Chapter 298

Qin Shuwu was surprised when he saw Xu Ran and Liu Tong. After he came to his senses, he immediately let them enter the house to sit and asked his husband to serve tea and dessert, being totally thrilled.

Xu Ran waved at him, “Brother Qin, don’t trouble your husband. Since we are already so close, do you have to stand on such ceremony?”

Qin Shuwu said, “That’s different. Although we are close, you have been away for so many years. Hence you can also be counted as a rare guest. It is not worth mentioning that I asked him to serve some tea and desserts.”

Xu Ran smiled. “Brother Qin, so you are saying now. We have no plans to leave in the short term since we come back this time. We will be sure to frequent your place in the future. Don’t cold-shoulder us at that time.”

Qin Shuwu glared at Xu Ran. “How could you say so? Didn’t you frequent my place before you went out? Have I been annoyed?”

Xu Ran hurriedly apologized, “No, Brother Qin has never given us cold shoulder. I’m clumsy in words. Brother Qin is so magnanimous, so just ignore what I have just said.”

Qin Shuwu listened to him and felt a little better, but he still rolled him a white eye.

Then he asked him, “Why are you two here? How about the kids at home? Didn’t they come together? As it has been several years, Tangtang and Guoguo should have grown up!

As soon as they heard the word Guoguo, Xu Ran and Liu Tong’s expressions were not very good. Qin Shuwu was also a meticulous person. He saw that something was wrong and asked, “What’s wrong? Did something happen to the child?”

Xu Ran forced a smile and said, “Tangtang and Baozi are here. Seeing you were busy just now, they went shopping. They should be here later.”

“What about Guoguo?” Qin Shuwu asked anxiously.

Even Qin Shuwu’s husband, who had been listening to them, stared at Xu Ran nervously.

Xu Ran couldn’t even smile this time. Although he didn’t want to mention this matter, considering that Qin Shuwu and the others were out of kindness. Xu Ran could not say nothing. Thus he had to repeat the whole story, and the conclusion was that Guoguo was missing.

After Qin Shuwu heard what Xu Ran said, he suddenly stood up and slapped the table, “Damn Barbarians!”

After that, he immediately told Xu Ran and Liu Tong, “You don’t have to worry too much. Didn’t you say you didn’t find Guoguo’s corpse? Then Guoguo must still be alive. He might have been rescued by some kind-hearted person. He will definitely come back.”

Although this comforting was a little farfetched, which was the only thing that Qin Shuwu could say. After all, Guoguo had been missing for almost two years, and none of them knew what was going on exactly.

After Qin Shuwu said this, Xu Ran didn’t say anything. Instead, Liu Tong said, “Thank you for your comfort, Brother Qin. Ran and I have been used to it. We will wait for Guoguo to come back. He is our son.”

Xu Ran patted him on the back when he heard Liu Tong’s words. The child was the flesh that had fallen from his body. Liu Tong’s pain could only be more intense than his, and he couldn’t say anything to comfort him. Both of them could only bury it in the bottom of their hearts. Sometimes when they could not hold it in anymore, they would talk to each other and vent it off.

This topic was started by Qin Shuwu. In order to break the tense situation, he could only quickly change the topic.

But before he could say anything, he saw Tangtang and Baozi standing at the door.

“Dad, Daddy, Uncle Qin, Uncle, we’re back,” Tangtang smiled and greeted the group of people.

Dressed in white, the 18-year-old boy, handsome and slender, seemed to have stepped out of a picture. The gentle smile on the corner of his mouth made people feel like spring breeze. Qin Shuwu was stunned. He didn’t expect Tangtang to have changed so much in five years. Were it not for the little similar appearance as before, he would have almost never recognized him.

Before Qin Shuwu could come back to his senses, Baozi jumped out from behind Tangtang. Baozi’s clothes were similar to those of Tangtang, but they were just miniature ones. Although Baozi looked quite little now, his luxurious aura couldn’t be concealed. Standing next to Tangtang, he was not overshadowed by him at all.

Baozi also greeted them obediently. Baozi, who was 12 years old, had yet to change his voice and his voice sounded particularly nice.

Xu Ran waved at them and let them sit over.

