"You're all so adorable! Mom hasn't seen you for a month, and I've lost weight from missing you so much."
Suti always showed weakness in front of the two children. At first, she thought that she and Baichuan would play the roles of good cop and bad cop.
But later I found out that it wasn't necessary at all. The two kids were very easy to manage. They were very sensible as long as you reasoned with them.
Later, Suti appropriately showed weakness and placed the children on an equal footing, which actually helped to cultivate their sense of responsibility.
The two little ones are now more than capable of outsmarting their dad.
"We're cute because we were born from Mom, and Mom is beautiful." Chaochao and Hehe automatically ignored their mother's comment about losing weight, because they really couldn't tell.
But I definitely can't say that, because Dad will get angry.
"Let's go home, is Daddy back yet?" Suti helped the car up and led the two children home.
"Not yet, Great-Grandma and Grandma Xu are here." Chaochao saw her mother holding the stroller, and while pulling her younger brother who was jumping around, she answered her mother's question seriously.
"Did you come back by car?" Suti wondered, thinking that her grandmother and the others hadn't called her when they got back.
"No, it was Uncle Bian who picked us up." Chaochao thought for a moment, wondering why her mother didn't know.
Didn't Mom just say she missed them a lot?
"Mom knows, I just wanted to see if you two little ones were paying attention to things at home. It seems my two darlings are growing up, nothing can be kept from you now."
Suti paused when he saw their suspicious looks, and then started to coax them as usual.
She learned this skill when they were a little over one year old, and now she's getting better and better at it.
"Don't worry, Mom. We know everything. We even asked Uncle Bian when he came to pick us up. He happened to be going to Great-Grandpa's place, so Dad asked him to pick us up."
"We guessed right away that Mom must have missed us, so we quickly packed our things and came back with Uncle Bian."
Chaochao and Hehe knew everything their mother said, and their mother's test was no problem for them.
“Yes, you’re both right.” Suti parked the car in the yard and earnestly tried to convince the two children.
It's only at this age that I can still fool people; it will get harder and harder as I go on.
Take Baichuan for example. He's made a name for himself in the last two years, and people often can't figure out what he's thinking.
But it didn't work on the two children. For some reason, the two children could quickly understand what he meant.
He could act serious with outsiders, but when facing two little ones who looked exactly like Suti, Li Baichuan couldn't maintain his composure at all.
Let alone a strict father, he panics at the slightest pout from his two little ones, completely under their control.
Sometimes she couldn't bear to watch her son being bullied, and she was also worried because her son was too smart and always bullied his father.
"My little girl is back? Am I getting old and my hearing isn't working properly? I didn't hear anything at all. The two kids were playing happily when they suddenly rushed out. I knew it must be you who came back."
The grandmother felt that the mother and son were truly connected at heart. She watched the two children rush out together, and then she heard voices coming from the alley entrance.
A moment later, the mother and her two children returned, all smiles and affection.
"Because Mom's steps are different from others, and we can feel that it is Mom."
Hehe saw that his mother was also looking over curiously, and they didn't know how to tell them.
They could tell from the way their mother walked, and from the feeling she gave them, that their mother's presence was instantly recognizable.
“Yes, that’s because we’re on the same wavelength.” Hearing this, Su Ti was overjoyed and gave the two little ones another round of cuddling.
"Waaah, Mommy, my face is all flat!" Chaochao and Hehe sensed danger and ran away in a hurry, while Suti chased after the two children, playing and fighting.
Grandma watched as the mother and her children played around, and the small courtyard suddenly became lively.
The children have grown up day by day in the past two years. They are not only the treasures of the Li family, but also the treasures of the Guo family.
Not only are the older generation secure, but the younger generation is also getting better and better, so they have nothing to be dissatisfied with now.
"Alright, when Baichuan comes back, we'll go to the compound for dinner. The other day, the old marshal called your grandfather and talked to Chaochao and Hehe for a long time."
"I think it's the old marshal who's so worried about his child that he can't eat." Grandma couldn't believe it when she heard her daughter say that she had lost weight because she missed her child.
If she ever had a day when she couldn't eat, Baichuan would have gone to Shanghai and brought them back long ago.
The couple is enjoying their time at home without children.
As they were talking, Li Baichuan appeared at the door. Two years later, this man who was not good with words had become more composed.
Gone is the bewildered and timid look he had when he first arrived in Beijing. Now, he has a clear mind and is full of confidence.
No matter the occasion, he has his own way of dealing with people. In the past two years, Su Ti has watched him come to where he is today, to a point she never dared to imagine.
"Dad, please save our...faces!" Chaochao and Hehe rushed over happily when they saw their father.
Although the two children are mostly raised in a free-range manner, they are closer to their parents.
It's just that Mom and Dad are busy with work, but they are well-behaved and sensible. They know that their great-grandparents miss them, so they are willing to visit them every now and then.
“What’s wrong with a man pinching his cheek?” Li Baichuan entered the yard and parked his car next to his wife’s bicycle.
The two bicycles leaned against each other, clinging tightly together, unwilling to separate.
He turned around and picked up the two little ones. He had missed them after not seeing them for so long.
"Let's go to Grandpa's house. I bet they're getting impatient," Suti said to the person who was holding the two children steadily.
This is Baichuan; no one else in the family can carry them.
"Let's go, let's go to Great-Grandpa's house." Chaochao and Hehe thought their dad was super amazing. He was the only one in the family who could carry both of them at the same time and run with them in his arms.
The family packed their things, and Chaochao and Hehe even brought back some delicious food from Shanghai, which they had already divided up.
Which ones are for Mom and Dad, which ones are for Great-Grandpa and Grandpa, and we even prepared some for Uncle Bian's side.
Just as I stepped out of the alley, Xiao Liu was already waiting there.
Since the Shi and Du families were arrested, it's been much safer to live here.
In the past two years, the relationship between neighbors has become, if not extremely warm, at least everyone gets along well, no one causes trouble anymore, and they even help each other out when needed.
When they arrived at the military compound, Grandpa and Dad were waiting at the gate. Knowing they were coming, they had already prepared a table of dishes and were waiting for them.
"Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, we're here!" Chaochao and Hehe ran towards them as soon as they got out of the car.
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