Reborn with a Cell Phone 2007

This was not the first time that Gao Mandong had come to Xu Jinhuan's home. Her house was decorated in a simple style and was not small in size. The family of three lived in a house of nearly 200 square meters, but it felt a bit cramped - the largest room in the house was the study, but that was not enough, as the living room and dining room were also filled with books and all kinds of strange handicrafts.

Xu Jinhuan's parents are not at home. They are very busy at work. Both of them are university professors. Xu's father teaches ancient poetry and Xu's mother teaches Chinese painting. They teach students, give lectures and participate in various academic activities all over the world. It is normal for them to be away from home. Going back a generation, Xu Jinhuan's grandparents were all college students of their generation. Both sides have a large family. The uncles, aunts, and uncles in the family are all outstanding people, shining in different fields.

Xu Jinhuan's parents had children late, so she is the youngest among the grandchildren. Her older brothers and sisters have either graduated with a doctorate and are working, or are studying at prestigious foreign universities.

There are three academicians in the family, several professors, doctors and masters. The bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University and Peking University is at the bottom of the list in the family, and the family deserves the title of "scholarly family".

The refrigerator was full of all kinds of ingredients. Xu Jinhuan and Gao Mandong chatted while cooking dinner. To be precise, Gao Mandong was the chef and Xu Jinhuan was helping.

Xu Jinhuan inherited his cooking skills from his mother. Both of them are at the "frying kitchen" level and can make any dish have a "burnt aroma".

The Xu family has a lot of books and miscellaneous handicrafts, so they don't like to hire a nanny. If Professor Xu is not at home, Xu Jinhuan will eat out or go to other relatives' homes for meals.

After they finished eating together, they cleaned up the kitchen. They did their homework until ten o'clock in the evening before Xu Jinhuan's parents came home.

"Oh, I'm so tired today." While changing her shoes, Xu's mother Haiyun chatted with her husband, talking about a student's creative idea. She asked him to draw a shrimp, and he drew a Boston lobster.

"You know what, the lobster is painted very vividly and it can whet one's appetite."

She is from the south, so naturally she speaks in a coquettish and delicate voice that is hard to dislike. She has a petite and round figure, and her smile is very cute and friendly.

She wears large gold-rimmed glasses and doesn't like to dress up. She was pretty and elegant when she was young, but she gained weight in middle age, which made her uniquely cute. No matter what period she is in, Haiyun always has the confidence and bookish temperament of knowledge, which is the best interpretation of "a person with knowledge is naturally elegant".

Professor Xu felt from the bottom of his heart that his wife was beautiful and lovely. There were already quite a few white hairs in his hair. He watched his wife's every move with a smile on his face, through his tortoise-shell-rimmed glasses.

Professor Xu put down his briefcase, rubbed his eyes, and said with a smile: "I will take you and Huanhuan out to eat when I get my salary."

"That's fine!" Haiyun smiled with satisfaction.

Xu Jinhuan and Gao Mandong heard the noise and came out of the study.

"Mom and Dad, you are back!"

"Hello, uncle and aunt!"

"Hey!" Professor Xu responded, "Mandong is here. I'm sorry for not welcoming you well. Have you eaten yet?"

Gao Mandong stuck out his tongue playfully: "I've already eaten. I'm here to bother you again."

Haiyun: "Don't bother me, don't bother me. Come and play as often as you like. Just treat it as your own home."

Xu Jinhuan said angrily, "You didn't even check what time it was, but you asked if anyone had eaten. Did you two not eat?"

Haiyun touched his belly and said, "I've had dinner, but no midnight snack."

Gao Mandong: "I knew that uncle and aunt would be hungry when they got home, so I made dinner for you. You can just heat it up and eat it."

Haiyun clapped his hands happily: "That's great!"

Professor Xu: "Thank you for your hard work, Mandong. I'm sorry that I have to ask you to cook every time you come to my house as a guest."

"That's nothing. My uncles and aunts told me to treat this place as my own. It's not hard for me to cook a meal at home." Gao Mandong winked playfully.

Xu Jinhuan rolled up his sleeves and said, "Mom and Dad, please sit down for a while. I'll go heat up the food."

"I'll help." Gao Mandong followed closely.

Professor Xu and his wife couldn't let their two children do all the work, so they washed their hands and helped out.

Fortunately, the kitchen is spacious enough and four people are not crowded inside.

"The two kids should eat something too. They study hard and need to replenish their nutrition." Haiyun said seriously.

"Okay, I'm feeling a little hungry too." Gao Mandong agreed generously.

The Xu family's daily utensils are either exquisite or unique. The colander is made of bamboo, the wine glasses are imitations of wine vessels from various eras, and the bowls and plates are even more bizarre and exquisite.

Xu Jinhuan said that this is the situation at home with a mother who is obsessed with traditional handicrafts and likes shopping.

Gao Mandong opened the cupboard to take a plate, but somehow the plate slipped from his hands and broke into pieces on the ground.

The moment her hands were empty, she froze in place as if by reflex, her mind went blank, her face turned pale, and her eyes became empty.

The clear sound of the porcelain plate breaking and the soft cries of Haiyun and her daughter out of fright seemed so far away that they seemed to be in another time and space.

There were no slaps on the face, no sticks hitting the body, and Gao Mandong did not hear any curses until he was pulled away by Xu Jinhuan.

Haiyun reminded: "The soles of your slippers are thin, be careful not to prick your feet."

"Delicate ladies, please step aside." Professor Xu came over with a broom to clean up.

"Please clean it carefully!" Haiyun reminded.

The ladies left the kitchen temporarily, and Gao Mandong bowed his head and apologized to Haiyun: "Auntie, I'm sorry, I broke your plate."

“It doesn’t matter. Don’t cry over spilt milk. Same thing for broken dishes.”

"But... that plate looks very expensive..." Gao Mandong pinched the corner of his clothes. Even though he knew they probably wouldn't let him pay for it, he still felt uneasy.

"No matter how expensive something is, it is for human beings. They are all inanimate objects. As long as the person is fine, that's fine." Haiyun clapped his hands with a look of longing, "That's great. I can buy new ones again."

Xu Jinhuan: "...Mom, you don't have to make excuses every time."

Haiyun said meaningfully: "This is fun, you don't understand~"

Shopping is fun, and so is finding an excuse.