Chapter 447: Yun Dan, the Little Aunt

"Grandmother and Grandfather are both waiting for you; shall we head back to the Dayuan first?" Chen Xun lowered his head, looked into An Yinan's eyes, and asked carefully.

An Yinan nodded and took hold of his warm, thick hand, "Okay."

Yun Shu watched the backs of the two as they left and smiled, "Minister Wang, let's go."

After delivering the person to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she had to return to the Military to report.

"Grandpa Chen, Grandmother." Upon returning home, the family saw the two walking in together, and everyone was beaming with joy.

"It's good that you're back," Grandpa Chen said with a chuckle.

"Grandmother." An Yinan greeted her with a grin.

Grandmother, however, was somewhat unhappy, looking at An Yinan with an expression that seemed a bit aggrieved.

Now she knew who she had inherited her aggrieved look from.

Seeing Grandmother's expression, what else was there not to understand?

"Grandmother." An Yinan also put on a pitiful expression and tugged at the corner of Grandmother's clothes, shaking them slightly.

No one in the family interjected; they just watched the grandmother and granddaughter battle it out.

After all, Nan Nan had indeed gone a bit too far this time, going out to execute a mission without saying a single word.

"Next time you go out, you must report to the family." Grandmother looked at Nan Nan; she felt heartache for her, yet she had to be firm.

If she wasn't firm this time, this girl would dare to do it again next time!

Was there anything An Yinan didn't understand?

It seemed the family already knew about her situation.

"Grandmother, it was a secret mission." An Yinan was also somewhat helpless.

Although she had consciously hidden it from Grandmother, it was indeed a secret mission, and she simply had no way to report it!

Only after the signing between Huaxia and the Southern Monkeys was filmed and published in the papers did they know that Nan Nan had run off to the Southern Monkeys again.

"A secret mission, huh?" Grandmother's eyes immediately turned toward Yun Fei.

Yun Fei hurriedly waved his hands, "It has nothing to do with the Military Department; it wasn't a secret mission from the Military Department."

Grandmother let out a cold snort!

"Rest well in the future; look at how thin you've become!"

When it came down to it, Grandmother was just feeling heartache for her.

A child not being home all year round always made people think of them and miss them, fearing they weren't sleeping well or eating well.

"Grandmother, I know it all!"

An Yinan shook Grandmother's arm, wearing a fawning smile.

Grandmother tapped Nan Nan's forehead, "You!"

"Are you done chatting? Time to eat." Hearing no more voices outside, Liu Xicai walked out of the kitchen, carrying a basin of soup in her hands.

"Big Aunt, I'm coming." Beibei slipped into the kitchen; thankfully, his sister hadn't shifted the blame onto him, otherwise he would be finished!

After all, he had just looked at that photo, and he was in it too.

Seeing Beibei's rare panic, everyone in the family smiled, knowing exactly what was going on.

Nan Nan said it was a secret mission, and Beibei was at the scene, and it wasn't an order from the Military Department, so there was only one place: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

And was that a place he could influence?

However, no one reminded him; after all, at this moment, he finally looked like a child under twenty.

Beibei had been too mature before.

"I'm back!" As soon as Fang Hong entered the house, she let out a sigh of relief; only by entering this Military District Compound could she truly relax.

"How did you manage to get over here today?" Although Liu Xicai had called Fang Hong, she had told her to watch her own time.

The Compilation Bureau had many tasks now, one could even say, even more than before.

Fang Hong revealed a helpless expression, "I don't get to see Nan Nan once in ten days or half a month, so if I can squeeze out a little time, I'll just make it work."

It didn't matter that she took half a day off; she would spend the next week working overtime.

"Wash your hands and hurry up and eat." Liu Xicai also gave a bitter smile.

Everyone was too busy; the only reason they could gather together was because they wanted to be together.

"Sister-in-law, are you not waiting for us?" At this moment, two people walked over together.

An Yinan's eyes lit up, "Little Aunt, Uncle-in-law."

It was Yun Dan and Chen Shao.

They had returned to Beijing before, but due to a special mission transfer, they had gone to Heilongjiang Province to help the Second Uncle.

That they could return today was purely an accident.

"Nan Nan!" Yun Dan walked a few quick steps, greeting Nan Nan first.

Afterward, she walked up to Grandmother, "Mom."

Grandmother looked at her daughter who was doing well—the daughter who had been predicted not to live past eighteen—now with a rosy complexion and eyes full of spirit, devoid of the forbearance and restraint of the past.

"Dandan, does it still hurt?"

When a child travels a thousand miles, the mother worries; how could Grandmother not miss her own daughter?

Little Aunt Yun Dan smiled, but her eyes were filled with tears; in order to let her live, everyone in the Yun Family had sacrificed too much.

To ensure she had no burdens, her massive medical expenses were all covered by the Big Brother and the An An Erge; she didn't even know the total amount.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, Mom, it doesn't hurt anymore; don't cry." Yun Dan wiped Grandmother's tears; looking at the white-haired old lady who still worried about her descendants, she hugged her mother.

"Mom, it really doesn't hurt anymore; I don't have to endure it anymore."

Yun Dan wept; her mother was so thin now. In her memory, her father had passed away early, and her mother had always shielded her from the wind and rain. Since when had those broad shoulders and back become so frail?

"As long as it doesn't hurt, that's good."

Grandmother wiped away her own tears and gently patted Yun Dan on the back.

"You're how old now, still crying in your mother's arms? Aren't you afraid of the younger generation watching the spectacle?" Grandmother asked with a smile on her face.

Only then did Yun Dan remember that not only were Beibei and Nan Nan there, but also Uncle Chen and Chen Xun.

She stood up, took Grandmother's hand, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "It's just that I haven't been back for too long."

"Grandma, I'm back!" Yun Yan shouted loudly before he had even entered the door.

The room full of people instantly fell silent, all turning their gazes toward the door.

Yun Yan had thought Grandma was resting and that there was no one at home.

But as soon as he entered the First Courtyard and the Main Hall, what did he see?

A full dozen pairs of eyes, all looking at him?

An An Erge, Third Brother, Sister Nan Nan, Brother-in-law Nan Nan, and Beibei.

Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt, Mother, Little Aunt, and Little Uncle.

Grandmother and Grandpa Chen.

This...

He only felt embarrassed right now; he didn't yet understand what it meant to suffer social death!

"Um... hello everyone?" Yun Yan smiled, revealing two cute little canine teeth.

Seeing his foolish appearance, Yun Qi really didn't want to admit that this was his own younger brother!

And a biological one at that!

"You've been fussing for a long time; hurry up and tidy up, it's time to eat." Liu Xicai had just finished speaking.

Yun Qi, who had just felt that Yun Yan was embarrassing, spoke up somewhat sheepishly, "Um, Eldest Aunt, could we wait a moment?"

"What's wrong?" It wasn't Liu Xicai who asked him, but his own mother.

Yun Qi looked around, "I'd like to introduce someone for everyone to meet."

An Yinan's eyes lit up, "Is it my second sister-in-law?"

Yun Qi looked at her helplessly; was she even more impatient than he was?

"Not yet, I'm still pursuing her!"

He was quite frank.

But facing An Yinan's skeptical gaze, he felt a bit of bitterness in his heart too!