When Ye Jinghuai returned home that evening, he received the good news that Nuannuan had been taken away by his mother, and he hurried to the old residence.
"Bàba~"
As soon as he entered, a little red figure hugged his leg.
Nuannuan then took a few steps back, spun around with her arms outstretched.
"Bàba~ Am I pretty~" she finished, striking a pose and blinking at Ye Jinghuai as if sending him a spark.
"Beautiful!" The reply wasn't from Ye Jinghuai, but from Zhou Moyang, who followed him in.
Zhou Moyang had pestered Ye Jinghuai to come home today, wanting to see the little dumpling from last time. However, he missed her and shamelessly followed him to the old residence.
"Hello, Uncle Zhou~" Nuannuan quickly stood up straight and shyly fiddled with her fingers.
"Nuannuan is shy? You look beautiful today!" Zhou Moyang crouched down and gave Nuannuan a thumbs-up.
"Aiya~ Thank you, Uncle~"
Nuannuan feigned shyness, but her hands were tightly clasped around Zhou Moyang's extended thumb, preventing him from retracting it.
"My, my, our little radish has gained another fish!" Ye Jingxing's voice came from behind.
The other two brothers entered with him. (Ye Jingzhi, who was still at school: My spirit is with you.)
"Granduncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle!" Nuannuan was very happy to see them, her eyes lighting up.
"Little radish still remembers us! I thought you'd forgotten us when you found someone new!" Ye Jingxing glanced at Zhou Moyang and said with a hint of sourness.
"Radish?" Nuannuan scratched her little head, not quite understanding.
"It's you! A fickle radish." Ye Jingxing picked up Nuannuan and nudged her nose with his. Read books.
"Ao ao~" (Nonsense, my cub only loves me besides the big boss.) Qiuqiu turned in circles on the ground, indignant.
"Nuannuan is not a radish, hmph hmph~" Nuannuan, the little player, turned her head away haughtily.
"Second Brother, aren't you going to introduce him?" Ye Jingming looked surprised to see a stranger with Ye Jinghuai at the old residence.
"Ah~ I'll introduce myself! My name is Zhou Moyang. We were classmates in junior and senior high school, and we're very close." Zhou Moyang stood up and introduced himself to everyone.
"Zhou? Are you the eldest son of the Zhou Corporation?" Ye Jingchen spoke up.
"Yes."
"The Zhou Corporation is doing very well, and the higher-ups are very supportive of your development." Ye Jingchen, being in the government, was well aware of the country's attitude.
"It's also thanks to my ancestors." Zhou Moyang scratched his head sheepishly.
"I remember you, aren't you my second brother's 'rumored boyfriend' back in the day?" Ye Jingming suddenly interjected.
Good heavens, that remark completely stumped everyone.
"Bàba?" Nuannuan didn't understand, but seeing everyone's expressions, she mimicked them and looked at him.
"Nuannuan, don't listen to your third uncle talking nonsense." Ye Jinghuai could ignore anything else, but he couldn't let Nuannuan misunderstand him.
Ye Jingming was only two years younger than Ye Jinghuai. The Zhang Yinann affair had caused quite a stir back then, and he had heard a lot about it when he first started senior high school, so he was very familiar with Zhou Moyang.
Given Ye Jingming's appearance, he was naturally admired by girls. However, on one hand, he had an older brother who had been popular at school for two years, and on the other hand, he was dark-bellied and sharp-tongued! Those female classmates only dared to admire him from afar.
"Yes, it's me. Jingming still remembers me!" Zhou Moyang shamelessly admitted.
"Second Brother, are we meeting the parents today?" Ye Jingming said with ill intent.
"Shut up!" Ye Jinghuai wished he could sew his mouth shut, then glared at Zhou Moyang with a dark expression.
"If you spout any more nonsense, I'll have you leave."
"No, no, no, let me explain to everyone." Zhou Moyang was afraid Ye Jinghuai would kick him out, so he quickly explained the reason to everyone, even mentioning Zhang Yinann.
Ye Jingchen: "It's fine, it was just a misunderstanding. We understand."
Ye Jingxing: "Hahaha, Second Brother, you have such a dark history? No wonder you never dated."
Ye Jinghuai: "As if you ever did."
"Uh..."
"Why are you all here today?" Ye Jinghuai felt particularly aggrieved today. He shouldn't have brought Zhou Moyang along.
"What? Can't my sons come back to see their parents?" Liu Ruhua came out at this moment, saying impatiently.
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
"How dare you?" Liu Ruhua glared at him.
Without another glance at him, she turned and smiled brilliantly at Nuannuan.
"Good child, we can eat now! Grandma has prepared your favorite shrimp for you."
"Mhm~ Thank you, Grandma."
When they sat down, Zhou Moyang insisted on sitting next to Nuannuan.
"Nuannuan, would it be okay for Uncle to sit next to you?" Zhou Moyang looked at the little dumpling with pleading eyes.
"Okay~ Uncle, sit down~" Nuannuan nodded.
"Brother Moyang, you're Second Brother's guest, you should sit next to Second Brother!"
Ye Jingming, being the most familiar with him, walked over, put an arm around his shoulder, and led him away from the seat.
"That's right, you're a guest, you shouldn't be sitting and taking care of Nuannuan." As soon as he stood up, Ye Jingxing directly sat down.
It was worth noting that the seat next to Nuannuan, apart from Ye Jinghuai's fixed seat, was always rotated among them.
"Young Master Zhou, don't be polite on your first visit to our home. You are also Jinghuai's friend." Ye Jingchen said, moving a bowl and chopsticks for Zhou Moyang.
"Little Zhou! You're a guest, come sit next to me." Ye Jianming, sitting at the head of the table, smiled and beckoned him over.
Finally, Zhou Moyang sat next to Ye Jianming, directly opposite Nuannuan, with the large round table separating them, making the distance between them seem like the Milky Way.
At this moment, Qiuqiu dragged its food bowl past him and then squatted behind Nuannuan, barking twice at him.
"Ao ao~" (What are you looking at? Eat up, big dummy.)
Zhou Moyang had no choice but to eat a mouthful of rice dejectedly, stealing a glance at Nuannuan.
"Uncle~ Don't be shy."
Nuannuan, sensing his gaze, acted like a little hostess.
After the meal, Zhou Moyang sneakily approached Nuannuan.
"Nuannuan, Uncle Zhou will treat you to a meal in a couple of days. Bring your dad along, okay?"
"Will there be meat?" Nuannuan looked up, her eyes brightening.
"Yes, whatever you want."
Nuannuan's eyes lit up even more at this.
"Okay~"
"Great!" Zhou Moyang patted Nuannuan's little head.
"Zhou Moyang!" Ye Jinghuai stood behind him with a stern face.
"See! Nuannuan herself agreed."
"Are you proud of tricking a child?" He knew why the guy had pestered him to come back. He had this plan all along.
"Give up. I won't go."
"Go on! I said bring your family if you have one. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed without a family? Should I hire one for you?"
Nuannuan, the "family member," stood aside and looked at her dad, puffing out her chest and saying, "Bàba~ It's okay! Nuannuan is here. Just bring Nuannuan!"