At 1:30 in the afternoon, Xu Lin drove into Ning Yuhuan’s community.
"This community seems quite populated."
Xu Lin took a look; when he drove into this county town earlier, there were quite a few vacant or sparsely populated buildings along the way.
But this is currently the situation in many county towns.
Right now, Ning Yuhuan’s community is rather lively. Over by the playground facilities, there are many children playing, roughly twenty to thirty, and even more adults watching over them.
The liveliness of a community can be judged by the number of children you see.
"The occupancy rate of this community is quite high!"
Ning Yuhuan nodded.
They say when the son-in-law visits, it’s the son-in-law who gets nervous. But Xu Lin wasn’t nervous; instead, Ning Yuhuan was quite anxious.
Xu Lin first parked in the underground garage.
Ning Yuhuan’s ho is at Building 3, Apartnt 805.
Xu Lin parked in a spot just outside the elevator of the building.
They had bought many gifts, so the trunk was stuffed full, and so were placed on the back seat too.
So they’ll have to make another trip downstairs later.
"What are your brother and sister’s nas again?"
"My brother’s na is Ning Chengsui, Cheng as in commitnt, Sui as in years, and my sister’s na is Ning An’an, An as in peaceful."
"So they’re called Suisui and An’an?"
"Yeah, Peaceful Years!"
Xu Lin had already got it.
Outside Apartnt 805.
Ding dong!
Ning Yuhuan pressed the doorbell several tis before using her key to open the door, calling out, "Mom, I’m back!"
"Coming, coming!"
Then, they heard the voice of Ning Yuhuan’s mother from inside.
"Big sis is back!"
At the sa ti, the excited voices of Ning Yuhuan’s younger brother and sister were also heard.
"Honey, are you nervous?" Ning Yuhuan couldn’t help but ask her partner.
"What would I be nervous about?" Xu Lin indeed wasn’t nervous.
Ning Yuhuan didn’t respond outwardly, but inwardly, she was really tense.
Click.
Ning Yuhuan opened the door.
Upon seeing Ning Yuhuan’s mom, Wu Xiulin, Xu Lin politely greeted her, "Hello Auntie, I’m Hanhan’s boyfriend, here for a special visit today!"
"Hanhan has ntioned you to many tis. I’ll call you Lin, okay? Co on in!"
Wu Xiulin had a kind smile, gentle and approachable.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
"Auntie, these are the gifts I bought for you all."
"You shouldn’t have, how much did all this cost?"
Wu Xiulin felt a bit embarrassed as the gifts Xu Lin brought seed quite expensive just from the packaging boxes.
"They’re not expensive, just so small gifts."
Xu Lin put the things down.
Suisui and An’an are fraternal twins, looking very much alike, extrely cute, destined to beco handso and beautiful when they grow up.
Currently, the two kids were clinging to their mom’s legs, hiding behind her, curiously watching Xu Lin.
"Suisui, An’an, hurry and call him brother-in-law!"
Wu Xiulin quickly urged the two children.
"Brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law!"
The two spoke in unison.
"Suisui, An’an, let your sister give you a hug!"
Ning Yuhuan squatted down and embraced her younger brother and sister.
This sester, Ning Yuhuan had only seen them during National Day; otherwise, she just saw them while chatting with mom on WeChat.
"Sister, I missed you so much!"
"Sister, I missed you too!"
"Sister missed you both too!"
Ning Yuhuan then introduced, "He’s your brother-in-law, you know. He also bought you lots of gifts!"
The two kids curiously observed Xu Lin, the big brother.
On the other side, Wu Xiulin invited Xu Lin to sit on the sofa.
Ning Yuhuan’s house wasn’t large, the living room area was about twenty square ters, just enough for two sofas and a coffee table, barely leaving much space, stepping in a few steps led directly to the sofa.
After Xu Lin sat down, Wu Xiulin poured him a cup of warm water.
"Lin, have so water, if there’s anything you find lacking, just let know."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Xu Lin accepted the disposable cup and took two sips of warm water.
He greeted Suisui and An’an.
"Suisui, An’an, co here, brother-in-law brought lots of gifts for you!"
Triggered by Xu Lin’s invitation, the two, who were already curious about their brother-in-law, glanced at each other and then gathering courage, walked over.
"Are you siblings or brother and sister?"
"Brother-in-law, Suisui is the older brother!"
Suisui responded first.
An’an also said, "Brother-in-law, An’an is the sister."
"Brother-in-law knows, you both are very cute!"
Xu Lin gently pinched their adorable little faces.
At the sa ti, their curious gazes were fixed on Xu Lin, the big brother.
Then, Xu Lin picked up a set of Gundam.
"This is a Gundam, for Suisui. This is a Ragdoll cat, for An’an. This is Ultraman, for Suisui. This is a doll, for An’an..."
Xu Lin distributed one by one, having gifts to receive as a child was the most exhilarating thing, so their eyes glead.
"Do you like them?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
They spoke in unison.
Ning Yuhuan urged, "Well, aren’t you going to thank your brother-in-law?"
"Thank you, brother-in-law!"
"Don’t rush, there’s more, there’s a lot left in the car not yet brought up!"
Xu Lin laughed, planning to go downstairs to fetch the remaining luggage.
"Lin, are there more gifts?"
"Auntie, brought quite a lot of gifts this ti."
"You really shouldn’t have."
"It’s no trouble, been wanting to visit for a while."
Xu Lin stood up, Ning Yuhuan accompanied him, planning to head down together to get the luggage.
Soon enough, they brought up the remaining things.
Thus quickly, the whole coffee table and sofa were covered with children’s gifts and snacks.
"Wow, so many snacks!"
The two kids were stunned.
Xu Lin opened a pack of gummies, "Here, Suisui, An’an, have so candy."
"Thank you, brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law, you’re the best!"
"Are you well-behaved at ho usually? Do you listen?"
"We are very obedient; we listen to dad, mom, and sister!"
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