Chapter 704: Wrong

No matter how much she might command the wind and clouds outside.

But toward her two children, she was in debt; the companionship she gave them was too little.

"Dabao, Xiaobao." An Yinan lifted the two children up, buried her face between them, and let her tears fall.

Liu Xicai looked at her, then turned her back and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her palm.

"Mama, Dabao is good." Dabao was very smart; whether in terms of language ability or motor skills, he was much smarter than the average child.

Moreover, he would patiently teach Xiaobao; such a small child already had the sense of responsibility of an older brother.

The time he spent comforting Xiaobao was probably more than she, his mother, did.

"I'm sorry." An Yinan buried her head between the two children; at this moment, she could no longer bear it, saying incessantly, "I'm sorry..."

"Mama." Xiaobao patted An Yinan's head with a small hand, as if sensing An Yinan's emotions.

The bond between mother and child had always been there.

The two children had initially seen their mother happy, with only a faint sense of grievance, but seeing their mother like this now, they were somewhat flustered.

"Nan Nan, don't scare the children." Liu Xicai wiped her tears and hurried forward, pulling the mother and her two children into her embrace.

An Yinan tried hard to calm her emotions, then raised her head with a smile, looked at the two children, and kissed one, then the other.

Except for her eyes being completely red, no abnormality could be seen.

"Dabao is so great, Xiaobao is also so great."

The two children watched her smile and began to laugh along.

Liu Xicai saw that An Yinan's emotions had calmed down, and only then did she speak, "Is there a mission? How long will you be gone this time?"

Nan Nan's emotions were very stable; even if the sky fell, she would find a way and would never think of giving up.

In fact, from the time they recognized each other until now, the number of times Nan Nan had been emotionally unstable was too few.

Now that she had just returned, it must be related to a mission.

"Seven months." An Yinan lowered her head and pressed her face against the children's cheeks; their faces were smooth and felt a bit cool.

The two children seemed ticklish and began to giggle as she pressed against them.

"That long?" Liu Xicai frowned, then let out a silent sigh.

"Big Aunt is at home, so don't you worry."

"Don't worry about home; the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and the heavier the burden on one's shoulders."

"Nan Nan, we are here for everything; you just keep moving forward, no need to look back."

Liu Xicai's words, like a mother's gentle voice, kept knocking at her heart, each sound striking the most fragile place of a family member.

She had never felt maternal love, not in her previous life, and not in this one.

But by Liu Xicai's side, she could feel unconditional support, even if she would worry, even if she would want to object, even if she was unwilling.

Yet she had never once thought of breaking her wings.

Instead, she would give her wind-like assistance, letting her achieve her wishes, letting her have no regrets in her heart.

Maternal love is great, and maternal love is also selfish.

"Big Aunt, thank you." An Yinan didn't cry this time, only her eyes were a bit red and somewhat moist.

"Silly girl!"

Liu Xicai tapped her forehead, her movements doting and gentle.

"By the way, the medicinal herbs you asked people to find have all been sent to the Xiao Yuan by the university; you need to go get them yourself."

"Hua Lao and your Big Uncle both found channels to buy some, and they have all been stored there for you."

"Now that Xiue is pregnant and has cut off contact with her maiden family, your Second Aunt will take care of Xiue, so you don't need to worry."

Liu Xicai chatted about household trifles while preparing things in the kitchen, trying to soften the emotions of parting.

"Big Aunt, I'm going to the Chen Family for a bit." An Yinan said softly.

Liu Xicai's hand cutting vegetables paused, then she nodded gently, "Go ahead, your mother-in-law took the children to look at schools today, so she probably isn't there."

She smiled lightly, also giving Nan Nan some mental preparation.

Now that only Chen Laoyezi was there, perhaps the things she couldn't say to them could be said to Chen Laoyezi; the children were under too much pressure.

The negotiations in the City had just finished, and before she could even rest, she had started a mission.

And looking at Nan Nan's reluctant emotions, this mission was very dangerous.

She and Yun Fei had been married for many years; when they had dangerous missions, although they didn't say it, the family members all had a feeling.

Their partings were different from ordinary days.

Since the children couldn't say it, she wouldn't ask.

"Okay, I'll take Dabao and Xiaobao with me." Ever since she returned, An Yinan had been holding the two children and hadn't been willing to let go.

"Go on, go on." Liu Xicai smiled, then remembered something, "Take the tea leaves there to Chen Lao; I had them prepared before, but I didn't expect you all wouldn't come back, so I was planning to send them in a day or two."

Because of the relationship between Yun Qin and Nan Nan, the two families were in-laws and interacted just like relatives.

The Chen Family had strict family discipline and was very strict with the education of their children; both of the Chen Family's Chen Xun were good children.

It's just...

Both of them were soldiers.

Together little and apart much, when would it ever end?

"Okay." An Yinan smiled, holding one child in each arm, though she used her finger to hook the paper bag containing the tea leaves.

"You're back?" As soon as Chen Laoyezi saw An Yinan, he stood up quickly, then reached out his hands to hold the children.

But whether it was Xiaobao or the usually sensible Dabao, they were both a bit willful today and just wouldn't leave their mother's embrace.

Chen Laoyezi smiled and shook his head, "These two little devils are clever."

"They know you're leaving."

An Yinan made her choice during the meeting.

Chen Lao's phone rang, and he answered the old gentleman's call; the two of them were actually silent for a moment over the phone, something that had never happened before.

"I believe in her." The old gentleman was silent for a long time, and in the end, he only said this one sentence.

Chen Lao also smiled, "If that girl heard that, she would think I didn't believe in her!"

For a moment, both of them laughed.

But the heaviness in their hearts was something only they themselves knew.

"Grandfather, we are too busy and cannot fulfill our filial duties by your side," An Yinan said.

Chen Lao was also getting on in years; although the hidden injuries on his body had been cleared up a lot by the Health Pill over these years, there was no miraculous medicine for the aging that came with his years.

He laughed out loud, "You're wrong."

An Yinan looked up in confusion, and the expressions of Dabao and Xiaobao were also somewhat confused.

Usually, this great-grandfather was very normal, so why did he suddenly start laughing today?

It gave the babies a fright!