"Bears" are better than bananas

December 12th, Christmas Eve.

Jiao Hou'er stood at the gate of a security booth in a high-end residential area, huddled in his down jacket, blowing the cold wind, looking at the dark depths with some embarrassment, waiting for Xiong Xiong's arrival.

This is the first time he has been invited by Big Clumsy Bear to be a guest at home.

The moment he received the invitation letter, he thought that Big Clumsy Bear was joking.

As a result, Big Clumsy Bear had a serious face and said solemnly that he and his family hoped to have dinner with him on Christmas Eve.Therefore, I sincerely invite him to be our guest.

At that time, he was stunned for a long time before suppressing the excitement in his heart, and accepted the invitation from Big Clumsy Bear with some anticipation and nervousness.

Then that night, he lost sleep...

In addition, although he knew that Xiong Xiong's family seemed to be quite rich in his previous life, he did not expect it to be so rich.

Sure enough, he still has to find a way to get close to Xiong Xiong's thigh, even if he can't stay with him for the rest of his life, at least he can be a salted fish without worrying about food and clothing in the future, eating hot and spicy food with Xiong Xiong.

Jiao Hou'er couldn't help thinking to himself.

After waiting for a while, Jiao Hou'er vaguely heard the sound of hurried footsteps in the dark night.In the next second, Xiong Xiong's tall and tall figure appeared in his vision.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, monkey." Xiong Xiong said out of breath, sweating profusely.

"Big stupid bear, there's no need for you to come here in such a hurry." Jiao Hou'er subconsciously took out a tissue and handed it to Xiong Xiong, saying helplessly.

"I'm not happy!" Xiong Xiong smiled innocently, took the tissue to wipe his sweat, and led Jiao Hou'er into the community.

Jiao Hou'er sat obediently on the soft sofa, smiling and talking to the mother bear, but his appearance seemed somewhat reserved.

Xiong Xiong was busy in the kitchen with Papa Xiong, preparing dinner.

"Oh, Xiaojiao, don't be so stiff. Take it easy, take it easy, come on, have a glass of banana milk first? Or eat the banana first? I heard from Xiong Xiong that you eat bananas so cute." The mother bear said with a smile.

"Thank...thank you, Auntie, I'm not hungry yet." Jiao Hou'er said with a reserved face, but his eyes stayed on the banana and banana milk for a few seconds.

"Then drink banana milk to warm your body." Mother Xiong directly poured banana milk into a cup and handed it to Jiao Hou'er. "Xiong Xiong was afraid that your stomach would feel uncomfortable after drinking cold water, so he warmed it with hot water beforehand, and now it's just warm enough to drink."

"Okay...thank you, Auntie." Seeing this, Jiao Hou'er had no choice but to pick up the cup and take a sip, then held the cup on his lap with both hands.

"Xiaojiao, are you usually this quiet?" After a moment of silence, Mother Xiong couldn't help asking.

"Huh?" Jiao Hou'er looked at the mother bear in confusion.

"Because I heard from Xiong Xiong that you are usually lively and eloquent."

"Is...is that so? Auntie, stupid—did Xiong Xiong say anything else about me?" Jiao Hou'er showed a curious look.

"Xiong Xiong, but you keep praising you to us, saying that you are lively and cute, and you are very hardworking in your studies, and your grades are comparable to his."

"This... like this..."

"That's right! It's rare for Auntie to see him boasting so much, let alone a boy." Mother Xiong said with a smile, "Xiong Xiong also said that if reality allows, he will definitely marry you back in the future." Home."

"Huh?" Jiao Hou'er froze for a moment.

and many more!

It was barely understandable for Big Clumsy Bear to praise him in front of his aunt.It's just that why did he even tell his aunt the shocking words of marrying him back home? ? ?

Isn't he afraid that his aunt and uncle will think he is abnormal?What if they believed it was true and kicked him out of the house?

"That auntie, what Xiong Xiong said about 'marry me home' is a joke, you and uncle don't believe it. After all, I still blame me for always making such unrealistic and Arabian Nights jokes with Xiong Xiong .” Jiao Houer quickly explained. "Xiong Xiong, Xiong Xiong is a normal boy."

hold on!

What the hell is he talking about? ? ?

Isn't this telling the big stupid bear mother in disguise that he is not a normal person anymore?

