Chapter 95 Chapter 95 A single family...
The night wind was noisy. Tangyuan looked outside. There was a thick curtain hanging at the door, blocking his view. He was afraid that someone would suddenly rush in from behind the curtain, so he hid behind Lin Qiuran again.
He hugged Lin Qiuran's legs, and occasionally poked his head out from behind her, but quickly retracted it.
Sun stood up to go out and take a look. Lin Qiuran patted Tangyuan's head soothingly, then held out a hand, "Let's go out and take a look too, okay?"
Tangyuan nodded and was led out by Lin Qiuran.
The lanterns in the main courtyard cast a warm glow over the small courtyard. Lin Xia hurried over and stayed beside Lin Qiuran. Her eyes were full of smiles, which she couldn't hide.
Xiao Xun was right behind Lin Xia. Even if Lin Xia walked in front to lead the way, his tall stature couldn't stop him.
Lin Qiuran watched Xiao Xun stride towards him. He seemed to have grown taller, and the youthful air on his body was gone. What remained was the cold and murderous killing power that had come from fighting on the battlefield for many days.
Lin Qiuran felt strangely cold. She couldn't help but think that Xiao Xun's first visit was also in winter. After not seeing him for over a year, she felt a little strange. Lin Qiuran even subconsciously took a step back.
She thought about many things, and her mind flashed back to the past like a kaleidoscope, trying to piece together Xiao Xun and his original appearance.
When she came to her senses, Xiao Xun was standing before her. Lin Qiuran blinked. Xiao Xun stood before her for a moment, then pulled her into a hug. His armor was as cold as ice, and she couldn't reach Xiao Xun's shoulder. Her ear was pressed against his chest.
Through the armor, Lin Qiuran heard the thumping heartbeat. This was a living person.
It was a bit cold, but Lin Qiuran was wearing thick cotton clothes, so he wouldn't be frozen for a while.
Lin Qiuran heard Xiao Xun's humming voice, each word clearly audible, "Qiuran, I didn't break my promise. I came back alive."
Lin Qiuran raised the corners of her mouth and tried to touch Xiao Xun's head like she was touching a dumpling, but he held her head too tightly. She said, "You... you let go first..."
Xiao Xun relaxed a little, but he didn't let go completely. He couldn't see Sun at the moment, one arm around Lin Qiuran's waist, the other hand on her back. He couldn't see Lin Qiuran either, but he could meet the eyes of the little kid on the ground.
Tangyuan looked up, his head bent, so that he could see Xiao Xun.
This is his father. He is so tall, like a mountain.
Lin Qiuran's face flushed. Sun was there, Tangyuan was there, and the maids were there too. How could she hold him like this? She patted Xiao Xun, and this time Xiao Xun finally let go.
Lin Qiuran looked up at him, then lowered his head to pull the glutinous rice balls over.
It's not easy to eat glutinous rice balls. He has his own ideas now. He will feel energetic if he eats more. If there is something he doesn't want to do, Lin Qiuran can't force him.
Tang Yuan was still a little shy and continued to hide behind Lin Qiu. Xiao Xun said, "Don't pull him. He definitely doesn't know me."
He left when Tangyuan was still unable to walk, so how could he recognize him?
Xiao Xun felt that the child was too young to approach. He still had a chance after a long time. Xiao Xun glanced at Sun and said, "Mom, I'm back."
Sun's face was full of joy. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"
She was happy that Xiao Xun came back, and he was fully equipped. Today, he came back and was still walking in the second row, which was such an honor.
When Lin Qiuran looked at the two of them, she moved her body, and Tangyuan followed her to make sure that she was covered by Lin Qiuran.
Lin Qiuran felt helpless. She said, "Let's go inside and talk first."
They had already eaten in the evening and had left a large dish for Xiao Xun, which was convenient for cooking right away. She called out and the maid went to serve the meal.
Lin Qiuran held Tangyuan's hand, and Xiao Xun also reached out to Tangyuan. Tangyuan shook his head. He didn't want to hold her hand, but he was afraid that Xiao Xun would be sad, so he simply didn't let Lin Qiuran hold his hand.
Jumping into the house.
Give his father some face. Even though he looks tall and a little fierce, he hugged his mother.
In Tangyuan's mind, he is good to his mother, and his father is good to his mother, so he can also be good to his father.
However, Tang Yuan still looked at Xiao Xun as he walked, like a small animal waiting for an opportunity to eat and observing everything around him. Xiao Xun couldn't help but smile, he felt that this feeling was a little strange.
When he was on the street, he could see Lin Qiuran and his mother at a glance, and seeing the dumplings, he felt surprised and happy.
But now I am afraid of scaring the child, and I feel close to him but I dare not go forward.
After entering the house, Lin Qiuran looked at the father and son staring at each other, and said to Xiao Xun, "Why don't you go change your clothes first."
