Chapter 486 Love is luck.
On the first anniversary of her marriage, Meng Zhiyi decided to take her children and husband to the island for vacation.
"Mom, are we going on a trip?"
On the plane, Shen Nian leaned his small body against the glass window, looking at the endless sea of clouds outside.
Shen Yu lay on Shen Que's legs, looking around the plane curiously with his dark eyes.
Meng Zhiyi took off the blindfold on her face, squinted at her daughter, patted her little butt gently and said, "Just sit still and take a nap, we will get there soon."
But Shen Nian was somewhat excited.
This was her first time traveling far away and her first time on a plane.
Looking at the sea of clouds under the clear sky and the occasional mountains and rivers, her eyes were a little overwhelmed.
"Is that a snowy mountain?" Shen Nian sat down obediently, but his little face was still almost pressed against the glass window.
Hearing her daughter's curious questions, Meng Zhiyi simply stopped sleeping and held her on her lap so that she could see outside more conveniently.
“Well, that’s the highest snow-capped mountain in the world.”
"The highest? Has anyone ever climbed up there? What's up there? Are there people living there?"
Children’s questions are always very special, but Meng Zhiyi is always patient with them and answers them one by one.
Shen Yu also listened carefully, and finally turned around and lay down beside her legs to listen.
"Mom, does the wide river below also flow to the sea?" Shen Yu stretched his neck and pointed with his little hand at the river winding among the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Meng Zhiyi: "Yes, all rivers on earth eventually flow into the sea."
Shen Yu blinked and said, "It's just like the story my father told me before. A small raindrop falls from the sky and tries very hard to chase the sea."
Meng Zhiyi pinched her son's face and praised him, "Xiao Yu'er has a really good memory."
Shen Yu's face turned red from being praised, and she felt a little embarrassed and fell back on Shen Que's legs.
Meng Zhiyi was amused by her son's reaction and immediately fell on Shen Que's body.
The plane was filled with the laughter of the family of four, and Wang Xiao and two aunts who were accompanying them looked at them with smiles on their faces.
The child's excitement came and went quickly. After chattering and asking questions for a while, he fell asleep with his head tilted to one side in a short while.
Shen Que carried them to the room in the cabin and asked his aunt to watch over them before returning to Meng Zhiyi.
The couple finally had some time alone.
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The climate on the island was as dry and pleasant as ever. The two little ones had never seen the sea or the beach before, so they ran to the beach as soon as they arrived.
Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que had no time to pack their things before they had to run after the two children.
After handing over their luggage to the aunt, the couple took their children to the beach to play for the whole afternoon.
Shen Nian and Shen Yu were very obedient. They knew they couldn't go into deep water, so they stayed in the shallow beach, each holding a small shovel and playing with sand.
"Look, Mom, this shell is the same as the one you gave me before."
Shen Nian held a purple shell in his hand and waved towards Meng Zhiyi with a smile.
Meng Zhiyi touched his nose and turned his eyes away feeling guilty.
Shen Yu dug out a conch from the beach, and it looked familiar no matter how he looked at it.
Is this the same box of shells that Mom gave them last time?
As if realizing something, Shen Yu looked at his sister, then at his parents not far away.
Mom picked those shells from here, right?
If you say Shen Yu is smart, his small brain is almost completely inherited from Shen Que.
He carefully put the little conch into his pocket and continued building the castle with his sister.
Seeing that the sun was getting hotter and hotter, Shen Que called them to go back.
On the beach, the couple held hands, each holding a child in the other hand.
A family of four walked slowly towards home, walking on the soft sand, facing the sea breeze and accompanied by flying seagulls.
After returning to the villa, Meng Zhiyi took the two children back to the room to take a bath, while Shen Que went to the study.
After giving the two naughty kids a bath, changing them into clean clothes and blowing their hair dry, Meng Zhiyi took them to play in the room.
There was a soft blanket in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and some of the two children's favorite toys were placed on the floor.
Meng Zhiyi lazily leaned on the bed, flipping through a magazine in her hand boredly, and from time to time she glanced at the brother and sister who were pushing building blocks, with tenderness in her eyes.
When Shen Que came in after finishing his work, he saw the mother and her two daughters already fast asleep on the carpet.
Meng Zhiyi lay on her side, holding her daughter in her arms, while her son lay on top of her. The three of them slept soundly.
The soft afternoon sunlight passed through the gauze curtains, filtering out the scorching heat and leaving only a thin layer of light falling on the three people.
The gentle breeze blew, and the gauze curtains slowly floated up, filling the whole room with warmth.
Shen Que stood still and watched the scene with infatuated eyes.
After a moment, he tiptoed over and took the child away from Meng Zhiyi.
Meng Zhiyi's sleep was light and she woke up suddenly.
In a daze, she saw that it was Shen Que, so she mumbled and called out, "Husband~"
Shen Que's eyebrows softened, and he whispered, "I'll carry you back to the room to sleep."
Meng Zhiyi closed his eyes and reached out to touch his side: "Child..."
Shen Que didn't care about that and just picked her up. As he walked out, he said, "I'll come back to hold the child later."
So, after carrying his wife back to their room, Shen Que came and carried the child to bed.
The next day, the couple took their two children to fly kites.
Wang Xiao and two aunts followed.
On the beach, umbrellas and leisure tables and chairs are placed under the tall coconut trees.
Cold drinks, desserts, fruits and snacks are all available.
Meng Zhiyi wore a printed beach skirt and a big sun hat on her head, and Shen Que was also dressed coolly, wearing the same printed shirt and beach shorts as his wife.
The two of them lay leisurely on the lounge chairs, looking at the brother and sister who were chattering non-stop following Wang Xiao not far away.
Wang Xiao held a kite in his hand and ran with them on the beach, flying the kite into the sky against the wind.
The kite flew higher and higher, gradually shrinking into a tiny shadow.
Shen Nian and Shen Yu cheered and jumped for joy.
Meng Zhiyi looked at them from afar, listening to their laughter, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
She tilted her head, looked at Shen Que beside her, and slowly called out, "Husband."
"Yes, I'm here." Shen Que tilted his head to look at her, his eyes just as hot and affectionate as they were back then.
Meng Zhiyi gave him a big smile and said in a crisp voice: "I love you."
The love in Shen Que's eyes deepened, and the corners of his mouth lifted: "I love you, too."
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Maybe, after going through so much hardship, you hide yourself in a thick shell.
But in this world, there will always be someone who sees through your strong shell and protects your softness and sensitivity with the utmost tenderness.
Meng Zhiyi felt that she was very lucky to meet Shen Que, who approached her with full of love.
But in Shen Que's heart, her appearance was also his luck.
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