Chapter 438: Chapter 438

On the way back, Li Shan couldn’t help but exclaim, "Your grandma is truly a remarkable person."

At first, when he and Jiang Kechu blocked her, she initially threatened them haughtily, screaming "Kidnap!" After Jiang Kechu took the child, seeing Wan Chu’er, she acted all high and mighty, lecturing assertively. When the police caught her, she immediately dropped her noble lady act and sat on the ground, slapping her thighs dramatically.

She’s incredibly tough, Li Shan thought with relief: Thankfully, she’s not my grandma, or I’d go insane.

Wan Chu’er huffed, "She’s not my grandma."

Li Shan raised an eyebrow, thinking he must reenact this for Xiao Yu to cheer her up, and as he thought about it, a question suddenly occurred to him, so he asked:

"Why did that old lady take Xiao Ya away?"

Seeing Xiao Ya cry so heartbreakingly had really pained him.

Wan Chu’er sighed and said, "They failed in their original plan against me, so they targeted the child, hoping to coerce the emperor by capturing his ministers."

She gently patted Chuanqi in her arms, who, after such a scare, had fallen asleep, though it was far from a soothing sleep as he occasionally shuddered.

After returning to the compound, they found Little Hunter dozing off bit by bit in Mrs. Jiang’s arms, with Jiang Xiaoxiao sitting nearby with concern.

As soon as Mrs. Jiang saw them, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiao Zhuo was constantly worried about his sister, forcing himself to stay awake. As soon as he’s put down, he wakes up crying. Now it’s fine, his sister is back, and the two little treasures can finally sleep well together."

Father Jiang also said, "It’s good you’re back."

Wan Chu’er felt a bit apologetic and said to Father Jiang and Mrs. Jiang, "Mom, Dad, I’m sorry to have worried you."

"Why talk such nonsense, child," Mrs. Jiang handed Little Hunter over to her and said, "Hurry up and go wash up for bed, it’s getting late." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel•fire.net

Held by his mother, Little Hunter was about to cry, but when he suddenly smelled his mother’s scent, he immediately calmed down.

Wan Chu’er softly said, "Sister’s back." Hearing this, Little Hunter seemed to understand and fell into a deep sleep.

Jiang Kechu told his parents, "We’re heading upstairs," and he took Wan Chu’er and their children up.

After placing the two children in the room, Jiang Kechu was about to fetch some warm water to wipe the children down when Jiang Xiaoxiao gently knocked on the door with a basin.

"Bro, sis-in-law, I brought some water. Help Xiao Ya and Xiao Zhuo clean up a bit."

Wan Chu’er took the basin, "Thank you, Xiaoxiao."

"Don’t be so formal with me, just tell me if you need help. Do you want me to put the kids to sleep tonight?" She knew that usually, the children were looked after by the nanny at night.

"No need. Tonight, your brother and I will stay with them," Wan Chu’er was worried that the little ones might not sleep well tonight.

"Alright then, I’ll leave first," Jiang Xiaoxiao, not wanting to be in the way, left with a smile.

After cleaning the kids’ hands, faces, and feet, the couple took turns quickly freshening up in the bathroom.

When it was time for bed, Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu put the children between them, and as the two of them lay down, the little ones instinctively snuggled up to them.

Wan Chu’er whispered, "I was so scared today, we almost lost Xiao Ya."

Jiang Kechu reached out to hold her hand, comforting her, "No, Xiao Ya won’t get lost, you did well today."

"When are you heading back to the Northwest? This time, let’s go with you."

Wan Chu’er changed the topic. She didn’t want to stay in Beijing anymore. There were too many things happening here, and unexpected events always occurred. She could no longer bear these accidents happening to Chuanqi and Hunter.

Jiang Kechu said, "Okay, the purpose of my return this time is firstly to celebrate the birthdays of the two little ones, and secondly to take you all with me. However, the conditions with the troops there are somewhat poor, and we can’t bring a nanny. I will often not be by your side. Can you handle the two of them by yourself?"

He was a soldier, and his unit was a Special Soldier unit, often going out for training and such, so it was common for him not to be home for days on end. Wan Chu’er was well aware of this.

She said, "As long as I’m closer to you, it’s better than not seeing you even once a year. The little ones can walk now, and they can also say some simple words. I think I can take care of them."

Jiang Kechu said, "Good, let’s prepare tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we’ll all go to the Northwest. Once there, I’ll have other military families help you."

"Alright, go to sleep."

That night, the two children slept very peacefully, but Wan Chu’er had one nightmare after another.

She dreamt that Little Zhuanqi had disappeared, and then found that Little Hunter had disappeared too, leaving her panicked and running desperately in endless darkness, trying to find her babies, but to no avail.

As she ran, she suddenly thought, it seemed as though she had aborted the children when she was pregnant, so where did these children come from?

Thinking that her children had just disappeared like that, Wan Chu’er couldn’t help but feel heartbroken and started to cry bitterly.

Jiang Kechu, always alert in his sleep, suddenly heard movement beside him and immediately woke up.

In the darkness, he saw Wan Chu’er with her eyes tightly closed, sweating profusely, tears streaming down her face, muttering his name. It was clear she was having a nightmare.

He quickly took a pillow to block his side, moved Zhuanqi, who was sleeping next to Wan Chu’er, to his own spot, and then moved to lie behind Wan Chu’er on the bed, holding her tightly.

"There, there, don’t be afraid, I’m here."

"I and the kids are all with you."

"Don’t be scared, don’t be scared."

With Jiang Kechu’s soft reassurances, Wan Chu’er gradually calmed down and began to breathe more evenly.

The next morning, Wan Chu’er woke up to the babbling voices of the two children, little hands exploring her face—patting her cheeks, grabbing her nose, pulling her ears. Without a doubt, it had to be Little Zhuanqi; Little Hunter was much more steady than his sister.

Wan Chu’er opened her eyes and saw Zhuanqi’s bright little eyes. Mother and daughter stared at each other for a while before Zhuanqi giggled.

Hunter turned his head too; seeing his mom awake, he flipped over and crawled towards Wan Chu’er, snuggling comfortably into her embrace.

Not to be outdone, Zhuanqi quickly climbed onto her mom as well, finally settling her head on her mom’s shoulder happily and started playing a hand game with her brother.

The mother and children were having fun, when Jiang Kechu came in with a wash basin.

"Awake yet?" He glanced at Wan Chu’er, and seeing her serene and calm, he knew she was alright.

The couple hurriedly washed the hands and faces of the little ones.

After breakfast, Mrs. Jiang played with the two treasures, Jiang Xiaoxiao went to find Xiao Bai, Jiang Kechu and Father Jiang went to the study to talk, and Wan Chu’er phoned Old Sir Zhong to talk about the events of the previous night.