Mei Fang, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi grew up together and spent a lot of time together in Baimei County, Baizhou City, Jiangcheng City and Pengcheng City. Baizhou City is the city where they stayed the shortest among the four cities, and their feelings for it are concentrated on the small villa bought by Mei Lijun.
Since the New Year of their second year of high school, Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan would stay with Mei Fang at his house for a few days before going back, as a form of meeting the parents, and this became an established habit among the Big Three.
It's just that Yuanyuan was still Mei Fang's girlfriend in her second year of high school, and Lin Youxi became Mei Fang's lover in her third year. Mei Lijun thought that they could finally become one this year, but who knew that when he came back, there would be three single guys.
But single people are single people, just come back together to celebrate the New Year...
As long as the relationship does not fade, there will always be an explanation in the end.
It was already evening when Mei Fang, Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan arrived at Baizhou City.
The group got out of the car. Mei Fang and Mei Lijun opened the trunk to pick up the luggage. Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi lent a hand and looked into the house curiously, "Why didn't Xiaoya come to greet us? Wasn't she always very active before?"
Lin Youxi looked at her phone and said, "I don't think Xiaoya sent us a message asking about our visit."
Mei Lijun muttered to the side, "She probably had another fight with her mother. Her mother is very strict about Xiaoya's phone and always urges her to study hard. The two of them often have a cold war because of this."
"Speaking of which... As a father, you shouldn't give me more advice."
"Persuade... How can I persuade? On one side is my wife, and on the other side is my daughter. I will definitely stand on my wife's side. I asked Xiaoya to study hard, but she said that her brother is already a billionaire and there is no need for her to work hard. How should I respond?"
"Huh..."
If you have to say it, the parents are unable to discipline their daughter, and I am also somewhat responsible.
In this case, it seems that as an older brother, I am obliged to educate my younger sister properly.
Mei Fang and Xia Yuanlin Youxi entered the yard and met Xiang Xiaoxia as soon as they came in. Every time she saw Xia Yuanlin Youxi appear, she always had a smiling face and always maintained the image of a perfect mother.
"Hey, here I come, Youxi Yuanyuan, long time no see, long time no see!"
Xia Yuan was about to say hello when Lin Youxi put down her luggage and handed it to Mei Fang, then threw herself into Xiang Xiaoxia's arms.
"Long time no see, Mom."
"… "
Lin Youxi's call of "Mom" startled Xiang Xiaoxia, and she hugged Lin Youxi excitedly.
"Hey, yes."
She started calling Xiang Xiaoxia "Mom" when Yuanyuan and Mei Fang were dating, and she kept emphasizing this habit even after she broke up with Mei Fang. It's just that everyone was very busy this year, and there were fewer opportunities for video chats, so everyone felt a little unfamiliar.
"Ahh! Youxi is so despicable!"
Xia Yuan hurriedly came forward and said, "You can't monopolize mother's warmth. I want it too!"
"It's okay, it's okay, Yuanyuan, come on, come on—"
After all, both of them were her son's ex-girlfriends. Xiang Xiaoxia, who had seemed a little reserved at first, saw that they were so enthusiastic, and immediately hugged Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi in her arms without rejecting them.
Seeing the mother hugging her left and right with a happy face, Mei Fang and Mei Lijun stood at the door and didn't want to disturb her. They were blocked at the door and couldn't go in. They could only stand at the door with their luggage like minions. After a long while, they watched Xiang Xiaoxia and her two "daughters" finish being intimate. Mei Fang then spoke and gestured:
"Mom, why do you only spend time with Yuanyuan and Youxi every time you go home for the New Year? I am your biological son, okay?"
"Go away, why are you pretending to be jealous? Do you have a mother like me in your heart? Don't you know it yourself?"
"Oh, I'm busy making money."
"What's the point of making so much money? You still have to sleep in one bed and eat three meals a day. Just make enough money. Don't work yourself to death and ruin our relationship."
Xiang Xiaoxia said as she brought Mei Fang's things into the house. "I see you three have been appearing on the Internet a lot recently. Are you able to keep up with your studies?"
"I'm still barely keeping up with the classes. You'll know when your transcript comes back."
"I won't look at it. Who knows if your school has given you a backdoor? You are the big boss now. Who dares not to give you face?"
"That's not true... The school is still very fair and just."
Mei Fang chatted with Xiang Xiaoxia about family matters, and then brought up his sister. "Come to think of it, why didn't Xiaoya come out to see me? Even if she doesn't miss me as her brother, these two sisters must miss me very much, right?"
