In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 199: Have You Bought a Gift for Your Sister?

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Have You Bought a Gift for Your Sister?

The implication was that little sister Yaoyao wouldn’t join them, so they didn’t need to make one for her.

Tuantuan blinked his eyes but didn’t speak.

Then Xie Yihang started to worry again. Their grandparents and great-grandfather were all alone, while he and little brother Tuantuan had prepared houses. Where should they live?

"Brother, let’s let Grandpa and Grandma choose for themselves!" Unable to decide for himself, Xie Yihang, for the sake of fairness, decided that the adults should choose.

Tuantuan had no objection and, together with Xie Yihang, brought over the houses they had built with blocks for the adults to choose.

The adults naturally wanted to be even-handed and decided to take both children’s houses, living in one for a day and then in the other.

The kids were stunned by this arrangement at first but then felt it was fair, so they had no objections either.

When they went home that evening, Xie Yanchuan saw Tuantuan carrying several of the castles he had previously assembled and didn’t say anything.

The next day was Monday, and Xie Yanchuan had classes and lab work. Fortunately, Tuantuan was used to waking up early. Xie Yanchuan said goodbye to Tuantuan before he left in the morning.

Once Xie Yanchuan had left, only Tuantuan and the housekeeper remained at home.

Tuantuan first played by himself at home for a while, then Aunt Cui took him out to play. Although there were few households in the villa area, there were still quite a few children scattered about.

But because of Tuantuan’s temperament, he didn’t like playing with the other children. Even if Tuantuan didn’t like playing with them, Aunt Cui still took him out.

It’s always good to interact more.

But when some aunts saw Tuantuan always reluctant to play with the other children, they couldn’t help but ask Aunt Cui, "Is there something wrong with your child’s personality?"

Although they were whispering, Tuantuan was right beside Aunt Cui, and he certainly heard it, except he remained crouched on the ground, intently watching the little ants as if he hadn’t heard.

When Aunt Cui heard this, her expression changed and she scolded fiercely, "Nonsense! Tuantuan’s personality is just like that, like our Mr. Xu, he enjoys being quiet by himself."

Everyone met regularly and knew each other’s standing, so although they couldn’t divulge their employer’s private matters, they already knew what each family did for a living.

Like how they all knew which family Tuantuan belonged to and what the family did.

Another aunt said, "Yeah, I’ve seen Professor Xie take Tuantuan out to play several times, and she really seems like a very gentle person."

"She’s so patient with Tuantuan. It’s no wonder she’s a teacher. Our Mr. doesn’t like to play with children at all."

"Yeah, Professor Xie really has a lot of patience, even more than Mrs. Xie has time to spend with the kids."

Aunt Cui replied somewhat perfunctorily, "There’s no helping it, Mr. Xu is usually quite busy, but he tries to make as much time for Tuantuan as he can."

"Yes, when I’m at home, I’ve heard my husband saying how impressive Mrs. Xie is."

Somehow the conversation drifted off-topic and no longer focused on Tuantuan’s personality.

Before long, Tuantuan didn’t want to stay there anymore. He looked up at Aunt Cui without saying a word, but she already knew what he meant.

"I won’t talk anymore, I have to take our young master home," Aunt Cui said with a smile.

Then she said her goodbyes to her old friend and took Tuantuan away.

The few who had been speaking earlier watched as Aunt Cui took Tuantuan away and didn’t say much more, aware that he was not an ordinary little master; his family elders were people even their own employers had to treat with the utmost respect.

As the sun gradually set, Xie Yanchuan finally returned home and had dinner with Tuantuan.

~

Xu Jinzhi’s business trip went smoothly, and she returned to City A a week later.

Due to timing issues, Xie Yanchuan wasn’t able to pick up Xu Jinzhi from the airport, so she went straight home on her own.

Although Tuantuan didn’t cling to Xu Jinzhi the way he clung to Xie Yanchuan, Tuantuan still missed her dearly after she had been away for a week.

After waking up from his nap and seeing his mom, Tuantuan naturally was delighted and clung to Xu Jinzhi’s neck, refusing to let go.

"Mommy brought you a gift." Holding Tuantuan, Xu Jinzhi moved to her suitcase, set Tuantuan down, and opened it up.

Like all children his age, what he liked was a large Transforming Mecha. Tuantuan took it and his eyes filled with surprise; he obviously liked it a lot.

"Let’s open it up and take a look now, then go eat with Daddy. Can we play with it more when we come back tonight?" Xu Jinzhi asked gently.

Tuantuan nodded obediently and bashfully, managing to say, "Okay."

But after a moment, Tuantuan asked Xu Jinzhi with some confusion, "What’s ’sister’?"

"Hm?" Xu Jinzhi was startled, somewhat not understanding the meaning behind Tuantuan’s question. Had she heard wrong?

Xu Jinzhi asked, "What did Tuantuan just say? Mommy didn’t hear clearly."

"Sister’s?" Tuantuan looked at his mommy and then at the suitcase from which the toy had been taken, as if he wanted to see if there was another inside.

Xu Jinzhi could only describe her mind as being like a bolt of lightning; in a brief time, all sorts of chaotic thoughts flooded her mind.

But at that moment, Xu Jinzhi had to remain calm. She asked Tuantuan with a strained smile, "Is Tuantuan asking if Mommy bought a gift for his sister?"

Tuantuan nodded.

Xu Jinzhi’s heart was racing. She struggled to keep her composure and continued to ask, "Is Tuantuan talking about Yaoyao sister, or is Tuantuan talking about a new friend he made?"

In the current Xie Family generation, there was only one girl younger than Tuantuan, a distant relative named Xie Xingyao.

Aunt Cui couldn’t help but interject from the side, "Tuantuan hasn’t made any new friends."

Xu Jinzhi looked up at Aunt Cui and swallowed the words that had reached her lips, as they weren’t something to be casually said in front of everyone.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t ask, and Tuantuan didn’t continue questioning either.

But Xu Jinzhi kept the matter in mind. She took Tuantuan back to the bedroom. By then, Aunt Cui was no longer by their side, and only Xu Jinzhi and Tuantuan were in the bedroom.

Xu Jinzhi placed her hands on Tuantuan’s slender shoulders and looked into his eyes, asking very seriously, "Tuantuan, when you spoke about buying a gift for a sister earlier, who did you want to buy it for?"

Tuantuan looked at his mom a bit confusedly. "Mommy, I don’t have any money, I can’t buy gifts."

Before Xu Jinzhi could say anything, Tuantuan continued, "It’s ’for sister.’"