"You mustn't let them see this," Ying'er said, her face flushed. "Should I put you down?"
"Is there even a need to ask? I've been nodding my head so hard it's practically touching my neck, but he still won't let me go. 'Yuancheng, my good husband, my good lord, please let me go!'"
"No! I'll carry you so you can see that your mother loves to be close to your father. This way, when they look for a wife or husband, they'll know to treat each other well."
"I know, I know~ But I really want to get down and walk." I didn't care that we were so close, I propped myself up and kissed him. Xie Yuancheng then turned around and told me to get down. "Don't scare me next time. No, next time you have to be more lenient with me. I'm your precious baby, the person you cherish and love the most."
"You know that, yet you still have the nerve to mess with me." Xie Yuancheng's smile was a bit too bright. I knew what he was laughing about once I heard Yu'er and the others' voices.
I quickly stood up straight, putting on a gentle, motherly act, but they all saw it. I hope I won't be like Xie Yuancheng in the future; if the feelings aren't right, the other person will beat me to a pulp.
"Mommy is a little lazybones, doesn't want to walk~" Yu'er is really my little heater, I picked him up and kissed him, "Mommy~ Yu'er wants to sit on the swing."
"It's too cold. I'll take you when the sun comes out." I looked at the autumn landscape frozen by frost and decided to wait until early March, when the sun would be out.
“Go to Mother’s yard, there’s a swing made of flowers.” I finally knew what he meant. It was a flower-themed swing made by Xie Yuancheng, which could be used as a hammock. The cushions were very warm.
"Xiao Chengcheng, do you want to take the kids with you?" I went to see Xie Yuancheng, and he was still thinking about it. What a bad father! Of course, we should give the kids what they want.
"Go ahead, but this is a gift from Father to Mother, so don't break it, understand?"
"I know~" Four voices rang out at the same time. Yu'er also struggled to get down. I finally knew what they were doing at the door. It turned out they wanted to ride the float.
"Bizhu, you all help keep an eye on things. There are enough people to lie down in; it should be enough for the four of them."
"Yes, Madam." Bizhu adored these four little ones and played with them like best friends.
I pulled Xie Yuancheng's hand in to look, and he mischievously pinched my palm, saying, "You're so annoying! If you pinch me too hard, you'll be crying your eyes out."
“It’s good that Ying’er knows. I’m going to cry my eyes out. Every time you see it, it will break your heart. From now on, you’ll cry along with me whenever you see me cry, until you don’t know what to do anymore.”
"Yeah, that's good to know. You absolutely mustn't cry, or I'll start crying too, boohoo~" I pretended to cry for him. Xie Yuancheng reached out his hand, and I quickly turned around and hid behind the artificial hill next to me.
"Come here! If you avoid me again next time, Ying'er will have to do a lot of things for me." He's already threatening me. I have to run fast. The rockery isn't big; there are some flowers, plants, and a fountain inside.
"I've got you. Try running again and see how I catch you next time." Xie Yuancheng spoke close to my face, touching my hand, and said that I didn't know to bring a small hand warmer, so I put it in his arms to warm it.
"Yuancheng, don't be so careful. What if I take advantage of you and bully you?" My heart melted. I won't hold a grudge against Xie Yuancheng for any of the bad things he has done.
"You're good at talking, and you're good at doing too. Don't bother with the chime bells anymore, I'll go buy a new one. I saw you reading this morning, but you couldn't understand it."
How rude of you! I stepped on his instep, "I'm going to make you a beautiful set of chimes, with the character 'Ying' engraved on them, and your name engraved on them, so that you'll be mine for life."
"Only for a lifetime? Ying'er is really heartless. I'm going to cling to you forever and see where you go to go crazy."
"Yes, yes, yes~" I turned to kiss him. It's just the two of us here. It's so nice to be at home. I can relax and do whatever I want. It's too cold in Beijing. I just wish my family could all be together in one place.
When I went back to see the floats, it was a place where children had played. Everything was broken, and several cushions had been kicked to the ground.
"I've finally regained some childlike innocence, so I can't blame them. I need the Marquis to make me a new set." I leaned against Xie Yuancheng and laughed. It had a sketch of my face drawn by him on it. I had to be nice to him to avoid getting angry.
"Ying'er, you're being too protective of them!" Xie Yuancheng was a little angry. These were just toys for children, not things that bad guys broke. He shouldn't be angry.
“That’s right. Look, a kind mother and a strict father, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, that’s enough to teach the children well.”
"I'll listen to you. I'll be stricter from now on." I quickly objected, telling him to be kinder too, otherwise the children would resent him. "As long as Ying'er says I'm good, I can tolerate it."
"Who told you to put up with it? I have to tell the children about your glorious deeds so they won't misunderstand." I told Bizhu to get ready and change into a red outfit to go out; it's the New Year, so we should be more festive.
"Let's go, they'll be hanging their heads again soon. Don't say anything too harsh to them, or they'll burst into tears." I led the way for Xie Yuancheng, hoping to calm him down.
However, we had only just arrived when Li Ruowei had already taught them everything. How could I forget that there was still this big devil in the manor! They even wrote letters of apology, four crooked and messy letters, only Yu'er's was a little neat, after all, he was the eldest.
"Let's eat," I said. The four little ones sat down, their eyes sparkling at me. It's okay for them to be mischievous sometimes, and the two siblings know that. But to help them grow up quickly, I need to be a little stricter.
The best time is during the Spring Festival, when I can do nothing every day and Xie Yuancheng is by my side. I look forward to the Lantern Festival the most, because I can see lanterns and there are many lantern riddles to solve.
"Yuancheng, let's go, let's go. It's getting dark, let's go out and have a look." I kicked a lantern over, thanking Yuancheng for promising to go for a walk in the street.
"Ying'er, the children can't go. Wait until they're older before taking them out. You're not allowed to complain about that!"
“I know, it’s just the two of us going. I’ll give Yu’er a little treasure, and he promised to play with his younger siblings’ lanterns at the mansion.”
I handed over the peony lantern, and Xie Yuancheng nodded after inspecting it. "Look, I specially wore a pomegranate dress to make you look good. The Marquis's wife is so kind; she's good to the Marquis and beautiful too."
My skirt can be twirled into a circle, and the pomegranate-red skirt looked especially beautiful under the light. I twirled twice, and Xie Yuancheng finally smiled. I had said a few days ago that I wanted to go and see the excitement, but he always disagreed. Later, I told him I was going to show him my newly made pomegranate-red skirt, and he finally reluctantly agreed.
“If I spoil Ying’er’s fun, you won’t listen to me tonight. Come on, I’ll take you to see it.” He didn’t like celebrating the Lantern Festival, saying it was all lanterns, nothing but lanterns.
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