Chad had already chopped enough meat for the stir-fry, but hearing Molly's comment, he laughed and cut an extra piece. "If you’re well-fed, I’ll be satisfied tonight too.”
Molly: "…How about we go vegetarian and have green onion and tofu for lunch today?”
After cooking, the couple, who had woken up late, sat down in the dining room to eat.
While insisting she wouldn’t let her mom eat, Molly ended up grabbing a bowl and running to the living room to feed Coleen some meat.
Henry also woke up from his nap, unusually quiet, and played in his crib for a while, kicking off his light blanket. He could hear the voices of his family in the living room, and knowing they were nearby, Henry stayed calm and played quietly.
Andre, always the concerned parent, would occasionally check on his son to see if he was too hot or too cold.
That’s when he saw the little legs sticking out from the wooden crib, the blanket gone, only his little feet kicking freely.
Andre smiled gently, walking over to the crib and finding Henry awake, sucking on his fingers.
Looking down at his son, Henry looked up with his chubby little face, his soft and obedient nature melting Andre’s usually stern heart.
“Da-da~”
Henry’s voice carried into the living room, drawing everyone’s attention.
As Andre reached out to pick up Henry, the boy excitedly raised his arms, asking to be held by his dad.
“When did you wake up? You didn’t even cry.”
Naomi hurried over, as if Henry had learned some incredible skill, praising him for a long time. “Henry, you don’t cry when you wake up now? How about you sleep with your great-aunt tonight?”
Mia went to prepare the formula, and Naomi continued to chat with the family about the idle talk from before. Soon, Hansen, feeling the summer sleepiness, got up to go to bed.
Henry, holding his bottle, drank his formula, while Bruce pinched his little nephew’s feet, chatting with his brother.
Life always reveals itself in the mundane, ordinary yet warm and common.
Anya was also dropped off at the Calder family's house, where her parents were already waiting at the front gate.
Leo got out of the car with many gifts, besides those prepared by his parents, he also had some of his own. Anya didn’t want Leo to spend money, but Leo said, “I've already bought them, and they won’t take returns.”
Anya nagged Leo the whole way, saying he didn’t know how to manage money, that he was a spendthrift, had no sense of crisis…
Leo simply took out his bank card and handed it to Anya.
Anya: "…”
“The PIN is your birthdate. I’ll deposit three thousand dollars into it every month. There’s also a few thousand dollars in there, my salary from working at the Cedillo Group. Unless it’s a big deal, I won’t touch this card, okay? You save and plan for me.”
After a lot of nagging from Anya, Leo’s bank card silenced her, her lips tightly shut, stopping the endless chatter. “Chad, when did you get this bank card?”
“Last year, it’s my salary card from working at the Cedillo Group, why?”
Anya pouted, “You got it last year, why set the PIN as my birthdate?”
This time, it was Leo’s turn to be silent.
Later, Leo explained, “They asked for a PIN when I was setting it up, I just entered something easy to remember.”
Anya chuckled and then, seizing the opportunity to tease, deliberately clarified, “Oh~ so Chad liked me already last year~”
Leo directly pinched Anya’s cheek, “...Who gave you the confidence to say I liked you last year.”
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