Chapter 121 End of the text

One day many years later.

On a bright and sunny spring day, warm tides are floating, the air is filled with strong and fresh floral fragrance, and the sun shines all over Jiangbei.

At the suburban horse farm, there are still the same old people in the circle.

There were just three tiny kids, only as tall as people's thighs, but they were already jumping around like crazy.

Zhu Wendong and Qi Yanxue have a three-year-old boy who has been acting like a little adult and is quiet since he was young.

But his behavior is that of a warm man. Sometimes he is more diligent than Qi Yanxue in taking care of Zhu Wendong, and several times he makes Qi Yanxue feel that he does not exist.

When they arrived at the horse farm, Qi Yanxue took Zhu Wendong by the hand and walked away from her stern-faced son. She said in a commanding tone, "Either go play by yourself for a while, or go find your good friends."

Zhu Wendong couldn't help but elbow him and whispered in his ear, "Do you really have to chase him away like this?"

Qi Yanxue lowered her eyes, not showing much emotion. Her stubbornness was accompanied by a hint of grievance. "No matter what, I want a world of my own."

Little Qi Jing frowned and looked up at him, "Then where are you and Mommy going?"

The name Qi Jing was chosen by Zhu Wendong. It has no origin and no meaning. Qi Yanxue simply spent the whole night looking through the dictionary and picked out a few names for her.

Because they fell in love in Jinghai, and the word Jing also contains Jing, Zhu Wendong chose this.

Qi Yanxue didn't answer. Instead, he pointed at the other two children walking towards him from a distance with an expressionless face. "Your friends are here. Go ahead."

When little Qi Jing heard the voice, he turned around and saw a boy who was half a head taller than him walking towards him with a shorter girl, and four adults were following behind the child.

The boy is from Qi Suixun and Qiao Shizhu's family. He has a bright smile on his face and is very cheerful and sunny.

The girl was from Lu Guanqi and Zhu Jianyi's family. She had shoulder-length black hair hanging down on both sides, two shallow dimples on her lips, and big round eyes that blinked.

The three children gathered together and soon they were chattering like birds chirping in a tree nest. It was very noisy, but the other two were talking more, and little Qi Jing was listening silently.

The adults gathered aside. Lu Guanqi, holding Zhu Jianyi's hand, spoke to them first, "Still following the old rules?"

Hearing this, Qiao Shizhu glanced sideways at Qi Suixun beside her and whispered, "You come this time, I lost last time."

Qi Suixun placed his hand on her lower back and nodded calmly, "Okay."

He agreed to Lu Guanqi and said, "Old rules."

Zhu Wendong and Qi Yanxue had no objections. Qi Yanxue raised her eyebrows slightly and said casually, "Baby, come here."

Zhu Wendong won last time, so she was quite confident now. She took a big step forward and said, "Okay."

So this is the picture.

Zhu Wendong, Qi Suixun and Lu Guanqi formed a small circle.

Noticing something was amiss, Zhu Wendong turned his head and looked at Qi Yanxue, who was squatting behind him and helping little Qi Jing wipe his hands with wet tissues. He curled his lips and said, "Qi Yanxue, I'm the only girl. What should I do?"

Qi Yanxue raised his eyes and said, "It's okay. If you lose, I'll cover it for you."

Hearing his words, Zhu Wendong turned back again and said resolutely, "Come on."

Stone.

Scissors.

cloth.

Qi Sui looks for cloth.

Lu Guanqiebu.

Wish you a warm winter stone.

Zhu Wendong: “…”

Qi Suixun nodded calmly, "Thank you."

Lu Guanqi smiled and said, "It's finally your turn this time."

Zhu Jianyi stretched out his hand to cheer her up: "Our Nuomi is easy to take care of, come on."

After saying that, he took Lu Guanqi's hand and walked in that direction, leaving behind only the winner's elegant back.

Qiao Shizhu nodded towards his smiling son and said, "You should have experience with boys. Keep up the good work. See you tomorrow."

Then he took Qi Suixun's hand without hesitation and walked away.

Zhu Wendong blinked his clear eyes innocently, his tone filled with sadness, "Qi Yanxue, we really are the ones leading the way this time."

Playing rock-paper-scissors, the loser gets to take care of the kids for a day. This has been their rule for years, just so they can have some time to spend together as a couple.

At the same time, Qi Yanxue glimpsed two figures approaching from a distance. He squatted beside the three children and pointed at the two tall Zhou brothers in the distance. "Did you see those two Uncle Zhous? Your mission today is to follow them. Go ahead."

Before Zhou Si'an and Zhou Jinxiu got close, they saw three white balls holding hands and rushing to their feet.

The young lady from the Lu family softened her voice and said, "Good morning, Uncle Zhou, Uncle Qi asked us to come and see you."

Zhou Jinxiu: “…”

Zhou Si'an: "..."

They said they were asking them to come to the horse farm to play, but it turned out that they were asking them to take care of the children.

What a great way to make the best use of something.

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At that time, Zhu Wendong and Qi Yanxue were holding hands and walking slowly along the deserted and quiet path beside the horse farm.

They chatted about the big and small things that had happened recently. Qi Yanxue responded seriously and expressed his feelings from time to time.

It has been like this for many years, unchanged over the years.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Wendong thought about what had just happened and couldn't help but remind him, "Don't treat your son like that again next time."

It’s okay if he is young, but when he grows up, I’m afraid he will think that his parents don’t love him.

Qi Yanxue had an indifferent expression and spoke in a casual tone, "You're already three years old, it's time for you to understand things."

Zhu Wendong: “…”

Zhu Wendong even wondered how little Qi Jing had grown up to three years old under his care.

After all, Qi Yanxue was the one who took care of her in daily life, and Zhu Wendong never intervened much. It was not that she didn't want to, but Qi Yanxue never gave her the opportunity.

Just as I was about to say something to him, I heard two faint cat meows from the bushes nearby.

Zhu Wendong glanced over.

They saw an orange-yellow palm-sized kitten squatting obediently by the grass, staring at them without blinking, not shy at all. It meowed twice, as if greeting them enthusiastically.

It's so cute.

Zhu Wendong squatted down and carefully touched its head. Instead of running away, the kitten came forward and touched her hand.

"Qi Yanxue, this cat is so well behaved."

Qi Yanxue stood behind her with his hands in his pockets, watching the scene quietly, "Want to raise one?"

We already have a dog at home, so it seems like it would be nice to have a cat.

Zhu Wendong's almond-shaped eyes curved into a crescent shape. She turned her head to look at him and nodded, "I do."

"When I was in No. 1 Middle School, I would come across stray cats and dogs on the street and I really wanted to take them home, but my mother didn't like to keep these small animals."

She couldn't help but tell him these things. It was a habit she had developed over the years, and she wanted to share everything with him.

Qi Yanxue's eyes softened slightly, and she whispered, "I know."

Zhu Wendong didn't understand, "What do you know?"

Qi Yanxue squatted down beside her, met her clear and bright eyes, and answered patiently, "I know that you liked to feed stray cats and dogs on the roadside back then."

"Why... do you know?" Zhu Wendong was stunned.

A gust of wind blew, and the leaves above his head rustled. His clear voice came clearly through the wind.

"Zhu Wendong, I knew you earlier than you know. Not in college, not in Jinghai."

Qi Yanxue stared at her with his dark eyes and said slowly, "It was the outstanding freshman speech in the first year of high school."

Zhu Wendong was distracted for a moment, and after a long while he said, "So you liked me then?"

Qi Yanxue hummed softly.

The warm spring breeze blows through my hair. The cold winter has passed, and the warm spring will eventually come, and the one I love will be by my side.

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