Because they had to fly back the next day, Lin Xiaoguai and Shen Chi thought it over and did not turn down Luo Ming’s family’s invitation to stay for the night.
Early the next morning, Luo Ming drove them to the airport, bought their tickets, and Lin Xiaoguai also received a large bag of food and items that Wen Shuzhen had pushed into her hands.
Standing once again on the soil of the Capital, the thought of seeing the children they had been separated from for half a month inevitably excited Lin Xiaoguai.
Shen Chi, looking at her expression, wanted to facepalm, but was even more determined in his heart to change her overly dependent attitude towards the children.
He didn’t mind her caring about the children, but everything should have a limit. During this trip, Wanwan hadn’t gone a single day without mentioning the children, and at least five out of every ten sentences were related to the children. For a woman traveling alone with her husband for the first time, wasn’t this a bit abnormal?
Lin Xiaoguai, unaware of Shen Chi’s thoughts, got into the taxi, hurriedly gave the driver the address of Zhi Xin Garden, and then urged the driver to go faster.
Once they arrived at Zhi Xin Garden, Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t wait to open the door and step out, not minding Shen Chi, who was still paying the taxi fare, and the luggage in the trunk, as she ran inside.
Seeing this, Shen Chi paused, his face turning so dark it almost glowed.
Lin Xiaoguai first went to the store, and when she found that the kids weren’t there, she briefly greeted Shen Zhangming, who was watching the store. After learning that the quadruplets were playing at the villa, she hurried out.
Running and panting a little, when she saw the four little ones playing with a group of children, she couldn’t help but stop and reveal a faint smile, calling out, "Sisi, Little Sun, Little Spring Breeze, Qiaoqiao!"
Hearing the familiar voice, the four children were stunned at first, then turned to look.
"Mommy!" Little Spring Breeze was the first to react, scrambling to his feet from the ground, then running towards Lin Xiaoguai.
Sisi and the others were a moment behind, but quickly caught on and started running towards her as well.
"Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!"
Embracing each child who flung themselves into her arms, Lin Xiaoguai felt a slight sting in her eyes but a smile on her lips.
"Mommy, where did you go? Why did you not come back for so long?"
"Yeah, Mommy, Little Sun missed you."
"Sisi missed you too."
"Qiaoqiao missed you also!"
Lin Xiaoguai kissed each of their cheeks gently, speaking in a soft tone, "Mommy is back now, isn’t she?"
"Then, you’re not going away again?" Little Spring Breeze hugged her head, planting several kisses on her lips with force.
The other three children followed suit, leaning in to kiss her too.
Lin Xiaoguai, a bit flustered, responded to their kisses, but her eyes were full of laughter.
When Shen Chi arrived, what he saw was this scene; his expression wasn’t great, but he couldn’t help but sigh.
Forget it, he was always a soft touch when it came to her.
At that moment, Little Sun spotted Shen Chi, let go of Lin Xiaoguai, and ran to him.
Watching a clamor of kids rushing toward Shen Chi, Lin Xiaoguai’s lips curved into a faint smile, her expression peaceful and content.
Shen Chi sighed softly, bending down to scoop two daughters onto his knees, and kissed the two sons clinging to his clothes, asking in a gentle voice, "Have you been good at home?"
"I’ve been very good."
"Qiaoqiao is a good baby."
"Sisi helped Grandpa collect eggs."
"I collected some too."
Lin Xiaoguai walked over, touching the children’s heads and asked, "Where’s Mrs. Yu?"
"Great-Grandma called her away," Little Sun explained clearly.
"What did Great-Grandma need Mrs. Yu for?" Lin Xiaoguai asked softly.
Little Sun furrowed his brow in thought, "She wanted to eat dumplings, Mrs. Yu went to help."
Lin Xiaoguai understood, then asked, "Didn’t Mrs. Yu call you to go back with her?"
"She did," Qiaoqiao said with her baby voice, "but we didn’t want to go, we wanted to play with Qiangzi and the others."
Lin Xiaoguai glanced over the neighboring twenty or so children, and the readily available workers, and felt at ease after some thought.
There were no water sources nearby, and with so many adults watching, it seemed unlikely that the children would get into trouble playing here.
"Alright, let’s go back," Shen Chi said, checking the time, "it’s almost time to eat."
Lin Xiaoguai nodded, turning to the quadruplets and said, "Say goodbye to your friends."
"I’m leaving now, I’ll come to play with you again tomorrow!"
"Aren’t we going to catch earthworms this afternoon?"
"Not anymore, I want to be with Mommy and Daddy."
"Can we come to play with you?"
"No, you can’t, I’m going to take a nap with Mommy today!"