Chapter 315. Uncle
When Ning Chu returned home, she was greeted by her mother’s somewhat surprised gaze.
“You’re back quite early.”
She knew what her succubus mother was thinking in her head, snorting lightly as she glanced around the living room and asked, “Where’s your brother?”
“He went to pick up Ning Xin from school. He should be back soon.”
Her mother rarely wore glasses, giving her a touch of elegance as she leaned back on the sofa, embroidering with a piece of white cloth.
They say this kind of handcrafted embroidery is quite valuable, but it also consumes a lot of energy.
“Mom~ Wen Yang is coming for dinner tomorrow. You need to make more. You can’t really pocket that 500 bucks!”
“I know, I know. He won’t starve.” Her mother mumbled dismissively, “I’ve never seen you care so much about me. You’ve only just become a girl, and your brain is already filled with thoughts of your little boyfriend…”
No! Don’t say such embarrassing things so plainly!
Ning Chu turned her head away, her face flushed.
“Uncle will probably be here soon.”
Her spirit lifted, and she immediately became excited: “Your boyfriend is coming?! I’ll help you vet him!”
“Mom! Is he staying over tonight?!” She quickly counterattacked, teasingly moving closer to her mother, “Oh~ I wondered why you didn’t let me and Hei Dou sleep with you, but let brother sleep on the floor~”
“With a man around, you forget your son~”
Her mother raised an eyebrow and shot her a glare, then shoved an apple into her mouth: “Eat some fruit!”
“Oh……”
Seeing her mother’s anger, Ning Chu didn’t dare to say more and obediently took a bite of the apple. Scoring one point was enough; pushing too far would only bring trouble.
After playing on her phone for a while on the sofa, the sound of keys jingling at the door caught her attention. Moments later, Hei Dou rushed in hurriedly.
“Mom! It’s time for lunch!”
“Wait a bit, we’ll eat in half an hour.”
Hei Dou quickly ran up to Ning Chu, sitting between her legs, complaining as she shook her head: “I’m so hungry~ I didn’t eat enough this morning~”
“All you know is eat, eat, eat. You’ll turn into a pig at this rate.”
Ning Chu wondered why all black cats were elegant and nimble hunters, yet Hei Dou inherited the foodie genes of an orange cat.
She fiddled with Hei Dou’s cat ears on top of her head, glancing at Ning Yuan, who was yawning non-stop: “Brother, how many days off do you get for the New Year?”
“Seven days, from New Year’s Eve to the sixth day.”
“How miserable~”
“I’ll go back tomorrow night; I’ve got to work on Monday.”
With about half a month to go until the New Year, Ning Chu was already on winter break, while her brother had to keep on grinding at work.
Originally, her fate would have been the same, but unexpectedly, during her job search, she ended up transmigrating back to her first year of college.
Ning Yuan was already tired from work, and even during his break, he never seemed to have any energy, yawning as he headed to the bedroom, preparing to lie down in bed for a while.
However, after taking just a few steps, their mother called out to him: “Back to work tomorrow night?”
“Yeah.”
Their mother pulled out a stack of old newspapers and a cloth from under the coffee table: “Then hurry up and clean the windows. The New Year is coming.”
“……”
Seeing his silence, she turned to Ning Chu and Hei Dou: “Let your two younger sisters do it?”
“I’ll do it!” Hei Dou immediately raised her right hand.
“Let me do it.”
Since childhood, during the New Year’s big clean, Ning Yuan had always been responsible for cleaning the windows, so he was used to it.
Once his brother was a mere 1.6 meters tall and couldn’t reach high spots; now that his brother had turned into a sister, it was even less possible to let Ning Chu do the windows.
As the eldest brother in the absence of their father, he took on all the risky and heavy labor, from cleaning windows to changing lightbulbs to carrying rice.
“Ning Chu, help me carry the bucket of water.”
“Sure thing!”
“Ning Xin, help me grab the cloth and newspapers.”
“Okay!”
Ning Yuan climbed onto a chair, cautiously stepping onto the windowsill, one hand gripping the security bars outside while the other used a cloth to wipe the window. Both sisters stood by, ready to offer assistance.
“Bro, the New Year is around the corner. When are you bringing a sister-in-law back?”
With nothing better to do, Ning Chu chatted with Wen Yang while asking.
“Don’t think about it for the next two years. I have no intention of dating.”
“You don’t like guys, do you?”
Ning Yuan turned back and glared at her: “My company is all men. Where should I go looking?”
“I have two super pretty girlfriends! Want me to introduce them to you?!” She found a photo of Yan Xinya during sports on her phone and held it up to her brother, “Look! Isn’t her figure great? She’s even a beast-eared girl!”
While wiping the window, Ning Yuan glanced back.
With her high ponytail, cropped top, and snug sports shorts, even though Yan Xinya had no makeup on in the photo, her outfit showcased her figure perfectly.
She was indeed quite pretty.
Ning Yuan felt a twinge of interest but scoffed: “You should focus on yourself.”
“I have a succubus friend! Want to see her?”
“That might be okay.”
Though he sounded somewhat reluctant, Ning Chu could clearly hear the suppressed excitement in his brother’s tone.
This must be men~
“No photos, no looking.” She rolled her eyes at Ning Yuan, casually grabbing the cloth, rinsing it in the bucket, wringing it out, and handing it back.
After half an hour of window wiping, a light knock sounded at the front door.
Ning Chu and Hei Dou perked up simultaneously, abandoning Ning Yuan, who was still standing on the windowsill, and dashed over, peering over the wall with their little heads popping up, eagerly watching the door.
Their mother then elegantly rose and walked over, giving a sidelong glance to the excited Ning Chu, her cheeks showing a hint of embarrassment.
Her steps slowed slightly as she approached the door, and her expression unconsciously softened, wearing a faint smile.
As she opened the door, Ning Chu’s eyes brightened.
It was a tall uncle, almost 1.8 meters!
The uncle wore a formal suit, his features were proper and lean toward a square face. His tall stature and stern expression made him look somewhat authoritative.
Compared to the typical slightly pudgy middle-aged men in their forties and fifties, this uncle was undeniably handsome, and his mature vibe and sturdy build would surely captivate girls with a thing for older men—a true uncle from a fantasy world…
One could imagine their mother’s private life of happiness~
“Come in.” Their mother opened the door, casually nodding, but her lips couldn’t hide their warm smile.
“Mm.”
The uncle’s gaze quickly fell on the three heads poking out from the wall, his expression stiffening a bit more.
“Dad! What delicious food did you bring back?”
Hei Dou was the first to dash over, looking up with her little face, her tail standing tall.
Even though she hadn’t seen the uncle many times, under the temptation of good food, she readily recognized him as dad.
“Steak, seafood.” The uncle bent down and handed the bags in his hands to Hei Dou, his tone deep and gentle, “Take it to the kitchen. I’ll cook lunch for you soon.”
“Okay~”
He seemed a bit awkward, glancing up at the watching siblings, stiffly nodding his head as a form of greeting.
“Looks pretty reliable~” Ning Chu pulled her head back and looked at Ning Yuan beside her, “Weren’t you cleaning the windows? Why are you here too?”
“Just keeping an eye to see if he’s okay.”
As expected, although there was some discrepancy in their appearances, this uncle was the same stranger who appeared in the hospital when their mother left in her previous life.
Wow~ How long have they been dating?! They’ve kept it a secret from the siblings all this time!
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