"Brother-in-law, have I grown taller?"
"..."
How could this girl be so persistent?
Chen Shu pressed his lips together and carefully studied the girl he had watched grow up.
At five foot three, she could hardly be called tall.
Yi Nation had developed early, and everyone knew that once people got enough protein, average height shot up and up. It was perfectly normal for a child in their early teens to reach five foot seven or eight. Xiaoxiao had been about this tall at fourteen, and she was still the same height now.
Not only that, even her looks seemed unchanged.
Chen Shu thought it over. "This height is fine. It suits you."
"...Thank you, Brother-in-law."
"You're welcome."
Ning Qing walked behind them, her expression calm.
Ten minutes later.
Chen Shu brought everyone home.
It was the weekend.
Nothing at home seemed to have changed.
Outside the window, the blue sky and white clouds were as pure as ever. White Bridge still dazzled in the sunlight, a pot of pothos still hovered between life and death, and the house was still cool. Even the living room furnishings seemed exactly as they had been when he left last year.
Professor Chen was still looking at his phone.
Lawyer Wei was still a woman of few words. Only when she faced Qingqing, Xiaoxiao, or Zhang Suannai did she greet them with a smile.
When Lawyer Wei asked what had happened, Chen Shu gave the same account as before, with a few extra details. He opened with, "It's all Chen Banxia's fault! Qingqing and I were having a great time over there and planned to come back before school started. But she insisted on asking Zhang Suannai to drop by while she was passing through and drag us back for her birthday. You've