The big red lantern hanging in front of the carriage was swaying. No one walked on this road into the village after dark, and there was no one on the road. The old horse at home was used to running from the village to the town, and knew the way home without being hurried.
It was a smooth journey home.
"Thank you for your hard work, park the carriage and go to sleep."
"No, no."
Seeing that the light in the house was still on, Cao Xiangnan knew that the people in the house were still awake and waiting for him, so he walked towards the gate in three or two steps. Qi Wanfeng, who was still awake in the house, heard the noise outside, so he got up and opened the door. He met his husband who was about to knock on the door. He was very happy to see his husband coming back and called out, "Husband."
"Yeah. Didn't I tell you to go to bed and not wait for me? Why aren't you asleep yet?" Cao Xiangnan looked at the person who opened the door for him with disapproval on his face. What if he didn't come back tonight? Wouldn't she have to wait for him until dawn!
When he thought of this, he really wanted to spank his wife.
"This..." Qi Wanfeng pretended to be stupid, not knowing how to explain. The night wind was still a little cold. He hurriedly reached out to pull his husband's hand and go into the house. "It's windy outside, husband, come in quickly."
Cao Xiangnan looked helplessly at the person who smiled at him tenderly. This made him unable to scold the person even if he wanted to.
"What's the matter? Why are you looking for you in the middle of the night?" Qi Wanfeng accepted her husband's temper. He always had a good temper towards him and the children, and he had never been really angry. As time went by, he was really not afraid of his husband in his heart.
He pulled her in, closed the door, and pulled her in.
The two of them went into the house together. Cao Xiangnan took off his coat, wiped his face and hands and feet with the hand towel passed by Wanfeng, and sat on the bed. He told Wanfeng about his second brother and Wang Yan. Anyway, it would not be a secret. Maybe everyone in Caojia Village would know about it tomorrow.
So it was because of their little things that made his head hurt.
"Ah, how is the second brother now?" Qi Wanfeng was stunned when he heard it, and asked.
"The person is still unconscious at Doctor Luo's place. He will wake up tomorrow. I will go to Doctor Luo's place tomorrow to check on him and bring him back." Seeing that the person was still busy in the room, Cao Xiangnan pulled him over and told him to stop working and go to bed.
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there. Wait for me to blow out the light." Qi Wanfeng patted her husband's hand and asked him to let him go. He blew out the light on the table and went to bed.
As soon as he got on the bed, a hand reached out and held his waist. He found a comfortable position in her husband's arms. Both of them were used to this way of interdependence. They were the closest people to each other in this world.
"Go to sleep, no more talk. If I'm not home and they come looking for you, you don't have to go over, just wait until I get back." Cao Xiangnan reached into the quilt and touched the person in his arms. He didn't want to say more about the people and things in the compound. It was time to go to bed.
Qi Wanfeng hummed and closed his eyes in her husband's arms.
She was used to going to bed early and was sleepy by now. She fell asleep in her husband's arms in a short while.
The people in his arms fell asleep, but Cao Xiangnan was still thinking about something. He was thinking about his plan to go to Nanyang. The only thing he was worried about was that when he was not at home, something bad would happen in the compound, and Wanfeng would not be able to deal with it alone. The house in the town has been ready for living, so why not find a time to move there and save so much trouble.
He decided on this matter.
The next day, he got up at the usual time, and after taking care of the two little ones, the older ones also got up. Yesterday, Shen Zhengyang returned to Yipinzhai in the town. It was not convenient for the several people he brought with him to stay with him.
His father came to find him early in the morning.
"Dad, have you had breakfast? Breakfast is ready at home. Dad, would you like to come and have something to eat? I was planning to go to the town to pick up my second brother after breakfast." Cao Xiangnan saw his father coming and welcomed him into the house.
Breakfast was ready, and the children in the family all sat at the table to eat.
"You came here after having breakfast at home. Go eat first. Dad will go with you later." Cao's father found a chair and sat down, which meant that he would wait for people to eat and go with him.
"Okay." Cao Xiangnan heard his father say to go together, so he decided to go together.
After breakfast, the children at home came out and didn't call out to anyone when they saw them. Cao Xiangnan looked over. An An felt a little aggrieved when his father looked at him. He bit his lip and whispered "Grandpa".
Xiangzi looked at his father and followed suit and called "Grandpa." Although he didn't like these people in his heart. Seeing his brother calling, Cao Ruixing followed his brother and called out.
