Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 751 - 749: Should I Start Calling Her Sister-in-law? (Part 1)
In the evening, when the twins came home, Le Tong, as their mother, keenly sensed the changes in them.
Let’s talk about the son first. Over the few days since returning, his spirits had already bounced back, but there was always a faint trace of worry between his brows, something others might not notice, but she, as his mother, could see it clearly and knew the source of her baby son’s anxiety.
But now, after being outside most of the day, not only did her son show no signs of travel fatigue or weariness; on the contrary, he was smiling joyfully, eyes gleaming with happiness, looking like someone who’s having a great day.
As for her daughter, ever since they talked about her background, the little girl had become unusually quiet, and her smiles had lessened. But just now, as soon as the girl stepped in, she sweetly snuggled into her mother’s arms, "Mommy, we’re back..."
Le Tong hugged her daughter, who was already taller than her, without feeling any awkwardness. After all, in this house, besides the two dogs and three cats, she was the smallest one, yet the four larger creatures at home often loved to snuggle up to her.
"Welcome back, baby!"
Le Tong patted the little girl’s back with one hand, while peeking at her son, who stood obediently behind his sister holding a violin.
"Mommy!"
Le Tong winked at her son, giving him a meaningful look.
Da Bao blinked and nodded slightly.
Le Tong understood, happily giving her son a thumbs up, then held her daughter’s hand to lead her inside, asking about today’s concert as they walked.
"Today, the theater could seat a thousand spectators, and the theater staff said all the tickets were sold out, which means the ticket revenue today reached several hundred thousand," Nuonuo said excitedly as she linked arms with Le Tong, describing the day’s events.
Every winter and summer vacation, Teacher Fan would hold several charity concerts with his somewhat famous orchestra, with ticket proceeds mostly going to help students in poor areas. For these unpaid performances, Teacher Fan didn’t require all his students to participate; it was entirely voluntary. And Nuonuo hadn’t missed a single performance in recent years—she even donated the money she earned from endorsements.
Le Tong never objected to her daughter’s actions because, even without the endorsement income, the pocket money Nuonuo received monthly from the Ji Family and Yang Family elders wasn’t insignificant. Besides, Da Bao had been earning money to support Nuonuo and Little Treasure since he started working at fourteen, without any interruption to this day, so presumably, Nuonuo’s bank account should have ample funds.
As for Little Treasure, who started dabbling in investments with his father and Brother since the age of eleven, he should be far from lacking money.
Initially, Le Tong was quite worried about the Ji and Yang Family elders’ habit of generously giving money to the kids, fearing her children might become spendthrifts with no skills to speak of.
Fortunately, the three kids were very sensible, not only modest and lacking the airs of rich kids, but each was very practical. While kids in other families relied on their parents for money in their teens, her three children, Le Tong’s kids, were already financially independent early on.
"This time, where does Teacher Fan plan to donate the ticket revenue?"
Le Tong poured a glass of juice for each of her children and handed it to them, watching them, thirsty, drink eagerly, feeling proud of her kids from the bottom of her heart.
However, while she was proud, when it came to taking on advertisements, she had the same opinion as Ji Rui — they didn’t want Nuonuo to partake anymore. She’d have to remind Da Bao about this later.
"Teacher Fan seemed to want to set up a non-profit art training center aimed specifically at children with talent but without the financial means, though he didn’t explain in detail," Nuonuo replied.
Le Tong glanced at Da Bao, "Da Bao, since you’re currently free, take some time to call Teacher Fan to see if there’s anything we can help with."
Da Bao nodded in agreement. Outside in the yard, Little Treasure, knowing that his sister had returned, was loudly calling for Nuonuo to help him bathe the two dogs, so Nuonuo ran out, rolling up her sleeves after taking off her jacket.
Da Bao also stood up, intending to help, but Le Tong held him back.
Once Nuonuo’s silhouette disappeared, Le Tong confirmed with Da Bao, who had sat back down, "You and Nuonuo confessed your feelings to each other?"
Da Bao glanced at his mother, who, though clearly gossiping, was trying hard to maintain a composed face—he too put on a calm expression and answered softly.
"Yeah."
A massive smile filled with happiness appeared on Le Tong’s face, and she shuffled over, eyes twinkling with curiosity, "Wow, you hit the mark in one shot, much better than your dad."
Da Bao, slightly smug, raised an eyebrow, "Mommy, you’re wrong. It’s not that I’m exceptional; it’s that your daughter is."
"Oh?!" Le Tong tilted her head, puzzled, looking at her son.
"It was Nuonuo who confessed to me, not the other way around!" Da Bao’s dark eyes sparkled brightly.
Da Bao felt that receiving Nuonuo’s confession before he could express his feelings was the greatest return for his years of silent love.
Le Tong burst into laughter, "Haha, it turns out my Nuonuo is a strong woman."
Da Bao wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pretending to protest, "Mommy, have you forgotten that I’m also your son?"
Le Tong chuckled as she pinched his cheek, "That depends on your behavior and my mood. If you behave well, you’re my son; if not, you’re just my son-in-law!"
"What son-in-law, is Nuonuo dating?"
Ji Rui, who had appeared at the top of the second-floor stairs without anyone noticing, slowly walked down. Obviously, he hadn’t heard the earlier conversation and only caught two or three keywords from Le Tong’s last sentence.
"Mr. Ji, stay out of this."
Before Da Bao could answer, Le Tong spread her wings, naturally shielding her son and daughter behind her.
"Let me handle this, okay?" Le Tong quietly instructed Da Bao.
Da Bao gave her a light kiss on the cheek, "Thanks, Mommy!" At such moments, Da Bao was happy to be a well-protected baby behind his mom.
Of course, it wasn’t that he couldn’t handle it, but sometimes experiencing his mom’s protective gestures was the ultimate enjoyment for him.
"Dahuai is barking miserably, go help Nuonuo and Little Treasure."
Le Tong patted his back, sending him off.
In the yard, Dahuai, covered all over with suds, was frantically shaking his head, while Little Treasure and Nuonuo were also splattered full of bubbles.
"Little Treasure, did you purposely spray water into Dahuai’s ears again?" Da Bao took over the hose, mercilessly exposing Little Treasure’s prank on the dog.
Little Treasure, covered in bubbles, sneezed several times, "Achoo, achoo."
"Serves you right!" Nuonuo laughingly scolded.
Da Bao stood right in front of Nuonuo, and seeing her face covered in bubbles, he gently wiped them off with a large hand, then couldn’t help but lean down to kiss her lips.
Standing to the side, Little Treasure, whose face was also covered in bubbles, was momentarily stunned but soon reacted, leaning closer with a teasing smile, "Brother, should I start calling her sister-in-law now?"
