In a villa area in Zhe Province.
"Stop pacing back and forth!"
Lu Ran, who was cooking, looked at her husband constantly pacing in front of her, occasionally looking out the window. She felt annoyed and amused at the same time.
She was annoyed because this situation had been going on since 4 p.m. Su Santai had repeatedly said that Su Qi would arrive home with him around 7 p.m.
Now it was a little past 6 p.m., and Lu Ran had already watched her husband circle around her for more than 2 hours.
What amused her was that in this past month, Lu Ran had seen changes in her husband.
Ever since returning from Su City, Su Lujun's voice had become softer, his temper had improved, and even his disposition had changed. At least in this month, when playing chess with Old Zhao, there had been no physical conflicts.
In this regard, Lu Ran said it was all thanks to the calls to their daughter every other day.
Whenever Su Lujun's voice got a little louder, she would report it to their daughter.
Because of this, Su Lujun had been trained to be like this.
Now when Lu Ran looked at Su Lujun, she felt that his fierce face looked like a blooming chrysanthemum. He was just short of having the three characters "daughter slave" engraved on his face.
However, Lu Ran could understand this. After all, not only Su Lujun but she herself had always owed their daughter too much.
This time when she came back, she was planning to dote on her daughter fiercely.
For this, she had specially prepared ten of her signature dishes today. Last time, she hadn't been able to let her daughter eat them, which had made her regret it for a long time.
As she put the last dish in the pot, Lu Ran heard her husband say, "They're back, they're back."
Then he walked out of the room.
Seeing her husband's excited yet pretending to be calm appearance, Lu Ran found it very interesting. By the way, she didn't see him this happy even when he was promoted from deputy division commander to division commander.
Because there were dishes on the stove, Lu Ran didn't go out to greet them.
Su Qi, who had been grinding on "Stock Trading Secret 2" in the car for more than 5 hours, jumped out of the car and stretched her back. She felt all the bones in her body make a slight "crackling" sound, and her whole body became relaxed and comfortable after this stretching exercise.
After finishing this set of movements, Su Qi saw her dad with his arms open, as if asking for a hug?
Su Lujun felt a bit awkward at the moment. When he saw his daughter get out of the car and open his arms, he thought his daughter would give him a hug like when she sent him off at the train station.
But he didn't expect that she was just doing stretching exercises. How could he save face now?
Seeing Su Lujun's awkward appearance, Su Qi recalled her mom saying on the phone that her dad craved her hugs. After some thought, she prepared to go and hug her dad with a slightly flushed face.
But just then, Su Santai saw his dad's appearance.
Not having seen him for a long time, he very considerately came over and gave Su Lujun a bear hug. Then both Su Qi and Su Lujun were stunned on the spot.
The scene suddenly fell silent. After two seconds, Su Lujun took the suitcase belonging to his daughter from his son's hand.
Looking at his daughter's suitcase that she had bought a few years ago, with even the left wheel not working well, he felt even more sorry for his daughter. Not only did he not pay for Su Qi's college tuition, but he didn't even buy her a suitcase.
Su Qi didn't know what her dad was thinking. She just felt that her dad had become very gentle this time.
Smelling the aroma of food coming from the door, Su Qi couldn't help but rub her little belly.
Seeing his sister's little action, Su Santai laughed and wanted to pat his sister's adorable little head.
But before his hand could touch Su Qi, it was caught by his dad.
Su Lujun, looking at his son's dirty hands, said with some disdain, "How come they're so dirty? And you want to touch your sister?"
Hearing his dad say this, Su Santai felt very hurt. While walking into the house, he explained, "Dad, this is from tanning in Sanya. It's not dirty at all."
Su Qi also looked at Su Santai's hands because of their conversation. She felt that his chubby hands, coupled with his dark skin, did look a bit greasy.
She looked at her dad with some gratitude. She had just taken a bath last night.
Su Qi really didn't want to take another bath today. After all, her hair was really long now, and the process of blow-drying hair for girls was indeed a bit troublesome.
At this time, Lu Ran had also finished cooking the tenth dish and placed it on the table. She saw her husband bring her daughter and son into the house.
Seeing Su Qi wearing a school uniform today, with a smile that reached the bottom of her eyes, Lu Ran felt her heart melt.
She hurried over and hugged her soft and fragrant daughter tightly.
Su Qi was now quite familiar with her mom's embrace. After all, during the few days in Zhe Province, she had been sleeping with her mom. Only by hugging her mom did Su Qi have the feeling of coming home.
Su Lujun on the side felt it was unfair and looked at his adopted son angrily because it was he who had interrupted his daughter's hug just now.
Hugging a stinky son was not as good as hugging a fragrant and soft daughter!
Su Santai, feeling his dad's gaze, couldn't help but shiver. Didn't his mom say that his dad had changed? Why did he look even fiercer now?
Fortunately, when he saw that his dad's good buddy, the "Seven Wolves" belt, had disappeared, he breathed a big sigh of relief.
He wasn't bragging. With his current high defense, his dad, without a handy weapon, couldn't really cause him much harm.
At this time, Lu Ran, who had absorbed enough "daughter energy," also released Su Qi and turned to look at her adopted son whom she hadn't seen for half a year.
But at first glance, how come Lu Ran felt that her son seemed to have gotten fatter by a few degrees?
Moreover, unlike the previous white and chubby, Su Santai now was more of the black and chubby type. To be honest, how to put it after looking at him?
Emmmmmmm, it just felt a bit greasy.
Lu Ran looked at her black, greasy son opening his arms, looking like he also wanted a hug from his mom.
Lu Ran silently held her daughter's smooth and delicate little hand and said, "Let's go, Little Qi. See what delicious food Mom made for you!"
Leaving behind the neglected and hurt Su Santai alone on the spot.
This time, eating at home made Su Qi feel the long-lost warmth of family.
Mom's cooking tasted excellent, and unlike before, it catered to Su Qi's taste.
This time, Lu Ran made many sweet dishes, especially the sweet and sour cherry meat, which was so delicious that Su Qi even squinted her big eyes.
The only flaw was that if her fourth brother was also here, then it would truly be a complete family reunion.
With the start of this meal, Su Qi's summer vacation life in Zhe Province also kicked off.
Unlike every summer and winter vacation when she was little, the most intuitive feeling this vacation gave Su Qi was being the "darling of the family"!
Her second brother, who worked at the hospital, would come to see her every day after work and bring her some interesting things.
Her chubby third brother, who had been quite free recently, would always share some snacks with her.
Her fourth brother, Su Siyang, although he didn't come back, would call almost every three days.
Her fifth brother, Su Wujun, despite being in the army, also called to check on her.
Her sixth brother, Su Liuyun, would come to freeload meals every day. And as a mukbang livestreamer, he would always bring Su Qi some delicious food.
Aside from Su Qi's group of brothers, there were also her eldest uncle Su Haijun and second uncle Su Kongjun who came to see her.
Even her aunts-in-law came to visit. Because they lived relatively close, every time they came, they would bring various foods.
It made Su Qi think at one point that she was going to be stuffed into a little pig.
But none of these people doted on Su Qi the most. The ones who loved her the most were Su Lujun and Lu Ran.
When Su Qi was reading the "Stock Trading Secret" in the study, Su Lujun would come over to refill her water. But did he have to refill it five times in an hour?
Mom Lu Ran would even bring washed fruits to her mouth.
Then, as long as she studied for more than 2 hours, the two of them would forcibly press her on the bed to rest for a while. Su Qi felt that this excessive doting might not be that good after all!