“Of course I missed you.”
Fu Yuling was thick-skinned and didn’t think there was anything wrong with saying that.
He Wen choked for a moment and snorted.
He Xuan was puzzled as to why he was angry. He wasn’t afraid of Fu Yuling anymore, but he wasn’t close to her either. He slowly crawled over to He Wen’s side and patted his back.
“Don’t be mad, don’t be mad. Big brother, get up.”
He Xuan was actually the same age as He Wen, along with He Qiu. They were triplets. However, when He Xuan was born, he was weak. As a result, although he was the same age as He Wen, he had a different level of intelligence. Based on He Xuan’s behavior, it was clear that he was a few years younger than He Wen.
“Xiao Xuan, it’s mad1气 (qì) means mad or angry, not get up2起 (qǐ) means get up!”
Listening to He Xuan’s sometimes accurate pronunciation and sometimes jumbled words, Fu Yuling picked up He An and put him on the ground.
At this age, children should be able to walk and talk. She couldn’t spoil He An and let him lie in bed all the time.
“Have you eaten?”
“We have.”
He Wen answered.
“Well, there’s something in the bike outside. I bought some candies for you and Xiao Xuan to eat.”
It was probably around 7:30 in the evening now. She was rewarding them for taking care of their little brother by letting them have some candy.
She let He An stand on the ground and teased him for a bit.
“An An, where did Mom go? Can you follow Mom?”
She pointed to a small corner about a meter away. He An looked at her quietly with clear eyes.
Carefully letting go of his hand and making sure that He An could stand on his own, she stood where she had pointed before.
She crouched down and made a hugging gesture.
“An An, can you come over?”
Fu Yuling’s eyes were filled with expectation.
He Wen, who had gone outside with He Xuan to get things, saw this scene and stopped at the door.
Behind him, He Xuan was struggling to hold two bags of things. Because he didn’t see He Wen in front of him, he suddenly bumped into him and called out “brother” in grievance.
There was only one dim light that barely illuminated the inside of the room, blurring the figures inside.
He Wen saw that He An was standing still at first, then slowly staggered as he walked towards Fu Yuling.
Seeing him walking towards her like a penguin, Fu Yuling felt a warm feeling in her heart. When He An was about to touch her, she hugged him tightly.
“An An, you’re amazing!”
Feeling the familiar embrace, He An smiled with an open mouth.
However, at this moment, everyone was excited about He An being able to walk and missed his even greater progress.
“Brother…”
He Xuan’s soft voice called out, catching Fu Yuling’s attention.
“Why are you standing at the door? Look, the candies are in a box.”
Riding a bike was inconvenient, so she simply put all the things she bought in the back of the bike.
“You can only have one, it’s too late today. The rest can be eaten tomorrow.”
Candies are high in sugar, and young children shouldn’t eat too many.
When the time comes, she will buy some malted milk for them, so they could drink a cup every day to boost their immune system.
After playing with He An for a while, she felt hungry.
Thinking that she still have to go to the hospital tomorrow morning, she decided to prepare tomorrow’s breakfast now so that He Wen and the others could sleep a little longer.
She handed He An over to He Wen.
“You play with An An for a while. By the way, I bought some books. You and Xiao Xuan can read them first. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me when I come back.”
She took out the books she bought specially for them. They were mostly picture books with few words.
When she chose them, she considered the children’s foundation, wanting to stimulate their imagination before teaching them Chinese characters.
He Wen pursed his lips. He had seen these books just now, but he didn’t expect that she bought them specially for them.
