Chapter 196: Extra 2

"Dong, dong, dong"—three rhythmic, crisp sounds.

"Come in." A soft voice came from inside. Xiao Li pushed the door open, holding a glass of freshly squeezed juice, "Boss Lady."

Looking at the little girl who looked like she was carved from pink jade, Xiao Li couldn't help but soften her voice, "This is for you."

The little girl sitting on the sofa was very polite, her eyes curving into crescents, "Thank you, Sister."

There was nothing in the tea house that a child could drink, so Su Ruoyun had asked her to help squeeze some juice.

Xiao Li smiled and replied, "You're welcome."

She took the opportunity to touch the little girl's head; it felt soft.

The little girl sat on the sofa, wearing exquisite little leather shoes and a princess dress, drinking the juice "gulp, gulp," the sweet taste spreading.

She hadn't been sitting for three minutes when the little girl carved from pink jade leaned over, ran to Su Ruoyun, and rested her little head on her arm, starting to rub against her.

"Mommy, Mommy~ when can we go eat? I'm hungry."

The little girl's soft hands hugged Su Ruoyun's waist, burying her face in her chest. Her quirky, mischievous look made Su Ruoyun burst into laughter.

Su Ruoyun often asked herself, neither she nor Huo Jingcheng were the type of people who couldn't calm their hearts, especially since she needed absolute peace of mind when playing the zither and brewing tea.

Yet the two children born to them couldn't sit still at all.

She raised her hand to pinch her daughter's little face, soft and tender, and couldn't help but lean down to kiss it: "Wait for Mommy a little longer."

A new batch of tea leaves had just arrived for the Spring Equinox, and Su Ruoyun was busy processing them, needing to register them in the ledger.

"Okay." The little girl answered obediently.

She hadn't been settled for more than a few seconds when her little mouth started chattering again, "Can we go to that restaurant we went to last time? I want to eat burgers and fries..."

Fast food always had an inexplicable attraction for children.

As soon as she finished speaking, she started telling tales, "Don't bring Brother; Brother called me 'Little Zhuzi Shoot' last time, and I got angry, but he still called me that,"

As she spoke, she looked up at Su Ruoyun, her eyes full of innocence, "Yun Mei, why does Brother call me 'Shoot'?"

Su Ruoyun was silent for a long moment. She couldn't very well say, "Your mommy is Zhuzi, and the young sprout of bamboo is a shoot..."

She changed the subject and asked seriously: "Huo Jingle, is 'Yun Mei' something you can call me?"

Little Lele pouted, "But I heard Old Huo call you that last time."

What she didn't say was that her brother also called her that behind her back.

Little Lele changed the subject in time, "Okay, Zhuzi, let's go eat quickly, my stomach is flat from hunger."

Su Ruoyun looked down at her watch; it was already 5:30, and Huo Jingcheng should be arriving soon.

She packed her things, took her daughter by the hand, and walked toward the East Gate.

A Cullinan was parked by the side of the road.

Seeing Huo Jingcheng, Little Lele couldn't wait and rushed over like a little firecracker, hugging his thigh and shouting, "Old Huo."

Huo Jingcheng scooped the little girl into his arms and bounced her up, "Did you have fun at Mommy's place?"

"Yes."

As father and daughter spoke, Su Ruoyun had already reached them.

Huo Jingcheng put his daughter back on the ground, skillfully embraced Su Ruoyun, and planted a kiss on her forehead.

Little Lele pouted, looking up at her mom and dad, scratching her head with her chubby little hand.

Su Ruoyun opened the back door for her, and inside, she saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy lying in the back row.

Huo Jingning lifted his head and called out disrespectfully: "Little Zhuzi."

Su Ruoyun gave him a reproachful look, "Sit up quickly, your sister is coming in."

A few days ago, Huo Jingning skipped class and snuck off to the suburban ranch to ride horses, only to have Li Wenye tell Huo Jingcheng immediately.

The consequence of riding horses was that he got a beating from his dad.

Su Ruoyun watched her daughter get into the back row, raised her hand to close the door, and was just about to walk around the front of the car to the passenger seat when her wrist was grabbed by Huo Jingcheng.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Huo Jingning and Huo Jingle in the car opened their eyes wide, staring at the two of them without blinking.

The next second, a broad back blocked the car window, and the brother and sister saw nothing.

"..." Huo Jingning, Huo Jingle.

With no daughter watching from the side, Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to clasp the back of his wife's head and pecked her crimson lips lightly.

Then he said with satisfaction: "Get in the car."

Dinner was at a Western restaurant to satisfy their daughter's wish.

Huo Jingle reached out to take a napkin and hang it around her neck while asking: "Old Huo, can I not go to piano lessons?"

She had already asked Su Ruoyun at the 'One River Tobacco' Tea House and received a negative answer, but she wouldn't give up and had to ask Huo Jingcheng.

Before Huo Jingcheng could respond, Huo Jingning, sitting beside her, spoke first: "No."

Both brother and sister spoke with a vague Beijing accent.

"Really? Old Huo." Little Lele had a pitiful little expression, as if she couldn't believe it.

Huo Jingcheng was even more direct, cutting the steak for Su Ruoyun, "The new teacher has already been found for you. It just so happens that on Friday after school, I'll take you to meet them."

Little Lele pouted, dissatisfied, but had to listen to her mom and dad. As if to vent her anger, she specifically ate the pizza in big bites.

Unlike Huo Jingning, who had no talent at all, Huo Jingle had shown a love for musical instruments early on.

She didn't want to go, simply because she was young and playful, wanting to go out and run wild with the child from Li Wenye's family.

It was already 8:00 PM when they finished dinner, and nearly 9:30 PM when they returned to Xiyuan. The little girl still refused to sleep, insisting on watching the stars on the terrace and observing the celestial phenomena.

Su Ruoyun had no choice but to accompany her for a while. Mother and daughter sat on the sofa, and Su Ruoyun cooperated with her, pointing at the stars from time to time.

Before long, the father and son also sat quietly beside them.

The bright moonlight made Su Ruoyun's skin look translucent; except for a bit more charm, she looked just as she had many years ago. Huo Jingcheng kissed her on the cheek.

"I want one too, I want one too..." The little girl squeezed through from under Su Ruoyun's arm.

Su Ruoyun leaned down and kissed her forehead, and the little girl stuck her head in front of Huo Jingcheng again.

Huo Jingcheng also planted a kiss on the top of her head.

On the other side, Huo Jingning leaned in affectionately, "Old Huo, I want one too."

"Get lost!"

Although he said this, Huo Jingcheng still pulled his son into his embrace, his large hand patting the teenager's shoulder.

Su Ruoyun shook Huo Jingle's little hand, and in a daze, her other hand was also held. The man's palm was warm and dry, a sense of peace that couldn't be described.

She turned her head to look at Huo Jingcheng, and the two smiled at each other.

The night was deep, and the moonlight was like water.

The cold light poured down without reservation, and the figures of the family of four were stretched infinitely in the clear moonlight.

……

?? That's it; they will live happily ever after.

? Regarding the new book, well~ it might not open until next year. I hope that when I return, I can still see familiar babies.