Qin Xiao looked at Liu Guilan with a wronged expression, and after a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I knew it, having a wife means having a stepmother!"
Liu Guilan couldn't help but chuckle, then glared at him, feigning anger: "How old are you? You have three kids, and you're still acting all dramatic with me. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Qin Xiao snorted twice: "No matter how old I am, I'm still your son, so you have to take care of me!"
Liu Guilan said with a laugh, "Fine, fine, fine, I'll take care of you, even if nobody else does, I'll still take care of you, okay?"
Qin Xiao was finally satisfied. He put the gifts he had brought back from Hong Kong into the car and asked the driver to take Liu Guilan back.
Little Yun Shu, who had been in Ye Weiwei's arms, saw Qin Xiao carrying things out and thought he was leaving again. Suddenly, she burst into tears again, reaching out to Qin Xiao between sobs: "Daddy... Waaah... Daddy..."
Qin Xiao paused, then ran back like a gust of wind, only to be met with a series of kisses from Xiao Yunshu: "My good daughter, call me Daddy!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Xiao Yunshu pouted and looked at Qin Xiao with a wronged expression, "Daddy!"
Qin Xiao's heart melted instantly, and his usually shrewd face broke into a silly grin.
"Did you hear that? Our little Yunshu can call me 'Dad' now! She called me 'Dad'!"
Grandpa Qin looked at Qin Xiao with disdain, "He already knew how to call out, what's the big deal?"
Qin Xiao happily held Xiao Yunshu in his arms, ignoring Grandpa Qin, and said to Liu Guilan, "Mom, did you hear that? Xiao Yunshu can call me Dad now."
Liu Guilan looked at her son with amusement, and squeezed Xiao Yunshu's hand. "Our Xiao Yunshu is very smart. He can say 'Mom,' 'Grandpa,' and 'Brother,' and he's already known to say 'Grandma,' right? Xiao Yunshu, say 'Grandma!'"
Little Yunshu readily agreed, "Grandma!"
"Oh! Our little Yunshu is so clever, and she has such a sweet tongue!"
Looking at his little daughter in his arms, Qin Xiao suddenly felt that calling her "Daddy" didn't sound so appealing anymore.
How come he's ranked behind those two brats?
Feeling resentful, Qin Xiao decided to make up for it by going to the end of the order and increasing the quantity. So he kept teasing Xiao Yunshu, making her call him "Dad".
At first, Xiao Yunshu was willing to cooperate, but later, seeing that Qin Xiao was not going to leave, she became too lazy to pay attention to him. When Qin Xiao teased her, she simply turned her back to him and refused to look at him at all.
Grandpa Qin fiddled with an antique pocket watch that Ye Weiwei had given him, looking at Qin Xiao with disdain. How could he have such an unlikable son? Look at his granddaughter's disdainful attitude.
The next day, Ye Weiwei and Qin Xiao took the child back to her parents' home and delivered the gifts they had bought for their parents and brothers in Hong Kong.
It happened to be Sunday, and Ye's parents, eldest brother, third brother, and little star were all home. The whole family had a lively meal together, and they were all very happy.
"Auntie, this little airplane is so pretty, it looks just like the real thing. Can it fly?"
Little Star opened his gift and was overjoyed to see the toy airplane inside. He excitedly asked Ye Weiwei about it.
"This one can't fly. Next time your aunt goes there, I'll buy you one that can fly."
She does have a rechargeable, remote-controlled toy airplane in her storage space; it can fly, but she can't take it out.
Little Star clapped his hands happily: "Great!"
"What's so good about it!" Brother Ye pinched his son's cheek helplessly. "Having one toy is enough. What do we need so many airplanes for?"
After saying that, he looked at Ye Weiwei and said, "He's just a little kid. Why are you spending so much money on such expensive toys for him? It's such a waste! And all these things at home, really, you shouldn't be so wasteful even if you have money."
Ye Weiwei laughed and said, "Big brother, these toys are made for children to play with. If other children can play with them, why can't our little Xingxing play with them? It's not like we can't afford them. I just went out to bring some things back home. What's the big deal? These kinds of opportunities don't come around often."
Third Brother Ye Huaiyu put his arm around Ye Weiwei's shoulder and said, "Big Brother, don't be hypocritical. Don't tell me you don't like the new pen and watch your little sister gave you."
After saying that, he deliberately stretched out his arm to show off the brand-new watch on his wrist. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He planned to take the watch out for a spin and show it off, making all his friends extremely envious.
"Little sister, next time there's something good to do, take your third brother with you. I also want to go there and broaden my horizons."
Ye's mother poked his head in annoyance: "Don't get any funny ideas. Kyoto is such a big place, it can't even accommodate you. Do you think you can just leave whenever you want?"
Brother Ye chuckled and said, "I just mentioned it in advance, just in case there's an opportunity!"
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "There will be opportunities in the future."
In a few years, when the policies improve, I'll definitely go there, since she still has houses and shops there.
When I returned to the military compound in the afternoon, my parents-in-law, brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces from the Huo family came over right after I entered the gate.
Yesterday, Liu Guilan brought home such a large bag of things that it surprised everyone in her family.
Especially Ye Weiwei's extravagant spending—not only did she buy a watch for each of her parents-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, but she also bought a lot of other miscellaneous things, and she didn't leave out any of the children either. When they looked at that pile of things and calculated the money that would be spent, their hearts clenched, and they dared not even think about it!
Su Xuemei: "Weiwei, you're going to spend too much. Putting everything else aside, we'll still charge you for the watch, consider it a gift from you."
Zhao Lingdang agreed, and quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, Weiwei, this watch is too expensive, we can't accept it for free."
This was the first time she had ever seen so many watches; it was like a wholesale market.
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "No need, no need. The watches over there don't require coupons and didn't cost much. I thought it would be inconvenient for you to go to work without a watch to tell the time, so I bought them for you. If you were to charge me, what would I be?"
Actually, these watches were all older models she picked out from her online space; she didn't spend any money on them at all.
Many of the things she took out this time were items she had stored in her original space; she just used her trip to Hong Kong as an excuse to bring them out.
Su Xuemei: "We've already gotten a great deal from you by bringing it back for us. We can't let you spend any more money."
The more she looked at the watch, the more she liked it; it was so much prettier than the watches in the department store.
Although the watch didn't look cheap, it was a major household item that they could wear for many years, and since it didn't require a ration coupon, they gritted their teeth and kept it.
At worst, they can take on odd jobs after get off work during this period. If they work for a year, they should be able to save up enough money for a watch.
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