Chapter 486: Habit Becomes Second Nature

Su Meng walked over with a look of pride, her chin slightly raised, and said:

"As long as you know."

Han Chunming carefully took the suitcase out of the trunk, afraid to bump it.

The suitcase holds Su Meng's clothes; if it gets damaged, she'll be unhappy.

Su Meng walked toward the Siheyuan, kicking small stones on the road, her tone tinged with grievance as she said:

"Ah, you say, now when I go out, my parents don't even ask. You say, do they dislike me for moving back and forth and being a bother?"

Han Chunming followed beside her, hearing this, couldn't help but laugh and say:

"It's called habit becomes second nature. When you're home all the time, they find you noisy; when you leave, they miss you; now you're running back and forth, they've long gotten used to it."

He said, pointing toward the Siheyuan, deliberately lowering his voice to tease her:

"In a moment, when you turn in here, Old Master Guo will surely be sitting at his doorstep picking vegetables, and seeing you he'll say, 'Hey, young lady, you're back again.'"

"How annoying!" Su Meng gave him a glance, coquettishly said, "Let's go!"

Han Chunming laughed, carrying the suitcase ahead, clearing the path for her.

Sure enough, just as they turned into the Siheyuan, they saw Old Master Guo sitting on a small stool at his doorstep picking vegetables, a bamboo basket before him half-filled with spinach.

Old Master Guo glanced up, saw Su Meng, immediately put down the vegetables in his hands, and greeted her with a smile:

"Hey, young lady, you're back again?"

Su Meng couldn't help laughing at his words, paused her steps, and replied:

"I'm back!"

After saying that, she followed Han Chunming inside.

Old Master Guo still stood there, watching her back, scratched his head, and loudly asked:

"What are you laughing at, young lady? Speak up!"

"Nothing, Old Master Guo, thank you for your concern!"

Su Meng shouted back, quickened her pace, hurried to catch up with Han Chunming, fearing Old Master Guo would ask again.

At that moment, Han's mother was standing beneath the window of the main hall, holding a rag to wipe the glass, her peripheral vision catching sight of them.

The rag in her hand stopped abruptly, she froze, thinking, Su Meng, why is she back again? This little brat Chunming really managed to coax her back.

Han Chunming caught a glimpse of his mother's silhouette in his peripheral vision, hurriedly leaned close to Su Meng's ear, and lowered his voice to advise:

"Don't look up; if my mother sees you, she'll surely stay silent."

Inside, Han's mother happened to hear his words, involuntarily froze, then couldn't help but let out a "pfft" laugh, set the rag on the windowsill, and muttered softly to herself toward the outside:

"Little rascal, hehehe..."

As she spoke, she tiptoed, glanced again out the window, the smile at the corner of her mouth impossible to hide.

Meanwhile.

Meng Xiao xing was sitting in the office looking at the agreement sent by her subordinate.

After glancing at it, she nodded, handed the agreement to her subordinate, and said:

"Fine, we'll take this one."

"Hurry up and send this agreement to them."

The subordinate nodded, took it, then handed her a folder, saying:

"Okay, Manager Meng, please sign this."

Just then, Cheng Jianjun walked in and asked:

"How is it? Done?"

Meng Xiao xing lifted her head, glanced at him, then looked at her subordinate and said:

"You go ahead and get busy; we'll sign this later."

The subordinate glanced at Cheng Jianjun, smiled, nodded, and left.