Sitting quietly waiting for the food to be served, the atmosphere was awkward for a moment. Miao Lishan finally asked, "What's the child's name? How many children does Xiaoli have?"
Jiang Jiangyu's eyes flashed with surprise, and she quickly replied, "Xiao Li is now three months pregnant. Besides this girl, we also have a son who is a little over two years old. The girl's full name is Ma Weihong, a name given to her by her grandfather. She had several nicknames, but later her father called her "little darling" and used it as a nickname."
The little girl then boasted to the twins, "My little brother, Little Bump, is so well-behaved. My grandma loves him so much." Noticing the twins didn't even look at her, she glared at them angrily, "My grandma said Little Bump can be a general when he grows up."
Liuyi secretly glanced at Miao Lishan and Jiang Jiangyu who were chatting, and whispered back to her: "Fool."
Xiao Ping'an glanced at Zhou Jiao who didn't stop him, and a beautiful arc appeared on the corner of his mouth. He sat there with his little face tied up, just like his grandfather Zhou Xiaozheng.
Wuyi added, fearing confusion, "Your grandma doesn't like you."
This startled Zhou Jiao. She suddenly realized her youngest son had a sharp tongue. This was unacceptable! Harsh words could easily offend people.
"You're lying! My grandma doesn't love Big Sister, she only likes the little darling." The little girl pouted, "My grandma said that my family has two great grandfathers, and everyone has to like me."
A hint of irony flashed in Zhou Jiao's eyes.
As expected of Jiang Jiangyu, this tutor is unmatched!
Seeing that his two brothers didn't reply, Wuyi rolled his black eyes, clapped his chubby little hands, and giggled, "Your grandma likes your two great-grandfathers."
Zhou Jiao quickly whispered a word of disapproval. It was true that children's words were innocent, but she didn't like her child getting too involved with these people. If her mother hadn't spoken up, she would have definitely told them to leave.
However, she glanced at Jiang Jiangyu again. This guy was very good at reading people's expressions and finding topics to talk about. He kept exposing his family's dirty laundry, keeping her mother's attention.
After finishing the meal, everyone went their separate ways back home. It was already dark by then, and there were many more people strolling and enjoying the cool air on the road.
Miao Lishan was still digesting the news of Lin Xuelin's death. Ping An was already muttering to her in dissatisfaction, "Grandma, that was my mother's enemy."
"Oh...how could I have forgotten grandma? Just thinking about her when she was little...oh...she passed away so young, what a pity."
Ping An knew his grandmother was ill again. If his grandfather heard this, he would be furious. What was originally a good meal, but hearing all the bad news that had nothing to do with his family, really ruined his appetite.
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Zhou Jiao, "Mom, how much did you pay just now?"
Zhou Jiao glanced at him amusedly, "A little over twenty-two yuan."
Ping An silently calculated how much the two outsiders had eaten, clutching his chest in pain. "How much do you get paid for your work every day? We can't invite outsiders anymore. That little girl ordered two ice creams and two cakes each, and ate a lot of other dishes too. She didn't eat much on Children's Day or May Day."
Zhou Jiao was so helpless!
"What can we do if they refuse to leave? We can't just chase them away, right?"
Ping An's eyes flashed with a sly smile: "Next time we meet someone who doesn't know how to count, we can order more meat and vegetables and not pay for them later. Let's see who dares to come up to us."
Upon hearing this, Miao Lishan touched his head with amusement.
"You and my grandma are just trying to save face. Look at that person just now who said she was treating us, but when she was paying, she kept searching her pockets and couldn't find the money. I was worried her trouser pockets were going to get torn."
Miao Lishan knew very well what kind of person her second brother's wife was, so she burst into laughter when she heard it.
"Grandma, don't underestimate this matter. If she has bad intentions, and she finds out where we go next time and follows us, you can definitely deal with her with this trick."
"June 1st, May 1st, Big Brother will teach you a little bit."
Seeing Ping An talking to their brothers, the twins nodded repeatedly and looked at him with blinking eyes.
"If we meet someone who is cheating in the future, we must be more shameless than them. We must cry when we should cry and make a fuss when we should make a fuss. You said that little girl was stupid? But she was full."
Xiao Pingan shook his head and said, "So you guys were really stupid today. Mommy wants to pay, you should have pulled Mommy and Grandma away crying and making a fuss."
"Am I stupid?" Liuyi asked himself, then looked at Zhou Jiao and her daughter, then at Wuyi. Everyone was praising him for his intelligence.
"Ah?" Wuyi stared at Liuyi with his eyes wide open, then looked at Ping'an, and paused for a moment, "Brother, silly, brother, don't cry."
"Brother is grown up now. If he cries again, people will laugh at him. You and Liuyi were babies. If you cry, no one will laugh at you. In fact, they will praise you for being smart."
Zhou Jiao smiled upon hearing this. She really couldn't understand the world of children.
The next day, Zhou Jiao spent the whole day with the children until night. Looking at her three sons, she mentioned that she was going on a business trip the next day.
Ping An immediately asked, "Mom, is there any danger?"
Her son's words warmed her heart. "No, a batch of imported machines arrived. Mom and her colleagues will be back soon after they're done inspecting them."
"Does my grandpa know?"
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded. After thinking for a while, she was still worried. She gave more instructions, "When Mom is not at home, you should spend more time with your brothers. Don't leave the compound and don't let them be bullied by the other kids there. Of course, the premise is that others don't provoke you. Otherwise, don't hesitate to take action."
Xiao Ping'an said seriously, "I remember everything you and my grandfather taught me. As long as we are right and no one is killed, fighting is pointless."
Liuyi looked at Zhou Jiao and Ping'an who were talking, and arched his furry little head into her arms. Wuyi saw this and quickly pulled his arms away and squeezed himself into her arms.
Seeing this, Zhou Jiao quickly hugged her two little sons and asked, "Are you reluctant to let your mother go on a business trip?"
"I want to sleep with my mother after dark."
"I like Mom, too."
Zhou Jiao sighed secretly, then looked at Ping An, whose eyes showed reluctance, and smiled comfortingly, "Mom will be gone for a week at most, which means six nights at most."
"What gifts would you three like to have?"
Wuyi raised his head and looked at her with a pout, "No gifts, Mom, come home early."
"I miss grandpa and dad."
Zhou Jiao certainly understood what Liu Yi meant. When she wasn't home, her father and Zhang Guoqing would be home with the children in the evenings.
Xiao Ping'an looked at his sad mother and patted his two younger brothers. "Grandpa and Dad will be home soon, and your brother will be at home with you. Once the three of us brothers have learned our skills, Mom won't have to go to work anymore."
Liuyi waved his chubby little hands, which looked like lotus root nodes, and said, "Brother, I want to grow up quickly and do horse stance."
Seeing this, Wuyi raised his voice unwillingly: "Brother, I also want to learn hunting and make money."
Hearing the childish words of her three sons, Zhou Jiao's sadness faded away with a smile. She touched the twins' chubby calves, even as they were doing horse stance.
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