Jiang Xuan took a milk candy out of her pocket, unwrapped it, and said softly, "Ah, open your mouth."

Lu Fanxing looked at her without making any move.

Jiang Xuan put the candy in her mouth, smacked her lips a few times, and said, "It's so sweet, so delicious. Baby, don't you really want to try some?"

Lu Fanxing looked at her again and slowly opened her small mouth.

Jiang Xuan fed him the milk candy, "Is it sweet?"

Lu Fanxing nodded.

Lu Diandian couldn't help but snort and said arrogantly, "What's so great about just one candy? Anyway, Dad will buy me one for Chinese New Year."

*

In the kitchen.

While cooking, Wang Yingqiu looked out the window and saw Jiang Xuan pick up Lu Fanxing. She snorted and thought to herself: This guy is good at pretending. But pretending to be kind for a while is nothing. You better be able to pretend for a lifetime!

She ladled the tomato and egg mixture into a plate, feeling extremely annoyed.

What kind of life does she have!

While others who marry military officers enjoy a life of luxury, she ends up working as a nanny for their entire family.

You can say that serving your husband and father-in-law is one thing, but now you also have to serve Lu Diandian and Lu Fanxing, these two ancestors.

Lu Shengye has always disliked her, always feeling that she stole his father away, while she thought he was a very virtuous person.

As a result, when a mission was assigned, they even came up with something as outrageous as an illegitimate child.

At first, they thought it was the orphan of a comrade or friend, but to their surprise, Lu Shengye said it was his.

They even have the nerve to admit it!

Wang Yingqiu was throwing things around; these two little devils were really hard to please. They wouldn't eat this or that, picking and choosing, making her think twice before cooking a meal.

After only a month of service, she felt like a layer of her skin had been rubbed off.

She used to help out at a private restaurant in Gu Ning, and her cooking skills were quite good. These two ancestors have both affected her performance.

She gets annoyed just thinking about it.

However, her annoyance wouldn't last long; soon, someone would take her place.

Wang Yingqiu peeked out the window. Jiang Xuan and the others had already gone into the main room. She touched her belly and smiled smugly.

Lu Peian walked in, looked at the three dishes on the cutting board: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried shredded pork with garlic sprouts, and braised pork with potatoes, and said, "We have guests at home, let's add two more dishes."

Wang Yingqiu was angry inside, but she spoke softly on the surface, "You don't need to tell me. I was planning to cook the ribs and braised pork I bought yesterday. If you're tired, go and rest. I'll call you when the food is ready."

Lu Pei'an patted the back of her hand, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's alright, you should go and get some rest."

Lu Pei'an nodded.

Wang Yingqiu deftly took out the ribs and threw them into the basin to wash them. "By the way, Pei'an, there are some things I know you don't like to hear, but I still want to say them."

"you say."

“I was just thinking that a person’s life is only a few short decades. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If you think too much about your children, they may not appreciate it.”

“I think that girl is a good person. Since it was arranged by Dad and his comrade-in-arms years ago, and Ono agreed, you shouldn’t object. Otherwise, you’ll only upset Dad.”

Lu Pei'an said in a muffled voice, "I'm not an unreasonable person, but marriage is a serious matter and cannot be taken lightly. It's true that Uncle Jiang and Dad are comrades-in-arms, but we know nothing about the rest of the Jiang family. Are we just going to let Xiao Ye get married in such a muddled way?"

"Don't worry, the person Dad has chosen should be good."

*

In the main house.

Jiang Xuan was helping Lu Fanxing with her homework, Lu Diandian was playing with toy cars, and Lu Shengye was sitting at the table with his grandfather.

The grandfather and grandson chatted.

Lu Shengye would occasionally glance at Jiang Xuan and the others.

The kindergarten assigned a craft project today, asking students to draw a bird, color it, and cut it out.

Lu Fanxing studies painting at the Children's Palace and has good painting skills. She drew a chubby and cute little bird, but when coloring, because of her poor pen control, she would accidentally color outside the lines.

"Auntie, the tail, is this color okay for the tail?" Lu Fanxing asked, pulling out a blue colored pencil.

Jiang Xuan nodded, "Okay."

Lu Diandian laughed heartily, "Little sister, you're so silly! Where have you ever seen a bird with a blue tail?"

Lu Fanxing blinked her big eyes a few times, "What color should the tail be?"

"If it's a sparrow, crow, or cuckoo, then paint it black. If it's a pigeon, then paint it white or gray. And for a woodpecker, I think it's brown."

Lu ran over, picked up the little bird, and examined it carefully. "Your bird has pointed wings and a long tail, so it looks a bit like a sparrow. Let's go with black."

"But I don't want to wear black."

Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "You can paint it whatever color you want."

Lu Diandian argued, "Don't talk nonsense. The teacher said that you have to observe carefully before you draw so that you can draw realistically. Have you ever seen a bird with a blue tail?"

There must be blue birds. In her previous life, Jiang Xuan had seen one in a zoo in the south. However, in this era, in the north, she couldn't be sure if that kind of bird existed.

However, in her view, painting does not necessarily have to be realistic; it can also be imaginative.

A five-year-old child is at the age where this ability is developing, and she didn't want to stifle the child's imagination.

“My dear children, drawing is a wonderful activity. It’s a way for us to express our imagination and creativity.”

“In real life, sparrows do have black tails, but in your paintings, sparrows can have any color tail because this is a world you created yourself.”

She continued, "Look, this is your canvas, your own little world."

"Here, the sparrow's tail can be blue, green, or even rainbow-colored."

"The important thing is that you can freely express your thoughts when you are drawing, and that is the beauty of drawing."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fanxing became happy. She picked up a blue colored pen and resolutely colored it on the tail.

Lu Diandian was completely stunned.

His little mouth opened wide, "But, but is it wrong to draw it black?"

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Dian Dian, you're right. Drawing in black does make the bird look more realistic. But remember, baby, drawing is an art. Art has no rules. It allows us to break out of the mold and create new possibilities."

Lu Rongde clapped his hands and looked at Jiang Xuan with affection. "Xuanxuan said it so well. There are no rules in art. If only teachers today had half of Xuanxuan's awareness."

Lu Shengye also looked at Jiang Xuan, his eyes overflowing with tenderness.

These words were overheard by Lu Peian, who was walking to the door.

He had always thought the girl was just an illiterate woman from the countryside who had never been to school, and he never imagined that she not only knew how to read but also understood art.

He had originally planned to go in, but after thinking about it, he turned around and left.