"Mom!" Cheng Huanran yawned and scratched his black hair: "I'm full. Do you need any help?"
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows and asked, "What? Did you stay up late last night?"
"No." Cheng Huanran chuckled and hesitated: "I slept before midnight. Seven and a half hours, I got enough sleep."
Xue Ling couldn't help but poke at his weakness: "Go home after nine o'clock and go back to the room after ten o'clock. Why do you have to go to bed at midnight? Are you on the phone with your girlfriend?"
"Ouch! Mom~" Cheng Huanran hugged her and said coquettishly: "If you know, you have to pretend you don't know, otherwise I will be so embarrassed!"
Xue Ling mocked ruthlessly: "It's not a shameful thing. As for being secretive all day long? You're already in your twenties, what's the point of being embarrassed about falling in love? It's not like you are a crooked melon or a jujube, you look pretty.
Okay, my studies are okay, it’s strange that no girl likes me. Isn’t it normal for young people to fall in love?”
Cheng Huanran chuckled and whispered: "It's not time to make it public yet!"
"When is the time?" Xue Ling asked, "When is it time to get married? Huh?"
Cheng Huanran pretended to think seriously: "Maybe."
Xue Ling nodded sternly: "Okay. Let's say it when we get the certificate, and let's say it when we serve wine. Don't worry, we won't interfere too much."
"Mom~" Cheng Huanran leaned down and kissed his mother on the cheek: "No, no, no! I'm going to give in, give up to the head office, right? Don't worry, when we all graduate, I will take her home immediately for the New Year. Are you
Mom, who gave birth to me and raised me, if you don’t interfere with my marriage, who can? Right?"
"Wrong, wrong, wrong." Xue Ling finally smiled, "Of course, you have to make the decision on your marriage. Mom is just reminding you, don't let other girls suffer. If you are in love with someone, if you really want to achieve success, you must
If you take the initiative, our family will take the initiative."
"Oh." Cheng Huanran nodded repeatedly: "Let's talk about it after we graduate."
Xue Ling smiled fondly: "As long as you have your own ideas, don't wrong other girls, you know?"
"I know!" Cheng Huanran explained: "She is not the kind of little girl who loves to rely on others. She lives alone, is strong and hardworking. She won't feel aggrieved, don't worry. If I take her home rashly now
Meeting her parents will scare her."
Xue Ling lowered her voice: "Strong girls need more care and protection in private. You, be kinder to others and be more considerate, do you know?"
"Yes!" Cheng Huanran raised his voice.
Xue Ling chuckled: "Did Yangyang tell you that he and that Xiaoxiao have confessed to each other and officially started dating?"
"That kid!" Cheng Huanran laughed and scolded: "His hands and feet are slow enough! That's okay! Our second child finally got the idea!"
Xue Ling was very pleased and said warmly: "You all, please work hard and treat other girls well. As for the third and fourth children, please don't cause any trouble for me before the college entrance examination. Let's go to college smoothly.
It’s a relief.”
"Don't worry." Cheng Huanran patted his chest: "I can guarantee you that their grades will definitely be better than mine!"
Xue Ling gave up and said, "You are all unique in Mom's heart, there is no need to compare."
"Thank you, Mom!" Cheng Huanran smiled and asked, "I have prepared all the gifts. Do you need to do anything else?"
Xue Ling hurriedly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to him.
"This is today's lunch menu. Go check with Old Uncle Li and the others to see if there is anything you need to add."
"Okay!" The eldest son took it and ran to the back kitchen.
At this time, Father Xue walked over while holding his tie.
"Ling, why can't I tie this tie suddenly? Please help me take a look."
Xue Ling suppressed laughter and hurriedly helped her old father tie his tie.
"Dad, why are you doing such a grand thing? You are not the protagonist today!"
Dad Xue chuckled and said: "Xiao Chong and Xiao Xin have grown up, and we are very happy! Today there is a photographer coming to take a family photo for us, so we have to dress more formally. By the way.
, remember to take a photo of me and your mother later."
"Don't worry!" Xue Ling gave a thumbs up: "I'll keep the most beautiful photo for you!"
Father Xue smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go and urge your mother. The skirt you bought for her last time was very nice. Today I have to let her wear it and take pictures."
"Go, go!" Xue Ling waved, "We must coax her to put it on!"
Father Xue happily walked around.
At this moment, Cheng Huanchong yawned and shook his head while holding his hair.
"Mom~ why is it so noisy? What time is it?"
Xue Ling looked at the watch on his wrist and replied, "It's almost eight o'clock."
Then, she helped pull up her youngest son's pajamas.
"Go wash up first and put on the clothes mom bought you later. You must be in good spirits for your birthday today!"
Cheng Huan Chongjun blushed slightly and asked, "Mom, what gift have you prepared for me this year?"
"Don't ask." Xue Ling raised his eyebrows: "We won't make it public for now, I'll keep it for you as a surprise."
Cheng Huanchong curled his lips in disappointment: "Okay, it's not a few hours away anyway."
"Go and wash up!" Xue Ling pushed him to the bathroom, turned around and knocked on his daughter's room: "Xiaoxin! It's time to get up!"
The room was quiet and there was no reaction at all.
Xue Ling did not continue, turned around and drove away.
Around noon, guests started arriving one after another.
Zhu Achun and Zheng Duoduo arrived first, with their hands full.
"Let's come here first. Tietou said we would arrive later. He is probably preparing gifts."
Xue Zhilan and Chen also came with their three children. They explained with a smile: "A Heng and A Fang went to buy gifts. They sent us in first. Xiao Yi has the first half of the day off today, and A Huan will pick her up after get off work and come back later."
Cheng Tianyuan came out with fruits and snacks, and several children immediately swarmed him.
"Slow down, there are a lot of them! Come on, come on! These are chestnuts roasted in the big kitchen, they are delicious!"
"Dad! I want it too!" Xue Yang pulled off his backpack and rushed over: "Smell the old fragrance!"
Everyone laughed and teased him one after another.
"Yangyang is back!"
"Hey! I heard that Yangyang is in love, look at his energy and big smile!"
"Yangyang, please teach me some tricks to pick up girls! Brother Duoduo also wants to be single!"
Xue Yang laughed loudly, picked up the snacks and ran away with his cousins.
Cheng Tianyuan pushed his youngest son and whispered: "Xiao Chong, it's past ten o'clock, isn't your sister still sleeping? Go and call her out."
"Hey!" Cheng Huanchong responded and ran away.
After a while, he came back suspiciously.
"Dad, Xiaoxin is not in the room. I looked elsewhere and didn't see her."
Cheng Tianyuan raised his eyebrows: "Are you going out? You go to the guard and ask."
"Okay!" Cheng Huanchong ran away again.
After a while, he came back with a strange expression.
"Dad, um... the doorman said she went out at around 11 o'clock last night and hasn't come back yet."
What?!
Cheng Tianyuan was startled and exclaimed: "Where did she go? She didn't come back all night? Really?! What did the doorman and bodyguard do?!"