Li Jinnian chuckled softly, not often letting himself have a hearty laugh, thus even his laughter sounded deep and resonated in his chest, making his shoulders shake. It continued for at least five minutes.
It wasn't that he wanted to disrespect Xia Jinyuan, but the situation was genuinely hilarious.
Even Li Jinnian, usually expressionless and indifferent, found it funny, so it really must have been amusing.
Chief Engineer Fu, who originally wanted to ask Xia Jinyuan a question, saw how delighted his son-in-law was and felt a great comfort inside, his complexion improving by a lot.
And Ye Jian, she laughed uncontrollably as well.
So, when Captain Xia said he needed to rest for a while, he didn't actually need rest or was tired, but because… because he was too overjoyed, overwhelmed with happiness, and needed to vent but didn't want her to see, so he simply closed the door and made an excuse to be alone.
