Chapter 338: Chapter 338

"Okay, then Auntie must tell me more stories in the future," Xiao Mei nodded solemnly, looking every bit the little grown-up.

Dong Xiaoyou and Hua Xiaomo couldn’t help but burst into laughter again.

Soon after, Dong Xiaoyou went to the kitchen to prepare lunch. In no time, a sumptuous lunch was ready. Looking at the dishes on the table, Dong Xiaoyou smiled sheepishly. "I didn’t plan to make much. Just come and try it to see if you like it!" she said with a smile.

"How can you say you didn’t prepare much? Sweet and sour pork loin, sweet and sour ribs, sweet and sour shrimp balls... And then there’s stir-fried shredded lotus root—these are all great dishes, and I love them all," Hua Xiaomo said, laughing. But why is everything sweet and sour? When I was with Dong Xiaoyou before, I never noticed her having such a strong preference for sweet flavors. Now, almost everything is sweet and sour. It’s quite surprising; it seems five years can really change a person’s tastes.

At that moment, she saw Dong Xiaoyou also laughing, a hint of shyness in her eyes.

Then, something suddenly dawned on her.

"Haha, now I get it! All this sweet and sour stuff must be my brother’s favorite, so you made so much of it, right?" Hua Xiaomo suddenly laughed, recalling that even her mom had made several sweet and sour dishes when cooking.

Embarrassed that Hua Xiaomo had seen through her, Dong Xiaoyou’s cheeks flushed even redder. She was too shy to say anything for a good while before finally speaking. "Geez, why are you such a gossip? Just come and eat already. The dishes will get cold, and they won’t taste as good," Dong Xiaoyou said with a laugh, a shy blush rising in her beautiful, sparkling eyes.

Indeed, these were the dishes Wen Yajun loved, and he sometimes came over to eat with them. Xiao Mei really liked him too.

"Alright, alright, I won’t say any more. What’s with the blushing? You’re about to become my sister-in-law, and you’re still blushing. That won’t do; you need to get into character quickly!" Hua Xiaomo said laughingly, then turned to Xiao Mei and asked mischievously, "Hey, Xiao You, let me ask you something. What is Xiao Mei calling my brother now?"

Dong Xiaoyou was taken aback by her question but promptly replied, "What else would she call him? ’Uncle,’ of course. We’re not married yet."

Suddenly, Xiao Mei beside them started to chime in insistently. "That’s not right, Mommy’s lying! It’s not ’Uncle,’ it’s ’Daddy’! Daddy didn’t come today, but he did call Mommy. He said Auntie was coming over to visit, right? Mommy’s not being good! Daddy told Mommy to be good, but Mommy isn’t being good. Mommy is lying to Auntie!"

Dong Xiaoyou’s face instantly flushed scarlet. She hadn’t expected the child to expose her so effortlessly. "Xiao Mei, you’re being naughty again, aren’t you? Just wait and see if I don’t spank you!" Dong Xiaoyou said angrily, not anticipating the child would be so outspoken.

Hua Xiaomo looked at Dong Xiaoyou and burst into laughter. She found Dong Xiaoyou’s reaction truly amusing!

"Xiao You, can you please stop it? This isn’t good for the child. You and my brother are about to get married, so it’s perfectly fine for Xiao Mei to call my brother ’Dad,’ right?" Hua Xiaomo said with a smile, then walked over to the dining table to look at the array of dishes. "Look, you made five dishes, and aside from one dish and the soup, the other three are all sweet and sour. You must really love my brother a lot!" Hua Xiaomo teased, a knowing smile playing on her lips.

Dong Xiaoyou, a blush spreading across her cheeks, hastily denied it. "Who said they were for him? I made them for myself, okay? I just happen to like these dishes."

"Oh, you like them, huh? I seem to recall a certain girl saying she didn’t like sweet and sour or spicy food, that she preferred lightly flavored dishes," Hua Xiaomo quickly retorted, barely able to conceal her smile.

Seeing Hua Xiaomo’s teasing, Dong Xiaoyou gritted her teeth in exasperation. "Hua Xiaomo, can you please stop teasing me? Are you going to eat or not? If you’re not eating, I’ll clear away all these dishes right now!"

"What’s wrong? Can’t bear to let me eat them? Or are you planning to save all these delicious dishes for a romantic candlelit dinner with my brother tonight?" Hua Xiaomo said, laughing. She found this kind of banter very amusing. This girl before her was truly lucky. And wasn’t this apartment the one her brother had bought for Dong Xiaoyou?

"You cheeky Hua Xiaomo! Still saying that? Then I’ll really clear these dishes away," Dong Xiaoyou said, a bit annoyed, and started to gather the dishes from the table. However, Hua Xiaomo moved faster than her, grabbing her hand.

"Oh, my dear Xiao You, please don’t be angry, okay? Look at you, you’re not acting like a future sister-in-law at all," Hua Xiaomo said, laughing. She then added in a gentler tone, "Where do you plan to live after you get married? Will it be here, or will you go back to live in my mother’s villa?"

"I..." Dong Xiaoyou hesitated, not answering immediately. She thought of Wen Yajun’s mother living alone in that villa. If they got married and didn’t move back there, his mother would be very lonely.

Hua Xiaomo had also considered this. She looked at Dong Xiaoyou with a smile. "Xiao You, you know, my mom is quite familiar with you, and you know her well too. Both of you are kind people, and my mom definitely won’t have any issues with you, you can rest assured. Why don’t you move in with my mom?" Hua Xiaomo suggested. She thought about how lonely her own mother would be if, after she returned to City B, her brother got married and they didn’t live at home. Although they had hired a young maid, a maid wasn’t family, after all. There would always be a sense of distance in their interactions, wouldn’t there? That’s why she really hoped her brother and future sister-in-law could live with their mother, so Mom could enjoy the happiness of family life.

"We’ll discuss this matter carefully with Ya Jun, Xiao Mo. Please don’t worry about us right now. Focus on sorting out your own affairs first. It’s your current situation that worries me the most!" Dong Xiaoyou said, looking at Hua Xiaomo. She thought of Hua Xiaomo’s daughter.

"By the way, your daughter, what’s her name?" Dong Xiaoyou asked. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

"Candy. Her name is Candy," Hua Xiaomo replied with a fond smile.

"Candy, haha, that’s a pretty auspicious name. Where is she living now?" Dong Xiaoyou asked, looking at Hua Xiaomo. She thought about what Hua Xiaomo had been through these past five years. Although Wen Yajun had told her some things about Hua Xiaomo, she still wanted to hear it directly from Hua Xiaomo herself.