The aroma of fried eggs wafted through the air. Jiang Xia took a deep breath, took his wife's hand, and whispered, "Where's Dad? I can't see him."
"He's away on a business trip these past couple of days. It seems there's a very important order to discuss," Lin Yanwan said.
"oh."
Jiang Xia nodded slightly. His father-in-law had been quite busy lately.
"To your recollection, was this order successfully negotiated?" Qian Qianren asked.
"I forgot." Lin Yanwan thought for a moment and said, "Back then, I rarely paid attention to family business matters."
"It's okay if I forget. In a while, I'll hand over the copyright of the wildly popular Tom and Jerry figurines to my father-in-law, who's in a financial crisis. Wouldn't that count as giving him a dowry in advance?" Jiang Xia chuckled.
Lin Yanwan blushed, but only gave a soft hum and did not refute.
In her past life, she married him without receiving much dowry. In this life, she's going to give such a big gift. Her father might be so happy that he won't be able to sleep for three days and three nights. This time, the father-in-law and son-in-law probably won't have to drink and swear brotherhood anymore, right?
"Where's Xiaoman? Is she still sleeping? I'll go wake her up. She's about to have her final exams and she's still sleeping in."
Lin Yanwan quickly pulled him back: "Guests are guests, you sit here, I'll go call her."
She knew very well that Xiaoman was very attached to her brother-in-law, and she didn't want to see her sister and her husband cuddling together in bed.
Even though Xiaoman is still young, she's very clever.
"Alright, you go ahead, I'll go check on the cat."
Jiang Xia nodded, squatted down to pet the taro ball in the cat's bed. Now that it had no worries about food and clothing, it had become completely lazy, spending most of its time sleeping. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before it would become the chubby little cat it had been in its previous life.
Meow~
Taro slowly opened its eyes, looked at Jiang Xia, then lazily stretched its limbs, curled up comfortably again, and continued to sleep, making soft gurgling sounds.
Lin Yanwan pushed open the door and entered her sister's bedroom. She saw that Xiaoman had kicked off the blanket again, and several buttons on her pajamas were undone for some reason. She breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was smart enough not to let Jiang Xia into the room.
It wasn't that she was jealous, but how could she let her brother-in-law see her sister-in-law's body?
"Xiaoman, get up quickly, the sun is already high in the sky." Lin Yanwan drew back the curtains, and the glaring light shone directly in, creating irregular patches of light that fell directly onto the bed.
"...Sister, Xiaoman is so sleepy, Xiaoman wants to take a few more minutes to nap..." Xiaoman closed her eyes tightly, turned her body to face the wall, and spoke indistinctly.
"Your brother-in-law is here."
"Huh?!"
Lin Xiaoman opened her eyes instantly, blinking several times before her eyes adjusted to the suddenly bright indoor environment.
She sat up, her gaze instinctively drifting towards the doorway, but seeing no one there, she slumped back down in disappointment.
"My sister lied to me!"
"He's petting the cat in the living room, why would I lie to you?"
"real?"
Xiaoman smiled and jumped off the bed, put on her shoes, and couldn't wait to run over, but Lin Yanwan pulled her out of her collar.
"You come back here right now and get dressed before you go out! What kind of appearance is this, all disheveled!"
"Okay, sister, don't be jealous. Xiaoman isn't going to steal your husband."
Lin Yanwan's lips twitched: "...If you dare to say anything out of line while Mom's at home, I'll have your brother-in-law beat you up."
She was fair-skinned and beautiful, and in her previous life she had watched countless Qing Dynasty dramas. If a child could steal her man, she would rather find a tree and smash her head against it and die.
“Xiaoman would never call him wrong. She calls him Brother Jiang Xia in front of her parents, and only calls him Brother-in-law when no one is around. Xiaoman remembers it very well.”
The sister-in-law put on her little dress without saying a word, skipped and hopped out of the bedroom, and when she saw her brother-in-law, she sweetly called out "Brother Jiang Xia~".
"Good morning, Xiaoman," Jiang Xia said with a smile.
"Hello, Brother Jiang Xia."
"Go wash your face and brush your teeth, breakfast will be ready soon." He patted his sister-in-law's head.
Okay~
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the living room at the moment, Lin Yanwan blushed and stuck her head in front of him.
"What's wrong, baby?"
She frowned and haughtily snorted, "Hurry up and pat my head, I want to wash my face and brush my teeth too."
Jiang Xia blinked, lifted her chin with two fingers, and quickly kissed her lips.
Like a startled kitten, she quickly took a step back, glared at him angrily with wide eyes, and said in a low, angry voice, "I told you to touch my head, not to kiss my lips!"
"I think kissing is better than patting someone's head."
"I haven't brushed my teeth yet!"
"That's alright, I've already checked," Jiang Xia said with a grin.
"My mom is home!"
After Lin Yanwan finished speaking, she angrily brushed her teeth and washed her face. Jiang Xia stroked his chin, pondering the meaning behind his wife's words. Did she mean that as long as his mother-in-law wasn't home, he could kiss her however he wanted?
Two minutes later, Ji Wanqiu's voice came from the kitchen.
"Kids, it's time to eat noodles."
"Oh, here it comes."
Jiang Xia was the first to enter the kitchen. Ji Wanqiu ladled out some noodle soup and said, "Xia, the leftmost bowl is yours. You ate some earlier, so I didn't cook much for you."
"Thank you, Auntie." He lowered his head and took a deep breath. "The noodles you made smell so good."
"It smells delicious, but it might not taste to your liking," Ji Wanqiu said with a smile.
"No! By the way, Auntie, which bowl did Yanwan use? She's still brushing her teeth, I'll take it out for her."
"That's the one next to you. Be careful, it's hot. Take them one at a time."
"Uh-huh!"
Jiang Xia used chopsticks to help her mix it, and Ji Wanqiu watched these actions and couldn't help but sigh softly in her heart.
It seems this guy is determined to become her son-in-law. Although, I forgot about the beginning, I forgot about the middle, but later I also quite liked this guy.
The four sat down with their cutlery. Ji Wanqiu looked at the college application guide on the table and her heart stirred.
"Xia, which school are you planning to apply to?"
She had already learned about Jiang Xia's grades from her daughter. As an art student, her academic performance ranked 29th in the entire Chongqing city, which was truly outstanding.
"Auntie, Yanwan and I haven't decided yet." Jiang Xia was referring to himself and Yanwan, making it clear that they planned to apply to the same university.
Lin Yanwan kept her head down under the table, took off her shoes and gently stepped on him with her small feet, but Jiang Xia clamped her feet tightly between his own, and her face inexplicably turned red.
"Aren't you planning to apply to the Central Academy of Fine Arts or the China Academy of Art? With your grades, you should be able to get in directly, right?" Ji Wanqiu asked.
Jiang Xia gently shook her head. The Central Academy of Fine Arts and the China Academy of Art are both pure art academies. Although they are the two top art institutions in the country, Lin Yanwan could not get in at all and was directly rejected.
Ji Wanqiu's expression turned somewhat strange. The reason he didn't consider it was simple; it was obvious at a glance that it was for Yan Wan, and he didn't want to be separated from her.
In other words, this kid is pretty good.
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(There will be another chapter in a little while, but I suggest you don't wait and read it tomorrow.)
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