Little Treasure had been working out of town for a month, and on the night he returned, he went out to dinner with his family.
Due to a delayed flight, the driver went to the airport to pick him up, while the Ji Family departed from ho directly to the restaurant.
Beibei and Guoguo hadn’t seen their little uncle for a month. Seeing Little Treasure walk into the private room, they both widened their round eyes to look at him.
Little Treasure clapped his hands from afar, "Babies, don’t you recognize your little uncle?"
The two little ones seed more sensitive to sounds than visuals. As soon as the little master spoke, they were exuberant, reaching out their little arms towards him enthusiastically.
"Uncle, Uncle! Hug Beibei/Guoguo."
The little master walked over with a smile, embracing one on the left and the other on the right, then kissed this cheek and that one.
"Oh dear, you little rascals have missed your uncle like crazy!"
"Beibei... missed you like crazy!"
Beibei parroted, while Guoguo, with chubby little hands, pinched the little master’s face, "Uncle, missed you like crazy..."
It seed the two little ones, just like the little master, missed this playful little uncle very much.
"Little Treasure, Beibei and Guoguo almost ntion you every day, and after ntioning you, they ntion your Tangtang." Nuonuo got up to take Little Treasure’s backpack and put it aside.
Beibei and Guoguo couldn’t express their longing for their little uncle just in words, so now each clung to the little master’s neck, happily kissing his face, leaving it covered in saliva.
Fortunately, the little master had the foresight to wash his face in the washroom as soon as he entered the restaurant.
Once the little treasures finally let him go and he managed to sit down, the little master noticed his brother was staring at him.
"Ji Dabao, are you jealous?" the little master asked smugly.
Dabao rolled his eyes, not bothering to argue with him.
This kid had been provoking him since childhood.
When he got close to Nuonuo, he would widen his eyes and ask, "Brother, are you jealous?"
Now, the little master was finally not using Nuonuo to tease him, but instead, it was Beibei and Guoguo.
Nuonuo acted as comntator, "Little Treasure, your brother is looking at you just to see how you’re doing. After all, you’ve been out for a month in tough conditions, and we were all worried you wouldn’t adapt."
The little master shrugged, "How tough can it be? It’s just no internet, no entertainnt, up early and busy till night. I’m just supervising and directing, not the hardest job. The ones struggling the most are the frontline workers."
"Uncle, hold Beibei!"
The little master had just taken a sip of tea, and before he could catch his breath, the little kid beside him was tugging at him for a hug.
Chuckling, the little master lifted the little fellow onto his lap, holding a teacup in one hand, while Beibei craned his neck, looking up at him, "Where’s Auntie?"
The tea almost sprayed out of the little master’s mouth, and holding it back made him choke quite a bit.
"Cough cough cough..." The little master was choking hard, eyes brimming with tears.
Nuonuo hurried over to take the little rascal from his arms, "Beibei, co to mommy."
But Beibei stubbornly insisted, "Uncle, where’s Auntie?"
The little master didn’t let go of Beibei, put down his teacup to catch his breath, then said to Beibei, "Little rascal, are you thinking about Auntie already?"
Beibei’s dark eyes fixed on him steadily for a while, then he nodded heavily, "Yes!"
As soon as the little rascal finished speaking, Guoguo, still on the high chair, stood up leaning on the armrest, "Want Auntie! Want Auntie!"
Then, Beibei sat on the little master’s lap, swinging short legs and echoing Guoguo’s chant, "Want Auntie! Want Auntie!"
The little master was amused and exasperated by the two little rascals, planting kisses here and there to appease them, "Okay, okay, your little uncle promises. Is that okay?"
The little treasures chattered for a while longer, stopping only when their throats grew tired.
Le Tong looked at the three little kids finally quieting down, and turned to Ji Rui, smiling.
"Grandfather, it seems future daughter-in-law approval doesn’t require our concern; Beibei and Guoguo are enough!"
Dabao also laughed along, "Mommy, isn’t that quite hasty? What if Beibei and Guoguo choose wrong, like a big ugly girl, then what happens to Little Treasure? Does he have to marry her?"
Although everyone besides the two little rascals knew about Zhu Qianyu and her significance to Little Treasure.
But no one brought up Zhu Qianyu at the table.
Not because they didn’t care, but because they didn’t want to add pressure or pointless worries to Little Treasure.
Family is ant for acceptance and love, not to expose wounds.
Thus, the rare family reunion dinner was joyfully filled with laughter and banter.
After dinner, the brothers walked ahead, and Little Treasure asked Dabao for the car keys.
"Brother, you and Sister ride ho with the driver. I’d like to go to R University."
Dabao and Nuonuo had planned to dine here with so thought.
They both felt if Little Treasure thought the ti was right, he could call Zhu Qianyu to join them for a al.
Even if he didn’t invite her, he could visit her after dinner, as it was nearby.
Even if Little Treasure didn’t ntion it, Dabao intended to remind him at the door.
Unexpectedly, before they reached the door, Little Treasure spoke up.
"Alright, be careful on the road. I’ll handle it with Mom and Dad." Dabao handed over the keys and patted his shoulder.
Encouragent between brothers needs no words, just mutual understanding.
Little Treasure sat in the car, not starting it right away, instead taking out his phone. After so hesitation, he decided it was clearer to call.
He called a number that had been lying dormant in his phone book for over a month.
To his surprise, the call was answered after just two rings.
"Hello, who is it?"
Not sure if it was his imagination, but Little Treasure felt a slight tremor in Zhu Qianyu’s voice.
His heart contracted, taking a deep breath to calm the discomfort, "Hello, Xiao Yu? This is Ji Huan."
With one hand holding the phone to his ear, the other unconsciously gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging.
On the other side of the phone, was silence.
Little Treasure furrowed his brows slightly, pulled the phone away to check, it still showed active call, ti ticking away.
Only then did he feel reassured, putting the phone back to his ear.
"Xiao Yu?"
The receiver buzzed softly, then Xiao Yu’s voice ca through, "Yeah... I’m here."
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