Chapter 368: Chapter 368
Mrs. Jiang in the car up front was completely unaware that Jiang Lirong had been thrown out by her son halfway. All the way, she kept looking at this and that, like precious treasures, wishing she could hold them in her arms and never let go.
These two children are truly beautiful, the more she looked, the more she felt they would surely grow into extraordinary individuals.
"Oh my, look quickly, this little darling is pouting. See, so young and already knows how to ask for food."
"My cute little Jiaojiao, you are so pretty, you will definitely be a beauty just like your mom when you grow up. Look at these little eyes and eyebrows, I haven’t seen anyone better looking than our little Jiaojiao."
Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."
Even if they are our own children, no need for such exaggeration.
Li Shan almost stepped on the brakes wrongly and complained in his heart. Aren’t they just a couple of wrinkled little tots, where are they that good-looking, how are they anything extraordinary?
The car soon drove to the old house, and Wan Chu’er’s emotions surged, feeling somewhat nervous about the return.
Grandpa must be anxious by now, she had left abruptly back then, and suddenly brought back two children. At that time, Grandpa had such high expectations for her, she wondered if Grandpa would be angry with her.
Li Shan took Wan Chuer’s luggage and walked ahead towards the old house’s gate. After walking a couple of steps, he stopped, looked back at Wan Chuer standing still, and said, "Don’t keep the old man waiting any longer."
It’s Mrs. Jiang’s first time here, and she found the old house imposing. She looked at Wan Chuer and her daughter, suggesting, "Let’s go in."
Wan Chuer took a deep breath and nodded with a smile, holding Zhuanqi in her arms, she walked into the old house.
Upon entering, she saw Old Sir Zhong sitting on a stone bench under the locust tree in the yard, looking at her with concern in his eyes.
Grandpa has truly aged, Wan Chuer felt a bit sour in her heart, Grandpa’s hair seemed even whiter.
"Grandpa, I’m back," said Wan Chuer.
Old Sir Zhong nodded and said, "It’s good to have you back."
Mrs. Jiang hurriedly carried the baby over to Old Sir Zhong and said with a smile, "Old Sir, quickly look at the child, this is Jiaojiao, she looks exactly like Xiao Chu."
Old Sir Zhong’s expression softened. Seeing the child, his face broke into a kindly smile, nodding repeatedly, "Good, good."
Seeing Grandpa’s smile, Wan Chu’er couldn’t help but smile too. She walked over and placed Hunter in Old Sir Zhong’s arms.
"Grandpa, this is Hunter, and the other one is Zhuanqi."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Mrs. Jiang blinked, confused, and asked, "What Hunter, Zhuanqi?" Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Kechu never told them the nicknames of the babies.
Old Sir Zhong also looked at Wan Chuer in confusion, and Wan Chuer giggled, "These are the names I gave the two babies, the daughter is Zhuanqi and the son is Hunter."
Mrs. Jiang looked down at the adorably pink baby, thinking about the two peculiar names, she looked incredulously at her daughter.
Jiang Xiaoxiao shrugged, indicating that it was indeed so.
Before Mrs. Jiang could say anything, the old man angrily said, "Nonsense! Don’t give unnecessary silly names." How could his great-grandchildren have such names?
Wan Chuer wasn’t in a hurry; instead, she smiled and said, "But the two babies like them." Then she raised her voice and shouted,
"Hunter, it’s time to eat."
So everyone watched as the two who had been quietly sitting little babies cried out with a "wah."
"This..." Mrs. Jiang was at a loss, these two names were really... beyond words. She thought the babies cried because they were dissatisfied with the names.
Watching the two little ones flailing and crying, Old Sir Zhong felt heartbroken, desperately trying to gently pat them but afraid of hurting them, looking up only to see Wan Chuer still laughing, he glared at her.
"Brat! See what you’ve done."
Wan Chuer stuck out her tongue and quickly had Jiang Xiaoxiao help her carry them inside to feed.
Her room remained the same, untouched. The books on the desk were still the ones she read before leaving, the evergreen on the windowsill was still green and lush, yet there wasn’t a speck of dust.
It showed someone often came to clean and ventilate, and Wan Chuer couldn’t help but smile.
"Sister-in-law, hurry up, Hunter and Zhuanqi are crying hard," Jiang Xiaoxiao interrupted her musings, urging her to feed quickly.
In the yard, upon finally hearing the grandchildren stop crying, Mrs. Jiang let out a sigh of relief, smiling and chatting with Old Sir Zhong about these two treasures. Although she hadn’t spent much time with them yet, she still had plenty of interesting anecdotes to share.
Old Sir Zhong listened warmly.
As they conversed, someone arrived in the yard.
Mrs. Zhu and Jiang Kechu came in one after another, Mrs. Zhu greeted Mrs. Jiang then said with a smile, "Chuer and the kids are back, right? I bought a lot of food and specially had someone slaughter a chicken to make soup for Chuer."
Old Sir Zhong nodded, indicating he understood.
After Mrs. Zhu went to the back kitchen, Mrs. Jiang suddenly remembered Aunt Jiang, and asked her son, "Where’s your aunt?"
Jiang Kechu replied without a change in his expression, "She just had something and went home." He didn’t specify who had something, leading Mrs. Jiang to misunderstand that Aunt Jiang had something going on, so she didn’t ask further.
After a while, Jiang Xiaoxiao came out quietly, then gently closed the door behind her.
Mrs. Jiang quickly whispered, "What’s the matter?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao moved a little further away before saying, "Chuer and the children have fallen asleep. Chuer didn’t rest well on the way, let her have a good sleep."
Mrs. Jiang felt a bit regretful, but rest was more important, so she said, "Then let the three of them rest well."
Thinking for a moment, Mrs. Jiang then went to Old Sir Zhong, and said with a smile, "Old Sir, Xiao Chu is back too. When do you think would be a good time for their wedding? Can you set a date?"
Old Sir Zhong thought for a moment, then slowly said, "A good date must be chosen."
This time, he decided to be dictatorial, he couldn’t let Wan Chuer do as she pleased any longer. Once a date was set, with both families prepared, she would just need to show up and go through the process.
Mrs. Jiang got the answer she wanted, smiling happily, not urging the old man, but saying, "Then we’ll head back first. When Xiao Chu wakes up, make sure she eats more, she looks thinner."
The old man nodded, "Hmm."
On the side, Li Shan once again looked to the sky, these people really speak with their eyes closed, clearly Wan Chuer had gained so much weight that she almost had a double chin.
Jiang Kechu, taking advantage of no one noticing, sneaked into Wan Chuer’s room, once again looked at his sleeping wife and Little Zhuanqi, then reluctantly said his farewell and left.