64: Cozy dinner time

Liu Xiaolin returned home. Hao Xiuhua had already set out the dishes, and Liu Xiaoman had finished her homework and was waiting for him to come back for dinner.

"Brother, I didn't even see you come home last night," Liu Xiaoman said unhappily.

"Your brother had a social engagement last night. Didn't Mom tell you?" Hao Xiuhua replied with a smile.

"Well, I still didn't see him. Anyway, you have to come back earlier in the future," Liu Xiaoman said, pouting.

"Alright, alright, Brother will definitely be back before you go to bed from now on, okay?" Liu Xiaolin looked at his sister's angry expression, finding it both cute and funny.

"Hurry and eat while it's hot, it'll get cold soon." Hao Xiuhua had estimated that her son was about to arrive home before bringing the dishes to the table; it was rarely off by more than a minute or two.

"Yeah, let's eat quickly, I'm starving. After finishing work today, I caught up on sleep and didn't wake up until 4:30. If Zhao Rui hadn't thoughtfully left me two pieces of bread, I would have been starving." Liu Xiaolin said as he wolfed down his food.

"Zhao Rui is a really good kid, thoughtful and good-tempered. Whoever marries him in the future will be blessed," Hao Xiuhua said with a smile.

"Exactly! Mom, let me tell you, today he actually asked me for Dong Yuhui's phone number. At first, I didn't understand what was going on, but now that you mention it, I'm wondering if he's interested in Senior Apprentice Sister?" Liu Xiaolin started gossiping.

"He asked you for Dong Yuhui's phone number out of the blue? Then that's possible," Hao Xiuhua's eyes lit up.

"Haha, looks like we both thought the same thing," Liu Xiaolin said, taking a big bite of rice.

"Since you know about this, you should think of a way to set them up," Hao Xiuhua said gently.

"No problem, I'll have Dong Yuhui come to our factory for a visit in a few days." Liu Xiaolin's mind worked quickly, and he immediately had an idea.

"That's a good idea, let's do that! Dong Yuhui visits, and Zhao Rui hosts. Haha, that's perfect." Hao Xiuhua was so happy her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Mom, do you think I'm a qualified General Manager? Not only do I have to manage the factory, but I also have to worry about my employees' major life events," Liu Xiaolin said proudly.

"Of course, my son is the best," Hao Xiuhua was very proud.

"Brother, you're helping Zhao Rui find a partner, why don't you find one for yourself?" Liu Xiaoman chimed in.

"Your brother is only twenty, what's the rush to find a partner?" Hao Xiuhua glared at Liu Xiaoman and said.

"If you find a good partner early, won't you be relieved sooner? Otherwise, if my brother waits until his thirties to find one, it'll be hard to find one then," Liu Xiaoman said stubbornly. "Didn't Zhao Rui only start looking when he was twenty-seven or twenty-eight? His family must be really worried. I don't want you to be worried about this when the time comes."

"Look at you, so young and already worrying about so many things," Liu Xiaolin said, tapping his sister's nose. "So, do you want to lock down a brother-in-law for me right now?"

"I'm still young, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Xiaoman's face immediately turned red.

Many male classmates pursued her at school, but she never even glanced at them. Being suddenly told by her older brother to "lock down a brother-in-law" made her instantly shy.

"Alright, Xiaolin, stop teasing your sister." Seeing her daughter feeling shy, Hao Xiuhua immediately stopped her son from talking nonsense.

"Got it, I'll eat properly and stop making my sister angry," Liu Xiaolin knew when to stop.

The family of three ate dinner happily together and finished quickly.

Today, Liu Xiaolin voluntarily helped clear the dishes and wash them.

After finishing up, it was almost eight o'clock.

"I wonder if the packaging materials arrived at the factory on time," Liu Xiaolin muttered, thinking of calling the factory to ask.

On second thought, even if they had arrived, Zhang Shifu must be helping with the inventory count right now and probably wouldn't have time to answer the phone. He decided to wait until he got to the factory tomorrow.

When Hao Xiuhua saw that Liu Xiaolin had finished cleaning up, the two of them watched TV in the living room, while Liu Xiaoman proactively went back to her room to study.

"You drank too much yesterday, are you feeling very uncomfortable today?" Hao Xiuhua asked with concern.

"It's alright, it's alright. At first, I was really dizzy, but after I woke up from a nap, I felt much better," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"It's not that Mom is lecturing you, but you really can't drink like that in the future, it will harm your health," Hao Xiuhua said worriedly.

"I know. I just didn't have much experience. I'll know what to do in the future." It was the first time Liu Xiaolin had been so happy, which was why he drank a few extra glasses without restraint.

"That's good, that's good. You must take care of your own body. Look at your Mom, her health isn't good, she stays at home every day and can't do anything," Hao Xiuhua used herself as an example to educate her son.

"Mom, I think your health has been much better recently," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Yes, Mom hasn't been sweating or feeling dizzy as often lately, it's much better," Hao Xiuhua said.

"Then please continue to work hard to recover your health, so you can help me at the factory when the time comes," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Okay, okay, let's both get some rest early and stop watching TV," Hao Xiuhua said as she turned off the television.

...

The next day, while Liu Xiaolin was on his way to work, he received a call from Yang Xiaoxia: "General Manager Liu, there was a problem with the batch of packaging materials from yesterday."