Weiyi suddenly raised his phone: "Brother, Aunt Sarah just sent a video - she made your favorite pistachio shortbread in Amman!"
On the screen, Princess Sarah was wearing an apron and beating dough. The background was the newly built irrigation canal in the Jordan Valley, and the greenery almost overflowed the screen.
Osa stared at the kitchen scene where flour was flying, and his Adam's apple moved.
Xiao Zhen took the opportunity to push over a box of dates and said, "Your mother asked me to tell you that the cherry blossoms in Jordan are in bloom for thirty miles this year, and there's an agricultural inspection team that needs a leader..."
"Just tell them you've arranged for ten female PhDs of appropriate age to join the expedition," Osa finally smiled, breaking open a date and popping it into his mouth. "But I can check out the robots cleaning the desert photovoltaic panels on the way—last time they mistook a camel for an obstacle and sprayed it all over it."
Weiyi was about to sneak into the cabin to deal with emails when Xiao Zhen stopped her with a biscuit box: "Huang Yunxi sent me this." A screenshot of the surveillance footage of her fainting in the conference room last week popped up on the screen.
"It was an accident! The coffee machine broke down that day..."
"Your second brother agreed to give you half of the nanny team. Starting tomorrow, you'll work no more than six hours a day." Xiao Zhen took out a pen and crossed out her schedule. "Also, your sister Yunxi has applied to take you to Iceland to see the Northern Lights—the cost will be deducted from your private equity fund."
Weiyi was about to protest when a message suddenly popped up in the family group chat. Princess Sheng Wei sent a voice message: "Aunt, if you don't rest now, I'll replace your coffee beans with popping candy!"
In the background, there's the playful sound of Odin teaching the twins to shoot water rockets from bottles.
As dusk fell, Osa took the grill, his eyes brightening in the glow of the charcoal. "Dad, regarding the Middle East Triangle, I'd like to try that economic bundling plan that Weiyi mentioned." He flipped the lamb skewers, and the aroma of spices and burnt meat drifted into the air. "For example, build a cross-border logistics park on the border of the disputed area, giving all parties a cut..."
"Remember to leave a dedicated lane for camels." Xiao Zhen smiled, handing over the lemonade. "Your mother proposed turning the date processing factory in the Sara Complex into a joint-stock company. Even the elders of the Husky family have subscribed to a 10% stake. They're now scrutinizing the financial statements more closely than they do missile silos."
Odin suddenly emerged from the sea, holding up a shell and shouting, "Dad! I made a paper boat out of Leonor's bills—it floats faster than a yacht!"
On the way back, Xiao Zhen took out three lucky bags and gave them to the children:
Osa received a packet of cherry seeds from the Jordan Valley: "Plant them outside your office window, and when they are ripe, bring a girl to pick them - whether she is a female doctor or not."
Odin received an antique cufflink: "Show it next time you're threatened. This is the bet that Leonor's stud king grandfather lost to me."
The only lucky charm in the bag contained Huang Yunxi's handwritten "Paid Vacation Plan," along with Xiao Zhenbei's comment: "If you dare not implement it, I'll put you in a stroller and parade you around the streets."
Seagulls flew over the mast, and Xiao Zhen chuckled as he looked at the lights of the port city in the distance.
In the corner of the deck, Osa was teaching Sheng Wei to write in Arabic, "Love is like a sandstorm, blinding but it will always pass," while Weiyi had fallen asleep on Odin's shoulder, with half a pistachio biscuit still clutched in his hand.
Back at 11 Deep Water Bay, Xiao Zhengtang looked at the three siblings, who seemed like completely different people. He pulled Xiao Zhen aside and asked, "Son, what kind of magic potion did you give them? They're like chicken blood."
"What else can I do? It's just a pep talk. Children are not that young anymore and they always have growing pains.
By the way, Dad, Osa is heartbroken. In order for this kid to really get over the trauma of the breakup, we have to find him a new girlfriend.
You and your mother should try to find a few girls of appropriate age, with good upbringing and high education in the Nanyang region to smuggle into the agricultural inspection team.
I made this nominal inspection team actually a blind date group, that is our Xiao family's future. "After Xiao Zhen's output
His father patted Xiao Zhen on the shoulder and said, "You are the one with the most clever ideas. Now that you are not so busy, you should pay more attention to the other children.
Hey, our Zhenxi is also coming down from the plateau. How are you arranging it? Will he be in the frontline troops or doing scientific research?"
"I'm going to the Western Theater Command after finishing my work, and this lazy guy has to follow me and give him full support.
Who made him born in the Xiao family? If he enjoys, he must take responsibility. "Xiao Zhen lit a red panda for his father and said
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