"I'm back."
On the 29th of the last lunar month, Taozi wobbly returned home.
"Oh, finally decided to come back? Didn't Xiao Shen come back with you?"
Taozi's mother, Qi Huilan, glanced behind her, somewhat disappointed not to see anyone else.
"Mom, what are you thinking? He has to go back home for New Year too," Taozi said.
"Then why did you come back?" Qi Huilan asked, slightly displeased.
Just then, Jiang Hongtu, who was in the study, came out upon hearing the voices.
"Of course, I came back to celebrate the New Year. What else would I do?" Taozi replied, feeling displeased too. It wasn't like this in previous years.
"I mean, why didn't you spend the New Year at Xiao Shen's house and meet his parents?" Qi Huilan suggested.
"Alright, alright, don't be so desperate. It makes it seem like no one wants our Taozi," Jiang Hongtu chimed in.
Taozi was the apple of his eye, and even now, he was siding with his daughter.
