Chapter 174 I will pay a visit tomorrow
The silence at the dinner table lasted for at least two minutes.
Even Lu Cheng, who is usually very talkative, was dumbfounded at this moment. He stuffed a dumpling into his mouth, his cheeks puffed out, and he forgot to swallow.
Just as Lu Yinzhao was pondering whether or not to say something, a voice came from outside the door.
"Dad, Mom! I've brought Xuan'er with me."
Is my sister-in-law here?
Lu Yinzhao suddenly stood up, smiling at everyone at the table, and said, "Please eat slowly. I'll go open the door and help my sister-in-law take care of the children."
"Hey! Zhaozhao..."
Everyone seemed to only just come to their senses and tried to call out to him, but Lu Yinzhao was as if he had oil on his feet and slipped away very quickly.
Li Xu pushed the baby to the door and stood there. As soon as Lu Yinzhao opened the door, he was met by the chubby little baby with a pacifier in his mouth.
"Xuanxuan, you look so pretty today! Let Uncle give you a hug!" Lu Yinzhao reached out and picked up the baby from the stroller, weighing her in his hand. "Oh, she's a little heavier than last time."
Following closely behind was Lu Xun, who took the stroller from Li Xu and said gently, "Why didn't you call me? I could have come to pick you up. I thought you wouldn't be here so soon. Come in and have some dinner."
"I've already eaten at my parents' place, and Xuan'er is full too."
After Li Xu finished speaking, she followed Lu Xun into the room.
She greeted everyone with a smile as she approached the dining table. The four elderly people and Lu Wenyan and his wife all invited her to sit down and have two more dumplings.
The atmosphere, which had just cooled down, instantly became lively again.
To avoid becoming the center of attention, Lu Yinzhao held Xuanxuan and played with her alone in the living room.
"Uncle~"
"Hey! Uncle's here!" Hearing Xuanxuan call him so clearly, Lu Yinzhao's eyes lit up with surprise and delight.
The last time I saw Xuanxuan, her speech wasn't this clear.
Xuanxuan held her pacifier, stretched out her little arms, and said, "Uncle~"
Lu Yinzhao pointed to himself, "Is Xuanxuan going to give it to me?"
The little one nodded his round head.
“Uncle is an adult and can’t drink Xuanxuan’s pacifier, but I can hold it for you, okay?” Lu Yinzhao didn’t mind Xuanxuan’s drool at all and took it to keep it safe for her.
He noticed that although Xuanxuan's speech was clearer than before, she could only call him "little uncle".
What Lu Yinzhao found amazing was that every time she called him "little uncle," he knew what she wanted to do.
Could it be because he has a particularly strong memory of his own infancy that he is able to understand how babies express themselves?
Many people may have forgotten what they did and said when they were young, but Lu Yinzhao did not.
Since he transmigrated here, he has been in adult memory mode, because even after more than ten years, he can still clearly remember all the scenes he experienced when he was two years old.
It really brings back fond memories...
He used to be just like Xuanxuan, surrounded by the adults in his family, and happily pampered by them holding him in their arms from time to time.
Seeing Xuanxuan is like seeing himself as a cub, chubby and adorable.
...
After eating two dumplings, Li Xu stopped eating and praised, "These are dumplings made by Zhao Zhao? They are so delicious. If I hadn't eaten a full meal before coming here, I would definitely have eaten a whole plate. I'm really full right now and can't eat anymore."
After she finished speaking, she noticed that everyone was distracted and looking towards the living room.
Li Xu hadn't realized what was going on and thought everyone was looking at her daughter, so she continued, "Xuan'er said today that she missed her grandparents and kept asking to come and see them."
“Really? We’ve missed our little Xuanxuan so much too. I’ll go get her.” Yin Song said first, then got up and walked towards the living room.
Taking advantage of the moment, Lu Xun tugged at his wife's sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
"Just now, before you arrived, Zhao Zhao told all of us that she was going to bring her boyfriend home," Lu Xun whispered as she leaned closer.
Li Xu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Zhao Zhao... is in love?"
Lu Xun nodded: "We were just guessing before, but hearing him say it himself still makes me feel a little sad. Why is that?"
Li Xu smiled and said, "Of course, you are his older brother and watched Zhao Zhao grow up. Maybe everyone feels the same way. You think Zhao Zhao was just a child in your memory, how come he has suddenly reached the age of bringing a partner home? It's normal to feel reluctant to let him go."
"You're right. It feels like those years when I held Zhaozhao in my arms weren't that long ago, but now it's all gone in the blink of an eye..."
At this moment, Lu Cheng also came over and joined the conversation, "Hehe, you guys probably don't know who Zhao Zhao's boyfriend is, right? I know!"
Lu Yuan's ears twitched, and he squinted at Lu Cheng, "Do you know who it is?"
The tone of the question was full of doubt and disbelief.
Logically speaking, no one else in the family should know about this except for him.
"Of course I know! Don't you even know who Zhao Zhao's closest brother is in this family? Humph!" Lu Cheng said smugly.
"Then who do you think it is?" Lu Yuan pressed.
“I don’t know her name, but I’ve seen her at Zhao Zhao’s school,” Lu Cheng said seriously.
Lu Yuan immediately curled his lips into a smile. "Oh."
Okay, this guy doesn't know.
If even the fourth brother knows, then wouldn't everyone else know even more?
"Oh? She's Zhao Zhao's college classmate?" Lu Xun asked curiously, seemingly surprised.
"yes."
Based on what he had seen, Lu Cheng commented, "That guy is alright looking, but standing next to Zhao Zhao, she looks much better. Although I don't know what Zhao Zhao likes about him, as her older brother, I respect his decision. When that guy comes to our house in a couple of days, you guys can't give him a friendly look too easily."
