Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The festive atmosphere is getting stronger.

Snow was falling outside the window, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time. Inside the window, it was warm and cozy, and a middle-aged couple was busy in the kitchen.

The man was wearing an apron with cartoon patterns on it. He was kneading the dough skillfully with his hands, and sweat was slightly on his forehead. His wife was standing beside him, concentrating on preparing the filling.

"Ms. Li, come and see how I'm kneading the dough." After a long time, the man raised his head, bent his fingers to support the frame of his glasses that had slipped down his nose, and motioned his wife beside him to look at the dough in his hands.

"Don't you know the answer yourself? Why do you always ask me?" The woman glared at him in dissatisfaction. She complained but still reached out to press the dough. Then she nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's almost done. Just knead it for another two minutes and then you can roll it out."

"Who made Xixi just like you, a picky eater? Even though the noodles are exactly the same, she has to wait for you, Ms. Li, to 'inspect' them before she thinks they are chewy and delicious." Speaking of his daughter, the man shook his head helplessly, his face full of doting.

"Of course my daughter looks like me. Could it be that she is like you, a father, who thinks everything is 'almost', 'ok', and 'casual'?" The woman called Ms. Li puffed out her chest and glared at the man.

"Yes, yes, yes. Whatever the great Ms. Li says is right. Thank you for your careful cultivation, which has nurtured such an outstanding daughter of ours."

"Stop talking nonsense. Why don't you call Xixi? Didn't she say she'd take the flight at 3 o'clock? Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

"Yeah, this girl won't let me pick her up. She's being so secretive. Wait till I wash my hands and call her to ask."

The man put down the dough in his hand and was about to go to the sink, but at this moment there was a knock on the door.

"It must be my baby Xixi coming back!" Hearing the knock on the door, the two of them immediately ignored everything else and ran towards the door one after the other.

Lin's father was tall and had long legs, so he ran faster. He arrived at the door first and opened it excitedly.

"Dad!" There were two figures, one tall and one short, standing outside the door. When the shorter one saw the door being opened, he immediately raised his face happily and shouted excitedly.

Seeing her father's tall and slender figure, Lin Xi's face lit up with joy and she was about to pounce on him. However, the next second, before she could get close, the door in front of her slammed shut again. If Li Xu behind her hadn't quickly pulled her aside, Lin Xi almost hit the door.

"Hiss~" Lin Xi quickly retracted her head, touched her nose with some fear, turned around and looked at Li Xu in surprise.

Inside the door, Lin's mother, who was a step behind Lin's father, saw her husband's inexplicable actions and immediately frowned in confusion. She asked, "Mr. Lin, what are you doing? Is it our baby?"

Mr. Lin didn't say anything, but adjusted his glasses and nodded seriously.

"Then why did you close the door?" Mother Lin immediately raised her eyebrows and was about to turn the doorknob.

"Xixi brought someone back, and it seems to be a man." Father Lin quickly held Mother Lin's hand, his expression became more serious, as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Ah?" Mother Lin was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Father Lin with some suspicion, "Xixi didn't tell us that she had a boyfriend? Did you see it wrong, or was it Xiao Hu?"

"I'm not that old and my eyesight is blurry. It's not like I haven't seen Xiao Hu before. He looks so delicate and frail, even shorter than our Xixi." Seeing that his wife didn't trust him, Father Lin curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "But the guy standing behind Xixi looks taller than me, how could he be Xiao Hu?"

"Could it be that he is really her boyfriend?" Seeing that Father Lin was so confident, Mother Lin finally believed it a little. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then finally smiled and waved her hand, saying, "That's great, she is finally willing to find a boyfriend, so she doesn't have to be sad about that brat from time to time."

Hearing her say this, Mr. Lin's expression relaxed a little, but he still looked somewhat unhappy.

"Oh, get out of the way. Your daughter has come all the way home, and you're locking her out. What's the point of locking her out? Besides, if he really is her boyfriend, you'll be laughed at." Seeing that Father Lin looked bitter and resentful, Mother Lin impatiently reached out and pushed him away, then reopened the door herself.

Lin Xi adjusted her expression and was about to raise her hand to knock on the door again, but she saw the tightly closed door suddenly opened again, and then her mother's bright and loving smile appeared in front of her. She was immediately delighted and rushed over while shouting "Mom".

"Wow, mom, I miss you so much."

Mother Lin only felt a flash before her eyes, and the next moment there was a sweet and soft little girl in her arms. She quickly reached out her hands and hugged her, calling out "oh oh oh" to her baby girl non-stop.

Father Lin behind her was naturally delighted to see his daughter, but compared to Mother Lin's full devotion, he could still spare a little energy to look at the tall man who stood behind Lin Xi and remained silent.

Well, he is quite tall, although not as tall as me.

My shoulders are quite broad, but I don’t know if it’s because of the medication I took.

Long arms and legs, neatly dressed, and decent looking...

No! Why does this face look so familiar? It looks just like the ungrateful guy that my daughter has remembered for more than ten years.

Hiss, it seems to be that ungrateful person.

Surprised by his discovery, Mr. Lin, who had just been acting the role of a loving father and a filial daughter, suddenly lost his composure. He quickly reached out his hand to separate Lin Xi and her daughter who were hugging and kissing each other, and then pulled Lin Xi to his side. With an unexpected look on his face, he pointed at Li Xu who was standing outside the door and said in a cold tone.

"Xixi, who is this? Why don't you introduce her to me and your mother?"

Lin Xi was pulled out of her mother's warm embrace by her father with a confused look on her face. Listening to her father's unfriendly tone, she hadn't reacted to what was happening yet.

"Aunt, uncle, I'm Ah Xu." Li Xu, who had been silent just now and watched the affectionate Lin Xi family of three, stepped forward, took off his hat, and bowed respectfully to Lin's parents.

"Ah, Ah Xu!?" Before Father Lin could continue questioning, Mother Lin's eyes widened and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Aunt, it's me." Li Xu stood up straight and gave Mother Lin a somewhat shy smile.

"Oh, kid! Why did you come back just now? Where have you been all these years? You don't know how worried your uncle and I are about you."