"You're back?" Su Nianxue poked her head out from the kitchen.
"Where is the little girl?" He looked around the room but couldn't find her.
"What's wrong? You're not used to me not bothering you for a while, are you?"
"I was just asking casually!" To be honest, he was actually a little unaccustomed to it.
"She played wildly with Xiao Shitou all day and is so tired that she fell asleep right away." Su Nianxue shook her head. Just thinking about this girl gave her a terrible headache.
"Hey, kids need to sleep more to grow smarter," Gu Yanbai said after washing his hands before entering the kitchen.
Su Nianxue rolled her eyes at him; in his eyes, his daughter was perfect in every way.
She pointed to the yard, "See that? There's a big basin of dirty clothes that haven't been washed yet. They'll all be yours in a bit."
"I'll wash it..." He glanced at the basin subconsciously, but quickly swallowed his words.
"No, this girl must have gone to roll around in the mud! There are so many mud spots on her."
"Absolutely. I wasn't looking for a moment, and the two kids were covered in mud and sweat."
I don't care, that basin of clothes is yours later.
"Anyway, your daughter looks like a little mud monkey, so washing her clean won't help!" Su Nianxue waved her hand and made a decision.
"Alright, alright, it's all mine now. Or, you can go roll around in the mud and get covered in it too, and I'll clean you up as well." He walked towards the kitchen with a grin.
Su Nianxue...
"Do you think I'm like your daughter? Rolling in the mud? How could you have such a wild idea?"
Gu Yanbai was about to reach out to her when he suddenly noticed that there was another person in the kitchen.
He subtly withdrew his hand again. "Wait, you're here, why didn't you say anything?"
Who are you trying to scare? I thought…
"What do you think? You can't see ghosts in broad daylight?"
Besides, is it that I don't want to talk?
"I couldn't get a word in edgewise, okay!" Gu Yanliu said, feeling a little aggrieved. As soon as he entered the room, he started chatting with his sister-in-law, leaving no room for her to interject.
"Hey, so you think you can just say ten things in response to every one of my sentences?"
"Alright, alright, you've run such a long way, aren't you hungry at all?" Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, she quickly put a plate of cooked food in his hands.
"I have to say, I'm really hungry!" He took a big sniff of the aroma of the food, picked up the dishes, and left.
In the afternoon, Yang Hongxing came over again with her child, followed by Zhou Mingjie.
"No, Zhou Mingjie, why are you so free these days?"
Do you think our house is a supply and marketing cooperative, where we come and stroll around three times a day?
"They really don't treat themselves like outsiders." Gu Yanbai said with some dissatisfaction.
The atmosphere is so nice when the three of them are together.
As soon as they arrived, her daughter left with her little follower.
The daughter-in-law also turned her attention to Yang Hongxing.
Nobody's paying any attention to him anymore!
"Yanbai, what are you saying? We've known each other since we were teenagers. How can I be an outsider?"
Besides, you stayed at my house quite a few times over the years, did I say anything?
One should be more generous and not always be petty.
"We're neighbors, so we should visit each other more often to show how close we are," Zhou Mingjie said with a grin, completely ignoring his sour face.
"Who wants to be intimate with you?"
"If I had known you were this kind of person, I shouldn't have bought a house next to yours." The father and son now act as if they live in his house.
They clearly only have three people in their family, but now it seems like there are several more people.
It's really an eyesore.
"It's such a tiny town, if you stay in town, it's not like you're going anywhere more than a few steps away."
Zhou Mingjie went into the house nonchalantly, found a chair, moved it out, and sat down in a shady spot.
Then, without any rush, he took out a cigarette and lit it, looking even more relaxed than at home!
Gu Yanbai...
"Hey Zhou Mingjie, do you think this is your own home?"
“Indeed, we’re not blood brothers, but we’re closer than blood brothers.” Zhou Mingjie replied casually, seemingly oblivious to the implied meaning in his words.
"I'm just wondering, how did you spend your time before we moved in?"
"Why aren't you bored to death?"
Zhou Mingjie glanced at him indifferently, "Who are you trying to impress with that sour face?"
Do you think I come to your house because I want to? It's all for taking care of the kids.
My son, the moment he opens his eyes, starts clamoring to come over and play. What can I do?
He gestured towards the corner of the wall, and sure enough, there were two kids, each holding a toy windmill, running around happily.
"You're taking care of the baby? What are you pretending for in front of me?" Gu Yanbai gave him a look that said, "Don't try to fool me."
He's been acting like a hands-off manager all these years, and it's not like he doesn't know his true colors.
Why can't I take care of the kids?
You can pamper your daughter all day long, but I can't take care of my son?
"Isn't this unreasonable?" Zhou Mingjie was somewhat displeased with his statement. Wasn't this just stirring up internal conflicts within their family?
Su Nianxue smiled at Yang Hongxing and said, "Alright, don't pay any attention to them, that's just his personality."
"I know!" Ever since they moved in, the two of them have been constantly bickering whenever they meet.
She was already used to it and nothing seemed strange to her anymore.
After sitting down, Yang Hongxing lowered her voice and asked, "Did you ask?"
"I asked, and they said no." Knowing that she was referring to Gu Yanliu, she shrugged and told them the truth.
"Really?" She looked doubtful; Gu Yanliu's expression at the time didn't seem like she was unaffected.
"Really, really, why don't you go ask her yourself?" That's what Gu Yanliu told her anyway.
"Alright, when I meet her, I'll talk to her myself."
"No, what kind of riddles are you two playing? Are you exchanging secret codes?"
"We're still here, can't you show us some respect? Speak in a way we can understand, okay?" The two men looked at each other, having listened for so long but still unable to make heads or tails of it.
"Yeah, can't you guys speak like normal people?" Zhou Mingjie was also completely bewildered.
What does this have to do with anything?
He considered himself not to be a stupid person, but... he didn't understand a single word.
"Men shouldn't pry into women's affairs," Yang Hongxing said, showing no intention of explaining.
This is still far from certain, so we need to keep a low profile.
“Yes, don’t ask too many questions,” Su Nianxue chimed in.
Gu Yanbai: "So things are starting to have secrets?"
"So what if we have a few secrets? You're allowed to do things behind our backs, but we're not allowed to have a few little secrets?" Su Nianxue retorted.
"No, please make this clear. When did I ever hide anything from you?"
Of course, even if someone is keeping it from me, that person certainly wouldn't be me.
Right, Zhou…
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Mingjie abruptly sat up from the recliner.
"I'm telling you two, there's no need to use me as a scapegoat when you're flirting! Isn't this just shifting the blame?"
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