Chapter 383 Visit
Early in the morning, Xu Mingyuan was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

The little Taotao in my arms hummed twice, and hummed unhappily: “Hey… isn’t today Saturday? Why didn’t you turn off the alarm?”

“It’s not an alarm, it’s a phone.”

Xu Mingyuan got up, tucked in Tao Shuxin, and turned on the air conditioner which had been turned off on schedule last night.

The temperature in June has already started to get hot, but it’s still a bit cold at night. Tao Shuxin doesn’t sleep well, and Xu Mingyuan is afraid that she will kick off the quilt, so he usually turns it off in the second half of the night.

Tao Shuxin must have kicked off the quilt when the air conditioner was still on. Finally, she couldn’t stand the cold anymore, so she crawled into Xu Mingyuan’s arms.

Xu Mingyuan was sweating all over that night, and so was Tao Shuxin, with sweat even coming out of the tip of his nose.

As soon as the air conditioner was turned on, the cool breeze dispelled the heat in the room.

Hearing Xu Mingyuan close the door, Tao Shuxin contentedly pulled up the quilt in bed. There is nothing more comfortable than covering yourself with a quilt and turning on the air conditioner in the summer, not to mention sleeping in.

“Hey, Dad, what’s the matter? Why are you calling so early?”

Seeing that it was not yet eight o’clock, Xu Mingyuan said.

“Your sister can’t stay in Nanxi anymore, so take her there to play for two days.” said Xu Jun on the other end of the phone.

“You can’t stay here for just a few days?” Xu Mingyuan said in a daze.

“Didn’t she apply to Jiangnan University? Take her to the school and get familiar with the environment in advance.”

“Okay, where is she?” Xu Mingyuan said.

“I’m right at the gate of your community, come down and pick me up.”

“So soon? Okay, I’ll go downstairs now.”

Xu Mingyuan threw away his pajamas, put on a short-sleeved shirt and shorts and ran downstairs.

The gate of the community.

Xu Jun was smoking outside, and Xiao Yangzhi was standing beside him wearing casual clothes and carrying a schoolbag.

“Dad, can you come over to my place and sit for a while?” Xu Mingyuan said casually.

“I have to go to the company to get a stamp, are you going?” Xu Jun asked.

“I won’t go. Let’s talk about it at the morning meeting next Monday. Xiao Yangzhi, let’s go. I’ll take you to buy some breakfast.”

Xu Mingyuan called Xiao Yangzhi and asked her to follow him.

“Oh…bye, Dad.”

Xiao Yangzhi waved his hand, watched Xu Jun get into the car, and then followed Xu Mingyuan away.

Although Star Technology currently implements a six-day work and one-day-off system, mainly because the startup company is short of staff, this rule does not apply to senior executives.

When executives are busy, they don’t have a day off for months, but when they are free, they have Saturdays and Sundays off.

Xu Jun can be regarded as the most relaxed person in the company. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether he goes to the company or not. Showing up a few times a week is enough.

Xu Mingyuan learned from the driver Liu Yang that his father’s favorite thing to do was to socialize. It wasn’t for drinking, but he liked the feeling of being the center of attention.

Xu Mingyuan didn’t care about his father’s hobbies. As long as his father didn’t do anything too outrageous, he would turn a blind eye to it.

“Brother, you won’t blame me, right?” Yang Zhi, who was following silently behind him, asked in a low voice.

“Why should I blame you? Just come if you want to.” Xu Mingyuan said.

“I blame you for not calling you last night…”

Yang Zhi’s tone was timid, like a little quail caught in the rain, and he only dared to ‘gurgle’ softly in his throat.

“Tsk, you’re putting eye drops on me? Right?”

Xu Mingyuan pinched her neck in annoyance and pulled it back and forth twice.

“…”

Xu Mingyuan did not use much force, but Yang Zhi still staggered back and forth twice, looking like he was about to fall.

He was with Tao Shuxin yesterday. I had nothing to do and couldn’t call him. Couldn’t I come and give him some sympathy?
Xiao Yangzhi had already eaten in the morning, but Xu Mingyuan and Tao Shuxin were too lazy to go downstairs to eat on Saturdays and Sundays. They would just get up and fill their stomachs and then wait to have a full meal at noon.

She casually bought some steamed buns and fried dough sticks near the community. When Xu Mingyuan brought Xiao Yangzhi back to the community, before Xu Mingyuan could take out the key, she took the key out of her pocket and opened the door of the unit.

Xu Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he had given Xiao Yangzhi the key to her room a year ago.

At that time, Xiao Yangzhi knew that Xu Mingyuan had bought a house in Jiangcheng, so she went to him with tears in her eyes to ask for an explanation. Not only did she trick the spare key out of his pocket, but she also kept pestering him.

Xu Mingyuan scratched his hair. He knew that Xiao Yangzhi would break into the Xiao family’s door, but he didn’t expect it to be so soon.

