"Don't worry about it, Uncle James. We prepared this for you and Uncle Mike. This little gift is a token of our regard,"
Carla smiled as she gave a glance to Nathan, who was busily moving the bags inside.
Then, she looked at Mike.
Now, it seemed that Mike's expression softened.
Soon, lunch was ready and was spread gorgeously on the table.
They dished up a superb meal.
However, Terence was tired of eating the same stuff. He barely had anything and only had a few bites.
They left the house in the afternoon, and they went to the beautiful riverside.
The view was especially ethereal. The sky was clear. The water rippled quietly. The air was clean as if the grass was just cut and smelled fresh while the gentle breeze brushed against their skin. It was a tranquil place, far away from the busy streets in the city.
The tent was set up by Nathan and Rainer. Everything was well-prepared and ready. All the things that they might need were available. Of course, the tent that they brought was also comfy.
They decided to put up a tent here because
they wanted to give Terence a place to relax and rest.
Deep in the night, they could sleep inside the tent.
Although James' house was enormous and had enough spare rooms for guests, Terence normally didn't like to spend the night at someone else's home. James had kindly asked his son to clean and prepare the rooms, but Terence preferred not to trouble them.
If Terence had to be honest, he still actually needed to take care of some business matters and didn't really have the time to have a small talk with him.
Carla took Sean and Sally downstream where there were more fish to see. A girl named Jane came along with them as well.
"Sally, wait over there! Mommy is going to catch a big fish for you!"
"Okay! Mommy, can we grill it after you catch one?"
The river was clear enough for the fish to be seen. Each one was lively. Carla could see the carps swimming a little deeper into the river. She rolled up her sleeves up to her arms as well as her pants up to her knees. She took off her shoes and then jumped into the river. As she splashed into the water, a small wave was created and some of the fish swam away.
Meanwhile, Sally sat down by the riverbank and kept searching for fish for her mother. Suddenly, she found one and pointed to it while she called out, "Mommy, over there! Over there! There's a fish!"
Carla carefully walked towards the direction Sally pointed to. However, the fish swam away the moment she got closer.
"Mommy, you're so clumsy… You scared them away…"
Sally laughed at Carla as she watched the fish scamper away.
Carla splashed some water on her and faked an angry face. "How dare you laugh at your mommy? Did you forget who was the one catching the fish for you in BT Village?"
"Ha-ha. I didn't. It was Aunty Cathy and Brother Bob!"
replied Sally. She ran over to Sean who was picking fruits for her from a tree and yelled, "Uncle Sean! Can you please catch a fish for me? I want to eat some grilled fish later!"
Upon hearing her, Sean jumped down from the tree.
Jane picked up the avocado that fell from the tree that Sean shook.
Everyone played and enjoyed the moment as they relaxed.
"I got one!"
After a while of hard work and patience, Carla was finally able to catch a fish. Although it wasn't a big one, she was really happy because of her effort.
"Sis, look at mine!"
Sean raised his hand up high to show off the big fish he just caught.
Carla looked the size of the fish in his hand and looked down at the fish in her hand. Hers was comparably small. She rolled her eyes at him.
"Sean, look! There is another one!"
Jane called out to Sean and pointed to his feet when she saw the fish swimming around him.
While Carla was busy trying to catch a bigger fish than Sean's without any regard for her image, a person called her name, "Carla?
It's really you! I thought I was mistaken."
Once she heard her name, Carla turned towards the direction where the voice came from.
A woman with a golden wavy hair and a fashionable dress approached her. She seemed familiar but Carla couldn't point out where she could've possibly met the stranger.
"Do you remember who I am? We used to be classmates back in primary school."
Carla thought for a moment before she tried to guess, "Zora?"
A name finally popped up in her mind.
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