He looked at Xiao Lu’er as he spoke. Xiao Lu’er, who heard his brother mention his name, rolled on the bed before crawling towards Zheng’er again.
Zheng’er continued, “The fourth one is called An Yizhou, and his nickname is Xiao Zhou. He’s strong and sleeps very well. Mother said that he will definitely be as strong as an ox and grow tall.”
Qian Jiyun tapped Zheng’er and Rong’er’s noses.
“Zheng’er and Rong’er will also grow strong and tall in the future,” he said.
“Okay!” Zheng’er clapped and cheered.
However, Rong’er was unhappy and pouted. “No way! I want to be refined and become a gentleman. I don’t want to be strong like an ox. Mother said that’s boorish.”
“Pft!” Qian Yiyun was amused by his words.
“Alright, our Rong’er will definitely be an elegant gentleman loved by everyone in the future,” she said to Rong’er.
Rong’er raised his chin proudly. “Of course.”
“Uncle, the youngest one is called An Yixing, and his nickname is Xiao Xing. Mother said that he is very clever. He notices everything that happens outside,” Zheng’er continued.
Qian Jiyun nodded. “I see.”
…
Bang, bang, bang!
An Jiuyue was woken up by a series of hammering sounds under the treehouse early in the morning.
“Master, is someone trying to chop down this tree?”
Wei Na also heard the noises outside, but it had yet to take a look because it had just finished its work in the space.
An Jiuyue snapped, “I want to know too.”
She was angry about being woken up!
She took a deep breath and glanced at Xiao Lu’er. He crawled around the bed and fell off after struggling to crawl over her. Picking him up, she got off the bed and opened the window to look downstairs.
“What are you doing? Are you not letting me sleep?”
An Jiuyue asked as she looked down to see Qian Jiyun, Qian Yiyun, Zheng’er, and Rong’er. Even the two babies were with them.
“Mother, Mother! Uncle Qian said that he wants to build a strong fence downstairs so that the wild beasts will not break into our house,” Zheng’er raised his head and said to her.
He had told Qian Jiyun the night before about how a snake once entered their house. Qian Jiyun suggested building a fence and planting brambles around it to prevent the wild beasts from barging in.
“Sigh.”
An Jiuyue carried the child in an arm and wiped her face with her other hand, before pulling her hair back.
“Come, Xiao Lu’er, let’s ignore those lunatics and get dressed up!”
She returned to the bed and wrapped him up with cloth tightly. She wore her outerwear first before clothing Xiao Lu’er. They then headed downstairs to watch Qian Jiyun labour.
“Do you have nothing better to do?” she came to his side and asked, raising her eyebrows.
Qian Jiyun replied as he continued building the fence, “Let’s make a fence. It’s safer.”
He was shocked by Zheng’er and Rong’er’s story last night.
A large snake barged in in the middle of the night. They would have been doomed if my wife did not have some skills!
Although I’ll be around often in the future, I can’t be by Jiuyue’s side all the time. She also has five children. This treehouse is not very safe for them.