Chapter 25

Chi Xiaoman slapped him after hearing his vulgar words!

Qiao Ning covered his face, feeling wronged, and asked, “Can I touch your big chest? Just a little touch…”

He hadn’t had the chance to touch her for two or three days, so now Qiao Ning was drooling at her big, white breasts.

She gave him another slap: “You deserve this!”

Qiao Ning whimpered uncomfortably and rested his head on Chi Xiaoman’s shoulder, slowly rubbing against her chest.

Halfway through, Chi Xiaoman grabbed his hair, “What exactly do you want, boy?”

Qiao Ning playfully hugged her waist and acted spoiled, “I am a lowly person. I’m craving your big, white boobs. Jie, can you let me touch them just once? I feel so uncomfortable…”

His shameless and rascal-like speech almost made Chi Xiaoman ignore him.

She said one word at a time, “I’ll let you touch me…”

Qiao Ning’s eyes lit up with hope.

Chi Xiaoman slapped him hard, “if my surname is not Chi!”

As the sun set, Qiao Ning followed behind Chi Xiaoman with a bucket in hand, feeling down and holding his head low. His face had several finger marks.

The two of them had been playing crazily in the countryside for several days. On the fifth day of their vacation, they packed up and returned home.

Throughout their childhood, Chi Xiaoman and Qiao Ning lived in the same neighbourhood. Later, Qiao Ning’s family moved to a bigger and more upscale house, but it was not far away. Chi Xiaoman often visited his house.

“Don’t forget to come over for lunch tomorrow,” Qiao Ning sent Chi Xiaoman into the neighbourhood and reminded her before leaving. “Don’t forget!”

Qiao Ning returned home, brimming with joy. Qiao Yuezhen had been observing him for a long time and asked with suspicion, “What are you so happy about? Can’t you even sit still?”

The door to Qiao Ning’s bedroom was wide open, and he was whistling while changing the bed sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases that hadn’t been changed for a month. He immediately raised his head upon hearing her question, “Huh? I’m not happy, what’s wrong?”

Qiao Yuezhen raised an eyebrow, it seemed that something had indeed happened. “It’s nothing,” she said.

Although she said that, she turned and walked into the music room to ask her husband, “Did you see how Qiao Ning just acted?”

“What else could it be? He’s just a teenager going through puberty,” Jiang Yuan played with the musical instrument and composed, chuckling. “This little brat either got a new girlfriend in college or he successfully pursued Manman. Which do you think it is?”

The couple exchanged glances and their lips curved into the same smile.

Qiao Yuezhen came out of the music room, holding a cup of tea and leaning against the door frame, staring at her son. Qiao Ning was confused, “Why are you standing here?”

“I missed you,” She pretended to say earnestly. “Look at you, you’ve gained weight and you’re not taking care of yourself in college like during summer vacation.”

Qiao Ning raised her eyebrows and let go of the task in her hands, anxiously lowering her head to examine herself. “No, I’ve been working out all this time. My weight and body fat percentage haven’t increased…”

Qiao Yuezhen chuckled. “I was just joking. Why did you take it seriously?”

Qiao Ning got angry and pushed Qiao Yuezhen away. “Mom, are you trying to be annoying? Stop standing here and getting in my way. Manman is coming over for dinner tomorrow. Did you buy the ingredients? Instead of doing what needs to be done, you’re just wandering around and bothering people. Be careful, Manman might also start to dislike you. Go and do your own thing!”

With a bang, Qiao Ning closed the door.

Qiao Yuezhen shrugged her shoulders and muttered to herself, “It seems like Manman is more important after all!”

…

At the dining table, Qiao Yuezhen served a bowl of soup to Chi Xiaoman. “Taste the fish soup your uncle made. Don’t you always say it’s the best?”

The milky-white fish soup had a fragrant smell that filled the air. Chi Xiaoman took it and eagerly said, “I’ve been craving Uncle’s cooking. I eat big portions of cafeteria food all the time, but I always dream of coming back to enjoy Uncle’s food!”

Jiang Yuan waved his hand generously, exuding the aura of a wise leader. “Come more often if you like. Uncle will make whatever you want to eat!”

“Hahaha,” Chi Xiaoman burst into laughter. “Uncle, how come you’ve also learned the ways of us northerners? It doesn’t match at all, hahaha!”

Years ago, Jiang Yuan used to be polite and refined, but after living here for a long time, he gradually learned the toughness of a northern man.

Jiang Yuan looked at Qiao Yuezhen and asked, “Is it funny when I behave like this? Or does it not suit me?”

Qiao Yuezhen laughed along with Chi Xiaoman. “I didn’t think so before, but now that Manman mentioned it, I also find you quite amusing, hahaha!”

Qiao Ning couldn’t help but join in the laughter when he saw his dad’s puzzled and deflated expression. But soon, he couldn’t laugh anymore.

Because Qiao Yuezhen suddenly brought up the past, her eyes filled with starry admiration. “Every time I see Qiao Ning being well-behaved in front of you, it reminds me of when you were children. A passionate little girl protecting a little boy who couldn’t even speak properly. As they grew up, the little boy followed his heroic sister without hesitation, no matter where she went…”

“Stop it!” Qiao Ning covered her ears, feeling embarrassed. “Mom, you’re no longer a children’s book editor, so please stop romanticising everything!”

This declaration hit Chi Xiaoman and Qiao Ning hard, but Jiang Yuan was used to it.

Chi Xiaoman laughed awkwardly. “Auntie, actually, I told Qiao Ning a long time ago, but I never had the courage to tell you. The truth is, at that time, I had just come from the countryside, and Qiao Ning and I were in the same boat. So I naturally looked out for him. Plus, he had a lot of video games, and I also wanted to play with him…”

“So… it wasn’t like what you imagined, that I was the heroic savior for Qiao Ning…”

Qiao Yuezhen clasped her hands together, the stars in her eyes multiplying. “So it was a mutual relationship. A wild girl from the countryside met a little foreign boy returning to his homeland, and they forged a friendship that lasted for over ten years…”@@novelbin@@

Chi Xiaoman’s lips twitched, and she thought to herself, Auntie Yuezhen is beautiful and talented in every way, but her tendency to over-romanticise can really be unbearable.