Xiang Xiaoxia sighed as she spoke, "Don't mention your sister. She was upset with me today and locked herself in the room and didn't even have lunch."
"I told her that her brothers and sisters were not allowed to ask for New Year's money to buy things when they came back, and that playing with those plastic figurines every day would be a waste of time. There were no girls around like her who were so weird, and she said that I didn't know how to respect and understand her..."
Xiang Xiaoxia held Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan's hands and said, "You said that the children of your generation were all well-behaved, obedient and sensible. Why are the post-00s like Xiaoya so disobedient and stubborn? They are really worrying..."
"Mom, don't worry too much about it. This is how Xiaoya is at her age."
Lin Youxi comforted Xiang Xiaoxia, "They have been exposed to a lot of things since they were young, unlike us. It's normal for them to have a lot of their own ideas. The most important thing is to communicate and understand each other."
“I don’t know how to communicate and understand.”
Xiang Xiaoxia sighed, and she deliberately raised her voice indignantly: "There are 58 people in the class in the final exam of the first grade, and she ranked 57th. Doesn't this mean that she doesn't take studying seriously at all? She really thinks her brother's success has something to do with her. She has no ambition and no real talent, so it's useless for others to help her."
"Okay, okay... Mom, please stop talking."
Mei Fang reminded Xiang Xiaoxia, "You deliberately said it loudly to your sister. If she hears it, she will only be more angry with you. This is not the way to educate children."
"… "
Xiang Xiaoxia immediately became displeased when she heard Mei Fang's rebuttal. "You are a big boss now, managing hundreds or thousands of people, and you are so powerful. But you don't know anything about the daily necessities of life at home, and you just ask for money. How easy is it to just give money to spoil your sister?"
"Let me tell you, your sister's current condition has a lot to do with you as her brother."
"I think you can't blame Xiaoya all the time. Studying is something that depends on talent. There are top talents in every field. Xiaoya doesn't have to study hard to have a future."
"Look at what you said. Is this what a brother should say? Youxi, Yuanyuan, please give us some advice... Do you think Xiaoya has gone too far? She doesn't want to work hard anymore and only wants to rely on your brother. Is she spoiled?"
"Ah... um... it's better to work hard on your own."
"I don't think Xiaoya meant that... It would be better if we talked to her."
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were in an awkward position regarding Xiaoya's bad behavior. Moreover, they did not know the full story, so they could only agree with her and acknowledge some of Xiang Xiaoxia's statements.
Mei Fang described her mother Xiang Xiaoxia as a "person of temperament". She has a side that is aggressive enough to strictly control Mei Lijun's expenses, but she also has a side that overflows with maternal love after hearing about Lin Youxi's experience.
But overall, she has always maintained a very gentle and maternal image in front of Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan. However, after she met her lifelong enemy Mei Ya, many things have quietly changed.
Everything was fine before Meiya was six years old, but after Meiya started elementary school, Xiang Xiaoxia was always worried about her academic performance. It would have been fine if she had worked hard, but she was too playful and always pestered her brother and father to buy her this and that.
But she was relatively obedient between the ages of six and twelve. She would work hard to do whatever her mother said, and would admit her mistakes when she made mistakes.
When Xiaoya entered junior high school and was almost 13 years old, she was no longer the one whose mother had her way with her like she was in elementary school. At the beginning of the year, Mei Fang didn't think so at all. They didn't go back home during the summer vacation. However, she did complain to Xiaoya several times over the phone.
When I came back this year, I didn't expect that the situation had changed so much, and conflicts between mother and daughter were often on the verge of breaking out.
No matter what, I have to have a good talk with Xiaoya.
So while Mei Fang was pouring out his grievances to Xiaoxia, he went upstairs and knocked on Mei Ya's door to talk.
"Xiaoya? Are you there, Xiaoya? I'm your handsome brother. Come out and let me see you."
Mei Fang knocked gently on Mei Ya's door, and soon the door opened. The short-haired girl opposite pouted and stared at Mei Fang with red eyes, complaining in a tone of voice:
"Brother, you are finally back!"
"You... are my sister?"
Facing the big loli in front of him, Mei Fang was a little surprised, "When did you grow so big!"
"Let's not talk about this for now, I want to discuss something with my brother!"
Mei Ya held her brother's hand and said, "I don't want to stay at home and live with my menopausal mother anymore. I want to go to Pengcheng to study with you. Please!"
"You're doing this... your sister Yuanyuan's traditional art, running away from home, right?"
(End of this chapter)