Mo Liuxi kept quiet.
Luosang smirked as she said, âSo you like chicks from Hunan, huh? Those spicy girls. Theyâre quite outgoing arenât they? Maybe theyâre the only ones who can control you.â
Mo Liuxi was speechless. It took him a while to reply. âSo only Hunan has preserved meats now?â
Luosang blinked. The thought never entered her mind. She had just had a dish with preserved meat at a restaurant serving Hunan cuisine, so she just assumed that he came back from there. âThen... is she from Hubei or not?â
Mo Liuxi was speechless.
Nian Junting walked over and patted her shoulders, âWho cares where sheâs fromâthe meat looks like itâs smoked well. Letâs have some for dinner tonight.â
He wasnât going to tell her. If Luosang found out that her younger brother was dating her best friend, she would freak out.
When they went in, Mo Liuxi ran over and hugged Little Apple affectionately. Seeing Little Apple reminded of his daughter and he gave him a big fat red packet.
Luosang was shocked when she saw the red packet. âWhy did you put so much in there? You didnât even give as much for his hundredth-day celebration.â
âI made more money this year,â Mo Liuxi said nonchalantly. âJust keep it.â
âWhy do I feel like youâre a lot more caring after coming back from your girlfriendâs place?â Luosang remarked. She felt as though she had just watched her own son grow up. âYou were gone for quite a long timeâitâs already the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.â
âYeah, I stayed with my girlfriendâs parents for a couple of days after she left,â Mo Liuxi said casually as he fed Little Apple.
Luosang kept quiet.
Her eyes widened in disbelief. It took a while to process everything before she asked, âYou mean to say that you stayed at her place even after she left?â
âYeah,â Mo Liuxi answered. âTheyâre eventually going to become my father and mother-in-law anyway. Is it strange to be spending time together like that?â
Luosang gave him a thumbs up. âGood on you. Your skills are comparable to your brother-in-lawâs.â
âYou can just talk about him. Why do you have to bring me into the picture?â Nian Junting said as he continued playing with her fingers. He had to admit that the guy was almost as thick-skinned as he was.
As they were talking, Mo Liuxiâs phone rang. He quickly picked up and said gently, âHello? Ma... Iâm already in Xia City. Iâm eating at my sisterâs place. I have to thank you and Pa for taking care of me these past few days. Iâll go back and visit both of you when the holidays come around. Bye!â
Luosangâs jaw dropped. Was this the same stone-cold brother that she knew?
After he hung up, Luosang asked him, âYou werenât talking to our real mother who is still in Europe, were you?â
âOf course not. This was my girlfriendâs mother,â Mo Liuxi said matter-of-factly.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Luosangâs mouth twitched.
It was a good thing that Mo Jin wasnât around to listen to that conversationâshe wouldâve been upset.
He hadnât even brought his girlfriend home yet, and he was already calling her parents Ma and Pa. âHeâs really thick-skinned, even more so than his brother-in-law,â Luosang thought to herself.
Halfway through dinner, a sudden stench wafted through the air.
Nian Juntingâs expression changed and he said through gritted teeth, âLittle brat, did you just poop again?â
Little Apple didnât say anything. Instead, he gave him a sheepish grin as he stared at his father with teary eyes.
Niang Junting frowned as he said, âHow many times must I tell you this? You have to tell me when youâre pooping. Youâre doing this on purpose just to disgust us.â
Luosang grinned she said, âThen what should he tell you? Just go and clean it up over there. Iâm still eating.â
Nian Junting kept quiet.
He was still eating as well.