Xu Mengyao was stunned.
Her eyes turned to Lin Chen, who was driving.
"Lin Chen, you're quite popular."
Lin Chen thought to himself, Having Xu Mengyao occasionally feel a little threatened might speed up our relationship.
"Mengyao, why do you ask?"
Lin Chen pretended he hadn't heard what Lin Xiaoxi said.
"Nothing."
Xu Mengyao teased Lin Xiaoxi, ignoring Lin Chen.
An hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the parking lot of the apartment complex.
"Mengyao, you and Xiaoxi go up first. I'll go buy some groceries. We don't have anything at home right now."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
"Okay."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
She and Lin Xiaoxi went upstairs and into the apartment.
"Xiaoxi, is the auntie who gave Daddy flowers pretty?" Xu Mengyao asked.
Lin Xiaoxi shook her head. "Mom, no. That aunt wasn't giving the flowers to Dad, she was giving them to Grandma."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
She'd been feeling a bit down in the dumps ever since she came over here. So, the flowers weren't even for Lin Chen?
"Xiaoxi, you said an aunt came to see Dad and gave flowers."
Xu Mengyao said, annoyed.
Lin Xiaoxi was puzzled. "Mom, did I say something wrong?"
Xu Mengyao was helpless.
She hadn't said anything wrong, but the meaning was completely different.
"Is that auntie pretty?"
Lin Xiaoxi nodded. "Auntie is very pretty."
She couldn't tell, but she thought there was nothing wrong with praising someone.
"Xiaoxi, go play on the balcony for a bit."
"Your toys haven't seen you in so long, they miss you."
Xu Mengyao said.
"Mm-hm."
Lin Xiaoxi skipped and hopped towards the balcony.
"Mom, Xiaoxi is back."
"Are you both alright? Have you been feeling any better these past few days?"
Xu Mengyao went to the study and called Yang Qingyue on video.
"I'm fine."
"It's good that Lin Chen and Xiaoxi returned safely. Mengyao, Lin Chen is quite outstanding, you should get along well with him."
"Don't regret it later if you miss your chance," Yang Qingyue said.
Xu Mengyao said coquettishly, "Mom, what are you saying? Lin Chen has only been here for a few days, and you're already speaking up for him like this."
"Dad called yesterday and spoke up for Lin Chen too."
Yang Qingyue said, "Lin Chen is outstanding in his own right, and he takes excellent care of Xiaoxi. Do you really want Xiaoxi to have a stepdad or stepmother in the future? The two of you being together is the best outcome."
"Mom, you didn't used to say it like that."
Xu Mengyao mumbled.
Yang Qingyue said, "Knowing that Lin Chen is good at basketball, and not too ordinary, your father and I approved of him."
"We just didn't expect Lin Chen to be so outstanding."
Xu Mengyao casually asked, "Mom, Xiaoxi said a beautiful auntie sent you flowers."
"Who is it?"
Yang Qingyue's heart skipped a beat. She said, "I don't know your dad, she's a friend Lin Chen met here. She is indeed quite pretty."
Solina's looks were actually only above average.
Xu Mengyao's looks were top-tier.
The difference was quite large.
Yang Qingyue said this on purpose.
"Lin Chen's friend even went to see you, that's thoughtful. Mom, I'm just calling to let you know I'm okay, I'm hanging up now, I'm going to give Xiaoxi a bath."
Xu Mengyao hung up the video call after she finished speaking.
A faint smile appeared on Yang Qingyue's face.
She was Xu Mengyao's mother, and as a mother, she knew her daughter well. Xu Mengyao's video call to report that she was safe was secondary; she mainly wanted to know about the woman who sent the flowers.
Previously, Xu Mengyao would just send a message to report she was safe. Twenty minutes later, Lin Chen returned.
Xu Mengyao had also finished bathing Lin Xiaoxi.
"Lin Chen, make less food at noon."
"I'm dieting recently; I don't want to eat lunch."
Xu Mengyao said to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen sized up Xu Mengyao and said, "Mengyao, you have a perfect figure, why are you dieting? And who diets by skipping lunch?"
"Other people only stop eating after lunch at most."
Xu Mengyao: "I ate a lot for breakfast, so I don't want to eat lunch. Make less food later so we don't waste any."
"You sure you don't want any?"
"I'm sure."
Lin Chen nodded slightly. "Alright, I'll make less. Mengyao, I know a bit about medicine. It's okay to do this occasionally, but it's not good for your health if you do it often."
"I know."
Xu Mengyao continued playing with Lin Xiaoxi.
She definitely needed to spend some quality time with Lin Xiaoxi after she'd been gone for so long.
It wasn't long before the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.
"It smells so good."
Xu Mengyao swallowed her saliva.
Half an hour later, Lin Chen finished cooking. Only he and Lin Xiaoxi were eating; he had only made three dishes.
There was fish, meat, and vegetables – the food was quite good.
"Mommy, dinner's ready!"
"Let's go wash our hands first."
Lin Xiaoxi said happily.
Xu Mengyao took Lin Xiaoxi to wash her hands, then she carried Lin Xiaoxi to her high chair.
"Xiaoxi, Mommy isn't hungry."
"You and Daddy eat first, Mommy has to go. Mommy has something to do at the company and will come see you in a couple of days, okay?"
Xu Mengyao kissed Lin Xiaoxi.
"Mommy, aren't you hungry?"
Lin Xiaoxi was puzzled. "Your tummy rumbled. Grandma said when your tummy rumbles, it means your tummy wants to eat food."
"Gur-r-r-r——"
At this moment, Xu Mengyao's stomach rumbled again.
The dishes Lin Chen made were very fragrant, and the presentation was also extremely good.
"Mengyao, you're not exactly not hungry. I cooked for you, and the three dishes should be enough for us."
Lin Chen said and went to the kitchen to serve a bowl of rice.
After dinner, Xu Mengyao rushed to wash the dishes.
After she finished washing the dishes, Lin Xiaoxi fell asleep.
"Mengyao, are you jealous?"
"Solina contacted me because I helped her a lot. She's not that good-looking, so she's no threat to you."
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao and said with a smile.
Xu Mengyao said calmly, "Don't be so conceited. Jealous? I just want you to know that we have an agreement. If you find someone else, we divorce first."
"I have something to do at the company, I'll go first."
Lin Chen: "..."
What's going on?
"Mengyao, the Solina flowers weren't for me, they were for your mother."
"I know. Lin Chen, call me by my name when Xiaoxi isn't around, we're not that close."
Xu Mengyao walked towards the door, preparing to change her shoes and leave.
Lin Chen was completely baffled. What's going on? It shouldn't be like this, right? Little did he know, his future mother-in-law, all the way in America, had given him a "helping hand."
The little padded jacket also said that the aunt was very pretty.
"Mengyao, let's clear things up before you leave."
Lin Chen blocked the doorway. It was a good thing Xu Mengyao was a little jealous, but too much jealousy wasn't good.
"Solina is very beautiful, why did you say she was ordinary?"
"We're just getting a certificate, and I won't interfere with you. There's no need for you to lie, I really dislike that."
Xu Mengyao frowned.
Lin Chen was puzzled: "I didn't lie. Xiaoxi said she was beautiful? Children sometimes can't be trusted."
"My mother also said she's very beautiful."
Xu Mengyao said calmly.
Lin Chen: "..."
Wow, both the big and the small one gave him a "helper attack".
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