The Jones Family took their education extremely seriously, but Bryan was neither educated nor well-versed in martial arts.
The last time he went back after drinking too much, he happened to be caught red-handed by the old man at home, and was subsequently grounded for days.
The old man was Bryan's grandfather, Wayne Jones. As an ex-army officer that came from a family strict about their education himself, he naturally was the person Bryan was most afraid of.
"It is not like it was your first time being grounded, so cheer up." April, who didn't sympathize with his friend one bit, chuckled. "Be smarter next time."
"Now, that is something I can't learn from hanging out with you!" Bryan also teased him in return.
"You little sh*t…"
The two clinked glasses and joked around, but Yvonne couldn't wait any longer. "Why aren't my brother and Hanson here yet?"
Actually, the one she wanted to see most was Hanson.
"Hanson will definitely come since he said so." April tried to calm her down. "He has to send the children home first, and he will come over with Mrs. Luke."
Hanson hadn't said anything about bringing Vania before, but now that Yvonne had learned that Vania was coming as well, she immediately became upset.
She only huffed a short "Oh, alright."
Bryan, however, was like a curious cat as soon as he heard that Vania was coming. "Hey, tell me about Vania Greyson. I have only read about her on the Internet. I haven't even seen her in real life."
"She is the perfect match for Hanson." April patted him on the shoulder. "You will know when she comes, but you have to make sure to address her as your 'sister-in-law' in front of Hanson. Hanson will give you hell otherwise."
"Is that so?" Bryan found it hard to believe.
Right as his words fell, Matthew and Vania came walking in through the door.
Seeing them, April smiled and clapped. "Speak of the devil." He then got up to greet them. "Bryan was just complaining about how you were not here before you came sauntering in."
"Our sister-in-law's complexion looks a little pale today, eh?" April commented after sneaking a peek at Vania.
After he finished speaking, his gaze flickered between the two of them, a wicked smile on his face.
Hanson only gave his friend a sidelong glance before he proceeded to ignore April. Vania, too, looked at him with a similar gaze as she coldly disregarded the man.
"Geez! What a ruthless married couple!" April chuckled helplessly.
Overwhelmed by jealousy as she looked at their interaction, Yvonne warned April, "Watch your mouth. They are not married yet."
"It doesn't matter. They already have children anyway." April didn't seem all that bothered by it.
Yvonne didn't want to argue with him, but she didn't want to give up her persistence either. "Still, have some respect for the facts," she threw out before she finally went back to her own seat.
Here is another stubborn woman, he thought while shaking his head, his eyes on her.
"Goodness! So, this is my sister-in-law." Bryan also came to stand in front of Vania then. He looked her up and down like a thug, and couldn't help but admit that she indeed was a rare beauty.
He took the initiative to introduce himself. "Hello, my dear Vania. My name is Bryan Jones."
Before she could reply to him, Hanson had already thrown out a praise at him. "It seems like you have learned something useful. You know how to talk now."
Bryan had a startled expression on his face when he heard that. Did Hanson just compliment me? Is it because I called Vania as my 'sister-in-law'?
"Thank you, Hanson. Thank you, Mrs. Luke." Bryan, who seemed to have discovered the cheat code, started calling Vania affectionately.
Amused by the man, she lifted an eyebrow and greeted, "Hello there. I'm Vania Greyson."
"Mrs. Luke, I can tell that you are a good person at one glance. Please say only pretty things about me to Hanson in the future." The Bryan joking around was very different from the usual ruffian act he wore.
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