"Who could be coming to the house at this hour?" Shen Yaqin was slightly taken aback when she heard the knocking, and looked puzzled, but she still stood up and quickly walked outside.
Feng Zhiyi was also a little puzzled.
If it were Lu Lingxiao, he could just push the door open and come in; there would be no need to knock at all.
Shen Yaqin quickly found out who the person was.
She reached out and opened the courtyard gate, glanced up, and blinked when she saw the people outside. Then she hurriedly and respectfully greeted each of these important figures, "Greetings, old leader! Greetings, old marshal! Uncle Xie, Uncle Cheng, please come in and have a seat!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly stepped aside to make way for him.
I didn't expect all these important figures to come.
"Comrade Yaqin, did we disturb you? We just heard that Old Huo had some health problems, so we came to visit him." Old Jun said kindly as he walked into the courtyard.
Grandpa Xie followed up with, "Yunhai's wife, how is Old Huo now? Has he woken up? And has the Gu poison in his body been removed?"
Shen Yaqin quickly replied with a smile, "He's fine now, but the poison has been in his body for too long, so his physical condition is still very poor. He woke up for a little while just now, but he wasn't very energetic. He only said a few words before falling asleep again."
Old Master Jun nodded. "It's good that he's awake. Let him rest well. His health is the most important thing. Let him stay home and recuperate for the time being. He doesn't need to worry about anything else for now. We'll take care of things. He just needs to focus on getting better!"
"Where is that kid Lingxiao? Isn't he at home?" Gu Lao asked casually when he saw that no one saw Lu Lingxiao.
"Ling Xiao has gone out. He's been gone for a while now. I guess he should be back soon."
Shen Yaqin responded with a smile, and at the same time she shouted into the living room, "Old Lu, Zhiyi, quickly brew a pot of fresh tea, the old leader, the old marshal, Uncle Xie, Uncle Cheng and the others are here!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Zhiyi and Lu Yunhai both stood up.
Mr. Lu was in charge of pouring water and making tea, while Feng Zhiyi took several baskets to the cabinet to fill them with pastries and snacks. After filling them, she put them on the coffee table and then quickly went to the kitchen to wash the fruit.
After brewing the tea, Lu Yunhai hurriedly went out to greet the senior leaders. He warmly welcomed them, saying, "Senior leaders, Commander Gu, Uncle Xie, Uncle Cheng, welcome to my home! Please come in and have some tea!"
"Okay, okay!"
Mr. Jun nodded with a smile, and then several people walked into the living room.
After everyone was seated on the sofa, Old Master Jun looked up at the children standing obediently to the side and said with a kind smile, "These must be Ling Xiao's children, right?"
Lu Yunhai nodded, pouring tea and water as he replied, "Yes, the eldest is called Lu Ziheng, the second is called Lu Zirui, and the youngest is called Lu Xiaoning. The three siblings are about a year apart in age. Ziheng is four and a half years old now, Zirui is a little over three years old, and Ningning is the youngest in the family, at two years and four months old."
After saying that, he beckoned to his grandchildren, "Ningning, Ziheng, Zirui, come over here and greet him, greet Grandpa!"
Upon hearing their grandfather's words, Lu Ziheng, Lu Zirui, and Lu Xiaoning, the three siblings, seemed to be carried by a gust of wind, and rushed to their father's side. They looked at their old leader, then at Grandpa Xie, and then at Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Cheng.
With her big, bright eyes sparkling, she greeted him politely and curiously, "Hello, Grandpa!"
"Ha ha ha ha......"
Grandpa Xie was the first to burst out laughing, laughing so hard that his wrinkles appeared on his face. He raised his hand and patted the head of Lu Zirui, who was closest to him, with an extremely kind smile.
His voice was filled with laughter as he said, "Your father calls us godfathers, but you should call us great-grandfathers!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but pat Lu Zirui's little head again.
"Yes, yes, the generational order must not be messed up!"
Old Gu and Grandpa Cheng chatted happily, their eyes filled with kindness as they looked at the three children.
Lu Ziheng remained calm upon hearing the voice. He first glanced at his grandfather, Lu Yunhai, and seeing his grandfather nod, he then led his younger siblings to address him as "Great-Grandpa!"
“Hey~!”
The four old men responded in unison, their voices booming, their faces beaming with joy, showing how much they loved being called great-grandfather.
Then he quickly took out the prepared red envelope.
Three children, one for each person.
The three siblings weren't shy or timid at all. They sweetly thanked them and then dashed out of the living room to play in the yard.
Lu Ziheng, Lu Xiaoning, and Lu Zirui had long developed a habit: whenever guests came to their home, they would obediently go to play in the yard so as not to disturb the guests or interrupt the adults' conversation with their loud laughter.
No child of a few years old dislikes talking, especially three- or four-year-olds who haven't started school yet. They're even more lively at home, like cheerful little birds, chirping and chattering away, very happy and energetic.
So whenever someone comes to visit our home, they will run off to play without the adults telling them to do anything. This way, they won’t disturb the guests and they can still have fun.
Feng Zhiyi and Shen Yaqin then entered the living room carrying washed fruit.
As soon as they reached the sofa, Shen Yaqin introduced them to Feng Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, this is our old leader, this is Marshal Gu, and these two are our renowned General Xie and General Cheng from Z country."
After saying that, she added with a smile, "Several senior leaders are Ling Xiao's benefactors, and even his godfathers. In private, you can just call them godfathers, just like Ling Xiao does."
When outside, especially in the presence of outsiders, one must respectfully address them as "old leader" or "old chief."
Shen Yaqin then introduced the elderly men, saying, "Old leaders, this is our daughter-in-law, Feng Zhiyi."
Feng Zhiyi also respectfully greeted the elderly people, saying, "Hello, godfather!" After receiving their responses, she sat down next to her mother-in-law.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she sat down, she received red envelopes and gifts from several godfathers.
Then Grandpa Xie laughed and said, "We old men have waited and hoped for so many years, and finally Ling Xiao is getting married."
As he spoke, he looked at Feng Zhiyi, nodded to himself, and said kindly, "Zhiyi, if that brat Ling Xiao bullies you in the future, just tell your godfather, and we'll teach him a lesson for you!"
Grandpa Cheng finally got a word in edgewise, chiming in, "Your Grandpa Xie is right! From now on, all of us old men will be your support!"
This backer is incredibly powerful!
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