Outrageous! Who said my wife is vain?!

Mingxi got off the plane at around 8 p.m. and immediately sent a message to Chu Yu after turning off airplane mode on her phone.

Mingxi: Brother Chu, I've gotten off the plane (•̀ω•́)✧

After he collected his luggage and walked to the exit area, he still hadn't received a reply from Chu Yu. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "That bastard, he doesn't even care about me anymore after I just left? He doesn't even reply to my messages."

He angrily shoved his phone into his pocket and started looking around. He soon spotted the person he was looking for.

"Dad! Mom! Over here! Over here!" Mingxi waved vigorously in one direction of the crowd with a smile.

Among the crowd of people picking up passengers at the airport, a beautiful young woman with a slender figure, fashionable and elegant attire, tugged at the sleeve of the man next to her and said, "Honey, I think I can hear Xixi's voice."

Ming Jianhua nodded while looking around, "I heard it too."

"Honey, over there, Xixi is waving at us." He waved in Mingxi's direction as well.

Ye Wenya looked in the direction he was looking, and the handsome young man, whose good looks and good figure could not be hidden even with a mask and hat, could only be her son, Mingxi.

The couple quickly greeted them with smiles.

"Xi Xi!"

"Xixi, Mommy's little darling is back."

"Dad! Mom! I miss you so much!"

Mingxi ran up to Ming Jianhua and gave him a hug, then hugged Ye Wenya tightly.

"My little baby, Mommy misses you too, let Mommy see you quickly."

After looking him up and down, Ye Wenya praised, "He's getting more and more handsome, and he's becoming more and more like a star. He truly is my son."

"That's right!" Mingxi had no idea what modesty was.

Ming Jianhua pulled Mingxi's suitcase over his shoulder, looked at his son whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and said with heartache, "You've lost weight, you look so pitiful. You'll have to be well-nourished during your time at home for the New Year."

"Dad, where have you lost weight? I'm in perfect shape."

Ye Wenya chimed in, "Xixi is right, honey. All celebrities have to be this thin to look good on camera."

Ming Jianhua didn't think it looked good at all; he just felt sorry for his son because he was so thin. "I think Xixi looks good whether he's fat or thin. Anyway, when he gets home, he has to listen to me and eat more to improve his health."

"Honey~ Do you want Xixi to get pregnant like you? Then she'll probably only be able to play pregnant men." Ye Wenya reached out and pinched Ming Jianhua's potbelly twice, saying speechlessly.

"Hahaha! There's nothing wrong with me, I'm well-off. Alright, let's stop talking here, let's go home and talk about it."

"Okay, let's go home."

After the three of them exited the airport and got into the car, Ming Jianhua asked, "Xixi, are you hungry after such a long flight? Shall I take you to Wei Kee to eat your favorite crispy duck and crispy pigeon?"

"No, I ate a salad before boarding the plane, and only three hours have passed. I'm not hungry at all."

"Salad is just grass, not a rabbit. Can you get full eating grass?"

"Honey, Xixi said if we don't want to eat, let's go home and have some soup." Ye Wenya looked at Mingxi beside her, raised her hand to tidy his hair behind his ear, "Mom made you lotus root, peanut, lotus seed and red date soup. This soup is full of protein, vitamins and all kinds of nutrients. It's good for your skin and won't make you fat. Let's go to Weiji tomorrow."

Mingxi leaned her head on Ye Wenya's shoulder, hugged her arm, and said sweetly, "Mom, you're so good to me, I love you the most~"

"Haha, silly child, you're my little darling, who else would I be good to if not you?"

"Mom is good, but Dad isn't?" Ming Jianhua said with a hint of jealousy.

"Who said that?! Dad, I love you too." She then peeked out from behind and gave Ming Jianhua a loving hug from behind.

"Hey kid, sit back down! Your dad's driving."

"hey-hey."

……

Returning to her long-missed home, Mingxi felt comfortable everywhere.

"Xixi, come and have some soup."

"Here you are!"

Mingxi sat at the dining table drinking soup, while Ming Jianhua and Ye Wenya sat beside him, watching him with smiles on their faces.

"Xixi, stay home a few more days this Lunar New Year and get some rest."

Mingxi quickly looked up and said, "Dad, I have to leave early on the sixth day of the new year."

"Huh? Why so early this year? In previous years, we didn't leave until after the fifteenth."

Ye Wenya said, "Honey, Xixi's new drama is so good, and he's become much more famous. He must have a lot more work now, so he'll have to go back and busy himself with work."

"Um...yes, I have a job, I start work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, otherwise I would like to stay at home for a few more days."

