Li Ye and Wen Leyu pushed the three children out of the house, strolled more than halfway around the lake, then slowly turned into a courtyard by Beihai.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Li Ye called out, "Mother, we're here to mooch a meal."
"What time is it? The food's in the kitchen. If you want to eat, make it yourselves. I don't have time to wait on you."
Fu Guiru and Fu Yiruo lifted the door curtain and came out. Without even sparing Li Ye a glance, they hurried toward the strollers with bright smiles.
"Oh, my Little Treasure is here! Let me see how much weight he's gained these past few days."
"I think he's gotten much chubbier than last week! Sister-in-law has been feeding him well."
"..."
A few days ago, when Fu Guiru had gone to the lighthouse, she had asked Li Ye to prepare a house nearby for her, so she could visit her grandson whenever she had time. Thus, Li Ye had chosen a place by Beihai, neither too near nor too far.
But Fu Guiru truly only wanted to see her grandson. She was not even willing to cook for her own son.
Seeing how Fu Guiru and Fu Yiruo doted on the children, Li Ye figured that even his little sister would no longer care much for him as her brother in the future.
"Well then, now that there's a grandson, the son is worth less than a dog."
Li Ye grumbled in dissatisfaction, but he could not hide the smile at the corners of his mouth.
With children, everything was enough! What was more, he had both a son and a daughter, and both babies were so lovable.
Especially Li Ye's daughter, Xiao Youan. She loved babbling back and