Zheng Xu's eyes were full of hope. After waiting for a long time without a response from Zheng Qiuwen, he said, "How about I borrow a car on the first day of the Lunar New Year to come to Beijing to pick you and the children up?"
"Big brother, I, I..."
Zheng Qiuwen opened her mouth but hesitated to say anything. Seeing this, Zheng Xu said, "You can speak your mind."
"It's not convenient for me to take Jinzhi and the other six back with me. Even if you drive over to pick me up, it will be difficult to take Jinzhi and the other six with you."
Although Jinzhi, Xuzhi, and Huizhi are older, they are only six years old. If such young children are left alone in the car and there is a sudden stop, there is no guarantee that something might happen.
Moreover, among Lanzhi, Xinzhi, and Hengzhi, Lanzhi and Xinzhi are older than Hengzhi, but smaller than Jinzhi and the triplets. Even if she can hold one of the two and Hengzhi in her lap, what about the other one?
In short, Zheng Qiuwen felt that no matter what mode of transportation she used to travel to Shanghai, it would be extremely inconvenient for her and her children at present.
"this……"
Zheng Xu was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Yes, with six children, the oldest being just over six years old, it's really inconvenient for a mother to take all six children out with her.
"Big brother, how about this? If I can get away during the Spring Festival, I'll go back to visit Mom and Dad, Xiao Can, and you. As for Jin Zhi and the others, I'll take them to see Mom and Dad when they're a little older!"
Zheng Qiuwen's feelings towards Zheng Xu are complex, but this complexity lacks the youthful infatuation she once had. This isn't because Zheng Qiuwen is heartless or that her feelings come and go quickly.
The main reason is that after marrying Chen Dongze, she became pregnant and gave birth one after another. Every day, she was only worried about her child getting a headache or fever, and about whether she would have enough to eat. She had no mood to think about anything else.
As time goes by, even if she has deep feelings for Zheng Xu, they will be replaced by the big and small things in life.
Therefore, rather than saying that Zheng Qiuwen no longer loves Zheng Xu, it's more accurate to say that she is now living a more realistic or down-to-earth life.
The reason she can't be completely open with Zheng Xu right now is undoubtedly due to her past feelings for him. Even though those feelings have been diluted by the trivialities of life, Zheng Qiuwen still feels somewhat uncomfortable when the two are face to face.
Therefore, Zheng Qiuwen and Zheng Xu stood face to face, and to avoid letting the other person see her emotions, she tried her best to avoid their eyes meeting.
"...Okay, then it's settled. But you'd better bring a lot of photos of the children home with you."
After a long silence, Zheng Xu nodded and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiuwen gave a soft "hmm".
At this moment, Zheng Xu handed over the two large tote bags he was carrying: "These are gifts I bought for the children."
Zheng Qiuwen paused for a moment, but did not refuse. She reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you!"
Zheng Xu's smile faltered for a moment, then he said, "Have we become estranged from my elder brother?! Besides, I'm the children's uncle, so buying them some gifts is perfectly normal!"
“There are six of them in total, including Ke Jinzhi, so you'll have to spend a lot of money on gifts.”
Zheng Qiuwen said, "From now on, brother, please don't buy them anything anymore. My grandpa, my dad, and my brother have bought them plenty of things before..."
Before she could continue, Zheng Xu raised his hand to stop her, saying, "I bought it, it's different."
Zheng Qiuwen pursed her lips slightly and said nothing more.
"Let's go, I'll see you to the front gate."
As Zheng Xu spoke, he took a step forward.
Zheng Qiuwen followed closely behind.
"Shall I carry it to the front gate for you?"
Zheng Xu suddenly stopped and looked at the handbag that Zheng Qiuwen was carrying.
"It's not heavy, I can manage."
Zheng Qiuwen shook her head and politely declined.
Zheng Xu withdrew his hand and took another step forward.
The main entrance.
"Go in!"
"Brother, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
"No, thank you."
"Take good care of yourself!"
Zheng Qiuwen looked at Zheng Xu, her expression still relatively natural: "When you return to Shanghai, please give my regards to my parents and Xiao Can!"
"good."
Zheng Xu responded.
"Then I'll go in..."
Zheng Qiuwen glanced into the gate, then turned her gaze back to Zheng Xu.
Go!
Zheng Xu's eyes softened, and he smiled and nodded slightly.
Before long, Zheng Qiuwen walked through the gate, and as she turned her head, Zheng Xu waved to her.
Zheng Qiuwen looked away and then started walking.
Only after her figure disappeared into the distance did Zheng Xu turn his gaze away, go to the roadside to hail a taxi, and return to the hotel where he was staying.
The Chen family.
"Mother!"
As Zheng Qiuwen entered the living room, she was greeted by the voices of several children. She immediately smiled and asked, "Do you miss your mother?"
"think!"
The six children responded in unison.
Since Zheng Qiuwen went to university, in order not to fall behind in her studies, she chose to live on campus and only returned to the compound to visit a few children every weekend. Today happened to be Saturday. After finishing her afternoon classes, Zheng Qiuwen was told by her classmates that someone was looking for her. She learned that the person looking for her was her adopted brother, Zheng Xu, so the two of them went to the compound together.
To be honest, Zheng Xu was taking Zheng Qiuwen back to the compound and taking the opportunity to chat with her more.
"Mom, what's in here?"
Chen Hengzhi was three years old, the youngest of the six children. He blinked his bright black eyes, pointed at the handbag Zheng Qiuwen was carrying, and spoke in a babyish voice.
"It's a gift. Your eldest uncle bought it for you and your older brother and sister."
As Zheng Qiuwen spoke, she placed the handbag on the coffee table and greeted Mr. and Mrs. Chen.
"My uncle is in the army, does he have time to buy gifts?"
The little girl, Chen Huizhi, tilted her head and looked at Zheng Qiuwen, raising a question.
Although Zheng Qiuwen's children have the surname Chen, meaning they follow the Chen family name, they still address the elders of the Chen family as Zheng Qiuwen, their mother, is a married woman.
Okay, it's the same way Song Lan's four treasures address the Chen family.
"It's Zheng's eldest maternal uncle!"
Zheng Qiuwen said, "He came to Beijing on a business trip and brought you some gifts. I asked my mother to take them home for you. Take a look and see if you like them."
Did your older brother come to the school to look for you?
"Grandma Chen asked."
"Um."
Zheng Qiuwen nodded and said, "After class this afternoon, I was on my way home when I ran into my older brother, and he walked me all the way to our compound."
Why didn't you invite your older brother over for a visit?
Old Master Chen suddenly spoke up.
“I suggested that he come to my house for a while, but my older brother seemed to have something else to do and said he would come to visit us again when he had the chance.”
Zheng Qiuwen explained.
“It’s not like we don’t have a place to stay. If any of your adoptive parents’ relatives come to Beijing on business in the future, you can invite them to stay at our house. That way, they’ll be more comfortable.”
Hearing what Grandma Chen said, Zheng Qiuwen nodded and said "Mmm". Then Grandma Chen said again, "You have visited your adoptive parents every year during the Spring Festival. Now that the Spring Festival is coming soon, do you want to go to Shanghai to spend the Spring Festival with your adoptive parents?"
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