Chapter 1313: The Grand Finale: You Are Part of My Plans (3)

“When you were a child, you really loved studying. You learned everything quickly; your brain was exceptionally smart. Once you decided on something, you’d throw yourself into it completely.”

Bai Sixian chuckled softly…

She’s getting older, her brother’s aging, and Dad’s even older… For those who have already stepped into the latter half of life, each day becomes more precious, and memories grow even more valuable with time.

“But the main thing… is that he understands Xiao Yuan. The typical young girl really can’t handle Xiao Yuan’s temperament,” Hua Muyu said, clearly finding this son of hers quite a handful.

“…That’s true.”

The lunch was sumptuous, with the whole family seated together. The joy of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new one was vividly apparent.

After lunch, the two kids mostly hung around a few of the slightly older elders. The younger ones gathered in another group, and dividing into such circles made Yin Shixiu’s position rather awkward…

Anyway, Su Xiaomeng was determined not to mix with the parents’ group, surely joining Su Jin and Bai Shunyuan. Yin Shixiu wanted to join Xiao Meng, but Su Jin’s expression firmly drove Yin Shixiu away.

It wasn’t that Su Jin’s expression was fierce, but rather it clearly said, “If you come over, I won’t dare to speak.”

Xiao Meng stifled her laughter for quite a while.

Bai Shunyuan looked at Su Xiaomeng coldly, “Aren’t you afraid that by always teasing Yin Shixiu about age issues, he’ll have a midlife crisis?”

“Please, cousin, that’s Yin Shixiu, not you.”

“…”

“Ahem, I didn’t mean it like that, um… By the way, Xiao Jin, how was your time in Sydney?”

“Pretty good, it’s nice all year round.”

“I think Sydney is bad, it’s unpleasant all year round.”

Bai Shunyuan suddenly interjected, and Xiao Meng blinked, looking at Bai Shunyuan, “You’ve been?”

“I regret going.”

Su Xiaomeng recalled their slightly awkward expressions after her grandfather’s earlier words, and putting two and two together… Su Xiaomeng had a bold guess.

“Um… How many times have you been?”

“Three years, twenty-seven times.”

“Three years… twenty-seven times?! Wow, that’s nearly ten times a year. On average, once every month or so… Cousin, why did you go to Sydney so often?” Xiao Meng’s question clearly had a heavy gossip tone.

Bai Shunyuan held his cup in his hands, taking a sip of coffee,

“To see someone.”

“Oh… you went to see someone… What a coincidence… Su Jin happens to be in Sydney too…”

Su Xiaomeng interlocked her index fingers, her gaze slyly falling on Su Jin…

Su Jin continued to only look at the cup in her hands, which had clear water inside.

“There’s an even bigger coincidence.”

Bai Shunyuan laughed softly.

“What?” Su Xiaomeng raised her eyebrows, puzzled.

“The person I went to see is named Su Jin.”

“…” Su Xiaomeng originally wanted to clap her hands in agreement, but after Bai Shunyuan personally admitted it, observing the atmosphere between the two… Su Xiaomeng thought any smart person should leave at this point.

So…

“Oh, that’s quite a coincidence, so, so you guys chat… you guys chat… heh heh…”

Su Xiaomeng is definitely the smartest among the smart ones. Even though her gossiping heart burns like a roaring fire, she doesn’t want to risk her life for gossip.

Silently retreats to the “senior group”…

The “senior group” was in a room on the second floor. Xiao Meng blinked her eyes, not really understanding why this group would run to the second-floor room. But when she pushed open the door—

“Three Bamboos!”

“Six Characters.”

“Pong.”

Su Xiaomeng now urgently needed someone to hold her dropped jaw.

Yin Shixiu was sitting right across from her at the mahjong table. Seeing her come over, he quickly waved, “Come.”

Hua Muyu sat next to Bai Sidong. Except for the two little ones sitting beside Bai Fengmao, it seemed the mahjong table was filled with couples.

“Why are you here? Where are Bai Shunyuan and Su Jin?” Bai Sixian curiously asked.

Xiao Meng was startled by the sight of the parents gathered together playing mahjong. Only after Bai Sixian’s reminder did she hurriedly say, “Oh, oh! I have a big bombshell announcement to make!”

Su Xiaomeng said earnestly!

The people at the mahjong table immediately quieted down and looked at Su Xiaomeng.

Even Shuangshuang and Huang Huang looked at Su Xiaomeng without blinking…

Su Xiaomeng glanced at Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, cleared her throat, “Well… you two kids, be good, cover your ears.”

Shuangshuang immediately covered her ears, and Prince Huang also covered his, the obedient siblings left Su Xiaomeng a bit stunned. How come they instantly became unlike themselves once they got around their great-grandfather?