It's unclear whether the sound of the two entering the door woke up Grandma and Third Aunt. Huo Haocheng had just climbed over the wall to open the gate to the yard for Ruan Ruan when he saw the lights in the house were on.
"Huo Haocheng, Ruan Ruan, are you back?" Wang Qun asked from inside the house as the two looked at each other.
"Mother, it's us back." Ruan Ruan had been frightened by Huo Haocheng before, but they thought that since it was so late, she could just come in by herself without disturbing them. Unexpectedly, they still woke them up.
Hearing the soft voice, Wang Qun opened the door. Seeing that they had indeed returned, he turned to the old lady inside and said, "Mother, they're back."
It was just the time when the children were hungry, and the old lady and her husband were breastfeeding when they heard a loud thud in the yard. Even though it was a soft sound, they still heard it. Then, Wang Qun came out and stood by the door with a long stick in his hand. Hearing the sound of the yard door opening, Wang Qun tentatively asked, "Thank goodness, it's just them coming back, not a thief breaking in."
Once she confirmed that it was her beloved granddaughter returning, the old lady put on her shoes much faster.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Are you hurt?" The old lady came out and looked the two of them over carefully.
"Grandma, we're back. We're not hurt. It's so late, did we wake you up?"
"No, no, we just finished feeding the baby when we heard noises in the yard, so we came out to check. But you two, coming back so late, you must be tired and hungry. Third brother's wife, quickly start a fire and make something for the children to eat."
"Okay, Mom, you two chat first, I'll go right away." With that, she picked up the stick that was by the door and went into the kitchen.
When Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng saw the stick in her hand, they both gasped in shock. They were incredibly grateful that they had spoken up early. If Huo Haocheng had scared Ruan Ruan the way he had done before, they would have been hit several times by now.
Both of them have been well-behaved children since they were little, and their families have never laid a finger on them. It would be really not worth it if they got a beating for wanting to be naughty for a while now that they're older.
"Grandma, you and your wife chat for a bit, I'll go help Auntie San." Huo Haocheng took their things back into the house and put them away before going to the kitchen to help.
For dinner, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made noodles. There was still some dough left over from before, so Wang Qun took it and cooked it for them, and also gave each of them an egg.
After Huo Haocheng went inside, he used another pot to boil water, thinking that once he put the food in, the soft meat could be washed directly.
"Grandma, are the children asleep?" Ruan Ruan missed the children quite a bit, as she hadn't seen them for two days.
"Go to sleep. The children will sleep with us tonight. You must be tired from all the running around. Get a good night's sleep and check on the children properly tomorrow."
Ruan Ruan initially wanted to say she wasn't tired and could take care of the child after resting, but after glancing at Huo Haocheng in the kitchen, she agreed, "Okay, thank you, Grandma."
Afterwards, she went inside to see the children and kissed them on their little faces.
After eating the noodles, they went to rest, leaving the two of them to take a shower.
If it were before the old lady and the others arrived, Huo Haocheng would have already taken water to the backyard to wash up. However, since there are other people in the house now, he can only obediently wait outside the toilet until his wife comes out after washing up before he goes in to wash up.
It was an hour later when the two finished washing up and went to bed.
"Go to sleep, or it'll be dawn soon." After all that fuss, even the usually relaxed people were exhausted, and Ruan Ruan fell asleep as soon as she got on the bed.
Huo Haocheng originally wanted to have a good talk with his wife, but seeing how tired she was, he could only turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Ruan Ruan slept very soundly and didn't wake up until almost noon. When she got up, she was still groggy and called Huo Haocheng's name twice, but no one answered. After getting dressed, she came out and found that no one was home.
I looked outside and the sky was nice. The stroller wasn't there either; Grandma and the others must have taken the child out for a walk.
After washing up on her own, Ruan Ruan made herself a cup of malted milk powder and ate two pieces of steamed egg custard. That solved her breakfast problem.
Looking at the time, it was getting late. She figured Grandma and the others would be back with the children soon, so Ruanruan moved the rocking chair into the yard with a clear conscience. She sat on it, rocking back and forth, enjoying the warm sunshine. Life returned to normal, as if nothing had happened before last night.
The old lady and her family took the children for a walk around the residential compound, where they happened to run into Huo Haoshen, who had come to tell them the good news. He told them that Lu Shuyan and Ye Yuwei had both been diagnosed with pregnancy, and that they had just had their pulses checked by the old Chinese medicine doctor at the factory. They were two months along, and it seemed they had conceived around the time of the Lunar New Year. The old lady and Wang Qun were overjoyed and immediately pushed the children back home. When they got back, they saw Ruan Ruan lying in the rocking chair.
"Ruan Ruan is awake. Have you eaten yet?"
"Grandma, I've eaten. What happened that made you so happy?" Seeing them return, Ruan Ruan immediately got up, picked up the baby from the stroller, and kissed him.
"It's good news! Huo Haoshen just came over to share the good news. He said his wife and Xuyang's wife are both pregnant and almost three months along. This means the family will have two more children this year. Isn't that wonderful?" The old lady was delighted when she heard this. As people get older, they just hope for many children and many blessings.
"That's really good news. We'll go see them later." When Ruan Ruan heard that Lu Shuyan and Ye Yuwei were both pregnant, she still remembered how they resolutely decided to come over two years ago when they heard that she was going to start a factory. She really didn't expect that in less than two years, they would be having children.
Oh, this world!
Since returning this time, apart from Ruan Ruan's daily routine of taking care of the children remaining unchanged, Huo Haocheng has been visibly busier. He leaves early every day, sometimes not even returning for lunch, and doesn't come back until dark at night.
Several times, Ruan Ruan noticed bruises all over his body and asked him about them. He said they were injuries sustained during training and didn't say anything else.
After a week of this, when Ruan Ruan could no longer bear it, Huo Haocheng returned and said that he had to go on a mission. This time, he was to escort Professor Shen and his group to the Northwest Aerospace Research Center.
Therefore, Ruan Ruan swallowed back what she wanted to say. When Huo Haocheng left, Ruan Ruan also saw him off with a forced smile.
The old lady and Wang Qun had also noticed Ruan Ruan's expression. Both of them were experienced and had watched the young couple grow up. They had never quarreled since they were little. Of course, Huo Haocheng was six years older than Ruan Ruan, so they couldn't bear to quarrel with her either. Now, seeing Ruan Ruan's appearance, they both felt that Huo Haocheng had made her angry. Before he could even vent his anger, he left, so it was no wonder that Ruan Ruan didn't give him a good look.
However, while they didn't want to give him a friendly look, they were also worried that their presence would distract Huo Haocheng during the mission. They had no choice but to see him off properly. They just thought that Ruan Ruan's expression at this moment was really too cute.
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