The Dragon King's Son-in-law
Host Farmers

The voice momentarily made Hao Ren stunned before he immediately put down the phone and rushed to the balcony from his top bed.

He saw a black Chevrolet parked quietly in front of his dorm.

He returned to his room without much thought, and threw some clothes and shoes. Hao Ren then picked up his phone and ran quickly down.

Zhao Guang was in the driver's seat while Zhao Hongyu was in the passenger seat. Zhao Yanzi sat at the back with her pouting little mouth.

"Why ... are you here?" Hao Ren asked in surprise.

"We're going on a weekend trip, and we're here to pick you up" Zhao Guang responded. His tone of voice was without hesitation as if Hao Ren would definitely join them.

Hao Ren wanted to find an excuse, "Today I …. "

"I'll have Lu Qing talk to the school if there's anything you have to do." Zhao Guang said.

"Um .." Hao Ren struggled for a while before he finally gave up, "Alright, no big deal. We don't need to talk to the vice principal."

"good. " Zhao Guang nodded.

"Get in the car." Zhao Hongyu smiled at Hao Ren.

Hao Ren opened the door clumsily and sat in the back next to Zhao Yanzi. That's his only choice.

"Mom! Why are we taking him? You said it'd be a family trip!" Zhao Yanzi was complaining.

"Isn't Hao Ren part of our family?" Zhao Hongyu said softly.

Zhao Yanzi did not know what to say. He thought about it, and Zhao Guang cut in at the moment when he was about to argue again, "We will return home if you continue to complain. You can do your homework later."

It of course managed to suppress his anger as he closed his mouth. But his frown is becoming clearer.

"Ren, you haven't had breakfast, have you?" Zhao Hongyu turned around and asked gently.

"It's okay. I'm not hungry, "Hao Ren replied.

"Open the bag, Zi. Give Ren a piece of bread," Zhao Hongyu said.

Zhao Yanzi held her breath and opened the bag. Still upset, he took out a small piece of bread and threw it at Hao Ren.

"Thank you!" Hao Ren said to Zhao Hongyu.

Zhao Guang remained driving steadily and stopped talking.

Zhao Yanzi hid in a corner and kept his distance from Hao Ren. It was more of a demonstration of his attitude towards Hao Ren and his parents; obviously he was annoyed with it.

After leaving the downtown area, they headed for a much larger road. The four people in the car no longer spoke.

The long journey and the same view outside the window started to make people sleepy. Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi both fell asleep.

Hao Ren slept because he was sleep deprived because yesterday he slept too late and woke up too early this morning. As for Zhao Yanzi, as he was too excited for the trip today made it hard to sleep last night. The comfortable car seat made him want to sleep as well.

Both fell into the middle of the back seat as the car continued to run ….

"We're here!" A crisp sound woke the two.

Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi slowly woke up as they realized their heads were touching.

"Get out!" Zhao Yanzi pushed Hao Ren away with her ominous frown. He quickly jumped out of the car.

The sight of the green mountains and the clear water around immediately put a happy smile on his face.

Hao Ren wiped the saliva off his face and got out of the car as well. He found them already in the mountains.

"Where is this?" She asked.

"The GreenStone Mountains," Zhao Hongyu replied.

"Aah?" Hao Ren was shocked.

The GreenStone Mountains are a famous tourist attraction outside of East Ocean City, but they are more than 100 kilometers from the city center. It seemed that they had been driving for over two hours.

"Aah?" Hao Ren became even more shocked.

He forced himself to join the journey with Zhao Yanzi's family thinking they would return today. But to stay overnight … ? That ….

Due to its distance of more than 100 kilometers from the city, the buses here will not even go in this direction. People who visit here generally drive or use buses that have been provided by travel agents.

"Let's put our things in the hotel first" Zhao Hongyu suggested.

Zhao Guang moved the car keys while nodding. He picked up the large traveling bag from Zhao Hongyu and moved towards a nearby hotel.

Although Zhao Guang did not say much, Hao Ren could feel a silent understanding and a loving relationship between him and Zhao Hongyu.

"It!" Zhao Yanzi handed his backpack to Hao Ren's hand and jumped up and down behind his father.

Hao Ren felt a little clumsy knowing he had to stay with them for two days. However, there is no way to go back at this time. He threw Zhao Yanzi's backpack at his back and followed them to the hotel with a shrug.

This four-star hotel at the foot of the famous mountain is not cheap. One room can cost 1200 yuan a night.

Zhao Guang paid the two rooms with his platinum card as if it was nothing.

Then they had to arrange a room. "They won't force me to share the room with Zhao Yanzi, will they?" Hao Ren thought to himself.

"Come on!" Zhao Guang patted him on the shoulder after noticing Hao Ren's hesitation.

Hao Ren suddenly realized he was going to share the room with Zhao Yanzi's father, and Zhao Yanzi was going in another room with his mother.

"What I was thinking." Hao Ren spoke to himself as he walked into the room with Zhao Guang.

Their rooms face each other. Hao Ren followed Zhao Guang into the room and found the room elegantly decorated though not too spacious.

He pulled the curtain, and the beautiful scenery of Greenstone Mountain entered his view. Waves of fresh air blew on his face; he had never breathed in this fresh air in the city.

"Put everything down and refresh yourself a little before we start climbing," Zhao Guang said to Hao Ren.

"Alright," Hao Ren placed Zhao Yanzi's pink backpack on the chair and walked into the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and washed his face. He left so hurriedly that he had no time to do that. It's embarrassing to think about.

The three of them had been waiting at the door as Hao Ren walked out of the bathroom.

"Slowly enough!" Zhao Yanzi muttered.

Hao Ren did not want to fight with him in front of his parents. He lightly coughed twice and asked Zhao Guang, "Time to leave?"

"Bring my backpack!" Zhao Yanzi shouted.

Hao Ren turned around and raised his little pink backpack.

"Be polite, Zi!" Zhao Guang finally couldn't take it anymore and scolded him.

Zhao Yanzi held back her anger because she felt blamed. He was very happy about this family trip, but the sudden appearance of Hao Ren made him uncomfortable.

"Come, let's go up the mountain," Zhao Hongyu said.

" Oh, let me call my grandmother first. I was supposed to visit him this weekend," Hao Ren suddenly remembered and pulled out his phone.

She called home and told her grandmother she couldn't visit him this weekend because she was away with her "classmates". His grandmother did not blame him. Instead he told her to have fun.

Zhao Hongyu felt Hao Ren was even more devoted and understanding through the use of his tone of voice and words over the phone.

"The air here is very fresh. You should bring your grandmother here sometime. There is a Farmer Host [1] at the foot of the mountain. Some young people in the city brought their parents here to escape the hot air while enjoying the existence of one another. Old people can play cards, have conversations and try refreshing dishes. This place is very casual and popular," Zhao Hongyu said to Hao Ren as she hung up the phone.""Um, "Hao Ren muttered. He had never mentioned Zhao Yanzi to his grandmother, and he had even just told her he was out with "his classmates". How was he supposed to introduce his grandmother to Zhao Yanzi's parents?

He did not know if the grandmother would be surprised or surprised to see the granddaughter-in-law who was so disobedient and had bad behavior.

"We're family so don't be too stiff. Relax slightly. Let's start climbing," Zhao Hongyu smiled at Hao Ren and walked out the hotel entrance while holding Zhao Guang's hand.

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[1]. Farmer Host: is a kind of restaurant or hotel where one would stay with a farming family with the aim of experiencing farm life