Yang Xu couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Shen Du also smiled.

Ye Zhao stepped out of the elevator, put Yuanbao on the ground, and looked at him as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Unexpectedly, Yuanbao took her hand and said, "It's okay, Mom. A little scare will make a naughty child better."

Ye Zhao: "..." Whose child is it anyway?

She always appears gentle and speaks quite normally in front of Yuanbao. Where did he learn that from? He's so sharp-tongued at such a young age.

...

On a bright autumn day in Shangyang, a gentle breeze blew, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard swayed in the wind, bringing with them a fragrant aroma. Ye Zhao sat on the small balcony on the second floor, brewed a pot of tea, and leisurely flipped through the book in his hands.

Inside the room, Yuanbao was curled up in the quilt on the large bed, fast asleep.

Ye Zhao and her son returned home in the morning. Yuanbao and Yan Xi had been playing around for a while before Yuanbao went to sleep yesterday, but he fell asleep as soon as he got home and finished eating. Ye Zhao didn't go to work on the new store; she stayed home to take care of him.

A gentle breeze stirred, the pages of the book turned slowly, and time gradually passed until the sun began to set. Finally, the little figure on the bed stirred, but Ye Zhao glanced at it without making any move.

Yuanbao squirmed on the bed for a while before finally getting up with his bottom sticking out. Ye Zhao looked at him with amusement and asked, "Are you awake?"

Yuanbao's eyes were slightly squinted, and his once fluffy and smooth hair was now a mess from sleeping. Hearing Ye Zhao speak, he turned to look at her and reacted for a while before saying, "Mommy, I slept for a very, very, very long time..."

His voice was a little hoarse, perhaps because he had slept for too long.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "If you don't get up now, it will be dark. Uncle Lin made braised pork with red bean paste today. Do you want some?"

When Yuanbao heard about eating braised pork belly, his eyes lit up, and he quickly rolled off the bed: "Meat, Mom, let's go now!"

As he spoke, he anxiously looked down for his slippers. Ye Zhao smiled, stepped forward to help him put on his clothes, and then took him to wash up.

By the time we finished getting ready and came out, the sun had already sunk to the horizon, and the entire Shangyang area was bathed in the afterglow, as if it had been filtered with gold, making everything look beautiful.

Yuanbao had a good sleep and was now full of energy and very active. He had already let go of Ye Zhao's hand and ran ahead.

Ye Zhao followed slowly behind with a faint smile on her face. Today she was wearing a white sleeveless dress with a beautiful drape and a pair of simple flats. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on her, as if it were gilding her with a layer of gold. She looked as if she was glowing.

She strolled leisurely down the street, watching the ancient city bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, appreciating the evening scenery. Little did she know that she herself had become part of the beautiful scenery in the eyes of some people.

Jiang Che was completely unaware of how long he had been lost in thought until he suddenly heard Jiang Ze's voice, which snapped him back to reality.

"Brother, I'm not kidding. Zhao Zhao is so wonderful and beautiful. Please marry her off to me and make her my sister-in-law..."

Hearing Jiang Ze's coquettish tone, Jiang Che frowned and said, "Can you please stop talking so disgustingly?"

Jiang Ze pursed his lips and said nothing more, walking straight ahead while calling out, "Zhao! Zhao Zhao! Zhao Zhao..."

He walked and shouted, waving to Ye Zhao who was not far away. Jiang Che frowned as he watched his exaggerated and pretentious waving, looking thoughtful.

"Aze?" Ye Zhao turned around in surprise and saw Jiang Ze running towards her with a happy expression, as well as Jiang Che not far behind Jiang Ze.

Their height and appearance were simply too outstanding; they always stood out in a crowd.

"When did you get back? Why didn't you say anything? I could have come to pick you up!" Jiang Ze asked as he walked up to her.

Ye Zhao nodded and smiled at Jiang Che behind him before saying, "I came back this morning. There are plenty of cars at the airport. Why bother picking me up?"

Jiang Ze curled his lip in displeasure: "How can that be the same?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fair-skinned little dumpling popped out from behind Ye Zhao, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Hello, Uncle! Are you also Mommy's friend?"

Jiang Ze twitched the corner of his mouth, looked up and around, and said, "Little friend, I don't know your mother."

Yuanbao frowned in confusion, looked up at Ye Zhao and asked, "Mom, isn't this uncle your friend?"

Ye Zhao patted his little round head and replied with a smile, "Yes." Jiang Ze, who was standing in front of her, looked back and forth between the mother and son, as if he was about to split open. He was speechless for a long time, his face full of disbelief.

Ye Zhao smiled and said to him, "This is my son, Yuanbao."

Jiang Che happened to walk up as well, and Yuanbao waved to him with a smile: "Hello, Uncle!"

Jiang Che smiled slightly at Yuan Bao: "Hello!"

Jiang Ze's eyes widened even more at that moment: "Wh...what's going on?"

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "What a coincidence! How about we go to my place for dinner? We can talk slowly."

She sent a message to Kobayashi and took the two of them to the Green Field.

As evening fell, tourists came and went in the courtyard, and the kitchen and front desk were bustling with activity. Ye Zhao invited the two of them to sit down inside and then went to help with the work.

Jiang Ze still hadn't reacted, his expression completely blank. He looked at Yuanbao not far away and asked again, "Is that really Chen Du's child?"

Jiang Che glanced at Yuanbao and said in a low voice, "What do you think? The only thing missing is that he looks exactly like him."

After a long while, Jiang Ze sighed and said, "Sigh, Zhao Zhao, why did you have to do this? We've been separated for so long, and yet..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Jiang Che already understood what he meant. The two sat in silence for a while before Jiang Ze got up and walked towards Yuanbao.

"Hey, little brat!" He walked over and squatted down next to Yuanbao.

Yuanbao turned to look at him, frowned, and said loudly, "Uncle, didn't your mother teach you manners? You can't call a child that, it's impolite."

Jiang Che: "..."

Jiang Ze: "...I have a question for you."

Yuanbao fiddled with the toy in her hand, glanced at him, and said, "Go ahead and ask."

Hey, this kid is definitely a stubborn one; we're just not compatible.

"You came back from City B today?"

Yuanbao nodded: "That's right."

Jiang Ze asked again, "Did you go to see your father?"

Yuanbao glanced at him again: "Yeah."

"Your father is not good."

Yuanbao put down the toy, looked up at him, and didn't say anything.

Jiang Ze thought he had taken his words to heart, and then said, "How about I get you a new dad? A handsome one!"

Yuanbao shook his head and said, "I don't think you can change it."

"Why can't I change it? I can change it."

Yuanbao's expression seemed somewhat speechless: "Uncle, I'm a child, not a fool."

Jiang Ze: "..." Are kids these days so hard to fool?