Xiao Xun nodded and went into the house. When he came out, Tang Yuan's eyes lit up.
The one just now was a messy dad, and the one now is a clean and tidy dad.
Lin Qiuran said, "You should eat first. Dad didn't come with us and is still in Yu'an. We have land at home and the Jinding Building is also there, so Dad stayed in his hometown."
Lin Qiuran saw Xiao Xun was stunned for a moment, and she explained: "The restaurant business has grown, so we changed the name."
Xiao Xun nodded and waited for the food to be ready before eating.
Lin Qiuran felt that Xiao Xun had lost some weight, which might have been the reason why she thought he was tall just now. However, he was now taller now, and just sitting like that gave her a different feeling than before.
It is naturally hard to be away from home. Even when there is no war, there are definitely military rules and laws. It is impossible to do whatever you want or eat whatever you want.
Lin Qiuran watched as Xiao Xun ate. Although he didn't eat like a wolf, he ate quickly and anxiously, which was probably a habit he developed in the camp.
Lin Qiuran sighed while sitting on the armchair. She looked down at Tangyuan in her arms. Tangyuan was very curious about Xiao Xun and kept staring at him.
Xiao Xun took a few bites and asked, "Would you like some glutinous rice balls too?"
Tang Yuan shook his head. "Mom said, you should eat well when you're eating, and you can't miss it when you're not eating. You came home late, so there's nothing I can do."
Xiao Xun understood, and then he ate it himself.
The food at home was delicious, and since his family already had a restaurant, Xiao Xun felt that the taste of these dishes was incomparable and simply amazing. Especially since he hadn't eaten these for more than a year, it felt like he had never eaten anything so delicious.
All the dishes prepared for Xiao Xun were light, such as steamed sea bass, stir-fried cabbage with lard, and stewed pork ribs... Lin Qiuran also thought that he had just returned and could not eat too greasy food.
Tang Yuan looked at it eagerly, but he was not greedy. He was used to it and had eaten a lot at night. He just thought his father was a big eater and ate a lot, which was quite impressive.
One bowl of rice, two bowls of rice, three bowls of rice... four bowls of rice! He couldn't eat so much!
The young children admire their father very much and think that the more food they eat, the better.
Seeing Tang Yuan staring at him, Lin Qiuran said, "You can't stare at people eating. It's not nice and it's impolite."
Xiao Xun quickly said, "It's okay."
Tang Yuan's eyes lit up, and Lin Qiuran frowned, "Don't interrupt when I'm taking care of him."
Sun understood very well and said, "Otherwise he would take advantage of his power and not listen to these words."
Xiao Xun hummed, "I understand."
Tangyuan's eyes darkened again, and this time he stopped staring at people.
But Tangyuan was still thinking in his heart that it was good that his father listened to his mother. This way he would not be the only one being scolded. It was good that his father came back.
Sun watched and laughed for a while, then said, "Then you eat first. I'm tired too, so I'm going back to sleep!"
Sun stood up and left. She didn't want to get involved in the couple's affairs. She remembered that when Xiao Xun first came back, Lin Qiuran was pregnant. Later, Tangyuan was born, and she didn't hear any movement from next door.
Now the family is reunited, and there are so many yards at home that more children can live there.
Lin Qiuran didn't know what Sun was thinking. He nodded, stood up and walked a few steps forward.
Sun kept asking Lin Qiuran to go back. "No need. It's quite cold. Go back."
Lin Qiuran instructed: "If there is anything you are not used to at night, you must tell me, what you are missing..."
Sun smiled and patted Lin Qiuran's hand, "I know, you should come back soon."
After Sun left, the room seemed to quiet down even further. Xiao Xun took a long time to finish his meal, and Lin Qiuran didn't rush him. Although she thought eating too much was bad, Xiao Xun was so tall that he wouldn't be full if he ate too little. And since he ate everything, he could use the glutinous rice balls as a role model.
Even if we take a step back, he is such an adult and still doesn’t know whether he is full or not.
After he finished eating, the maid took away the dishes and chopsticks. Lin Qiuran saw that his hair was a little messy and said, "I think it's not too late. Why don't you take a bath to relieve your fatigue?"
Lin Qiuran arranged one of the rooms in the main courtyard to be turned into a bathroom for washing. Although there was no running water, it was convenient to boil water and there was no need to carry it back and forth, which was much better than before.
Xiao Xun nodded. Compared to Lin Qiuran and her son, he was quite different. The mother and son looked so sweet and soft, and he looked like he had just returned from a disaster.
Lin Qiuran breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Xun hadn't washed, he would definitely not have let him sleep on the kang. Fortunately, there was a bed in the other room, and there was enough space in the yard to sleep separately. After washing, the kang was large enough so they could sleep together.