Thinking about it, Jiao Hou'er added another sentence as if to mend a dead sheep:

"That aunt, I... I'm also a normal boy."

"Pfft-"

Mother Xiong couldn't help chuckling, "Your child is really just like what Xiong Xiong said, so cute. You sit here for a while, and Auntie will call Xiong Xiong out, and take a look at your uncle's preparations." How's dinner going?"

"Alright..." Jiao Hou'er said obediently.

After watching the figure of the mother bear leave, Jiao Hou'er raised his eyes and looked around.

The decoration style of the living room is simple, exquisite but without losing the warmth of home.

Jiao Hou'er's gaze was attracted by a family portrait hanging on the wall.

In the photo, Xiong Xiong stands in the front, laughing heartily, showing his white teeth; beside him, stands the mother Xiong and a middle-aged European and American man, Xiong Xiong's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to him; and behind them, A pair of gray-haired old men were standing, looking at the camera kindly.

"How, Monkey, did you have a good chat with my mother?" Xiong Xiong came out of the kitchen and sat down next to Jiao Hou'er.

"Big Stupid Bear, do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Jiao Hou'er whispered into Xiong Xiong's ear.

"I want to hear it." Xiong Xiong pretended to think about it, and said with a serious face.

"You are greedy." Jiao Hou'er gave Xiong Xiong an angry look, "I had a good chat with Auntie."

"Really?"

"Why lie to you? But—" Jiao Hou'er paused, then lightly pinched Xiong Xiong's waist, and complained how he could tell those jokes to his aunt, which made him feel awkward and feel sorry for him at the time. Frightened to death.

"Didn't you say it was a joke? How could my mother believe it?" Xiong Xiong asked back with a smile, but he kept staring at Jiao Hou'er.

But Jiao Hou'er was only concerned with complaining to Xiong Xiong, so naturally he didn't notice Xiong Xiong's darkened eyes.

"That's right." Hearing this, Jiao Hou'er was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly became enlightened. He slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "That's right, Auntie's tone just now sounded like she was joking!"

"Monkey, you really—" Xiong Xiong looked at Jiao Houer dumbfounded.

restaurant.

During dinner, Xiong Xiong formally introduced Mother Xiong and his father, the middle-aged European and American man in the family portrait, to Jiao Houer.

"Big stupid bear, so you are of mixed race! No wonder you are so tall and handsome." Jiao Houer looked at Xiong Xiong and murmured subconsciously.

Xiong Xiong on the side shook his head helplessly, and shrugged with his parents sitting opposite.

"You are handsome, beautiful and cute, Xiaojiao. Xiong Xiong is just like his father Luther Hunter. He is tall and thick, not cute at all." Mother Xiong said with a smile.

"Ah!" Jiao Hou'er came back to his senses and realized that he was rude, stood up quickly, and introduced himself to Father Xiong and Mother Xiong. "Uncle and aunt, hello, I... My name is Jiao Hou'er. Thank you for inviting me to have dinner with you."

After finishing speaking, Jiao Houer looked at Xiong Xiong, and secretly touched his arm with his hand, as if waiting for him to translate to Father Xiong in English.

Because he was nervous for a while, none of the English words and expressions he learned could come out.

Xiong Xiong looked at Jiao Hou'er amusedly, and when he was about to tell Jiao Hou'er that his father could actually speak Chinese, Father Xiong said with a smile in fluent Chinese:

"Welcome to our house as a guest, Xiaojiao."

"Ah, uncle, so you can speak Chinese?!" Jiao Hou'er looked at Father Xiong in surprise.

"Well, the first language I learned was Chinese. Because my father is also Chinese." Father Xiong said.

"I see. Auntie, you must be good at English too, right?" Jiao Hou'er looked at Mother Bear curiously.

"Auntie also hopes that her English can be a little better. But unfortunately, Auntie's English is very bad." Xiongmu said with a smile. "Every time I chat with Luther and his father, I still need Luther or his father to act as an interpreter for me."

"Eh?"

"I mean, at home, both Luther and Xiong Xiong have to speak Chinese, even if they quarrel."

"This...it's like this." Jiao Hou'er suddenly admired and envied the love of Xiong Xiong's parents.

"Xiaojiao, don't stand still, sit down and eat." Mother Xiong greeted.

"Thank you, Auntie." Jiao Hou'er thanked obediently and sat down.

