Chapter 160 - 158: Xiao Man Also Likes Brother-in-law

Chapter 160: Chapter 158: Xiao Man Also Likes Brother-in-law

"Honey, what if I told you the acceptance letter was from Tsinghua?"

"???" Lin Yanwan froze. After her emotions had gone on a wild roller coaster ride, she couldn’t process it for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Xia cleared his throat. "It’s just... I got accepted into Tsinghua too."

Lin Yanwan repeated the sentence to herself a few times, her tone rising slightly. "So, you were lying to me this whole time, weren’t you!"

"How can you call it lying? It was just a little joke to tease you," he chuckled.

"..."

Lin Yanwan was about to be driven crazy by this guy. If he were standing in front of her right now, she would definitely crush it!

’No, I can’t crush it. That thing will be very useful later.’

’I’ll have to tie him up, dress in all sorts of alluring uniforms to seduce him, and then just tease him endlessly, leaving him begging for something he can’t have, completely at my mercy.’

PHEW...

She clenched her fists and took a deep breath.

’I can’t get angry. I absolutely can’t get angry. I’ll make him pay a painful price for this in the future. I’ll make sure he learns what it means to eat wolfberries for dinner and snack on yams.’

"Really? Is it really an acceptance letter from Tsinghua University? You’re not lying to me?" Lin Yanwan asked uncertainly.

"Yep! It’s one hundred percent true. If you don’t believe me, I’ll read it to you."

Jiang Xia read it out word for word: "Student Jiang Xia, you have been admitted to our university to study in the Animation program. Please bring this notification to register at the university. For the specific time and location, please refer to the ’New Student Admission Guide’."

"Now do you believe me?"

Lin Yanwan finally let out a sigh of relief. Other than the major, everything else was identical to her own acceptance letter.

"Mhm, that’s great," she said with a smile, suppressing her anger.

Jiang Xia pursed his lips and asked sheepishly, "Um... Baby, you’re not mad that I was teasing you just now?"

"What’s there to be mad about? I’m overjoyed! We can finally go to the same university!"

Hearing the happy tone in Yanwan’s voice, Jiang Xia frowned. ’She’s not wrong,’ he thought, ’but something feels off.’

’Could it be that when your expectations are lowered, achieving the original goal brings double the happiness?’

"Of course! Nothing can keep us apart!"

They chatted on the phone for a while longer before reluctantly hanging up.

He walked out of his bedroom and saw Xia Shanshan beaming, holding the Tsinghua University commemorative admission card and looking it over and over.

"Were you on the phone with Yanwan just now?" she asked, glancing at her son.

"Yeah, she received her acceptance letter from Tsinghua University too. Her major is Business Administration," Jiang Xia said with a smile.

"Oh! Really?! That’s wonderful, wonderful!"

Xia Shanshan was truly ecstatic this time. Her son and future daughter-in-law both got into Tsinghua University. Their love, seen by others as a match made in heaven, was truly a case of double happiness arriving at their door.

"No, no, we absolutely have to celebrate today!"

She thought for a few seconds, then said, "Son, I want to invite Yanwan’s parents to have dinner with us tonight. Can you help me get in touch with them?"

"Well... I guess that’s okay, but Mom, are you serious?"

Jiang Xia imagined the scene in his head. Both sets of parents meeting under the pretext of a celebration dinner... ’It sounds an awful lot like an engagement ceremony.’

"What do you mean, ’am I serious’? Forget it, I’ll ask myself."

Xia Shanshan muttered as she walked to the balcony, "I wonder if Xiao Man’s Mother is busy right now."

She took out her phone, went to her contacts, found the number for Xiao Man’s Mother among dozens of other parents’ numbers, and dialed.

"Hello, Xiao Man’s Mother? This is Xia Shanshan..."

Lin Yanwan was gritting her teeth and punching a life-sized stuffed doll. A piece of paper with Jiang Xia’s name written on it was taped to the doll.

’What a despicable guy, daring to play with her feelings like that!’

’She had joyfully shared her good news, but he had to pretend to have bad news. He was so convincing, she almost believed him.’

’And then he did a complete one-eighty, sending her emotions on a roller coaster. He was totally messing with her head.’

"Stupid Jiang Xia, rotten Jiang Xia! You can forget about kissing me for a whole week! No, you can’t even hold my hand!"

After she had vented most of her anger, she plopped down on her bed. Thinking about the two of them about to start at Tsinghua University, she suddenly let out a silly giggle.

"Sis, are you thinking about brother-in-law again~?" Lin Xiaoman’s voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"No, I’m not!" She blushed and reflexively denied it.

"You’re lying, Sis. Every time you secretly think about brother-in-law, you smile just like that. It’s so sweet," Xiao Man said earnestly.

"..."

Lin Yanwan was speechless. ’Can’t this little sister of mine focus her attention on something else for once? She’s acting like the paparazzi.’

"I’m not thinking about that guy!"

"Sis, Teacher Xia said that self-deception is a bad habit. If you’re thinking about him, you’re thinking about him. Why can’t you just say it? Look, Xiao Man really likes brother-in-law, I think about him every day."

Lin Yanwan: "???"

Her expression changed instantly as countless scenes flashed through her mind:

[Hah, Xiao Man, since you won’t give your big sister a break, don’t blame me for being ruthless!]

[So the little vixen finally shows her tail, huh? Daring to steal your own sister’s man. Xiao Man, oh Xiao Man, you’re forcing me to go see Old Mo about a... "fish" problem.]

Her heart blackened for just a split second before her mentality snapped right back.

Lin Yanwan reached out and pinched her sister’s cheek, declaring righteously, "No! You’re his sister-in-law, you can’t like him, and you can’t think about him! I’m his wife, only I’m allowed to like him and think about him!"

"Buth..." Xiao Man’s cheek was being pulled, and her expression turned incredibly wronged. Pouting, she said, "Buth brother-in-law teacheth Xiao Man how to draw Tom the Cat and Old Xu."

Lin Yanwan’s face twitched. She gently let go. ’Am I overthinking this, or is a child’s affection just that pure?’

"I can draw them too. Although, that guy was the one who taught me."

"Hee hee, really? Then hurry up and teach me, Sis! After school starts, I’ll draw them for Xiao Mei to see!"

"Then first you have to say you don’t like brother-in-law anymore," Lin Yanwan huffed, turning her head away.

’This isn’t jealousy,’ she rationalized in her head. ’This is just nipping a potential problem in the bud.’

"Eh?" Lin Xiaoman blinked innocently, thinking to herself, ’Liking brother-in-law and having Sis teach me how to draw aren’t mutually exclusive, are they?’

"If you don’t say it, I won’t teach you!"

"Xiao Man knows Sis likes brother-in-law. Xiao Man won’t fight with Sis over brother-in-law. Xiao Man just wants to play with brother-in-law," she said, aggrieved.

"Maa, good girl~"

Lin Yanwan smiled and patted her little sister’s head.

’She was a gentle older sister. How could she possibly be jealous of her own little sister? By the time Xiao Man grew up, that guy would have long been drained dry by her. He wouldn’t have any energy left to be interested in little girls.’

She picked up Xiao Man and carried her to the desk. Just as she took out paper and a pen, preparing to teach her sister how to draw Tom the Cat, a call suddenly came from Ji Wanqiu.

"Yanwan, your Aunt Xia wants to invite our family over for dinner tonight. Get ready."