Anya's idea had Hansen all excited. He couldn't wait to tell his daughter and Mia, "Hey, let's all go surprise Leo."

Mia gave him a side-eye. "Just make sure your surprise doesn't turn into a scare."

Hansen chuckled. "No way. Anya told me Leo's been missing me; he's just too stubborn to admit it. Ah, as the older folks, we should just swallow our pride and go see the kid."

Aunt Lisa chimed in, "Dad, with a line like that, as Leo's 'elders,' we've got to go see the 'kid"!" Mia would never miss a chance to playfully one-up Leo.

Now, Mia was Leo's "elder."

When it was Molly's turn, Hansen, having learned from his experience with Mia, asked directly, "As elders, should we go check on Leo this weekend?"

Molly looked at him, puzzled. "Dad, are you feeling alright?"

Hansen replied, "Just tell me if you're coming or not."

"Of course, I'm coming. I'm his aunt; I've got to see my precious nephew," Jade said, patting her chest with a mischievous grin.

When the weekend arrived, Mia woke Henry up early despite his groggy state. Andre, still half-asleep, muttered, "Let him sleep. He'll just start crying again when he wakes up. Such a little troublemaker." Mia was resolute. "Today, it's just us two heading out. You stay home."

"Where are you going?" Andre asked.

Mia paused, then replied, "A hotel."

Andre, guessing who his wife and son were going to visit, didn't ask further.

Henry cried as his mom dressed him, but soon enough, the Cedillo family car arrived to pick them up.

Mia was the last one to get in the car.

"Mia, where's your husband?" Hansen noticed his second son was missing.

Mia shrugged. "He didn't want to deal with me, went to play basketball with some friends."

In the car, Henry sat in his mom's lap, fighting off sleep. Mia gently rocked him. "Don't sleep, Henry. If you sleep, mommy will spank you. Come on, stay awake." Henry's cries grew louder, filling the car with his wailing. Hansen rubbed his ears. "Mia, please calm your son down. I'm not deaf yet, but he's getting me there." Mia sighed. "Open the sunroof."

Once the sunroof was open, Henry, supported under his arms by his mom, looked up at the sky, babbling happily, "Ah- Momma ah ah ah."

He stopped crying and started chattering in baby talk.

Mia occasionally responded to his babble, knowing that if she ignored him, his bad temper would flare up.

The car's temperature rose quickly, so Anya turned the air conditioning to max.

Molly looked at her chubby nephew and teased, "Your quirk of riding with the sunroof open didn't come from me. Don't let your mom blame me for it this time!"

Anya, in the front passenger seat, laughed. "The baby must have inherited it from Chad; he'll probably love convertibles in the future."

Hansen nodded in agreement. "Anya's right. I bet Henry will also be a fan of open-top cars. It's a pity his dad, Andre, is full of quirks and hard to talk to. What if he refuses to buy a sports car for Henry in the future?"

Mia answered for her son. "Then we'll just take all the sports cars from Chad's garage, right, son?"

Henry happily stomped his feet on Mia's legs, excited by the birds flying in the sky.

Around ten o'clock, there was a knock on the hotel door.

"Who is it?" Leo, annoyed from studying online courses, asked.

Mia had Henry knock on the door. "Your brother is inside, keep knocking."

Henry, happily following his mom's instructions, knocked hard. "Ah ah~" The door opened. Molly, disguising her voice, said, "Hello, housekeeping. Sir, would you like your room cleaned?"

"No, thanks," Leo replied with a smile. He knew who it was the moment he heard Henry's "ah ah."

Molly knocked again, adding, "Then, sir, do you need any special services? They're all free- Our offers include grandpa's chestnut roasting cane, human toy baby, and adorable soft girlfriend, all for free. Would you like any, sir?" Leo opened the door, seeing his family outside, and grinned. "The free ones are always the best to have."

He then looked at Henry, whom he hadn't seen for days, and snatched him from Mia's arms. "Yo, you've gotten chubbier! Give your brother a kiss! I've missed you."

After complaining about Henry's weight, Leo hugged him and kissed his tender cheek so hard that the child's face squished, pouting his lips.

After the kiss, Leo and Henry looked at each other. The child, seeing the brother who had just forcefully kissed him, wrinkled his small face and suddenly cried loudly, "Wah-Wah-"

"No, no, I just gave you a kiss, why are you crying?"

Hansen joked, "Your bad breath must have upset my grandson. Are you too poor to buy toothpaste and a toothbrush? I offer you money, and you refuse, you stubborn boy."

Mia, now with an empty lap, took back her crying baby, wiping his tears. "Mommy's here, no more crying. These little tears are dropping like they're worthless."

Henry lay in his mother's arms, his small face buried in her neck, crying pitifully.

His baby scent filled Mia's nose; the softness of her son made her even more affectionate as she held Henry and soothed her crying baby.

The whole family then entered Leo's hotel room.

His desk still had traces of his unfinished studies, which Leo began to tidy up. Mia asked, "Did we interrupt your studying by coming here?"

"Not at all. How come you all suddenly came over?" Since Leo's bedroom didn't have enough sofas, everyone sat on the bed.

Proud Hansen spoke, "Heard you've been missing us, so we thought we'd drop by."

Anya revealed the truth, "Not at all, it's actually grandpa who missed Chad."

Caught off guard, Hansen couldn't save face. "Anya, whose side are you on?"

Anya bit her lip, facing a dilemma. Choosing sides would offend someone either way. "I'm on the baby's side."

Scapegoat Henry: "......"

Having just cried, now resting, he sat on his mom's lap, catching his breath.

Several people looked at Leo, each with different emotions stirring within them.

Being his aunt, Molly felt a pang of sympathy for him. "Honey, how about your auntie splurges on a fancy hotel for us? Would that be okay?"

Leo replied, "Would your monthly salary even cover a single night?"

"Barely, but if you add your uncle's salary to the mix, you could probably stay for a few more days," Molly said.

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