Everyone needs some time to adjust to the fact that Lu Zhengjun has really returned.
The most outrageous ones were Lu Siyuan and Lu Si'an.
After Su Yueya resumed her normal work, Lu Zhengjun continued to rest. He had accumulated a lot of vacation time over the past three years, and he still had to wait for the military's notification to officially reinstate his status before he could make work arrangements. So he stayed at home to rest, which meant taking care of the child with his father-in-law.
"Dad, come play with us!"
Lu Si'an brought out the mini kitchen and invited Lu Zhengjun to play with them.
This was the first time Lu Zhengjun had ever seen this toy. He was momentarily stunned and looked at his father-in-law, unsure of what to do.
"Dad, what's this?"
Qiao Hanxue was already completely used to the two little guys' wildly imaginative ideas. He gave him a reassuring look and said, "Just cooperate with them, pretend to eat some, and then praise how delicious it is."
“It’s not pretending, I really want to eat it,” Lu Siyuan corrected.
Lu Zhengjun was dumbfounded.
Those little gadgets, do you really have to eat them?
Is it really safe to eat?
"Dad, sit down!" Lu Siyuan pulled out a small stool and asked his father to sit down next to them.
“Okay.” Although Lu Zhengjun had many questions, she was still quite cooperative.
His fake smile froze when the mini version of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and boiled noodles was served in front of him.
"Dad, eat up, eat up!" Lu Si'an urged, looking at him expectantly.
Lu Zhengjun: "..."
Okay, anyway, it doesn't look like it'll kill him. He put it in his mouth, but before he could even taste it, it was gone, gone!
"Dad, is it delicious?" Lu Siyuan asked, even in a very serious tone, "Can you give us some feedback? Is there anything we can improve?"
Lu Zhengjun: "..."
Good grief, he still wants to offer his opinions, but the key point is that he didn't even taste the flavor!
"Hmm, very good, it's already perfect." Lu Zhengjun said, forcing himself to speak. He realized that this really was a test of his acting skills.
Qiao Hanxue was waiting eagerly beside him.
"Isn't there one for Grandpa?" he asked.
The two little ones were dumbfounded. They had only been focused on making it for their father and hadn't even considered making one for their grandfather. They looked at each other awkwardly.
Upon receiving her brother's signal, Lu Si'an immediately began to act coquettishly and playfully with her grandfather.
“Grandpa, there’s none left today. You used to eat it all the time, but Dad never had any. Let’s give it to Dad today,” Lu Si’an said, blinking her big eyes.
Qiao Hanxue: "..."
Well, now that Lu Zhengjun is back, the whole family has lost favor with the two little ones.
Not only Qiao Hanxue, but also other people who usually rush up to hug their father when they come home. Now, they just sit calmly on the sofa, leaning against their father, giving the people who come home a look, and then quickly turning their attention back to their father.
"An'an, come here, let your little uncle hug you!" Qiao Gaoyang opened his arms to the little girl.
Lu Si'an glanced at him, then turned her head away haughtily.
"No, I want to stay with Daddy." As she spoke, she clung tightly to Lu Zhengjun's arm, as if afraid that someone would separate her from her father.
Lu Zhengjun was quite pleased with herself, raising an eyebrow at her brother-in-law with an extremely arrogant expression.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
It's infuriating!
"An'an, your uncle will be sad if you act like this." Qiao Gaoyang began to feign pitifulness, trying to turn the situation around.
He simply couldn't believe that this little girl, whom he had watched grow up, could be so easily lured away by Lu Zhengjun.
As it turns out, some things can remain just fantasies if you don't try them, but if you actually try them, you might not be able to handle the consequences.
Lu Si'an had no intention of leaving her father and calmly looked at Qiao Gaoyang, who was pretending to be pitiful.
"Uncle, you're not a one or two-year-old anymore. You can't be sad just because your wish didn't come true. I'm going to hug you now. Daddy will be sad too."
Lu Zhengjun even nodded in agreement, proving that she was really sad, but in reality, she was overjoyed.
Lu Si'an was clearly more reluctant to make her father sad.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
Unable to bear the father and daughter, he turned his gaze to Lu Siyuan on the other side.
Lu Siyuan looked at his uncle and calmly shook his head.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
At this moment, Qiao Hanxue came over and patted the second brother on the shoulder, telling him to get used to it quickly.
"Just you wait and see, no one in the family can compare to Zhengjun now. These two kids have been clinging to him all day long," Qiao Hanxue said.
Qiao Gaoyang was speechless, especially seeing Lu Zhengjun's smug satisfaction. He almost wanted to punch his brother-in-law.
Fortunately, he was quite self-aware and knew he couldn't beat the other person, so he didn't want to humiliate himself and could only walk away silently.
Only after confirming that Lu Siyuan and Lu Si'an were just as "cold" to the rest of the family did Qiao Gaoyang's wounded heart heal a little.
"Big brother." Qiao Gaoyang and Qiao Shouyan were squatting outside the house chatting, talking about how they had fallen out of favor. "Seeing that An'an isn't clinging to you anymore, I felt a little comforted."
"Tch, you're comparing yourself to me? Why don't you compare yourself to Emperor Zhengjun?" Qiao Shouyan retorted.
"Can I even compete? Not only can I not compete, I can't even beat him," Qiao Gaoyang said, his eyes lighting up. He was very self-aware, knowing he wasn't good enough, but that didn't mean his brother wasn't. So he immediately started stirring things up, "That's right, brother, think about it, he's been on missions for so many years, he must have neglected his training. You always lost to him before, right? Now try it again, I think he definitely can't beat you, the title of King of Soldiers will change hands!"
Hmph, if he can't win the favor, he'll stir up trouble!
But Qiao Shouyan wasn't stupid.
"Stop trying to sow discord. If you want to fight, go fight yourself," Qiao Shouyan said, thinking to himself, "Is this a matter of winning or losing?"
Even if he wins, Xiao Yuan and An An won't give him, their uncle, a second glance. The reality is that the biological father is the most attractive, and there's nothing that can be done about it.
"Brother, you can't do this. We can't lose to Zhengjun in everything. We have to..."
Qiao Gaoyang hesitated for a long time, but unfortunately, Qiao Shouyan didn't fall for it at all.
It has to be Qiao Shouyan who has the sharpest mind.
Lu Zhengjun's ambition is simply extraordinary. Although he has been resting during this period and spending his days at home with his children, he has never wasted a single day. In fact, he seizes every opportunity to catch up on the cultivation he had missed.
During the encirclement and suppression operation, he witnessed Su Yueya's skills and knew that it was definitely the result of regular training. However, due to objective reasons, he had neglected his training, so naturally he couldn't just let it go.
Lu Zhengjun wasn't afraid that he was "not as good as" Su Yueya; he didn't think losing to his wife was anything shameful.
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