It was dark outside. They lived in a small inn in the town. There was a lingering moldy smell in the house. The quilts on the beds were replaced with their own sheets.

The two children on the bed were asleep. The little Baoer's cuteness was gradually worn away during the long journey. The child rested his hands under his face. No one knew what he dreamed about. His little mouth smacked twice occasionally. He looked cute and well-behaved when he was asleep. Lele

fell asleep with his limbs spread out, and the little white fox sleeping next to him was snoring.

The oil lamp in the room was still on. The person sitting on the bed patted the child's back from time to time. Qi Wanfeng thought of the children at home and wondered if everything was okay with the children at home.

"Well, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Cao Xiangnan came in after taking a quick shower outside. Seeing the man sitting on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking about, he put his hand on his shoulder and massaged it, and asked, "You're not sleeping either, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about the children at home." Qi Wanfeng raised his hand to hold her husband's hand, turned his head, and met her husband's eyes.

When the night was quiet, his heart would inevitably think of the children at home, and he missed them very much. Even though he knew that there were people at home to take care of the children, he was still worried because he didn't have this mother and couldn't look after the children at home in person.

The dim candlelight shone over, and there was only a little light, which was enough for him to see the smile and tenderness in Wanfeng's eyes. Cao Xiangnan couldn't help but bend down, leaned over and kissed this person. After the kiss, he said in Qi Wanfeng's ear with a hoarse voice, "I miss them too. Wait a little longer, and we will be able to see An An and the others soon."

"Yeah." The lights in the room were blown out, and the people on the bed fell asleep hugging each other.

The night watchman walked by on the street, and the sound of "dong dong dong" came from outside, one by one, from far to near, from near to far.

In August, autumn was getting deeper and the weather was getting colder. When they left, the children were still wearing small bellybands and shorts with bare buttocks. When they came back, the children were wearing two sets of clothes.

From summer to autumn, they returned to Nanyang City before the full moon on the 15th.

The high city walls were seen from afar. The journey back was too tiring for the two children, and even the adults couldn't stand it.

"My dear, we are back in Nanyang City. We will be able to go home and see our brothers in a few days. Are you happy?" Cao Xiangnan held Xiao Bao'er with one hand. The child waved his hands and didn't know what he was happy about. He couldn't help but kiss the child twice before stopping.

"I knew you were happy. Daddy is happy too." Cao Xiangnan laughed. He loved this little Bao'er very much. Qi Wanfeng also smiled when he saw that his husband recognized Xiao Bao as his son. In his heart, he regarded Xiao Bao as one of the many children in the family, and also his and his husband's child.

After all, they took the child to see his mother and left Fengdu City. The child and his mother were getting farther and farther away. Since Fang Ziye entrusted the child to them, they would raise the child well.

Besides, little Bao'er is such a lovable child, it's impossible not to love him.

Cao Ruile sat in the arms of his uncle Wei Qi, rode on the big horse, half-closed his sleepy eyes, and glanced at the city wall in front.

The convoy entered the city, and once they entered the city, they separated and went to their respective places.

The little boy who followed all the way followed them and followed Shen Zhengyang to the Shen Mansion. In the Shen Mansion, there was also the old lady Shen sitting in charge, and there was also a lady Shen below. The little boy who followed could not make any trouble no matter what he did.

"Come on..."

The carriage stopped in front of the building of Yipinzhai, and Cao Xiangnan, who got off the carriage, helped the people in the carriage to get out. Qi Wanfeng got out of the carriage with the babbling little Bao'er in his arms. As soon as he got out, the child's happiness was written on his face.

The child had been trapped in the carriage for a long time and wanted to go out to play. Once he got out, he was extremely happy.

Gan Weiqi, who had fallen off the horse, held the fat boy Cao Ruile tightly in his hands. At this time, the sleepiness on Cao Ruile's face disappeared and he woke up. He looked at Xiao Baoer expressionlessly, as if he didn't know what Xiao Baoer was happy about.

"Mr. Cao, you are back." The waiter who greeted guests at the door was surprised when Mr. Cao came forward.

Seeing someone who came with him, he shouted, "Master Jiang."

"Come in quickly..."

Fang, the shopkeeper inside, heard the people below say that Cao Xiangnan was back and Chiang's caravan had arrived. He walked out quickly and saw the people standing outside.

"Xiangnan, you little brat, you finally came back!" Seeing Cao Xiangnan who had been away for so long, Fang, the shopkeeper, thought that this kid had been detained by Zhong, the shopkeeper, when he went to Fengdu. He waited for a long time before he came back.

"Fang, the shopkeeper." Cao Xiangnan laughed and said, "You're back!" All the time was spent on the round trip. The return trip was faster than the time of going there, otherwise they would not have returned to Nanyang so quickly. This is

a long way to go. I have to be cautious when going to Fengdu City in the future. It's really too far.

"Fang, the shopkeeper." Jiang Dong nodded to Fang, the shopkeeper, and shouted when he saw him looking at him.

"Old Jiang, Xiangnan, do you two know each other?" Fang Zhangui asked in surprise when he saw the two standing together.

