1424 Joy and Sorrow 4
Xi Xiaye soon brought home two full bags of groceries. When she saw that the men and her son were having fun in the living room, she quietly brought the groceries to the living room and planned on cooking herself. However, she had just begun to wash the rice when the man walked in.
He took over the groceries from her as he said in a lowered voice, “Sis w.a.n.g made some porridge earlier. Our son might be hungry, so feed him some first. Let me cook.”
“The little fellow isn’t shy with strangers at all. Did I hear him calling ‘uncle’ just now?” Xi Xiaye turned to take Mu Xiaocheng’s bowl from the cupboard for the porridge.
“He’s going to be a year old soon. He knows how to say simple words, and he recognizes them, so he’s quite clingy too.”
When Xi Xiaye heard that, she pursed her lips and smiled.
Their son had been growing day by day, and he was very adorable, but that little face of his was looking more and more like his father’s now. When he grew up, he might resemble him closely. If that was the case, then they definitely had nothing to worry about.
She had just walked out with Mu Xiaocheng’s minced meat porridge in her hand when Su Chen walked over from across. He was planning to help Mu Yuchen out.
When Xi Xiaye went over to feed Mu Xiaocheng, Zhou Zimo was helping Mu Zirui out with his winter break homework. When he saw Xi Xiaye walk over, he could not help but smile and say, “Xiaye, Xiao Rui’s results are even better than Chen’s back then. With a little more guidance, he’ll definitely turn out to be a little genius.”
Xi Xiaye beamed while her starry eyes looked proud though she seemed calm. “Don’t praise him now or he’ll get all arrogant.”
Instantly, Mu Zirui turned to look at Xi Xiaye as he guaranteed with a solemn vow, “Mother, I’m humble. I’ll never be arrogant.”
“Alright, action speaks louder than words. Go do your homework upstairs, and come down in half an hour after you’ve washed your hands so that your brother doesn’t disturb you. You can use the study upstairs,” Xi Xiaye patted his head as she said.
Mu Zirui quickly packed up his homework and nodded obediently. “Mother, I want to go to the Shen residence tomorrow to see Great-grandpa.”
“Mmm, I’ll Get your father to send you over tomorrow.”
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As she watched her son gradually vanish up the stairs, Xi Xiaye smiled calmly and carried Mu Xiaocheng over while he was playing, and Zhou Zimo helped her put the bowl on the table. When she saw Xiao Cheng’s cute little face that looked like Mu Yuchen’s, she could not help but feel her heart melt as she reached out to pinch his cheeks.
You could tell that Zhou Zimo liked children, just as Su Chen did. Every time they came over, they would come up with tricks to make Mu Xiaocheng happy, so you could tell that all these men had soft hearts.
After she fed Mu Xiaocheng a mouthful, Xi Xiaye thought about it, then looked at Zhou Zimo and said softly, “If you like children, why don’t you have one of your own? Ah Chen said that Mother Zhou seems to be quite eagerly attentive about managing things for you.”
Upon hearing that, Zhou Zimo only shrugged and sighed. “Do you think I can just have children when I want to? I’m not as lucky as the other two of them.”
When she heard that, Xi Xiaye that, she chuckled. “Lucky? Why do you say that? You’re the entire City Z’s most eligible bachelor. Why would you say such things?”
Although Xi Xiaye had heard about Su Chen from Mu Yuchen, her husband never really said much. He usually just looked gentle and humble like a gentleman, and he had an aura like Mu Tangchuan’s, but he was privately quite a playful person.
Nevertheless, Xi Xiaye thought he looked even more complex than Su Chen. Between the three buddies, Su Chen was steadfast and honest while Zhou Zimo was gentle and cultivated yet unfathomable. Xi Xiaye did have some interactions with Zhou Zimo when it came to business, so she knew the way he did things.
Now, Zhou Zimo’s words puzzled her.
“Eligible bachelor? So, you think of me that way, hmm? I don’t have the potential to be Prince Charming. I just want to be a normal person who gets through life steadily.” Zhou Zimo’s tone was calm and humble as he lowered his gaze and took a nonchalant sip of tea.
“No need to be so sad. Some things aren’t related to luck either. When the conditions are right, it will happen, but you’ll have to first be prepared and go with the flow. Don’t hide away from certain destinies from closing in. You have to be prepared to meet your destiny. That way, you won’t find it so sudden.”
Zhou Zimo silently smiled and did not say anything. He just reached out to pick Mu Xiaocheng up from the sofa.
Mu Yuchen and Su Chen were quite quick. Soon, the table was filled with a sumptuous dinner. There were delicious dishes and yummy drinks too.
While the few of them sat around the dining table, it was dark outside at the moment. The night breeze whistled past, and even the sound of it seemed cold.
At dinner, Xi Xiaye did not eat much. Instead, the three buddies who chatted and ate quite enthusiastically.
After that, she finished dinner first, so she went upstairs and watched over her two sons showering. She watched cartoons with them for a while, and by then, the wall on the clock showed that it was 10 p.m. She could still hear the man talking downstairs, so she could only coax her sons to sleep first.
Su Chen and Zhou Zimo stayed till past 11 p.m. before they left. When Mu Yuchen went upstairs, the entire bedroom was silent and the lights were dimmed. He thought that Xi Xiaye was probably coaxing their sons to sleep in the room next door, so he went to shower first.
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After about 20-odd minutes, Mu Yuchen walked out of the room all fresh and clean. However, he still did not see his wife in the bedroom. He thought about it for a moment, then tossed his towel onto the rack beside before walking over to the room next door.
Indeed, she had just pushed open the door and saw under the dim, gentle light that Xi Xiaye had fallen asleep while leaning by their son’s bed. She was still holding onto a children’s storybook in hand…
Tenderness flashed across his handsome face when he saw the two little beds with their sons sound asleep. Then, he looked at the thermometer and thought the room was quite warm, thus he bent down to pick Xi Xiaye up.
Xi Xiaye did not know when she had fallen asleep either until she felt someone carry her. She opened her eyes and look upwards sleepily. The man’s handsome face greeted her sight, and she could not help but rub her eyes sleepily and ask in a raspy voice, “Have they gone back?”