Upon hearing this, Si Qing immediately chimed in, "Wow, you really are smart! You recognized us so quickly; we were worried you'd get us mixed up!"
As she spoke, she deliberately blinked her eyes and put on a look of surprise, as if she were deeply impressed by Jiang Cheng's cleverness.
Knowing the two girls were intentionally teasing him,
Jiang Cheng put on airs, tilting his chin slightly with an "I saw through you long ago" expression.
"I told you I wouldn't guess wrong! Don't even think about teaming up to fool me; these little tricks won't work on me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two girls finally couldn't help but burst into laughter with a "pfft."
Both of them covered their mouths, laughing so hard they leaned back and forth, their shoulders shaking gently with their laughter.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng didn't get angry; instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
These two girls thought they had Jiang Cheng wrapped around their fingers.
But they clearly didn't know that Jiang Cheng possessed a God's-eye view.
He was looking down at them from a higher level.
Today, he had already managed to kiss both girls one after the other.
If he took it a step further, maybe the three of them really could form a sandwich?
Seeing the two girls laughing at him from either side,
Jiang Cheng simply reached out and put his arms around their shoulders, one on each side.
However, the moment he pulled them close, he felt their bodies stiffen visibly, just like that time in the car. Clearly, the two girls were still a bit uncomfortable with this gesture.
In contrast to their discomfort, Jiang Cheng appeared very natural.
He looked seriously into the selfie camera and pulled a faint smile.
"Why aren't you taking the photo yet?"
Hearing this, Si Qing snapped back to her senses, adjusted the angle, and took several photos with a series of clicks.
But before she could take many more, the phone she was using suddenly began to vibrate.
The screen lit up, revealing a WeChat video call notification with the contact name clearly labeled as "Mom."
After glancing at it, Si Qing didn't seem to intend to answer.
She muttered, "It's my mom. I'll decline it for now and call her back later, hee hee."
With that, Si Qing reached out to swipe away the call request.
However, her fingertip missed the cancel button.
Instead, it slid across the screen and hit "Accept."
With a ding, the video screen instantly popped open.
Jiang Cheng didn't even have time to react and take his hands off the girls' shoulders.
He came face-to-face with the person on the other end of the lens.
When the other party first connected, she still had a smile on her face and asked in a relaxed tone, "Qingqing, Nian Nian, what are you two up to?"
However, the next second, when she saw the image on the screen clearly,
Her voice suddenly cut off, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
Lin Hui was completely stunned, her eyes wide with shock.
What... what was going on?
How could her two darling daughters be pressed right up against a boy on either side?
And that boy's hands were even resting on their shoulders?
The distance between the three of them was so close, and their posture looked extremely intimate.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
The entire scene became exceptionally awkward.
Si Qing's reaction was the fastest; she acted as if she had been burned by fire.
She scrambled to break free from Jiang Cheng's embrace.
Then, she quickly turned the phone screen toward herself, trying to cover up the embarrassing scene from a moment ago.
At the same time, she said in a slightly strained voice, "Mom, why did you call so suddenly?"
Lin Hui, on the other end of the phone, hadn't yet recovered from the image she just saw.
After a two-second pause, she frowned and pressed for answers, "That boy who was with you just now—is he your boyfriend?"
Hearing this, Si Qing shook her head at the camera. "No, no, he's Nian Nian's boyfriend."
Despite Si Qing saying so, Lin Hui seemed skeptical.
Her eyes remained fixed on the screen.
Nian Nian's boyfriend? Then why was he so close to Qingqing too?
The way he was holding both of them just now didn't look like he was only dating one of them.
These two children have been inseparable since they were little; they wouldn't be hiding the truth from me, would they?
Lin Hui had a lot she wanted to say, but she felt like she didn't know how to start.
She stared at the screen for a few seconds.
She had many things to say, but felt unsure of how to voice them.
After several seconds of silence, Lin Hui's temper cooled slightly.
She looked at Si Qing and asked slowly, "Is he the young man who bought you those iPhones during the Lunar New Year?"
Si Qing's heart skipped a beat; she knew she couldn't keep this from her mother.
After a moment's hesitation, she finally nodded helplessly.
Seeing this, Lin Hui sighed inwardly. In fact, when they had come home for the New Year,
She had noticed that both of them had new phones and even some new jewelry from Chow Tai Fook.
Although the Twin Sisters had kept them hidden and hadn't worn them,
Lin Hui had accidentally seen them while helping them pack their things.
Under her questioning, the two girls had confessed the process of Jiang Cheng buying them the phones.
Combined with that jewelry, Lin Hui could already guess that the boyfriend they were seeing was likely a Second-generation rich.
Since she had run into him now,
She might as well just talk to this young man directly.
If she questioned her daughters directly, it might cause resentment, which wouldn't help her understand the situation.
It was better to test the waters first and see what kind of person he really was.
So, Lin Hui took a deep breath and tried to make her tone sound as calm as possible.
She said, "That's perfect, let me say hello to him."
"Mom! Don't..."
After Si Qing spoke, Lin Hui gave her a sharp look.
"I'm just saying hello to him. What are you nervous about? He's not your boyfriend..."
Hearing this, Si Qing was instantly unable to argue.
She had no choice but to turn to Jiang Cheng, her voice kept low and tinged with embarrassment, "Um... my mom wants to say hello to you."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng didn't seem flustered.
This wasn't his first time meeting a Mother-in-law.
With someone like Fang Yuan, Jiang Cheng felt he got along quite well.
Moreover, Jiang Cheng was a bit curious about what the Twin Sisters' mother looked like.
Jiang Cheng very generously took Si Qing's phone.
Leaning into the frame with a polite smile, he spoke clearly, "Hello, Auntie. My name is Jiang Cheng."
After saying this, Jiang Cheng also got a clear look at his Mother-in-law's appearance.
Seeing her, he silently marveled once again.
As expected, someone like Fang Yuan, who maintained herself so well that time left no trace, was the exception.
Lin Hui looked quite a bit older than Fang Yuan.
After seeing Jiang Cheng clearly, Lin Hui didn't make things difficult for him.
She asked with a smile, "Hello, Student Jiang. I've heard Nian Nian mention you before... Thank you for looking after them in Shanghai."
Jiang Cheng replied politely, "Auntie, you're too kind. It's only what I should do."
"Where are you from, Student Jiang?"
To this classic Mother-in-law question, Jiang Cheng answered skillfully, "I'm from Chengdu. It's just me at home; I don't have any other siblings."
Seeing Jiang Cheng introduce his family situation on his own, Lin Hui smiled.
She followed up by saying, "Chengdu is a very nice city. You should come to Shenzhen for a visit when you're free; Shenzhen is developing very well now too."
Jiang Cheng nodded. "Alright, Auntie. Next time I'm free, I'll go back with them..."
The two girls, seeing that Lin Hui wasn't making things hard for Jiang Cheng, exchanged a look and both secretly felt relieved.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Lin Hui hung up the phone.
However, after hanging up, she replayed the conversation and noticed a detail.
Jiang Cheng always said "them." For example, "I'll take care of 'them'" or "come back with 'them'"?
Combined with the scene she saw at the start, with him having his arms around both of them,
Lin Hui's brow furrowed immediately.
Since they were little, Lin Hui had always maintained a fair and just attitude toward her two darling daughters.
No matter what it was, she always bought two identical sets.
So, surely Jiang Cheng isn't also being split half-and-half between the two of them?