Chapter 1581 - 1583

Zhao Guangran was busy, really all kinds of insanely busy.

But today was the day his eldest brother, sister-in-law, and nephew arrived in the United Kingdom, so he had to take his big brother around properly.

Hugging a cup of coffee, leaning against the railing, his eyes locked on the exit—he absolutely had to see his big brother the very first second he came out.

Gong Ruini yawned as she pushed the stroller, Zhao Xuran followed behind with the luggage. "No idea if Guang Ran’s here yet."

Originally, Xuran planned for them to just grab a taxi over on their own, but he couldn’t withstand Guang Ran’s insistence on coming to pick them up.

Guang Ran was the first to spot them, and started waving frantically. "Bro, sis-in-law!"

Hearing Guang Ran’s voice, Xuran let out a breath of relief, quickly shoved the suitcase into his hands, then ran back to help Ruini push the stroller.

Watching his big brother’s behavior, Guang Ran was helpless—this was his real blood brother all right, with absolutely nothing in his heart except his sister-in-law.

Still, the two kids looked great, not a trace of exhaustion. Kids are kids, Guang Ran couldn’t help sighing in admiration.

"Sis-in-law, hungry?" Guang Ran checked how everyone looked; the adults were tired, sure, but overall still okay.

Ruini rubbed her stomach. "Hungry." The airplane food really wasn’t much to speak of. "Right, what’s good to eat?"

"That fish and chips is a no." Ruini couldn’t remember what the classic British dish was called, but what she did know was that British food in general was nothing short of terrifying.

"I’m not eating British food." Ruini was afraid Guang Ran would dig a pit for them to jump into, so she deliberately reminded him.

Ahhh, why would Ruini say something like that? It instantly killed Guang Ran’s excited mood; he’d gone to quite some lengths to prepare so she could taste some British "delicacies."

But why on earth wouldn’t she eat it? Who told her? He’d specifically avoided talking about what British food was like, all so he could lure her into the pit.

Seeing Guang Ran’s depressed expression, Ruini laughed. Honestly, she hadn’t expected the kid really was planning to trap them; she’d just been casually warning him.

"Didn’t you say once that British food is bad?" Ruini very bluntly shoved the reason she knew this straight onto Guang Ran’s shoulders.

What, he said that? Impossible, right? Guang Ran instinctively wanted to object—how could he be that stupid.

But Ruini’s expression was just way too serious, making him start to doubt himself. Could he really have said it?

"Enough, British food is bad; who knows how many people have complained about it. And the thing that matches British food best is British weather." Her little brother really was dense; did he really think that just because they lived in the United States they couldn’t possibly know any of this?

Ever since the whole family decided to vacation in the United Kingdom, who knows how many travel blogs Ruini had devoured. Even though Guang Ran had already been living here for a long time, in terms of actual knowledge, he definitely didn’t know as much as she did.

Oh, so that’s how it is. Guang Ran looked genuinely stunned; this wasn’t just a blow, his whole face drooped.

"I’m not illiterate, I can read." Seeing his face change, looking so cute, Ruini pulled out the camera she’d long since prepared from her bag and snapped a few shots of him on the spot.

Yikes. When he heard the flash firing, Guang Ran was furious. He didn’t know exactly what expression he’d just made, but it definitely wasn’t a good one.

Sigh, his hard-earned glorious image, just like that... Guang Ran suddenly felt like this summer vacation was going to be rough.

"This your new toy?" Standing next to the new car, Xuran was dumbfounded.

Since photos were already taken, no matter what he was thinking inside, all he could do was pretend nothing had happened—anyway, he couldn’t afford to show another image-destroying expression.

"Yeah, bought it specially for my beloved big bro to cruise around Europe in. Well?" Guang Ran looked at Xuran with a fawning grin.

Specially bought for him—Xuran instantly panicked. "That’s really too much, I can’t accept that."

This was exactly the line he’d been waiting for. Watching his big brother fluster exactly like he’d predicted, Guang Ran was just about to say, maybe you should pay for the car then.

"It’s fine, letting the rich guy pay is perfectly normal." Kidding, of course—husband, haven’t you noticed that Guang Ran’s been planning to make you foot the bill from the start?

Sigh, so close. Why just won’t his big brother take the bait? "Buckle up, we’re going to eat."

Ruini kept waving her arms, chanting "Food, food" under her breath.

She thought about where Guang Ran might take them to eat. She’d wanted to do the same thing as last time and eat him into bankruptcy—totally impossible now, but that’s fine, she could take it slow.

All the way there, Ruini kept wondering where he was taking them, but no matter how she asked, the answer was always:

"Sis-in-law, don’t rush. You’ll definitely be satisfied with where we’re going in a minute."

"Relax, it’s absolutely not British food." Guang Ran looked aggrieved—why just wouldn’t she trust him?

Ruini stared at him for a long moment before her expression slowly relaxed, but she still didn’t forget to wave her fist at him.

"You know what happens if you lie, right?"

He curled his lip. With her three-legged-cat level of ’Combat Power’, what could she possibly do to him? She barely had more strength than a back scratch.

Tch, despising her Combat Power, huh? Yeah, sure, she didn’t have much strength—but she had backup. "I’ll have your brother deal with you."

"Seriously? Other than siccing my brother on me, what else can you do?" Too much—really too much. Supposed to be one-on-one, and she insisted on making it two-on-one.

Women... when they get shameless, they’re really on a whole different level.

Ruini couldn’t care less—as long as she’d said what needed to be said, her job was done. She yawned, closed her eyes, and planned to nap. Even though Pingping and the others had behaved pretty well on the plane, after sitting that long, how could they not have fussed?

When Ruini woke up again, the car was still moving. She looked at the houses outside; it was clearly a residential area.

This wasn’t back home; even if it was a residential district, there might be some little hidden corner where a delicious family restaurant quietly opened. Overseas, that kind of thing wasn’t allowed.

Which meant one thing: "Don’t tell me we’re eating at your place."

Ah. At the wheel, Guang Ran tried not to let his shocked expression show, but he really hadn’t expected Ruini to guess.

Oh my god. Compared to his surprised look, Ruini just wanted to curse. "You’re not planning to make me cook for you, are you?"

On a normal day, she honestly wouldn’t mind. But this was after a long-haul flight, and this was supposed to be a grand welcome.

She shot Xuran a sidelong glance; if she could, she really wanted to turn around and yell for the driver to stop, then get out and check into a hotel instead.

So-called "taste of home"? More like they wanted her to be the live-in maid.