Yu Qian quickly thanked him, saying, "Look how silly I am! It turns out you were thirsty. I should have bought you a Coke."
Upon hearing this, Huaihua almost swallowed hard. Cola! It was cola!
She'd only ever seen that little brat Chen Mengqi drink it; she'd lived this long and didn't even know what cola tasted like.
At that moment, Huaihua made up her mind. "Xiao Dang, blame yourself for leaving me all alone to enjoy yourself."
I'm going to have this man!
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A taxi slowly stopped in front of the tenement building. Lou Xiao'e paid the fare and got out of the car with her son, carrying bags of gifts.
In the passenger seat, Chen Yan couldn't unbuckle her seatbelt for a long time, and Lou Xiao'e had to help her unbuckle it.
After the car left, Chen Yan looked speechlessly at the pile of things on the ground: "I mean, why did you have to buy so much stuff?"
Lou Xiao'e smiled gently: "I know you're rich, and you can buy these things with money, but this is still a token of my appreciation!"
Chen Yan chuckled, "How could I dare to say I'm rich in front of you, General Manager Lou?"
Lou Xiao'e gave her a wry smile and playfully hit her: "You have no idea how much pressure I'm under every day!"
"..."
As soon as they went upstairs, Chen Gangqiang and Zhou Haiqin came out to greet them.
Lou Xiao'e became shy, just like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law for the first time, her fair face flushed red.
Fortunately, Chen Gangqiang and Zhou Haiqin only exchanged a few polite words with her before their eyes all fell on Chen Mengxiao.
Perhaps her gaze was too bold, for Chen Mengxiao looked to Chen Yan for help.
Speaking of Chen Yan, she really has a way with kids. Fatty's daughter Chen Mengqi, Xu Damao's daughter Xu Xiyue, Chen Rong's daughter Cao Hao, and her own Shi Tiantian all like her very much and always love to stick by her side.
Even Chen Mengxiao couldn't escape it now. Despite having only met her two or three times, she had already become close to her aunt.
Chen Yan quickly said, "Mom and Dad, let's talk at home."
The elderly couple readily agreed, one greeting Chen Mengxiao and the other Lou Xiao'e.
Once inside, Zhou Haiqin busied herself offering candy and fruit, and then, still not satisfied, said to Chen Yan, "Second brother, go buy a few bottles of that Coke..."
Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e quickly stopped her: "Auntie, please stop making arrangements. This child has never really liked sweet things since he was little."
Then he said to Chen Mengxiao, "These are your grandparents, greet them quickly."
Chen Mengxiao glanced at Chen Yan, and receiving an encouraging look from her, before slowly walking up to the elderly couple.
He swallowed nervously and called out, "Grandpa, Grandma!"
"Why!"
The elderly couple's eyes welled up with tears. This call of "Grandpa" and "Grandma" was 16 years overdue! A full 16 years!
My family members all came today.
Zhou Haiqin held Chen Mengxiao's hand affectionately and introduced him to everyone one by one: "This is your eldest aunt, this is your eldest uncle, and you also have a cousin named Cao Hao, who didn't come today."
Chen Rong and Cao Zhengyang quickly greeted the child and Lou Xiao'e...
After saying that, she pointed at Chen Yan and said, "You already know your second aunt. Your second aunt's husband will be here soon. They also have a daughter, your cousin, named Shi Tiantian."
Chen Yan winked at Chen Mengxiao.
Next, it was Chen Fang's turn: "This is your third aunt."
After saying that, he glared at Chen Fang. They'd been married for so many years and still didn't have a child.
As for Xing Jianshu, Cao Hao, and Shi Tiantian, it was the same; today's occasion was too important, so we didn't dare let them come.
Otherwise, if some big mouth were to tell Yu Li, things would get really interesting!
Chen Fang greeted Lou Xiao'e and Chen Mengxiao, then stood behind Zhou Haiqin and spoke for her: "Xiao'e, you don't mind me calling you that, do you?"
Lou Xiao'e is 44 years old this year. She is only one year younger than Chen Rong, so Chen Yan and Chen Fang should call her "elder sister".
So Chen Fang's nickname is quite interesting; she got it from the perspective of the fat guy.
The fat man is the youngest, and Lou Xiao'e is the child's mother. Calling him that means that the Chen family has accepted them as mother and child!
Lou Xiao'e naturally understood and quickly said with a smile, "Of course I have no objection."
Chen Fang reached out and patted Chen Mengxiao's head, asking, "Hong Kong hasn't returned to China yet, did your trip back go smoothly?"
Upon hearing Chen Fang's words, Lou Xiao'e immediately judged that she must be a knowledgeable person.
Not only Chen Fang, but even Chen Yan, whom she met this time, gave her the feeling that "a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation".
Even the oldest, Chen Rong, was not like people of this age who were easily surprised or restless. Instead, she was poised and generous, which made people feel good about her.
Needless to say, this is all thanks to the fat man.
After meeting the fat man last time, Lou Xiao'e knew he was worldly-wise.
On her trip back to Beijing, she first met with an old acquaintance of the Lou family, a famous poet; but even he, the old man, was not very knowledgeable about the situation in Hong Kong and asked many ridiculous questions.
This mobile phone satisfied both the old man's curiosity and Lou Xiao'e's vanity.
But in front of the fat man, he only received a look of disdain, and the fat man's criticisms were all spot on, without any fabrication!
Now, unexpectedly, even the fat man's three older sisters are quite knowledgeable, which makes Lou Xiao'e even more humble and treat them as equals.
You can't say that Lou Xiao'e is ungrateful or anything like that. She didn't have much contact with the fat man's family, except for Chen Yan, who was an acquaintance of hers.
When facing a "stranger," one's attitude is bound to be one of scrutiny and suspicion, which naturally brings out a sense of superiority, which is understandable.
Lou Xiao'e replied, "It was quite difficult, mainly because it was so far away. We first went to Shenzhen, then took a long-distance bus to Guangzhou, and then took a train for four days and four nights before finally arriving in Beijing."
Chen Fang's husband works for the railway, so she naturally knows how difficult a four-day, four-night train journey can be.
He couldn't help but pat Chen Mengxiao's head and say, "You're so young and you've already traveled such a long distance. It must have been tough for you."
Chen Mengxiao smiled sweetly at Chen Fang: "Third Aunt, it's not hard. We're in a sleeper car."
Chen Fang almost got heatstroke from his smile, exclaiming exaggeratedly as she clutched her chest: "My God, he's so charming at such a young age, what will he be like when he's two years older?"
The whole family laughed, and Chen Rong chimed in, "I was just thinking, Xiaoxiao is such a lovely boy! He sits there like a quiet, handsome young man!"
"..."
After everyone praised Chen Mengxiao, the topic returned to Lou Xiao'e and her son's trip.
There's nothing we can do about it. Last year, the government officially approved ordinary citizens to travel to Hong Kong and Macau at their own expense to visit relatives, marking the first time outbound tourism has been allowed.
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