After Bai Xue left, it was already evening and it was time to prepare dinner, but Ling Chuan had been gone the whole day for some unknown reason. Shao Mo was too lazy to cook, so she simply took Ling Chunhua and Xu Yan out to eat.

According to the preferences of the two little girls, Shao Mo found a barbecue restaurant and called Zeng Fang to ask her to come out for dinner.

After eating the barbecue, Shao Mo took the two girls to stroll around a nearby department store.

It was already 9 o'clock when we returned to the courtyard.

She originally thought that Ling Chuan would finally come back, but the door was locked, and the padlock was exactly the same as the one she had hung when she went out.

After opening the door and looking at the dark yard, Shao Mo couldn't help feeling emotional.

Not only did he not show up in the morning, he also didn't come home at night. I don't know what he was busy with! "Chunhua, do you want to sleep with your aunt tonight?"

"think!"

Ling Chunhua looked up, her little face full of excitement.

Shao Mo hooked her chin and said, "Then go and bring your quilt and pillow to my bed."

"good!"

Ling Chunhua turned around and was about to run to her room, but after running two steps, she thought of something and ran back.

"Where does uncle sleep?"

"There are so many guest rooms in the house, and I'm worried there won't be a place for him to sleep. Don't worry about him."

"oh."

Although Ling Chunhua was young, she had a strong ability to read people's expressions. She could see that her aunt and uncle were in a bad mood, but the temptation to sleep with her aunt was too great for her to think too much.

When Ling Chuan returned home, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening.

As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to the bedroom, "Wife, I'm back..."

When he saw his aunt and nephew leaning side by side on the bed reading, he was stunned.

Shao Mo glanced at him and said, "You're back. Chunhua will sleep with me tonight."

"Then where do I sleep?" Ling Chuan asked subconsciously.

"There are so many guest rooms, just pick one."

Ling Chuan wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, he couldn't say much in front of his niece, so he turned around and walked out unhappily.

When he reached the door, he thought of something and turned back, "Wife, I bought you some roasted chestnuts and sugar snowballs."

Shao Mo flipped through the pages of the book in her hand without even looking up, "Put it on the coffee table."

"oh."

After putting down his things, Ling Chuan walked out, looking back every few steps.

Shao Mo didn't raise her eyes until the door of the room was closed.

"Aunt."

"Um?"

Ling Chunhua raised her little face, and her big eyes like black glass beads blinked at her, "Did your uncle make you angry?"

"No."

"When my mother was angry, she would send my father to sleep with me."

“…”

Shao Mo's cheeks were slightly hot, "I'm different from your mother."

"oh."

Fortunately, Ling Chunhua's attention was quickly attracted by the aroma of roasted chestnuts on the coffee table, and she did not pursue the matter any further.

"Aunt, I want to eat fried chestnuts."

"Then get dressed and let's go outside and eat while we watch TV."

"good!"

In the warehouse office, Ling Jiang was busy clearing the accounts. When he saw his younger brother coming in, he asked casually, "Have your sister-in-law and Chunhua slept?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but as soon as he asked, Ling Chuan felt depressed.

"Not yet. I'm with Momo."

"Chunhua, this girl, plays like crazy as soon as she has a holiday. Forget it. She doesn't have school tomorrow anyway. It's rare that her sister-in-law is back, so let her play for a while longer." Ling Jiang said while pressing the calculator.

After a while without any response, Ling Jiang looked up in confusion, only to see his younger brother sitting there in a daze, looking unhappy.

"Chuanzi, if you are tired, go back to your room and sleep early. I will be done here in a moment."

The bed was occupied, where was he going to sleep? Ling Chuan felt bitter, but he couldn't say it.

"I'm not tired, I'm just thinking about something."

Lingchuan is emo.

After sitting for a while, the sound of a TV suddenly came from the main room.

At home, Ling Chunhua is the only one who likes to watch TV.

Ling Chuan stood up and walked out, which frightened Ling Jiang so much that he shuddered. "What's wrong, Chuanzi?"

"Brother, I'm going back to my room to sleep."

"Just go to sleep, why are you in such a hurry?"

Of course he was anxious. While his niece was watching TV, it was a great opportunity for him to take back his territory.

Ling Chuan was tall and had long legs, so he walked with great force. He walked from the warehouse to the bedroom in just a few steps.

The main room is next to the bedroom. Through the door that is not closed tightly, I can see my wife and niece sitting on the sofa, eating chestnuts and watching TV.

The chestnut shells are difficult to peel, so he used to peel them while his wife ate them.

Between going back to the house to take back the territory and going to the main room to help peel chestnuts, Lingchuan chose the latter.

“Squeak.”

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, the aunt and nephew turned around at the same time.

Seeing that it was him, Shao Mo quickly turned her head back, but Ling Chunhua smiled and called out, "Uncle, are you here to watch TV too?"

"Um."

With his niece's help, Ling Chuan took the opportunity to come to his wife's side, but was glared at just as he was about to sit down.

"close the door."

"oh."

Ling Chuan quickly closed the door, then came back and sat down, and took the initiative to grab a handful of chestnuts and start peeling them.

Lingchuan is not only good at peeling chestnuts, but also knows how to pick chestnuts and knows which ones taste good.

Based on his experience, he picked the best one, peeled it, and handed it to his wife.

"Wife, this is for you."

The man's palms were big and his knuckles were long, which made his chestnuts look round and small.

"Did you wash your hands?"

"I washed it as soon as I got back."

Shao Mo then took the chestnut and took a bite.

Seeing her eating, Ling Chuan showed a bit of joy on his face, and then he continued to pick out the delicious chestnuts and peel them.

"I don't want to eat anymore. My mouth is dry." After eating three or four, Shao Mo didn't want to eat anymore.

"Then I'll go get you a glass of water."

Ling Chunhua, who was licking a sugar snowball, heard this and tilted her head and said crisply: "Uncle, I'm thirsty too. Can you pour me a glass of water? Thank you!"

Looking at his niece's innocent and lovely face, Ling Chuan said with a straight face: "Chunhua, your father asked me to tell you to go back to your room and sleep."

Ling Chunhua was stunned. "When?"

"Before I come in, the child needs to go to bed early at night, otherwise he will not grow tall. Let's go, I will help you carry the quilt and pillow back to the room."

"But……"

"If you listen to me, your uncle will take you out to play tomorrow."

"Where are we going to play?"

"You can go wherever you want to go."

"Then can I go to the amusement park and drive bumper cars? Many of my classmates have driven bumper cars and said they are really fun."

"Can."

After seeing his niece return to her room and go to sleep, Ling Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

When he turned around, he remembered that his wife was still waiting for him to pour water, so he hurried back to the kitchen.

"Wife, the water is coming."

Shao Mo took the cup of water, took two sips, put the cup on the coffee table, and continued watching TV while hugging the pillow.

Ling Chuan sat beside her, staring at her with his scorching black eyes, as if he wanted to stare a hole in her face.

(End of this chapter)