Seeing this, Gu Shulan sighed helplessly. He walked to Lin Qing's side, gently patted Gu Ziyao and Gu Zichen on the back, and said in a childish but firm voice, "Zichen, Ziyao, don't cry. Mom will be back soon. We must be strong and not let Mom worry."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing quickly patted Gu Ziyao and Gu Zichen's backs gently to soothe the children's emotions: "Ziyao, Zichen, you are both brave children. You should learn from your older brothers. Look, Yichen and Shulan don't cry. Mom will be back soon. You should listen to Grandma at home and be good, okay?"
Gu Yichen was about to cry, but after hearing Lin Qing's words, he immediately stopped crying. He tried hard not to let his tears fall, and then, imitating Gu Shulan, he reached out and patted Gu Zichen and Gu Ziyao on the back, saying, "Zichen and Ziyao, be good, your second brother is here! Your second and third brothers will stay with you. We won't cry, and we won't let Mom worry."
After hearing their brothers' words, Gu Ziyao and Gu Zichen's crying gradually subsided. They looked up at Gu Shulan and Gu Yichen with teary eyes, then turned to Lin Qing and sobbed, "Mom, we will be good. You must come back soon."
Hearing this, Lin Qing's heart melted. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled at the children, saying, "Mom knows you are all the most sensible children. When Mom isn't here, you must listen to Grandma and your brother, eat well, sleep well, and don't be naughty, okay!"
"good……"
The children nodded in agreement, their faces still streaked with tears, but their eyes revealed a hint of determination.
Lin Qing stood up, picked up her suitcase, turned around and took the dry food that Zhao Xuan had prepared, "Mom, thank you for your hard work!"
Zhao Xuan nodded, "Be careful!"
Lin Qing took a deep breath, nodded, and then said to the children, "Okay, Mommy has to go now. Be good, okay?"
Gu Nanxun was ready. He walked to Lin Qing's side and said softly, "Qingqing, let's go!"
Lin Qing nodded, then said to the children, "Yichen, Shulan, Zichen, Ziyao, Mommy is coming back with gifts for you!"
The children waved goodbye reluctantly. Gu Shulan saw Lin Qing close the car door and, just as the car was about to start, said loudly, "Mom and Dad, please be careful and take good care of yourselves. Don't worry about your younger siblings; I will take good care of them."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing shook her hand and said, "Okay, Mom and Dad know."
The car slowly drove away. Lin Qing looked back and saw the children and Zhao Xuan standing at the door. Her heart was filled with reluctance, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Wow……"
As Gu Zichen and Gu Ziyao watched the car slowly disappear from their sight, the emotions they had been suppressing suddenly burst out, and the two of them burst into loud sobs.
"Wow……"
Gu Yichen, who had been holding back his tears for a long time, started crying as well, and Gu Shulan's eyes were also red.
He reached out and hugged Gu Zichen and Gu Ziyao, patting their shoulders with his thin arms, and comforting them, "Zichen and Ziyao, don't cry, Mommy will be back soon."
Seeing this, Gu Yichen also cried while patting his younger siblings' shoulders, repeatedly saying, "Don't cry, little brother and sister, Mom will be back soon..."
Zhao Xuan stood by, smiling, without approaching. She stood quietly, watching the children's emotional fluctuations, knowing it was part of their growth. She didn't immediately go to comfort them, because she believed the children could calm themselves down and learn to be strong.
After a while, the children's crying gradually subsided. Zhao Xuan then stepped forward, squatted down, and hugged each of the children in her arms, saying gently, "Zichen and Ziyao are so great. They understand their mother now. Yichen and Shulan are also great. You are all good older brothers and you take care of your younger brothers."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ziyao reached out and hugged Zhao Xuan's neck, her eyes red and swollen, and said to Zhao Xuan, "Ziyao is a good girl, Ziyao doesn't make her mother worry."
Seeing this, Gu Zichen quickly added, "Zichen is a good child too, and Zichen doesn't make his mother worry."
"I will take good care of my younger siblings."
Gu Yichen also gripped Zhao Xuan's clothes tightly and said earnestly.
"Good, you are all good children, and you are all your mother's pride!"
Zhao Xuan lovingly kissed each of the four children on the cheek, holding them close, her heart filled with tenderness.
"Grandma, when will Mom come back? Ziyao misses Mom!"
After a pause, Gu Ziyao pouted again, looking aggrieved, and asked in a tearful voice.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan kissed Gu Ziyao again and said gently, "Your father and mother are going to do something very important. They will be back soon. While they are away, we must be strong like them, okay?"
The children nodded, their eyes still red, but the panic they had shown earlier was gone.
Zhao Xuan continued, "You are all good children, and your father and mother will be very proud of you. Now, let's do something else to distract ourselves, okay?"
Gu Shulan wiped away her tears and nodded: "Grandma, let's go help Grandma cook."
Gu Yichen also stopped crying and said, "Yes, let's go help Grandma."
Although Gu Zichen and Gu Ziyao were still young, they nodded earnestly in agreement.
Zhao Xuan smiled with relief. She stood up, took the children's hands, and led them to the kitchen: "Okay, let's cook together. Tonight we'll eat the food we made ourselves, okay?"
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