"You child, why are you being polite to Auntie? Today is a traditional festival at your Uncle Luther's place, so the recipes are all Western food. You can just do it." Mother Xiong started to pick up the blade and start roasting the turkey while talking. .

"Daughter-in-law, our family only eats Western food a few times a year, right? And it's always during some traditional festivals." Father Xiong smiled helplessly.

"So? Luther Hunter, are you starting to dislike the meals I cook for you every day?" Mother Bear stared at Father Bear.

"How can I dislike the food you cook, my daughter-in-law? Even my little dad is full of praise for your cooking skills." Father Xiong quickly explained.

"That's because my little dad gave me face. In terms of cooking skills, no one in the family can compare to my little dad except Grandpa Xiang." Mother Xiong snorted softly, and put the sliced ​​turkey meat into everyone's plate inside.

"Big stupid bear, this..." Jiao Hou'er stretched out his hand and lightly poked Xiong Xiong's thigh under the table, staring dumbfounded at the way Mother Xiong and Father Xiong got along.

"It's okay, this is the way my parents get along with each other. It's like you and aunt, aunt and grandpa." Xiong Xiong smiled and comforted Jiao Hou'er. "So, do you understand why I told you that I like the way you and your aunt get along?"

"Big stupid bear, are you calling me fierce in disguise?" Jiao Hou'er frowned.

"You said that, I didn't say it." Xiong Xiong raised his eyebrows.

"Big stupid bear, you—" Jiao Hou'er got annoyed, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to pinch Xiong Xiong's thigh.

But Xiong Xiong easily avoided him, and smiled at him with some complacency.

"..."

"Oh, I didn't scare you, Xiaojiao? Don't worry, Auntie is cultivating a relationship with your uncle." Mother Xiong put the turkey slices on the burnt monkey's plate, and then looked at Xiong Xiong pretending to be angry. "And Xiong Xiong, you are not allowed to bully Xiaojiao!"

"Thank...thank you, Auntie." Hearing this, Jiao Hou'er blushed. "Xiong Xiong, Xiong Xiong didn't bully me."

"No? That may be because Auntie's vision is wrong." The smile on Mother Xiong's face became brighter and brighter.

On the other hand, Father Xiong looked helplessly at his wife, but then showed a doting smile.

"Big Clumsy Bear, why don't you take these gifts back?" Jiao Hou'er, who was walking side by side with Xiong Xiong, said shyly, looking at the gifts Xiong Xiong was holding in both hands.

"The presents have been given away, how can there be any reason to take them back?" Xiong Xiong said dumbfounded.

"But... uncles and aunts gave too much, right?" Jiao Hou'er looked at the gift in Xiong Xiong's hand, with a perplexed expression on his face.

"Where are there too many? Besides my parents and me, there are also a few boxes of bananas, grapes and wine sent by my grandpa who is far away from abroad." Xiong Xiong said disapprovingly.

"But--"

"Don't do anything. It stands to reason that it should be the best time to give you a gift tomorrow at Christmas. But what my mother means is that since you have come here, it is better to send the gift in advance. "Xiong Xiong explained. "Besides, I will go home with you later and help you carry these gifts back. What else do you have to worry about?"

"I'm not worried, I just feel a little ashamed..." Jiao Hou'er paused, then continued with some shame and discomfort, "I only brought a small gift, but I received so many gifts in return. .Even your grandpa who is far away from abroad prepared gifts for me, but I didn't prepare anything for them."

"Then why don't you send it back next Christmas? Don't tell me we won't see each other again after today's Christmas Eve?" Xiong Xiong said a little funny.

"I—" Jiao Hou'er's heart warmed up, "I see. I will definitely prepare presents for Christmas next year."

"That's right! It's better for boys to be more generous."

"So, you think I'm petty, big stupid bear?" Jiao Hou'er pinched Xiong Xiong's furry cheek and said every word.

"No! Absolutely not! Monkey, you know that's not what I meant." Xiong Xiong quickly argued.

"Humph!"

Not far away, on the balcony of Xiong Xiong's house.

Mother Xiong took Father Xiong's hand and said with a sigh: "Luther, I never thought Xiong Xiong would make up his mind so early."

"In the words of my grandfather Hunter, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We just need to be their solid backing." Father Xiong said with a smile.