Song Li brought some of his mother’s favorite foods. As soon as he entered, he saw her in the living room, wearing an apron and on the phone, “—How can that be? You promised to come, you can’t back out now!” “—I know your boss is fussy, but come on your own.” “Do you know why I took so long to answer the phone? I was in the kitchen, making the sweet buns you taught me last time. Come taste them, they’ll be good this time. I’ve been busy all morning, if you don’t come, you’re looking down on me.” “Oh, you’re just good with words, then I’ll play the hostess. If you don’t come today, I won’t see you again.” “Okay, okay, come a bit later, come a bit later, just come. You’re so good, haha.” She finally hung up the phone, satisfied.
Song Li smiled; his mother indeed seemed much more cheerful. He rarely saw her acting like a child, being playful. It looked like he should thank her new friends properly if he got the chance!
“Ah, Li, you’re here!” His mother only then noticed him, quickly came over with a smile to take the items from his hands, “How come you have time to see me today?”
Song Li couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time, feeling like she wasn’t expecting him, “Looks like I’ve interrupted your guest hosting. I’ll just stay for a bit and then leave.”
His mother playfully raised her hand as if to hit him, “Go on, you naughty boy, teasing me like this.” Then she pushed him towards the living room, “I’ll put the things in the kitchen and tidy up a bit. You sit down for a while.”
“Okay, go ahead, treat me like a guest!” Song Li pushed his mother towards the kitchen. Since his mother preferred peace, she said doing some simple chores was a way to kill time, so she insisted on not having a live-in maid, only hiring part-time help.
Song Li sat on the sofa, bored, when his phone rang. He took it out to see it was Cheng Yu calling. Song Li frowned slightly; they hadn’t been in contact for quite some time. He answered, “Yu!”
