Song Yifei was guiding the chefs in the kitchen to prepare meals according to the preference of her mother-in-law who had returned home after her trip and had now gone to the temple with her friend.
The doorbell rang and she saw a maid exiting the kitchen to open the door.
“Sister Lou, prepare some boiled mashed vegetables for Xiaobao. He will wake up soon and will ask for something solid, ” Song Yifei said. Her son didn’t like to drink milk ever since he had discovered the world of solids. She left the kitchen after giving several instructions to open the door.
As she opened the door, she was surprised to find Lu Xuan and An Xiulan standing at the door holding their luggage.
“Hi, Auntie, “An Xiulan waved at her while Lu Xuan nodded his head in greeting. He was just awkward with greetings.
“Xiulan. Ah Xuan, what are you doing here?” Song Yifei asked in surprise as she saw them holding suitcases. Did the children run away from home?
“I told you that they won’t be happy to see us, ” Lu Xuan looked at his twin and said in dissatisfaction..
Song Yifei, who just recovered from her shock, happened to hear Lu Xuan’s words. She fervently waved her hands and said, “No. No. No. I’m very happy to see both of you. Please come in. I was just surprised to see both of you here.”
“Oh, that’s the case, ” An Xiulan nodded her head in understanding. “We must have startled you, Auntie. BTW, we brought gifts for you from the summer camp.” She looked at her brother who was looking like a king of boredom and elbowed his stomach to get his attention. With a smile, she asked, “Right, brother?”
“Right, ” Lu Xuan said through gritted teeth.
Song Yifei was very pleased to know that the children brought her a gift from their summer camp. “If I knew you were coming, I would have sent a car and prepared lots of yummy food for you.”
“You can prepare a car to send us back, ” Lu Xuan said while yawning.
An Xiulan had an urge to beat up her brother. “What he means is we came straight here from the summer camp. Mom has a last-minute meeting in another city and she has to leave. She won’t be back until this evening and so asked the bus driver to drive us here.” Taking a small pause, she asked, “Auntie, we didn’t do anything wrong, right?”
“No. No, ” Song Yifei quickly said. “However, did you inform your mom?”
“Mom knows everything even if we don’t inform her, “It was Lu Xuan who commented. After a moment, he said, “I’m thirsty and she is hungry.”
Song Yifei facepalmed herself. How could she forget to offer them drinks and snacks? She quickly walked to the kitchen and asked the staff to quickly prepare drinks, and snacks and add a couple of dishes for the children.
The staff of the Lu family liked An Xiulan who they believed was the incarnation of a fairy. She was beautiful and innocent and playful. When they heard who had come, they increased their speed to finish their work and meet the little fairy out.
“How do you know I’m hungry?” An Xiulan asked Lu Xuan when Song Yifei left.
“You are always hungry, ” Lu Xuan sneered.
“Oh right, ” An Xiulan nodded her head. “I think your father is not home. Ask your stepmom to call your dad. Remember, we are here on a mission.”
“Last I remembered we are twins and my father is your father too, ” Lu Xuan commented with a straight face as he sprawled his legs on the couch.
“Whatever, ” An Xiulan muttered. She couldn’t tell Lu Xuan that her daddy issues were a couple of thousand years old. “Ask your stepmom to call your father.”
“Why should I?” Lu Xuan asked in irritation. “I’m not even close to her.”
“Isn’t she your mama?” An Xiulan asked with a frown. “How could you not be close to her? She raised you for sixteen years only to hear that she is not your mama. How cruel!”
“As I told you, we are twins–”Before Lu Xuan could complete his sentence, she cut him off by saying, “Dear brother, stepmom is also a mom.”
Lu Xuan didn’t have anything to retort because he couldn’t recall any time when Song Yifei was cruel to him. Although he didn’t love her like An Qinyan, he didn’t hate Song Yifei and he couldn’t imagine his stepmom getting hurt too. What did it mean?
An Xiulan huffed as she looked at the frown etched on his face. “Guess we all really need family therapy.”
“Young Miss, “The housekeeper of the Lu family had gone out to run an errand and when she returned she saw An Xiulan sitting on the couch. Her eyes gleamed as she looked at the little fairy.
“Good afternoon, Mrs Lou, ” An Xiulan greeted. She recognised this lady as the one who had served her the most yummy crab that she had ever eaten last time when she had come here.
“Young Miss remembers me?” Mrs Lou asked with a big smile on her face.
An Xiulan nodded her head. How could she forget the most delicious seafood that she ate?
“Mrs Lou, are you going to prepare that crab dish again?” An Xiulan asked. “Lu Xuan misses your dish.”
Lu Xuan looked at his twin who had just thrown him under the bus. This was his worth in her life?
“Of course, I will ask Madam about it, “The housekeeper disappeared into the kitchen while Song Yifei returned with a maid carrying several drinks and snacks.
“Here children have something to drink first, “Song Yefei said as she asked the maid to place the tray on the table. “How was your summer camp?”
Since An Xiulan forgot her communication skills when she was near food, Lu Xuan had to take the matters into his hand and informed his stepmother about the activities that were organised in summer camp.
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