"Hello, Xiaoman's mom. Yes, I'm Teacher Xia. Don't worry, Xiaoman and Yanwan are here with me. It's alright, no trouble at all. I like Xiaoman very much too."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Shanshan smiled and hummed a song as she continued cooking. Her daughter-in-law had finally come to visit, so she had to make sure dinner was delicious.

For her son's happiness, as a mother, she had to behave well, hoping to gain favor with her daughter-in-law.

Around 6 o'clock, Jiang Wende came home from get off work and saw Jiang Xia teaching Xiaoman to draw in the living room, while Lin Yanwan was helping out in the kitchen.

The atmosphere felt like a newlywed couple, with their son taking care of the baby and the daughter-in-law helping her mother-in-law—a gentle, warm feeling permeated the air.

"Children, go wash your hands, it's time to eat!" Xia Shanshan, wearing an apron, brought out a large bowl of boiled sliced ​​meat.

"Oh! Here it comes!"

Xiaoman put down her pencil and happily walked to the sink, humming a song as she lathered herself with soap.

Rub your palms together, and bacteria will have nowhere to hide; rub the backs of your hands, and twist your fingers, and all the bacteria will be washed away.

"Xiaoman, who taught you this?" Jiang Xia asked with a smile.

"Teacher Xia taught me!"

Xia Shanshan turned around and smiled: "Xiaoman is much better behaved than you were when you were little."

"I admit it, Xiaoman is the cutest."

Everyone laughed.

There were eight dishes on the table. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, the taste was different in every family.

Lin Yanwan ate the slowest, each bite accompanied by memories, the taste of the past. Xiaoman, on the other hand, ate heartily, finding Teacher Xia's cooking incredibly fragrant, completely different from her mother's.

"Teacher Xia, can my sister and I come to play again in the future?" Xiaoman swallowed the meatball and looked up with hopeful eyes.

Xia Shanshan paused slightly, patted her head, and said gently, "Of course, anytime is fine."

"Yay! Xiaoman loves Teacher Xia the most!"

Everyone laughed together, and the dinner felt like a family feast, making for a very warm and cozy meal.

At 7 p.m., it was getting dark.

Jiang Wende drove the two sisters back home, with Jiang Xia accompanying them.

The two of them walked slowly through the neighborhood, holding Xiaoman's hand. He said with a smile, "Mom said that you should bring Xiaoman to play here often in the future."

“…Mmm.” Lin Yanwan nodded gently, the night breeze blowing through her hair, slightly obscuring her blushing cheeks.

Xiaoman opened her eyes wide, glancing at her sister and then at her brother-in-law, her thirst for knowledge growing stronger.

"Sister, if you call Teacher Xia 'Mom' from now on, what should I call her?"

Lin Yanwan blushed. How did this precocious little sister know everything?

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs. Of course, you should still call your teacher at school."

"What about off-campus?"

"Ask your brother-in-law."

Jiang Xia chimed in, chuckling, "You can call me 'Auntie' when we're out, but you can't call me that yet."

The sister-in-law nodded emphatically: "Of course Xiaoman knows, but she has to wait until her sister and brother-in-law get married."

"Good girl~"

Jiang Xia looked at his wife with a bright smile: "Baby, Xiaoman is asking you, when are we going to get our marriage certificate?"

"Lead you my foot!" Lin Yanwan glared at him fiercely.

Whether he genuinely didn't know or was pretending not to know, the two of them were still well below the legal marriage age.

Besides... we need to see how sincere he is.

She's not that easily fooled.

"Xiaoman, look, your sister doesn't want to marry me." Jiang Xia sighed, seeking help from outsiders in a pitiful manner.

"Brother-in-law, don't be afraid. When Xiaoman grows up, my sister won't get married, but Xiaoman will!"

Jiang Xia: "?"

Lin Yanwan: "?"

Sure, this little scheme of theirs has been heard even by the Trisolarans, who are four light-years away.

"Speak up, why aren't you saying anything?" Lin Yanwan looked at him with a cold smile.

If she drags it out for ten or twenty years, will this lecherous guy want to marry both of them at once?

Wow, twin sisters! What man wouldn't be excited?

Jiang Xia stood up straight and shook her head frantically: "Baby, children say the darndest things, you have to believe me, how could I possibly have such thoughts?"

She gave a soft hum: "Not now, but maybe not in the future."

More than a decade later, she was old and faded, while Xiaoman was young and beautiful, and had always been very popular with her. Who knows what kind of dirty thoughts might arise in her mind?

Having already drunk the entire bottle of vinegar, the girl couldn't help but imagine a melodramatic, over-the-top storyline—

"Sister, I've liked your husband since I was little, but you two were in a good relationship back then, so I didn't dare to hope for anything. I could only keep this abnormal relationship in my heart. Now that I'm grown up, and you're not married, please give your husband to me. I really love him."

"Sister, I'm so sorry. My brother-in-law drank too much that night and mistook me for you. And...and...he was too strong, I couldn't push him away, sob sob..."

"Sister, I'm pregnant with your husband's baby. The doctor said it's already three months along. You'll give us your blessings, right?"

"Sister, look how cute my brother-in-law and I have our baby! My brother-in-law said he won't let us down..."

Lin Yanwan shook her head vigorously, trying to clear her mind of these chaotic thoughts. Looking down at her adorable younger sister, she couldn't help but feel ashamed. How could she have thought of Xiaoman as such a manipulative person?

She's only 6 years old!

The only way to resolve this hidden danger is... to strike first!

She turned her head and stared intently at Jiang Xia, thinking about how to get him on her side. The safest way would be to have a child, but she hadn't managed to do that even after eight years of trying in her previous life.

This is really a headache.

However, she believed that as long as she paid her taxes diligently, she would eventually win the lottery.

That being said, wouldn't younger bodies have better seed activity?

Seeing the green glint in his wife's eyes, Jiang Xia felt a sudden chill run down his spine. He swallowed hard, wondering if she thought he was a scumbag who wouldn't even spare a child, and wanted to stab him.

“Baby, just tell me what’s on your mind. Don’t keep it bottled up inside. Just like my feelings for you, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they last for three lifetimes.”

"Hmph! You better be!"

After dropping his wife and sister-in-law off at home, Lin Xiaoman took advantage of her sister's trip to the restroom and secretly went to Jiang Xia and whispered, "Brother-in-law, I only said that to provoke my sister."

Jiang Xia was both amused and exasperated. Good heavens, do all kids these days have eight hundred schemes in their minds?

And that's not the main point. The key issue is that his wife now thinks he's a pervert. What should he do?

On the other side, Lin Yanwan quietly turned to the corner and silently watched the whole thing.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoman, but I'm a very jealous person."

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