"Jing Huai, there are some things I want to make clear to you while everyone is here," Liu Ruhua said suddenly, looking at Ye Jing Huai.
"Mom, if you have something to say, just say it!"
"Since we just mentioned stepmothers, we also need to consider this issue. Although your father and I really like Nuan Nuan, we don't expect you to be alone for the rest of your life. If you genuinely want to get married and have a wife in the future, as long as she is good to Nuan Nuan, we won't object. Alternatively, if you get married, Nuan Nuan can stay with us."
"Second Brother, if you ever have that idea in the future, I can take Nuan Nuan in. I can also be Nuan Nuan's father," Ye Jing Ming chimed in.
"No! Need not!" Ye Jing Huai refused through gritted teeth.
"Dad, Mom, I never thought about getting married before, and now that I have Nuan Nuan, I won't even consider it. I won't let Nuan Nuan suffer even the slightest grievance." Ye Jing Huai gently stroked Nuan Nuan's head and said earnestly.
"Since you have this idea, your mother and I won't object. You have Nuan Nuan anyway," Ye Jian Ming added.
"Grandpa, Daddy has a wife~" Nuan Nuan looked up and said.
"What?" Everyone startled and looked at Ye Jing Huai simultaneously.
"Who? Who is it? When did this happen?" Ye Jing Zhi reacted the most intensely, jumping up from his seat. "You rascal, I was just touched by you, and when did you get married behind our backs?"
Liu Ruhua's expression changed immediately. If the person wasn't lying down, she would have gone up to hit him.
"It's me~!" Nuan Nuan declared loudly to everyone, standing on the bed with her hands on her hips. "Nuan Nuan and Daddy agreed that I'll be Daddy's wife and daughter." Nuan Nuan swayed her little head adorably.
"Phew! You scared me to death!" Ye Jing Zhi let out a long sigh of relief.
"Nuan Nuan, why did you say that?" Ye Jing Chen asked.
"Because Nuan Nuan wants to stay with Daddy forever, always be with Daddy," she said proudly.
"Okay, from now on, we have Nuan Nuan." Everyone looked at Nuan Nuan and smiled happily.
The Shen family's affairs were finally handed over to Ye Jing Ming, who stated that he would make that family drink a good cup of justice through legal means.
The Ye family parents had already returned to handle the aftermath of the banquet. At the hospital, Nuan Nuan insisted on staying to accompany her father, and her brothers also stayed with her.
"Daddy~ Nuan Nuan will wipe you." The chubby little hands grabbed a towel that was not wrung out at all and was about to wipe him. Nuan Nuan remembered how her daddy had taken care of her when she was hospitalized.
Ye Jing Huai looked at the wet, dripping towel and found it both amusing and exasperating. "Thank you, Nuan Nuan, but Dad doesn't need it right now. Just stay here and keep Dad company."
"Nuan Nuan, Second Brother is tough and resilient, you don't need to dote on him so much." Ye Jing Xing felt a pang of jealousy seeing Nuan Nuan's thoughtful gesture. He walked over, took the towel from Nuan Nuan's hand, and threw it back into the basin.
"You don't all need to stay!" Ye Jing Huai felt a knot in his heart seeing his brothers sitting or standing in the hospital room.
"Second Brother's rare smiles are hard to come by, so we have to watch for a while longer," Ye Jing Ming replied with a smile.
"Third Uncle~ Daddy is sick! You can't talk about Daddy like that~" Nuan Nuan admonished him with a stern little face.
"Alright, alright, Third Uncle is wrong, I shouldn't have said that," Ye Jing Ming surrendered with his hands raised.
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan will take care of you!" Nuan Nuan whispered softly into Ye Jing Huai's ear.
"Thank you, Nuan Nuan, but Dad doesn't want you to work so hard." Ye Jing Huai turned his head and kissed his daughter's forehead. At this moment, his heart was filled with warmth, and the smile on his face grew wider.
"Nuan Nuan, if little uncle gets sick, would you take care of little uncle like this?" Ye Jing Zhi asked, leaning over, unwilling to be left out.
"Yes~" Nuan Nuan nodded.
"Hehe~ Second Brother, look!" Ye Jing Zhi immediately looked at Ye Jing Huai triumphantly.
"But Little Uncle, you just said 'if,' and if there's no 'if,' Nuan Nuan won't do it, of course~" Nuan Nuan said, shaking her head, looking very clever.
"Nuan Nuan~" Ye Jing Zhi's spirits, which had just been soaring, were immediately extinguished.
"Heh heh, Jing Zhi, why bother!" Ye Jing Chen chuckled.
"Oh right, Jing Huai, you still need to be hospitalized. How about I help you take care of Nuan Nuan for a few days?"
"We all can!" The others also stepped forward and looked at him.
"Nuan Nuan wants to stay here with Daddy~" Nuan Nuan suddenly spoke up.
"Nuan Nuan, it's not good to stay in the hospital for too long. Dad will have Grandma Wu pick you up later. Or you can go home with your uncle and your uncles," Ye Jing Huai said gently to Nuan Nuan.
"No, Nuan Nuan wants to be with Daddy." Nuan Nuan shook her head resolutely.
"Second Brother, I'm truly envious of you," Ye Jing Ming said, walking over to look at the father and daughter.
"Let's go! We're all just third wheels," Ye Jing Xing said, patting his shoulder.
"Alright, in that case, we won't disturb you father and daughter. Let's go!" Ye Jing Chen led the way out.
The group tactfully withdrew from the ward, leaving only two figures, one big and one small.