"He hasn''t found a suitable one yet, right? Let''s wait until he finds a girlfriend!" La''s gaze returned to her papers. "Mommy, you''re suddenly so serious!"


    "Am I?" Avery was afraid that her attitude would scare La, so she immediately started tough. "I''m only worried because Uncle Eric doesn''t have that many holidays. If you spend all your winter and summe breaks with him, he won''t have time to find a girlfriend. This would affect him quite badly."


    La pouted.


    "You also know that Uncle Eric''s parents are forcing him to go on blind dates. They really hope that he will quickly find a girlfriend and start a family. After all, he is not young anymore." Avery subtly implied the age gap La and Eric had between them.


    "Mommy, why do you think the same way everyone else does? Uncle Eric is not old at all. If he doesn''t want to find a girlfriend and doesn''t want to get married, you can''t force him." La looked at Avery once more, feeling injured on Eric''s behalf.


    Avery smiled. "Baby, I''m not forcing him. I''m only telling you his situation. We''re not forcing him, but his parents are still urging him to get married. If you kept spending time with him, what would his parents think? Wouldn''t they think that you take up too much of his time?"


    "I don''t know his parents. I don''t care what they think! As long as Uncle Eric ys with me," La said dismissively.


    "La, I''m worried about you." Avery hesitated for a while before saying, "You''re not that young anymore. I''m afraid that you will start to have thoughts about Eric that go beyond your usual rtionship." "Mommy, I like Uncle Eric. I like spending time with him because he treats me well. He listens to me," La said, uninhibited. She was confident about her feelings for Eric.


    Avery nodded. She understood how her daughter felt. Eric did not only treat La well. He treated Avery well, too.


    Just when Avery thought that she had over-thought this, La said, "Mommy, when I graduate from college... If Uncle Eric still hasn''t gotten a girlfriend yet, I''ll marry him! What do you think?" Avery was speechless.


    "Mommy, don''t you like him? Uncle Eric is amazing! He is handsome and rich. Most importantly, he is a nice person. Not only does he treat me well, but he also treats our whole family well! Wouldn''t you want such a son-inw?"


    Avery was bewildered. She was struck dumb by what La had said.


    Son-inw... What?!


    She wondered what Eric''s reaction would be if he heard what La had said. One thing she was certain of was that, if Elliot were to hear about this, he would be infuriated!


    "Mommy, why are you in a daze?" La reached her hand out to tug on Avery''s arm. She asked worriedly, "Mommy, are you going to scold me?"


    Avery shook her head reflexively.


    "Of course, I''m not. You don''t know about many things yet at this age....."


    "What do I not know? You married Daddy because Daddy likes you, and you like Daddy, right? So, I like Uncle Eric, and he likes me. Why can''t we get married?" La looked at Avery in confusion. "Your age gap is too big," Avery exined. "Also, Uncle Eric won''t agree to it."


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    something," La said calmly. "Is the age gap between Aunt Shea and Uncle Ben huge? It''s rather huge, right? Why didn''t you guys object to the two of them being together?"


    Avery was speechless.


    "Mommy, don''t you like Uncle Eric, too? Then, why won''t you let me marry him?" La was confused. "If I marry him, then won''t we be a family? Won''t we be able to be together forever?"


    "La, you can say these things in


    front of me, but don''t say this to your Daddy..If he ever hears you say that, he might go mad. He might even find fault with Eric," Avery said seriously. "Your studies are the most important thing right now. It''s still a long time before you get married!"