Excuse me...

That sound...?

Even Ye's mother, who had already decided not to get involved in her daughter and grandson's argument and was about to close the door and go to sleep, widened her eyes in surprise:

"It's...it's Xiao Dan?" he exclaimed in disbelief.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanying nodded slightly, while the little dumpling excitedly ran to the door to open it.

"Dad, Dad, is that you? Have you come back?" she asked in a series of questions.

Outside the door.

Gao Dan actually arrived a few minutes early. After gesturing to the guards in the courtyard, he stood outside the door with interest, listening to the conversation between the mother and son inside.

Well, that little glutinous rice ball probably never dreamed of this, right?

He wanted to complain to his dad, but actually, his dad was outside listening to the whole thing!

Forehead.....

But right now, the unsuspecting little guy is huffing and puffing as he tries to open the door.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't pull the latch off the door.

"Mommy~"

Left with no other option, I had to ask my mother for help.

"What do you want?"

The little boy loosened his grip on the bolt that he couldn't move and said to Ye Wanying, "Mommy, Daddy's back!"

"I know, so what?"

Clearly, they've started teasing the child again.

Tuanzi pouted, bit her lip, and wondered to herself: What's next?

Dad's home, of course we should open the door and let him in!

How come Mom doesn't even know this?

Is Mom too stupid?

Hmm... No, no, you can't say Mom is stupid, that would hurt Mom's little heart.

He thought of several sets of words in his little brain before finally deciding on one:

"Mommy, can you open the door for Tuanzi?"

Ye Wanying chuckled. Did she really think she hadn't noticed the little struggle in this guy's eyes?

But never mind, let the man outside the door come in first.

"OK," he said to the little figure in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the little guy happily said "yes" several times, then quickly went around to the door and looked at Ye Wanying with expectant eyes. He looked just like a Samoyed.

Ye Wanying's heart softened, and she beckoned to the little figure:

"come over...."

The little one didn't move: "Huh? Mom, is there anything else?"

Ye Wanying chuckled softly, walked up to the little figure, bent down, and gently patted its head.

"It's nothing. Go put on your coat so you don't catch a cold."

The little guy clearly didn't want to go; he just wanted to see Commander Gao as soon as possible.

"Hmm? Not going?"

Ye Wanying would never joke about her son's health in this regard.

Forehead....

"Go ahead... I'll go right now."

Her arms, clearly no match for her thighs, wobbled and swayed as she moved toward the room, her reluctant little eyes looking like a wronged little wife.

Ye Wanying pretended not to see it and calmly stepped forward to open the latch behind the door.

With a click, the door opened a crack.

It had only been a short time since they last met, but when the couple suddenly faced each other, they both felt as if they hadn't seen each other for ages.

"you..."

Are you alright?

They opened their mouths almost simultaneously.

cough.

"Come on in, it's cold outside. Weren't you supposed to arrive tomorrow? Why are you here now?"

Ye Wanying opened the door and let the man in.

I got off at the station early and then took a bus back.

While trains are certainly faster, they stop at each station for quite some time, so it's really not as quick as taking a car.