If others were wild dogs released from their cages, then today, this group of dads saw what it meant to be a mad dog released from its leash.
Qin Hao was speechless for a long time as he could still run while carrying the two children.
"That stance …?"
He remembered Xu Qing's flashy stance practice a few years ago.
"I've been practicing," Xu Qing said in a low-key manner.
She could take a beating and was in good health. Now, she could easily exchange a few moves with Jiang He — provided that she was not serious.
"Tiger Fool Fist?"
"I haven't fallen behind. I practice two sets every day, and I feel refreshed."
"… Teach me!"
Qin Hao couldn't stay calm. He ran a few laps around the neighborhood every day. Although he looked a little fat, he was strong. Although he couldn't run as fast as his colleagues, he was at least better than the group of old dads in the kindergarten.
Xu Qing was even better than him.
"You can't do it. I'm a one-in-a-million martial arts genius, so I can barely learn it. Besides, this is the trump card of my Xu family, and it's only passed down from generation to generation. You have to recognize me as your godfather."
"You …"
Martial arts prodigy? Qin Hao really wanted to spit on his face. Was he going to fly into the sky and descend from the sky?
Xu Qing brought two children with her, and Qin Hao brought one with him. They played with them to their heart's content at the kindergarten. In the end, school ended early today. Qin Hao pulled Xu Qing along, wanting to bring them to the newly opened zoo.
"Qin Xiao really wants to go. Let's go together?"
"Another day, not today." Xu Qing looked at the two children's suddenly excited eyes, pinched their noses, and said with a smile, "I'm busy at the flower shop today. I have to help my wife."
"Ah … You're right. It's Christmas today."
"You've stayed up all night. You should go back and rest."
After parting ways with Qin Hao at the entrance of the kindergarten, Xu Qing takes the siblings back to the flower shop. Jiang He and Gong Ping are busy inside.
Christmas was a foreign holiday. Jiang He didn't feel anything special about it. If it was worth celebrating … it was only the fact that he could earn some money. As for gifts, there was no such thing.
It was busy and tiring, but the turnover was many times more than usual. It could be said that it was a combination of pain and happiness … and the happiness was greater than the pain, just like that.
Gong Ping was a loner. She didn't want to go out to play and see other people reek of love. She wanted to take this opportunity to earn some money from those lovebirds. Buying a new toy was the happiest thing.
Now that Xu Qing had come over, she relaxed a little and handed over the work on her hands to Xu Qing. She helped the couple look after the children. "Oh, you both got certificates? Sister, take a look at this award … "
Xu Qing glanced at her. This woman was hopeless. In order to not admit that she was old, she had forced herself to lower her seniority and call herself elder sister.
"Auntie, we got the Most Delicious Meal Award."
"Sister, take a look … oh, it's the Rice Bucket Award."
"It's not a Rice Bucket. It's the Most Delicious Meal Award, unlike others who can't finish their leftovers."
"You're still a Rice Bucket."
"Auntie …"
"Rice Bucket."
Xu Shi 'an raised his head and thought for a moment. "… Sister?"
"Ah, the Most Delicious Meal Award. That's great." Gong Ping squinted her eyes happily. This child was quite understanding.
"…"
"Let's go. We don't want to talk to Auntie." Xu Jin pulled Shi 'an aside and ignored her.
"Did you teach him?"
Gong Ping looked at Xu Qing. Xu Jin was such a young man, but he knew how to annoy people.
"In the blink of an eye, I've become an auntie. I don't want to be an old auntie."
"Niece, help me …" Xu Qing fulfilled her wish, but Gong Ping glared at him.
"Let's talk about our own things. He Miao and I are sisters. If I'm with them, I'm the elder sister."
"…"
They were busy until the evening. Xu Qing went out to buy a few dishes, sweet and sour fish and pork ribs. The three of them and the two cubs had dinner together. Gong Ping left, leaving the two of them to stay until it was almost ten o 'clock. The stock was almost empty. Only then did they clean up the mess and pull down the shutter door.
The siblings were already sleepy in the corner of the shop. They each carried one of White Gourd and walked on the dimly lit street. The street lamps dragged their shadows very long.
The wind mixed with fine snowflakes fell on their faces. Jiang He helped Xu Jin adjust his collar.
"It's snowing."
"Yeah." Xu Qing exhaled a mouthful of cold mist.
"Shi 'an was very obedient today. He even helped me carry the flowers."
"You'll know when you get back."
The two of them whispered and walked together. From time to time, their shoulders would touch. If it was in the past, they would probably be holding each other's arms and squeezing each other.
Time waited for no man.
