Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1616: Chapter 1615: Inner Balance Restored

“I didn’t yell or hit anyone, stop trying to sow discord.”

Mother Bai glared fiercely at Father Bai and anxiously asked her daughter, “Xiaoxiao, now that you’re back, you’re not going back to that D Country, are you?”

Bai Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head, “Mom, don’t worry, I’m home for good this time.”

At the door, Meng Ke finally walked over, “Uncle Bai, Aunt Bai, I wasn’t lying to you, this is great news, right?”

“Absolutely, absolutely, this is tremendous news, there’s nothing better than this.”

Mother Bai nodded quickly, gaining more fondness for Meng Ke, her prospective son-in-law.

Father Bai looked at Meng Ke, then at Bai Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, such an important matter like returning to the country, you didn’t even tell Mom and Dad, you’re getting more and more outrageous.”

“Who was the one just now saying I shouldn’t scold my daughter into flying back to D Country?”

As soon as Father Bai reprimanded his daughter, Mother Bai tenderly jumped in to defend.

Bai Xiaoxiao listened to her parents, feeling warm and touched. Being abroad for so long, she ultimately felt that home was indeed the best.

“Dad, Mom, I didn’t tell you because I wanted to surprise you.”

Bai Xiaoxiao explained with a smile.

“Not telling us is actually good. If you had called ahead, your dad definitely wouldn’t have gone to work overtime today.”

Mother Bai laughed heartily.

Father Bai was not to be outdone, “Yeah, me not working overtime is a small matter. Your mom would probably rush to the market at the crack of dawn, busy at home all morning.”

“Xiaoxiao, didn’t Little Meng go to the airport to pick you up? Did you come back by taxi?”

Mother Bai finally remembered to ask.

Earlier on, Meng Ke hadn’t told her it was Xiaoxiao returning, only that it was great news.

Bai Xiaoxiao lightly lifted her beautiful eyebrows, “Mom, Ranran and Mo Xiuchen, along with their three little kids, came to pick me up at the airport. They booked the private room next door, but Meng Ke booked one here too.”

“Oh, so Ranran went to pick you up at the airport. That girl, keeping secrets from me too.” Mother Bai complained lightly, but her eyes were full of smiles.

“Uncle and Aunt Bai, actually, I only found out when I called Xiaoxiao that she returned to the country before. She only told Wen Ran, no one else.”

Meng Ke joined Father Bai and Mother Bai, collectively criticizing Bai Xiaoxiao’s secrecy.

“Is that so? Then I feel more balanced now.”

Father Bai laughed heartily, liberatingly.

Mother Bai furrowed her brow for a moment and asked again, “Xiaoxiao, Ranran picked you up, so where are they? In the next room?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s go join them in the next room,” Mother Bai said, looking questioningly at Father Bai, who nodded in agreement.

“Little Meng, Ranran is Xiaoxiao’s best friend. Since they reserved the next room, it’s not quite right for us to stay here.”

“I have no objections.”

Meng Ke’s smile remained, though he felt a small twinge of disappointment.

He knew that this decision was the best.

This Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion is one of Haochen’s restaurants, and asking Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran to come here was clearly not as good as them going over there.

As they spoke, there was a knock on the private room door.

Then the door was pushed open, and Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran came in from outside, “Uncle Bai, Aunt Qiao.”

Wen Ran smiled happily and greeted them, Mo Xiuchen followed her, greeting Father Bai and Mother Bai before turning to Meng Ke.

“Mo General, thank you and Mrs. Mo for going to the airport to pick up Xiaoxiao.”

Hearing Meng Ke’s words, Mo Xiuchen just smiled faintly, glancing casually at Wen Ran walking to the sofa, responding casually, “Xiaoxiao and Ranran are like sisters, so of course, Ranran had to go pick her up when she returned.”

For a moment, Meng Ke’s smile was somewhat unnatural.

Mo Xiuchen’s apparently ordinary sentence seemed to say that Bai Xiaoxiao informed Wen Ran but didn’t inform him.

It showed that in Bai Xiaoxiao’s heart, Meng Ke’s position was still lacking.

Of course, this was just Meng Ke’s thoughts; Mo Xiuchen probably didn’t mean that.

Even with a momentary awkwardness, Meng Ke’s smile returned to normal, “I didn’t know Mo General had arrangements at Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion too, so I booked this room. Just now, Uncle and Aunt Bai said they wanted to join you.”

Mo Xiuchen chuckled and turned to speak to Father Bai, “Uncle Bai, I originally planned to pick up Xiaoxiao and then have someone pick you and Aunt Qiao up, but Mr. Meng called and said it was already sorted, so I didn’t send anyone.”

“Yes, little Meng called me first thing this morning.”

Wen Ran turned to look at the three of them, “Aunt Qiao, let’s move to the next room. It’s more lively over there.”

“Who’s there, Ranran?”

Bai Xiaoxiao feigned curiosity to ask.

Wen Ran answered cheerfully, “My two brothers, Qin Mu, and An Lin, have all come. Yiyi is about to give birth soon, heard you were coming back, and insisted on coming too.”

After chatting for a while, the group moved to the next room, where everyone had already gathered.

Father Bai had gone to work due to some special circumstances at the company today. Wen Jin and the others hadn’t gone to work, and came over as soon as they got Mo Xiuchen’s call.

Jing Xiaocha was playing games with the four little kids. Seeing Wen Ran with Bai Xiaoxiao, she whispered something to Tongtong before running over.

“Sister Wen, is this the Sister Bai you’ve been talking about often?”

Bai Xiaoxiao curiously looked at Jing Xiaocha, “Ranran, aren’t you going to introduce us?”

“You can introduce yourself; I’m too lazy to do introductions.” Wen Ran giggled playfully, letting go of Bai Xiaoxiao, signaling for a self-introduction.

“Xiaoxiao, this is Jing Xiaocha, a smart and cute little sister, also Ah Jin’s assistant and follower, currently at T University…”

“Sister An Lin, I’m not a follower.”

Jing Xiaocha protested in dissatisfaction, glancing at An Lin, introducing herself, “Sister Bai, my name is Jing Xiaocha. Just call me Xiaocha. I often hear Sister Wen talking about you; you’re even prettier than in photos.”

“Sweet-talking little girl, Ranran often talks about me, probably saying bad things about me, right?”

Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at Wen Ran next to her, asking on purpose.

Jing Xiaocha laughed heartily, “No way, Sister Wen always praises you.”

“Haha, now I believe what An Lin just said.”

Bai Xiaoxiao’s overly jumping joke momentarily caught Jing Xiaocha off guard, while An Lin nodded triumphantly, with an expression that said, “What I say is certainly true.”

“Sister Bai, what are you talking about?”

Jing Xiaocha puzzledly furrowed her brow, raising her hand to scratch her hair.

Over there, Wen Jin looked over, seeing Jing Xiaocha bewildered, he sighed, “Xiaocha, your Sister Bai has been on a plane for over ten hours, she must be tired. Don’t let her stand; quickly invite her to sit and get her a drink.”

“Oh, okay!”

Jing Xiaocha almost automatically complied and obeyed Wen Jin’s orders, “Sister Bai, please sit, I’ll get you a drink.”