Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1103 - 466: An Zhichen’s Departure (Part 2)
Yueyao heard this and the melancholy that had just risen vanished instantly: "If Little Bun doesn’t grow crooked, this marriage is still doable." Little Bun inherited all the good qualities of Niu Yanghui and Mingzhu, being smart and clever, which Yueyao quite liked.
Mingzhu playfully scolded: "How could my son, being so smart and lovable, grow crooked? Since you’ve said so, let’s leave it at that."
Yueyao smiled lightly: "We’ll wait until they grow up and if they have mutual affection, we’ll settle it then." Just because she was close to Mingzhu didn’t mean that Little Bun would necessarily be close to Kexin in the future. If they liked each other, that would be great. If they didn’t, then this marriage definitely couldn’t happen.
On the night before An Zhichen’s departure, the couple talked for most of the night. It was Yueyao who remembered that An Zhichen needed to travel and couldn’t talk any longer, otherwise, Yueyao could have talked the whole night.
An Zhichen knew that Yueyao was worried, so he laughed and pulled her into his arms, saying: "Don’t worry, I’ll be back in a few years."
Yueyao, hearing this, had tears glistening in her eyes. She held back from crying, but the next day, after sending An Zhichen off, her tears wouldn’t stop falling.
Zhuang Ruolan hugged Yueyao and softly comforted her. This girl was also stubborn; she didn’t dare cry in front of her husband, fearing he would worry while away, but now she was crying uncontrollably. Zhuang Ruolan was also somewhat emotional. She had married into the Ma Family for more than ten years, but this seemed to be the first time seeing Yueyao cry.
Yueyao wiped her tears, embarrassed: "I’ve made cousin-in-law laugh." She didn’t want to cry either, but thinking about being apart for four or five years, she just couldn’t stop her tears.
Xi Yu handed Xiao Kexin to Yueyao.
Xiao Kexin was already three years old. This child was precocious and, seeing the tear marks in Yueyao’s eyes, helped Yueyao wipe away her tears, saying: "Mom, don’t cry. Dad is away and can’t be with you, but Kexin and younger brother will be here with you!"
Yueyao held her daughter tightly and choked out: "Yes, you and your brother will be with mom." Luckily, the children were around, otherwise... well, if there weren’t kids, she would have definitely gone to the Northwest with An Zhichen.
When Yueyao went back, she was still very sad. But when she heard the cries of her three sons, and upon entering the room saw the red-eyed cries of the three children, her sadness was instantly thrown out of the window.
Nanny Hao said helplessly: "Third Young Master just won’t be consoled, Madam please have a look!" The Third Young Master refused milk and cried hard; the Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master also wouldn’t have milk, crying along with him. The cries of the three children really tested their endurance.
Yueyao picked up Brother Ningning, who then snuggled into her arms. Yueyao felt a bit of heartache and quickly took Brother Ningning into the room to nurse.
Once Brother Ningning stopped crying, the eldest and second also stopped crying and nursed quietly. Once they were full, all three of them slept soundly.
Yueyao pointed at Brother Ningning’s forehead and said: "This little rascal is supposed to be the third, but clearly he’s the boss. Otherwise, why would they cry along when you cry?"
Little San slept deeply, kicked a leg, and the quilt covering him got kicked aside. Yueyao smilingly tucked the quilt back on him.
With An Zhichen gone, Yueyao’s heart felt empty sleeping alone, so she simply took all four children to the room. Kexin was always obedient, while the three sons needed their bodily needs taken care of at night. Otherwise, they were good and didn’t cry at night. Even so, it was still tough, but Yueyao insisted on keeping the children by her side because she could only sleep soundly with them around.
Half a month after An Zhichen left the capital, Xiang Wei and Bai Yi came back.
Seeing Xiang Wei, Yueyao felt that she had changed a lot, not in appearance, but in her entire demeanor, seeming much more serene now, not as aggressive as before...
Xiang Wei handed a thick booklet to Yueyao, saying: "We’ve documented everything we saw and heard on the way." Yueyao had requested Xiang Wei to document everything about the disaster area in detail before her departure.
Yueyao didn’t rush to look at Xiang Wei’s records but observed Xiang Wei instead. "You’ve lost a lot of weight, was it tough over there?"
Xiang Wei wasn’t modest with Yueyao: "Isn’t that obvious? It was the disaster area. What good times could there be? Now I’m back, I need a good replenish." Having spent a long time beside Yueyao, Xiang Wei was influenced and began to focus on wellness too.
Yueyao was extremely gratified. It seemed sending Xiang Wei to deliver supplies to the disaster area was the right choice: "Whatever you want to eat, let the Kitchen Maid make it for you."
