Mo Xi spoke very softly, but every word still reached Su Xiaonuan's ears. She closed her eyes slightly, feeling the coolness brought by the damp towel and the gentleness of his movements. When wiping the sweat from her nose, he used the "dragonfly skimming water" method, only lightly touching it with the damp towel before moving it away.
Su Xiaonuan looked at him in confusion, wondering why he had stopped wiping his nose.
"Why aren't you wearing a straw hat today? Look at you, your nose is all sunburned. I'll go pick some herbs for you to apply to it later."
"I forgot."
He used the towel he had used to wipe her sweat to cover his own face, then roughly wiped his entire face.
"Xiao Nuan, are you thirsty?" Xiao Moran finished wiping her face, waved the white towel in her hand, and pointed into the distance. "There's a spring over there, I'll take you there to drink."
Zhang Yulan and Moxi exchanged a glance, knowing what Mo Ran was thinking.
“Then you go over and get some water, we’ll rest here,” Mersey said.
DouDou: I don't want to rest, I want to go get some water.
Guoguo: I don't want to rest, I want to drink water too.
"Okay then." Su Xiaonuan was indeed a little thirsty and didn't know how to respond to Xiao Moran's invitation, but the children came to her rescue.
With the child around, her interactions with Xiao Moran were not awkward.
"Dou Dou and Guo Guo won't go. Dad will bring you water in lotus leaves after he finishes drinking."
DouDou: No, I want to go.
Guoguo: No, I want to go too.
Su Xiaonuan discovered that Xiao Guoguo didn't completely copy her brother's words; she would usually add a "also".
"Okay, Mom will take you there."
"Yay!" The two children simultaneously flashed victory signs and snorted at their father, as if to say, "You won't take us, but Mom will. What's so great about that?"
Xiao Moran was immediately speechless. He had originally planned to spend some time alone with Xiao Nuan in this beautiful environment and maybe even try to be nice to her, but those two brats ruined his plans.
Moxi shrugged at his brother, making a helpless gesture, indicating that he had done his best. The ones who came to ruin his business were none other than his two precious sons. It seems that there are some obstacles on your road to winning back your wife.
Green grass covered the ground, and wildflowers bloomed everywhere.
Su Xiaonuan walked on the grass with the children in her hand, feeling very happy.
"Mo Ran, hurry up and go! What are you standing there for?" Zhang Yulan said worriedly. "The children are naughty, and Xiao Nuan can't keep an eye on them by herself. Be careful she doesn't fall into the water."
“He was so angry he lost his mind,” Moxi said with a laugh. “He was tricked by his two sons. He was originally planning to go on a romantic getaway with his sister-in-law.”
"You're still laughing." Xiao Moran turned around and glared at her before chasing after her.
Upon hearing the noise, the mother and her two children turned around at the same time.
"Dou Dou, Guo Guo, shall Daddy carry you?" He thought the two little light bulbs were walking too slowly. Since he couldn't be alone with his wife, he might as well finish his water and go home quickly.
"No!" the two children said in unison.
They find walking on the grass very fun, and when they encounter taller blades of grass, they will deliberately lift their feet to step on them. Normally, they dare not easily step on the flowers, plants, and vegetables in the yard, or they will be scolded.
Then, the two children stomped on the grass more and more happily, seemingly forgetting that they were going to get a drink of water.
Seeing that Xiao Moran was about to reach out and hug them, Su Xiaonuan stopped him. "Don't do that. Let them play if they want to. Other parents have to take time out of their busy schedules to play with their children."
“Are other people’s children as lucky as them?” Xiao Moran said. “Which of the children in the village didn’t grow up crawling in the fields with adults? These two boys, however, have had someone specifically looking after them since they were little.”
Su Xiaonuan accidentally let slip that in those days, not only in rural areas, but even children born in the city didn't have that kind of luck. Adults had to work, so who would take care of the children?
In the countryside, children are left to play in the mud in the fields. In the city, if there is no one to take care of the children, they are either locked at home or tied to the window. When it's time to go back, we just need to get them some food.
Children in the 21st century are all precious treasures, treated with utmost care and affection. People are afraid of upsetting them, so they will even take time to accompany them to the amusement park.
“Some people have seen even worse,” Su Xiaonuan muttered to herself.
Given the original owner's character, not only was she lazy and gluttonous, but she also frequently beat her two children. She was not even as fortunate as those children who grew up crawling in the fields. If she was in a bad mood, the children would be her punching bag.
"What did you say?"
"He didn't say anything." Su Xiaonuan quickly went to pick up the child. "Stop playing, let's go get some water, and then we'll bring some back for Grandma and Aunt."
"Come here, let Daddy hug you!"
DouDou and GuoGuo pushed each other away, saying they wanted their mother to hold them.
"You two rascals, are you trying to wear your mother out?" Xiao Moran's eyes darted around as she tried different ways to coax them. "Who will care if you wear your mother out?"
"Oh." They both looked at their mother at the same time, then rushed into their father's arms.
He took a few steps with the two children in his arms, then turned back and raised an eyebrow at Su Xiaonuan, who was still standing there in a daze.
Su Xiaonuan gave him a thumbs up, praising him for being good at coaxing children.
"Mom, hurry up and keep up!"
The children waved to Su Xiaonuan from their father's arms, and she was now completely immersed in the moment, as if the two children were her own.
He responded and followed, picking a blade of grass and teasing the two children.
DouDou and GuoGuo would lift their heads up for her to sweep, and then bury their heads in their father's shoulder.
The whole way was filled with her and the children's joyful laughter.
Upon reaching the spring, Xiao Moran put the children down, picked a few lotus leaves, washed them, rolled them into tubes, filled them with water, fed the two children first, and then fed some water to Su Xiaonuan.
"I'll drink it myself!"
"Hurry up and drink it. If you keep switching it, the water will drain out quickly."
Su Xiaonuan had no choice but to tilt her head back and let him feed her water.
The spring water was sweet, and since she was already thirsty, she drank it in large gulps.
His gaze fell on her fluttering eyelashes. "Drink slowly, don't choke!"
She drank even faster, making gulping sounds.
Su Xiaonuan felt embarrassed by the stares. After finishing her water, she took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth and quickly led her two children away as if fleeing.
"Oh, you dropped your handkerchief." He picked it up and chased after her, saying gently, "Don't be so forgetful next time."
"Oh," she replied, bowing her head and leading the children forward.
He turned around and filled a lotus leaf with water, quickly catching up with them. But he didn't dare stop; instead, he quickened his pace toward their resting place, saying, "Xiao Nuan, don't rush, walk slowly."
"knew."
As they walked, DouDou and GuoGuo stopped.
"Mommy, there are lots of ants over there," DouDou pointed to the ground.
"Mommy, look, they're moving!" Guoguo exclaimed excitedly, as if she had discovered a new continent, and jumped around on the grass.
Guoguo, the parrot, rarely says different lines. Even if she does, it's just adding "also" to DouDou's words.
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