Jiang He lowered his head and looked at his footsteps. He quietly stepped on Xu Qing's shadow.
There was no such thing as mountains without edges or heaven and earth merging together.
A person's life was too long. When one was with a person for three, five, or even ten years, the passion at the beginning would slowly fade. Even the nervousness of holding hands at the beginning would become like the left hand touching the right hand.
The vigorous and vigorous feelings would gradually become dull. Rather than saying that they were lovers, it would be better to say that they were family.
It was not that the love was gone, but it had turned into another kind of relationship that was even more intimate.
From a certain point of view, it was even beyond blood ties. In this world, the two of them were the closest people.
Jiang He smiled. Standing in his current position and looking at the past, he realized that this man was actually the one who was the most unwilling to make do.
In the first two years after he came, under the same winter night, he might have already thought of this day. When he completely became a modern person, he would accompany her to see the prosperity of the world and finally return to being ordinary.
"Do you want to kiss me?"
"Hmm?" Xu Qing looked at Xu Shi 'an, who was in his arms, and then turned his head to look at the old woman.
Their shadows were connected. In the wind mixed with snowflakes, there was a touch of warmth.
"Aiya, my heart is still beating very fast."
"What are you jumping for? The two of us are innocent." Xu Qing shook his head. This woman suddenly became a young girl again.
If it was not for Xu Jin in his arms, he suspected that Jiang He would have pounced on him and asked him to carry him back.
"I, Jiang He, have a clear conscience!"
Jiang He laughed softly. His footsteps were light, and he jumped forward lightly. Xu Jin was firmly in his arms and was not disturbed.
Back home.
Xu Qing brought the quilt from the balcony back into the house to dry. Only then did she know why Xu Shi 'an was so obedient today.
The siblings were sleepy in the shop, but when they came back, they were full of energy. Xu Shi 'an's eyes rolled around, and he tried to defend his innocence. However, Xu Qing caught him red-handed in the morning, and it seemed like he could not defend himself.
"Why did you only bring it in now?" Jiang He complained as he pulled out the new quilt. Men were so careless. They did not even remember to bring the quilt back after it was hung out.
"I went to the shop and forgot about it."
"Change it to a new one. Shi 'an, take a shower and go to bed."
After a while, he washed the siblings and put them on the bed. Jiang He touched the new quilt and warned Xu Shi 'an not to wet the bed again.
"I want to use the old one." Xu Shi 'an was a little nervous as he pulled the new quilt.
"You just don't wet the bed."
"It's not my fault."
Xu Shi 'an felt wronged. He lowered his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, his face lit up. He had thought of a wonderful idea.
"Tie that balloon of Dad's for me, so that I won't wet the bed!"
"…"
Jiang He froze for a moment and slapped him. "Go to bed!"
"Oh."
Xu Qing saw Jiang He coming out of his son's room with an unfriendly look. She scratched her head in confusion. "It's normal to wet the bed. Just let him pee before going to bed … Hey, what's up?"
Jiang He pulled Xu Qing to the balcony in silence.
"He's angry with you. Why are you looking for me? Don't disturb the people at night …"
"Just bear with it. Don't scream," Jiang He said.
"…"
Bam, bam, bam.
Xu Jin poked his head out of the bedroom and looked at the two people who were in a martial arts film.
"Kids don't watch it. Go back to bed."
"Oh."
"Ah! Ah! "
"I just suddenly remembered that I haven't settled the score for you peeking at my browsing records."
Jiang He let out a sigh of relief after moving around for a while.
？？？
"How many years has it been? Why are you still bringing it up?"
…
Xu Shi 'an, that little bastard, must have said something that he didn't know.
"You've improved recently. Keep it up. You'll be able to defeat me in a few decades." Jiang He cheered him on.
"Don't be arrogant!"
Xu Qing snorted. He had to get back at her. If he couldn't do it here, he would do it elsewhere.
Then, he went back to his room and found a red Christmas hat from his bag.
Jiang He was stunned for a moment and then her face turned red.
"What do you want?!" She stared at Xu Qing angrily.
"It's good that you remember. I was afraid that you'd forgotten about it. I just remembered about it a few days ago …"
"Don't even think about it!"
"Be good. Put on the hat. It's time for bed." Xu Qing's cheeky behavior made Jiang He want to beat him again.
Speaking of which, her ghost sword was still wearing a Christmas hat.
…
The next day, Jiang He made breakfast and went to the store with light steps.
Xu Qing rubbed his neck and woke the siblings up at eight o 'clock.
"Dad, did Mom hit you again last night?" Xu Jin looked at his father sympathetically.
