"Last night, Eldest Sister received Ziwen’s admission letter, and she was overjoyed. We chatted with each other until we lost track of time and overslept. Otherwise, Eldest Sister and the others would have been here already. But they’ll be here soon anyway, her two sisters-in-law have prepared the meal and will come over in the afternoon together."
After speaking, Lin Juhua called towards the kitchen, "Sister-in-law, do you need any help?"
Zhou Jiao looked at her speechless as she said a bunch but still didn’t take off the baggage on her shoulders. How big does her heart have to be? Can you also take your son over?
"No need! We can eat soon!"
Lin Juhua chuckled and shouted, "Then hurry up. By the way, Shi Tou and Xiao Wu went to pick up Big Brother, they’ll be back a bit later."
Zhou Jiao guessed the two of them still had something to talk about, but the child in her arms smelled so bad, what should she do? She could only try to get the other’s attention, "Is Little Six hungry?"
Lin Juhua looked down to see her son constantly shifting towards his little aunt, and laughed heartily, quickly taking the baggage off her shoulders and placing it on the stone bench, and took him from her arms.
"This silly boy, wants to eat even if it’s not mealtime yet." Lin Juhua patted the child in her arms, then said, "Is Ziwen in the backyard? This kid is really promising, he got accepted after all. A fifteen-year-old kid, in three years he can get a stable iron rice bowl. Eldest Sister doesn’t have to worry about him anymore."
Zhou Jiao glanced at her son Ping’an who had already clenched his fists, stood up and replied, "What are you worried about, Little Stone is very smart. Second Sister-in-law, you sit down for a bit, I’ll take my child back first."
"Then hurry over."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao almost tripped—hurry up? She had already noticed that this Second Sister-in-law hadn’t even mentioned which college the big nephew had been accepted into, if this topic truly expanded, there would be much more to chat about.
With the wind in her sails, Zhou Jiao hastily led Little Ping’an home.
Once entering the yard, Ping’an looked at her as she closed the gate, and gave her a strange glance. After Zhou Jiao scooped two big pots of hot water out of the pot, carrying them to the bathroom, he laughed happily with glee.
"Mom, did you just hold the little brother?"
Zhou Jiao gave him a speechless look. So smart, huh? Didn’t we say certain words shouldn’t be said outright?
Ping’an perceptively said, "Mom, you wash first. I’ll guard the door for you."
Zhou Jiao quickly picked up a towel, soaked it, wrung it out, and wiped it across his little face, "Mom couldn’t stand it anymore. You sit cool for a bit, soon we’ll bathe."
Ping’an nodded with a smile and moved a chair to sit in the yard, shaking his head as he looked at the door.
His mom, such a smart person, why be silly, knowing the little brother is a mess, yet holding him? That Second Aunt really doesn’t care, poor little brother has been raised foolishly by his mom. So big, yet can’t walk or talk.
After bathing, Zhou Jiao changed clothes, couldn’t smell anything, and then stepped outside the room, beckoning to Ping’an.
In the bathroom, Ping’an thought for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, "Mom, is the little brother two years old? Why can’t he talk yet? Can’t even walk?"
Zhou Jiao looked at him amused and while helping him dry up said, "Two years in virtual age, one year and a few months in real age. Some children develop slowly, a bit delayed."
"Oh, I thought he was an idiot. Only knows to eat and pull."
"..."
After washing the clothes of mom and son, seeing the sun and estimating that the old courtyard was busy having breakfast, Zhou Jiao held her son to rest in the living room for a while.
The mother and son chatted about irrelevant topics.
"Mom, will Dad really wait to go together with them?"
Zhou Jiao shook her head. How could that be? She let him go out early to avoid getting explosively sunburnt.

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