Before Tian ran into the backyard, she saw Ma Fuquan coming towards her. He had Ma Xiaolu on his neck, Ma Xiaobing in his arms, and Ma Xiaomi and Ma Xiaodou following on his left and right.

When he saw Tian, ​​he froze.

Tian was also stunned.

When their eyes met, tears welled up in Tian's eyes. She couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears. She turned sideways and ran past Ma Fuquan towards the guest room.

"Hurry, carry Xiaolu down." Ma Fuquan shouted, leaning his shoulder towards Xiaomi. Xiaomi carried Xiaolu down, and Ma Xiaobing also struggled to get down from Ma Fuquan's arms. The brothers ran towards the guest room.

"Stop right there!" Ma Fuquan shouted at them, waving his hand. "Go have your fun. What's your business? Get out of here!"

He strode towards the guest room with his arms flexed.

Tian lay on the bed and cried silently. Ma Fuquan closed the door and walked over and sat down beside the bed. Before he could put his hand on Tian's back, Tian turned around and threw herself into his arms.

The room was silent.

Ma Fuquan hugged Tian tightly, and a large area of ​​his shirt was soaked with tears. Tian bit her lips and refused to make a sound, only crying with her shoulders heaving.

After a while, her emotions gradually calmed down, and Ma Fuquan used his calloused fingertips to gently wipe the tears from her face. It would have been fine if he hadn't wiped them away, but once he did, the tears overflowed like a stream, flowing non-stop.

Tian let go of his hand, turned sideways, pulled out the handkerchief tucked around her waist, wiped her face twice, buried her head in the handkerchief and cried silently again.

Ma Fuquan placed his hands on her shoulders, looked up with wide eyes, flared his nostrils, took a deep breath, and then gently pressed her shoulder, saying in a hoarse voice, "You know everything."

"What do you know?" Tian wiped her tears with a handkerchief and tilted her head to look at him. "I only know that as long as you are here, you are my man and the father of my children! When you go there one day, you don't have to worry about us mothers."

"Xiaomai is grown up, and Qiaofeng is capable. I will let them start their own families in the future, and I won't have to worry too much about them. As for the other four, Xiaomi won't require me to worry too much. He can even help me manage the three younger ones, and the only ones I have to worry about are the three little ones. Don't worry, with their aunt and uncle helping us, life won't be difficult, and Xiaomai won't neglect us mothers either."

Wiping away her tears, she grasped Ma Fuquan's shirt with both hands, looked up at him and said, "You've really let her and her mother down. Treat them well when you go back. I'm not smart, but I know I was just telling you in vain. When I was pregnant with Xiaolu, you were longing for a daughter. I thought you only wanted a daughter after you had three sons. Now I know you've regretted it a long time ago and are thinking about her and her mother. Don't worry that I'll be jealous. Treat them well when you go back, and just don't forget us mothers."

"I can't forget. How could I forget?" Ma Fuquan hugged her and whispered in her ear, "If I really go back, I will keep you and your mother in my heart and never forget you. You and she may have the same face, but I know you are you and she is her. You have similarities and differences in your personalities. You are more outgoing than she is."

"Then, in your heart, who of us is more important?" Tian didn't want to ask this. Her parents were kind people, and so was she. Otherwise, she would not have taken the initiative to help Jian Xiu'gu in the past.

But because I cared about the person in front of me, I couldn't help but ask.

"Forget it, you don't have to tell me, I know what I feel in my heart. I won't lie to you, it's all real. Even if you treated me like her at first, you treated me well, just as a way to make up for her on the other side and make yourself feel better. But later I found out that you were really good to me, to Tian Guizhi, and that's enough. I'm content in this life!"

Ma Fuquan tightened his arms and rubbed his chin against her forehead. Although he didn't say a word, Tian knew that what he said was right. This man had her in his heart and he couldn't forget her or their baby.

"I have beaten Xiaomai and Xiaodou. Do you hate me?" Ma Fuquan asked her in a hoarse voice.

"They are your children too. If they are disobedient and do something naughty, how can a father not beat them? Didn't Xiaolu get beaten too?"

"It's good that you think this way. Although I love Xiaolu and Xiaobing more, I also treat Xiaomai and the other three as my own sons. Even if I leave, I will make arrangements for your future life. With Jian Ning here, she will always help you. When we return to Beijing, we will call Xiaomai and Qiaofeng back and arrange their marriages."

"Sister Jian's original surname was also Jian, so was she called Jian Ning?"

"Yes, she's a special police officer under my command, and also a military doctor. Your husband was no bad guy in the past, managing over a hundred people, and all of his team members were very capable. Jian Ning isn't the best, but she's quite well-rounded, with good skills in all areas. Her grappling and fighting skills were all taught to her by your husband, me."

Tian listened with longing, "Sister Jian said she died saving you, so is she..."

"You can't say that! I'm her captain and her comrade. It's normal for comrades to cover and rescue each other. If it were any other teammate, she would also step forward without hesitation. Not only would she do that, but me and the other special police officers on the team would also step forward when we see a comrade in danger! That's the instinct of a professional soldier. When you're in danger, there's no time for you to think or hesitate, understand?"

Of course, Tian, ​​an ordinary peasant woman, didn't understand or comprehend it. She was unwilling to sacrifice her life to save others, but if it was her relatives, especially her husband and her child, she would do it without hesitation.

But the special police in the same team, in her opinion, were probably people from the same government office. Although they knew each other and worked together, they were not related after all. Even if they were related, it would depend on the extent of the relationship, right?

Seeing that she didn't seem to understand, Ma Fuquan smiled and asked her, "You and Jian Ning are good sisters, right? If she or her children were in danger, would you stand up for them if you saw them?"

"Will I die if I hold on?"

Ma Fuquan laughed again and rubbed her head. "You won't think about it. With your personality, if something like that really happened, you wouldn't think about it at all. You would instinctively stand up."

Tian glared at him, but after thinking it over seriously, she shook her head: "Before I get into this situation, I really can't say I can do it. I'll only know if I get into this situation."

"How could I let you know if I had it? You would have died a long time ago."

"You are..." She stopped talking halfway and clapped his hands on the shoulder. "Be good and stop talking nonsense."

Ma Fuquan grabbed her hand, put it on his mouth and kissed it. Her face flushed, "You are so frivolous!"

"Haha, let's get serious." Ma Fuquan said with a smile, "After Xiaomai and the others get married, don't let them set up their own business for the time being. I'll discuss with Jian Ning tonight and see if we can let Qiaofeng open a clinic in the capital. That way, Qiaofeng can help you with the housework. What do you think?"