As soon as Chen Afu and his companions reached the corner gate of Tangyuan, they saw Chu Hanyan and Luo Mei, brother and sister, dressed plumply, coming out, surrounded by Mother Song, Mrs. Wei, and two security guards. In her arms was the big swallow doll that she only held when she slept.
Chen Ahfu was stunned and asked, "Where are you going to visit, sister?"
Chu Hanyan pouted and said, "Twenty, take a day off, and go to my aunt's... house."
Mother Song coaxed, "Sister, look, Master Chen has come to Tangyuan, let's just play at home, okay?"
"No...no, I like...my aunt's house, it smells nice..." Chu Hanyan said stubbornly.
The little girl is getting more and more thoughtful. She doesn't go there on normal days, but waits until the tenth day when Chen Ahfu is supposed to take a break. She also holds a big swallow doll, and it's obvious that she's going to take a nap in Luyuan.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Sister is really capable. She knows that aunt is on vacation today and wants to rest at home. Okay, aunt invites sister to visit her home."
Chu Hanyan smiled, pulled her hand out from Song Mama's hand, and stretched it out to Chen Afu. Chen Afu held her hand and walked towards Luyuan.
Now that the house was large and Aunt Mu was helping, Chen Ahfu did not feel burdened when the little girl came to her own house. She first led the children to play games in the west wing corridor for two quarters of an hour before leading them into the south room of the west wing to play with building blocks.
While playing, the door rang. As soon as Shanzi opened the door, Yang Chao's loud voice came, "Dabao, Aunt Chen, my sister and I are here to stay at your house for two more days."
Chen Afu and Dabao came out and saw Mother Huang leading them and their brother and sister in, with Old Uncle Yang following behind in a horse-drawn carriage.
Yang Chao scolded Chen Dabao, "You moved without telling us. We went to your house first, and they said you moved here..."
Chen Dabao explained again.
Chen Ahfu smiled and picked up Yang Qian, saying, "Welcome, Auntie Chen missed you too." Seeing that Yang Qian's eyes were a little red and swollen, he asked, "What's wrong, Sister Qian? Are you crying?"
After hearing this, Yang Qian's eyes were filled with tears again. She sniffed and said with a pursed mouth, "Aunt Chen, Daddy brought a letter back saying that he won't be back for the New Year. He doesn't miss his mother and son, nor does he miss his daughter..." After saying this, she started sobbing again.
After hearing this, Yang Chao's eyes turned red and his mouth turned up high.
Huang's mother explained, "My uncle brought back a letter yesterday saying that the business in Beijing was very busy and he couldn't come back for the New Year. So my brother and sister were unhappy and cried for a long time yesterday. They insisted on coming here, so my old lady let them come." The brothers and sisters insisted on coming to the Chen family, but the old lady didn't let them. The two children made too much noise yesterday, so she finally let them go.
Chen Ahfu thought that Yang Mingyuan was making a lot of money in the capital, so she should also give something back. Besides, she liked the two little siblings too much, especially Yang Qian. So she smiled and said, "Okay, Auntie welcomes you to live in my house. You can stay as long as you want. Auntie's house has plenty of houses now."
The two children felt better after hearing this.
Leading them into the west wing and letting them play with building blocks at the table, Yang Chao was immediately attracted. When Yang Qian saw Chu Hanyan, she became happy, ran to sit next to her and said, "Sister Yan'er, I miss you so much." She pouted and told her a sad story, "Sister Yan'er, I have to tell you, my dad doesn't miss me at all, and he won't come back to see me during the Chinese New Year. I'm so sad, I miss my dad so much, I keep crying, crying, crying, crying..."
I don’t know how many times she said “cry”.
Chu Hanyan had already forgotten who she was, but she was so nice and kept talking to her, so she smiled and said, "I miss... Daddy, but I miss... Auntie even more."
Her words touched Chen Afu who was standing by. But thinking of what Qiqi said that night, he felt a little uncomfortable. If Chu Lingxuan married someone else, no matter whether the girl's future stepmother was good or not, she would not like her stepdaughter to get too close to outsiders. The girl was so dependent on him, even more than her relatives. Chu Lingxuan would not be unhappy, but his future daughter-in-law would definitely be unhappy. In this way, not only would the girl be unlucky, but he himself might also suffer.
Let's see how the situation develops. If Chu Lingxuan gets engaged, for the sake of the girl, I have to find a way to prevent her from being too dependent on me.
Chen Afu took Aunt Mu to the kitchen to make some cheesecakes and fried a few dishes that the children liked.
Seeing that Gao was going home for lunch, he brought some cakes and a bowl of braised pork back to the old lady. He also told her to let Da Hu and Daya come to Luyuan for lunch, take a rest and have dinner here, and then let Shanzi take them back in the evening. He also asked Shanzi to follow Gao to the village to pick them up.
Chen Afu could see that Gao really wanted her children to play more with the children of these wealthy families.
After hearing this, Gao laughed heartily and led Shanzi back to the village.
The dishes were cooked and placed on the low-legged rectangular table in the south room of the west wing. The seven children and Chen Ahfu, a total of eight people, sat around the table to eat.
Chen Afu started training Chu Hanyan to eat with a spoon a few days ago. Even though her hands were not very obedient and the table was covered with rice grains and her little mouth was dirty, Chen Afu still insisted on not letting Mother Song feed her.
The other children were able to eat by themselves, but Yang Qian was used to being fed by her nanny, so she made a mess of the table when she ate.
They had just eaten half of their meal when Miao'er came running in, panting.
Before she could say anything, Chu Hanyan opened her mouth and burst into tears. She cried and said, "I don't want to go back... to my family, I don't want... my father, I want to eat... my aunt's food... I want to sleep... at my aunt's house, wuwuwu..."
Anger actually stimulated the little girl's wisdom. Not only did she guess that her father had returned and the purpose of Miao'er's visit, she also said so many words in one breath.
Although the content was frustrating, the benefit was indeed huge. Chen Ahfu, Song Mama, Wei, and Chen Dabao were all very happy. Even the chatterbox Yang Qian was puzzled and said, "Sister Yan'er can say so much."
Chen Dabao said proudly, "Sister Qian doesn't know that Sister Yan'er is very capable."
Wei pulled Miao'er out of the south room.
Chen Ahfu coaxed the little girl and said, "Be good, don't cry, just go to sleep at your aunt's house."
Then, I went to the living room.
Miao'er said, "Master is back..."
really!
Chen Ahfu said, "What should we do? My sister starts crying when I tell her to go home. How about you go back and talk to me and wait until my sister has taken a nap before going back?"
Wei said, "I'll go back and explain it to the master. Maybe he will be happy for my sister's progress." She added, "My master likes sweets. Can I take a few cakes back to honor him?"
Chen Afu went to the kitchen and packed a few cakes for her to take back.
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