Lu Yuan listened to Lu Cheng's monologue for a long time, which became more and more outrageous, so he simply picked up a dumpling and stuffed it into Lu Cheng's mouth.
"Just eat your dumplings. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
"Waaah!" Lu Cheng couldn't speak, glaring fiercely at Lu Yuan.
Li Xu chuckled softly from the side, "You're making me a little excited to see Zhao Zhao's boyfriend."
“We’ll definitely all be there then, so let’s stay at home for the next couple of days,” Lu Xun said.
“Well, I thought Lu Yuan or Lu Cheng would be the next one to bring people back, but I didn’t expect Zhao Zhao to be the bravest one,” Li Xu said.
Lu Yuan and Lu Cheng both stopped, seemingly starting to think about something because of those words.
...
night.
Lu Qi and Jing Chuan also returned to the Lu family home. When she heard the news about Zhao Zhao, she was not as shocked as everyone else. Instead, her eyes revealed a gossipy excitement.
"I should have come back earlier today. I missed such a crucial moment!" Lu Qi said regretfully.
Jingchuan looked at Lu Qi with a helpless expression. His wife was indeed most enthusiastic about gossip, not even sparing her own younger brother.
“Zhao Zhao said she’ll bring the person back in a couple of days. Even if you’re really curious, just bear with it for a bit. You’ll know when you see the person,” Lu Xun said.
“I have a subtle feeling in my heart, as if I know who it is, but…” Lu Qi said uncertainly, stroking his chin.
Lu Xun glanced at Lu Qi and chimed in, "I actually have someone in mind too. We're thinking...the same thing, right?"
Lu Yuan's sharp gaze swept across their faces, and he calmly said, "So you guessed it all along, but you were still a step behind me."
Lu Cheng slammed his fist on the table. "I hate it when you guys play riddles in front of me! Every single time!"
It was as if he were an outsider.
This is infuriating!
"Can't you understand our brainwaves?" Lu Qi said, hands on her hips.
"What brainwaves? How would I know what you're thinking? I'm not a mind reader!" Lu Cheng was almost speechless.
"If you can't understand, that's fine. It just means you and we don't have a good understanding, there's a generation gap, and we can't communicate." Lu Qi raised her lips.
Lu Cheng waved his hand and turned to leave, "Forget it, it's no fun staying with you guys. I'd rather go back to my room and play games."
Lu Qi pointed to the angry departing figure and said, "How did that fourth brother even find a girlfriend? He'd rather play video games than call his boyfriend. Are they having a cold war?"
The others shook their heads.
"Perhaps they have their own unique way of getting along, so let's not interfere."
“That’s true. I’m more looking forward to meeting the man who can tame Lao Si than Zhao Zhao’s boyfriend,” Lu Qi said, raising her eyebrows.
...
As the New Year's bells rang, fireworks exploded in the distant sky.
"Happy New Year, brother."
Inside the room, Lu Yinzhao and Bian Ji were on a video call.
Happy New Year, Zhao Zhao.
“I told my family today…” Lu Yinzhao said.
"Me too." Bian Ji looked calmly at the boy in the camera.
"Then we..."
Will your family be visiting relatives and friends around the country this year?
Lu Yinzhao shook her head: "No, my grandparents and maternal grandparents have all been brought to our home. They will stay until after the New Year. This year should be the most lively year for our family."
"Then I will pay a visit tomorrow."
“Ah! Tomorrow! I told them it would be in a couple of days… Aren’t you and your family at your maternal grandfather’s place right now?” Lu Yinzhao’s voice lowered a little.
"Yes, I'll be back early tomorrow morning."
"I... I'm suddenly a little nervous."
Bian Ji's eyes remained fixed on Lu Yinzhao. "Don't be nervous, I'm the one who should be nervous."
Lu Yinzhao thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense. Compared to him, Bian Ji was the most nervous one.
"Get a good night's sleep tonight, and maybe when you open your eyes tomorrow you'll see me."
"Um……"
Filled with a mix of nervousness and excitement, Lu Yinzhao didn't fall asleep until late at night.
When Lu Yinzhao woke up the next day and saw the time, he suddenly jumped out of bed.
Seeing that there were no more WeChat messages, he breathed a sigh of relief.
As I went downstairs with my hair all messed up, I heard people chatting in the living room downstairs.
"Xiao Ji, you rushed back from your flight this morning and didn't have breakfast, did you? I'll have your Uncle Lu cook noodles for you when Zhao Zhao wakes up."
"Thank you, Aunt Yin. I'm not hungry. Let Zhaozhao sleep a little longer."
Lu Yinzhao took a deep breath and quickly ran back to her room to fix her hair in front of the mirror.
Holy crap! I actually saw it the moment I opened my eyes!
Just then, several voices came from outside the door.
Lu Yuan: "Zhao Zhao's boyfriend seems to be here. Aren't you going downstairs to check?"
Lu Xun: "I'm going to change my clothes."
Lu Qi: "I need to put on some makeup!"
Only Lu Cheng, wearing a husky-patterned pajama, rushed downstairs, shouting, "Where is he? Where is he? Where is that kid... Hey, Xiao Ji's here too? Did you see Zhao Zhao's boyfriend when you came?"
"Um, I..."
Before Bian Ji could finish speaking, Lu Cheng rushed past him and shouted, "Where is he?"
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Author's Note: Bian Ji: Fourth Brother, I'm here. [Shrugs]
Fourth Brother: My sister saw it! [Question mark]
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