Vol 1: Ch 23 - Rei's Sister and Family
After one hour and a half that El and his family arrived, another family of four arrives while standing outside the gate then the gorgeous lady pressing the doorbell excitedly, she really never change at all.
"Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding, dong, ding"
"My Mei, stop pressing the bell before it will break, okay?" Scolded by her beloved husband lovingly.
"Nah, it won't My En and you're just exaggerating you know. Ha, ha and I never thought that, that there will be a day that our house will be having a doorbell ha, ha, ha and it really had. Well since it's Rei who mostly manage and budget the money which I and Bro El send then it will be, and no wonder."
"Mom, I think Grandma and Auntie Rei are not here yet." ask by 3 years old little boy, as matter of fact.
"Nah, they're here Ren, that because it's your Grandma and Auntie Rei we're talking about. Even you're Auntie Rei appearance change, she's still the same, okay?"
"Mom is right, Ren," another boy said the fact.
"But Bro Ken....." got interrupted by a little girl with an excited voice.
"Auntie Rei, Auntie Rei" Lynel excitedly call her Auntie name without realizing who are they first because she didn't see it clearly because she's still a little girl even though she already tall enough compared to the other 2 years old kids.
Mei who just heard her sister's name without the word Auntie from the little girl voice, suddenly reacts right away "what the? And since when did Sis have a daughter?" But then she heard another voice from another little girl.
"You're really dense, Lynel" Hearing the familiar name, Mei asked in confusion.
"Lynel? As in Bro El and Lyn, daughter, for real or maybe I'm just imagining about it since I just got jet-lagged from long travel, right?"
The twin heard their parent's names and looking where the voice came from and both of them recognized her right away since every week they have a family video chat in order for them to stay connected and stay in touch with all the family members even they're away.
"Woah, Auntie Mei"
"Good, good that you recognize me"
"Of course Auntie Mei"
"Haha and here I thought that your Rei's daughter, silly of me"
"...."
Then Lynel asks suddenly "How about you Auntie Mei, can you recognize who is who?"
"Of course I can, your Auntie already used to it because I also have my Twin sons here, remember?"
"Oh, that's right. But before you guess Auntie Mei, let Uncle En, Bro Ken, and Bro Ren guess it first." The three nodded and their Dad instructs but got stop by his sons.
"You're...."
"Wait, Dad"
Already know what these boys thinking about and said to both of them "go ahead"
"So before we guess, can you guess us first who is who among me and him?" Ken and Ren said in unison with the same tone and the same manner.
"Of course, the one who wears the blue polo shirt is Bro Ken and the other one who's wearing the mint green is Bro Ren." Ellyn and Lynel answered in unison.
"Ha, ha, both of you are right, and how did the two of you know?"
"Ellyn and Lynel, geez, really the two of you and why did you take it so long and just standing there without calling me and your Dad? Is it your Auntie Rei?" The kids are shaking their heads excitedly "if it's not Auntie Rei, then who?"
"Good Morning Lyn" Mei greet her without any honorifics because both of them are in the same age which is 23 years old and interrupted them.
"Eh, you're here Mei, and did you just arrive? Ah, sorry get inside first. Let me apologize on behalf of my daughters for not letting you in." Lyn opening the gate while apologizing to them for not letting them enter right away since the two little girls still not able to reach the gate.
"It's alright Lyn after all the two girls here are still little ones so that means they can't reach the lock yet, you know"
"By the way, when did you and El arrive?" ask by En seriously.
"We've just arrived today Bro En, a little bit earlier than you and Mei."
"Oh, so Mama/Grandma and Sis/Auntie Rei are inside?" Ask by Mei's family in sync.
"Only Mama inside and Sis Rei will be back after lunch" the boys and girls didn't utter any single word because adults are now talking to each other.
"Wait..... Don't tell me Sis Rei is on a date?"
"Sis Rei is working and not on a date" calmly explain then open the door and told her husband and mother-in-law right away "El, Ma. Mei and her family are all here."
"Eh, Mei?"
"Good Morning Ma, I, My En, and kids are here"
"Good Morning Ma/Grandma" greeted En and the kids.
"Good Morning Mei, En, Ken, and Ren" greeted back by Aya.
"Ma, ma I taught Sis on a date today but geez, she's working huh. By the way, speaking of work, where did she work?"
"We're talking about that one but then you just arrived the moment our mother dear going to explain, so in other words, we got interrupted because of you Mei," El complained seriously.
"Ha, ha, oops sorry" then looking around and realized "so Sis never pocketing our money, huh. Geez, that sister of mine, to honest on her own when in fact she can corrupt it without our knowledge."
"My Mei".
"Just kidding, geez you're really serious My En."
"It's the way I am and cannot be changed you know."
"I know, I know, by the way, Ma, we were playing a game awhile ago about guessing the twins' name, so how about you, Lyn, and Bro El join?"
"I'm in Mei" Aya replied.
"I'm in too" Both El and Lyn said in unison.
"Good and to be fair since both Ellyn and Lynel are wearing the same outfit and the same style, then why not the two of my boys change in the same pattern as well."
