Zou Xiaomei was telling Fu Wenwen about embarrassing childhood stories, and Fu Wenwen was amused to hear how Zou Xiaomei used to run around like a little boy, getting chased and spanked by Aunt Zou.
Seeing that Fu Wenwen was amused, Zou Xiaomei became even more animated.
Fu Wenwen listened attentively to Zou Xiaomei's words, nodding occasionally in response, so Zou Xiaomei didn't feel like she was talking to herself.
Zou Xiaomei felt that Fu Wenwen was exactly the good friend she had always dreamed of. Her friends from childhood to adulthood had never listened to her seriously, only nodding perfunctorily as if they had already heard it.
Unlike Fu Wenwen, who listened to her seriously, offered her own thoughts, and discussed them with her.
*Sniff* What a divine friend.
“Wenwen, you just arrived in Fengcheng and haven't been out much, have you? Shall I take you around?” Zou Xiaomei smiled. From their conversation, she learned that Fu Wenwen had only moved in two days ago and was unfamiliar with the area.
“Really? That would be great! I've always wanted to go out, but I don't know anyone here,” Fu Wenwen said, agreeing with Zou Xiaomei.
“Let's go! I'll introduce you to our Fengcheng properly!” Zou Xiaomei said happily.
“Do you mind if I bring my son?” Fu Wenwen asked with a smile.
“What? You have a son already?” Zou Xiaomei was surprised. Looking at Fu Wenwen’s slender figure, she didn’t look like someone who had given birth.
“Lin An! Where are you?” Fu Wenwen smiled at Zou Xiaomei, nodded, and then turned to call into the house.
“Mom, I’m here!” Lin An’s voice came from the second floor. Fu Wenwen blinked and went upstairs to see what Lin An was doing.
She found Lin An in Lin Feng’s room, opening his trunk and looking at the notebooks inside.
Fu Wenwen looked at the familiar account books and was surprised that Wang Hu had acted so quickly and brought the books back.
“Mom, there are so many numbers on here, not storybooks…” Lin An looked at the numbers, not understanding what they meant. He had originally thought the trunk would contain storybooks, but it turned out to be these notebooks, and he was disappointed.
“Are you tired of those storybooks?” Fu Wenwen asked with a smile, pinching Lin An’s nose.
Lin An smiled coquettishly at Fu Wenwen, his meaning clear.
“I’ll draw some more for you when I have time,” Fu Wenwen said with a light laugh, playfully pinching his nose as punishment. “Dad will be angry when he sees how you've messed up his things.”
“Mom… I’m sorry.” Lin An lowered his head, admitting his mistake. Seeing his obedient apology, Fu Wenwen couldn’t stay angry, especially since she wasn’t angry in the first place.
“Don’t let it happen again,” Fu Wenwen said with a light chuckle, putting the scattered account books back into the trunk for Lin An and preparing to go downstairs.
As they reached the stairs, Fu Wenwen suddenly felt that it wasn't safe to leave the account books at home. She would be going out with Lin An soon. For safety's sake, Fu Wenwen returned to Lin Feng's room and placed the trunk containing all the account books directly into her spatial dimension.
She could always put them back before Lin Feng returned.
“Mom?” Lin An called from the stairs, not understanding why Fu Wenwen had gone back.
“Coming,” Fu Wenwen replied with a smile, walked out of Lin Feng’s room, picked up Lin An, and went downstairs.
Carrying Lin An to Zou Xiaomei, she said, “An'an, this is Aunt Xiaomei. Say hello.”
“Aunt Xiaomei~” Lin An called obediently.
“Hey!!” Zou Xiaomei said happily. “Hello, little An'an.”
“Aunt Xiaomei wants to take us out for a walk, An’an, do you want to go?” Fu Wenwen asked with a smile. Lin An’s eyes lit up at the mention of going out. “I want to go! I want to go! An'an wants to go!”
Fearing Fu Wenwen wouldn't take him, Lin An hugged Fu Wenwen’s cheeks and gave her a big kiss.
Zou Xiaomei watched, her eyes full of envy. Lin An was truly well-behaved. “How can there be such a well-behaved child? He’s so cute, it makes me want to have one myself.”
“Aunt Xiaomei can find an uncle to marry and have one!” Lin An chuckled and said.
Lin An’s words were startling, and both Fu Wenwen and Zou Xiaomei were taken aback. “How do you know you can have babies after getting married?”
“Isn't that right? Brother Hu Zi told me! He said that after a man and a woman get married, they can have babies, and he also said his mom wants to have another younger brother for him.” Lin An looked at Fu Wenwen, thinking he had said something wrong.
Fu Wenwen chuckled.
Children's understanding was that marriage meant having babies.
“Your Aunt Xiaomei doesn’t have a boyfriend yet! Who am I supposed to have a baby with…” Zou Xiaomei pouted.
“Poor Aunt Xiaomei, don't cry, don't cry! There will be an uncle who will marry you…” Lin An, acting older than his age, patted Zou Xiaomei’s shoulder to comfort her when he saw her looking disappointed.
Fu Wenwen chuckled at the little rascal. “A child wise beyond his years.”
Zou Xiaomei extended her hand to Lin An. “Then An’an, let Aunt Xiaomei hug you, and I won’t be sad anymore.”
“…Alright.” Lin An thought for a moment and reached out to Zou Xiaomei.
Zou Xiaomei got her wish and hugged Lin An, immediately tickling him. “Let me tease you, let me tease you, I’ll tickle you.”
“Hahaha… Mom… Save me… Hahaha…” Lin An laughed, crying out to Fu Wenwen for help.
Fu Wenwen walked over with a smile, rescued Lin An from the clutches, and pulled him out of danger.
Lin An leaned against Fu Wenwen, pouting in protest. “Mean, I won’t let you hug me anymore.”
“…Don’t be like that, I was wrong, I won’t tease you anymore, hug me,” Zou Xiaomei felt a pang of guilt, realizing she had upset Lin An, and quickly apologized.
“Hmph.” Lin An turned over and buried his face in Fu Wenwen’s shoulder, refusing to acknowledge her.
“Uh…” Zou Xiaomei touched her nose and looked at Fu Wenwen for help.
Fu Wenwen hugged Lin An and walked out of the house, locking the door. Seeing Zou Xiaomei’s plea for help, Fu Wenwen refused. “You caused it, you appease him.” httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
“…Little An’an? Cute little baby? Don’t be angry anymore, okay? Auntie really knows she was wrong, Auntie will buy you candy, okay?” Zou Xiaomei nervously wiped her sweat and walked beside Fu Wenwen, coaxing Lin An.
Wherever Lin An turned his head, Zou Xiaomei would follow. After several attempts at coaxing, Lin An buried himself in Fu Wenwen’s embrace, hiding from Zou Xiaomei.
Fu Wenwen was amused by Lin An’s cute ostrich-like behavior, and Zou Xiaomei also found it funny. “He’s just too cute.”
Zou Xiaomei led Fu Wenwen onto the street and began introducing her to Fengcheng. “This is the supply and marketing cooperative. They just got a batch of beautiful fabrics, but my mom won’t buy me any…”
“Across the street is the grocery store. The fruits there are snatched up as soon as they’re put out.”
“Look, that one over there is the department store. It has a lot of good things, but you need coupons for everything…”
“This is the cinema. We can go watch a movie together next time. The soda at the entrance is delicious…”
Fu Wenwen listened to Zou Xiaomei’s introductions while observing the bustling Fengcheng, getting to know the place through Zou Xiaomei’s descriptions.