Arvin looked at his wristwatch and saw that it was almost eleven o'clock, so he patted Scott's shoulder and said, "It's getting late, so I am not going to invite you into the house tonight. Please go back home now. The snow might grow heavier later."
"Okay, please send my regards to Angela. I should be going now," said Scott.
"Okay."
When Arvin went to his bedroom, he saw Lulu whispering to Angela there. Upon seeing Arvin, Lulu immediately ran out of their bedroom as quickly as she could.
Arvin frowned as he smelled the aroma of alcohol floating in the air. He wondered, 'Wasn't it Scott who drank tonight?'
"Why are you frowning? Look, you've frightened Lulu away!" Angela walked up to him, tiptoed, and smoothened his furrowing brows.
Arvin held her into his arms and said, "If Lulu behaves well, I won't be as strict with her as I am now."
"Okay, take it easy. She has a boyfriend now. Don't worry so much," assured Angela. Scott was a good man, so Angela believed that he would be able to take care of Lulu.
"Okay, I know. Did our sons behave well today?" Arvin asked and kissed her cheeks, then her neck...
Angela pushed him and tittered, "Sherman asked how much red pocket* money you are going to give him on Spring Festival. If the money is not enough, he and Sherwood will take me back to C Country."
(*TN: red pocket or red envelop, means the money wrapped with a piece of red paper. It's a custom for the adults to give red pockets to the children on Spring Festival.)
Angela sighed when she thought about her naughty eldest boy. Sherman was too hyper, while Sherwood was composed. Angela thought that the two brothers should learn from each other and create a balance.
Hearing her, Arvin raised his brows and said, "Ask him to wait for me tomorrow!" 'How dare he attempt to take my wife away. That brat... I have to teach him a lesson.'
Arvin needed to perform a surgery tomorrow morning, so he would go out early. He wouldn't have the time to spank Sherman until he came back from work.
"Why? What are you going to do?" asked Angela.
Arvin said affirmatively, "A little physical punishment is needed to bring up a good son!"
Angela was dumbfounded. Did she just tell on Sherman? "Honey, Sherman is such a lovely boy. Would you be able to bear see him get spanked?"
In order to make the man cool down, Angela kissed him on the cheek to comfort him.
Arvin teased, "How about you sacrifice yourself for him? I will consider letting him off."
Angela pinched his ear and teased, "Tomorrow, I will ask grandma to give you some Chinese medicine. Otherwise, I am afraid that your body couldn't take it anymore."
Arvin kissed her neck as he said, "I would agree to take the medicine. But, if I take it, I am afraid you will miss your sons very much."
"What did you mean?" Angela was confused.
"Your sons may not be able to see you for a few days, so they will miss you a lot. Aren't you worried about that?"
Angela was even more confused. She covered his mouth to stop him from kissing her and said, "What do you mean by that?"
Arvin caught her hand and whispered into her ear, "I meant that if I take grandma's medicine, you won't be able to get out of our bed for a few days..."
... Angela blushed and scolded him, "You shameless man, can you stop your dirty jokes?"
"I am not able to stop it whenever I see you in front of me."
"..."
On Laba Festival*, during daytime, Angela and Nancy went shopping arm in arm. The road was still covered with a layer of snow, and there were snowflakes falling down from the sky.
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