CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 169: YOU DON’T MIND, RIGHT? (FIRST UPDATE)

"Oh, are you going to bite me?" Tong Aino walked over with a smile.

Tong Yao glared at her son, "Don’t be so disrespectful!"

Tong Aino protested, "Mom, she’s younger than me!"

"She’s younger, but Luowa is your sister-in-law!" Tong Yao said with a smile, giving her son a pat, "Sit down, talking to you is a pain in the neck."

Yi Luowa mouthed with a smile, "Serves you right!"

Tong Aino pouted, "Just wait, when my brother gets back, I’ll have him deal with you!"

"When your brother returns, he’ll deal with you!" Ai Ni laughed as she pulled her fifth brother to sit down.

Connie watched them with a slight smile; Tong Aino never acted this rambunctious in front of her.

"Auntie, where’s Duoduo?" Yi Luowa tilted her head to look at Tong Yao.

Tong Yao laughed, "He went out to play with your uncle and aunt; he’ll be back soon."

"Let him play. Once he’s back, he’ll cling to you, and the fourth child won’t bear to see that." Xiaoyudian smiled at Yi Luowa, "Are you all packed? The fourth child said after the parade, you and your second uncle are heading to Xiamu."

"Yes, my second uncle has everything arranged. Once we arrive, we’ll be imposing on everyone again."

Tong Yao laughed, "We’re all family, why are you still being so polite? I heard from your Aunt Xixi that there’s a press conference tomorrow, and once that’s done, we’ll prepare to head back."

Yi Luowa’s eyes dimmed a bit. Although she had been accompanying Huo Li these past days, she was still aware of the news. Yi Shaoqing and Yi Lingfei had already buried Xi Meichen and Bai Bowen. The two had moved out of the ancestral home. People were watching them; otherwise, with Yi Lingfei’s personality, she wouldn’t stay quiet.

Tong Yao noticed her discomfort and warmly grasped her hand.

"Auntie, I’m fine." Yi Luowa smiled, resting her head on Tong Yao’s shoulder, "Auntie’s scent is so nice, this must be what a mother’s scent is like?"

"I also love my mother’s scent." Ai Ni patted Yi Luowa’s shoulder with a smile, "After all, my mom is now your mom too, you can enjoy that motherly scent anytime."

Tong Yao looked down at Yi Luowa, smiling as she nodded.

Yi Luowa looked up at her, and she had to admit, Tong Airui’s mom was really beautiful. Though she was over fifty, time seemed to leave no trace on her face.

Tong Yao smiled lovingly, "From now on, you are my daughter."

"Fourth sister-in-law, quickly call her mom!" Tong Aino, sitting to the side, egged her on.

Yi Luowa pursed her lips into a smile, "I’ll call her later."

"You’ll have to call her eventually, might as well practice now." Tong Aino leaned forward to look over his mom, "If you don’t call her, I won’t let my mom be nice to you."

"Auntie doesn’t listen to you!" Yi Luowa snorted and clung tightly to Tong Yao’s arm.

Tong Yao laughed, pushing aside her son’s face, and looked up at the slightly uneasy Connie, "Connie, consider this your home, don’t be shy."

"Okay, Auntie." Connie smiled with her lips slightly curled and nodded.

Tong Yao laughed and shook her head, "Once the parade is over, let your dad head back to Laman alone and you can come to Xiamu with your Auntie for a few days. You’ve been in the palace too long, it does you no good."

"If you hang out with my fourth sister-in-law for a few days, I guarantee you’ll be a transformed person." Ai Ni laughed.

Yi Luowa puffed her cheeks, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll lead the nice princess astray?"

"You’re so good, how could you lead me astray!" Connie said with a smile, looking at Yi Luowa, "Sister Ai Ni keeps praising you; I’ve come to like you already."

"I have good points?" Yi Luowa blinked and giggled.

Tong Yao gave her a playful pat on the cheek, "Like a little bundle of joy."

"I’ll be Auntie’s little joy from now on." Yi Luowa winked at Ai Ni, "When Ai Ni isn’t around, I’ll be there to keep you happy every day."

Tong Yao laughed, "That sounds wonderful! Before, when I thought of Ai Ni marrying away, I wasn’t ready, but now I’ve come to realize, my son married someone else’s daughter, and she can’t frequently return home either."

Ai Ni glanced at her mother, a bit melancholic, and lowered her eyes.

You Jia pulled her hand, gently patting it.

Tong Yao glanced at their clasped hands, "Your dad said, after the parade, they’ll arrange your engagement back at Xiamu."

You Jia smiled warmly, "Thank you, Auntie Yaoyao."

"Thank me for what? For holding onto Ai Ni for so many years?" Tong Yao smiled helplessly.

"Auntie, has there been any progress on Dr. Mai and Dr. Jimo?" Yi Luowa quickly changed the subject, seeing You Jia’s awkwardness.

"There’s been a decision, three people, two against, one abstention. I really don’t know how to discuss this with Mo Bao." Tong Yao furrowed her brows slightly, "Shanshan is such a good kid, why Kaikai and your Aunt Xixi would disagree is beyond me."

"Mom, if it’s awkward for you, let Dad handle it. It’s a matter between two people, if ol’ seven disagrees, we shouldn’t meddle." Ai Ni smiled and nodded, "As for my aunt’s feelings, I can guess a bit, she fancies my fourth sister-in-law, thinks Shanshan isn’t as good, and feels uneasy about it."

"Don’t talk nonsense, if this reaches Shanshan’s family’s ears, it wouldn’t be good." Tong Yao burst into laughter, "I finally got her to admit it, and you guessed right, I frankly told her, finding a daughter-in-law like mine is tough!"

Yi Luowa’s face instantly turned crimson. Besides being able to drive and play chess, she wasn’t adept at much else, let alone being exceptional.

"But...." Yi Luowa puckered her little face, "What if someday I disappoint you all?"

Tong Aino laughed, "Just don’t disappoint my brother and you’re good."

"Maybe he’s already disappointed in me."

As soon as Yi Luowa finished her sentence, Tong Yao’s phone rang. Yi Luowa quickly picked it up from the coffee table to hand it to her, but when she saw the screen saver, her eyes widened.

Tong Yao noticed, smiling as she took the phone from Yi Luowa’s hand, "Having nothing to do, I found this photo quite amusing, so I set it as the screen saver, you don’t mind, do you?"