Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1031: Chapter 1032: Take Your Time

The family of six was finally together.

An Jing hugged her four children and, seeing Yi Jing’s particular calmness, rubbed her face against Yi Jing’s little face and choked up with an apology, ”Jing’er, I’m sorry, it was Dad and Mom’s fault for not coming to pick you up sooner, making you cry all the time, it was all Dad and Mom’s fault, sorry... Can you forgive Dad and Mom, please? Please?”

As she spoke, tears began to fall again. The other three children had all paid attention to her, but her eldest son did not, which made her heartache.

Just when An Jing was feeling upset, the little fellow Yi Jing lifted his small hand, and though he did not speak, his hand reached out to wipe her face, clearly not wanting An Jing to cry.

Seeing this, An Jing happily rubbed Yi Jing’s little face again, not caring whether her tears smeared onto his little face.

It was thanks to Yi Jing’s gesture of wiping her tears that An Jing stopped crying.

”Today is your third birthday, do you remember?” An Jing sniffled and smiled. ”Tell Dad and Mom what you’d like to eat, and we’ll make it for you, okay?”

Besides Yi Jing, Su Yixing, An Yiqing, and An Yiyun, the three other little ones, all happily shouted in unison, ”Okay!”

An Jing and Xiao Changyi both knew their eldest son was very different from the other three children, and since it had been two months since they had seen him, it was normal for him to be a bit estranged. So they didn’t press the issue.

Take it slowly; over time, their eldest son would probably not be so estranged from them.

”So, do you want Dad and Mom to go home and cook for you, or cook right here in the palace?” An Jing mustered her spirits and asked with a smile again.

Immediately, Su Yixing, An Yiqing, and An Yiyun, the three little ones, said, ”Go home, go home! Daddy and Mommy are going to take us home! We want to go home! Cook at home! We want meat at home, the meat that Daddy and Mommy make!”

An Jing couldn’t help but laugh, ”Is there nothing else in your eyes but meat?”

The three little ones, in striking unison, answered, ”Only meat! Lots of meat! All kinds of meat! Meat is delicious!”

”Okay, okay, meat it is. Dad and Mom will go home and make lots of meat for you,” An Jing first said to the three little ones with a smile, then turned her head and carefully, with a hint of trying to please, asked her eldest son, ”Jing’er, is it okay if Dad and Mom make you lots of meat to eat?”

Although Yi Jing still had a calm expression and remained quiet, he nodded slightly.

An Jing was even happier. Although he was not talking to her, her eldest son was still paying attention to her.

Then, An Jing looked towards the Emperor of Xiyun.

Before she could speak, the Emperor of Xiyun smiled and said, ”Don’t worry about us, I really can’t handle that much meat, it’s better for me to eat some light porridge and dishes here in the palace.”

”Then, Your Majesty the Emperor, we will take our leave now,” An Jing rose to her feet, holding one child’s hand.

Xiao Changyi also stood up, leading another child by the hand.

”Yes, go on then,” the Emperor of Xiyun nodded and smiled.

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Once An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned to Prince Yi’s Mansion, they took their four little ones straight to the kitchen.

At this time, An Jing and Xiao Changyi were far from willing to be apart from their four children; naturally, they kept them by their side.

Fortunately, the four little ones were also willing to follow them.

”Mommy, make sure there’s lots of meat!” An Yiyun was not reassured and followed An Jing around the kitchen, pacing as he milky voiced his reminder to her.

An Jing found this both amusing and tender to the heart.