He thought that even if he wanted to have a child, he would have to be fully prepared in every way. Most importantly, he would only consider having a second child if he could ensure Zhu Qianying's safety.
One aspect of his so-called thoroughness was to learn from and consult with Ji Yu, the eldest son of the family.
With this purpose in mind, Young Master Yan deliberately left work a little early in the afternoon to accompany his wife, son, and mother-in-law to R City.
Because of the recent unrest and for safety reasons, the family took a private plane and arrived in R City just as it was getting dark.
Because Ji Huan and Zhu Qianyu's child is due to be born in the second half of the year, the Ji family moved to a new villa a while ago so that the children could play more easily.
Coincidentally, the Ji family's new villa was also built by the water, and it was also nestled against the mountain.
As soon as Zizai got off the plane, Beibei Guoguo, who had known he was coming, rushed up and hugged him.
The three little ones chattered and played as they entered the door. Zhu Qianying and the others greeted the Ji family members. The women walked in front together, while Ji Yu, Ji Huan, and Yan Shao followed behind.
By this time, the children were starving, so after washing their faces, they sat down and ate dinner.
"Aunt Tong, where is Uncle Ji?"
Zhu Qianying noticed that Ji Rui, the patriarch of the Ji family, was not present, so she asked.
"He's doing some handover work..." Yue Tong replied, then busied herself inviting everyone to eat.
Seeing that Zhu Qianying didn't quite understand, Ji Huan explained, "My parents are preparing to retire, so they've been busy with the handover process lately."
Zhu Qianying suddenly realized.
After greeting everyone, Yue Tong turned back to answer Zhu Qianying's question.
"Xiaoyu and Xiaobao's baby is about to be born. In the first few months, both Xiaoyu and the baby will need someone to take care of them closely. Beibei and Guoguo are still very young. Moreover, I don't feel comfortable leaving Xiaoyu and the baby entirely in the care of a stranger. In addition, Ji Rui and I envy your parents' carefree life. So, after discussing it, we decided to retire."
Unlike Madam Yan, Le Tong is a strong woman in public, but a virtuous woman at home.
Even now, she still often cooks for her family and helps take care of Beibei and Guoguo. For her, these are all sources of enjoyment, not burdens.
Therefore, it's not surprising that she chose to return to her family for Xiaoyu and the baby.
"Sister Tong, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Jing could basically understand Le Tong's words as meaning that Le Tong retired in order to take care of Xiao Yu and her future grandchild.
L City is not far from R City, but it's not exactly close either. Plus, Chen Jing has opened a shop now, so even though they're in the same city, she won't have much time to take care of Xiaoyu and her grandson.
Therefore, even if Xiaoyu gives birth to the baby, Chen Jing will be unable to take good care of her.
“What’s so hard about it? They’re my precious wife and grandson.”
Le Tong seemed quite open-minded, but she was never one to hold grudges, and she had always been extremely kind to the Zhu family mother and her two daughters.
Otherwise, how could Zhu Qianying have left so cleanly five years ago? She managed to leave without a trace, even after Yan Shao, who dominated both the underworld and the legitimate world, searched for her for five years without finding a single clue.
Of course, these things are in the past, and no one will bring them up again.
Even though Yan Shao understood this perfectly well, he never harbored any resentment towards the Ji family.
After all, he was the one who was in the wrong back then.
The Ji family was not wrong to choose to help Zhu Qianying, who was extremely helpless at the time.
The conversation among the women mostly revolved around Xiaoyu and the baby who was about to be born.
The three little ones, who would soon be older brothers and sisters, ate and made a fuss, talking about topics that only the three of them could understand.
Yan Shao, after hearing what Le Tong had just said, had been puzzled, so he asked Young Master Ji.
"Ji Yu, are Uncle Ji and Aunt Tong really planning to retire?"
In Yan Shao's opinion, Ji Rui and Le Tong, who are only in their fifties, are still quite young and very capable. Their decisiveness and vision are in no way inferior to his two sons.
Moreover, the rumor that Ji Rui and Le Tong, the two swordsmen of the Ji family, are invincible when they work together is still widely circulated in the martial arts world.
Therefore, when Yan Shao, as a junior, heard this news, he felt a little regretful.
"While it's called retirement, it's not really about being idle at home. My mommy and daddy just want to live a different way."
"Oh? How so?" Yan Shao was originally just feeling sorry, but now his curiosity was piqued.
“My grandfather ran a charitable foundation before he passed away. For the past two years, he has been hiring professional managers to manage it. Now, my parents want to take over the responsibility.”
Young Master Yan knew about the foundation that Ji Yu mentioned.
Because Ji Yu had suffered a serious illness when he was a child, the Yan family patriarch later established a charitable foundation specifically for this purpose.
"Is it because the professional manager didn't manage it well enough?"
In Yan Shao's memory, managing such a charitable foundation is full of hardships and exhaustion, and often it is thankless work.
"No, do you know? My maternal grandfather was a doctor without borders. He left when my mother was a few years old and never came back. My mother probably wanted to fulfill some of my grandfather's last wishes."
Yan Shao had lived in the capital for nearly ten years, so although he had never met the maternal grandfather that Ji Yu mentioned, he could make sense of him.
“I know, your maternal grandfather is the uncle that Uncle Yang always talks about, right?”
"Um!"
"Speaking of this, my parents might be able to help a little, because they have traveled to many places over the years."
In recent years, Madam Yan has been traveling the world, but in reality, she has also been doing charity work everywhere. In Madam Yan's own words, she had committed too many killings when she was young, and now she has to do more to atone for her sins and accumulate good deeds.
In fact, in Yan Shao's view, the reason why Old Madam Yan managed Tongjia Village for so many years was more to unite the village from its original disorganized state. The real killings occurred in his grandfather's generation.
However, when people reach middle age or old age, they will probably be like Madam Yan or Ji Ruiletong, looking back and only wanting to do more of what they like. They will do what they can to make up for any unfinished regrets and atone for any sins they have to atone for.
The more Yan Shao thought about it, the more he felt that his mother would definitely agree with Le Tong. After talking with Ji Yu, he said to Le Tong, who was sitting opposite him.
“Aunt Tong, my parents are probably also very interested in what you and Uncle Ji are going to do next. However, they are doing it in a relatively casual and undisciplined way. I will have my mother contact you later so that you two sisters can have a good chat.”
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