Zhong Yuxiu smiled at him and coaxed her sons down; the little ones didn't want to come down, clinging to her and refusing to let go. Yuxiu had no choice but to let Yan Rushan come closer with the tray. The aroma of food filled their faces, and the three little ones all turned their heads to look in the direction of the tray.
"Are you hungry? Let go, mommy will feed you, okay?"
"No."
When they heard that they were asked to let go, the three babies said in unison and held their bodies even tighter.
"Okay, then you guys just loosen up a bit so that mom can feed you. Don't worry, mom won't leave. I said I won't abandon you, and I won't abandon you." After giving her the assurance, they didn't let go and just stared at her intently.
Zhong Yuxiu smiled and said, "You still don't believe what Mom says? Mom is sitting right next to you, and you can see me anytime. Let Mom go, and just be good and eat, okay?"
"No."
"No, let's go."
"Mother."
"Okay, Mommy won't leave. She'll sit here. You can see me." She tentatively took their hands away and sat them down beside her. They looked at her hesitantly, as if afraid they would be gone in the blink of an eye. The people watching her felt sad and soft-hearted. Zhong Yuxiu touched their little heads and coaxed them gently, "My dears, look and see if Mommy hasn't moved. Is she where you can see her?"
Li Ji on the left grabbed her clothes with both hands, and the second brother Li Ming followed suit, but he couldn't reach her clothes as he was sitting next to her; he could only reach her sleeves, and while clinging to his eldest brother to stand up, he walked to her shoulders and stood there, leaning close to her.
The third one on the right was the most direct. He hugged her hand and refused to let go no matter what she said.
Zhong Yuxiu was at a loss for words, and Yan Guofeng felt distressed and sad. He felt distressed because the children were really afraid that their mother was not around and were really panicking; he also felt sad because he obviously loved the children very much, but they were just closer to their mother and were dispensable to him, their great-grandfather.
"Yuxiu, you stay with them, Dashan and I will feed them." This way, Zhong Yuxiu doesn't have to free up her hands, and the children can still eat.
"Grandpa, how about calling Comrade Wang and Comrade Gong?"
Yan Guofeng glanced at the food on the coffee table and nodded in agreement, "Then you can coax them a little more, and you have to eat too; after you're full, go and have a good sleep with them."
On the train, not only Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong were tired, but Zhong Yuxiu was also tired; their mental energy was constantly consumed, and they had to stay alert, which was very tiring.
"good."
It was inconvenient for Yan Rushan to carry the tray, so Yan Guofeng had to go to the kitchen to call for help; Zhong Yuxiu coaxed the children and tried to get out of their encirclement, but they were not seven or eight years old and could not fully understand what their parents said.
Finally, Zhong Yuxiu was at her wit's end. "You guys need to eat. Mom's hungry, so shouldn't I eat too? Only when I'm full can I avoid being hungry. Mom's squatting right here eating, and you can see her right there. This isn't okay."
"Mother."
She was too serious, so Li Ji let go of her hand and called out to someone in a wronged tone.
Li Ming looked at his eldest brother, let go of his hand, and sat next to him; the third brother Li was a bit reckless, but now he knew that his mother's face was not right, so he sat next to her obediently.
Facing three pairs of innocent and pitiful eyes, Zhong Yuxiu hardened her heart and squatted on the coffee table. She ate some food, took a sip of juice first, and talked to them while eating, "Look, mommy didn't leave, right? Mommy is eating. I'm hungry."
Li Ji watched her eat the snacks piece by piece, then she touched her belly and pursed her lips. Then she looked up at Yan Rushan and shouted, "Dad, I'm hungry."
"Hungry."
"eat."
The three little guys all shouted at Yan Rushan, like hungry cubs.
Yan Rushan shook his head helplessly. He had indeed come to collect his debt. Zhong Yuxiu was delighted. At least when the three children were hungry, they could turn to Yan Rushan as their father, instead of always looking to her. This showed that the children still had a father in their hearts. However, Yan Rushan usually had a sullen face and was not friendly to the children. Children are very good at reading the face of the person who hits them. If you treat them badly, they will naturally not be close to you.
At this time, Yan Guofeng came over with Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi.
Wang Daya held out her hand and said, "Comrade Yan, give me the tray. We'll each give them a bowl. You're tired of holding it like this."
"Okay." Yan Rushan handed the things to her, and when he took his hand back, he took a bowl of egg custard and walked to squat in front of Li Ji; this child was the most obedient and the easiest to coax among the three.
Li Ming pretends to be ignorant even though he knows the truth, and Li Zhen just has a bad temper.
Each of them brought a portion and squatted in front of them, letting them finish two portions of food one by one before stopping; after that, they ate some fruit and juice. When they were full, Zhong Yuxiu had also finished eating, and sat down in front of the sofa, rubbing the children's little heads.
"Are you full? Do you want some more?"
"No."
"Full."
Three little balls rubbing their bellies, how adorable they are.
Zhong Yuxiu held them and rubbed them again and again, and kissed them one by one; after playing with them for more than half an hour, they were tired, and after coaxing them to sleep, she had time to wash their whole bodies.
After washing, she dried her hair half-dry, changed into clean clothes, put on a thin coat, and walked out of the bathroom. The children were still sleeping soundly on the sofa, covered with thin blankets. Maybe their noses were blocked, so they were snoring, breathing out with their mouths slightly open, and their little stomachs heaving up and down.
"Take them upstairs to sleep. They'll catch a cold if they sleep in the living room." The children are clinging to their mother right now, and if they wake up and find no one around, they'll start crying again.
I have to say that the old man's idea is right. We have all experienced the feeling of being away from our mothers for many days. We can't bear to be away from our mothers the most. When we wake up and don't see anyone, we may think it was a dream or we may feel so wronged that we cry.
"Okay, then grandpa, we'll go upstairs first." Zhong Yuxiu picked up one child, and Yan Rushan picked up another beside her; they couldn't hold the remaining one, so they could only wait and come down to send the child upstairs later.
The couple worked together and carried the children upstairs; the room was very clean, and there was a smell of sunshine as soon as they entered. They put the children to bed. The two little guys were sleeping very soundly, and even Yan Rushan's big movements could not wake them up.
Zhong Yuxiu climbed onto the bed, covered herself with the quilt, and leaned against the headboard; Yan Rushan said something, went downstairs and brought the remaining small burden upstairs. The three children slept side by side. Yan Rushan specially made half of the bed for them, and the other half was naturally for him and his wife.
After putting the child down, he went out to wash his hands and came back; he took off his coat, climbed up, hugged his wife from behind, and kissed her on the face.
"Wife, I finally got you back."
"Miss me so much?" Zhong Yuxiu chuckled and glanced at him.
Yan Rushan tightened his arms and rubbed his handsome face against her hair. "It's been so many days since you were by my side."
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