Tong Xiaohuai returned home carrying flowers and a bag of items. Tong Laoda and Qin Ming were sitting in the living room chatting. When Tong Laoda saw the flowers in her hand, he clicked his tongue.
"Tsk, Yan Bo is quite romantic!"
Qin Ming looked at Boss Tong with amusement, "Boss, have you forgotten that when you were pursuing Sister-in-law, didn't you also use a flower offensive to move her heart?"
Tong Xiaohuai had never heard her parents mention this before.
"Uncle Ming, I never knew my dad was so romantic! I always thought he was just a roughneck. It seems I misunderstood him!"
Tong Laoda was teased by his brother and daughter, but he wasn't annoyed. He just told Tong Xiaohuai, "Go, after you finish arranging the flowers, go keep your mother company. She's been walking all morning and her feet are a little sore. Go give your mother a massage."
Tong Xiaohuai knew that her father and Uncle Ming were talking about something they didn't want her to know, which was why they had deliberately sent her away.
But she didn't expose her father's trick and obediently carried the bouquet and the small items he had bought into the bedroom.
A few minutes later, Tong Xiaohuai, carrying a pair of panda plush pillows, pushed open the bedroom door of Tong Laoda and his wife.
"Mom, these two cushions are for you."
Tong's mother, who was lying on the bed, propped herself up and sat up. She took the pillow and hugged it, but her eyes were smiling as she looked at her.
"Did you go shopping with Xiao Yan?"
In the past, Tong's mother always complained that her eldest son had made her precious daughter no longer resemble a girl at all. She wouldn't wear dresses and didn't like going shopping.
Unexpectedly, after falling in love, my daughter seems to have developed a liking for wearing dresses and also enjoys shopping.
"Hmm..." Tong Xiaohuai's hand touched his mother's leg. "Dad said your legs are a little sore. Lie down and I'll massage them for you."
Tong's mother grabbed her hand back, "No need, I'll ask Brother Du to give me a massage later."
Tong Xiaohuai glared at her. "You're afraid your dad will scold you? Fine, I'll give you a massage. If that doesn't work, I'll find you a female masseuse."
The "Brother Du" that Tong's mother mentioned was the doctor in Tongjia Village, and traditional Chinese massage was his specialty. However, Tong's eldest son never liked him giving Tong's mother massages.
Why?
He's jealous!
Although Tong's mother said no, Tong Xiaohuai had already dialed the phone and asked the manager of the club to immediately send a skilled female masseuse to give his mother a massage.
"Mom, why do you still look so pale? Haven't you adjusted to the time difference yet?"
Tong Xiaohuai leaned against her mother, her eyes darting around her mother's face.
At first, she noticed that her mother seemed to have lost weight and looked worse than before she went abroad. At that time, she thought it was because her mother was tired from the journey and hadn't adjusted to the time difference.
But it's been several days now, and my mother's complexion hasn't improved at all.
Tong's mother touched her face. "Is it a problem with the lighting? Or maybe it's because I ate and drank irregularly while out playing and it upset my spleen and stomach. I'll go see Brother Du in a bit and get some traditional Chinese medicine to help me regulate my body."
Tong Xiaohuai nodded, "Yes, I also think you need to take care of yourself."
Tong's mother patted her head and changed the subject, "Where did you and Xiao Yan go to play? Why are you back so early? Actually, you could have come back after dinner. Your dad and I aren't old-fashioned."
"He seems to have a lot of things to do, so I came back first."
Tong Xiaohuai wasn't an unreasonable person. Even though she did want him to spend more time with her, the thought of the pile of documents on his desk made it impossible for her to be willful.
Tong's mother nodded approvingly, "Yes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and it must be especially difficult for someone like him to work hard in another place."
"Yes, his company is a key enterprise in L City this year. It is large in scale and has an advanced management model. As the boss, how could he not work hard?"
Tong Xiaohuai's feelings for Yan Bo initially stemmed from admiration, and even now that they are lovers, this admiration has not diminished but has instead grown stronger.
Because Yanbo is the kind of man whose charisma and charm you become more and more captivating the more you learn about him.
“At first, when your dad mentioned him and said he was only twenty years old, I couldn’t help but think to myself, ‘A twenty-year-old man is barely grown up, how could he know how to care for someone?’ But after meeting him, I realized that he was even more capable and mature than many thirty-year-old men.”
Tong's mother seemed to like Yanbo, her future son-in-law, more and more each time she looked at him.
Tong Xiaohuai smiled and reached out to wipe her mother's mouth, "Mom, wipe your drool."
Tong's mother glared at her reproachfully, "You're just making fun of me! I even said nice things to your father this morning."
"Say nice things? Say what?"
Tong Xiaohuai was very curious because she didn't think her father had any complaints about her.
She believes she handles both work-related and family matters quite well.
“I told your dad that you’re an adult now, and if you want, you can find an apartment to live in outside. It’s okay if you don’t live with us.”
Tong's mother was quite modern in this regard; her daughter was growing up and needed her own space. But if she still lived in Tongjia Village, not only would she be under the constant control of her father, Tong Laoda, but even Qin Ming and his uncles would occasionally interfere with her words and actions.
Tong's mother felt sorry for her daughter because she had always been obedient and had never gone through a rebellious phase.
However, Tong Xiaohuai herself had no intention of moving out.
She hugged Tong's mother and buried her head in her arms, acting coquettishly.
"Mom, do you think I'm interfering with your time alone with Dad?"
Tong's mother was both amused and annoyed. She patted her back and scolded, "You ungrateful girl, I'm doing this for your own good, and you're turning the tables on me?"
Tong Xiaohuai snuggled against her mother's chest for a while before finally raising her flushed face. "Mom, I'm not moving out. I'm going to stay with you guys, hmph!"
As Tong Xiaohuai spoke, she hugged her mother tightly. For some reason, she always felt that if she let go, her mother would run away.
"Besides, given my status, moving out would pose a significant safety concern, wouldn't it?"
Unless absolutely necessary, Tong Laoda would never stay out overnight. Similarly, Tong Xiaohuai also lacked a sense of security about the outside environment.
Seeing that her daughter was adamant, Tong's mother stopped trying to persuade her and simply said, "Alright, whenever you want to move out, you can tell me anytime. I'll take care of dealing with your dad for you."
"Mom, that day will never come."
As she spoke, she buried her head in her mother's arms again.
Tong's mother smiled and ruffled her hair, "Silly girl, how could that day not come? When you get married..."
Tong Xiaohuai snorted, "I won't marry. Whoever wants to marry me can become an adopted son-in-law of our family!"
Tong's mother laughed again, "Haha, then go ask Xiao Yan if he's willing to marry into our family?"
Tong Xiaohuai pouted, "Mom, who said it had to be him?"
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