Mother, Sister, Younger Sister...

Yan Youyou pushed open the door and went inside.

Meanwhile, the back door is less than 20 meters away.

"Huh? Your house has a back door?" Jiang Ling said, somewhat surprised.

"Mm," Ouyang Kexin nodded gently, "When there are many people in the front hall, we will take the stairs in the warehouse to the second floor."

"It's rush hour now, there should be a lot of people..."

Climb the wooden stairs.

It must be said that the second floor is quite large, a standard five-bedroom apartment.

The TV in the living room is playing "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

"Welcome back, sister! And..."

In the kitchen, Ke Ling, wearing an apron, heard the sound of the lock being opened and ran out with an iron spoon in her hand.

Upon seeing her older brother wearing a cardboard box, a beautiful smile bloomed on her little face.

"Ni-chan!"

The soft and fluffy "Ni-chan" is incredibly delicious!

Jiang Ling: Oh ho~

"Eh...Isn't Ling worried that her sister will be taken away?" Kexin was a little surprised by Keling's attitude.

Mingming looked unhappy yesterday when he heard that his sister had a boyfriend.

As a result, when my sister brought her boyfriend home today, she didn't show any rejection or disgust at all!

However, when she thought about how Ke Ling had been saved by someone before...

It would be impolite to put on a cold face.

My sister must have been feeling complicated when she smiled.

Kexin was very pleased; her little sister had finally grown up!

"Ni-chan~ I want a hug!" Ke Ling ran over with her arms outstretched and hugged his waist.

I ran so fast that one of my little cotton slippers flew off.

Snow-white cotton socks pattered on the floor, revealing small heels when she tiptoed.

Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and gently stroked Ke Ling's little head, saying:

"Long time no see, Rin-chan~ I missed you so much."

It's so good that my sister didn't blame me for not being attentive enough!

"Long time no see, Nii-chan~!"

Ke Ling buried her face in her brother's shirt, gently rubbing against him, exhaling warm breath that tickled her slightly.

"I bought you a little gift," Jiang Ling said, trying to separate them, but found that Ke Ling seemed to be hugging her even tighter.

He smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, "What a clingy little sister."

Kexin tilted her little head, gently tugged at Keling's sleeve, and said:

"Okay, okay~ Ling~ You're holding your brother like this, he can't breathe."

She was a little confused.

Is Ling-chan being a little too clingy to her brother?

It's rare to see her show genuine excitement and happiness.

"Oh~ what gift is it? Ling wants to see..."

Seemingly noticing her sister's gaze, Ke Ling slowly loosened her embrace.

She took a step back, her delicate white hands behind her back, her petite body leaning slightly forward, her watery, smiling eyes sparkling with anticipation.

So cute! (✪ω✪)

Jiang Ling took out a beautiful doll from the bag.

Ouyang Keling exclaimed "Wow!" and skipped excitedly to take the doll, saying:

"Rin likes it the most...!"

When she talked about "liking," her gaze fell on someone.

However, neither the person nor Kexin noticed the details.

Jiang Ling continued pulling out gifts: "A whole set of limited edition trendy figurines~"

Ke Ling: "Wow~ SUKI~"

Jiang Ling: "A complete Lego castle set~"

Ke Ling: "I love it! Thank you, brother~"

Jiang Ling: "A complete set of 'Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation'!"

Ke Ling: "Wow...uh...waaaah, I don't want this gift~"

Ouyang Kexin couldn't help but stifle a soft laugh. "Ling~ Brother bought it because he was worried about your grades~ You can't refuse it."

Ouyang Keling: ╥﹏╥

"Nii-chan~ I have really good grades... I'm third in the class."

"Really?" Jiang Ling smiled. "I knew Ke Ling was smart!"

"Eh~ really? So this set..."

"This set of five-year college entrance examination simulations will not be given to Ke Ling."

Ouyang Keling hugged her brother again and said affectionately, "Brother is so good..."

"So I switched to the more difficult 'Green Oka Test Paper'!"

Ouyang Keling: ...?

"Hehehe~ I'm not writing this~", Ke Ling let go of her little hand and kept half a meter away from them.

Then she stuck out her tongue at the couple, picked up her little spoon, and ran back to the kitchen.

"Ling-chan is so cute," Jiang Ling exclaimed sincerely.

"Right~"

Ouyang Kexin chuckled and said, "Lingjiang is my cutest little sister, just as important as Mom and Brother Ajiang."

"Ling must be very happy to have a sister like you."

In the kitchen, Ke Ling, who had overheard the two talking, gripped her spoon tightly, lowered her head, and slowly stirred the steaming curry in the pot.

……

downstairs.

Only a few scattered customers remained in the ramen shop; the next evening rush hour would come around 9 p.m., when office workers would finish their shifts.

However, Yuan Meizi did not intend to continue operating the business. She turned off the gas in the stove and put up a sign at the door that read "Closed Early".

"Hey, Auntie, why are you closing so early today?"

Yan Youyou was somewhat surprised.

"My daughter's boyfriend is coming over today, so we're closing early," Yuan Meizi said with a slight smile.

"My intuition tells me he's a very nice boy."

Yuan Meizi is undoubtedly a loving, virtuous, and resilient mother.

Her gentle, soft voice was enough to silently overflow with maternal love.

Yan Youyou was momentarily lost in thought, a faint feeling of envy rising in her heart.

Aunt Miko's daughter... must be very happy.

"Don't rush to eat, I'll be back later, it's just temporarily closed."

Seemingly worried that Youyou was eating too fast, Yuan Meizi kindly reminded her, and after wiping the table with a cloth, she washed her hands and went upstairs.

Yan Youyou's mood inexplicably dropped.

I lost my appetite and was in no mood for anything else, but I still had a big bowl of ramen left.

She ate in small bites, drinking water as she ate the noodles.

Finally, she couldn't resist and sent a message to Ah Ling.

[Ah Ling, I miss you. Where are you now?]

Within seconds, I received a reply: "I'm currently dealing with an urgent matter."

Youyou originally wanted to say, "I'll come find you," but after seeing A-Ling's reply, she had to delete what she had typed and slowly typed, "Then you have to be careful."

Jiang Ling: [Don't worry, I'll come find you after I've sorted things out...]

……

upstairs.

Just as I put my phone away, Yuan Meizi came upstairs.

Upon seeing Jiang Ling, who was wearing a cardboard box headgear with only half her chin showing, she asked in surprise:

"You...you are..."

"Hello, Auntie," Jiang Ling said, standing up and bowing slightly.

"I didn't expect Auntie to look so young..."

Yuan Meizi, somewhat confused by young people's aesthetics, asked, "Why are you wearing a hood? Doesn't it feel stuffy?"

"Uh... this is cosplay, I'm actually a cosplayer..."

Ouyang Kexin explained, "It's just role-playing."

"Oh, cosplay, huh?" Yuan Meizi nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile.

"Mom used to play with Kose too~"

Jiang Ling was a little surprised and asked, "Auntie, you cosplay too? What do you cosplay as?"

Yuan Meizi pulled a suitcase from under the cabinet, opened it, and took out an adorable pink magical girl dress, smiling as she said:

"I've dressed up before too~"

Jiang Ling: "Ahhh~ It's Cardcaptor Sakura, right!"

Yuan Meizi said with a smile, "I aspire to be Magenta from Magical Girls~"

Jiang Ling: ? ? ?

Wait, auntie, what kind of cosplay are you doing?!

P.S.: I'd love a little gift!