"Mom, you're finally back! I missed you so much."
Seeing Wen Leyu practically jog over, Little Pouch immediately hugged her pant leg and chattered away about how much she had missed her.
But Wen Leyu merely gave her daughter a few perfunctory "mm-hmms" before scooping her son into her arms.
It was not that Wen Leyu favored boys over girls. Her daughter's little mouth might chatter sweetly enough, but her good son Little Treasure had followed behind in silence, tears already pattering down his cheeks.
If Wen Leyu had not raised him so well since childhood, Little Treasure would have been wailing his head off by now.
When Little Pouch realized her mom was brushing her off, she reached out, wanting a hug too. But Wen Leyu was comforting her good son—how could she spare attention for so much else?
Li Ye hurriedly picked up his daughter as well. "You two have both grown up. Mom can't carry both of you anymore! Later, you can switch with your brother, okay?"
"Hmph~"
Little Pouch wrinkled her nose, wrapped her arms around Li Ye's neck, and sulked at Wen Leyu.
At that moment, Commander Zhou and the others came over, smiling as they greeted Li Ye and occasionally teasing the two children.
When Li Ye had been in Soviet Russia, he had even shared a room with Wen Leyu. Everyone knew him, and once they started exchanging pleasantries, they could not wrap things up anytime soon.
Wen Leyu gave Li Ye a meaningful look, and he understood at once. "Commander Zhou, is there anything else scheduled today?"
"No, no. Hurry home! Look how much these two children have been missing you."
"Alright then, we're off!"
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Only after Li Ye's family left the airport and got into their own car did things