Actually, Mingxi didn't have any work during the Lunar New Year period; it was just that the fifteen branches of Burger King were going to open on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Mingxi was still wondering how to bring up this matter, but now it's perfectly resolved.

When Ming Jianhua heard that his son had a job so early, he frowned. "You have to work on the seventh day of the new year. Don't work too hard. If you don't have money, just tell your dad and I'll give you some. Don't overwork yourself."

Ye Wenya chimed in, "Yes, you should take care of your health. Don't be ashamed to ask for money if you don't have any."

Mingxi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm doing very well in Beijing. Besides, do you think I'm the kind of person who would be embarrassed to ask you for money?"

After thinking it over, Ming Jianhua and Ye Wenya realized that their son was indeed not that kind of person. They couldn't help but laugh and scold him a few times, and the atmosphere between the three of them was warm and joyful.

……

After finishing the soup, Mingxi chatted warmly with his parents for a while, and then enjoyed a nice hot bath in his large bathtub.

After soaking her face until it was rosy and she felt completely refreshed, Mingxi went to bed after her skincare routine. Only then did she turn on her phone to see if that jerk had replied to her message.

Not yet! (｀⌒´メ)

Mingxi couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. Attending a cocktail party isn't a meeting; doesn't she even have time to glance at her phone and reply to a message?!

Could it be that she's having some romantic encounter and is currently so engrossed in handsome men that she doesn't have time to pay attention to him?

The more Mingxi thought about it, the more anxious she became. Just as she was about to make a phone call, Chu Yu replied with a message.

Brother Chu: You should be home by now, get some rest.

What the hell?! What?! Just rest well. Mingxi dialed directly, and the call was answered quickly.

After the call connected, Mingxi didn't say anything, just waited quietly and listened to what the other end was saying.

"You called me, but why didn't you say anything after the call connected?"

"I messaged you, and you took ages to reply, saying things like 'get some rest.' Don't you even want to chat with me a little longer?"

"Um?"

"Men, it's true what they say: old clothes are worse than new ones, new people are worse than old ones. I was only gone for a few hours and..."

Chu Yu found it increasingly illogical and quickly interrupted him, thinking it was all nonsense.

"You've been on a plane for two or three hours, and it's already quite late. Of course you should get some rest. If you want to chat, you can do it tomorrow."

"Pshaw! How are they the same? By the way, how was the party tonight? Did you meet any beautiful girls or handsome guys?"

"I've met quite a few people, but I haven't paid attention to what they look like."

"I don't believe it. Don't you look at people's faces when you talk to them? Can't you tell if someone is beautiful or handsome?"

"They all seem about the same; I can't really say whether they're good-looking or not."

"So what do you think of me? What do you think of my appearance?"

A soft laugh came from Chu Yu on the other end of the line. "You are very beautiful, very handsome, and perfect."

Mingxi absolutely refused to admit that she had been nervous just now. After hearing Chu Yu's answer, she smiled smugly, "That's for sure. I'm someone who can outshine the entire entertainment industry."

Of course, this title was self-proclaimed. Many rival fans would criticize him for his gaudy and vulgar appearance, saying he wasn't sophisticated at all. However, Mingxi just thought it was a bunch of ugly people jealous of him.

After basking in her smugness for a while, Mingxi added, "You can't go looking for anyone else while I'm not around, or when I get back... hmph! The consequences will be severe."

Chu Yu said helplessly, "Having you is enough to keep me busy, how can I have the energy to find a second one?"

"That's for sure! Brother Chu, let me tell you, my mom's soup is incredibly delicious. I drank two big bowls tonight. She's the best at making soup, all kinds of soup, so delicious and nourishing. I really want you to try some too."

"When you get back to Beijing, just make me some tea, won't you?"

One sentence made Mingxi freeze instantly: He doesn't know how to make soup! Actually, he doesn't know how to cook either, or rather, he makes terrible food.

He felt it was all his parents' fault; neither of them were very good cooks, and he and his sister inherited that trait.

Fortunately, there was a cook in his family when he was young, otherwise he and his sister would have had to eat countless unpalatable meals.

But although his mother, Ye Wenya, isn't a great cook, she's an excellent soup maker. He probably inherited that skill, right? He should be able to learn it before returning to Beijing, right?

So she forced herself to say, "Okay, I'll make it for you when I get back."

Chu Yu could already picture Mingxi's expression as she spoke, and a smile crept onto his face. "Then I'll be waiting to drink your soup. I can't wait."

Mingxi thought to himself, "Oh no!" He said he was really looking forward to it! He finally got to go home for the New Year, and he had to practice making soup during his time at home!