Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 763 - 638 Grandpa Says He’s Going to Spank You! (Second Update)
Danton exchanged a glance with his mother, and the two pretended not to hear a thing, quickly retreating to their bedrooms.
Only after they had closed the door did Ruan An Yang return to her room alone. Lying in bed, the little girl covered her mouth and giggled. It seemed her parents had agreed to let her stay in Haotian. Now she had a legitimate reason to be closer to her handsome "big brother."
"Handsome brother, will you wait for me to grow up?" As soon as she blurted this out, Ruan An Yang tilted her head and fell sound asleep.
The next day, Queen of Haotian discussed keeping An Yang with her daughter. Yi Luowa smiled and said, "Even if you didn’t tell me, I already knew this would happen. Let her stay. She’s like a little bundle of joy for you. This way, I can go back without worry."
The Queen of Haotian looked at her daughter reluctantly, "You’re really leaving?"
Yi Luowa nodded with a smile, "I need to head back for my commission ceremony."
The Queen squinted at her, "Is that really so important to you?"
"Tong Airui said he wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with me, not for me to remain the woman behind him. If I stay a small team leader forever, how can I stand beside him as an equal?"
The Queen looked at her as if she were foolish, "You’re a princess of Haotian. You’ve been standing beside him all along."
Yi Luowa shook her head with a smile, "That is something you and Dad gave me. I want to rely on my own efforts to reach a level where I can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with him."
"Fine, fine, go ahead and work hard then! If you must go, just leave. Don’t let Airui linger out there too long. Once I’m done with Xiang Zuo’s matters, I’ll come to Xiawu to visit you both."
"Yes, Mom. If you ever feel a bit down, call An Yang. Let her keep you company for a chat. That girl’s random chatter can be pretty amusing."
"I know, I know. Don’t worry about me."
The two of them reached an understanding. Although the plan was to leave the next day, Uncle Che couldn’t wait any longer and called Sangyu on the phone.
After taking that call, Sangyu bawled, "I wanna go home."
"What’s the matter?" Ruan An Yang picked her up in one swift motion.
Between sobs, Sangyu said, "Grandpa misses me. He’s sick."
The Emperor of Haotian took Zi Xi from his daughter’s arms, "Luowa, go pack up. Take the kids back today to see your father-in-law."
"Alright." Yi Luowa returned to the bedroom and called her mother-in-law.
"Mom, Sangyu says Dad is sick. Has he been to the hospital?"
"Sick? What sickness! Don’t listen to his nonsense. He just spent the night thinking about the kids and didn’t sleep well. This morning he felt a little dizzy when he got up," Tong Yao grumbled in frustration, "For such an old man, he acts like a child! I told him not to tell you, yet he still said something."
"Mom, don’t be mad. Just let Dad know we’re coming home today."
"If the kids aren’t done having fun, you can stay a bit longer. Don’t rush back just because of something your dad said."
"We were going to leave tomorrow anyway," Yi Luowa chuckled, "Mom, I’m going to pack now. We’ll talk more once we’re back."
"Alright. Don’t hurry too much." Tong Yao gave her last word of advice before hanging up.
Long Che chuckled, "I knew this would work!"
"You’re such a pain!" Tong Yao rolled her eyes at him. "Luowa barely made it back this time, and you won’t even let her have a few peaceful days?"
"I missed the kids!" Long Che said as he headed out.
"Where are you going?" Tong Yao chased after him.
"To work."
"Weren’t you feeling sick?" Tong Yao scoffed, full of disdain. "The kids will be back this afternoon. Come back early."
"Got it."
Tong Yao frowned with concern, "Long Che, are you really okay? Should we have Jin Qixin take another look at you?"
Long Che leaned on the car door, smiling, "I faked it. Don’t worry. Check the kitchen for what’s on hand, and if anything’s missing, have the staff go out and buy more. Let’s prepare a little feast for the kids."
Tong Yao’s mouth twitched, "You’re just being stubborn! Make sure you take a nap at noon."
"Of course. If my wife instructs it, I’ll definitely follow through," Long Che promised with a laugh, climbing into the car.
Watching his car exit the courtyard, Tong Yao finally turned and went back inside.
Youyou came forward holding Yu Xiao, "Aunt, is my sister coming back?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"Yes, she’ll be home this afternoon."
"It’s about time!" Youyou chuckled as she stroked her son’s little face. "Your older brother and sister are coming back. Are you happy?"
Yu Xiao let out a listless hum.
"Doesn’t your arm get tired carrying him?" Joyina tugged the back of her shirt, "Sit down while we chat."
Youyou sat down with her son in her arms, "Joyina, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask but keep forgetting. When will we finally get to attend your brother’s wedding banquet?"
"I don’t know. It’s been several months now with no progress at all."
"No progress is a good thing. It means they’re still taking their time. Patience brings a better result. We can wait."
"Nonsense. From what I’ve heard my parents say, my brother isn’t too warm or friendly toward her. Now that Luowa’s back, I’ll stick around a bit then head to Beidi for a visit."
