On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, Jiang Shuyun returned from the prefectural city.
"Yi'an, I'm back."
Jiang Shuyun hurriedly entered the courtyard and went straight to their room.
"Second brother..."
Jiang Qi watched the people hurrying by, and just as she called out, her second brother had already disappeared.
"My second sister-in-law is not home."
Jiang Qi's second brother didn't hear what she said. It's been almost half a year since he left after the Lunar New Year.
"Jiang Qi, isn't your second sister-in-law home?"
Jiang Shuyun came out of the house and saw Jiang Qi in the yard. She looked puzzled because his wife wasn't home.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law took Chuyue and Shaoyun to the estate. They'll be back later."
"He went to the estate. Is there something you need?"
"It's nothing serious. The watermelons are almost ripe, and my second sister-in-law was worried, so she went to check on them."
Jiang Qi had caught a cold these past few days, so she didn't go with them.
"Okay, I understand. I'll go wash up first; the smell is a bit strong after the boat ride."
Since her wife wasn't home, there was no use in Jiang Shuyun being anxious. She should tidy herself up first, so that Yi'an wouldn't see her looking disheveled.
Jiang Qi smiled; her second brother really missed home.
I glanced up at the sun. My second sister-in-law would be back soon. I went to the kitchen and told Sister-in-law Li to add a few of my second brother's favorite dishes for dinner.
When Mu Yi'an returned, Jiang Shuyun had already dressed up and was once again a handsome young man.
"Dad, you're back? Ah, haha... My dad's back, my dad's back..."
Shao Yun ran over and rushed over; he felt like he hadn't seen his father in a long time.
Chuyue has no memory of her father. In just over six months, the two-year-old child has already forgotten his existence.
"Yi'an, I'm back!"
"Why haven't you come back for so long, and haven't you written anything?"
Mu Yi'an had been worried for a while. The person who had promised to come back every two months had not only not returned for half a year, but also stopped writing in the following months. Fearing that something had happened, she specifically asked Steward Li to go to Bailu Academy to check, but she didn't see him and was only told that he had gone out on business.
"I'm sorry, the Master organized a few of us scholars to go to other academies for exchange studies. We left in a hurry, and I took Li Li with me. I didn't run into anyone I knew, so I couldn't leave you a message."
Our group traveled at a leisurely pace, sending several messages along the way, but it seems they haven't reached their destinations. We're so sorry to have worried you."
Jiang Shuyun hugged Shao Yun, looking apologetically at Mu Yi'an. He hadn't expected that the letter he sent back hadn't been delivered. Jiang Qi had asked him why he hadn't received any letters for several months, and that's when he learned that the letter he sent hadn't been delivered home.
"Alright, let's talk about it tonight. Let's eat first. Where's Shao Ming? Is he out of school yet?"
"Second sister-in-law, Shao Ming hasn't come back yet. The tutor is probably giving him extra lessons again!"
Jiang Qi learned a lot of novel sayings from her second sister-in-law and found them quite interesting.
Mu Yi'an went inside to change her clothes and tidy herself up. Jiang Shuyun chatted with her chubby daughter in the yard, helping her get acquainted with her.
Later that evening, when Shao Ming returned from school, he saw Jiang Shuyun in the courtyard and was overjoyed.
"Father, you're back?"
"Yes, you're back. How are you doing at school? Can you understand what the teacher is saying?"
“I can understand it. Today, the teacher even explained some new content to me separately.”
The father and son talked a lot about things at the school.
"Okay, let's go eat first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Mu Yi'an came out, interrupting the father and son's conversation, as everyone was hungry.
"Listen to your mother, go eat first, Dad's stomach is growling."
"Really? Let me hear it."
Mischievous Shao Yun huddled close to his father, pressing his ear against his father's stomach, listening intently.
"Yes, it really did call out."
"You naughty boy, go eat!"
Dinner was a feast; Sister-in-law Li had prepared several elaborate dishes, and the three children's eyes lit up.
"You little gluttons, it's like I've wronged you before."
"Mom, you haven't treated us badly before, but you wouldn't have made so much delicious food all at once."
Shao Ming was also excited. His family's food was delicious, at least better than his grandfather's. But it was rare for them to cook so much good food all at once, like today.
“We used to be able to eat as much as we could. If we made too much, we couldn’t finish it and it was a waste of food.”
"We know that our family's food is already very delicious."
Shao Ming knew that his mother cared deeply for them.
"Thank you, Yi'an!"
"Eat more. You've been suffering lately, haven't you? You're thinner and darker than before."
As soon as Mu Yi'an returned, he noticed the changes in Jiang Shuyun. In this era, going abroad to study was really not an easy thing.
"Sigh, these past few months have really been tough. We've been exposed to the elements, sometimes missing our accommodations and just spending the night in the wild. We've experienced a lot of unfamiliar things."
Jiang Shuyun reflected on her experiences over the past few months and was filled with emotion.
"We've been raising chickens from our village for almost half a year. The stir-fried chicken we make tastes amazing."
Mu Yi'an put a piece of chicken on Jiang Shuyun's plate. This pampered young master is finally learning his lesson!
After dinner, Jiang Shuyun played with the children for a while until bedtime. She then read a bedtime story to Shao Ming and Shao Yun. After the two boys fell asleep, Jiang Shuyun closed the door and went back to her room.
"Asleep?"
"They're asleep now. It's been a long time since I told them a story. I haven't seen them for half a year, and they seem to have grown up quite a bit."
Jiang Shuyun took off her clothes, got into bed, and lay down next to Mu Yi'an.
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