Bi Qiaoan was stumped by the question; almost no one had ever discussed this with her.
She didn't want to answer, but when she noticed that Shen Yanming was eavesdropping, she said, "No, I always studied hard when I was in school. Your Uncle Yanming is so outstanding that my family repeatedly told me to follow his example, so I spent all my time trying to improve my grades."
However, he remained mediocre and could never keep up with his opponent.
Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes sparkled with excitement: "So, you two are childhood sweethearts, and you fell in love on your own?"
Bi Qiaoan nodded. "You could say that. The length of our lives together might be longer than your parents' marriage."
Wow, how romantic! No wonder their relationship is so good!
Bi Qiaoan chuckled, "Whether a relationship is good or not has nothing to do with how long we've known each other. We have the life we have now because we've been through so much together. You're still young, let's think about these things later."
Li Tongtong pouted: "No way. I actually hope to find a marriage partner soon, so my parents won't pressure me to get married in the future."
Bi Qiaoan was surprised, "You're only a teenager, how could you have such thoughts?"
"It's all because of my cousins. They're constantly being pressured to get married by my uncle and aunt, and they're practically running away from home. If my parents didn't have the same attitude, our house would have become their safe haven."
Look, the social situation is bad right now. Who knows what the world will be like when I grow up? It's better to decide from the beginning, so there won't be so many changes later.
Bi Qiaoan didn't know why the young girl had such an old-fashioned idea, so she could only advise, "But people change. Even if the one you like remains the same, meeting too early will take away a lot of the fun in life. After being together for so many years, won't you get tired of it?"
Shen Yanming, who was eavesdropping, was dumbfounded. Had his wife already grown tired of being with him?
Li Tongtong didn't think too much about it and asked directly, "So what about you? After being with Uncle Shen for so many years, aren't you tired of him?"
Shen Yanming thought the girl was nice and asked what was on his mind.
Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Our relationship is different from what you described. We were neighbors at first, and he was like an older brother to me, a little girl with a snotty nose, taking me everywhere to play. It was a very pure brother-sister relationship. It was only after a lot of things happened that our feelings changed, and that's when we truly got together."
So, although Yanming and I knew each other early on, we didn't have a romantic relationship. We started dating after we matured, cherishing and understanding each other; that's what makes our relationship stronger.
Shen Yanming was secretly pleased, feeling that his wife was absolutely right!
Li Tongtong also felt a pang of envy. Children these days mature early; how could an eleven or twelve-year-old girl not have fantasized about her ideal love? It's just that the harsh reality is etched deep into her soul.
"Alright, you're still young, why think so much?" Bi Qiaoan didn't want to talk about it further, so she could only bring up her age.
The group quickly arrived at the parking lot. Shen Yanming had Li Tongtong sit in the front passenger seat, while Bi Qiaoan and the two children sat in the back.
Li Tongtong was quite surprised by this, "Isn't the passenger seat supposed to be for your loved one? My parents never let me sit in the front when they drive."
“Your Aunt Qiao An has to take care of two babies, otherwise your current seat would belong to her,” Shen Yanming explained, but still added with a touch of wicked humor, “Your parents are probably afraid something will happen to you, so they use this as an excuse to get you to sit in the back seat every time.”
Li Tongtong's eyes widened: "Then am I in great danger right now?"
"Don't worry, there are me and the two babies in the car. Your Uncle Chen won't drive fast."
Li Tongtong was speechless. She looked in front and then behind, and muttered, "Are you two really not deliberately showing off your affection?"
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan both heard it; one tried hard to suppress a laugh, while the other slowly curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
It took them twice as long as usual to get back to the guard post. By then it was completely dark, and the couple, worried that Li Tongtong would be bored at home, invited her over for dinner.
After spending time together on the way, the girl felt she had gotten to know the two men, so she nodded and didn't refuse.
Although he was hosting a dinner party, Shen Yanming didn't plan to treat everyone to anything too fancy. He went into the kitchen, closed the door, took out a small bowl of slightly bitter flour from his spatial storage, mixed it with the white flour they usually ate, and then started making hand-pulled noodles.
As for vegetables, let's make tomatoes and greens. We have a few bottles of tomato sauce at home, and we can just grab some greens. If we make it a little less salty, we can also add a salted egg for the little girl.
Bi Qiaoan didn't go to help; she stayed in the living room with the little girl. She took off the two children's coats and put them on the floor for them to play with.
The two kids met a lot of people today, so they're not shy at all now. They seemed quite happy to see this older girl. They were crawling around everywhere with their little legs, and even tried to stand up while holding onto the sofa.
Li Tongtong watched with bated breath, supporting the two children as if afraid they might accidentally fall.
Bi Qiaoan told her not to make a fuss, "There's no such thing as not falling down on the road to growing up."
“Aunt Qiao An, that’s not how you use that sentence…” But she couldn’t quite put her finger on what was wrong with it.
Li Tongtong frowned as she watched Qiao An go to the kitchen to pour hot water to make formula for the two babies. She could only sigh like a little adult and quietly said to An An and Nuan Nuan, "You two have a tough time having a mom like this."
Bi Qiaoan, with her excellent hearing, was so wide-eyed she was practically popping her eyes out of their sockets.
What's wrong with her? Isn't she good enough? Isn't it true that you can't learn to walk without falling down?
Besides, with the carpet and thick mattress, it won't hurt much if you fall!
Sigh, you can't argue with a child.
Bi Qiaoan turned around and handed the bottles to the two babies, who happily hugged them and started drinking.
"They're so cute!"
"Yes, that's how kids are at this stage, all pink and chubby, they're so cute."
"Aunt Qiao An, can I hug them?" Actually, I wanted to make a move when we were at the hospital, but my parents were there and would definitely stop me.
Bi Qiaoan raised an eyebrow. "It's possible, but you have to get An'an and Nuannuan's consent first."
Li Tongtong didn't expect it to be so simple, so she reached out to hug Nuannuan.
As always, Nuannuan didn't give her any face, turning her head away and ignoring her completely.
We moved on to An'an, but the moment she was held, she let go of the bottle and started crying loudly.
Li Tongtong was terrified and quickly let go, saying, "Aunt Qiao An, I didn't mean to."
Bi Qiaoan waved her hand, "It's okay, that's just their personality, they don't really like being hugged by strangers."
Then you see the two little drama queens smiling and continuing to drink their milk. After they finished, they even stretched out their little arms to return the bottles to their mother.
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