After breakfast, Zhang Chunxue used the excuse of brushing her teeth, and when she returned, her pajamas had been replaced with casual homewear sweaters.
Xu Qingfan simply tidied up the kitchen, put the dishes into the dishwasher, and when he came out, the aunt in pajamas was no longer to be seen.
He showed no signs of disappointment. Xu Qingfan always respected the aunt like his own mother, without any improper thoughts.
Zhang Chunxue was lazily leaning back in a chair, her long legs casually folded on the sofa. Zhang Yiyi was lying on her mother's lap, and when she saw Xu Qingfan come out, she waved at him.
"Brother, let's play video games." Zhang Yiyi pointed at her own calf, signaling him to lie down like she was.
The TV screen had somehow switched to Super Mario, with red, yellow, and pink Marios ready to start.
"Yiyi, lying down after eating is bad for your stomach. And Auntie, you too, you'll complain about stomachache later."
Xu Qingfan walked over, pulled Zhang Yiyi up off the sofa, and to Zhang Chunxue's surprise, made her sit up properly from her sideways posture.
Zhang Chunxue looked into his eyes and smiled, saying, "I told you lying down isn't good, see, Little Fan is lecturing us."
"Clearly it was Mom who pulled me to lie down." Zhang Yiyi, child-like and innocent, didn't hesitate to sell her out.
Xu Qingfan sat down between them, took one of the controllers from Zhang Yiyi's hand, and patted each of their thighs.
"Stop shirking responsibility here; you're both to blame. Whoever dies first in the game later will be punished with squats." He controlled his red Mario and dashed forward first.
"Ha~ I was playing Super Mario before you two were even born!" Zhang Chunxue tossed her hair aside, took hold of the controller, and started to play the game with full concentration.
Zhang Yiyi smiled silently, obediently lying down for the win behind the two.
Seeing Xu Qingfan casually put his legs on the coffee table, both Zhang Yiyi and Zhang Chunxue imitated him and placed their legs up too.
To say, the coffee table isn't used for tea most of the time; its biggest use is providing a place to rest your feet when leaning back on the sofa.
Xu Qingfan had a height advantage, with the longest legs; Zhang Chunxue and Zhang Yiyi were similar in height, with similarly long legs.
However, because Auntie's toenails were painted with glittering nail polish, Xu Qingfan's peripheral vision was more drawn to her beautiful feet.
When Zhang Yiyi entered the game, it's likely she chose the easiest difficulty, as there's almost no danger in the game; the greatest danger, instead, was guarding against teammates.
Xu Qingfan handled the game skillfully and could even chat casually with Zhang Chunxue, "Auntie, I asked you yesterday if you wanted to go to a hot spring for New Year's Day, but you haven't replied yet."
"Oh, I was chatting with Yiyi last night and forgot." Zhang Chunxue patted her forehead, "Which day specifically, I'll make time for it."
"Oh ~ can mom come too?" Zhang Yiyi was so excited that she accidentally let her character fall into a pit, but she couldn't be bothered to care.
Zhang Chunxue turned her head, smiled at her, and nodded, saying, "Of course she can."
"How about January 2nd? We'll play for a day and come back on the 3rd." Xu Qingfan thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, I'll clear my schedule for January 2nd." Zhang Chunxue nodded.
"Hehe, brother said he learned SPA, he'll give everyone massages then!" The little dwarf in the game was hopping around, being operated by Zhang Yiyi with reckless abandon.
"Just... just a little bit of basics." Meeting Zhang Chunxue's gaze, Xu Qingfan felt his small intentions were fully seen through.
"Then we'll try Little Fan's skills that day."
Taking advantage of Xu Qingfan's distraction, Zhang Chunxue lifted his character in the game and casually tossed it onto a Piranha Plant that emerged from a pipe.
"Hey hey Auntie, what are you doing!" Xu Qingfan was instantly stunned.
"Hahaha!" Both mother and daughter burst out laughing.
"Little Fan's a noob!"
"Oh, it's mutual sabotage, huh, don't you two run!"
"Don't let Little Fan catch us."
A little past ten, Lin Wanning, having just woken up, was brought over by Wen Wanqing.
Auntie exchanged a few pleasantries before leaving Lin Wanning alone to head to work at the factory.
As Super Mario couldn't be played with four people, the four of them snuggled up at home to watch a movie.
Once the movie ended, the morning quickly passed.
There was a Huaren Wanji downstairs, Lin Wanning couldn't go up and down easily, so Zhang Yiyi stayed back to take care of her. The task of grocery shopping was left to Xu Qingfan and Zhang Chunxue.
"Brother Qingfan, I want roasted chicken wings!"
"And Yiyi's braised prawns as well!"
"Got it, I'll buy them for you." Xu Qingfan turned back and lovingly glanced at Lin Wanning before heading out arm in arm with Zhang Chunxue.
Upon reaching downstairs, the female bodyguard Xu Qingfan encountered this morning was already on guard not far away.
There weren't many pedestrians on the road during winter. After looking around, Xu Qingfan only spotted two people who seemed like the auntie's bodyguards. The rest were hidden somewhere unknown.
Xu Qingfan extended his arm and signaled with his eyes, to which Zhang Chunxue smiled and amiably hooked her arm through his.
"Little Fan, did you grow taller again? You seem much taller." Zhang Chunxue, not wearing high heels when going out, stood up to Xu Qingfan's eyebrows.
"No way, I haven't grown taller in the second half of the year, still 185 cm, maybe I've stopped growing."
"Oh, I understand. Auntie is wearing flats, so I appear taller."
Zhang Chunxue raised her hand to pat his head, teasingly saying, "You haven't even turned sixteen yet, how could you stop growing so fast? But if you don't grow any taller, Auntie won't even be able to pat your head comfortably."