Seeing Lu Chuanbai actually daring to snap at his mommy, Xu Yiyi immediately pulled a straight face. He shook off Lu Chuanbai's hand and snorted. "I admire Uncle Lu, so I came to China specifically to find him. But Uncle Lu is really disappointing. You actually suspect my mommy. Does Uncle Lu think that my mommy has a crush on you?"
Xu Qingqing's face flushed instantly. She glared at him. "Xu Yiyi, if you keep talking nonsense, do you believe I'll spank you?"
He obediently stretched out his hands for a hug. "Mommy, I haven't seen you for so long. Yiyi misses you so much."
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing's eyes immediately turned red.
She picked him up but still said, "Will you ever dare to run around blindly again? Do you know how worried I've been these days? Humph, if I get sick, it'll all be your fault."
Xu Yiyi rubbed his face against hers. "Mommy, Yiyi knows he was wrong. Yiyi will never make mommy worried again. I'll take good care of mommy and younger sister."
Xu An'an glanced at him and then reached out her hands to Lu Chuanbai for a hug. "Uncle, I want you to carry me."
Lu Chuanbai had never had any particular fondness for kids. But looking into Xu An'an's expectant eyes, he just couldn't refuse. Before he realized it, he had already picked her up.
Xu An'an snorted proudly. "Humph, brother, did you see that? Uncle Lu likes me better."
Saying that, she wrapped her arms around Lu Chuanbai's neck, melting even the ever - cold - faced Lu Chuanbai.
Well, he suddenly found that kids weren't that annoying after all.
After saying goodbye to Lu Chuanbai, Xu Qingqing hailed a taxi with the two kids. The two kids were a bit sleepy after a whole day's play and fell asleep as soon as they got in the car.
Looking at the sleeping faces of the two kids, Xu Qingqing thought that maybe she should buy a car tomorrow.
When they got home, Xu's father and mother had already finished dinner. They were watching TV at the moment and would glance at the door from time to time.
"Dad, Mom, we're back," Xu Qingqing said as she pushed the door open.
Xu An'an greeted obediently. "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm back."
The two elders immediately came over. They were stunned for a moment when they saw Xu Yiyi. It was Xu's mother who reacted quickly and hurriedly picked up the little guy. "This must be my good grandson. Grandma finally gets to see you."
Xu Yiyi felt the overflowing love from his grandma and his heart was filled to the brim. He affectionately rubbed his face against Xu's mother's neck. "Hello, Grandma. Yiyi likes Grandma."
Xu's mother beamed. "Grandma likes Yiyi too."
Xu's father snorted. "Little guy, you dared to go abroad alone at just five years old. You're quite brave. What if you got lost?"
Xu Yiyi's attention was immediately drawn to Xu's father. He climbed down and pitifully tugged at Xu's father. "Grandpa, I know I was wrong. Doesn't Grandpa plan to forgive Yiyi?"
Xu's father's coldness only lasted for a moment. He immediately caved in when he saw Xu Yiyi's aggrieved expression.
"Cough, it's not that serious."
Xu Yiyi immediately broke into a smile and coquettishly said, "I knew Grandpa was the best."
Just then, the door was pushed open, and a cold and deep voice sounded. "Five years have passed, and you finally remember to come back."
Xu Qingqing stiffened. Oh no, it was her elder brother.
As a big shot in the antique appraisal circle, her elder brother had already taken over the jobs of their parents. Many people came here admiringly, but not everyone could meet him.
It was also because of her elder brother's competence that their parents could retire early.
Xu An'an didn't care about all that. Mommy's elder brother? Wasn't that her uncle?
She trotted happily towards Xu Yan with twinkling starry eyes. "Uncle, I'm An'an. An'an likes Uncle so much."
Xu Yan, who had always been cold - faced, couldn't keep his composure at the moment. The cute little girl made him can't help but pick her up.
Seeing Xu Qingqing, his anger flared up again. "You secretly went abroad and didn't even tell your family that you had kids. Xu Qingqing, you're really bold."
Being sneered at, Xu Qingqing immediately showed her submission. "Brother, I know I was wrong. I'll never dare to do that again."
Xu Yiyi laughed. "Mommy's words sound so much like what Yiyi just said."
Xu Qingqing glared at him, and Xu Yiyi stuck out his tongue.
"Alright, alright. We're all family. It's rare for Qingqing and the kids to come back. Don't mention those things anymore," Xu's mother said.
With this, Xu Yan finally stopped scolding.
The two old people played with the kids, while Xu Qingqing was called by Xu Yan to the kitchen for a lecture.
Xu Yan just stared at her without saying a word. Xu Qingqing couldn't stand it first.
She put on an ingratiating smile. "Brother, can you just say what you want? Don't stare at me like this."
It's so creepy!
Xu Yan sneered. "Now you're scared. I'm asking you, who are the fathers of these two kids?"
Xu Qingqing lowered her head. "Brother, this is a long story. I'll tell you slowly when I get the chance later."
"Get the chance later? You ran away once, and you could run away a second time."
"Xu Qingqing, you could be so irresponsible and just run away. Fortunately, Mom and Dad have been in good health these two years without any problems. If your leaving had caused irreparable damage to Mom and Dad, do you think you could bear the consequences?"
"You used to be alone and capable. Mom and Dad were worried about you, but there was a limit. But now you have two little ones with you. I don't care what happened to you before. Now I want you to promise that you'll never leave without saying goodbye again."
Looking at the serious Xu Yan, Xu Qingqing felt extremely guilty.
Her father was a bit resentful towards her at first, but he soon stopped mentioning it. But now her brother's words were like a heavy hammer hitting her.
Yes, if something had happened to Mom and Dad when she came back, could she bear it?
Just thinking about it, Xu Qingqing felt that she was unfilial. She only cared about her own feelings and didn't consider her worried family at all.
She hurt the hearts of her dearest parents because of a man who didn't love her.
"I'm sorry, brother. I promise this won't happen again."
This time, her apology came from the bottom of her heart.
Only then did Xu Yan let her off. He then asked, "The two kids are already five years old. You can start looking for a kindergarten for them. How do you plan their education?"
Xu Qingqing was stunned.
Education plan?
The two kids had always been extremely smart, so she basically hadn't worried about such things.
Seeing her expression, Xu Yan understood. He said displeasedly, "So you haven't even thought about it?"
Xu Qingqing was quite helpless. "I... I didn't think about it before."
"Alright, leave the two kids to me tomorrow. I'll take them around and have a look."
Hearing Xu Yan's words, Xu Qingqing was very happy. "Brother, thank you."