The sunset in summer is the most beautiful, with the sky full of red clouds, and the wind blowing the white clouds, rolling and unrolling. Every day at this time, the town becomes quiet. The people who come to the town to do business during the day have all gone home. There are still a few stalls on the street that are still selling things, and some stalls are also being packed up.

The sky is late and the ground is slow in this season. After dinner, it is still early and people can go out for a walk.

At this time, when they are free, Qi Wanfeng will take the children out and let the children play on the street for a while. Sun Bailian holds the youngest child in his arms, and the two older and older children don't need him to lead them.

A group of older children are running in front, the two younger ones are in the middle, and the adults are following behind.

This time of day when they go out to play on the street is the happiest moment for the children.

The little short legs who have just learned to walk are giggling, dancing, and chasing the brothers in front. Children of this age cannot walk very steadily, but they follow the older children to learn to run. If they fall down later, they will definitely cry, but the children will not remember the last time they fell down after feeling the pain.

"Baoer, run slower." Qi Wanfeng followed behind, afraid that the naughty little guy would fall down, so he shouted, worried that the child would fall down.

"Giggle, giggle..." The child didn't even hear his mother calling him, he was very happy.

Fatty Xiaole has a light body. Although he is chubby, he has never fallen down when walking. Obviously, Cao Ruile also thought of the fact that little Baoer always falls down, so he walked a few steps faster to catch up with the little guy who ran two steps faster than him, and followed to protect him.

Cao Ruile's belly was bulging, and inside it was a little fox sleeping. The little fox, who was awakened, poked its head out to look outside. "Bao'er, Lele, let Brother hold you." The sensible little brother ran back and held A-di's hand. Cao Ruixing ran to the other side and held A-di's other hand. The two little brothers held A-di's hands on the left and right, and did not run around.

Xiangzi, who was following in front to look after A-di, also ran back. At this time, all those who had run away came back and surrounded the two little brothers.

Jingbao went to rub against his mother's feet and acted coquettishly, dragging one of his mother's legs.

Sun Bailian wanted to kick the child hanging on his legs away, and said with a smile, "Jingbao, it's hard for Mom to walk if you hold her like this." He was holding another child in his arms, and if he fell, there would be two people.

"Mom." Little Jingbao looked up, and he also wanted Mom to hold him, so his two chubby hands tightly hugged Mom's legs.

Since little Adi was born, Mom only held little Adi and not him anymore, and the child felt a little wronged. Kang Kang seemed to understand what Adi was thinking, and took the initiative to pull Adi's hand and pulled Mom's legs apart.

With the elder brother holding him, the child's jealousy disappeared immediately, and he went to play with the elder brother.

When his father left, he told him that he was the eldest brother, and asked him to take care of the younger brothers and Mom. He promised his father that he would take good care of his younger brother and mother and wait for his father to come back. In the child's young heart, he knew what his father taught him about being a man of integrity.

"Tanghulu... selling Tanghulu..."

"Big red Tanghulu."

When they met a vendor selling Tanghulu on the road, the young children couldn't move at all. They stood there, not asking for it, but their faces were full of desire.

Xiangzi glanced at his mother and called out "Mom."

Qi Wanfeng also saw the greedy look of the little ones. Seeing Xiangzi looking at him, he took out a few copper coins from his pocket and gave them to the children to buy. "Mom, I have a copper plate. I'll go buy some." Xiangzi didn't take the copper plate that Mom gave him. He had a few copper plates on him, enough to buy some candied haws for Adi.

"Here, take it." There were only three candied haws left at the vendor's place. "I can go home after I sell these remaining candied haws."

Xiangzi took the copper plate, thanked her, took the three candied haws back, and shared them with everyone. He didn't keep any for himself. You and I shared the candied haws, and the smiles on the children's faces became even brighter.

"Brother, give it to me."

"Brother, you eat it, brother doesn't want it."

Looking at the smiles on the children's faces, Qi Wanfeng thought that in the past, when her husband took the children out, he liked to buy snacks for the children. His husband doted on the children at home. Fortunately, the children at home were sensible and were not spoiled by her husband.

Since the day her husband went out, he counted the days her husband had been away. When her husband was not at home, he missed the person who had left home.

On the way, he met Aning who happened to be walking here with Xuanxuan. The daughter-in-law of Dr. Luo's family also took the eldest and second sons out, and everyone met on the road.

The children of several families played together, lively and noisy.

Arriving in the town, the children quickly adapted to the life here, and they also had their own new friends here. When the sunset in the sky gradually faded, they also went back to the direction of home. There

was a familiar figure standing on the street. Qi Wanfeng looked at the person who had returned, his feet stopped, and he stood there motionless. The person who walked towards the sunset, the light and shadow fell on his body, and he had a familiar smile on his face. It was his husband who had returned.

