Seeing her like this, Ma Aning, who had walked up to her, couldn't help but feel very curious, so she asked, "Girl, what are you thinking about? I've called you several times, why don't you respond at all?"
Shen Xiaoxiao snapped out of her reverie, smiled slightly, and said softly, "I wasn't thinking about anything, Mom. I was just wondering if Xingyun and Xiahou Jie had arrived home safely."
"Right now, she's probably having a lively reunion with her family, happily enjoying her New Year's Eve dinner." As she spoke, a faint trace of longing and concern unconsciously appeared in her eyes.
"Hmm, they should be home by now. It's so cold outside, it's too chilly in the yard! Don't stay in the yard unless you have to, go inside and warm up." Ma Aning reminded her again, still worried.
"Okay, I'm going in now." Shen Xiaoxiao shrank her neck and echoed Ma Aning's words, then quickly walked into the house.
Meanwhile, Dai Xingyun and Xiahou Jie had already arrived home.
When he appeared at the door, the Dai family members immediately gathered around him, each with a joyful expression on their face.
Especially Liang Xinxing, the surrogate mother, looked at her son with a big smile, her eyes full of concern and joy.
"Xiaoyun, is your heart still hurting?" Liang Xinxing asked impatiently, her voice trembling slightly with excitement.
Dai Xingyun smiled, slowly shook her head, and replied softly in a gentle but firm voice, "Mom, I'm all grown up now, please don't call me Xiaoyun like you did when I was little."
"Mom, don't worry, it doesn't hurt anymore. As for how my body will fare afterward, I don't know."
Before he finished speaking, he gently placed the luggage aside, then hurriedly stepped forward and steadily supported Liang Xinxing's slightly trembling body.
Hearing her son's words, Liang Xinxing's anxious heart finally calmed down a little.
However, the mix of excitement and heartache caused her tears to flow uncontrollably, like a burst dam, streaming down her cheeks as if she wanted to release all her worries and concerns.
Dai Xingyun hurriedly reached out his large, warm hands and carefully and gently wiped away the crystal-clear tears from the corners of his mother's eyes, softly comforting her.
"Mom, look at you, why are you crying like a child? Stop crying, look at me, I'm perfectly fine and jumping around."
"Okay, Mommy, don't cry. Mommy is just so happy that she's crying."
Liang Xinxing stopped crying and smiled, a relieved smile spreading across her face, her tone full of joy.
Then, as if she had suddenly remembered something important, she hurriedly asked, "Son, are you starving? How about Mom makes you a bowl of noodles?"
"No need! I just had a big meal with A-Jie at the state-run restaurant before I got back. But right now, I don't want to do anything. I just want to take a nice, long shower and then lie in bed and rest for a while."
"You have no idea, after sitting on the train for three whole days, I felt like I was stinking all over!"
Dai Xingyun frowned and raised his arm to smell his sleeve with a look of disgust.
"Hey, you little rascal! Do you think I don't know you? I knew you'd be back and need a good wash and grooming first thing."
"I heated the water for you a long time ago, go on! Oh, and I've tidied up your room too." Liang Xinxing followed closely behind Dai Xingyun with a smile, constantly muttering to herself.
"Thank you, Mom! It's always best to have you by my side taking care of me!" Dai Xingyun said with a mix of joy and emotion.
"Alright, alright, stop being so cheeky! Go take a shower, then you can rest earlier."
"Oh, right, I'll call your dad and the others now to tell them you're home. See if everyone can come home for dinner tonight."
As Liang Xinxing spoke, a joyful smile spread across her face.
Before she finished speaking, she had already turned around and walked briskly but somewhat hurriedly towards the direction where the telephone was.
Liang Xinxing walked to the telephone with practiced ease, picked up the receiver without hesitation, placed her fingers accurately on the number keys, and quickly and skillfully dialed one familiar number after another.
As the dial tone sounded, she pursed her lips slightly, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Not long after, a deep and serious voice came from the other end of the phone: "This is headquarters. Who are you looking for?"
Upon hearing the voice, Liang Xinxing immediately recognized it as her family's "busy man"—Dai Zhan.
So, disregarding everything else, she eagerly asked, "I'm looking for you! Dai Zhan! When are you coming back?"
Dai Zhan immediately recognized his wife's voice, and his tone softened instantly: "Honey, what's wrong? I'm still busy!"
However, Liang Xinxing was not so easily fooled at this moment. She replied bluntly, "Your son is back. Come home for dinner tonight and let the family get together. Don't tell me you're busy."
After saying that, she still seemed to feel unsatisfied and rolled her eyes at the person on the other end of the phone in a rather unladylike manner.
Then, Liang Xinxing continued, "Tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. According to tradition, you will definitely have to go to the grassroots level again and spend the New Year with those soldiers in the army."
But today is different. Your son just got home, so no matter what, you'd better come back tonight and not cause any more trouble.
Dai Zhan rubbed his temples helplessly on the other end of the phone, sighing inwardly, but faced with his wife's request, he quickly replied, "Go back, go back, I'll definitely go back as soon as possible."
Despite his busy work schedule, his longing for his family always lingered in his heart, especially after hearing that his son had arrived home safely, which intensified his desire to reunite with his family.
"That's more like it. I need to notify Dad and Mom before I can hang up!" Liang Xinxing said and hung up the phone without waiting for him to react.
Liang Xinxing called each of her family members one by one, and only after receiving positive replies did she hum a little tune contentedly. She took the fresh fruit she had just bought to the kitchen, washed it clean, and placed it on the coffee table.
After taking a shower, Dai Xingyun came out and saw her busy mother. She went over and pulled her to sit on the sofa. "Mom, don't bother. I can make something myself if I want to eat."
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