"Ah, Manager Fang, you also know Brother Jiang? Brother Jiang and I met by chance on the road. We met on the way there and again on the way back, and we came back together." Cao Xiangnan didn't know that Manager Fang and Jiang Dongyi knew each other, but when he thought about it, Manager Fang was the manager of Yipinzhai and Jiang Dongyi was a businessman, it was not surprising that they knew each other.

At this moment, Cao Xiangnan didn't know that Manager Fang and Jiang Dongyi had known each other for more than ten years.

"Oh, that's how it is." After listening to this, Fang, the shopkeeper, glanced at Jiang Dongyi. Based on his understanding of this guy, he had never brought strangers with him when he led a business trip for so many years. He even brought Nan along with him. "If I had known that Jiang would take you with him, I wouldn't have anything to worry about."

This was also the truth. With Jiang Dongyi and his men, who would not give Jiang Dongyi a face when they saw him on the road?

"Yes, I have to thank Brother Jiang and his men for their care along the way." Cao Xiangnan was telling the truth. With Jiang Dongyi and his men, they were much safer on the road. With these men with rich business experience, many things were done with half the effort.

Jiang Dongyi stood there and said nothing.

Seeing that they had traveled a long way, Fang, the shopkeeper, knew that everyone was tired, so he said, "Come on, go inside, I'll have someone prepare a table of good wine and food for everyone, so that they can have a good meal."

The men who stayed behind packed up their things skillfully, the waiter upstairs came out to help, and the second brother helped lead everyone to pull the horses to the back.

The group of people who entered Yipinzhai followed Fang, the shopkeeper, and went upstairs to the private room.

At the same time, Shen Zhengyang and his party also returned to the Shen Mansion. When Old Lady Shen heard that her grandson had returned, she stood up happily and was about to go out to pick up her grandson.

"Old Lady, don't worry, Yang'er will be in soon. You just sit here and wait." Mrs. Shen saw that the old lady was going out to pick up the child, not to mention that their old lady was now named the old lady, and her status was different from before. How could it be reasonable for Ah Ma to go out to pick up his grandson? This was against etiquette, so he hurriedly stopped Ah Ma.

"Yes, yes, yes." Old Lady Shen sat in the first seat, and she knew in her heart that it was not appropriate for him to go out to pick up his grandson. She sat there, looking up, waiting anxiously, wondering why his grandson had not come in yet.

The housekeeper in the mansion received the news that the young master had returned, and hurriedly brought the servants out to welcome the young master.

"Welcome back to the mansion."

As soon as Shen Zhengyang entered the house, he left the people behind him and strode inside, anxious to find his mother and mother. The old housekeeper saw that the young master was anxious to go in to see the old lady and the lady. He was happy for the young master's filial piety. He told the steward who followed behind him to stay and instruct people to pack up the things, and he followed in.

Huang Ling, who followed into the Shen Mansion, looked around at this high-ranking mansion. At first glance, it was a wealthy family. Although he knew in his heart that the young master he followed must have a good family, he didn't know it was so good. It was like a dream. He grinned happily, and was undisguisedly happy.

Bai Zhi saw Huang Ling looking around, and she did not hide her disgust in her eyes.

"Who is this?" The old grandmother asked when she saw a young man she did not know. They

had wanted to get rid of Huang Ling who had followed them all the way, but he had been following them and even followed them into the Shen Mansion. Wouldn't it be difficult to deal with him after entering the Shen Mansion? Bai Zhi went to talk to Huang grandmother and said that the young master saw the poor slave he bought on the road, and asked Huang grandmother to make arrangements for him.

Huang grandmother looked the man up and down with a critical eye, thinking that his face was okay, but he was a restless person. After asking a few routine questions, she asked her men to take the man away. The young man, holding a small bag, carefully followed the grandmother who led the way inside.

Young Master Shen, who had just returned to the Shen Mansion, stayed in the mansion to accompany the old lady and the lady.

After a meal, Cao Xiangnan realized that Jiang Dongyi and Manager Fang were old acquaintances. "So we are family members?" After a few glasses of wine, his head was dizzy. He always felt that he had overlooked something, but he couldn't remember what he had overlooked for a while.

"Yes, we are all family members." Manager Fang was also happy. He sat down and drank two glasses with him and asked about their journey.

Jiang Dongyi and other men have trained their drinking capacity. Not to mention that they can drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, his face did not change at all, as if he had never drunk before. Shopkeeper Fang saw that Cao Xiangnan's face turned red after drinking a few glasses of wine, and he teased him that a brewer had such a poor alcohol tolerance and couldn't drink much.

"Who, who said that! I can drink a lot." Cao Xiangnan glared, and it was obvious that he was drunk.

In the end, he was still helped upstairs. Qi Wanfeng had already taken the children upstairs to rest. Seeing her husband being helped back, she quickly reached out to take him over, thanked the person who sent her husband back, and helped her husband inside.

The two people who were still in the compartment downstairs sat together, talking about things that were not convenient for outsiders to know.