Chapter 12: Looking for a Warm Blanket Companion

Living alone, it's surely bitter.

But from now on, there won't be any of that bitterness.

From now on, the father will have the company of those several siblings.

"Dad, you don't often stay at home, do you?"

After a simple tour, Wen Jingrou saw that the house had only a few simple pieces of furniture, the color scheme monotonous.

Moreover, at a glance it looks uninhabited.

A thin layer of dust had settled on the sofa.

"Um… yes, I'm usually busy with work outside and rarely come back." Xiao Ming was momentarily taken aback by the question, but he quickly reacted, casually offering an excuse to get past it.

"Dad, take a rest; we two sisters will give the house a thorough cleaning."

Having said that, the two immediately got to work.

"Hey, this villa is quite big." Wen Yunzhe began touring the villa on his own.

Although the villa is old, it's spacious enough, with seven or eight rooms.

"Yuchun, this villa is so big; Dad living alone in it feels rather cold and empty."

Wen Yunzhe leaned close to Wen Yuchun's ear and whispered.

If the several siblings all moved here to live with their father, it would be lively, and we wouldn't have to pay rent.

"This..."

Wen Yuchun instantly understood the meaning behind Wen Yunzhe's words.

She gave Wen Yunzhe an annoyed glance, then muttered: "Actually, I also kind of want to live with our father, but what if he's unwilling? He hasn't brought it up, so we can't bring it up."

She very much wanted to live with Xiao Ming, because she wanted to make up for the years of lacking paternal love by feeling it doubly, and also to give Father enough warmth.

"Whether he's willing or not, just ask and you'll know—watch me."

Soon, Wen Yunzhe happily returned to Wen Yuchun and said, "Yuchun, Dad said he's willing to live with us."

Wen Jingrou heard Wen Yunzhe's words, quickly put down what she was doing, and looked at him in delighted surprise.

Upon hearing that, Wen Yuchun was overjoyed, instantly losing any desire to work, and ran with Wen Jingrou to XiaoMo's side.

The two each took one of XiaoMo's arms, rubbing their little cheeks against his arms.

"Dad, are you really willing to live with us?"

"Dad, you're really good."

Both Wen Jingrou and Wen Yuchun happily hugged XiaoMo's arm, moved, and said.

"How could I not be willing? Living alone I feel rather cold and empty, but now that you're here, this home will have a sense of family—how wonderful. You're all my treasures; we should definitely live together."

Xiao Ming, in a good mood, pinched the cheeks of his two daughters.

After thinking, he continued: "Actually, I don't just have this one residence; later, I'll take the three of you to look around."

"Wow, Dad, you're really impressive."

Xiao Ming's words left Wen Yuchun astonished: "You actually have so many houses."

Wen Yuchun thought, her father being able to afford this villa is already impressive; when he first brought them here, he surely chose the best property, and the other one is probably quite ordinary.

"I'm forty-two, I've done some business, so having a few houses isn't strange."

Xiao Ming replied.

"Indeed." Wen Yuchun felt that made sense; thinking about spending future days under the same roof with her father made her heart feel warm and content.

"Go take a look, which bedroom do you like?"

Xiao Ming suggested, letting the several children choose the rooms they wanted to live in.

The several children cheered and busied themselves.

"Dad, what's all this?" Upon entering a room by the window, they saw many bottles and jars.

"What a good room—why are you putting so many bottles and jars in it?"

Wen Yuchun furrowed her brows, called Wen Jingrou and Wen Yunzhe over, and moved all those bottles and jars she saw out to the storage room.

"Um..."

Xiao Ming raised his hand to touch his nose, allowing Wen Yunzhe to take his precious antiques and send them all to the storage room.

"Phew!"

He took a breath, steadying his emotions.

"Oh well, who made his children more precious?"

Soon, after the several people moved everything out of the room, they excitedly gathered to discuss what to furnish the room with.

From beginning to end, Xiao Ming watched the three siblings with a gentle expression.

He greatly enjoyed this time.

"Jingrou, while cleaning, I noticed that at the entrance there was only one pair of men's slippers, and many other things were also singular—meaning Dad has really been single all along."

After Xiao Ming returned to the living room, the two sisters gathered together and whispered.

"Mm, I've seen that too."

Wen Jingrou nodded and sighed: "Dad is forty-two, with no one beside him—how lonely he must be. Even though we siblings are with him now, if we each start our own families later, he'll be alone again; just thinking about it makes me feel sorry for Dad."

"I'll find a son-in-law later so I'll never be separated from Dad." Wen Yuchun said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

It's not easy to regain one's biological father; she couldn't bear to be parted from him.

"But even if we all live with Dad, we still need to work and attend to our own affairs; Dad's side lacks anyone who knows when he's cold or hot."

The two sisters had thought it through thoroughly; as children, no matter how filial, there are times when we overlook things— a man still benefits from having a warm companion in bed.

"Jingrou, do you remember I have a good friend named Lin Xiao Xiao? She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet."

Wen Yuchun gave a sly smile, pulled out her phone, found Lin Xiao Xiao's WeChat, and started sending her a voice message.

"Xiao Xiao, baby, what have you been busy with lately?" Wen Yuchun asked in a coquettish tone.

As soon as the voice message was sent, Lin Xiao Xiao on the other end of WeChat replied instantly.

"Oh, Miss Wen, how do you have time to send me a message? I've tried to hang out with you several times, but you ignored me. Our friendship is over. Consider this a formal notice: I have a new love, I don't love you anymore."

"Hehe, through the screen I can smell the vinegar."

Wen Yuchun replied playfully: "Baby, I was wrong. To make up for my mistake, how about I introduce you to a handsome guy? Let's go shopping the day after tomorrow? Perfect, I'll bring you to meet him."

"He's extremely good-looking, the mature, steady-type uncle you love most—his looks are unbeatable in the entertainment industry, a current popular movie star."

"Lying makes you a puppy?"

In the WeChat message, Lin Xiao Xiao's tone sounded somewhat excited.

"Sure, bring it over next time and let me have a look."

"Got it, I have something on these two days; I'll make an appointment with you right after I'm free."

After ending the conversation, Wen Yuchun looked at Wen Jingrou, who wore an expression of disbelief, and gave a playful smile.

"Successfully sold off the old man."