"You have to try harder, Sis, I really want to be an uncle . "
"That's not up to me… okay? You should ask your brother-in-law to try harder," Huo Mian replied furiously .
To her surprise, Zhixin's answer was even more enraging . "I did, and he said he's trying hard enough . "
Huo Mian was speechless; was Mr . Qin teaching children how to be dirty now?
Elated that Zhixin was back, Huo Mian took the afternoon off . She drove the two of them back to Sky Blessing Court . When they arrived, Yang Meirong was cleaning the house .
She was in an apron sweeping the floor .
Upon hearing footsteps, she didn't even turn around . "Mian, aren't you on-call today? Why are you here?"
"Mom!" Zhixin stood by the door and shouted .
Upon hearing Zhixin's voice, Yang Meirong froze for a second before quickly turning around .
"Mom, I'm back!" Zhixin smiled, handsomely standing in the hallway .
Yang Meirong immediately went from surprise to happy tears .
She was even more emotional than Huo Mian was…
"Mom… my little brother's home, shouldn't you say something? Why are you just standing there?" Huo Mian chuckled .
After Huo Mian's reminder, Yang Meirong came back to her senses . Throwing her broom aside, she ran up to Zhixin and hugged him as tightly as she could . "Zhixin, why did you come back so suddenly?"
"I was going to come back for Spring Festival anyways . I didn't tell you guys so I could give you and Sis a surprise," Zhixin said as he hugged his mother back .
"You child… what a chore . " Yang Meirong began crying, just like Huo Mian did .
After hugging each other for a little while longer, Yang Meirong immediately went into the kitchen to make lunch .
Zhixin, on the other hand, opened up his suitcase and began organizing the gifts he brought back .
"Sis… this is for you . "
"You got me a present? I'm the luckiest sister in the world!" Huo Mian smiled as she took the delicately-wrapped rectangular box from Zhixin .
"It's a local brand of perfume . It's not a luxury brand, but the scent is really nice . It's all natural, foreigners like natural and non-stimulating ingredients…"
"Thanks, Little Bro . " Huo Mian was extremely happy, and she even took out her phone to take a photo of the perfume as memorabilia .
Then, Zhixin placed a scarf on the couch . "This scarf is for Mom, it's really pretty . I have a couple of Chinese friends there that also bought this for their moms . "
"Good job, little brat, you know to bring us presents now," Huo Mian exclaimed .
"I bought something for my brother-in-law too . I'll give it to him when he comes for lunch . "
"What did you buy him? Let me see," Huo Mian moved up to Zhixin and asked him .
"No… it's a secret . " Zhixin suddenly closed his luggage .
"Humph! you're so stingy . . . "
"So I am, come bite me!"
The brother-sister duo quickly began childishly chasing each other around the room…
Huo Mian felt like they were young again; she and Zhixin used to chase each other in the courtyard of their old house .
In the blink of an eye, everything had changed – they moved, she got a new job, and they had all changed .
The only thing that remained the same was her relationship with Zhixin .
Yang Meirong was in a good mood and made 16 dishes for lunch . It was all food that Huo Mian, Zhixin, and Qin Chu liked .
The latter arrived just in time for lunch . As soon as he walked in, Huo Mian ran up to him and pushed him into the bathroom . "Go wash your hands, right now . "
Qin Chu smiled and followed Huo Mian into the bathroom without saying anything .
Then, Huo Mian pretended to be mad as she pointed at Mr . Qin . "Why didn't you tell me that Zhixin was coming back if you already knew about it? I thought I was your wife! Aren't you my husband?"
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