Zhuang Zhijun affirmed.

"I've really made up my mind! I'll go with my future brother-in-law and his brother!"

Zhuang Zhimeng then led Zhuang Zhijun to An Qingbai's house.

She handed Zhuang Zhijun over to An Qingbai and then left him to his own devices; how An Qingbai arranged things was up to him.

The kang (heated brick bed) in An Qingbai and An Qinglin's room was quite large, and there was plenty of room for three people to sleep comfortably.

Zhuang Zhijun was very satisfied; it was much better than he had expected.

An Qingbai introduced Junjun and Qinglin to each other.

An Qinglin greeted him shyly.

"Hello!"

Zhuang Zhijun smiled.

"Hello, your name is An Qinglin? My name is Zhuang Zhijun, and Zhuang Zhimeng is my older sister!"

An Qinglin smiled too.

"I know, it was Sister Zhimeng who brought you here just now, right?"

Zhuang Zhijun looked at An Qinglin.

How did you know my sister brought me here, and not that I came by myself?

An Qinglin waved to Zhuang Zhijun.

Zhuang Zhijun then moved closer to An Qinglin.

An Qinglin whispered to Zhuang Zhijun.

"Because my third brother's eyes lit up when he heard the knocking. His eyes only light up when he's around Sister Zhimeng, so I knew it must be her!"

After saying that, An Qinglin and Zhuang Zhijun both looked at An Qingbai and secretly smiled.

An Qingbai smiled and shook his head, ignoring the two brats. He could still hear everything Qinglin said, no matter how softly he spoke. He never denied that he was happy to see Zhizhi.

An Qingbai laid out the kang (heated brick bed) and greeted them.

"Alright, stop laughing. Go wash up and get ready for bed!"

After Zhuang Zhimeng escorted Zhuang Zhijun home, she finished washing up and prepared to go to sleep.

Pingping ran over safely, clutching her little pillow.

"Auntie, we want to sleep with you!"

Zhuang Zhimeng carried them one by one onto the kang (a heated brick bed) before asking if they were safe and sound.

"Did my older brother and sister-in-law agree? Don't come looking for me later!"

They all nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

"We only came here because they agreed."

Zhuang Zhimeng was relieved and agreed.

"Alright, let's all sleep together!"

Ping An and An saw that their aunt had agreed, so they immediately lay down on either side of her.