Yan Yang came out of her sister-in-law's room and found that her husband was no longer with her eldest brother. She asked about the people in her eldest brother's courtyard and found out that he had finished talking to her eldest brother and had returned to the east courtyard first.
Yanyang nodded, then went to pick up a pair of children who were playing with Brother Cang and Sister Cang, and called out that it was time to go back to the house.
"Okay -" Obediently made two little milky sounds, and two baby dolls, three years apart, ran over hand in hand.
When she ran to Yanyang's side, the little girl raised her fist and asked Yanyang to hold her. Yanyang gently held one of her little fingers and led her back with a smile.
"Mom, where's daddy?" The little girl took small steps, staggering, and blinked her big eyes as she looked around.
"Dad went back first, and we will go back now."
"Okay." Xiao Nai screamed in a crisp voice.
Back in the east courtyard, Yanyang didn't see her husband either. He had gone to the study. Yanyang didn't bother him. He just took his children under his knees and read to them for a while in the evening as usual.
The two of them listened attentively at first, but then they became a little distracted, especially Xiao Shaoshu. He was only three years old. It was not easy to sit patiently for a while with his short legs crossed. How could he listen for half an hour and half an hour? He had been concentrating on sitting still, so now he was not very restful next to Yan Yang's legs. From time to time he would move his little feet or move around.
Yanyang glanced at her and followed her.
I'm still young, so I want to be more active and don't have to be restrained. As for the son... Taking a look at Xiao Ji'an, who had a sweaty little head and had dozed off little by little at some point, Yanyang put down the book and rubbed his little head.
Xiao Ji'an was shocked by the rubbing, and his dark eyes widened. But immediately, with blinking eyes, the fleshy little man lay down on her lap, rubbing his eyes, "Mom, I'm sleepy."
Yanyang tapped his forehead and said angrily, "I'm asking you not to take a lunch break at noon."
Xiaoji Anunou pursed his lips and got completely into her arms. Then I spread my hands and feet, laid my belly down, and fell asleep peacefully.
Fall asleep faster than anyone else.
Yanyang glanced at his little face, which was red from sleep, and thought about it for a while, but didn't wake him up.
She waved to her grandma and whispered, "Go get a basin of warm water and wipe him down."
"I don't know why I'm so afraid of heat. I can sweat even when I'm sitting upright."
"Hey!" Grandma Li responded with a smile.
She went out and came in again after a while. When I came in, I saw that the book sister was also asleep. The two brothers and sisters were spreading their hands and feet, their bellies rising and falling together, sleeping soundly.
She couldn't help but smile, and stepped forward to carefully wipe the two young masters clean. According to the lady's instructions, she gently carried them back to the west room and settled them gently.
After staying in the west room for a while to ensure that the two of them slept peacefully, Nanny Li returned to her wife.
"Madam, Brother An and Secretary An have had a good sleep."
Yanyang nodded, "Yeah."
After saying that, he pointed to the list on the table and asked Nanny Li to come over, "Mommy, take the key to the warehouse and take out the picture of wishful pine and cypresses. I will use this as a gift for my aunt's birthday tomorrow."
"Hey, okay."
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The Ruyi pine and cypress picture was taken out and carefully placed in the box. Yanyang went to wash and bathe. When he came back from the bath, the bedroom was still empty. He hadn't come back from the study yet.
Yanyang didn't send anyone to rush him. He dried his hair by himself and lay down first.
She knew his temperament and he would not stop until his work was done. This was how he used to be when he was working in Beijing. As long as he was busy, he would not be seen at all. It was no exaggeration to say that sometimes, even though they were in the same room, she could go several days without seeing him.
He often came back when she fell asleep. When she woke up again, there was no one beside the bed.
But Yanyang was not dissatisfied with this. After all, he was busy, but he was also really busy, not out having fun with his colleagues. After all these years, she had never smelled anyone else's powder on him, so she naturally had nothing to be dissatisfied with and nothing to feel uncomfortable about.
Even though the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than three years because of his foreign appointment, she didn't send anyone to urge him to go back to the house early, so the two of them spent more time together.
After all, it is not easy for him to return to Beijing this time. After two days, he will finish his work with His Majesty and return to another place. It will probably take several years to see him again...
Yanyang covered her mouth and yawned, then slowly fell asleep.
In the early morning, Yan Yang went to bed early and woke up early in the morning. When she woke up, she subconsciously turned to the side and bent her knees lazily. She planned to change into a comfortable position. However, this movement was hindered by her knees because she turned sideways. There is a person lying in the direction.
her husband.
She didn't know what time he came back last night, but she didn't hear the news of his return. Moreover... it was rare that he was still on the bed at this time.
Yanyang stopped moving and looked at him quietly.
I haven't seen him for several years, and it seems that nothing has changed about him. No, it's not that he hasn't changed at all. The outline of his face seems to be harder and sharper, and the line of his jaw is clearer and more appropriate.
As he grew older, the youthful heroic spirit gradually faded away, and a sense of heaviness and elegance gradually settled on him.
Yan Yang looked at it a few times, looking at it without moving his eyes.
