The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Seeing that she looked tired, Yun Shu must have been exhausted from her business trip. She told Min Min to rest on her bed, but Min Min was too embarrassed and wanted to go to Ming Kun's house next door.

Yun Shu knew some people didn't like resting in strangers' houses, so she had a key to Ming Kun's house next door. She opened the door and let Minmin go in to rest for a while. It was hot, so they decided to wait until evening to see if they should go out for dinner or eat at home.

Minmin wasn't surprised at all that Yunshu had the key to her younger brother's house. Xiao Mingkun meant that they would get married soon, but Minmin could tell that Yunshu didn't want to get married now, at least not this year.

In the evening, Xiao Mingkun bought a lot of groceries and came back. It was a hot day and he was sweating a lot. Yun Shu told him to take a shower and she would cook, even though she wasn't a very good cook.

Minmin stayed with Jiajia because she couldn't cook either! They always hired a housekeeper to cook for them. Yunshu found it strange that Mingkun was a good cook, while she couldn't.

“Yunshu, are you wondering why Akun cooks so well, but I can’t… Actually, he didn’t know how to cook before, but he learned after he joined the army, while I never learned…” Minmin said with a smile and a cry.

"Really? I heard him say that he came back from the military and was originally going to become a chef."

“Yes! If it weren’t for…if it weren’t for the family trouble, he…he…wouldn’t have retired. He would be a very high-ranking officer in the army now. He was already a battalion commander back then!” Minmin said with great regret and guilt.

"Really? What a pity!" Yun Shu knew a little, but not much. Ming Kun was a retired soldier. He had a very masculine air about him, and his movements seemed to indicate that he had been trained. The blankets in his room were folded into neat squares like tofu blocks. She had even made fun of him before. It seemed that on the day they moved in, the night Tian Li was about to give birth, Tie Tou called Ming Kun "Battalion Commander." At the time, she was confused and thought she had misheard. Later, Ming Kun told her about his time in the army.

"I'm the one who dragged them down. Let's not talk about that. How about I help wash the vegetables? I know how to wash vegetables." Minmin was a little embarrassed, and she felt much better after taking a nap.

"No need, I'll do it. You rest and keep Jiajia company. I haven't worked all day, I'm very free and not tired." Yun Shu didn't need her help, besides, the kitchen here is very small, and the two of them can't move around in it.

I'm cooking at Mingkun's place today; he has all the necessary kitchen utensils. Plus, the living room has air conditioning, so it's not too hot.

While Yun Shu was cooking, Xiao Mingkun came into the kitchen, his tall figure taking up most of the space.

Yun Shu quickly said, "Go out! You've taken up all the space, making it difficult for me to get my things and move around."

"I'll help you carry it." Mingkun looked at her amusedly, noticing that Yun Shu was becoming increasingly shy.

"Aren't you hot?" Yun Shu said irritably.

"It's not hot, why don't I do it?"

Xiao Mingkun wanted to cook for her, but it was too hot to be in the kitchen, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer.

"No, even though my cooking isn't as good as yours, your sister's here, so at least let me show off a little. Come on in!" She then kissed him on the cheek.

Xiao Mingkun looked at Yun Shu with amusement. Did he think he could get rid of him with just a kiss? Not so easy. So he leaned in and kissed Yun Shu hard.

"Oh dear, it's burnt, the food's burnt! Don't make things worse, get out, get out!" Mingkun was unceremoniously pushed out by Yunshu.

Minmin watched her younger brother reluctantly enter and then jokingly said, "Ah Kun, you two have such a good relationship!"

"Don't worry about that. By the way, I'm going home next month. Do you want to take Jiajia back with you?"

"Next month? No way! I just got a batch of materials, and my customers are waiting for the goods. I need to sort things out for a while. I'll go back to see my parents when I have time later."

Because she's a divorced woman, she's afraid that if she goes back too often, her parents will be questioned. Her divorce was quite a spectacle; most of the village knows about it. Also, she recently bought some raw materials. She runs a small garment factory, specializing in processing clothes for people or taking small orders for women's clothing. It's almost autumn, and the seasons are changing. Before she got married, she studied fashion design, but after marriage, she didn't work for several years, only opening this small factory last year. Fortunately, her younger brother helps introduce customers, and she works very hard. Although the factory isn't very profitable, it's not losing money either. She's currently working hard to earn money to buy a house. Her younger brother is getting married, and she'll have to give the house back to them then, which is rare; Yun Shu doesn't seem to mind.

"You! Never mind, I'll bring you some things later." Xiao Mingkun knew that since his older sister opened her factory, she had recovered from the shadow of her divorce and was now moving towards becoming a strong woman. However, she seemed very tired and haggard lately, and he felt sorry for her.

"Ah Kun, are you planning to take Yun Shu to meet your parents?" The two have been dating for a few months, so it's appropriate to meet their parents.

"It's part of it, to stop them from constantly pressuring me to get married. Also, Yunshu grew up in the countryside and misses her old life, so it would be nice to take her to the countryside for some fresh air."

Mingkun wasn't taking Yunshu to meet Tian's parents; it was mainly because she had mentioned missing her old rural life and wanted to go see it.

"Okay, by the way, don't take her to see the old man!" Minmin seemed to remember something and reminded him.

Upon hearing the word "uncle," Xiao Mingkun's eyes darkened. He thought to himself, "What era are we living in now? Who would still believe in those things?" Superstitious beliefs used to bother Xiao Mingkun a lot, but now he didn't care so much.

"It's okay, I'm measured."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Shu came out carrying the stir-fried dishes. Xiao Mingkun immediately got up to help her take them and put them on the table. Then he followed her inside to get the soup, and the whole room was instantly filled with the aroma of food, which made everyone's mouths water.

Xu Ya also came home from get off work. Finding no one at home, she knew her sister was next door. As soon as she entered, she smelled the aroma of food, which seemed to wash away all the fatigue of the day's work.

"Xu Ya, this is Mingkun's older sister, Jiajia's mother." Yun Shu pulled Xu Ya to Minmin and introduced her, "Sister Min, this is my cousin who lives with me. She just got back from get off work."

"Hello, Sister Min! No wonder Jiajia is so beautiful, she must have inherited it from you!" Xu Ya flattered. The Xiao family's genes are really good. Minmin is also good-looking and tall, close to 1.7 meters, which makes Xu Ya, who is only 1.58 meters tall, very envious.

However, Xiao Mingkun and Minmin don't look very alike. Xiao Mingkun resembles his father, while Minmin resembles her mother, so they don't look very similar. If someone didn't introduce them, it would be hard to tell they are siblings. Fortunately, Minmin looks more like her mother, which is softer; otherwise, if she were as tall and masculine as Xiao Mingkun, she would be considered a tomboy. Jiajia, on the other hand, looks a lot like her mother, especially with her two dimples when she smiles.

“This child is spoiled by her grandparents and has a terrible temper,” Minmin said with a smile. Yun Shu’s cousin seemed more cheerful than Yun Shu, but it was obvious that she was new to the workforce and didn’t know how to interact with people.

The group then sat down at the table to eat. Jiajia hadn't said much since her mother returned. The adult world is complicated, but she knew her mother didn't object to Aunt Yunshu being with her uncle. This meant Yunshu would be her aunt from now on, which made her quite happy.

Yunshu's cooking today was pretty good, and everyone enjoyed it. After eating, Minmin volunteered to wash the dishes. Yunshu had cooked a lot of dishes, and after eating, everyone felt hot and sweaty, feeling a bit uncomfortable, so they went next door to take a shower.