
Xu Mingzhen had to change her daughter's clothes. There was no way he would let the men stay in the room.
“Bu, it has been a long time we have not seen him,” Tan Jinyi tried to argue with her mother.
“And you can talk to him tomorrow as much as you want!” Xu Mingzhen scolded him.
“Now, out!”
Tan Wenci noticed why his wife kicked them out. He quickly dragged Wei Zhiqian with his left hand and Tan Jinsheng with his right hand, while kicking Tan Jinyi with his foot. “Come. Let's go.”
It was as if Tan Wenci was a shepherd trying to move his sheep back into the barn.
After closing the door, Xu Mingzhen turned around and saw Tan Mo sitting down with a puzzled expression.
“Mother!” As she looked at her mother, she opened her arms to hug.
With Tan Mo having continued to grow over the past few years, she stopped letting her three brothers and Wei Zhiqian hug her, but not with her parents.
However, it seemed like Tan Mo was even stickier when he was drunk.
He was always clingy with his parents, but today it was even worse. He clings to his mother like a baby koala.
Xu Mingzhen hugged her daughter and stroked the young girl's hair. “Seriously, how can you get drunk with just half a glass of beer? Look how red your cheeks are. I'll get you your pajamas. Can you change your own clothes?” he asked gently.
Tan Mo leaned his head against his mother's stomach. She could smell her mother's scent which she had always liked since she was a child.
Every time she smelled her mother's sweet scent, she would feel safe and happy. It was as if the scent could temporarily protect him from worry.
“Ya ..” Tan Mo nodded as he rubbed his head on Xu Mingzhen's stomach.
However, being hugged by his daughter like this made the mother not want to let go even for a second. He did not even want to turn around, but to continue enjoying his daughter's embrace.
Xu Mingzhen let Tan Mo continue to hug her until the latter was about to fall asleep. Then he had no choice but to pull Tan Mo's arm from his waist and say, “I'll take your pajamas.”
Tan Mo let go and started sniffing himself. He could immediately tell that the stench from the butter hotpot had followed his home.
“I want to shower first,” said Tan Mo in a soft tone.
“Can you shower yourself?” Xu Mingzhen asked.
“Of course,” Tan Mo nodded and got up. “See, I can already walk in a straight line.”
Xu Mingzhen turned to look. His daughter was walking in a straight line.
“Good.” Xu Mingzhen laughed. “Contact me if you need anything.”
Tan Mo nodded and did his best to walk in a straight line to the bathroom.
It didn't take long for Xu Mingzhen to hear the shower being lit.
About half an hour passed, and Tan Mo came out of the bathroom in his pajamas.
Her hair was still soaking wet, but she had already wrapped it in a towel.
Xu Mingzhen pulled her daughter to the dressing table and sat her down in front of her.
Because the sound of the hair dryer was so loud, Tan Mo decided to talk to his mother after her hair had dried.
Fortunately, the hair dryer dries her hair in just a few minutes.
Xu Mingzhen then put down the hair dryer and started combing her hair.
It was something he always did for his daughter a few years ago.
Now that Tan Mo was an adult, he rarely had a chance to do this again.
As he combed through Tan Mo's hair, he couldn't help but remember how small Tan Mo would also be sitting in the same place so that he could do the same.
It's been too long since mom last helped her daughter straighten her hair.
Especially now that Tan Mo was a student, it was rare for the two of them to meet more than once a month.
Xu Mingzhen could not help but sigh as her daughter grew older, the less sticky she became.
“That's right,” said Tan Mo while slightly tilting his head and looking at his mother's gentle expression. “We won first place in the Ancient Text Competition today.”
“I know. Even though we couldn't be there, we still watched the live broadcast.” Xu Mingzhen smiled as she continued to comb.
The mother noticed that instead of saying me, Tan Mo used our word.
Although he was the only Beijing University contestant to take the stage, Tan Mo still considered the win a team effort, an honor belonging to the entire team.
It makes her mother proud.
No matter how successful Tan Mo was, he never left his conscience and would never become arrogant. That was something not many people could do, especially considering the fact that Tan Mo was just a 15-year-old girl.
“Your father even postponed all his meetings so that he could watch the competition in his office. Jinyi and Jinsheng watched everything in their school. Even Jinqi used her break time to watch as much as she could.”
Tan Mo was completely touched and smiled. “I have to tell sister to focus on her work first. He should not be distracted or someone else might blame him.”
“You do that.” Xu Mingzhen laughed. “Your sister only listens to you.”
Tan Mo then recalled his conversation with President Mu that day and turned around. “Oh, correct. Since we've won the competition, our President asked me if there's anything I want as long as it's within reasonable limits. I asked if he could help find an instructor for Jinyi and Jinsheng brothers. I'm pretty sure he can help find some famous people to help them, because even Professor Tang can introduce Director Hou to my older brother. President Mu approved my request and already has a list of people in his head. We just need to wait for him to contact them and see if the Jinyi and Jinsheng brothers are happy with the list or not. If yes, he can set it up immediately.”
“Of course, they'll be happy with that. President Mu will definitely find the best for them.” Xu Mingzhen smiled warmly. “It will make us look bad if we reject the list, right?”
“Of course not. Brother Jinyi and Jinsheng deserve the best instructors out there. No need to ask the President for help if we will only find some normal instructors.” In Tan Mo's eyes, his brother was the best in his field.
“But, since President Mu is not sure the famous person he knows has time, we have to wait.”
“So so.” Xu Mingzhen smiled. “I'm sure Jinyi and Jinsheng will cry when knowing this.”
When Tan Mo introduced Director Hou to Tan Jinqi, his three brothers were already embarrassed because it felt like they were always bothering him.
Even though they were her elder brothers, she had always been the one to worry about them.
If Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi find out that Tan Mo will introduce them to famous producers and artists, they may be doomed.