Seeing that Wild Goose Jade wouldn’t be dissuaded, An Jing wasn’t annoyed but asked, "Why do you want to be my husband’s disciple?"
Wild Goose Jade replied, "Naturally, it is to learn skills."
An Jing said indifferently, "Tell the truth."
Wild Goose Jade instantly fell silent.
An Jing waited for quite a while and seeing that Wild Goose Jade still didn’t speak, she then continued, "Let’s not discuss whether my husband takes disciples or not, simply your unknown origins are enough. We don’t know your background, whether you are a good person or a bad one. Anybody would be reluctant to take you as a disciple. You should know this yourself."
Wild Goose Jade continued to be silent.
An Jing didn’t care whether Wild Goose Jade was silent or not and went on, "Even if you tell us your origins and what exactly you want from my husband as a disciple, he still wouldn’t accept you. I’ve told you more than once, my husband doesn’t take disciples. You don’t believe it and insist on kneeling here. If you end up hurting yourself because of this persistence, it will be your own affair, and we will not intervene any longer."
She paused, "We have already been as humane and righteous as we could be by saving you. We have no duty or obligation to take you as a disciple."
"I understand," Wild Goose Jade finally spoke again. "But I still hope Brother Xiao would take me as his disciple."
Seeing that Wild Goose Jade remained obstinate, An Jing no longer bothered with her and stood up, saying, "I’ve said all there is to say, and I don’t want to waste any more breath. If you wish to keep kneeling here, then do as you please."
After speaking, An Jing led the four children into the inner room, planning to take a rest after noon.
Xiao Changyi finished washing the dishes in the kitchen, wiped his hands dry, and then walked out of the kitchen.
Without even glancing at Wild Goose Jade, who was still kneeling in the yard, Xiao Changyi went straight into the hall, then into the inner room.
In the inner room, An Jing had already laid down on the large bed she shared with Xiao Changyi, while the four children were also on the bed, but to prevent the little ones from accidentally falling off, they were actually on the side of the bed.
Su Yi Jing and Su Yixing were lying on their backs obediently, looking like they were truly ready to take a nap.
An Yiqing and An Yiyun, the two younger ones, were not as well-behaved. Initially lying on their backs, as soon as An Jing stopped paying attention to them, they flipped over, facedown on the bed, then giggled with their little mouths open while gnawing on their own tiny hands.
Seeing her third son and youngest son , An Jing was instantly amused and exasperated.
Out of all four children, it was truly her third son and youngest son who were the most worrisome.
They would probably be the same when they grew up.
As soon as Xiao Changyi entered, An Jing, who was lying on the outer side of the bed, sat up laughing, "Husband, Qinger and Yun Er are being naughty again. Every time, Jing’er and Star behave and go to sleep, but look at them, haha, I actually find it quite amusing."
When Xiao Changyi entered the inner room, he bolted the door from the inside, and then approached An Jing and the children.
Xiao Changyi didn’t like the children sleeping with him and his wife together, but generally, during the afternoon nap, he and his wife would allow the children to sleep with them. Of course, the four children wouldn’t sleep in the very middle, but rather they would sleep on the inner side of the bed, while he and his wife would sleep on the outer side.
The large bed they were sleeping on had been made in the first half of last year; it was a step bed, really quite large, with many carved flowers, birds, fish, and insects, made of pear blossom wood, extraordinarily sturdy and likewise exceedingly expensive.
The family of six on it still left plenty of space to spare.
Of course, this was also thanks to the four little ones still being small in stature.