"Hahaha."
Xia Lan couldn't help but smile when she saw Xiao Yuqin like this.
"I am such a sinner, I have corrupted such an elegant beauty."
She used to be elegant, composed, and intellectual; she's been dragged down from her pedestal. What a sin!
"Haha, I should thank you. I used to live such a tiring life, having to consider everything."
"You must constantly remind yourself of your manners. You can't embarrass your father, you can't embarrass the Xiao family. You can't do this, you can't do that, you even have to be proper while eating..."
Xiao Yuqin patted Xia Lan on the shoulder. If it weren't for Xia Lan, she wouldn't have known that there was another way to live life.
If she had stayed in the capital, she would probably still be the same Xiao Yuqin trapped in etiquette.
She didn't say those kinds of days were bad, it's just...
Those days can be tiring at times.
"Leaving that place felt like leaving that cage. Suddenly I understand why my dad always liked to pack his bags and leave."
Xiao Yuqin looked out the window.
She never knew or cared about the pressure her father was under; she had never tried to see things from his perspective before.
Only now did she understand why her father wanted to get away for a few days, just to catch his breath.
Xia Lan sat beside Xiao Yuqin, keeping her company as she looked out the window.
"You're finally home, Dad's going to be so happy."
The person most delighted by Xiao Yuqin's return to Beijing was probably Qin Jun.
Every time he went to beg Xiao Yuqin to come home, she refused with various excuses.
Qin Jun had no choice but to return first, because the troops were in the capital and he couldn't always leave.
It's been three years, and I still haven't been able to bring my wife home.
This shows how deep Qin Jun's resentment was.
He deserves to be punished.
Xiao Yuqin chuckled, but her words still carried a hint of resentment.
"Mom, are you still blaming Dad?"
Xia Lan asked cautiously after hearing Xiao Yuqin's words.
"...How can I not resent him? I just don't want to argue with him."
Xiao Yuqin took Xia Lan's hand and gently patted it.
"He's lucky because of you; Qin Yu was willing to give us a chance and acknowledge us."
"Without you, Qin Yu would not have accepted us, and I will never forgive him."
"Instead of just leaving him out of the loop for three years."
Xiao Yuqin spoke her mind.
"I love him, but I'm also angry with him."
Xia Lan could understand Xiao Yuqin; if it were her, she wouldn't have forgiven Qin Yu so easily either.
At the time, she didn't understand how Xiao Yuqin could forgive Qin Jun so easily.
It turns out that she had been suppressing her anger all along, until this time when they were leaving the capital, she chose to leave with them without hesitation.
No matter how much Qin Jun begged her, she refused to go back with him.
“He did it for me, I know, and I know how many years he’s suffered because of it.”
"But if he had told me sooner, Qin Yu might not have been found so late, and might not have been hurt by the Qin family for so many years..."
"I don't want to see him when I think about it."
On one hand, she knew he did all this for her sake, but on the other hand, she was angry because his actions had caused her to miss so many years of searching for Qin Yu.
She can then remember the woman who gave birth at the same time sooner.
It was precisely because Qin Jun didn't ask anything that so many years were wasted.
Are you calm now?
Xia Lan noticed that Xiao Yuqin's eyes were red and asked softly.
"……I have no idea."
Xiao Yuqin pursed her lips, but she knew that her anger towards Qin Jun had subsided somewhat.
"Now that you're back, is this matter over?"
Xia Lan smiled slightly. Three years have passed; it's time to move on.
The two were too close, and Xiao Yuqin couldn't bear to part ways, so she chose to separate to cool off.
Poor Qin Jun is still unaware.
"Are you pleading for your father?"
Xiao Yuqin finally noticed and turned to look at Xia Lan.
"After all, Dad wrote to me to ask for his help. Let me make it clear that I'm on your side, but if you're willing to forgive Dad, then... please forgive him a little?"
Xia Lan raised her hand in a gesture of oath, indicating that she was, in a strict sense, on Xiao Yuqin's side.
She had also discussed this matter with Qin Yu, who also felt that Qin Jun was at fault, but he couldn't say that Qin Jun's actions were wrong.
He kept it a secret from Xiao Yuqin because he loved her and chose to bear it alone so as not to hurt her.
Qin Yu glanced at Xia Lan.
If it were him, and something happened to Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, he probably wouldn't choose to let Xia Lan know either, because he wouldn't want to see her heartbroken.
After listening to Qin Yu's analysis, Xia Lan decided to put in a good word for Qin Jun.
"For your sake, I'll forgive him a little."
Xiao Yuqin chuckled, playfully pinched Xia Lan's nose, and agreed.
"That's great! I can finally report back to Dad!"
Xia Lan smiled.
"Where's the letter your dad wrote? Let me see it."
Xiao Yuqin narrowed her eyes, not expecting that Qin Jun would actually write a letter to Xia Lan as an intermediary.
Xia Lan obediently handed over the letter Qin Jun had written to her. Qin Jun was afraid that Xiao Yuqin would find out, so he specially wrote to Du Qiang and asked Du Qiang to pass it on to Xia Lan.
They were extremely cautious.
However, Xiao Yuqin still discovered it.
Dad, Mom found this out, it's not my fault.
Om Mani Padme Hum.
Xia Lan secretly stuck out her tongue.
"Alright, you two, stop fooling around. Pack your things, we'll be arriving at our stop soon."
Xia Lan looked at Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, who were still playing around, and called out.
"Okay, Mom."
"good."
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan separated instantly, obediently packing their things, including their toys and comic books, into the small bags Xia Lan had made for them.
When the train finally arrived at the station, Xia Lan and Xiao Yuqin each led a child off the train and saw Qin Jun already waiting for them on the platform.
With a few soldiers behind him, Qin Jun immediately walked over and took the luggage from Xiao Yuqin's hands the moment he saw her.
"You're back."
"……Um."
When Qin Jun stared at her like that, Xiao Yuqin blushed and gave him a slight push.
He was being told to be careful since he was outside.
"Grandpa, you're being a bit arrogant! We've been standing here for so long, and all you see is Grandma. You don't even glance at us."
Tuantuan waved in front of Qin Jun, but Qin Jun's gaze was fixed on Xiao Yuqin, without even glancing at them.
"Grandpa only has eyes for Grandma now."
Yuanyuan said it with certainty.
Qin Jun turned around and saw Xia Lan and Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan. He patted his two beloved grandsons' heads and laughed.
"Hahahaha! Let's go! Home!"
"go home."
Xiao Yuqin smiled and was about to take Tuantuan's hand when Qin Jun stopped her hand and, without caring that the two children were watching, led Xiao Yuqin away.
Xiao Yuqin blushed and struggled to slap Qin Jun.
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