Chu Yunxiao led Yunlong into the courtyard, and upon seeing his family, he could no longer contain his excitement and instinctively tightened his grip on Yunlong's little hand.
"Mom, Grandma, I'm back."
When the middle-aged beauty Qin Menghan saw her son return safely, she stood up excitedly, ran towards him, and hugged him tightly.
"Yunxiao, you're back! I'm so happy that you're back safe and sound!"
When Chu Yunxiao saw Qin Menghan running over, he let go of Yunlong's hand, took a few steps forward, and smiled at his mother.
Liu Anran followed behind with Hei Pi, smiling as she pulled Yunlong to her side, not wanting to disturb the warm moment of Chu Yunxiao and Qin Menghan's mother-son reunion.
Grandma Chu looked at Liu Anran and Yunlong standing to the side with a look of surprise on her face.
Seeing Chu Yunxiao's travel-worn appearance, with stubble already appearing, Qin Menghan felt a pang of sadness, and her eyes reddened.
When Chu Yunxiao saw Qin Menghan looking sad and upset, he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly and carefully comforted her.
Qin Menghan's eyes lit up when she saw Yunlong standing with Liu Anran, who looked exactly like Chu Yunxiao.
She looked at Chu Yunxiao, wanting him to explain what was going on. Wasn't Qin Ruixu supposed to be dead along with An Ran and Yunlong?
Chu Yunxiao smiled happily, looked at Liu Anran and Yunlong, and said with a smile, "Anran, Yunlong, come here."
Liu Anran, holding Yunlong's hand, walked nervously toward Chu Yunxiao.
Yunlong noticed that Liu Anran seemed a little nervous, so he looked at her with concern and asked in a low voice, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Liu Anran snapped out of her daze, looked down at Yunlong, and shook her head with a light laugh, "Mom is fine."
Chu Yunxiao stepped forward, took Yunlong's other hand, and introduced them: "Mom, Grandma, this is Liu Anran and Yunlong, my wife and son."
Yunlong obediently greeted, "Hello, Grandma. Hello, Great-Grandma."
When Old Madam Chu looked at Liu Anran, who was heavily pregnant, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to normal.
"Hello, Mom and Grandma, I'm Liu Anran," Liu Anran said with a smile.
Qin Menghan and Grandma Chu exchanged a glance, and kind smiles appeared on their faces.
"Well, you've suffered with Yunxiao these past few days," Grandma Wei said.
Liu Anran smiled and looked at Chu Yunxiao, "Yunxiao has protected us very well, and my uncle has also protected us. We haven't suffered much."
"That's good," Grandma Wei said with relief.
"Alright, stop standing there. Quickly let Yunxiao and the others go back and wash up. We can talk about it later." Qin Menghan said, looking at Liu Anran. "You're pregnant, and you must be tired from the journey. Don't overexert yourself. I'll take you inside to rest."
Qin Menghan silently added a sentence in her mind: My precious grandson must not get into trouble.
Qin Menghan asked Aunt Zhang to bring some clean clothes and told Liu Anran and Yunlong to go wash up.
Chu Yunxiao ordered someone to take the black leather bag away and wash it clean. Liu Anran, worried that the black leather bag might bite someone, whispered, "Don't bite anyone, and don't run out of the yard, do you hear me?"
Blackie barked obediently twice and followed the person away.
The nanny took Liu Anran and Yunlong to wash up.
After Liu Anran and Yunlong went to wash up, Qin Menghan grabbed Chu Yunxiao and asked urgently, "Didn't your uncle say that Yunlong and Liu Anran are dead? Also, what's wrong with the baby in Liu Anran's belly?"
Chu Yunxiao knew that if he couldn't explain himself clearly, he wouldn't be able to leave.
Although Grandma Chu was also very excited, she couldn't bear to see her grandson get tired.
"Alright, Yunxiao is tired. Sit down and we'll talk about it."
Chu Yunxiao sat down and took a big gulp of tea, then leaned back comfortably on the sofa. He had been busy traveling lately and hadn't had such good tea in a long time.
Qin Menghan looked at her son with heartache, "Drink slowly, don't burn yourself."
Old Mrs. Chu was a lady from a prominent family and paid great attention to etiquette. Chu Yunxiao's manners were all taught by her little by little. When she saw this scene, she frowned.
But when she thought of the suffering Chu Yunxiao had endured in the apocalypse, she swallowed back her words of rebuke. Now that it's the apocalypse, people might not even be able to afford food, so why bother with such things? She then felt relieved.
Chu Yunxiao took a few sips of tea and said slowly, "An Ran took good care of Yunlong, and Yunlong was not injured. As for the child in An Ran's belly, of course it is my child."
Qin Menghan asked excitedly, "Really! That's wonderful! I'm going to have a grandson again!"
In the past, she would have looked down on Yunlong for being an illegitimate child, but now it's the apocalypse, and she not only got a grandson for free, but she's also pregnant. How many people would envy her if word got out?
"The child in Liu Anran's belly is from the Chu family. How many months along are you? When will you give birth?"
Looking at Liu Anran's big belly, Qin Menghan guessed that Liu Anran was about to give birth. She never thought it would be twins, after all, being able to get pregnant in the apocalypse was a great blessing.
Chu Yunxiao's lips curled up, and he said in a boastful tone, "Mom, what are you saying? Of course they're my children, and An Ran is carrying twins. She's only four months pregnant, so she won't give birth so soon."
Grandma Chu was no longer calm and asked excitedly, "Yunxiao, is what you said true?"
Chu Yunxiao said with certainty, "Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"
Grandma Chu muttered, "Good, good, this is a good thing! Zhang Sao, go prepare some nutritious food so that An Ran can have a good nourishing meal."
Aunt Zhang replied happily, "Okay, I'll cook a big meal right away to help the young mistress recover."
Qin Menghan was overjoyed. "Well done! You truly are my son. You're amazing. Go back and wash up. Let's get ready for a big meal."
After saying that, she hurriedly ran to the kitchen. She had to keep a close eye on the kitchen and make sure they prepared more food that pregnant women should eat. Liu Anran must have suffered a lot on the way, so she needed to be well nourished.
Chu Yunxiao watched Qin Menghan leave, feeling both amused and exasperated. Was it really necessary for her to get so agitated?
Grandma Chu sighed and said, "Yunxiao, you may not know this while you're away, but there are fewer and fewer pregnant women in the base, and there haven't been any newborns for a long time."
Although Chu Yunxiao knew some information, he did not expect it to be so serious. He could not imagine how serious the consequences would be if the news that An Ran was pregnant with twins got out!
Grandma Chu comforted her, "Don't worry, your mother and I are still here. We will take good care of Anran. Anran should stay in the Chu family and have a good pregnancy. The world outside is chaotic, and it's not safe for a woman to go out alone."
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