Cao's father responded, and he looked at the two children who called him dad at the back, and there was no sign of joy on his face. He stood up and walked to the door, waiting for his fourth son to come out and take him to the town.
"I'm going, and I may be back late, you guys stay at home." Cao Xiangnan glanced at his father at the door. The children were playing there, and he kissed his wife. He smiled when his wife gave him a glare.
"Go." Qi Wanfeng replied.
After telling the children that their father was out, Cao Xiangnan kissed the little guy who was clinging to him twice. Qi Wanfeng came over and took Baoer away, and asked her husband to go out, and told her husband to be careful outside and come back early.
They went to the town.
On the way, his father talked about the children in his family. What he said was that other people's children are their own after all, and it is not your own to spend money to raise other people's children. The children are still your own.
"Okay, Dad." Cao Xiangnan couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted his father and said with a unhappy face, "I hope you can understand and accept this. They are my children, and I treat them as my own children."
"If you don't want to treat them as your grandchildren, then I won't let them treat you as their grandfather in the future." The tone of this sentence was a bit heavy.
He had good intentions and wanted the two children to treat his father with respect as if he were their grandfather. Cao Xiangnan didn't want his father to go to his place and the children at home to see him at a loss and not know what to do. When strangers come to the house, the children at home will at least greet them and welcome them, but when their own relatives come, they will be embarrassed.
In fact, sometimes it is not the children who decide how the children treat them, but the attitude of the adults.
Cao Xiangnan knew that he couldn't get through to his father on this issue, so he didn't want to extinguish the spark in his heart. He didn't want to let his children have a relationship with his father in the future. It was totally unnecessary. Cao Xiangnan even laughed at his own thoughts.
The two of them were speechless all the way.
The carriage quickly reached the town, and they went to the Luo family courtyard. The servant who opened the door took him in as soon as he saw him. Father Cao followed his fourth son in, feeling a little regretful. He had finally made peace with his fourth son, but now things had turned out like this. The servant who opened the door took them in, and Cao Xiangnan asked the servant to take his father there first, while he went to greet the old lady. After all, he had disturbed others by bringing his family here at night, and he brought gifts with him, so he just happened to deliver them to them.
Fortunately, the old lady had a good temper and did not mean to blame him.
Cao Fugui stayed here all night, and only slept for a while in the outer room in the second half of the night, and woke up early in the morning. Unexpectedly, he saw his father coming over. He stood up quickly and asked, "Father, why are you here? Where's my fourth brother? Didn't he come with you?"
"He came with me. He went to see the master's family, so I came here first." Cao's father felt awkward when he entered the yard. He pointed to the room inside and asked, "Is he awake?"
"Yes," said Cao Fugui.
Everyone in the room had woken up. Wang Yan woke up and lay on the bed. She hadn't cried or made a fuss since she woke up. She had closed her eyes and didn't speak. Luo Lao came to see someone and then went to the clinic. He wrote a prescription and asked the boy to boil the medicine and send it over.
Cao Xiangnan went to see the old lady and came here. When he entered the room, he saw Wang Yan lying on the bed. Half of her face was swollen and she looked worse than yesterday. He walked over, looked at the man lying on the bed with lifeless eyes, and said, "We are here to take you back."
"Are you feeling unwell somewhere? Can you get up and walk by yourself?" Seeing his condition, it might be difficult for him to get up and walk by himself, so they might as well carry him out, and it would be convenient to load him on a horse-drawn carriage and send him back.
Cao Xiangnan turned around and wanted to talk to his eldest brother, but his hand was grabbed. He turned around and met the person who was holding his hand, a pair of red eyes staring at him.
"Fourth uncle, please help me..." Wang Yan wanted to roll off the bed and beg his fourth uncle. He knew that no one could help him at this time. The only hope for help was his fourth uncle.
Seeing that the man was about to stand up, Cao Xiangnan quickly held him down and said, "Second brother, tell me what's the matter, don't ask for help. Father and eldest brother are here, second brother, tell me what's the matter, if there is any difficulty, we will help you find a solution together."
He is not the only one here, don't throw everything on him, it seems that he is not so close to the people in the compound.
Wang Yan shook his head and looked at his fourth uncle without saying anything.
"Oh, then second brother, tell me first, I will see what's the matter, if I can help you." Seeing this, Cao Xiangnan didn't want to provoke Wang Yan at this time.
He didn't refuse it outright, but he also left room for words and didn't agree directly.
"Uncle Four, I want to divorce Cao Lao Er!" Wang Yan said this with strong hatred in her eyes.
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