"Baby, Daddy is here to pick you up."
Even before Zhang Guoqing entered, his booming voice reached the twins, who eagerly ran to the door to eagerly greet him as he lifted the cotton curtain.
Zhang Guoqing didn’t dare to pick them up, pointing to himself, "Daddy is all covered in chills, I’ll hug you babies in a bit."
The Liu Yi brothers took a step back, looking behind him, "Where’s Brother?"
"It’s too cold outside, Daddy had your brother wait for us over there." He said, then eagerly looked at Zhou Jiao, suddenly laughing, "Sis, long time no see, you’re still as beautiful as a flower."
Sister Wang had been watching the fun, Zhang Guoqing dressed in military attire, softly bending to coax the children, the contrast making her laugh.
"Today is Taozi’s wedding, why aren’t you there? Your husband is always over there, that guy’s quite mischievous, aren’t you going to pull his ear?"
"Really? Then could you do me a favor, give him a smack for me!"
"You don’t care? I won’t do it, you’d curse me the whole day later."
Zhou Jiao looked speechlessly at Sister Wang, who was laughing uproariously.
"Wife, they’re starting to serve food there, shall we go first?"
Zhou Jiao stood up and nodded, "Sister Wang, would you like to join us?"
"I have to work, won’t go there. Come over to my place tonight if you’re free; we’re still living in that old dormitory."
Zhou Jiao nodded with a smile. As for where the old dormitory was, she hadn’t been there. But it wouldn’t matter even if she knew, she wasn’t going anyway.
"Jiao Jiao, wait here a moment, I’ll go start the car. Come out when you hear the engine, it’s cold outside."
Sister Wang watched Zhang Guoqing dash out, enviously saying to Zhou Jiao, "Xiao Wu cherishes you like the apple of his eye. You’re worth it in this life."
Zhou Jiao smiled.
"Many people say dating is one thing, but marriage is another, and having kids is yet another. Good men are rare indeed."
"’Never reveal deep feelings to someone you’re not familiar with,’ as they say, it’s foolishness to discuss deep matters with strangers. Especially since Zhou Jiao considered herself not familiar enough with the other party to touch on emotional topics."
Luckily, the other person was lost in thought for a while after making the statement, and Zhang Guoqing started the car. Otherwise, the awkward atmosphere would have made Zhou Jiao uncomfortable.
The car drove for a bit, Zhou Jiao glanced at her two sons, and softly asked, "Did something happen between them?"
"Didn’t notice. Why?"
"Nothing."
Zhang Guoqing didn’t believe it. Maybe Sister Wang said something in front of Zhou Jiao earlier, but it had nothing to do with the couple themselves, so why bother?
"Our Ping’an collected quite a few red envelopes, the little guy is overjoyed now."
"The greedy nature is undeniable."
Zhang Guoqing shook his head with a laugh, "But the son is good, secretly told me the three brothers would share. Why didn’t he say about sharing one with me?"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiao’s teeth clenched, this is his fathering style.
"Daddy, I’ll give you all my future red envelopes."
"I love Daddy the most, I’ll give you all mine too."
Zhang Guoqing laughed heartily, "Thank you, sons, Daddy is just waiting for your filial piety. Aren’t there many people in our hometown, kids? It’s fun, right?"
"Not fun, I want to go home."
"Yeah yeah, I want to go home too, I miss my little friends."
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