After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan looked up, her expression turning serious. "Chen Mo?"

"Why are you at my house?"

Especially the way the other person looked right now: holding a baby in one arm and carrying soy milk and fried dough sticks in the other.

They don't look like they just arrived; they look more like they just came back from outside.

At this moment, Liu Xiaoman was nestled obediently in Chen Mo's arms, holding a large steamed bun in her hands, which she was happily munching on.

On the other hand, Lan Yujuan was completely bewildered, looking nervous and filled with disbelief.

"Big steamed buns, Uncle bought them~" the little guy said with a sweet, silly smile.

The little girl leaned forward, stretched out her two little arms to hold the steamed buns, and was about to feed them to her mother.

"Mommy, have some steamed buns!"

Chen Mo was startled and hurriedly took half a step forward, bending down to scoop the little guy up steadily with his other hand.

Lan Yujuan was also stunned. When she saw her daughter almost fall, she quickly went forward to help her up.

The two were already standing quite close, and they accidentally bumped into each other!

Her forehead bumped into the other person's chin, and a muffled groan came from above.

Lan Yujuan rubbed her forehead, her ears were bright red, and she didn't dare to look up, because it sounded painful.

With a "click!", the door of the Qin family across the street opened.

Qin Zhang opened the door, staring at the two with curiosity, looking them over.

"What are you two doing standing at the door? Like door gods?"

"Come in quickly, don't block the hallway and affect the neighbors' passage."

Lan Yujuan instinctively reached out, wanting to hug her daughter.

Unexpectedly, the little guy snuggled into Chen Mo's arms, leisurely swinging his little feet, and whispered:

"Uncle, hug me~"

Lan Yujuan's hands froze, and she looked somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing this, Qin Zhang quickly smiled and explained, "Juan'er, just let him hold you!"

"His name is Chen Mo, and he's my comrade-in-arms!"

"He drank too much last night, and I was worried about him going home alone, so I brought him back with me."

"My uncle and aunt went downstairs for a walk. I happened to be free this morning, so I picked up Xiaoman to play for a while."

"Unexpectedly, Xiaoman and Qin Zhang get along quite well; they're not shy at all!"

Lan Yujuan forced a smile. "Oh, I see."

She was genuinely startled; she had thought Chen Mo was also one of her father's students and had come to visit during the Lunar New Year.

The group entered the house one after another and sat down to eat breakfast.

Qin Zhang ate while glancing at her:

"Why are you up so early today?"

"Did you need something from me?"

Lan Yujuan nodded gently, glancing subconsciously at Chen Mo beside her.

As his name suggests, Chen Mo kept his head down and ate in silence without saying a word.

Just like any external events or noises, they have nothing to do with him.

"It's alright, don't worry about him, just keep talking," Qin Zhang said, looking at her.

Lan Yujuan took a tissue and wiped her mouth.

She took a slow, deep breath, trying to ignore the "unimportant" people beside her, and then tentatively asked:

"Qin Zhang, do you have a girlfriend right now?"

The moment the question was asked, all three of them froze.

Lan Yujuan originally thought that, given her relationship with Qin Zhang, there was nothing wrong with asking him this question.

But because Chen Mo was there, Lan Yujuan felt her ears getting hotter and hotter, as if she had done something outrageous.

After not receiving a reply for a while, she subconsciously looked up at Qin Zhang.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zhang's face turned even redder than hers, and the composure he had maintained just moments before was nowhere to be seen.

She could even catch a glimpse of panic in his eyes.

"Cough, cough!" Qin Zhang suddenly turned around and coughed violently.

After a long pause, he turned around and stammered:

Why are you asking this?

Lan Yujuan was determined, staring intently at him, determined to get an answer:

"Just tell me, is it yes or no?"

Qin Zhang glanced at her furtively, then gently shook his head. "No."

Lan Yujuan's expression brightened visibly, and she immediately followed up with, "So, do you have a girl you like right now?"

Qin Zhang paused for a moment, his eyes flickering slightly. "No."

Hearing the definite answer, Lan Yujuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, that's good!"

Suddenly, Chen Mo, who was next to him, put down his chopsticks.

"I'm full, you can continue eating."

"I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do today."

"I'm leaving now, I'll contact you later!"

Before leaving, he patted Qin Zhang on the shoulder and then turned around to pinch the little guy's cheek.

The little guy watched Chen Mo leave, his eyes filled with reluctance, and he twisted his little body, trying to chase after him.

Seeing this, Lan Yujuan quickly got up, bent down, and picked up her daughter, saying:

"Let's go home with Mom!"

"Come on, say goodbye to your uncle and maternal uncle!"

Qin Zhang had no choice but to get up and escort the two to the door.

The mother and daughter had both gone home, but Chen Mo was still standing at the door.

Qin Zhang leaned against the doorframe, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You're really leaving?"

"How come I remember someone saying last night that there was nothing planned for today, so we could drink to our hearts' content?"

Chen Mo put one hand in his pocket, casually touched his chin with the other, and said lightly:

"I see you're quite busy, so I'm sorry to bother you any longer."

Qin Zhang laughed and cursed, "Get lost!"

"The round ones, hurry up and get in here!"

As he spoke, he raised his foot, as if to kick Chen Mo.

Chen Mo darted into the house. Although his face was full of reluctance, his eyes were filled with a smile.

After changing his shoes inside, Chen Mo walked to the sofa and sat down on the carpet.

Qin Zhang took two bottles of beer out of the refrigerator, walked over and handed one to Chen Mo.

"Come on, let's sober up!"

Chen Mo took the beer, glanced at it, and laughed in exasperation.

"Does anyone know how to sober up with beer?"

Qin Zhang didn't answer, but just kept drinking and laughing foolishly.

Chen Mo glanced back at his friend, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"The sister you asked me to look after, is that the one from earlier?"

Qin Zhang smiled and nodded, "Yes! Isn't it beautiful?"

Chen Mo looked at his friend and asked, "You like her?"

A hint of guilt flashed in Qin Zhang's eyes, but he smiled and changed the subject:

"What kind of question is that? I'm not blind!"

"Who wouldn't love such a beautiful little sister, whom they've watched grow up?"

Chen Mo looked speechless, as if he were looking at an idiot.

"You know perfectly well that I wasn't asking about this kind of 'like'..."