Although it has been more than a year, it is not very fast. But even if he waits another year, Xu Mingyuan will not be able to be fully prepared mentally.

Tomorrow and accidents are both uncontrollable factors, and it will always be impossible for Xu Mingyuan to make plans in advance.

Yang Zhi didn’t care about accidents. Since Xu Mingyuan bought the house, he had to leave a place for himself. Even if there was no place, he would still try to grab one…

Xiao Yangzhi had only been to this temporary home a few times. The most recent time was during last summer vacation, when Xu Mingyuan brought her to Jiangcheng for a visit and they stayed here for two days.

But as soon as he entered the door, Xu Mingyuan saw Xiao Yangzhi skillfully took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet, kicked off the canvas shoes on his feet, and went to the restaurant with breakfast.

Seeing her skillfully setting the table, just like when she first lived in the plastic-steel housing estate, Xu Mingyuan couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.

“Brother, have you washed up? Or should we eat now?”

While Yang Zhi was talking, she did not look at Xu Mingyuan. Instead, she opened the refrigerator, took out two cucumbers, washed them, and prepared to make some smashed cucumbers.

“Uh, let me go wash my face first…”

Xu Mingyuan came to his senses, rushed into the bathroom, turned on the faucet and rinsed his head, trying to clear his mind quickly.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan wiping his hair with a towel, Yang Zhi asked, “Brother, did Sister Taotao sleep in the same room with you last night?”

“Ah.”

“Oh……”

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan had become immune to his eye drops, he could only purse his lips and stop asking.

It’s annoying to ask again, alas…

When Xu Mingyuan opened the bedroom door, the silly Tao Shuxin was sleeping in with her mouth open. She had never expected that there would suddenly be someone more in the house.

“Woke up.”

Xu Mingyuan pulled back the quilt.

“What are you doing? You’re annoying…”

Tao Shuxin snatched back the quilt and covered herself with it.

I watched a movie until eleven o’clock last night, and tossed and turned for a long time before going to bed. I haven’t slept well yet.

“Time for breakfast.” Xu Mingyuan said.

“No.” Tao Shuxin said with a pout.

“I bought them all.”

“Hmm? When did you buy it?”

Tao Shuxin opened her eyes. Didn’t Xu Mingyuan just go to answer a phone call? How come he bought breakfast so quickly?
The carefree little girl fell asleep quickly. Less than ten seconds after Xu Mingyuan closed the door, she fell asleep again. She had no idea that he had gone out.

When Tao Shuxin heard that Xu Mingyuan was so diligent in buying breakfast, she jumped up immediately, even wearing her slippers backwards, and rushed out of the bedroom.

“I need to pee! Don’t you dare compete with me for the toilet! I’m almost dying of holding it in!”

Tao Shuxin shouted the slogan she used every day when she got up. She didn’t even notice Xiao Yangzhi’s figure, and she closed the bathroom door loudly.

Yang Zhi, who was sitting in the restaurant, frowned and watched Tao Shuxin run into the bathroom, then turned to look at Xu Mingyuan.

“Brother, has she always been like this?” Yang Zhi asked with a troubled look on his face.

When Yang Zhi saw Tao Shuxin before, although she was a little dazed sometimes, she was not as silly as she is now.

Yang Zhi was still thinking about learning how Tao Shuxin hooked her brother. If she did it well, she would build on it. She always thought that if she did everything well, he would not go out again.

But seeing him shouting so bluntly that he needed to pee, Yang Zhi didn’t dare to say anything even though her face turned red.

“Yes.” Xu Mingyuan picked up the steamed dumpling with chopsticks and took a bite. He said to Xiao Yangzhi, “I bought an extra portion. You should try some and see if it’s different from what we ate before.”

No matter how much Tao Shuxin stays silent, she will hide her true self when she goes out, and Xiao Yangzhi certainly can’t see it.

After Tao Shuxin finished washing up, she walked to Xu Mingyuan’s side carelessly, and suddenly found that there was an extra person sitting next to her.

“Hey! Xiao Yangzhi, you’re here to play?”

Tao Shuxin was slightly stunned, but didn’t care. He turned around and sat down opposite.

“Well, it’s boring staying at home.”

“I was thinking of letting you come to Jiangcheng for a trip after you finish your exams, but your brother said you wouldn’t come.” Tao Shuxin said.

“Brother, is that what you said?” Yang Zhi asked with a little resentment.

“Aren’t you tired after finishing the exam? Let you rest at home for a while. I’m thinking of bringing you out to play next week.” Xu Mingyuan said.

“Your brother has a lot of things to do. If he doesn’t want to play with you, I can take you.”

As a hospitable girl, Tao Shuxin quite likes this delicate little girl.

I just wonder if Xiao Yangzhi will still like it after her thoughts are exposed…

(End of this chapter)