Chapter 1903: A Reasonable Person

After settling the children in bed and tucking them in, Tian Yuanyuan closed the bedroom door and walked out, pouring a cup of tea for Shi Youxuan: "I'm really sorry, making you act as a nanny for most of the day."

Shi Youxuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said happily: "It's fine, I'm willing."

"Actually, I should be the one thanking you, for giving me the chance to be with them and share in the joy of family."

She had originally intended to be a lobbyist for Sheng Zihan, but instead, she said to Yuanyuan: "You did the right thing. You shouldn't easily forgive a person like Zihan; he won't cherish what he gets too easily..."

"You are a good child and deserve to be treated well. Everything is Sheng Zihan's own fault. Whether you pay him any mind is your freedom; I won't interfere."

"I only want to confirm one thing: I like these two children so much, may I take care of them?"

Tian Yuanyuan:...

For a moment, she couldn't react.

In her impression, if Zihan's mother came to find her, it should be to put in a good word for Sheng Zihan.

That would be reasonable, logical, and sensible.

Shi Youxuan's words, while also reasonable and sensible, were not what someone in her position should have said. Every word was spoken for her own sake, considering her own interests—even her parents and aunt hadn't managed to do that!

Tian Yuanyuan's nose soured, and tears fell.

Seeing her cry, Shi Youxuan immediately handed her a tissue: "Don't cry, please don't cry. You are a good child; it's all Sheng Zihan's fault..."

Tian Yuanyuan could no longer hold back, collapsing into Shi Youxuan's arms and sobbing uncontrollably.

While crying, she sobbed: "Tha-thank you, Auntie. They all blame, they all blame me for being ignorant, only you aren't like that..."

These past few days, or rather since returning to the country, Tian Yuanyuan had been under immense pressure.

Her parents, relatives, especially her eldest aunt.

They were all very traditional people who simply could not accept pregnancy out of wedlock.

Although the children were adorable, they couldn't be without a father!

At first, they thought He Han could be the children's father, but they soon discovered that wasn't the case at all; the two were not lovers, but more like best friends.

In the eyes of these elders, a man who doesn't like women is not a good man!

After Zihan appeared, the scales in her family's hearts quickly tipped, and they urged her to get married whenever they saw her.

It was as if a woman not getting married was an unforgivable sin.

Her friends also urged her to accept Sheng Zihan, and even Zirui, who analyzed things the most rationally, was speaking on behalf of his younger brother.

Only Shi Youxuan, the person who should have been speaking the most for Sheng Zihan, stood on her side, with every word meant for her own good.

"Good child, cry it out. If grievances are bottled up in your heart for too long, they will ferment and make you sick. It's better once you cry it out."

Shi Youxuan stroked her head lovingly and shed tears along with Tian Yuanyuan.

She understood how bitter it was for an unmarried woman to raise children.

She would not forget the pain once the wound had healed, just because her own life was better now, and forget the hardships of the past.

Zihan could never have imagined that his mother hadn't said a single word for him, and had simply gone to see her grandchildren.

When Shi Youxuan returned home, Sheng Zihan hurried to the entrance to welcome his mother, diligently handing her her Spring Shoes, taking her arm to the living room, and asking her to sit.

Then he squatted beside his mother, helping her pound her legs and knead her shoulders.

"Mom, how was the battle today?"

As soon as he asked, he gave himself a slap in the face.

"Look at this mouth of mine, I really don't know how to talk. There's nothing my mom can't solve once she takes action, so why ask? You've worked hard, my dear mother, could you please suffer the trouble of telling me briefly?"

The flattery was fine, but his mother's response did not satisfy him.

Shi Youxuan spoke highly of the two children, praising them for being cute and sensible, and praising Yuanyuan as a good girl, saying that whoever married her would be blessed with good fortune from a past life.

She even decided that she would continue to play with the children tomorrow. Zihan listened with eager eyes, his heart burning with anxiety.

But after listening for a long time, he didn't hear a single word about himself!

Zihan finally couldn't help but ask: "What about me? Did you not mention me at all the whole time?"

Shi Youxuan stopped her endless stream of talk and nodded very seriously: "I didn't mention you!"

Sheng Zihan:...

He was furious: "You can't do that. What did you go there for? You were supposed to be my lobbyist, how could you not mention me from beginning to end?"

"That's too much, you can't play like this, favoring outsiders over your own..."

The whole family watched him jumping up and down, as if watching a show.

Litian was the honest one; he pulled Zihan over: "Why are you being stupid? So many people have already spoken for you, has it been useful? Mom is taking a different approach; this is the true master's way. What are you rushing for?"

"If Mom becomes best friends with Yuanyuan, then you..."

Zichen and Zirui said in unison: "Then you'll become the nephew, hahahahaha..."

The whole family burst into loud laughter.

Unless something happens to oneself, no one knows what it's like to be anxious.

Zihan was anxious and jumping up and down, yet everyone else found it quite amusing.

Facing a family like this, what could he do?

Of course, he could only endure it.

That evening, Zihan went to Tian Yuanyuan's house again, ostensibly to see the children, but he brought a huge bouquet of roses.

Yuanyuan didn't hesitate and threw them directly outside the door.

Zihan hurriedly said: "Don't! They're very expensive. Waste is shameful. How did you learn to be so careless with money after a few years abroad?"

Yuanyuan: "Qiqi is allergic to roses."

So, without needing her to say more, Zihan immediately hugged the roses and threw them into the trash can downstairs.

When he returned, he righteously demanded to borrow the bathroom to take a shower at her place.

His reason was perfectly valid: he was afraid he had pollen on him, because the child was allergic!

Tian Yuanyuan: "You can just go straight home; there's no need to come inside. If Qiqi doesn't see you, naturally she won't have a pollen allergy."

But he had already shamelessly squeezed his way in.

Zihan's excuse was very sufficient: "Qiqi likes me and wants to play with me. I'll play with the children for a while; you can prepare your lessons. It won't affect your work, and you could even say I'm indirectly helping you."

He could always find a suitable reason for himself, and Tian Yuanyuan's heart softened, so she agreed.

After Zihan finished showering and came out, there was lightning and thunder outside; it was about to rain.

The two children in the room were crying out in fear: "Uncle, come quickly, I'm scared."

"Uncle, protect us, it's thundering!"

Zihan saw this, and his heart ached terribly.

He walked over and took both children into his arms.

Tian Yuanyuan was actually afraid too; every time it thundered, she would tremble with fear. The two children took after her in this.

Zihan said: "You come over too; if we huddle together, we won't be afraid anymore."

"No need, I'm not afraid at all."

But just as she finished speaking, another bolt of lightning streaked across, and deafening claps of thunder rang out one after another!

"Ah!"

She covered her head with both hands and crouched on the ground, looking small, pitiful, and helpless.

Zihan walked over holding the two children, and the children sensibly wrapped their little hands around their mother's neck. The family of four just held each other like that; not knowing how much time had passed, Zihan discovered that the two children had actually fallen asleep in his arms.