"Xiaxia, are you up yet?" Xia Shanshan knocked on her son's door.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xia opened the door, poked his head out, and chuckled, "Mom, did Yanwan tell you?"

"Okay, we're going to her house for lunch." Xia Shanshan nodded, glancing into the bedroom. "We're going to the capital today, have you packed everything?"

"It's all packed up."

"Where is it? Let me see."

Mothers are always worried that their children won't take good care of themselves.

Jiang Xia reluctantly opened the door, turned around and took the schoolbag that was on the bedside table.

"Just one bag? How much can you put in one bag?"

Xia Shanshan raised an eyebrow, unzipped her backpack, revealing only a few T-shirts and jeans.

"The capital is in the north, where it gets cold early. Even if you buy all your daily necessities there, won't you bring a few warm clothes? Take a suitcase with you, and bring at least one set of thermal underwear, sweaters, and down jackets. It snows there in winter, you'll freeze to death," she said irritably.

Jiang Xia scratched his head. He had planned to buy clothes after arriving in the capital. Anyway, the temperature was still very hot, so T-shirts could make do for now.

Okay, the main reason is that he felt carrying a suitcase to such a far place was too much trouble; a backpack was much more convenient. (Reading...)

However, since the Empress Dowager has said so, let's bring one along.

He spent some time repacking his luggage. Xia Shanshan thought that her son wouldn't be around anymore and she wouldn't be able to control him. After a slight hesitation, she looked at her son and reminded him, "When we get to the capital, don't bully Yan Wan."

The "bullying" she was referring to was about young couples being mindful of boundaries in their relationship, and not doing things they shouldn't do when things get heated.

Jiang Xia felt a slight pang in his heart. When it comes to men and women, who knows who will bully whom? They say that only oxen die from exhaustion, but have you ever seen land that has been plowed to death?

"How could I mistreat my future wife? As long as I have a bowl of soup, she will have a bowl of rice."

Xia Shanshan said with a smile, "That's more like it. If you need money, just tell your mom. Everyone says that prices in the capital are high, but I can still afford this little bit of money."

"Alright, head over there early in a bit. I'll go with your dad later. Don't worry about your luggage, I'll take it with me."

"Okay."

After breakfast, Jiang Xia happily went out to his wife's house. Xia Shanshan stared at her son's schoolbag for a while, and after pondering for a long time, she went back to her room, took out a box of his father's small umbrellas from the drawer, and secretly stuffed it in.

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Jiang Xia spent more than twenty minutes getting to his wife's house. He knocked on the door, and his sister-in-law, wearing a cute little dress and with two adorable buns in her hair, was the one his wife had done.

"Brother-in-law, you're here!" Lin Xiaoman hugged Jiang Xia's leg with a look of surprise and delight.

"Hey, good morning, Xiaoman."

Jiang Xia smiled and patted his sister-in-law's head. After a summer vacation, she seemed to have grown a little bit taller, but it could also be an illusion caused by her bun hairstyle.

"Xia's here?" Ji Wanqiu came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands, with a smile on her face.

Jiang Xia looked up and smiled, "Mom, what's stewing in the pot? It smells so good."

"Braised beef with tomatoes? I just put the ingredients in, and you can already smell it?" Ji Wanqiu laughed. This "Mom" sounded much more comfortable than "Daughter." "Have you eaten breakfast? If not, I'll cook you some dumplings."

"We've already eaten. Where's Dad?"

"She went out to buy groceries. By the way, why didn't your parents come with you?" she asked.

Jiang Xia said, "They said it would be later, there might be some other things to do."

"Oh." Ji Wanqiu nodded and smiled, "Yan Wan is in the room, go find her yourself."

Jiang Xia blinked; his mother-in-law was still the best to him.

"Brother-in-law, are you going to school with my sister today?" Xiaoman asked, holding her brother-in-law's hand.

Yes, that's right.

"Where is the capital city? Is it far from our home?"

"The capital is in the north. In the past, you had to take a plane to get there. It was so far away from home," Jiang Xia said with a smile.

My sister-in-law nodded thoughtfully, but the farthest she had ever gone to school was Nanshan Elementary School, which was only a few kilometers from her home. It was hard for her to imagine what it would be like to have to take a plane to get to school.

"Xiaoman has never been on an airplane before."

Jiang Xia gently patted her head: "It's similar to riding a Ferris wheel. When your brother-in-law comes back next time, we'll take Xiaoman to play, okay?"

"Hmm! But brother-in-law..." the sister-in-law hesitated, "Will brother-in-law be back in a long time?"

"Sweetie, your brother-in-law will be back around the time Xiaoman starts his winter break."

Lin Xiaoman pouted. Summer vacation wasn't even over yet, and winter vacation was still a long, long way off.

"Xiaoman will miss her brother-in-law!"

"I'll miss Xiaoman too." Jiang Xia smiled slightly. "I'll call Mom then and ask you to answer the phone."

The sister-in-law nodded emphatically, a happy smile on her face: "Xiaoman can also call her brother-in-law."

"OK."

After playing with his sister-in-law for a while, Jiang Xia gently pushed open the door to his wife's bedroom and then froze on the spot.

"Close the door right now!!!" Lin Yanwan hurriedly covered her chest with her clothes, embarrassed and annoyed.

"oh oh."

Jiang Xia understood immediately; the so-called "closing the door" meant sneaking in and locking the door while his wife was changing clothes.

"So...why don't you go out?"

"You only told me to close the door, you didn't tell me to go out."

He cracked his knuckles, looked at his wife in front of him, her upper body bare and her old shoulders incredibly smooth, and chuckled, "Baby, changing clothes? Do you want me to help you?"

"Get out of here!"

"How can I help you get dressed if I go out?"

"..."

Lin Yanwan took a deep breath, realizing perfectly well that this guy was just faking his death. If she really asked him for help, he'd probably strip her naked; she'd experienced that countless times before.

"No need!!" she said through gritted teeth.

Jiang Xia sighed silently. They were already so familiar with each other's bodies, yet she was still wary of him when they were just putting on clothes. What happened to the mutual trust between husband and wife?

So what if he's not wearing anything on his upper body? He's seen it before in his past life, what's there to be shy about?

"Okay, you can keep wearing it. I'll cover my eyes with my hands, is that alright?"

He glanced at it silently; the flesh-colored lace teddy bear on the bed was quite pretty, and the cup shape looked very satisfying.

"..."

Lin Yanwan was so angry she wanted to beat him up. She covered him with her hands, but then peeked through her fingers, huh?

"Turn around!"

"Baby, you don't believe me!"

"...I'll count to three!"

Jiang Xia's eye twitched violently, and he reluctantly turned his back to her. Lin Yanwan gave him a deep look, and then, with lightning speed, put on her T-shirt.

Hearing a rustling sound behind him, Jiang Xia secretly turned around and met her embarrassed and annoyed gaze.