Chapter 183: Family Favorite Position
After finishing breakfast and helping to clear the dishes, I spent some time watching TV and chatting with Mother Ye.
Father Ye called Ye Ziming over again, seeming to have something to discuss. Xiaomuqing watched quietly without asking.
However, they didn’t talk for long this time. Soon, Xiaomuqing saw Father Ye put on a suit and leave home with a briefcase.
Although it’s a holiday, not everyone gets to rest, and Xiaomuqing also has to face her homework.
“Boss~”
“Mm?”
“This question is so hard~”
“Then do the easy ones first.”
“Emmm, but I’m hungry.”
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“…”
Putting down his pen, Ye Ziming turned to look at Xiaomuqing, who was slumped over the table, and then at his phone.
Ye Ziming spent half the morning and the entire afternoon dealing with holiday homework.
Xiaomuqing was thus tragically supervised through a whole day of homework.
“Boo hoo.”
Xiaomuqing slumped dejectedly on the desk, looking at her good brother from the side with her head cocked, pouting her lips and making cute noises.
She was trying to attract her good brother’s attention, to make him look at her.
After an afternoon passing, Xiaomuqing was incredibly aggrieved because her good brother not only forced her to do homework but also confiscated her phone.
“That’s it for today.”
Sighing silently, Ye Ziming tidied up the homework, stood up, and walked over to Xiaomuqing to tell her.
He had initially wanted to continue for a while longer, as it wasn’t yet evening, and dinner was still some time away.
But seeing Xiaomuqing’s pathetic look, he softened his heart and returned her phone.
“Yay!”
Retrieving her phone, Xiaomuqing was successfully revived with full health and happily jumped up from her chair, cheering.
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Looking at Xiaomuqing’s cute appearance, Ye Ziming said nothing, just smiled dotingly, and then put away her homework for her.
The excited little cat had already run off elsewhere and was playing with her phone with her head down.
It was evident that she had developed an aversion to homework and had slipped away as soon as she got the chance, not even wanting to tidy up her pen.
After tidying up, Ye Ziming sat down beside Xiaomuqing and played on his phone while petting her.
Time skipped forward to the evening. Xiaomuqing followed her good brother downstairs, thinking she would help Mother Ye cook dinner tonight, when two people entered from outside.
It was Ye ZiZhuo, the eldest brother of the Ye family, and Ye Mengze, the second eldest sister.
Ye ZiZhuo had just returned from studying abroad to better inherit the family business and would soon be learning company operations and management from Father Ye.
“Big Brother.”
After a simple greeting, Xiaomuqing called him as her good brother did, finding it very straightforward.
This eldest brother looked quite similar to her good brother, but his demeanor was less aloof, appearing much more approachable.
Upon hearing Xiaomuqing’s greeting, Ye ZiZhuo smiled and called her ‘sister-in-law,’ then took a gift box out of his bag.
“Thank you, Big Brother.”
Seeing the gift box appear before her, Xiaomuqing didn’t act coy. She readily accepted it and thanked him.
“Mm.”
Nodding with a smile, Ye ZiZhuo briefly sized up Xiaomuqing before turning to look at his younger brother.
His gaze seemed to say: “You’ve got it.”
Seeing his brother’s look, Ye Ziming calmly met his gaze, his eyes saying: “Not bad.”
Ye Mengze’s reaction was similar to Ye ZiZhuo’s. Seeing Xiaomuqing in their home, walking around so casually in home clothes, surprised both of them. At the same time, they had to admire Ye Ziming’s efficiency.
Then, seeing Xiaomuqing enter the kitchen with Mother Ye to prepare dinner for them, the siblings were even more surprised.
“Mom, I’ll help you.”
While preparing dinner, Ye Mengze, having changed out of her home clothes, came into the kitchen and offered with a smile.
However, she didn’t expect Mother Ye to not only refuse immediately but also kick her out of the kitchen.
“Go play somewhere else. I tried to teach you, but you never learned. What can you do now except make trouble…”
Standing at the kitchen door, Mother Ye nagged Ye Mengze, who had been dissatisfied with her for a long time.
“Look at her, then look at you. Have you got any ambition? If you don’t even know how to cook, how will you get married…”
As she spoke, Mother Ye directly contrasted her with Xiaomuqing, praising her daughter-in-law’s obedience while urging her own daughter to learn.
However, as a mother, she was mindful of Ye Mengze’s feelings, so she didn’t speak loudly when saying these things, ensuring no third person could hear.
“Mom, she’s your daughter, but am I not your daughter too?”
After Mother Ye’s lecture, Ye Mengze complained a bit aggrievedly, and at the same time, she peeked into the kitchen from the doorway.
At this moment, Xiaomuqing, wearing an apron, was standing in the kitchen, tasting the saltiness of the soup with a ladle, completely oblivious to what was happening outside.
After tasting it, she added a little more salt. Then, she turned on the gas stove to heat up the wok and add some cold oil, preparing to stir-fry some vegetables.
“Hmph, I wish she were my daughter.”
Following Ye Mengze’s gaze, Mother Ye also saw the scene and then said to her daughter with a smile.
And in this smile, there was a hint of undisguised disdain.
After speaking, Mother Ye ignored Ye Mengze and turned back into the kitchen to help Xiaomuqing and teach her some small tricks.
“It’s over, I’ve become a substitute.”
Looking at the two in the kitchen, Ye Mengze suddenly fell into a daze.
When she first heard that her brother was bringing his girlfriend home, she had returned home with an attitude of watching a good show, even imagining Xiaomuqing asking her for help.
After all, meeting parents just sounded difficult.
To her surprise, not only did Xiaomuqing successfully gain her parents’ approval, but she also snatched away her position as their favorite.
In fact, Ye Mengze should have realized it earlier, as Xiaomuqing’s previous actions had all indicated that she was not a simple girl.
Thinking this, Ye Mengze slowly turned her head and looked at the two brothers chatting on the sofa, vaguely feeling that her good days were numbered.
Moreover, her eldest brother seemed to be smiling very happily right now.
“Dinner’s ready!”
After stir-frying the last dish of vegetables and placing all the food on the table, Father Ye coincidentally returned home with his briefcase.
Then, the family sat down one after another. Mother Ye and Xiaomuqing would be a little later as there were some follow-up tasks to complete.
“Brother, I have a bad feeling.”
Sitting at the dining table, Ye Mengze looked at Xiaomuqing, who was removing her scarf, then at Ye Ziming, who had a calm expression, and then turned to Ye ZiZhuo, whispering.
“What’s wrong?”
Ye ZiZhuo seemed confused and replied in a similarly quiet voice.
“Look at sister-in-law, she’s already so likable before even entering the house, and Mom and Dad didn’t react at all.”
“Mm, so what?”
“So I guess Mom will ask you to find a girlfriend to bring home too, and she’ll use Xiaomuqing as the standard.”
“!? ”