Tang Yuan usually went to bed early, but today he was lingering, insisting on waiting for Xiao Xun to come back. He even moved his mattress around, sometimes saying he wanted to sleep between the two of them, and sometimes saying, "It's not very familiar, let's sleep next to mom and dad. I'm afraid he won't sleep well, so I rolled over."
The glutinous rice balls were moved around on the kang until Xiao Xun came back after washing them.
Lin Qiuran said, "The glutinous rice balls are washed. I'll go wash up. You can watch him for a while."
It was cold in winter, and Lin Qiuran didn't want Tangyuan to go outside to do things that he could do indoors, otherwise he would easily catch a cold if he was blown by the cold wind after washing.
As soon as Lin Qiuran left, Xiao Xun and Tang Yuan started to stare at each other again. Four candles were lit in the room, making it bright. The cabinets, tables and chairs were arranged in an orderly manner. There was also a kang cabinet on the kang, which was made of carved solid wood and looked very beautiful.
The room had everything it needed, including the Luohan bed from the Anyang Marquisate, with soft cushions on top. The package Xiao Xun had brought back was small, and it looked out of place on the table.
The air was silent for a moment. Tang Yuan reacted and quickly huddled under the quilt, revealing a pair of eyes. He stared at Xiao Xun curiously and asked, "Are you really my father?"
Xiao Xun's eyes were very gentle, "Yes, I am your father."
Tang Yuan asked again: "Is he the real father?"
Xiao Xun nodded again, and the glutinous rice dumpling moved upwards, revealing his nose. He pointed at his nose and said, "Mom said my nose looks like yours. We do look alike."
Xiao Xun's eyes softened, "Yes, it does."
Xiao Xun watched Tangyuan talking about this and that, sometimes revealing his nose and face, sometimes covering it up again. His heart felt like it was wrapped up and kneaded by the northwest sandstorm.
Tangyuan quietly stretched out a hand to pull Xiao Xun's hand, but just as Xiao Xun was about to hold it, Tangyuan retracted his hand.
Xiao Xun glanced at his hands. They had frostbite and scars on them, which looked unsightly. He smiled but didn't mind.
Qiuran raised Tangyuan very well, and he couldn't scare the child.
But Tang Yuan pulled her hands into the quilt and placed them on her stomach. After a while, she hugged Xiao Xun's hands and said, "Are you warm? Mother said the redness on your hands is frostbite, an illness caused by freezing. You need to warm up."
Tangyuan always likes to make snowmen and have snowball fights. Lin Qiuran was afraid that he would get cold, so he said that. It seemed like he was deliberately trying to scare him, but frostbite and frostbite were real, and they were painful and itchy.
Tang Yuan's legs were still in the quilt, but he sat up and blew on Xiao Xun. He also looked up at Xiao Xun and said, "Your hands are so hard and big! Are they itchy and painful?"
Xiao Xun felt a pang in his heart and wanted to say no, but Tang Yuan said, "If it doesn't hurt, I can play snowballs more and it's okay... This looks like an agate stone, it's quite beautiful."
Xiao Xun nodded immediately: "Yes, my hands are almost hurting."
Tang Yuan was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quickly blew on Xiao Xun and said, "Blow on it and it will stop hurting."
Xiao Xun couldn't help but want to laugh, "This would hurt a child's hand, but Dad is an adult, I'm not afraid, it's just a small matter, don't tell you..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Qiuran's voice rang out, "Don't tell what?"
Xiao Xun put his hands under the quilt and was about to say it was nothing when Tang Yuan said, "Mom, Dad has frostbite on his hands and he won't let me tell you."
Xiao Xun was stunned. He didn't expect Tang Yuan to sell him out so quickly. He said, "It's not serious. It's nothing serious."
Lin Qiuran was covered in moisture, and her hair was wet. She said, "Let me see."
Xiao Xun knew that putting his hands behind his back would only make things more obvious, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "It's really nothing."
Tang Yuan looked at the two of them and crawled out from under the quilt, "Dad, just show it to Mom. If I can see it, why can't Mom see it?"
Anyway, he had always been against Lin Qiuran since he was a child, and nothing good had ever happened to him. He was so hesitant, but he would have to show it in the end anyway, so he might as well show it right from the start.
Xiao Xun smiled stiffly. How could this kid be so talkative? He kept talking all the time.
Xiao Xun was helpless and stretched out his hand while saying that he was really fine. He was not very tanned, but there were a few red and swollen spots on his hand, and there were scars.
The northwest is cold, and staying there all year round, while handling a gun and a sword, would inevitably cause frostbite on the hands. These minor injuries were insignificant to Xiao Xun.
Lin Qiuran moved closer. Xiao Xun's breathing hitched, and his hand shrank back as if burned. Lin Qiuran grabbed his hand and said, "Don't move."
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