SAG -Chapter 140 Copycat Writer Zhang Xiaotao

The next day, Lin Mei also had a fresh and novel experience. She woke up in the morning and prepared breakfast together with Liu Lu. Although the house was not especially large, it had an indescribable warmth to it.

This was a feeling Lin Mei had never experienced again after marrying Prince Haiman, and for a moment, she found herself somewhat immersed in it.

However, after they finished preparing breakfast and went to call everyone to eat, they both froze.

On the second basement level, Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman were both lying on the carpet, sleeping like dead pigs, without the slightest image to speak of.

Who knew whose idea it had been, but the two of them had actually dragged over blankets from somewhere else and covered themselves with them.

Fortunately, the new house had underfloor heating, which was always on, so the two of them had not frozen.

Looking at Prince Haiman, who had no image whatsoever, Lin Mei truly did not know whether to laugh or cry. However, she was not in a hurry to wake him up. She would just let him sleep like this. It was rare for him to be so relaxed.

When they went to call the children for breakfast, they encountered another situation.

Susu was fine. Last night, she had slept with her mother, so there was no problem when she woke up in the morning.

As for Zhang Xiaotao and the other two little fellows, they made people both laugh and sigh helplessly.

When Lin Mei and Liu Lu opened the door, they saw the three little fellows sprawled all over the bed in every direction. Each one had a worse sleeping posture than the last.

Zhang Xiaotao’s foot was pressing on Auston’s body. Arthur’s foot was resting on Zhang Xiaotao’s face. Auston, meanwhile, had directly slapped his little hand onto his younger brother’s face.

Looking at their sleeping positions, Liu Lu said somewhat embarrassedly, “Auntie Lin, sorry. Zhang Xiaotao has always slept without proper posture.”

Lin Mei said unconcernedly, “It’s fine. What time did these three little fellows fall asleep last night?”

“I’m not too sure. I’ll call them and see.”

As she spoke, Liu Lu prepared to wake the three little fellows up.

But clearly, it was useless. No matter how she called them, the three little fellows did not react at all.

“Forget it. Let them keep sleeping. We’ll eat first,” Lin Mei said helplessly.

Her own two children had always had very regular eating and sleeping routines since they were young. Yet after arriving at Zhang Ran’s house for less than a day, they had already become like this. This also left her speechless.

However, Lin Mei did not dislike this. She had not grown up in an aristocratic family like the British royal family. Comparatively speaking, Lin Mei actually preferred this kind of life.

It was just that their identities were there after all. Although Prince Haiman’s position in the royal family was somewhat special, he was still a member of the royal family. It was impossible for everything to go according to his wishes, especially in terms of disciplining the children. In reality, they did not have much say in that regard.

Now that the two little fellows were rarely this relaxed, Lin Mei simply decided not to interfere.

After Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan finished breakfast, they went to work. As for Zhang Ran and the others, they slept until the sun was high in the sky, waking up just in time for lunch.

“Move your stinky foot away.” As soon as Zhang Ran woke up, he felt something pressing on him. Then he saw that at some point, Prince Haiman had placed his leg on top of him.

Prince Haiman was also woken up. He looked at Zhang Ran and said, “Well? Are you convinced now?”

In truth, the two of them had not competed in drinking last night. They had merely chatted while drinking and unknowingly drank too much. Neither of them knew who had been unable to hold on first. Both had somewhat blacked out.

“Convinced? Heh. I don’t know who was crying and begging for mercy last night,” Zhang Ran said. Although he also did not remember the situation clearly, one could lose the battle, but not the momentum. Judging by his appearance, it was as if he really remembered what had happened last night.

Prince Haiman was not so easy to fool either. “Who was it? Have you forgotten what kind of state you were in last night?”

Hearing the commotion, Lin Mei and Liu Lu came over and saw the two bickering again. Both of them felt somewhat helpless.

As a daughter-in-law, Liu Lu could not speak about her father-in-law, so Lin Mei had to speak.

“All right, you two. Go wash up and eat something. Don’t act like children all day long.”

“Mommy, even I wouldn’t act like that,” Arthur said, striking right where it hurt with terrifying precision.

“And who just woke up?” Lin Mei glanced at Arthur.

“Hehe.”

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After Zhang Ran and the others finished washing up, they went straight to lunch. However, at the dining table, Zhang Ran was left stunned by something Zhang Xiaotao said.

“Grandpa, can I write down the story of the Calabash Brothers and give it to Auston and Arthur as a gift?” Zhang Xiaotao asked expectantly.

He knew this story had been made up by Grandpa and that there was no such story sold on the market, which was why he said this.

Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Xiaotao somewhat speechlessly. He, a dignified transmigrator, had not yet become a copycat writer, but his grandson was actually about to become one first.

Auston and Arthur also looked at Zhang Ran expectantly. They liked the story of the Calabash Brothers very much because they had already completely inserted themselves into it.

One was Fourth Brother, and the other was Fifth Brother.

They could be great heroes in the story!

Looking at the expectant eyes of the four little fellows, Zhang Ran thought for a moment and said, “Of course you can. In fact, you can write it together. You can write a Calabash Brothers story that completely belongs to all of you, with each of you writing your own part.”

“For example, Taotao, you can write Eldest Brother’s part. Auston can write Fourth Brother’s part. Arthur can write Fifth Brother’s part. Susu can write Seventh Sister’s part. When the time comes, you can give them to one another as gifts.”

Zhang Ran’s suggestion was immediately unanimously approved by the four little fellows. After that, they hurriedly finished eating and began working.

Moreover, without Zhang Ran and the others knowing, they had already completed their division of labor and even perfected the story outline.

Susu was mainly responsible for drawing the illustrations. Auston and Arthur would later be responsible for translation. Zhang Xiaotao was responsible for the story outline.

The story outline was actually based on what Zhang Ran had told them, but many parts had been changed by them. Although the changes were rather childish and lacked the charm of the original version, they carried even more childlike innocence.

The four little fellows acted as if they were working on something enormous, full of motivation and seriousness.

Seeing the four little fellows so full of energy, Zhang Ran smiled. Then he said to Prince Haiman and the others, “Do you have anything planned next?”

“No. I came to China for New Year in a personal capacity. Even if there’s something, they won’t come looking for me,” Prince Haiman said casually.

“Good. Then later, we’ll go buy New Year goods together. I’ll let you experience an authentic Chinese Spring Festival,” Zhang Ran said.

This really was not Zhang Ran boasting. Although he did not know how Prince Haiman had spent New Year in the past, he knew that no matter what, with Prince Haiman’s identity, it would be very difficult for him to celebrate New Year like an ordinary family.

But now things were different. Prince Haiman was a guest at a friend’s home, and the Shanghai municipal government side also could not disturb him too much. He could completely enjoy an authentic Spring Festival.

As for Zhang Ran’s suggestion, neither Prince Haiman nor Lin Mei refused. Lin Mei had also grown up in Britain, so she had never truly experienced the Chinese Spring Festival either.