After receiving Wan Chu’er’s baffling phone call, Liu Yufang thought about it for two days and felt something was off. Although Wan Chu’er spoke about many other worldly matters, mostly asking about the school, she only asked once whether Jiang Kechu had been injured recently. But Liu Yufang felt that this was the real reason Wan Chu’er had suddenly called, and one must admit that women’s intuitions are quite sensitive.
So one night before going to sleep, Liu Yufang brought up the matter with her husband, asking curiously, "Why would Captain Jiang’s wife call me about such a thing? Whether Captain Jiang is injured or not, why wouldn’t she ask Captain Jiang himself but instead ask me?"
In the past two months, Jiang Kechu had been in a foul mood at the military base, always gloomy and stern like the King of Hell, and everyone was treading on eggshells around him. People had already privately speculated that Captain Jiang had ’trouble in the backyard’ with his wife, which was why he always seemed unsatisfied and worked like his life depended on it.
Therefore, Liu Yumei’s husband thought this matter was very serious and headed to Jiang Kechu’s office first thing the next morning.
Jiang Kechu did not want to face the cold and desolate home, full of reminders of his loved ones, and had long been living in his office.
Upon hearing that Wan Chu’er had called Liu Yumei to ask about his condition, Jiang Kechu secretly cursed his bad luck, already fearing the worst, and this incident was just the icing on an already frosty cake.
After dealing with Liu Yumei’s husband, Jiang Kechu immediately called Mai Qiqi, wanting to get Wan Chu’er’s contact number from her.
After much threatening and enticing, Mai Qiqi was unyielding and uncooperative, staunchly refusing to betray a friend and wouldn’t give out her number. Instead, she even asked about Jiang Kechu’s injury. After Jiang Kechu gave a vague response, he ultimately had Mai Qiqi relay a message to Wan Chu’er.
"Everything is up to you."
When Wan Chu’er heard this message, her feelings were even more complicated and she didn’t respond.
Hearing Wan Chu’er’s reaction from Mai Qiqi, Jiang Kechu became even more restless, pacing night after night, beating his chest, full of regret.
Out of options, Jiang Kechu reluctantly sought advice from Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai had always watched the situation between Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu with aloof interest, believing that their dispute was just temporary, nothing more than a spat, and that they would reconcile after a while. He enjoyed seeing Jiang Kechu taught a lesson and did not intervene.
But he hadn’t expected Jiang Kechu to actually seek his help, which delighted Xiao Bai internally, seeing the wily Jiang Kechu bowing down to him. He wasn’t about to easily offer Jiang Kechu any advice.
First, he ridiculed Jiang Kechu enough to satisfy himself, then forced Jiang Kechu to sign a series of unfair agreements before finally nonchalantly mentioning a sentence.
"The old man’s birthday banquet is coming soon."
After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone and turned it off without drawing a breath, to prevent Jiang Kechu from reacting and trying to back out.
"Ha ha ha..." Remembering how he had just mocked Jiang Kechu, and how Jiang Kechu had suppressed his temper and humbled himself, Xiao Bai laughed heartily. He felt a delightful sense of revenge for a punch from years ago.
When Jiang Xiaoxiao heard the laughter, she came out and asked curiously what had happened.
Unable to contain his joy, Xiao Bai shook his finger, "Buddha said: I cannot say, I cannot say." This matter couldn’t be told to his wife. After all, Jiang Kechu was also his elder brother-in-law, and Jiang Xiaoxiao had always held great admiration for him. If she knew how he had toyed with Jiang Kechu, she certainly wouldn’t be pleased.
Seeing Xiao Bai’s mysterious demeanor, Jiang Xiaoxiao gave him a sidelong glance, straightened her back, and puffed out her slightly pregnant belly, declaring, "Your daughter wants to know, will you tell or not?!"
Xiao Bai: "..." His daughter is his Achilles’ heel.
No choice, Xiao Bai spoke about Jiang Kechu’s request for help, but hid the unequal treaty part.
Who knew that Jiang Xiaoxiao understood his nature so well, she half-jokingly asked, "Did you tease my brother?"
"Of course not, he’s my uncle-in-law, I surely hope he and Chuchu get along well." Naturally, Xiao Bai denied it seriously.
Jiang Xiaoxiao "hmm"ed, didn’t fuss about it further, and said: "It’s because my brother was too anxious about my sister-in-law, that’s why he forgot about Old Sir Zhong’s birthday. Don’t kick him when he’s down, or else, after my brother and sister-in-law make up, I’ll tell my sister-in-law to sort you out."
Xiao Bai put on an innocent face, but inside he was cursing, knowing if Wan Chu’er found out later, she would definitely beat him up.
Alas, poor him, soon to be a father, yet his status is so pitiful.
Not to mention here where Xiao Bai and Jiang Xiaoxiao were playfully bickering like a couple, in the Northwest, Jiang Kechu was stunned upon hearing about the old man’s birthday.
Yes, it’s the old man’s birthday, Wan Chu’er would definitely come back.
How could he have forgotten this, especially after he was just humbling himself in front of Xiao Bai.
Thinking about it made Jiang Kechu so angry that his liver hurt, he immediately redialed the phone, but Xiao Bai’s phone was already turned off, naturally, there was no way to settle accounts with Xiao Bai. Check latest chapters at N0veI.Fiɾe.net
Jiang Kechu cursed Xiao Bai a couple of times, then immediately got excited, finally about to see Chuchu.
He needed to hurry up and file an early leave request with his superiors, as well as prepare a gift for the old man, and think about how to behave properly when he meets Chuchu.
Because Old Sir Zhong disliked fuss, he always kept a low profile on his birthdays, never making a big deal out of them. Generally, close relatives and friends would gather at the old house for a meal the day before, and on the actual birthday, some of Old Sir Zhong’s old friends and organized visits would come by.
Thus, Wan Chu’er arrived in Beijing three days early with Mao Xiaoyu and the twins.
Li Shan had been waiting eagerly at the airport, looking out for a while, until he finally saw Mao Xiaoyu pushing the luggage cart with Hunter sitting on it, followed by Wan Chu’er pushing another luggage cart with Chuanqi seated on it.
Li Shan felt a surge of excitement and immediately ran over, standing in front of Mao Xiaoyu and grinned, shouting, "Xiao Yu, you’re back."
Having wandered outside for so long, stepping onto the homeland’s soil was already thrilling, and seeing the person he’d thought about countless times standing in front of him grinning, Mao Xiaoyu’s eyes instantly sparkled. Ignoring the bustling crowd, she dashed over and hugged Li Shan tightly.
"Brother Lishan, I’m back," she exclaimed with excitement.
Feeling the warmth in his arms, Li Shan felt as if he’d been electrified, every cell in him shouting with excitement, yet he stood there stunned, hardly believing what was happening.
When he finally came to his senses, about to wrap his arms carefully around Mao Xiaoyu, she smiled and let go of him, leaving Li Shan feeling a wave of regret.