When the two of them got home from get off work, Li Wenxuan was still riding his bicycle, panting and struggling to get back.
"Qiu Nan's mom, Chu's dad, you're back! Dinner will be ready soon."
Hearing the noise in the kitchen, Wang Yueyue, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, poked her head out and said.
Ding Qiunan couldn't help but laugh every time she saw Yueyue cooking.
Whenever this girl cooks, you can tell she's not wearing an apron when you come back and see her.
She always manages to get some strange color on her face; I have no idea how she does it.
To be fair, the food she made was pretty good. As long as she didn't make an outrageous amount, Li Wenxuan could always finish it.
After changing her clothes, Ding Qiunan went to the kitchen to help.
Once Li Wenhui, who is interning at the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, and Li Wenxuan, who is riding a bicycle, return, we can start eating.
"Dad Chu, my mom came over this afternoon. She asked me to tell you that the song has been approved. As long as that matter can be finalized before the gala, the song will be performed at the gala."
"Okay, I understand. Has your dad gone back to his unit?"
"Yes, I went back yesterday."
"And I'm going to school tomorrow to register and prepare for the start of the semester."
Wang Yueyue's words left everyone at the table momentarily stunned. Looking at the cute girl with the baby face in front of them, they simply couldn't associate her with the profession of teacher.
"Yueyue, have you ever worried that the students won't listen to you?" Ding Qiunan couldn't help but ask her daughter-in-law.
"Qiu Nan's mom, of course I'm worried."
Wang Yueyue's face fell when this was mentioned. She was also very distressed. These past two days at home, she would often look in the mirror and try to imitate the teacher's appearance from her memory, but the expressions she made made her want to laugh.
"Pfft... Hahahaha..." Wenhui burst out laughing, but thankfully she turned her head to the side.
"Sister Hui, what do you mean?!" Wang Yueyue protested. "Are you mocking me? Because I made you spit out your food? Am I that ridiculous?"
Wenhui put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, forcing herself to stop laughing. She wiped her mouth with one hand and shook her head with the other, saying, "Don't... don't misunderstand Yueyue. I was just thinking about something else."
Unfortunately, her words were not convincing at all; anyone could see why she was laughing.
"Qiu Nan's mom, look at Hui-jie! She's laughing at me!"
"Alright, alright, I'll deal with her for you!"
Ding Qiunan pretended to be stern and said to her daughter, "Stop laughing. Can't you see your sister-in-law is worried? Eat your food properly."
She should have kept quiet, because once she did, she couldn't hold back anymore.
Li Wenxuan quickly buried his head in his bowl, terrified that his wife would see the smile on his face; if she did, he'd be the one in trouble tonight.
Only Li Chu was able to maintain a calm expression.
"Ahem... Alright, you two." Seeing the mother and daughter laughing so hard they could barely sit still, he had no better idea than to turn to Wang Yueyue, whose lips were pouting so much they could hang an oil bottle on them, and say, "Yueyue, go buy a pair of black-rimmed non-prescription glasses tomorrow and wear them. That should help."
He had also been a teacher and could understand Wang Yueyue's current anxiety.
"Gah~" Li Chu's words finally made the mother and daughter stop laughing.
Ding Qiunan realized her reaction was a bit excessive, so she quickly explained, "Yueyue, it's not that Mommy wanted to laugh at you, it's just that I..."
She didn't know what to say next.
Wang Yueyue blinked her big, round eyes at her mother-in-law, waiting for her explanation.
The more she looked at him like that, the less Ding Qiunan could say anything, so she simply continued to laugh.
Well, her laughter finally made Li Chu and Li Wenxuan unable to hold back any longer, and they started laughing too. Wen Hui went even further, laughing so hard she fell to the ground.
Yueyue laughed along with them, and soon the honking of geese echoed throughout the yard.
The dog, lying under the eaves, stared blankly at its owners, wondering what these humans were up to this time.
It took a while for everyone to gradually stop, each clutching their stomachs and groaning in pain.
"What's wrong with you guys? What's so funny that we can hear it from next door?"
Hearing the commotion, Li Qin from next door pushed open the small door and came over.
Good heavens, out of five people eating, four are sitting on the floor, leaving only Li Chu who can barely sit on a stool.
"Sis, have you eaten?" Seeing her sister come over, Ding Qiunan quickly stood up from the ground. She was standing at the dining table, not even daring to brush the dust off her pants.
“We’ve already eaten. I was washing the dishes when I heard the commotion from your side. I was wondering why we still have geese at home.”
The three children stood up at this moment and called out in unison, "Auntie."
"Auntie, they're all laughing at me." Finally, she found someone who could teach these people a lesson. Wang Yueyue walked over, grabbed Li Qin's arm, and began to complain.
"Huh? They're laughing at you? Why are they laughing at you?"
Wang Yueyue recounted the story, and Li Qin, suppressing a smile, went over and patted each of the four people on the head.
“It’s not easy for our family to produce a university teacher. Instead of giving her some advice, you have the nerve to laugh here.”
"Sis, I was a university teacher too, you know?"
"That's nothing, it's just temporary, and you're not anymore. Our Yueyue has a permanent position."
Li Qin immediately shut down her brother.
"Alright, Yueyue, your aunt has dealt with them for you. If they dare to laugh at you again, come and tell me, and I'll give them a lecture all night."
"Thank you, Auntie!" Wang Yueyue's eyes narrowed into slits with joy.
She even turned her head and wrinkled her nose at Li Wenhui, who had been laughing the loudest just now; she had written it all down in her little notebook.
Each of them got a tap on the head, and now they all sat down and ate quietly.
"Dad, I'll take Yueyue to buy a pair of glasses tomorrow morning, then drop her off at school before going to the hospital."
"Deceiving Emperor Kangxi"
"Hmm, no rush. Yueyue still has a single dormitory at school, right? You can help her clean it up."
The atmosphere at the dinner table finally returned to normal. Everyone chatted and ate, as their family didn't have any rules about not talking while eating or sleeping.
After finishing his meal, Li Wenxuan finally paid the price for his earlier laughter.
Yueyue cooked today's meal, and Wenhui was left to clean up. He had barely put down his bowl when his wife grabbed him by the soft flesh around his waist and carried him back to the front yard.
As Wenhui prepared to wash the dishes, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes, and her thoughts drifted to her fiancé. But when she thought about how she still had three years to go before graduating, she felt a tiny bit of regret for choosing this eight-year program.
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