Encountered by chance at a cold drink store

  Zhang Jin took the phone from Hei Shuijing's mouth and looked at the caller ID, surprisingly it was Ye Hong's home phone number, he quickly put it to his ear to answer.

  "Hello, is that Xiaojin?" came her mother Ye's voice from the receiver.

  "Mom, it's me."

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  After inquiring about her well-being, Ye's mother finally mentioned the purpose of the call: "Xiao Jin, do you have time on the 28th, which is the day after tomorrow?"

  Nowadays, Zhang Jin is so leisurely that he has plenty of time every day. So without even thinking, he replied: "Yes! What I'm like now you don't know, do you? Every day I have a lot of free time. What's up? Got something going on?"

  "It's like this, your dad's hometown had a big rain recently, and the landslide destroyed our ancestral tomb. In the next two days, I and your dad need to go back for a while, and it will take several days. However, coincidentally, Xiaomeng is about to start her third year of high school, and the day after tomorrow, there is a parents' meeting at their school, which is about Xiaomeng's senior year sprint. According to her teacher, it seems quite important. Since I and your dad can't take time off, I thought of you, wanting you to attend this parents' meeting on our behalf. What do you think?" said Ye Mom.

  "Okay, no problem. What time is their parents' meeting tomorrow?" This small matter, Zhang Jin naturally wouldn't shirk, and readily agreed.

  Zhang Jin had just finished his call with Ye's mother when another call came in.

  He took a glance at the caller ID and answered with a slight frown, "Hello, Xiaomeng, what's up?"

  "Can't people call you if nothing's wrong?" Little Meng's coquettish voice easily made Zhang Jin think of her pouting, wrinkling up her small nose and looking adorable.

  "Can, of course!" Zhang Jin hastily replied. He didn't dare provoke this young lady.

  Ye Meng seemed quite satisfied with her own intimidating power, and let out a crisp, silvery laugh before continuing: "Mom said that you're the one attending the parent-teacher conference in two days, right?"

  Upon hearing Zhang Jin's affirmative response, Ye Meng became excited. "Then don't forget to bring me some delicious food. Just like the things you brought when you came to my house a few days ago, I want them all. Especially bring more matcha cake and dried shrimp, hmm... also bring more of those beans... and roasted seaweed... just bring more of everything!"

  It turned out that when Zhang Jin went to Ye's house, Ye Meng was unable to see her brother-in-law because of the school-organized holiday supplementary lessons and regretted it for a long time.

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  On the 28th afternoon, Zhang Jin sat by the window of the cold drink shop, holding a long-handled stainless steel spoon and poking at the mango ice in the bowl from time to time. Zhang Jin was not interested in these cold drinks at all. The various cold drinks he made at home were much better than those in this small shop. He ordered this bowl of cold drink just for the seat under his butt.

  The window of the cold drink shop was directly opposite Ye Meng's school. Since there is still some time before the parent-teacher conference, Zhang Jin chose this location to kill time. As for Ye Meng's previous suggestion that he arrive early and find her, Zhang Jin verbally agreed with "try his best", but mentally rejected it without hesitation.

  Since that 'candlelight dinner', Zhang Jin discovered that this little girl had grown up unknowingly, and was no longer the little tomboy he remembered from a few years ago. Not only did she look youthful due to her age, but also became more slender and elegant with her development, possessing an otherworldly beauty. Her attractiveness to him as her brother-in-law increased day by day. That day, when they were watching 'The Legend of the Condor Hero', he almost made a mistake, nearly crossing the line.

  Although the trouble of "Kui Hua Bao Dian" is gone, since returning from Malaysia, I have not opened a non-vegetarian diet until now. In that case, the temptation of Xiao Yan will be even stronger. Therefore, in order not to give myself the opportunity to make mistakes, it's better to hide if possible.

  As for the snacks and desserts to be given to Xiaoyu, it's better to give them to her after the parent-teacher conference. After giving her things, the sky will probably not be early, and you can just find an excuse to slip away. As for what excuse to use, isn't it easy to come up with one? There are patients at home who need timely treatment, and I need to go back home to cook dinner for Qi Bing... These aren't excuses, they're all true.

  Just as Zhang Jin was lost in thought, a soft and gentle voice sounded at his desk, pulling his attention back to the small ice shop from almost flying out of the solar system.

  "Uncle Zhang, you're a foodie Uncle Zhang!"

  Zhang Jin turned his head in the direction of the sound and saw a person with two small braids, wearing a baby fat apple face, rising from the right side of his table. This scene was so familiar.

  Taking a clear look at the little face that left a deep impression on him, Zhang Jin couldn't help but reveal a natural and gentle smile, teasing the little glutton in front of him: "Nini, Uncle Zhang isn't delicious, is he? I think Nini's little fingers are more delicious!"

  This little girl is exactly the one that Zhang Jin met on the plane when he came back from Malaysia, a lovely and adorable little girl - Nini.

  Upon hearing Zhang Jin's words, Nini immediately put on a very serious expression: "No way, Uncle Zhang is delicious, I'm not delicious at all."

  Nini's serious and cute appearance made Zhang Jin unable to help but burst out laughing, stretching out his hand to pinch Nini's chubby little face, asking: "Nini, tell Uncle Zhang, who did you come with? Or are you with your grandma?"

  Nini showed a big cute smile: "Nini came with mom, okay? Mom is buying ice cream for Nini and asked Nini to wait. Look, mom is coming!" As she spoke, Nini stretched out her small chubby hand like a little carrot and pointed towards the direction behind Zhang Jin's back.

  Zhang Jin turned his head to look, and just saw a woman who looked like she was 24 or 25 years old walking towards him with a gentle pace. When he clearly saw the woman's face, he couldn't help but stare blankly for a moment.

  The elegant and beautiful young woman who was carrying a tray of cold drinks and walking over also saw Zhang Jin turn his head, her footsteps couldn't help but pause for a moment before continuing to walk over as if nothing had happened.

  When he saw Nini's mother walking up to him, Zhang Jin also stood up politely and smiled: "Hello, you must be Nini's mother? Nini is really cute, you're very lucky!"

  Nini's mother's smile was somewhat stiff, and her voice was also somewhat unnatural: "Oh...... thank you for your compliment. Oh...... I have something to do later, time is a bit tight...... goodbye......" She quickly finished speaking in a jumbled order, then hurriedly took Nini to sit down at the table farthest from Zhang Jin's position.

  Even with her back to Zhang Jin's direction, Nini's mother's back looked stiff, as if she could feel Zhang Jin's inexplicable gaze on her back, making her feel embarrassed and uneasy, like sitting on pins and needles.

  Feeling that her presence made Nini's mother somewhat uncomfortable, Zhang Jin consciously gave Nini a farewell smile and left. When he went out the door, he inadvertently turned his head to glance back and found that Nini's mother had indeed relaxed after his departure, no longer as tense as before.