Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Journey to Beijing

Jiang Yan was recently promoted to Party Secretary of District C, decisively becoming the top leader.

With the rise in his position, he became even busier.

Yet, no matter how busy he got, he wouldn’t handle family matters, especially those concerning Wang Miaomiao, carelessly.

After a full day of meetings, Jiang Yan packed up his things and took some documents home to continue working on. As a newly appointed official, working overtime was inevitable, but he chose to bring his work home.

Every day, he had dinner with his father and grandfather, chatting while eating, listening to their wisdom, benefiting greatly from it. Staying with his wife and children in the house, even if he could only glance at them occasionally, it made him feel warm and content.

Wang Jia Bao, along with Wang Pandi, Liu Yulan, and Yang Qingwen, smoothly boarded the train, opting for a sleeper berth. He carefully arranged the seats for the female passengers and discreetly observed another person in the compartment, a scholarly middle-aged man, neatly dressed in a suit, who made a good first impression.

However, Wang Jia Bao was no longer the naive youngster he once was; he knew not to judge people or situations by their appearance. Calmly, he remained vigilant. Fortunately, the journey was safe, and they arrived at their destination smoothly.

As soon as they exited the station, they saw Jiang Yan waiting at the entrance.

Wang Jia Bao excitedly waved at him, “Brother-in-law…”

Jiang Yan also spotted them and immediately approached, “Mom, Second Sister, Jia Bao… Oh, and our little darling, do you still recognize your uncle?”

“Yes, little uncle…” Yang Qingwen’s well-behaved and adorable appearance warmed Jiang Yan’s heart. He thought about how he had two boys at home and wished for a soft, delicate little girl…

Alas, such desires were a bit greedy… with two twin sons, many envied him.

“Come here, let uncle give you a hug.” Jiang Yan took Yang Qingwen with one hand and helped Liu Yulan with a bag, which was quite heavy, though he didn’t know what was inside.

Liu Yulan demurred for a moment, but couldn’t argue against his insistence. Seeing the bag in his hand, she couldn’t hide her smile, “Ah Yan, why are you here to pick us up? Isn’t it delaying your work?”

“No, I have it under control. Once I send you home, I’ll go to work then.”

Actually, he got delayed a bit compared to usual, but as the top leader here, there were naturally many matters to handle, and he wasn’t always stationed in his office; going out for inspections was normal, making the working hours quite flexible.

“That’s good, that’s good then…” Liu Yulan was reassured upon hearing this, without doubting his words at all. After all, in her heart, Jiang Yan and Yang Zhigang were the most reliable family members.

“How are Miao Miao and the two little babies?”

“They are doing well…”

“Little uncle, are the little brothers fun?”

“The little brothers are still small and can’t play yet. When our little darling comes over next year, you can play with them. By then, you will be the big sister who should take good care of your little brothers…”

They chatted along the way, focused around Wang Miaomiao and the two children. Wang Pandi held Yang Qingwen with a constant smile, attentively listening, imagining her sister’s life with her nephews, thinking it must be happy…

Upon arriving at the Jiang family’s courtyard house, they remained awestruck by the pavilion shadows, blue-brick stone walls, and red pillars.

“Oh, in-laws, you’ve had a long journey, come in, come in…” Old Master Jiang stood up warmly to welcome them.

Liu Yulan hurried forward to hold him up, “Oh, you shouldn’t, you shouldn’t, please have a seat.”

“Grandpa Jiang, Uncle Jiang…”

“Great Grandpa Jiang, Grandpa Jiang…”

“Sigh… you’ve all had a long journey, sit down and rest.” Jiang Zhongyi handed a handful of candies from the tea table to Yang Qingwen, “Our little darling is so clever, still remembers Grandpa Jiang, here, have some candy.”

“Thank you, Grandpa Jiang.” Yang Qingwen smiled joyfully upon seeing candies she liked; Wang Pandi had taught Yang Qingwen well, accepting gifts and naturally thanking, showing her politeness.

“Mom, Second Sister, Jia Bao, make yourselves comfortable, I need to head to work now.” Jiang Yan greeted everyone, hastily departing for work.

“You should go now, I am here…” Old Master Jiang waved him off, subtly disagreeing with him personally picking people up.

Jiang Yan smiled indifferently, turned around, and left. He understood Old Master Jiang’s opinion but didn’t entirely agree. Matters have priority, and he had his own method of weighing them.

Liu Yulan and others sat briefly, exchanged a few words with Old Master Jiang and Jiang Zhongyi, before visiting Wang Miaomiao and her two babies.

Wang Miaomiao’s room was the main bedroom, a hundred square meter suite, with a small living room upon entering. On the left was the inner room, currently where Wang Miaomiao resided, and on the right was a leisure study, now temporarily occupied by the two babies.

At the front door, thick cotton curtains blocked the wind. Aunt Li led the way, lifting the curtain for Liu Yulan and the others to enter one by one…

“Mom, Second Sister, Jia Bao, you’re here.” Wang Miaomiao had already been waiting in the living room, tidying herself up a bit upon knowing they were coming, to avoid looking too disheveled. She wanted to greet them when they came in.

But Liu Yulan stopped her immediately with a hand gesture, “Don’t move, it’s windy at the door. What if you catch a cold? Oh dear, why aren’t you wearing a hat? Be careful of getting lateral headwinds. If you don’t take good care during confinement, you’ll suffer down the road.”

“Mom, I’ve been staying obediently in the room; I’m doing well in postnatal care.” Wang Miaomiao took Liu Yulan’s hand, leading her to the room on the right.

“Ah… ah…” Came the baby’s soft cries from inside.

“Oh dear, what’s wrong with my eldest grandchild? Why is he crying?” Liu Yulan heard the cries and immediately rushed inside, forgetting everything else to check on them.

Inside, Sister-in-law Yang was changing the diaper of the younger brother, Jiang Zihui. Her movements were gentle and skillful, quickly finishing the change, and after a gentle shake, Little Huihui quieted down obediently.

Liu Yulan stepped in to see the baby’s fair, tender face adorned with bright, clear eyes, pure and innocent, simply adorable.

Then she turned to see the other brother, Jiang Zihan, lying quietly in his cradle; he bore an eighty percent resemblance to his brother, Jiang Yihui, but upon closer inspection, differences were discernible.

At that moment, he was kicking his little legs, waving his hands, joyfully smiling.

“Which one is the elder and which one is the younger?” Liu Yulan was amazed by the cuteness. She took Zihui from Sister-in-law Yang, looking at one and then the other, unable to get enough of them.

Wang Pandi grinned at the twin brothers, finally revealing some smile lines, and took Jiang Zihan from the cradle, “Ah, this child isn’t light to hold; didn’t they say he was just over four pounds at birth? They’ve grown so much in just a month?”

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