"Dad!" The sharp-eyed child saw the returning dad, turned around and said to his mother, "Mom, it's dad, dad is back."

"Dad... Dad..." An An ran towards his dad with his legs stretched out.

Cao Xiangnan stepped over, bent down to catch the little boy who was throwing himself at him, and the little boy shouted "Dad". Seeing some sugar stains on the corner of his brother's mouth, he raised his hand to wipe the child's mouth, and asked with a smile, "What did An An eat? Didn't you wipe his mouth clean?" "Tanghulu." The little boy was shy. He forgot to wipe his mouth clean after eating and was seen by his father.

"Uncle Xiangnan." Jingbao also ran over. He liked Uncle Xiangnan the most.

"Hey, Jingbao."

Cao Xiangnan put An An down and reached out to touch the children around him. Across the long street, he and the person who was looking at him not far away were looking at each other from a distance. Qi Wanfeng also looked at his husband with a slight smile on his face.

The short-legged little Baoer was shouting "Daddy" from behind, and he was almost crying anxiously. His legs were short and he couldn't run as fast as his brothers. Fat Xiaole followed behind Baoer, pursed his lips and stared at little Baoer, saying, "Don't worry."

Qi Wanfeng, who was behind, was afraid that the children would fall, so he walked over and picked up little Baoer in one hand and Le in the other, and walked towards the husband who was surrounded by several children. He put the two children in the husband's arms, called out "husband", and said with a smile, "Look how happy the children are to see you, husband."

Cao Xiangnan took the children, one in each hand, and kissed the two babies on both sides.

He smiled at his wife, wanting to ask, "Are you happy to see me?" But knowing that his wife was shy, he didn't ask. When the two looked at each other, Qi Wanfeng understood what her husband wanted to ask him. His face turned slightly red, and he looked away embarrassedly, saying, "Husband, when did you arrive?" "I

just got back. I didn't see you and the children at home when I got home. I asked the housekeeper and found out that you were out." So he came over. Just when he walked here, he saw a group of people walking back home, Cao Xiangnan said.

"Have you had dinner? Not yet, can I make you a bowl of noodles when we get home?" Qi Wanfeng saw that her husband was tired of holding the two children in his arms, so he took Le Xiaozi. Cao Ruile was in his mother's arms, and he struggled to get down and walk by himself. The child didn't like to be held by others.

Qi Wanfeng had no choice but to put the child down and let him walk by himself.

Sun Bailian, who was behind, came up and greeted Cao Xiangnan who had returned. They also reached home at this time. Qi Wanfeng and Cao Xiangnan were going home with the children, and asked Sun Bailian if she wanted to bring the children to their home to play for a while.

Sun Bailian said, "It's late tonight, let's come tomorrow."

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng replied.

They went back to their respective homes.

Seeing other people's husbands return, thinking of her own husband who was still far away and didn't know when he would return, Sun Bailian couldn't help feeling a little sad, and hoped that her husband would return soon.

The last bit of clouds in the west disappeared, and the sky darkened. When it was dark, candles were lit in the house.

The children went back to their rooms to sleep. Even Xiaobao, who didn't want to sleep the most, felt sleepy at some point, and slept soundly with his little hand in his mouth. Cao Xiangnan entered the house and took a look at the two youngest ones. Lele looked up at his father, his eyes were clear and he was still awake.

Cao Xiangnan reached out and rubbed the child's hair, smiling, "Go to sleep quickly."

Lele had a wooden face, hummed, and lay down, "Good night, Dad."

"Good night." Cao Xiangnan closed the door and went out. For that child, no matter what the child's origins were, they were his and Wanfeng's children, their children, and this was a fact that could not be changed.

At this moment, Qi Wanfeng was cooking for her husband in the kitchen.

The hot noodles cooked overnight were served, with two eggs on top, fried to a crispy outside and tender inside, and the egg yolk was still a little soft in the middle, which was the doneness Cao Xiangnan liked best. Qi Wanfeng put the chopsticks on the bowl and said to her husband, "Eat, there's still some in the pot, if not enough, go get more." He was afraid that her husband would be hungry, so he cooked a little more.

Cao Xiangnan smiled and nodded. He smelled the aroma, which was the most familiar smell to him. He couldn't taste it outside. This was the smell of home. "Okay." He replied.

Qi Wanfeng sat next to her husband and watched him eat the noodles he cooked quietly. He thought it was delicious just by watching him eat with big mouthfuls.

In the end, Cao Xiangnan finished the last bit of soup in the pot. His stomach was so full that he couldn't eat any more. Seeing her husband finish the bowl, Qi Wanfeng smiled even more.