MGASC -Chapter 124 Sweet Chocolate

Instinctively, he looked down to check if his clothes and shoes were on properly.

He was wearing a pair of layered-soled cloth shoes. Since he had woken up early in the morning, he hadn’t even put on socks, and had just slipped his bare feet into the shoes.

This was far too sloppy. Seeing his bare feet made Lin Xun feel instantly embarrassed.

He quickly crouched there, lifted his shoes, tugged his pant legs down, rolled his sleeves back down, and even rubbed his face.

Unfortunately, there was no mirror—otherwise, he would have definitely needed to check himself.

Lin Jin and Lin Ran, however, didn’t think about such things at all; they had already rushed outside.

“Xiaoxiao sister, our family moved to a new house, and you still found us! You’re amazing!”

Lin Jin hugged the pretty young lady tightly. Seeing that Zhou Xiaoxiao was holding something in her hands, he pried her little hands apart and asked, “Sister, what are you holding? Wow, this is so pretty! It’s all golden—gold, is it?”

Lin Ran said, “Xiaoxiao, why are you being so polite? You even brought gold for us!”

“No, no, this isn’t gold. It’s chocolate. My dad’s friend brought it from abroad—it’s so delicious. I specially brought it for you to try!”

Zhou Xiaoxiao quickly handed two pieces of chocolate to Lin Jin and two to Lin Ran, then looked around: “Hey, where’s Lin Xun?”

Lin Jin replied, “I don’t know! Sister, how do you eat this?”

“Oh, you little dummy. Just peel off the golden wrapper on the outside—yes, like this!”

Zhou Xiaoxiao personally peeled one for Lin Jin and put it into his little mouth.

Suddenly, she saw Lin Xun approaching from another direction. Excited, she waved at him: “Lin Xun brother, over here!”

Lin Xun kept a stern expression, still without a smile, as if he were just passing by: “Xiaoxiao’s here.”

Zhou Xiaoxiao stepped forward, pulling a big handful of chocolates from her coat pocket and stuffing them into Lin Xun’s hands:

“Here, Lin Xun brother. These are chocolates. Try them! The outside layer is dark chocolate, slightly bitter but also a little sweet, and inside there’s a whole hazelnut—super fragrant and crunchy!”

“Really?” Lin Xun clenched the chocolates tightly in his palm.

At this moment, Lin Ran noticed something: “Hey, Xiaoxiao, why do Lin Jin and I only get two each, but he has so many?”

Zhou Xiaoxiao hesitated. Then Lin Xun said, “It’s because you two are greedy. Xiaoxiao put them with me to save them for you.”

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded with a bright smile: “Yes, yes.”

Lin Jin quickly finished the two pieces of chocolate. Just as Zhou Xiaoxiao had said, the dark chocolate was silky, fragrant, and sweet—it really was delicious.

“Brother, I finished! Can I have another piece?” he reached out to Lin Xun again.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xun slapped his hand away: “Still want more? Aren’t you afraid of losing all your teeth?”

“No, no! I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid of anything for chocolate!”

Zhou Xiaoxiao giggled at Lin Jin’s greedy expression: “No, Lin Jin! If you lose all your teeth, you’ll become an old toothless lady—it will look awful. Then no girls will like you.”

“Waaah… really? Fine then…”

Lin Jin finally gave up. When he grew up, he wanted to marry a wife—he couldn’t be a toothless old lady. Otherwise, talking would be all lopsided and look terrible.

Once Lin Jin and Lin Ran stopped fussing, Lin Xun quietly counted the chocolates in his pocket.

One, two, three…

There were actually eight pieces!

…

Zhang Qiao carried a painting in one hand and the golden bouquet of sunflowers in the other as she walked upstairs.

Zhang Ling came out and quickly took the things from her hands: “Oh, we have guests? These flowers are really pretty!”

Even though sunflowers were the most common in the fields, for some reason, wrapped in newspaper, they looked exceptionally beautiful.

Zhang Qiao said, “Yes, we have guests. It’s a distinguished guest of mine and Tianyue’s.”

Just as she spoke, Lin Tianyue had already finished showing Zhou Junlin around the courtyard and happened to come downstairs. Seeing Zhang Ling, he introduced casually:

“Director Zhou, let me introduce—this is Qiao Qiao’s sister, Zhang Ling.”

“Sister, this is the economic expert we invited from the city, Director Zhou. He’s the dean of a prestigious university in the capital, a real expert, an important figure.”

Zhang Ling took the flowers from Zhang Qiao’s hand and looked up, immediately noticing a strikingly handsome figure standing beside Lin Tianyue at the bottom of the stairs.

With her knowledge, she couldn’t even describe the aura of someone so completely different from their surroundings. Just hearing Lin Tianyue’s introduction left her dumbfounded.

She didn’t even know how to greet him when Zhou Junlin smiled gently: “Hello, Qiao Qiao’s sister. You have a remarkable little sister. She’s very impressive. I imagine you must be impressive too!”

Impressive?

Zhang Ling blushed, wishing she could sink into the floor. How could she, a regular person, be impressive?

She hurriedly waved her hand, blushing: “No… no, I’m not.”

Seeing this, Zhang Qiao rescued her: “Director Zhou, you chat with Tianyue. I’ll take my sister back to the room.”

She pulled her sister back to the room, and Zhang Ling sat on the bed for a long while, still unable to collect herself.

Zhang Qiao waved her little hand in front of her: “Sister, what are you thinking about?”

“Ah, nothing, nothing,” Zhang Ling stammered, unable to describe her emotions.

It turned out that beyond her world, there were such brilliant and distinguished people. These past few days had been overwhelming.

And Zhang Qiao was her younger sister. They had always been roughly on equal footing, but after only a few months apart, her sister had pulled so far ahead. As an older sister, Zhang Ling felt utterly embarrassed.

Downstairs, Lin Tianyue was still chatting with Zhou Junlin. Gradually, the topic turned to Zhang Qiao.

“Xiao Lin, Zhang Qiao is due in two or three months, right? You need to pay attention during this period. Don’t be careless—postpartum care is important. Don’t just use the rustic methods from the countryside. You need someone meticulous and thoughtful to take care of her.”

Zhou Junlin treated Lin Tianyue and Zhang Qiao as if they were his students or juniors, giving patient advice.

It always felt a bit awkward to hear someone care about your wife, but Lin Tianyue politely responded: “Director Zhou, your thoughtfulness is impressive. I’ve been keeping an eye on this too. Qiao Qiao’s sister is quite capable.”

“Have you arranged the hospital for the delivery?”

“Qiao Qiao said we’ll go to the city hospital. She already consulted the doctors last time.”

“That’s good.”

Thinking of his late wife, Zhou Junlin’s eyes flickered with sadness.

Then he heard Lin Tianyue say: “Director Zhou, I came up with a few names for the baby last night. You’re knowledgeable—could you give me some advice?”

“Sure! Go ahead, Xiao Lin.”

Lin Tianyue introduced each name he had thought of. Zhou Junlin pondered for a moment: “Lin Yuanhang is a good name—meaningful and pleasant to the ear. But why are all the names for boys? Didn’t you come up with any for girls?”

Lin Tianyue was momentarily stunned.

Uh… he hadn’t thought of that.

Seeing him silent, Zhou Junlin smiled and patted his shoulder: “Whether it’s a boy or girl isn’t certain. I suggest you come up with a few girl names as well, then choose together.”

“That makes sense.”

Lin Tianyue realized his oversight—he should indeed prepare a few girl names just in case.

Could Zhang Qiao be upset about this?

Women’s reasons for being angry could be truly unpredictable.