The rickshaw quickly stopped in front of the pastry shop.

"We're back."

Seeing the two dumbfounded people, Ye Yun chuckled and patted Xiao Hai's shoulder in her arms, telling him to get down first.

Xiao Hai was very obedient; he obediently climbed down the crossbow and stood beside her waiting.

Qin Zheng also got out of the car.

First, Ye Yun had Qin Zheng take the persimmons from the sidecar. Then, she carefully got out of the car and said with a smile to the two petrified men by the roadside, "These are persimmons that Aunt Qin Zheng brought from her hometown. Try them."

Gu Jin: "..."

Tian Xiaohui: "..."

The important thing now is not the rice or the persimmon, but whether the child in front of you is good or not.

"Sister-in-law, did you give birth to Nezha? He was this big from birth!" Tian Xiaohui looked at Xiaohai with a questioning gaze, then suddenly looked at Ye Yun and quickly shook her head. "No, no, Nezha takes three years to conceive. You've only been married to my brother Qin Zheng for a short time!"

Gu Jin was also speechless.

However, he remained much calmer, blinked, and asked Qin Zheng, "This child is so big, is he your illegitimate child?"

Qin Zheng's eyes widened instantly.

"No way? Really?" Gu Jin covered her mouth in surprise before he could reply, and a smug look rose in her eyes as she looked at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun chuckled.

Qin Zheng opened his mouth and cursed, "You illegitimate child! You have a hundred illegitimate children outside!"

"Tsk, you're still angry." Gu Jin chuckled. "If I had a hundred illegitimate children, at least half of them would be with you."

"Shut up." Qin Zheng carried persimmons in one hand and helped Ye Yun into the shop with the other. As he passed Gu Jin, he gave him a cold glance. "Sometimes I don't understand why I would go back to the city just because you kept calling and urging me. Was it to turn you from a person into a box?"

The smile vanished from Gu Jin's eyes. "Aren't you being a bit too serious by saying that again?"

"But I really want to turn you into a box."

"That won't do. We're all sworn brothers. We don't ask to be born on the same day of the same month, but we ask to die on the same day of the same month. If I die, you won't fare much better, will you?" Gu Jin shrugged, still smiling as if he wanted to stir up trouble.

Qin Zheng was utterly speechless.

Ignoring Gu Jin, he took Ye Yun's hand and led her inside, leaving her behind.

Ye Yun was still holding Xiao Hai's hand.

The child, arriving in an unfamiliar environment for the first time, couldn't hide the deep anxiety in his eyes, his face filled with bewilderment. As soon as Ye Yun got out of the car, he grabbed her hand tightly, following her closely as if afraid of losing her.

Silent and quiet.

However, his calm expression was shattered by the scene before him once he entered the shop.

Several six- or seven-year-old children were hunched over the table, eating pastries and discussing something with great interest while holding their workbooks.

"6 + 7 clearly equals 13!"

"No, no, it's 10!"

"You're talking nonsense! It's 13! My brother taught me that, you can count on your fingers if you don't believe me!"

"I counted, but I only have 10 fingers!"

"Idiot, that's because you only have 10 fingers!"

"Then what should we do?"

"Idiot, count your toes too!"

"..."

The child whose score was 10 looked down at his shoes with a troubled expression, his brows furrowed. Was he supposed to take off his shoes right there and count his toes?

No, no, no, he'd rather not be able to count them.

"Come on, I'll take you to your place." The gentle voice in his ear brought Xiao Hai back to his senses.

Ye Yun had already noticed Xiao Hai's gaze as he looked at the elementary school students, and she could see the envy in his eyes. She gently squeezed his little hand and gave him an approving look.

"You can do that too in the future."

Yeah?

Xiao Hai looked up at Ye Yun, a glimmer of hope gradually igniting in his eyes.

Qin Zheng had already looked at Gu Jin, who had followed him.

"This child will sleep with you from now on."

"What?" Gu Jin stumbled and fell, staring at him in astonishment. "Are you out of your mind, Qin Zheng? I'm a young, unmarried man, and you want me to put a child to sleep?"

"Who told you not to have a wife? Other men with wives are sleeping with their wives, but you're all alone, who will take care of the kids if you don't take care of them?"

"You, you, you..." Gu Jin gritted her teeth in anger, "Qin Zheng, don't go too far. Why didn't you let Tian Xiaohui come? I heard that Tian Xiaohui takes care of her nephew and niece at home and loves taking care of children the most."

"Pah! You dog, I just escaped the wolf's den and you want to throw me into the tiger's lair again."

Tian Xiaohui also stood with her hands on her hips.

Why should she take care of the child again?!

Gu Jin wasn't afraid of her and shouted, "We're all single, you have experience, you go first!"

"Get lost, or I'll slap you across the face!"

Gu Jin, “…”

If you don't want to bring it, then don't bring it; don't be so fierce.

"It's not appropriate; there's a difference between boys and girls," Qin Zheng explained, showing him the little boy, Xiao Hai.

Gu Jin pursed her lips, "Anyway, he's just a kid. Tian Xiaohui takes care of her nephew at home, so her nephew is pretty much like a child, right?"

"That's his own nephew."

Hearing their argument, Ye Yun couldn't help but turn around and say something.

"..."

Gu Jin had nothing to say.

"Alright, alright, I'll let him sleep here, okay?" He went up and took Xiao Hai's hand. "Kid, you'll be sleeping in the same room with me from now on. Let me tell you, I have a bad temper, so you can't wet the bed."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hai shrank back.

With a wary look in his eyes, he ruthlessly dodged Gu Jin's outstretched hand.

Gu Jin froze for a second, then immediately pointed at Xiao Hai with schadenfreude and said, "You two, look! This kid isn't close to me at all, what's the point of me taking him along, hahaha!"

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!