Chapter 194: Chapter 194: True Joy in Family Reunion

Wang Miaomiao rinsed her mouth, took a few more sips, suppressed her nausea, and finally said, “If my brother-in-law knows, then the whole family does, right? No need to trouble anyone, I’m fine, let’s go, heading home…”

Wang Miaomiao wasn’t one to be pretentious. Once she recovered a bit, she immediately waved her hand and hurried towards home.

“Let me carry you…” Jiang Yan, seeing that she was still a bit unsteady on her feet, promptly threw his luggage to Wang Jia Bao and crouched in front of Wang Miaomiao.

“No need, I can walk by myself.” Naturally, Wang Miaomiao wasn’t willing and refused his offer.

Jiang Yan frowned, a bit sternly said, “Don’t push yourself, hop on.”

Seeing this, Wang Jia Bao also persuaded, “Yeah, you should let Brother Jiang carry you for a while. Rest up and then walk again.”

Wang Miaomiao glanced around, seeing there were few pedestrians, she didn’t decline further and weakly climbed on.

The main reason being that she knew once Jiang truly decided on something, it was difficult to change his mind. He was just that kind of inherently domineering person, which she discovered only after spending time with him.

And she was a bit resigned to her fate, letting him do as he wished.

It was still early, so the three of them decided to go directly to the steel plant, fearing that Wang Baoxing and his wife might not return to Shanghuang Village and stay in the factory dormitory instead.

Once Wang Miaomiao felt better, she climbed down and walked on her own. The three of them registered at the factory gate and headed straight home.

It’s often said that one feels a mix of emotions when nearing home, but it didn’t seem so for them, probably because they hadn’t been away for that long; instead, there was just eagerness.

“Miaomiao, Jia Bao… you… why are you back… this is great… why didn’t you say earlier…” Wang Pandi was holding little Yang Qingwen while playing in the open space downstairs, and almost didn’t recognize them as they arrived dust-covered.

Yet, Jiang Yan, as always, was handsome and striking, and she recognized him at once, “Mr. Xiao Jiang, you’re back too.”

“Yes, sister-in-law.” Jiang Yan left quite suddenly before, and his return was also quite unexpected, “You guys chat away, I’ll go find Gangzi.”

Jiang Yan left first. After all, the family hadn’t seen each other for over a year, and surely had a lot to talk about. He would feel awkward staying, so it was better to chat with Yang Zhigang.

“Second sister…” Wang Jia Bao and Wang Miaomiao rushed to her side, with Wang Miaomiao immediately eyeing the little girl beside Wang Pandi, “Whose little fairy is this, so adorable.”

“Come, let Aunt hold you…” Wang Miaomiao squatted down, opened her arms, and waited for her to run into her embrace.

Clearly, she overestimated. The little girl was quite wary and hid behind Wang Pandi, peeking out cautiously to look at her, truly adorable.

“Come here, sweetie, this is Auntie, and this is Uncle…” Wang Pandi patiently taught her a few times, and little Yang Qingwen, mimicking as if learning to speak, called out a few times. Even though her pronunciation wasn’t very accurate, it delighted everyone greatly.

After some coaxing, the little girl stopped being shy and finally let Wang Miaomiao hold her.

Holding the sweetie, the soft and chubby little bundle sparked so much affection in Wang Miaomiao’s heart.

The three of them chatted and laughed all the way back home. After being away for over a year, the room was still the same, impeccably clean. Lying on this small 1.2-meter bed, Wang Miaomiao felt warm and secure.

“Miaomiao, you rest for a bit. I’ll go home and start dinner. Later, let’s eat at the neighbor’s place, so you don’t have to cook…” Wang Pandi glanced at the time, noting that it was half an hour before the factory’s shift ended, and started planning what dishes to prepare since there were guests, and she should make some good dishes she was skilled at.

“I’ll go with you then, and help watch the child.” Wang Miaomiao got up briskly. No matter how tired she was, she couldn’t just lie down now.

Besides, she was treated well along the way.

“Second sister, third sister, I’m going to find brother-in-law…” Wang Jia Bao put his things down, feeling bored, wanted to go find Yang Zhigang too.

“Alright, go ahead.” Wang Miaomiao responded and didn’t concern herself with him any further.

Wang Jia Bao dashed off quickly. Indeed, as boys grow up, they tend to drift a bit from their sisters.

In the kitchen, Wang Pandi asked Wang Miaomiao about life in the military, and Wang Miaomiao asked about her married life and raising children. The two sisters seemed to have endless topics to discuss.

“By the way, why did Mr. Xiao Jiang come back with you? Does he have relatives here?” While chatting, Wang Pandi suddenly thought of Jiang Yan and casually asked.

Wang Miaomiao was stumped for a moment, wondering how to answer.

“He said he came to find my brother-in-law, not sure if there’s something going on.” Wang Miaomiao gave an ambiguous answer, unable to admit the truth, she decided to dodge the question for now like an ostrich.

Wang Pandi didn’t pay it much mind, murmuring to herself, “Should I get the room ready, perhaps he plans to stay.”

“You should, I’ll go tidy it up.” To avoid further questioning, Wang Miaomiao found some work for herself, placing Yang Qingwen in the walker and leaving her in Wang Pandi’s care, while she went to arrange the room.

Wang Pandi found her eagerness a bit odd, but didn’t think much of it, continuing to entertain her daughter while doing housework. She was used to it, so she wasn’t in a frenzy.

Jiang Yan found Yang Zhigang in the office, which delighted Yang Zhigang. He immediately poured a cup of tea and the two started chatting.

Actually, Jiang Yan came this time partly because of matters regarding the factory.

When he left, he had only planned for the factory for two years. Now that these two years had long passed, although he had given Yang Zhigang many suggestions afterward, he hadn’t come for an actual site inspection again. Some issues cannot be solved by mere speculation.

Yang Zhigang trusted him greatly, openly sharing both big and small matters of the factory with him.

Unfortunately, they hadn’t talked long when his brother-in-law arrived, so the topic stopped, “I came over with Miaomiao and Jia Bao this time. Once their leave ends, we’ll go back together.”

Yang Zhigang, not thinking much, happily said, “That’s good, stay at my place these days, there’s room at home.”

Jiang Yan nodded, “Then I’ll be bothering you. Please thank sister-in-law for me.” Staying with the Yang Family, it would surely be Wang Pandi who’d be inconvenienced, hence this thanks.

“No need to be so polite, we’re all family.” Yang Zhigang chuckled, genuinely happy, thinking about having a good talk over drinks tonight until they were both drunk and reminiscing late into the night.

With his accommodation settled, Jiang Yan felt more at ease, just waiting to meet his future mother-in-law and father-in-law soon and needed to act accordingly.

Sigh… this visit was a bit task-heavy. At the very least, he needed to make a good impression in front of them.

Wang Jia Bao felt honored to see the rapport between his two brother-in-laws and how outstanding they were, and he vowed to become someone like them.

When Yang Zhigang saw his brother-in-law, he naturally couldn’t help but express his concern and ask a few things. Learning that he actually went for special forces selection, and was accepted, he looked at Jiang Yan with surprise.

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