CHAPTER 660: CHAPTER 610: BARLEY GRASS VARIANT

Qiao Qingyu was actually quite happy about the change in Guo Guo.

Seeing Guo Guo turning towards the direction of the Zhao Family to the north, she called out loudly, "Guo Guo, how about having dinner at Aunt Qiao’s house today? I’ve made a lot of tasty dishes, including your favorite, braised prawns in oil."

Guo Guo, with one hand on the bicycle handle and the other waving, said, "Aunt Qiao, I’m not eating at your place. I’m going home to eat..."

Then she sped off towards her own house like a bolt of lightning.

At that moment, Chaoxuan had already entered the house. He spoke in a carefree manner, "Mom, just wait and see, Guo Guo will come running over in a bit."

"Why would she? Didn’t she say she wasn’t coming?" Qiao Qingyu asked, puzzled.

"I just took a glance, her house’s front door is locked."

Sure enough, not long after, the clanging sound of a bicycle could be heard.

In the blink of an eye, Guo Guo had turned the corner and was standing at the doorstep, looking at Qiao Qingyu with a sheepish, yet smiling face, her cheeks slightly blushing as she said, "Aunt Qiao, no one’s at home."

Qiao Qingyu beckoned to Guo Guo, "Come in, come in. You guys do your homework first, I’ll go cook."

Guo Guo hopped off her bike with agile grace, parked it by the big wall, and bounded into the yard.

Chaoxuan tugged at Guo Guo’s backpack strap, "Guo Guo, let’s do our homework first, and after that, we can play racing..."

Guo Guo blinked her big eyes and said softly, "But I don’t want to play racing."

"Then what do you want to play?" Chaoxuan asked patiently.

"I want to play house."

Chaoxuan glanced at Guo Guo, disbelieving, "I didn’t expect you to be so childish."

Guo Guo’s face turned red in an instant, tugging at her backpack strap, "Well, I don’t like playing with your remote control car, it’s not fun..."

As of now, the newly modified remote control car that he and his dad had improved was the most fun.

No taste!

Chaoxuan couldn’t be bothered to argue with her about what she wanted to play anymore and said half-heartedly, "Let’s do our homework first."

Guo Guo nodded, following He Chaoxuan into the house. Qiao Qingyu didn’t bother about the two children; she decided to call Chu Ying first.

Chu Ying was home taking care of the baby, completely frazzled; she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl at that.

They were already over seven months old.

Initially, she hired a nanny, taking advantage of this opportunity Meng Siqi also came over from Beijing.

Chu Ying was easy-going and did not have any particular preference for who cared for the children; as long as someone was there to help her watch them, she was fine. Conversely, Meng Siqi was driven to a nervous breakdown by the two kids, so she had no choice but to return to Beijing.

Then, Chu Ying’s mom came running over from Beijing. Luckily, she had already gotten through the confinement period, and with the nanny’s help, they managed to get past the hundred-day mark quite smoothly.

However, it wore out Chu Ying’s mother.

When Chu Ying’s mother went back to Beijing too, the nanny and the couple were left to take care of the two kids.

For Chu Ying, even one child was a burden, let alone two. She privately expressed regret to Qiao Qingyu about having the children, saying how much better it would have been had it only been Rongrong.

She could have continued working and conducting research in the lab she loved, instead of having to take maternity leave, especially because she was still breastfeeding. She simply couldn’t abandon the two kids, and there were two of them at that.

He Xiuwen was out early and back late every day, as the unit’s business couldn’t be neglected. Sometimes he was away on duty and simply couldn’t help it; that was just how his job was. Chu Ying didn’t hold any grudges about this.

She just felt that these two kids were so much trouble even when so small. Wondering when they would grow up, their presence filled her life, sometimes feeling suffocating just to think about.

Qiao Qingyu hadn’t expected Chu Ying to display this level of anxiety.

The two babies were precious and lovely. Qiao Qingyu told Chu Ying, "Seeing how adorable and pretty these two kids are, it’s all worth it, right?"

Chu Ying hesitated for a second, then nodded in agreement. Qiao Qingyu continued, "Don’t think about silly things. You have no idea how many people are envious of you..."

With such persuasion, Chu Ying adjusted her attitude but still had to settle down to take care of the kids at home.

She happily accepted Qiao Qingyu’s call and in no time at all, followed by the nanny carrying a child, she arrived at Qiao Qingyu’s house. When He Xiuwen finished work, he would naturally come directly.

He Juanjuan, after marrying Yuan Hengzhi, moved to live near the air force base, which was quite a distance from here.

But He Juanjuan was carefree. Seeing her elder sister-in-law flustered with two kids, she felt that her decision was very wise. However, as the two kids became cuter and prettier over time, inexplicably, despite previously being annoyed by children, now she found herself unable to resist the urge to hug and kiss them when she saw little kids like these.