This is a military region after all. Since Jian Liye had retired, they didn't give him any special treatment. Later, they simply arranged for him to be with Cheng Rui and Cheng An. When the two brothers heard that their newly found uncle had been a very powerful person, their admiration for him was impossible to hide. They practically welcomed him with open arms.
And so, without realizing it, they gained two more martial arts instructors.
To be fair, a regular army is a regular army after all; it's much stricter than a simple one.
They grew up in the military region, so they already had a solid foundation.
Back then, they were young, and the simple purpose was to train their bodies. The moves were all about building a foundation and self-defense.
When they were stationed at the military base, Cheng Chao also taught them, but they were busy with training all day long, and the time and energy they could spare were limited. At that time, Cheng Chao was often away on missions and could not be seen, so the extra tutoring he could provide was also limited.
By this time, they were already tall young men, standing at 1.8 meters. They had been training with the garrison for several years and had mastered the basic skills. So, after checking their basic skills, Jian Liye simply began intensive training. The first thing he did was take the two children into the mountains right after the heavy snowfall.
When she received the news, Jian Dan was speechless.
"His leg was healed, and now he's just running around like this? Didn't his second aunt and second uncle do anything about it?"
The little one is growing up day by day. Now she's six or seven months old. Unlike when she was younger, she doesn't sleep as much. She's full of energy all day long. She can just sit up steadily. Although she can't crawl yet, she's still restless on the kang (a heated brick bed). We have to be careful that she doesn't fall off accidentally.
With her energy focused on this, Jian Liye received less attention.
"I was wondering why no one came yesterday or today. Did they all run away?"
Qin Qinghuai was overjoyed. He warmed his hands and picked up the child who had come closer.
"Look at you, you were worried before, afraid that Dad would feel uneasy if he suddenly had nothing to do. Now that he's busy, you should be happy, right? Why are you worried again? Is that right, girl?"
"Ahhhh!"
Several months have passed, and the little girl has changed a lot. Her face is chubby, fair, tender, and soft. If you use too much force, you can leave a red mark.
Those big eyes are like black grapes; when they're being mischievous, they blink and blink at you—so cute! Even when they're simply angry, they can't bring themselves to put on a stern face.
"What the hell are you yelling about, you naughty brat!"
"ah!"
Qin Qinghuai suppressed a laugh and separated his wife and child.
"Alright, alright, take a break. It's good that none of them are coming today, so it'll be just the three of us in peace and quiet. What would you like to eat? I'll make it."
Anyone who's ever taken care of kids knows that when you're busy with them, you often lose track of when you're hungry or full. Jian Dan is a bit like that now; she just waves her hand haphazardly and plops down in a chair.
"I'm not hungry at all. Let's talk about it when I get hungry."
This situation has been frequent since the child started growing up, so Qin Qinghuai wasn't surprised. He felt sorry for his wife, but all he could do was spend more time at home doing things to make things easier for her.
"Well, how about we have some fruit first? I'll make something appetizer, and you can eat a little something later."
"Okay,"
As she spoke, Jian Dan glanced at the little boy, her eyes filled with undisguised wariness.
Qin Qinghuai chuckled; he already had a lingering trauma from this.
Last time we had a simple peach, this child was so eager for it that he cried out. When the adults weren't looking, he pounced on it and took several bites. The baby, who is only a few months old, only has two teeth on the top and two on the bottom. He bit off a piece with his strength and kept it in his mouth. They were afraid he would choke, so they tried to coax and scare him, but they couldn't get the piece of peach out.
Since then, I've started avoiding eating fruit with my child, for fear of making them sick again.
But this child is clever; it's as if she can understand what they're saying. As soon as she hears that the adults want to eat, she looks at them longingly, just like now, she's already reaching out to her mother.
Qin Qinghuai simply didn't know what to say about this daughter.
"Don't worry, I asked my second aunt, and she can now eat a little less fruit puree scraped with a spoon. The book also says that it's okay to eat a little bit of peach, dragon fruit, banana, and kiwi puree."
"real?"
Jian Dan had never raised a child this young before. She knew that babies needed to start eating complementary foods, but she wasn't sure what stage that was. Since having a child, she had almost stopped reading books and relied on voice commands, while Qin Qinghuai was responsible for putting things into practice and researching information.
"Really, really, just a little bit, let her taste it first. I'll go steam some egg custard for her."
"Alright then,"
The mother and daughter were fighting over a single peach.
The little one waiting for food was also very well-behaved, sitting cross-legged with his little hands on his knees, looking very obedient, and gently patting them to indicate that he was seated properly.
"Sit still and don't move around."
Take a big bite, then scrape a small spoonful from the tip and gently feed it to the baby.
"Ah! Eat slowly, eat slowly, is it sweet?"
The little one was impatient; he swallowed it quickly, nodded emphatically, and immediately opened his mouth again, waiting.
"ah!"
Simple, then starting to ramble.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, what's the rush?"
"Ahhh!"
"Okay, okay, you're so impatient. Just wait!"
"ah!"
"Come on, open your mouth, ah!"
The two, one big and one small, were having a lively verbal battle, which Qin Qinghuai listened to from the kitchen and couldn't help but laugh.
Even if the adults eat quickly, they can't keep up with how fast the little one sips. As soon as a bite is fed to her, the little one smacks her lips, sips a few times, and then swallows it. Then she stares at it longingly, giving the impression that if she doesn't hurry up, she's going to pounce on her and snatch it away.
Fortunately, the peach was only so big, and after fighting for it for a while, she finally got to the bottom. She fed the last spoonful to the child and then simply put the peach pit away. This had become a habit, since people often came to visit, and if they saw the pit, they wouldn't know where it came from.
"ah!"
The little one was initially unhappy that there was no food left, but then he looked at what his mother was holding and exclaimed, "Huh? It's gone?"
There aren't enough eyes to go around.
She lay her whole body on Jian Dan, her big eyes darting around, searching everywhere. Where is the thing? Where did she hide it?
"Ah~~ Ah~~"
Simply shrug.
That's all!
"ah!"
The little brat was so angry he kept clenching his fists, his face turning red.
Ah~~~~
"No, no, no, that's all!"
Qin Qinghuai silently brought in the food.
"Why are you teasing her? You've made her so excited, you'll have to soothe her later."
"Haha, the little one is quite amusing. Look how angry she is, she can't say anything, isn't that funny?"
As she spoke, she gently tapped the little boy's forehead with her finger, causing him to stumble backward.
With a "Ah!" she fell onto the blanket behind her, paused for a moment, then rolled over and sat up. She protested with simple "Ah ah" sounds, baring her four tiny teeth, looking fiercely cute.
Qin Qinghuai shook his head speechlessly. Was this really a mother and daughter? His wife seemed more like a child to him.
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