Youyou gave her a glance, "Well, now that you mention it, I kind of want to visit my parents in S Country too."
"If you feel like it, go. Families always miss the kids." Tong Yao gazed affectionately at the little ones. "These two brothers grow to look more alike every day."
Youyou giggled. "Aunt, you wouldn’t believe it. Last night, half-asleep, we went into the nursery and accidentally swapped the babies!"
"You two are really something else!" Tong Yao laughed and shook her head.
Youyou grinned, "Aunt, I’m thinking of going to F Country to see Mi Chenxuan. He called the other day saying he missed the kids."
Joyina blinked and teased, "Missed the kids? Or missed their mother?"
Youyou’s face fell. "He didn’t say he missed me, just the kids."
"Idiot!" Joyina laughed, giving her son’s tiny nose a playful tweak. "Xiao Lin, tell me—isn’t your aunt a little fool?"
Yu Lin grinned widely and brandished his tiny fists.
Yi Luowa’s family of five arrived home that afternoon, instantly filling the house with liveliness.
Tong Airui and Yi Luowa had been worried about their father’s health the entire trip back, but when they arrived, they saw that aside from slightly bloodshot eyes, Long Che was perfectly fine, much to their relief.
Long Che hugged his grandchildren and exclaimed with a laugh, "You two little ingrates, don’t you ever miss Grandpa?"
"Missed the big dragon!" Sangyu tugged at her grandpa’s lapel, grinning cheekily, "Show me, okay?"
Long Che chuckled, patting her tiny hand. "Forgot our little secret?"
Yi Luowa threw a suspicious glance at Tong Airui, who smiled and explained, "Dad has a dragon tattoo on his back."
"Bigger than me!" Sangyu exaggerated, spreading her little hands wide.
Yi Luowa chuckled. Despite being married into the family for so long, this was the first she’d heard about her father-in-law’s tattoo.
Tong Yao sighed deeply. "It’s a bittersweet tale. Your father didn’t like anyone seeing his tattoo. That one day, thinking the kids were asleep, he changed clothes only for Sangyu to see it."
Sangyu quickly covered her mouth—Grandpa had told her not to tell anyone. But the joy of seeing him had made her forget their secret.
Long Che kissed his granddaughter’s forehead gently and smiled, "It’s all in the past now. Grandpa has come to terms with it. If it weren’t for that Chapter of my life, I wouldn’t have met your grandma. Without her, there’d be no little rascals like you."
"Why are you bringing this up with the kids?" Tong Yao playfully tapped Long Che on the shoulder. "If you hadn’t met me, maybe you’d have married someone better."
Yan Zi snorted, "Sister-in-law, stop it. If you hadn’t saved my brother, he’d still be a lonely old bachelor to this day."
Tong Yao cleared her throat awkwardly. "Can we change the topic?"
Yan Zi teased with a grin, "No way. The kids are old enough now; what’s there to be embarrassed about?"
Youyou, ever the troublemaker, chimed in, "Mom, tell us about Uncle and Auntie’s romantic story!"
"How about you get your mom to tell hers first?" Tong Yao laughed as she stood up. "I’m going to check when dinner will be ready."
Long Che got up with the grandchildren in his arms, "Grandpa’s taking you to see the ponies."
Yan Zi chuckled, "Ran them all off, haven’t we? Haha..."
"Auntie, come on, tell us!" Connie brought her baby over eagerly.
Tong Airui gave Tong Aino a sidelong glance. Tong Aino nudged Connie with his foot.
Connie looked at him and said, "What’s the big deal? It’s not like it’s some dark secret. Let Auntie tell us. I really admire Mom and Dad—they’ve never fought at all!"
"What’s there to admire? You and I don’t fight, either!"
Connie rolled her eyes. "Oh, you think so? We’ve been fighting since we were kids!"
Yi Luowa waved a hand between them, "Alright, stop it, you two. Let Auntie tell the story."
Tong Airui shot a look at his wife before standing up. Tong Aino followed suit, and the brothers climbed the stairs shoulder to shoulder.
Youyou laughed. "Fleeing the scene, haha! Mom, hurry up and tell us already. I’ve heard my mom say that my uncle and aunt have such an epic love story, and you were there for it from the start!"
"Your dad is the one who truly witnessed it all. From what he told me, their first meeting was because your uncle and aunt fought over a parking spot..."
Yan Zi recounted the story vividly, entertaining the daughters-in-law thoroughly. Just as she reached the part where Long Che got jealous and smashed up a car, Sangyu ran inside.
"Great-Aunt, I need to pee!"
Yan Zi quickly took her by the hand to the bathroom.
Sitting on the toilet, Sangyu swung her short legs and said, "Grandpa said he’s gonna spank your butt!"
"Haha... Your grandpa said that?"
"Uh-huh!" Sangyu rested her chin in her little hands and looked at her great-aunt. "Don’t talk about Grandpa and Grandma anymore."
