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I gathered with everyone!
The television was playing the Emperor's Christmas message, but the atmosphere at home felt a bit desolate. So much had happened in such a short time; my father-in-law had ultimately passed away, and not long after, Zhang Ji Niang followed him, overwhelmed by her grief.
Lao Yi couldn't bear it, and my brother-in-law and his family would no longer return to this small village courtyard. Peter was taken home by Lisa, who had decided on this little son-in-law. Xu Li prepared gifts for the elders to keep this young man from losing his manners in his excitement.
Zhuo Ya was growing up quickly; she was now just half a head shorter than him, thin and lanky like a clothes hanger. The young girl inevitably entered her rebellious phase, often getting into fights with boys at school over trivial matters, and she had secretly learned to drink. Xu Li had scolded and punished her, but she remained as stubborn as ever.
The eldest and second child had returned home for a while; they were preparing to shoot a music video under the agency's arrangement. They had just video-called to greet the three of us. Lao Si had come back for over a month during the summer, and he had been spoiled terribly; he was almost round now. If he didn't lose weight soon, he would be in trouble.
The family of four raised their glasses for a toast and then chatted and laughed while enjoying a sumptuous dinner. Zhuo Ya ate without the elegance she once had, behaving like a tomboy. Eva served her a piece of Sweet and Sour Ribs: "Eat slowly."
"Mm," she responded while playing on her phone and eating dinner. Xu Li shook her head: "Aren't you going to eat properly?"
"I know!" Zhuo Ya pouted, putting her phone aside. She poured herself a full glass of wine and then toasted Old Father: "Cheers to Dad's health and becoming more handsome!"
"And may you become more beautiful," he replied.
The father-daughter duo laughed heartily as they downed their drinks. Anna looked at her daughter's increasingly graceful figure and couldn't help but smile: "My Zhuo Ya is so beautiful; she'll surely charm a lot of young men in the future."
"Mom, I've told you many times—I don't like boys! Except for my dad and brother; they're all hairy and ugly."
She set down her glass and served food to Anna and Eva: "Come on, eat up, Mom; otherwise, it'll get cold."
"You little wine lover," Anna chuckled but said no more. After dinner, Anna and Eva cleared the dishes while Xu Li went to the study to read. A bit tipsy, Zhuo Ya also wandered into the study. The young girl wore shorts and a tank top, her bare feet making soft rustling sounds on the newly bought wool carpet.
"It's almost two o'clock; why aren't you sleeping?"
He closed his book and was about to get up when Zhuo Ya boldly dragged over another lounge chair, placing it next to him before propping her feet up: "I can't sleep."
"You're a grown girl now; can you be more mindful of your influence?"
He took a blanket from beside him and gently covered her: "Don't catch a cold."
"Dad."
"Mm?"
"I found myself a girlfriend."
Zhuo Ya cautiously looked up at her father, seeing him silent made her heart race. She quietly explained: "I don't know why, but I just don't like those boys. When I was little, I thought they were childish; now that I'm older, I find them disgusting."
Several times, they bumped into me, and I felt a disgusting chill run down my spine. They laughed at me, and then I ended up hitting them. You always say it's my fault, but I really don't like them at all.
But Dad is a man too.
It's different with Dad; he's not the same.
She got up from the corner and brought over two bottles of secretly stashed mixed drinks, handing one to Xu Li while happily sipping from her own. "Dad loves me, accepts me, and takes care of me, but those boys only look at me with lewd eyes or stare at me as if I'm some kind of monster. I can't stand that kind of gaze."
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