Seeing his son suddenly become angry, Qin Haotian laughed even more heartily:

"What else can we do? What if we grow old and become bedridden, and you don't even take care of us?"

These words did not quell Qin Ze's anger. Xiao Changge clearly saw his face grow redder and his voice grow louder:

"Don't take this kind of talk seriously!"

Qin Haotian shook his head, saying indifferently, "War is war, and everyone dies. Isn't dying on the battlefield normal? What's that saying again..."

"Life is about to end, but if one dies in a worthy place, what is there to regret?"

"Of course, if you all become successful in the future, maybe I won't have to keep fighting and can retire to my hometown."

After saying this, he first looked at his son, then at Zhang Ran and Zhang Zisheng, who were standing to the side. His gaze swept over Zhang Jian, then he turned to look at Jin Jiande, and finally turned and bent down to look directly at Xiao Changge.

"Right? Little Princess," he said with a smile.

His question left Xiao Changge speechless; she was still savoring the words, "Life is inevitable, but if one dies a worthy death, what more is there to regret?"

But only for a moment, and she readily agreed:

"Um!"

Qin Haotian laughed loudly and reached out to touch Xiao Changge's head, but in the end, his hand did not fall.

Little Changge leaned forward slightly and obediently peeked out.

So the hand that had stopped fell again and touched her head.

The shouts from the sidelines were out of place in this harmonious scene:

“Once I’m on the battlefield, you won’t have to fight so hard,” Qin Ze said with a stern face.

"Uncle Qin, don't worry. With your abilities, no one can touch you. Besides, I'm still here," Zhang Ran said with a light laugh.

Qin Haotian smiled and nodded: "Mm."

"You have done a good job in the military these past few years, and you will surely shine brightly in the future."

Zhang Ran chuckled and scratched his head.

"General Qin is a master of martial arts and a skilled commander. His Chiyan Army is invincible. With General Qin and the Chiyan Army at our side, our Great Gan will surely usher in a peaceful and prosperous era. General Qin's previous words were an overreaction, hehe." Jin Jiande, who had been silent all along, forced a slightly stiff smile and bowed as he spoke.

Qin Haotian laughed loudly: "That would be excellent!"

"Just pretend I never said that, haha."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ze rolled his eyes at his father: "I think you're quite disheartened and have a negative attitude. If you can't take it anymore, you might as well retire and go back to your hometown as soon as possible."

Qin Haotian was amused by this, "Then you'll take over?"

"Can it work even if he hasn't grown a beard yet?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ze shook his head and said rather helplessly, "Just wait, it won't take several years."

"I'm tired, I'm going back." With that, he said no more and turned to leave.

Seeing Qin Ze leave, Xiao Changge tugged at Qin Haotian's sleeve.

Qin Haotian looked down and saw those seemingly expressive eyes, and understood what she wanted to say. So he smiled and said, "It's nothing. That's just how this kid is. That's how my son and I usually talk."

"Tomorrow morning, I'll make sure he's all smiles again, hehe."

Xiao Changge then nodded in agreement. Qin Haotian looked at the others and said, "Alright, it's getting late. Old Zhang just sent someone to ask, so you should all go back now."

"Alright, we'll head back now, Uncle Qin. I'll come find you another day." Zhang Ran cupped his hands in greeting and left with his younger siblings.

Jin Jiande stood there, seeing that his sister had no intention of leaving, but he couldn't very well leave alone. However, he didn't have anything to talk to Qin Haotian about, since his father was quite wary of Qin Haotian and had strictly forbidden him from associating with him.

If I hadn't seen my sister looking so down today, and if I hadn't had a few too many drinks, I wouldn't have impulsively brought her to the Qin residence.

But this didn't stump him. He immediately clutched his stomach and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts."

"General Qin, I'm afraid I'll have to borrow your outhouse." As he spoke, he looked at his younger sister, Xiao Changge, who didn't say anything but rolled her eyes in disgust.

Qin Haotian, who was standing nearby, waved his hand and said, "Someone, take the Second Prince over there."

Jin Jiande hurriedly followed the servant away. He wasn't worried that anything would happen if his sister was left alone with Qin Haotian. In any case, a man like him would never have any ill intentions towards a young girl like his sister.

With his departure, only Xiao Changge and Qin Haotian remained on the field.

As soon as he left, Qin Haotian plopped down on the grass, rubbing his head and laughing:

"They made me drink a lot of alcohol at noon, and I'm still feeling dizzy. Please don't mind, Princess. Just tell me what you want to tell me."

Following suit, Xiao Changge sat down on the grass with an air of nonchalance. She turned to look at Qin Haotian, who was rubbing his eyes. His hair and beard were slightly damp, and his collar was also wet. Remembering what Madam Qin had said earlier, Xiao Changge couldn't help but chuckle:

"Were you woken up by the lady splashing water on you?"

"Huh? Yeah, I was a heavy sleeper. When I woke up, she said she had to splash several buckets of cold water on me to wake me up, hahaha."

"I was a little annoyed at first, but she said a clever and lovely little girl had come and wanted to see me," Qin Haotian said with a smile.

A blush crept onto Xiao Changge's face as she whispered, "You're not angry anymore, are you?"

"No, I'm even angrier."

Xiao Changge was taken aback, but Qin Haotian continued, "If everyone comes to see me for no reason, wouldn't I have to stay in the manor all day long to see people? What would I become then, a rare and exotic animal for people to see?"

Xiao Changge chuckled at these words. She rested her chin on her hand and looked at Qin Haotian, saying, "But you don't seem angry at all."

"The lady said that the person who came was no ordinary person, but the prince's daughter, the Princess of Daqian. I thought to myself, this is terrible. The princess herself came to my residence to summon me, but I was sleeping like a dead pig. Wouldn't that be disrespectful to the princess? So I quickly got up."

"Oh, no wonder you're not annoyed at all." Xiao Changge smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons.

Qin Haotian suddenly stopped smiling and said with a straight face, "I'm annoyed!"

"Huh?" Xiao Changge didn't expect him to say that.

"I'm annoyed that Madam should have woken me up earlier. How could she have kept the young princess waiting for so long?" He suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha." Xiao Changge laughed heartily; she had never been so happy at home.

Amid the laughter, Qin Haotian said again, "The young princess is coming to see me tonight, I think it must be something important."

“I have never been to the Prince’s residence, and I rarely have private conversations with the Prince. Tonight, with you two siblings here, I can have a chat with you. However, your brother seems a bit shy, unlike you, little girl, who is not afraid of strangers.” He looked at Xiao Changge.

“You are a great hero, a good person, of course I’m not afraid,” Xiao Changge said with a smile, tilting her head.