Zhang Beixing was surprised to find a pack of military special supply cigarettes lying inside, the kind he had never smoked before, left by Huo Honghao on a whim.
Curiosity piqued, Zhang Beixing was just about to open it, but then he remembered the fear that once gripped him under his mother's reign.
Still, Zhang Beixing stayed his hand, turned to his mother, and tentatively asked, "Um, Mom, can I open this pack of cigarettes?"
"Go ahead, it was a gift for you anyway. Just smoke outside, okay?" his mother replied.
"Okie-dokie."
With her consent, Zhang Beixing beamed with joy, opened the cigarettes, shared one with his cousin, and then they both went outside to squat on the steps and smoke with great satisfaction.
「...」
Due to the commotion today, Zhang Beixing's relatives stopped talking about supporting each other. Instead, they kept telling Zhang Beixing and his parents to visit more often and to look after the relatives' children more in the future.
