On Friday, Xia Wenxi was supposed to go to the airport to pick up her parents, but Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong didn't allow it. They both knew that their daughter was prone to motion sickness and wanted her to avoid riding in cars as much as possible.
Xia Wenxi didn't insist and obediently waited at home for the two to return.
When I first saw the two of them at my doorstep, I noticed they were both tanned, but they also looked more energetic.
He didn't need anyone else's help; he carried a huge hiking backpack all by himself.
When Xia Wenxi saw Ke Shurong putting down her bag, she wanted to go up and help, but she almost fell over because of the weight of the bag.
Then Xia Hengyuan lifted him up with one hand.
Xia Wenxi: ...
Maybe we should bring the personal trainer back.
"Your dad and I bought a lot of things, so don't reach for it, this bag is heavy."
"Mom and Dad, you must be tired. Go upstairs and rest."
Ke Shurong waved her hand, "I'm not tired. What's tiring about traveling by plane and car? Xiaobao, come and see the gift Mom brought you."
Ke Shurong took out five or six boxes from her bag.
"These are local handmade silver ornaments, they're so pretty. I see all the little girls there wearing them, they look especially beautiful."
"Oh right, there are also clothes, local traditional clothing. I couldn't fit them in my bag, so I had them sent back by courier, but they haven't arrived yet."
These items in the bag could have been mailed, but Ke Shurong couldn't wait to bring them back to show her family all the bags and packages.
As he spoke, he pulled a small box out from the side of the bag.
"This is for Xiaoyuer."
"Little fish are included too!"
"Of course, Xiaoyuer is also a member of our family. Also, this is a bag that Mom made herself out of local homespun cloth. There are three in total, one for you, one for me, and one for Huanhuan."
Xia Hengyuan saw that his daughter's hands were almost full and couldn't help but remind his wife, "Take them upstairs first and then pack them up slowly. Why do you have to start rummaging around by the door? Look, Xiaobao's hands are already full."
“That’s true. Your dad and I will tidy it up later, and there’s also something for Lin Shen. You can take it to him later.”
“Okay, I’ll have lunch with him tomorrow, and I can bring it over.” Xia Wenxi joked, “He’s so lucky. We’ve only just started dating and he already has a gift.”
Ke Shurong readily replied, "It was just a small thing."
"That's right, your mom's practically a wholesaler of local specialties, everyone who sees her gets a share."
This statement is absolutely not an exaggeration, because Xia Wenxi saw with her own eyes her father take out two large pieces of cured meat from his bag.
"I heard Xiaolin can cook? You can bring him some tomorrow."
Kobayashi... something feels a little off about him.
besides--
"Dad, how did you know he could cook?"
"Did Da Bao just make this up?"
Xia Wenxi quickly shook her head, "That's definitely not nonsense, she's quite good at cooking."
"Hehe, that's good. It's good that he can cook. I never thought Lin Shuyu could raise such a son."
Xia Wenxi felt that there was a hidden meaning in what he said, but Xia Hengyuan stopped talking after he finished speaking and continued to talk about other things, so she was too embarrassed to ask any further questions.
At 7 p.m., Xia Wensheng brought Minghuan home.
Just then, the food was served.
"Oh my, it's been so long! Auntie has missed you so much! Huanhuan, have you lost weight? Are you too busy with work?"
As soon as Minghuan came in, Ke Shurong pulled her around, looking her up and down, saying, "You must eat more tonight."
"Auntie, you haven't lost weight. Wenxi told me there's a lot of delicious food today. I'm so lucky."
Xia Wensheng stood to the side and sniffed, "It does smell really good. Is this the smell of cured meat? I smelled it as soon as I came in."
Upon hearing this, Ke Shurong laughed and teased Minghuan, "Dabao's nose is still the same as when he was a child, a dog's nose, incredibly sensitive."
"Mom, I'm hungry, let's eat quickly."
Xia heard this and quickly came out to stop his mother from reminiscing about the past, because sooner or later she would spill all the little things about his childhood.
What image would he have left in front of Huanhuan?
During the meal, Xia Wenxi had someone place braised pork in front of Xia Wensheng.
"This is local pork. I brought it back especially for you as a thank you for working overtime."
He then used serving chopsticks to put some food on Minghuan's plate, saying, "Sister Minghuan, this chicken is especially fragrant, you should try it."
"Are you going to study or to buy goods?"
Xia Wensheng's words earned her a glare from Ke Shurong, "Even eating can't shut you up, hurry up and eat!"
After the meal, as everyone was holding a cup of tea, Xia Wensheng began to "interrogate" Xia Wenxi.
"Tell me, how did you suddenly start dating?"
Instantly, all eight pairs of eyes from the four people turned to Xia Wenxi.
"How so? It just happened naturally, so we started talking about it."
That's it?
"Or what do you want to hear?"
"For example, who confessed first between you two, and how did you confirm your relationship?" Ke Shurong asked her daughter curiously.
"He spoke first. I didn't want to talk about it at first and refused, but this time, suddenly... you know."
Falling in love is often irrational. The day she saw Lin Shen wearing a plain apron and cooking for her, she suddenly thought that dating wouldn't be so bad.
"She's even getting shy!"
Xia Wenxi touched her face and suddenly wanted to kick Xia Wensheng.
"Can't I be shy?!"
"Mom understands what you mean. I didn't like your dad at first either. He wasn't very good-looking back then."
Xia Hengyuan snorted, "Back then, you were the one who asked our classmates about me first."
"You were the one who started by being nice to me, weren't you?"
...
here we go again.
Xia Wensheng rubbed his ears and whispered to Minghuan, "They've been arguing about this for decades, and they still haven't reached a conclusion."
Xia Wenxi added from the side, "I guess they were attracted to each other back then, there was no question of one pursuing the other."
This time, the argument also failed to reach a conclusion.
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On Saturday noon, Xia Wenxi told her parents and left with her things. Knowing that Lin Shen was cooking, she didn't ask anyone to pick her up and had the family driver take her there.
She also brought back cured meat that her father had carried all the way back, some food she brought back from the farm, some special silver jewelry that her mother brought back, and two bottles of rice wine.
A whole bunch of bags, big and small.
"Why did you come down? I can go up by myself." Xia Wenxi got out of the car at the underground parking lot and saw Lin Shen waiting in front of her.
Lin Shen carried all the things Xia Wenxi brought in one hand, and with the other hand, he led Xia Wenxi into the elevator.
"I was making soup, just came down to pick you up. Why did you bring so much stuff?"
Xia Wenxi joked, "My parents brought it back from their trip. You're lucky you got it as a gift. If it had been a week earlier or later, you wouldn't have gotten it."
"Then I must thank Wenxi."
"I'll thank you with the food you cooked!"
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