On the way home from work in the evening, Ye Jinghuai took Nuannuan to buy building blocks again. He planned to build them together with his daughter.
Returning home happily, they found the living room filled with people.
"Nuannuan is back! Third Uncle missed you so much." Ye Jingming broke into a radiant smile.
"Does Nuannuan miss Uncle?" Ye Jingzhi leaned over and tugged at Nuannuan's small hand.
"Hello, First Uncle, First Aunt, Third Uncle, Uncle," Nuannuan politely greeted everyone.
"Why are you all here?" Ye Jinghuai felt a twitch in his brow and pulled his daughter from Ye Jingzhi's grasp, shielding her behind him.
"Heh, Jinghuai, cheer up. I brought my two elder brothers to meet their sister today. Siqi, Sizhe, this is your Nuannuan sister."
Ye Jingchen had a reasonable explanation, and Ye Jinghuai couldn't say anything.
"Hello, Sister." Two identical little shota walked up to Nuannuan and stared at her. Kanshu Wu. Xi
Ye Siqi and Ye Sizhe were twins, both eight years old. They had been curious ever since they heard their second uncle had a daughter.
Seeing their sister today, they felt she was so small, pretty, and well-behaved, looking very different from the girls in their class.
They had initially felt a bit resistant; they were the youngest children in the Ye family. Now there was another younger one, and they were afraid she would take away their affection.
Now that they saw their sister, all they wanted was to give her all their love.
"Hello, Brothers." Nuannuan shyly hid behind Ye Jinghuai's legs, clutching his calf and only revealing one eye.
Nuannuan thought the two little shota looked like exquisitely carved lotus boys. Their features were delicate, their skin fair, and their eyes, identical to Ye Jingchen's, held pure clarity.
"Nuannuan is shy?" Ye Jingming watched Nuannuan with amusement.
"No~ Nuannuan is just shy~" Nuannuan covered her face, refusing to come out.
Ye Jinghuai gritted his teeth and picked up the little dumpling from behind. It was one thing for the elders to come snatch her away, but now the younger ones wanted to too?
"They came to see their sister, what are you all doing here?" he asked Ye Jingming and Ye Jingzhi with annoyance.
"We're here to witness their first meeting. And to have a family meal," Ye Jingming said with a serious expression.
"Second Uncle, can I play with sister? I like Nuannuan sister." Ye Siqi walked to Ye Jinghuai's feet, looking up at Nuannuan in his arms.
"Daddy~ Nuannuan wants to play." Nuannuan tugged at Ye Jinghuai's sleeve.
"Nuannuan, dinner is almost ready. Can we play after we eat?" Ye Jinghuai had to take a circuitous route, thinking he would send everyone away as soon as dinner was over.
"Okay!"
The atmosphere at the dinner table was inexplicably tense, with only Nuannuan eating and drinking obliviously.
Ye Siqi and Ye Sizhe felt that their second uncle didn't seem to welcome them, eating their meals with trepidation.
"Daddy~ Nuannuan's tummy is so full~" Nuannuan patted her little belly and acted spoiled towards Ye Jinghuai.
"Nuannuan, would you like Uncle to rub your tummy?" Ye Jingzhi grinned and leaned over, wanting to pick up Nuannuan.
"No need, my daughter's tummy is my job to rub." Ye Jinghuai picked up Nuannuan first, not giving anyone a chance.
"Second Brother, you're so stingy, I just like Nuannuan," Ye Jingzhi complained softly.
"Second Uncle, we like Nuannuan sister too," the twins said in unison, looking at Ye Jinghuai.
"Eat!" Ye Jinghuai almost gritted out the words.
"Daddy, Nuannuan wants to go down and play." Nuannuan hugged Ye Jinghuai's arm, acting cute.
"Okay," he said, putting Nuannuan down.
"Weren't we going to eat together? Let's continue eating." Ye Jinghuai looked at the people who were fidgeting and trying to get up, calmly picking up his bowl.
After dinner, Ye Jinghuai wanted to chase them away, but he couldn't fight four hands. In the end, they all sat on the sofa leisurely, watching Nuannuan play with the building blocks.
What was supposed to be a game to foster father-daughter affection was stolen by two naughty boys.
"Nuannuan, do you need Uncle's help?" Ye Jingzhi couldn't help but want to participate after watching for a while.
"Uncle, can you help Nuannuan hold this~" she commanded in a milky voice.
"Okay, anything else?"
Seeing Ye Jingzhi join in, Ye Jinghuai stopped holding back and squeezed next to Nuannuan.
"What can Daddy do?"
"Daddy, let's build the castle gate first." Saying that, she handed him a building block with her small hand.
"First Uncle and Third Uncle, come too~ Let's do it together." Nuannuan turned her little body and beckoned to the two men sitting on the sofa, peering over.
"Cough, since Nuannuan said so, I'll join too!" It had to be said that Ye Jingchen inherited Ye Jianming's genes; even his pretentious expressions were exactly the same.
"Nuannuan, what is Third Uncle doing?" Ye Jingming had already sat down while Ye Jingchen was still in his position.
"Dad, if you delay any longer, you won't have anything to do," Ye Siqi looked up from the floor at Ye Jingchen speechlessly.
"You brat, daring to tease your dad."
"Dad, I'm just telling the truth."
"As expected, Nuannuan is the cutest. Children are really not needed." Ye Jingchen sighed, shaking his head.
Ye Siqi and Ye Sizhe exchanged a look, seeing the accustomed expression in each other's eyes. It was clear that the father and sons usually interacted this way.
The family sat around the carpet, building blocks together affectionately, the atmosphere incredibly harmonious.
Ye Jingming, who was still adjusting to the time difference at his own home: Should I not have shown up?