The wounds of the two children were covered with ointment. To prevent from the ointment from being rubbed off, James and Emma didn't carry them in their arms as they walked out of the office.
The two kids were holding hands as they walked, while the two adults walked on either side of them.
"Hey kids, what do you want to eat?" Emma asked them softly.
"Fish. It's Van's favorite," Don said without hesitation.
Then James asked, "What about you? What do you like to eat?"
"Don likes meat. As long as it's delicious meat, he'll like it. But Mommy said that he should eat more vegetables," Van answered for him.
James smiled. He was happy to see that the two brothers were on good terms.
"No, I don't want to. I don't like vegetables. It's not yummy at all," Don said.
When James thought of the vegetable dishes in C Island, he couldn't help but agree with Don. They were terrible and had no taste at all.
"The vegetables dishes here in Lexingport City are different. You'll know what I mean when you try them. But don't worry, we'll order all kinds of fish and meat later," James told them with a smile. When the elevator doors opened, James let the two kids in first.
"I'll feed you until you get fat and no girls like you," he teased.
Walking beside her husband, Emma smiled as well.
Don protested, "But I don't want to be fat! You're bad."
"It doesn't matter. You can eat all you want. You already have a bride," Van said to his brother while he patted his back to comfort him.
"What bride?" A curious look appeared on James' face as he sensed gossip.
Pressing James' hand, Emma asked him, "Hey, what are you thinking about? Don is only four years old."
"What's wrong with that?" James said nonchalantly. "There are so many unmarried old men in society now. Boys start young if they want to find girlfriends. Those old bachelors, they were the ones who weren't allowed to have girlfriends when they were in school. And after they graduated, they failed to find women to marry. That's why they ended up alone."
Emma opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly thought of her single classmates and agreed.
"Yes, that makes sense."
"Of course." James then looked at Van and asked, "Van, who is your brother's bride?"
"Bride?" Don admitted it. "Cherry, a beautiful doll. But not as beautiful as Mommy. Mommy is the most beautiful woman in the world."
"That's right. Your mother is the most beautiful woman in the world," James agreed. "Do you take a doll as your bride? The bride must be alive as you."
"She is alive," Don replied.
Stunned, James asked, "Does the doll turn into a fairy at night? Or is it perhaps an intelligent robot?"
"Could it be a foreign baby?" asked Emma.
"Yes," Van then cut in. "She is Uncle Henry's sister, Cherry."
"Henry? His sister?" For a moment, James was puzzled. He remembered that Henry did have a sister, who was about four years old by now.
Some time back, Henry also mentioned that his whole family planned to relocate to Lexingport City. It turned out that the two kids had been attracted to each other from the day they first met.
"Don, you're doing great, buddy!" Suddenly, a sly smile appeared on James' face. "Henry will be your brother-in-law. What will Henry call your dad then? Uncle John? Ha-ha!"
When the elevator doors swung open, his laughter reached the ears of the people in the lobby.
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