It wasn't until the man next to her suddenly opened his eyes, and his dark eyes met hers, that her eyes moved.
Yan Yang didn't feel uncomfortable at all, "When did you come back last night?"
"Third watch." When he woke up, the man's voice was a little hoarse.
He pinched his throat and pinched his tired brows to relieve the laziness he felt just after waking up.
"Well, then it's no wonder I didn't notice you were back."
"Today's birthday celebration at my aunt's house. Do you have time to go? If not, I will go there with my sister-in-law later."
"Birthday celebration?" Qi Changyan frowned, as if he had no idea about such a thing.
"Well, my uncle's mother is seventy this year. My aunt and uncle plan to make the birthday party bigger and invite many people."
"Well, let's go."
Yanyang nodded.
Afterwards, the couple went to bed one after another to wash up.
Yan Yang was still a little uncomfortable with it a few times, because it had been a long time since she had seen him. The two had been married for more than six years, and the end of this month would be the seventh year. But in these seven years...he had been there almost half of the time. In office.
Of course, when he went to any place, she was supposed to go with him, but it was a cold winter that year. Although it was already mid-spring in February, there was another unfavorable spring cold. The cold was so fierce that Ji An fell ill. She was still very ill, and the child's condition was not suitable for the long journey. In the end, she stayed in Beijing and he went to his post alone.
After he left, Ji'an was ill on and off for almost a month. After that, Ji'an recovered from his illness and his body and bones finally became strong. She thought that it was not the same thing that she and his husband had not seen each other for such a long time, so she told her mother that she wanted to Go south to find him.
Her mother was a little worried. She was worried that Ji'an would be acclimated to the climate on the way south, and her newly recuperated body and bones would become weak again, so she told her not to rush. When the weather got warmer, it wouldn't be too late for Ji'an to recuperate before leaving.
But later on, she found out that she was pregnant. During the pregnancy, she had some severe reactions, and she was not suitable for traveling far. The matter of going south was delayed again and again. After that, she gave birth to Shaoshu, and the baby was a small ball. He was afraid that something might happen to her on the way, so he didn't go south immediately. He planned to wait until she was older.
This was until he was summoned by His Majesty to report to Beijing in the past few days.
Now, she has long since lost her original intention of going south to find him. At first, she really thought that it would be difficult for the couple to get along in such a long distance, but now... she has lost her mind and thought that there is nothing wrong with it. She was in Beijing and he was in his hometown, and neither of them was missing a piece of flesh.
As for the love between husband and wife... Thinking of this word again, Yan Yang felt a little unfamiliar.
Once upon a time, it seemed that I had palpitations.
Yanyang thought about it, then smiled and put it behind her.
At this time, I heard a soft sound from far away, and my mother-in-law ran in the door with her body shaking.
In front of her, a little carrot head who was much taller than her ran in first. The carrot head went straight to Qi Changyan, shouting "Daddy, Daddy."
Qi Changyan hummed and picked him up.
Xiao Ji'an's face flushed with joy, and he leaned close to him. He hadn't seen his father for a long time!
The little faces were rubbed together, and the eyes were bright.
Yanyang smiled.
When I was laughing, I suddenly felt a weight on my leg, and a baby hid behind me.
Looking down, he saw that Shaoshu had shrunk to her legs with his round eyes. He was holding one of her legs and looking at Qi Changyan curiously and eagerly.
One day after he came back, Shaoshu was told repeatedly by people in the house that he already knew that the man who suddenly appeared next to A Niang was her father.
Father—this was the first time she saw this word that she had only heard mentioned occasionally in her ears since she was a child.
She used to think that she only had A Niang, and she also thought that only her brother had a father, but she did not. Because she heard her brother talk about daddy several times, and sometimes he would hold hands with her and talk about how tall his father was and how he played with him in his arms.
But she hasn't seen it.
But it doesn't matter if you haven't seen her before. Shaoshu doesn't recognize her as a child. After learning that she had a father yesterday, the word "daddy" was always mentioned in her mouth.
But after hanging up, he still habitually hides at A Niang's place when he sees people, only looking at Qi Changyan quietly.
She felt like he was a strange uncle.
With his big eyes widened, Shaoshu looked at her and grabbed her clothes, asking her to hug her.
Yan Yang also knew that her daughter might still be a little unaccustomed to him. After all, she had not seen Qi Changyan since she was born, so how could she suddenly become so close to him.
He picked her up and smiled, "Have you washed up yet?"
Shaoshu nodded obediently, "Wash it, mama, wash it."
"Well, let's have dinner."
After eating and staying in the room for a while, Qi Changyan went to the study again.
Shaoshu held her little head high and stood by the door frame watching the man called daddy walk away. As she watched, she lowered her head and touched the back of her little hand with its dimples. Daddy just squeezed her hand and hugged her to teach her how to read.
Suddenly, her little face smiled, and she ran to her brother with her little feet, asking her to teach her how to read. He knew a lot of words.
Although she didn't even remember what Qi Changyan taught her just now.
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An hour and a half later, Yanyang asked Mammy to go to the study and tell the boy next to Qi Changyan that it was time to go to her aunt's house for a banquet. If she was late, don't be late.