"What do you mean by hit? How can you call it a fight between your parents? Remember, your parents are both martial arts practitioners, and it's common for martial arts practitioners to spar with each other … "
Xu Shi 'an chuckled.
"Shi 'an, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm not laughing."
Xu Shi 'an wisely lowered his head to eat.
Outside, the light snow had turned into heavy snow. There was a thick layer of snow on the ground. Downstairs, people were shoveling the snow with tools.
Xu Jin leaned on the window sill and watched the snow fall on the balcony. Xu Shi 'an always wanted to play in the snow. Fortunately, he didn't have to go downstairs. Half of the balcony was covered with snow.
Xu Qing watched the TV and played with the remote control in his hand.
"Why do you hit the remote control when it doesn't work?" Xu Shi 'an bit his finger and looked at the confusing operation of the young man.
"Because it works after you hit it. Look." Xu Qing flipped two channels with the remote control. It worked. "Shi 'an, do you know why it works after you hit it?"
"If it doesn't work, I'll get hit again?" Xu Shi 'an thought that the operation was amazing.
"Smart." Xu Qing looked at him approvingly.
"…"
Xu Shi 'an went back to the house silently.
It was another Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, the family took a family photo next to the couplets at the door. The siblings were wearing new clothes. They were obviously taller than in the photo last year.
The difference in their appearance was getting bigger. People who didn't know them well could only tell them apart by their hairstyle.
Xu Jin's eyebrows were softer. Xu Shi 'an's eyebrows were like Jiang He's and looked handsome.
After Xu Qing saved the photo on her tablet, the siblings squeezed together and flipped through it curiously.
"Look, this is the two of us."
"This was before the two of us were born."
They took photos every year. Soon, they found a photo of Jiang He with a big belly. At that time, the two of them were still hiding in his belly.
He continued to flip forward until he reached the very beginning. It was a very young father with a silly smile on his face and a very nervous mother. The background was not the current front door, but the other old house.
"Mother looks so fierce," Xu Jin said in surprise.
Xu Jin was surprised. He put his finger in his mouth and wanted to continue flipping, but there was nothing else.
"Jin, this is an electronic screen, not a book. Don't learn from grandma. Don't get your saliva on it. The screen is so dirty."
Xu Qing frowned. Children liked to imitate adults and learn everything.
Xu Jin stuck out his tongue. He wanted to touch his finger again, but he held back when Xu Qing stared at him.
Jiang He closed the shop early on New Year's Eve. The Spring Festival had a different feeling for her. She could stay in the shop during other times, but not this time.
In the past, Xu Qing wanted Jiang He to rest and stay at home. Now, he wished that Jiang He could go out for a walk.
He wanted to sleep late in the morning. Jiang He had asked him to do this and that 80 times in the morning. There was no time for him to rest.
The balcony had been completely cleaned up, and the accumulated cardboard boxes were also pushed by Xu Qing to the waste station. Some of the clothes that the siblings had changed out of were packed and sent to the public welfare donation box — the big box on the side of the road. Someone would regularly take out the clothes inside and sort them and give them to the places in need.
Xu Qing felt like a donkey, being told to do this and that. It was just a celebration, but it had to be so complicated.
The little old lady had learned bad things …
"Mom! Xu Jin hit me again! "
After throwing away the garbage, Xu Qing heard Xu Shi 'an complaining to Jiang He as soon as he entered the door.
The two of them were playing on the tablet just now. He didn't know why they were fighting.
"Call her sister." Jiang He frowned.
"Sister, Xu Jin hit me again!"
"…"
"You deserve it." Xu Qing couldn't help but laugh. Xu Jin, who had been glaring at Xu Shi 'an, couldn't help but laugh.
"Mom! Sister hit me again! "
Xu Shi 'an, who had been patted by Jiang He, wiped his tears and called out to her.
"How did she hit you?"
"Like this, like this …"
Xu Shi 'an complained with all his might. He gestured with his hands.
"If she hits you like this again, you just do this. Take your hand over and twist it … and you'll be able to control her."
"…"
Xu Qing said, "Good boy." He started from the doll.
Xu Shi 'an looked at Jiang He in a daze. He forgot to cry for a moment. He came to get help because he wanted his mom to beat up his sister. Why did it seem so wrong?
If he went over, wouldn't he be beaten up by his sister again?
Xu Shi 'an looked at Xu Jin's threatening gaze. He thought about it. Seeing that Jiang He didn't want to help him, he quietly avoided it. A wise man knows when to retreat.
Xu Jin turned around and secretly gestured with the two moves that Jiang He had just made.
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