However, time always passed so slowly for children. They waited and waited, but Xiang Bei never came back.
Within a few days, the two children fell ill because they missed Xiang Bei.
Looking at the children who were feverish because they missed Xiang Bei, Jiujiu coaxed the two children to drink the fever medicine and muttered, "Yes, Xiang Bei is closer to you than your own mother. I really don't know who gave birth to you."
After feeding the two children the medicine, Jiujiu repeatedly promised that when Xiang Bei came back, she would take them to the nearest place to wait for him. Only then did the two children recover little by little.
On the day of the end of the Fall Quarter Examination.
Jiujiu brought the two children to wait near the examination hall early in the morning.
When she saw everyone walk out of the examination hall, Jiujiu immediately pulled the two children to wait at the door.
Xiang Bei quickly walked out of the examination hall.
Seeing that some of the other candidates were waiting, Xiang Bei felt rather lonely. Jiujiu was busy with the clothing store. The two children were still young, so she would definitely not come back to pick him up.
He was afraid that he would have to go back alone.
However, as soon as he stepped outside, Xiang Bei saw Jiujiu standing at the front with the two children.
The moment they saw Xiang Bei, Li Shoujie and Li Shu immediately broke free from Jiujiu's grip on their arms and rushed toward Xiang Bei like small bombs.
Xiang Bei was knocked back by Li Shoujie and Li Shu's charge, but a bright smile bloomed on his face.
Xiang Bei took Li Shoujie and Li Shu's hands and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"
Looking at Li Shu and Li Shoujie, who were smiling so hard because they were holding Xiang Bei's hand, Jiujiu said angrily, "It's all because of these two little guys."
"Because of them?" Xiang Bei frowned and lowered his head to look at Li Shoujie and Li Shu. "Have you caused trouble for Mother?"
Xiang Bei had always been gentle in front of Li Shoujie and Li Shu. At this moment, when he suddenly frowned and pulled a long face, Li Shoujie and Li Shu instantly became a little timid.
Li Shoujie pursed his lips and muttered, "Little Sister and I miss Daddy."
Because he was too anxious to explain, Li Shoujie said the title he had always wanted to call her.
Li Shoujie often called Xiang Bei Daddy in private.
In the beginning, Xiang Bei would argue that he wasn't Li Shoujie's father. But as Li Shoujie called him that too many times, Xiang Bei couldn't be bothered to argue and just let him call him that.
However, Xiang Bei blushed when he suddenly called her that in front of Jiujiu. Even though he had not instigated it, he still blushed.
Jiujiu lowered her head and glanced at Li Shoujie.
Li Shoujie shrunk his neck, but he still stubbornly held Xiang Bei's hand and hid behind him.
It was as if in his eyes, heading north was a harbor that could shelter him from the wind and rain.
Jiujiu sighed and bent down to pick up Li Shu. She looked at Xiang Bei and explained, "Jie lost his father when he was young. Don't mind what he said."
Xiang Bei had wanted to be Li Shoujie's father for a long time. When he heard Li Shoujie say that in front of Jiujiu, he was only secretly delighted. How could he mind?
Xiang Bei imitated Jiujiu and bent down to pick up Li Shoujie. As he walked, he said, "Children's words carry no harm. I won't take it to heart."
Seeing that Xiang Bei did not take it to heart, Jiujiu did not continue talking about this embarrassing topic. "By the way, I booked a table at Drunken Spring House yesterday. Go home and wash up first. Let's go to Drunken Spring House for dinner."
Xiang Bei wanted to say that they could just eat at home. But when he thought about how the two children missed him and would definitely torment Jiujiu when he was not around, he nodded and agreed.
When they got home, Xiang Bei washed up first and then went to Drunken Spring House with Jiujiu.
Jiujiu had already booked a private room. The four of them went straight to the private room as soon as they entered.
The dishes were served to them like flowing water.
Although Jiujiu's cooking skills were very good, the two children had not eaten well for the past few days because they missed Xiang Bei. Now that there was so much delicious food on the table, the two children did not continue to talk and buried their heads in eating.
Xiang Bei had not seen his children for a long time and naturally missed them very much. He did not care about himself during the meal and only cared about taking care of the two children.
After the two children finished eating, Xiang Bei picked up his chopsticks and took care of himself.
After the meal, the two children were already sleepy. Jiujiu and Xiang Bei each carried one child and slowly walked home.
Xiao Yu, who had just returned from shopping for jewelry with his wife, Pang Wan, unintentionally turned his head and saw Jiujiu walking with Xiang Bei.
At first glance, Xiao Yu felt as if he had been struck by lightning. All the hair on his body stood up.
His first reaction was, why did Madam Li come to the capital?
However, when he came back to his senses, he remembered that Madam Li was just a housewife. The capital was far away from their hometown. How could she come to the capital? Moreover, when he saw Jiujiu and Xiang Bei walking step by step, they seemed to be a couple.
Thinking about it, she should be a woman who looked very similar to Madam Li.
Instead, because of his guilty conscience, he gave himself a fright.
When Jiujiu and Xiang Bei returned home, the two children were already sound asleep.
After putting the two children on the bed, Jiujiu tucked them in. Just as she was about to go out to check on the current situation of the store, she was suddenly blocked by Xiang Bei.
Jiujiu raised her head and looked at Xiang Bei with a puzzled expression.
She did not know why Xiang Bei was blocking her way.
When Jiujiu looked at him with a puzzled expression, Xiang Bei's cheeks flushed slightly. Then, he bit his lip and looked at Jiujiu with a determined expression. "Big Sister, I have something to tell you."
Xiang Bei's expression was too serious, as if it was a serious matter.
Jiujiu pursed her lips into a smile and said, "What's so serious?"
Xiang Bei clenched his fists and bit his lip. "Big Sister, what do you think about Lil Jie calling me daddy today?"
When Li Shoujie called Xiang Bei daddy today, Jiujiu was shocked.
She had always thought that Li Shoujie had called Xiang Bei daddy on a whim. She did not expect him to take it seriously.
However, she quickly got over it.
Children loved to compare themselves to others.
Although Li Shoujie and Li Shu were very well-behaved under her teachings, children were still children. When they saw that other children had fathers but he did not, they naturally felt indignant.
Coincidentally, Xiang Bei, who played the role of a father, was by his side. It was normal for him to treat Xiang Bei as his father.
Therefore, in response to Xiang Bei's question, Jiujiu smiled and said, "Lil Jie lost his father when he was young. You've always been by his side to help take care of him, so he treats you as his father. When he wakes up, I'll tell him not to call you that in the future. It won't be good if people misunderstand."
What Jiujiu meant was that she wanted to treat Li Shoujie's' Daddy Xiang Bei 'as a child.
However, this was not what Xiang Bei wanted.
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