Guan Wenru smiled with relief, "That's right! A family must be united, work together, and stand united against outsiders! No matter what happens in the future, remember this."
The children felt warm inside after being praised by their mother, and the unpleasantness from before completely disappeared.
He Yanzhi, who had been driving steadily, watched his wife and children interact in the rearview mirror, a gentle smile on his lips.
After Guan Wenru calmed the children down, he cleared his throat and suggested, "Little heroes, you were frightened this afternoon, but you also did a great job. Dad will give you half a day off. How about it? Would you like to go climbing the Great Wall as a family?"
"Climb the Great Wall?!" The triplets exclaimed almost in unison, their eyes widening in surprise. "Yes! We want to go! Dad, you're so great!"
In this day and age, climbing the Great Wall is a rare opportunity for children to go on an outing!
Guan Wenru chuckled as she looked at the children who had suddenly become excited, and gave her husband a reproachful look, "You know how to find a chance to coax the kids, but you just go like this? Crawl on an empty stomach?"
After thinking for a moment, she decisively arranged, "Okay, let's not go back to the courtyard house yet. Let's go straight to the shop in Wangfujing. There should still be food available at this time. Let's eat something at the shop and ask the kitchen to prepare some food and drinks that we can take with us to the Great Wall! Otherwise, we'll be too hungry to climb halfway."
"Great! Let's go to the restaurant to eat! We're starving from beating people up!" He Sheng was the first to cheer, his earlier gloom completely gone.
He Yanzhi nodded with a smile, "Okay, we'll follow your mother's arrangements. Hold on tight, we'll go replenish our ammunition first, and then head straight for the Great Wall!"
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The whole family are efficient people, and they eat quickly.
Before long, they came out of the store with food and some leftovers.
Guan Wenru and He Yanzhi got into the jeep with their three excited sons.
There were several aluminum lunchboxes on the back seat, containing braised beef, scallion pancakes, boiled eggs, and some refreshing side dishes, as well as a military water bottle filled with cooled mung bean soup.
This climb will take several hours, and everyone will get hungry, so bring plenty of food!
Across the street, Zhao Youcai, the owner of the "Ke Zai Lai" restaurant, hid behind the greasy glass window, watching the military green jeep, filled with laughter, drive away with a sinister look.
Looking at Guan Wenru's relaxed and happy smile, and then at the deserted scene in his own home, he spat on the ground and cursed under his breath through gritted teeth:
"Pah! What are you so smug about! Making a few stinking bucks with your seductive tricks and crooked methods! Just you wait! I'll make sure your shop goes out of business sooner or later!"
Guan Wenru was completely unaware that she had been targeted by a villain. She leaned back in the passenger seat, enjoying the cool breeze blowing in from the window and listening to her sons chattering about the magnificence of the Great Wall in the back seat. She felt extremely comfortable.
...
The jeep was parked at the foot of the Great Wall.
The family began their climb.
The triplets indeed inherited their father's tall stature and military genes. Full of energy and with light steps, they rushed forward like three little tigers, quickly leaving Guan Wenru a short distance behind.
Panting, Guan Wenru called out with a laugh, "Hey! You three, slow down! Wait for Mom and Dad!"
He Yanzhi slowed his pace and waited for her to catch up. Looking at her slightly flushed cheeks and slightly rapid breathing, his eyes were full of heartache.
He reached out and naturally put his arm around her waist, sharing some of her weight with himself. "If you can't keep up, don't force yourself. I'll carry you for a while."
Guan Wenru quickly shook her head, her face flushed, and whispered, "Put it down quickly! There are so many people here, the children are watching, and there are other tourists... What kind of scene is this!"
Although she felt a sweet warmth in her heart, the social atmosphere in 1979 was still relatively conservative, and she was too embarrassed to let her husband carry her in front of so many people.
He Yanzhi, however, didn't seem to care. His arm remained firmly around her waist, and he practically carried her upstairs.
"What's there to be afraid of? I'm carrying my own daughter-in-law on my back. It's legal and reasonable. Let whoever wants to see it, see it."
His tone was domineering, but his movements were extremely gentle. "Is it easier to walk like this?"
Guan Wenru couldn't refuse him, and she did feel much more relaxed this way, so she blushed and acquiesced.
When they encountered particularly steep steps, He Yanzhi would even lift her up almost entirely without saying a word, carry her up a few steps, and then put her down and continue carrying her.
The triplets, walking not far ahead, occasionally turned around and saw their father carefully protecting their mother. The three brothers exchanged glances and smiled secretly.
He Yi ran back with a grin, holding out his hand, "Mom, give me the camera! I'll take the pictures! I promise I'll make the Great Wall look majestic, and I'll make you and Dad look good!"
Guan Wenru smiled and took out the Seagull brand camera from her bag, handing it to her eldest son, "Watch where you're going."
He Yi took the camera as if he had received a treasure, and began to frame the shot in a very professional manner.
He not only photographed landscapes, but also secretly focused his lens on his parents who supported each other...
Dad's strong arms were around Mom's waist. Mom would occasionally look up at Dad and give him a dependent yet slightly shy smile. The golden light of the setting sun shone on them, making them look as beautiful as a painting.
Tourists along the way couldn't help but cast admiring and kind glances at the family of five, especially the three handsome and tall boys who looked exactly alike.
A group of students wearing red scarves passed by and exclaimed softly, "Look! They're triplets! They look exactly alike! And they're so tall!"
An elderly man wearing glasses, who looked like a cadre, smiled and nodded at He Yanzhi and Guan Wenru, "Comrades, you've raised your three sons very well! They're so energetic! They're clearly pillars of the future!"
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