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Chapter 30

"Mommy! Let's go pway!"

When we entered the room, we found Sophia and mother-in-law Corazon holding Barbie.

Unlike Sophia, Corazon held the toy awkwardly. She was old. She felt that playing with Barbie was a noble act.

I suddenly remembered playing with my grandfather in my past life. Grandpa and I loved to play Contra despite his age. He was a kind old man and he always gave me an allowance, we lost him in 2005.

Rest in peace Grandpa, I love you.

Knowing that this was a parallel universe, I understood that I would never see my family again. Sometimes that made me depressed.

"Hm, sweetheart, let's play."

Penelope did her best and smiled. She approached her daughter and they played together with Corazon. Their playtime was healthy and the atmosphere gradually improved.

I sighed as I watched them. My wife was excited to meet her family, but her older sister held a grudge and caused a scene.

"Dad."

Roman sat down next to me. He was still holding the phone, this time playing Space Impact.

"Is Mom okay?"

"She's fine. We are here for her. So you better make sure you behave and don't give your mom any problems." I rubbed his hair and Roman nodded.

"I will. I promise I will be a good boy."

"Hm, I know you are a good boy."

"Dad, does Auntie still hate us? I remember the last time we were here, she was arguing with mom."

"About that..."

I was shocked to hear what he said. Roman was just a baby the last time we visited Pangasinan. He was not even 3 years old then.

Roman has strong memories, I guess.

"Everything will be fine. You and Sophia fought sometimes, right? Siblings do fight."

"Yes, Sophia likes to play with my Gundams and Ziods, and she already broke four of them."

"Ugh!"

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As a Gunpla enthusiast who had some models like Gundam Double 0 Exia and Gundam G40 Fighter, it hurt my balls to hear that.

"However, I love my sister more than my toys, so I forgive her anyway. Of course, I have to remind her that breaking my toys is bad."

"That's right. It's normal for siblings to fight. I think your mom and aunt will make up, too."

Despite telling my son, I was not confident that they would make up. I could feel that Señorita's hatred ran deep.

But I didn't want the children to feel the burden, so it was better to lie. I just hoped they would not fight in front of the children.

"Thank you, Dad. Don't worry, I'll protect Mom and Sophia."

Roman nodded and focused his attention on my phone.

"He's getting better."

I chuckled and looked at my harmonious family. I could say I had it better.

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Dinner came and Simeon asked us if we wanted to eat at the table or in the room. Penelope felt it would be disrespectful for us to eat in the room, so we decided to join them.

"Penelope!"

"Brother!"

Penelope had 9 siblings, and she had a good relationship with all of them except Senorita.

Penelope was the third daughter while Señorita was the second, they were four years apart. The age difference was not that great.

However, Penelope's behavior was different from that of her older sister.

The siblings began to talk and some even cried. It was obvious that they missed Penelope. Of course, Penelope cried too. She was a crybaby anyway.

They laughed. They talked about the past. They talked about how much they had changed. But one thing was for sure, they loved each other. From the oldest child who was 51 years old to the youngest son who was currently 18 years old. Despite the age difference, they were very close.

Even their spouses chatted with Penelope and me. They asked us about life in Manila and how we were doing. All in all, the atmosphere was great.

"What a sweet child."

The wife of my edest brother-in-law touched Sophia's nose. It was clear that she thought Sophia was adorable.

"Thank you, dear aunt! You have beautiful eyes too. They were twinkwing!"

"Aww~ I hope you become my daughter instead. How about I adopt you..."

Hey, that's pretty strong for you. Don't take my child, my wife and I will get angry.

"I don't want to. I like Mommy and Dajjy!"

"I'm just kidding. I know your parents will never let me."

Ahem, of course I know she was joking.

"Hehe."

"What a sweet little girl."

They surrounded Sophia so much. She was really adorable.

"Roman, how are you?"

"I'm fine, uncle. I'm glad to see you're already married. The last time I saw you, you were still single."

"R- Right."

Roman was acting like a grown man and it made his uncle speechless. He laughed and rubbed Roman's head.

"Looks like you are getting taller and smarter. I hope my child will be like you."

Perhaps because of the positive atmosphere, his uncle pulled out a 20 peso bill and gave it to him.

"This is for you."

"Is this my Christmas present? Uncle, you're too cheap."

"Ahem! Of course not. Your Christmas gift is different, I have already prepared it and will give it to you on Christmas."

"Thank you, uncle. You're really a nice person."

Did I just hear that right? Why do I get the feeling that Roman gently manipulated his uncle? Where did he learn that?

"Keith looks like you put on weight. And you look older now, haha."

Another person approached me. To be honest, I didn't remember who he was. I'm not even sure if he was Penelope's sibling. Maybe he was someone's spouse.

But I kept my composure and nodded. I pretended to know him.

"Yes, I haven't shaved my beard, but I'm losing weight."

"That's good."

Dinner was great and we had a great time. Penelope chatted happily with her siblings. I'm happy for her.

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