of marriage and love after marriage, isn’t the most typical example her son and Shi Nuan?

Her son gave her this example to ease her worries, so naturally, she couldn’t say much more, only adding, "No matter what, as her Second Uncle, you should show some concern for Qingyang. Although you’re only two years older than her, she has always depended on and trusted you since she was a child. Sometimes, your words are even more effective than those of us old relics. Don’t let the passing years estrange you two. I’ve told you before, Qingyang and Xiao Chuan have nothing to do with Song Zhongming’s matters!"

Song Yansheng lightly pressed his thin lips together, finally nodding after a moment, "Hmm... I understand!"

"It’s good that you truly understand!" Yu Yao said and then remembered something, adding, "By the way, I heard from Uncle Wu that Qingyang has planted gardenias in her new home with Yu Dou. Did you know?"

Song Yansheng’s eyes twitched slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Hmm... I know about it!"

Actually, Song Yansheng lied; he didn’t know that Song Qingyang had planted gardenias in her marital home, but he felt Yu Yao’s seemingly casual question had a real purpose that was not that simple.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for her to make a special trip to the Song Mansion.

Sure enough, Yu Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you should have known. Otherwise, where would Qingyang dare to model her new home after the Song Mansion? No matter how bold she is, she wouldn’t dare provoke you, right?"

Song Yansheng frowned slightly, pretending to nod casually, "Hmm... She mentioned it to me, I knew about it!"

...

Song Qingyang did indeed mention to Song Yansheng her wish to model her new home after the Song Mansion, but Song Yansheng refused.

But Song Yansheng didn’t expect Song Qingyang to go through with it anyway, and worse, Yu Yao found out.

No wonder Yu Yao came to ask in person. As she said, although he and Song Qingyang are uncle and niece, they are only two years apart in age.

There’s always some avoidance with many matters.

When she was younger, Song Qingyang did cling to him quite a lot, and he used to find her quite bothersome.

But back then, his only shadows weren’t just Song Qingyang, there was also Song Yi.

With Song Qingyang, he was impatient, but with Song Yi, he truly cared and loved him.

So after he returned from America, his close relationship with Song Yi was not hindered.

Especially since Song Yi once saved his life, his gratitude and compassion for Song Yi deepened.

However, with Song Qingyang, they had grown up by then, and gender differences led to some avoidance.

But regardless, she is his niece, Song Yi’s biological sister, and Yu Yao genuinely likes Song Qingyang.

Thus, no matter how his relationship with Song Zhongming evolves in the future, it will never involve Song Qingyang.

As for concern...

Song Yansheng is indeed too busy, with too many worries. He owes Song Yi a debt of life but owes nothing to Song Qingyang.

His mother may separate Song Qingyang from Song Zhongming, but he cannot.

Because the suffering his family endured for fifteen years because of Song Zhongming is something he can never forget.