Three days later, Gu Sinian and Su Ying returned to their residential compound.
The children are already waiting for them.
Gu Lichen's son was overjoyed to see his father, whom he hadn't seen for three years. He ran over and jumped onto Gu Sinian, where he stayed and wouldn't come down.
Gu Sinian was also very helpful, holding one in each arm, his face beaming with joy.
"It's been three years since I last saw you. You two little ones have grown so fast, you're already up to your dad's thighs."
Xiao Bao hugged Gu Sinian and said sweetly, "Daddy, will you be gone for so long this time? So long that I'll almost forget what you look like and can only remember you from photos."
Gu Sinian's eyes reddened when he heard Xiao Bao say this. This child hadn't grown up by his side since she was little. He had only found her recently, and he hadn't spent much time with her. He had been away for three years, and he felt very guilty.
"Of course not. From now on, Dad will stay by your side and won't be away from home for so long. Even if I am away for a while, I won't be gone for so long, okay?"
Xiao Bao nodded.
Gu Lichen and Xiaobao were all affectionately close, while the other three children surrounded Su Ying. Knowing that their mother couldn't hold all three of them, their eyes all turned to that strange yet familiar man.
Seeing how affectionate his older brother and sister were towards him, even calling him "Dad," he realized that their father was also their father.
But the word "father" is both unfamiliar and familiar to them.
The unfamiliarity stems from the fact that they never knew who their father was, though most of them only knew him from photographs.
Watching his older brother and second sister looking at this person they usually only saw in photos.
I want to get closer, but I don't dare to.
Su Ying saw through the three mischievous monkeys' thoughts and approached Gu Sinian, whispering to him.
"Isn't this a bit too biased? The other three are also your children. Even if they're not very familiar with you, that's no reason for you to ignore them."
Gu Sinian smiled helplessly, put Gu Lichen and Xiaobao down, walked to the other three children, squatted down and waved to them.
"I'm sorry, it's our first time meeting today, and I hugged my brother and sister first, but there's nothing I can do about it, I had to get to know them first."
Because the three little ones are triplets, their nodding motions are exactly the same, just like chicks pecking at rice, which makes Gu Sinian very happy.
He hugged the three children and asked their names.
"What are your names?"
"My name is Gu Liwen, and I am the third child in my family."
"My name is Gu Lihua, and I am the fourth child in my family."
"My name is Gu Lizhou. I am the fifth child in my family, the youngest child."
Gu Sinian watched them say their names once and remembered their characteristics.
The three children look exactly alike, and even their family members sometimes can't tell them apart. The three children then decided to play a prank.
The three of them deliberately shuffled the order, making Gu Sinian guess.
Gu Liwen stood up and asked, "Can you still tell who's who now?"
Gu Sinian looked helpless. Three three-year-old kids trying to show off in front of him was like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu.
He's been leading troops for so many years, he's no pushover. If these three little kids want to test him, then he'll just tease them.
"Of course I can tell them apart, it's not difficult at all."
The three children said in unison that it was impossible.
“You’re lying. Mom sometimes mistakes us for someone else. She always identifies us by our clothes. When we change clothes, she gets confused again.”
Su Ying was a little helpless, not expecting to be caught in the crossfire even while lying down.
"It's fine how you test your dad, but why are you dragging me into this?"
"That's exactly what it's for. If you want to distinguish us every day, we all have to wear the same color clothes every day, which will lead to aesthetic fatigue. What's wrong with us changing our clothes?"
Su Ying's lips twitched, and she looked helpless. "Mom didn't want it to be like this either. You two look exactly alike, and you have the same temperament. It's normal that I can't tell you apart."
“I originally thought I could tell you apart by your birthmarks, but your bodies are all smooth, so I can’t tell you apart.”
The three little ones also looked helpless. Actually, they were easy to tell apart. Their mother was just a little silly. Even after three years, she still couldn't tell them apart.
Grandpa and Grandma often admitted their mistakes, and Su Ying's solution was much easier than enduring the clothes.
Wenwen always dresses him in red clothes, Huahua always dresses him in yellow clothes, and Zhouzhou always dresses him in green clothes.
As long as the three kids don't cause trouble, they'll always be able to tell them apart. The only problem is if the three kids secretly change clothes, which would throw the Gu family into chaos.
Gu Sinian felt that there was no need to distinguish them by birthmarks or clothing colors; in fact, the three little ones were easy to tell apart.
Even if people have the same temperament, height, and mannerisms, their speech is still different.
It is impossible for people to speak in exactly the same way.
"Don't make things difficult for your mothers. After today, they will be able to tell you apart."
The three little ones were certain that their mother couldn't have done it; three years had passed, and their mother still couldn't tell them apart.
The three children unanimously said it was impossible.
Gu Sinian smiled slightly, and stopped playing coy, revealing the answer directly.
He pointed directly at you, saying, "You are Wenwen."
Gu Liwen stared at Gu Sinian in shock, his mouth agape, unable to close for a long time.
How did you know?
"Never mind how I know, just tell me if you smelled it or not?"
Gu Liwen nodded, "I am Gu Liwen. You are amazing. You are the first person who did not mistake me."
Gu Sinian patted his head. "I've been leading troops for many years. How could I not recognize three little babies?"
Gu Liwen didn't believe there were still two left; his father wouldn't mistake one for another.
"And Li Hua and Li Zhou, you still haven't recognized them."
Gu Sinian was determined to succeed, and immediately recognized the two without any mistake.
Li Hua and Li Zhou stepped forward and took Gu Sinian's hands. "How did you recognize us? Mom often mixes up the three of us brothers."
"That's simple. Wenwen speaks very quickly, Huahua pauses a bit when she speaks, and Zhouzhou thinks things through before she speaks. These are your personality traits."
"Actually, you are all really different, and your personalities are different too. It's normal that your mother doesn't recognize you since she sees you every day."
"Today I told your mothers about your personality traits, so they won't mistake you for someone else in the future."
Gu Liwen disagreed, "Even if we change the way we speak, you still won't recognize us."
"No matter how you change, this personality is innate and not so easy to change."
The three children said in unison, "We're all the same, we're all the same in every way."
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