"Yes Mom"
"Go and change without letting us see when both of you changing clothes, okay." Mei said while getting two polo white shirts and give it to her sons.
The twins grab the shirt one by one and getting out from the living room and now in the terrace since they don't know where the restroom located is. Right after changing and 1 minute passed, both of them done changing and now back to where everyone is, in the living room.
"We're done changing Mom," said it together and now their hairstyle, outfit are in the same patterns, designs and the likes. The other twins' lips are slowly lifting upward because they know who is who even they have the same style and shirt, no one can fool them. The one they get worried the most is their parents, El and Lyn, so that's why both of them always teasing their parents because of it and that's the reason why they never wearing different or having different style because they always want to tease their parents.
At the same time Mei and her kids got worried about one person, her husband and Dad En, because he never gets it right even the kids are already wearing their favorite color and the likes but then again he never got it right and so how much more that they're now wearing the same polo shirts and same hairstyle.
Both twins said it together even they got worried for the sake of their parents but well they are already used to it, so no worries at all and said excitedly "okay, let's begin now and let's start with Grandma/ Mama Grand and your last Mom/Auntie Mei".
"Eh, why I'm last?" Mei asked
"Because you're too clever," said in unison again
"Ha, ha, now, now let's start and begin from me," Aya said while looking to where the pair of twins standing.
"I guess from left to right its Ken, Ren, Lynel, and Ellyn"
"For me from left to right its Ren, Ken, Ellyn, and Lynel" Lyn
"Uhm..... From left to right it's Ken, Ren, Ellyn, and Lynel" El
"From left to right, it's Ren, Ken, Lynel, and Ellyn" En
"Mom/Auntie Mei," the anticipating Twins said in unison again.
"Ha, ha, ha and why are you all looking like that to me, huh?"
"Nothing and go ahead, Mom/Auntie Mei"
Mei tries to act confuse and guess like she was not sure at all "Mmmmm, from right to left it's Ellyn, Lynel, Ren, and Ken, am I right?"
"Geez, both Grandma/Mama Grand and Mom/Auntie Mei are not easy to fool huh."
"Oh, so am I right?" Mei asked in confuse, well just pretending.
"Geez. Stop acting Mom, and you never guess it wrong, okay?" Ren
"Dad and Uncle En almost got it right but how come they didn't guessed their own sons and daughters?" Lynel asked.
"Stop that Lynel, it's never been easy to guess and that's the reason why I always told both of you to wear a different one, okay?"
"Okay but how come you know that it's me, Mom?" Lynel asked after hearing her name from her mother.
"Because you're the only one who will react even it is a non-sense one, you know" and everyone laughs.
"Ha, ha you're funny Lyn, but now my boys, you may go change back. So that you're Dad will get it right and never confuse who is who."
"Na, it's still not used Mom, Dad will always get it wrong even we wear our favorite color every day, you know," Ren said the fact.
"Stop that one Ren" Ren is going to retort but stop by his dad right away "and if you are asking me now about why, well it simple because you're the only one who always teasing me about not getting it right" En explained without letting his son interrupt.
"Now, now go change now and you too girls"
"Wait a minute Mom/ Auntie Mei, we will only change after Auntie Rei will guess it" both suggest by Ken and Ellyn, then looking at each other and smile.
"Oh, right. That's a good idea, my little boy, Ken, and Ellyn"
"Ha, ha don't underestimate her," Aya said but all of them didn't hear it.
"That's right Bro Ken, Auntie Rei will never guess it right since we will meet Auntie Rei for the first time personally so she will guess it wrong even Dad never guess it right when in fact Dad is our Dad, our very own biological Dad" Ren said it while being an excited one.
"For now go to your rooms and put all your things in the room, El your room is on the right side near the stairs while Mei your room is opposite to your brother. Rei's room is in the middle of your rooms and opposite to the stairs, okay?"
"Oh, okay Ma, and how about the keys?" Mei asked curiously.
"All keys are inside each of the rooms, Rei never locked it and always clean the room every weekend in case you will back or visit here."
"Oh, so Sis is still cleaning then?"
"Yeah she always cleaning yet I always say to Rei and remind her that she can call a cleaning service now for her to rest and relax but she didn't and that's because she doesn't want to waste the money and only called the cleaning services when it's really necessary to do so."
"Ha, ha, Sis never change huh"
"Just put your things first and then all of you come here to our study room"
"Eh, study room?" asked everyone while being shocked and surprised.
"No need to be surprised, Rei adds study room since both of you already have kids, and then knowing her that she's a book worm then expected to have one, so that's why she add the study room. By the way, it's also our family meeting room."
"Oh!"
"Ha, ha all of you must be really surprise, right?" all of them nodded in unison. " Okay, just put your things first and I will explain the details of our home while touring all of you, I will wait for you guys here, okay?" All of them nodded again and then climbing the stairs while carrying their own luggage at the same time, the kids carry a small backpack, the husbands carry two big luggage each while their wives just carry one small luggage, typical for having a doting husband.