"As long as you don't make my pretty Sister Zi Er cry then, I am more than satisfied with that," Chen said seriously.

Wow! These kids are just so cunning today? How can they indirectly both ask for the same thing? Don't tell me they plan this?

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Yang Zi thought, staring at Yang Mi and Chen in surprise.

"You can count on me with that," Yifeng said confidently.

"Then, can we go in now? I can't wait," Yang Mi said excitedly. She tried to come down from Yifeng's body, but Yifeng refused to let her down.

"Brother Feng, can you let me down?" Yang Mi said, pleading with her eyes. "Everyone in there will think that I am a child if they see you carrying me like this and I don't want that".

"Mi Er, I am just curious why don't you like being called a child? Your stature and age says you are one, so why do you hate being referred to as one?" Chen asked curiously. He could recall Mi Er's reaction vividly on different occasions he playfully or unintentionally called her a child.

"Because I cannot console mummy or mum if I keep seeing myself as a child. There are so many limits to what a child can do, unlike an adult, so I want to grow up fast to always be there for mummy and mum whenever they need me. I can't do that if I keep seeing myself as a child," Yang Mi said meekly.

Since the day she became old enough to distinguish right from wrong, she has seen her mummy cry on so many occasions, whenever she stared at her dad's pictures. She has also seen her sister faint on her birthdays because of exhaustion. Because she was a child, she could do nothing to help or console them. She always wanted to grow up quickly so she will be able to console them, but she knew that being frequently referred to as a child could affect her mentality.

"My baby is now so mature. She now worries about her mum. I feel like it was just yesterday, I carried the newly born Mi Er in my arms. I can't imagine that you have grown this big," Yang Zi said teasingly as she helped her down.

"Mum, you can't compare the present me to how I was seven years ago. I will turn eight soon so I am not a baby anymore," Yang Mi said proudly before she grabbed Chen's hand and headed towards the supermarket entrance.

"Hi Yuan Quan," Yang Zi waved at him. Earlier she was too preoccupied talking to the kids, she totally forgot to greet him.

"Hello Miss Yang, or should I refer to you as Madam now?" Yuan Quan asked awkwardly.

"No, I am still your colleague so you don't have to go overboard by calling me Madam and even though I get married to Feng later on, you still don't have to refer to me as Madam. We are friends so there is no need for such formalities," Yang Zi said, as they both headed towards the entrance of the supermarket.

"And instead of your usual Miss Yang, just call me Yang Zi," Yang Zi said, tapping his shoulders playfully. Yuan Quan quickly looks away when his eyes landed on Yifeng's angry expression.

"I would have loved to call you that but I don't think boss is Ok with me calling you by your name," Yuan Quan replied, sounding unhappy. He dare not stare at Yifeng as he spoke.

"It's my title we are talking about here, not his title, so you don't have to worry about him," Yang Zi said, her hand still on Yuan Quan's shoulders.

"Beauty, it is wrong of him to call you by your name. Let him call you Madam. Madam is just perfect as your title since you will become my fiancee in a month," Yifeng said, as he quickly came in between them tearing them apart. Yuan Quan would have sustained a nasty fall because of the impact of his push if he did not balance his step well.

"Feng, don't make things difficult for Yuan Quan. Just let him call me by my name when it is just us, Ok? I have always addressed him as Yuan Quan since I started working here, so I see nothing wrong with him calling me Yang Zi," Yang Zi protested.

"Mum, Brother Feng, what are you still waiting for? Let's go already?" Yang Mi, who was already at the glass door of the supermarket, shouted after them.

"Coming baby," Yifeng replied. They hurried to meet up with the excited kids.

Inside the supermarket, Chen and Yang Mi both grabbed different trolleys.

"Mi Er, let me help you with that. It's too big for you," Yifeng offered to help, but Yang Mi refused. She and Chen both hurried away. Without even been told to, they begin picking the minor foodstuffs they assumed were necessary.

"Mi Er, are you sure you can roll the trolley? I don't want to see you get hurt so wait up let me help you with it," Yifeng shouted after the delighted girl who was a few distances away from them.

"Mi Er is a big girl now, she can handle this, besides she has always helped both mummy and mum with rolling the trolley," Yang Mi said, beaming at them. The way she talked was as though she was talking about someone else. She beckoned them to hurry.

"Feng, don't worry about her. She can ride the trolley just fine. You know how protective I am of her, I wouldn't have let her touch the trolley if I knew she couldn't handle it," Yang Zi said, dragging Yifeng along with her.

"Mum, what other stuffs do you need?" Yang Mi asked in excitement as she stared at Yang Zi and Yifeng curiously.

"We need to buy a lot of foodstuffs. I can't say it, so how about we all shop together? You and Chen shouldn't run off without us, that is the only way we can buy all the groceries we require," Yang Zi said seriously.

"Sure," Yang Mi and Chen said in unison. Yang Mi and Chen dragged Yifeng and Yang Zi all over the entire supermarket. As they shopped, the family of four looked so happy. They became the envy of other shoppers.

"Mum let's buy that," Yang Mi asked, pointing her index finger at a foreign item.

"Hahaha... Mi Er that thing over there isn't edible. It is just used as a display," Chen laughed hysterically, Yang Zi and Yifeng's laughter also accompanied Chen's laughter.

"Really?" Yang Mi asked rhetorically. "I have been here so many times and I haven't seen it before so I thought it was edible," Yang Mi said innocently not minding that they were all laughing at her.

"My baby is so cute. She wants to have a taste of whatever she sets her eyes on," Yang Zi teased further, patting her hair. Even Yuan Quan accompanying them could not resist the urge to smile when he saw Yang Zi's bewitching smile.

"Guys, I think we have bought enough. The two trolleys are almost filled up. I only live alone so it will all end up in the waste bin if we continue buying more items," Yifeng informed after the laughter died down.

"Isn't mum always with you, so why are you saying you are living alone or don't tell me you have gotten tired of mum already?" Cute Yang Mi asked adorably.

"I can never get tired of your mum. Even though I spend eternity with her, I won't still get enough of her, so tell me why I will get tired of her, so soon?" Yifeng asked, beaming at Yang Zi.

"If that is not the case, then what is the problem?" Chen quickly asked before Yang Mi could.

"The problem is that Zi Er has refused to move in with me. She said she will only move in after we get married," Yifeng said, dejectedly just to gain the kids' sympathy.

"If that is the case, then it isn't considered a problem. You just need to get married to her if you want her all to yourself. It's that simple brother Feng," Chen spoke, acting like a grownup.

"Chen Chen is right, you just have to get married to my beautiful mum or someone out of nowhere might just snatch her away from you," Mi Er supported. She sounded like an adult as she spoke.

"Are you guys on my side or are you both against me?" Yifeng asked, staring at Mi Er and Chen who suddenly switched sides.

"We are surely on your side, but as you know, the truth is bitter. Mi Er and I are just stating the facts. It is a known fact that so many handsome men have their eyes on our pretty sister, Zi Er. They are waiting for you to make a mistake and then, just like magic, you will realise that sister Zi Er is gone from your side," Chen said playfully.