Qin Shuwu came back to his senses and teased them, “I didn’t expect you two to change so much. Uncle Qin is almost unable to recognize you.”

Tangtang didn’t say anything. He was becoming more and more reticent now. He basically didn’t speak unless it was necessary.

Therefore, now their spokesman has become Baozi. Baozi and Qin Shuwu flattered each other for a while, which cheered up the latter so that he asked his husband to serve more delicious snacks. At this, Xu Ran gave his mouth corner a twitch unconsciously, feeling that he had got differentiated treatment.

Of course, this was not an illusion. After Baozi and Tangtang came, Qin Shuwu didn’t talk to him and Liu Tong anymore, which was quite obvious.

Xu Ran touched his nose and felt that it was strange for him to be jealous of his sons. So he planned to talk to Liu Tong, but as he turned his head, he only found that Liu Tong had already been chatting with Qin Shuwu’s husband.

Xu Ran spread out his hands. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he felt like he had been abandoned by the world…heartbroken.

It was getting late when Xu Ran and the others came. After they had chatted for a while, it was noon. Originally, they wouldn’t go home for lunch, because their business was booming and this round trip would take a while, which would delay business.

However, since Xu Ran and the others came today. Naturally, it was different. Qin Shuwu simply closed the shop and took Xu Ran back to Qin’s old residence.

On the way, Xu Ran was not ignored. Qin Shuwu told him many things that happened in the past five years.

Five years was a long time. During the period, the kids grew up; the old men was full of grey hair. Even he himself was almost fifty years old. As Qin Shuwu talked about this, all sorts of feelings welled up in his mind.

Hearing him say so, Xu Ran asked, “Are adopted Dad, and Daddy well? The plague from back then did not affect them, right?”

Qin Shuwu shook his head. “No, their health is quite good. We don’t let the two elders do any work, who only seek something to do themselves every day, such as chatting with neighbors. Since they have nothing to worry about, they are quite healthy.”

Xu Ran said, “At this, I can rest assured. As long as the elders are in a good mood, there will be no problems.”

Qin Shuwu answered, “So it is!”

……

Xu Ran and others walked to Qin’s house. Qin Shuwu hadn’t said that they would come back for lunch, so Qin granddaddy, who heard knocking on the door, felt a little strange.

In the end, when he opened the door, he was so surprised that he couldn’t utter a word.

Xu Ran walked over and hugged Qin granddaddy. “Daddy, we’re back.”

Qin granddaddy’s eyes immediately turned moist when he heard this. On the contrary, Xu Ran was a little helpless.

However, Qin granddaddy did not cry. He just held Xu Ran’s hand and kept saying that it was nice that they had been back.

Then he greeted Liu Tong, Tangtang and Baozi one by one. As for his own son, Qin granddaddy did not see him at all.

Qin Shuwu had already be accustomed to the fact that he would lose his favour whenever Xu Ran came to his house. He rubbed his nose and pulled his husband into the house.

Because they hadn’t said that they would come back for lunch, their food was not prepared. Now that the Xu Ran family were here too, they had to make it soon.

At the door, Qin granddaddy pulled Xu Ran and the others and kept chatting. After a while, Elder Dad Qin was also called out, followed by a lot of younger generation members who were almost as big as Tangtang. Among them, some were already mariied.

Those who remembered Xu Ran came over to greet them one after another. Those who had married would introduce to them their husbands. They stood in the sun and talked for a long time.

When he could enter the house, Xu Ran felt that he was almost cooked.

After entering the house, there was naturally another round of chatting, which did not stop until Qin Shuwu and his husband finished cooking.

Qin granddaddy and Elder Dad Qin really missed Xu Ran and the rest. Their eyes get moist with just a few words. After knowing about Guoguo’s matter, even Elder Dad Qin, who had managed to keep calm, couldn’t hold tears in.

To old men, the most unbearable thing was that their offspring died before them, not to mention that Guoguo was still a child.

Fortunately, Qin Shuwu said that dinner was ready, thus the topic was diverted.

……

After the lunch at Qin family, Xu Ran and others were ready to go back to the residence, but Qin granddaddy insisted on letting them stay for a night.

Xu Ran did not want to fail the goodwill of the old man, but he did have something to do back home. He couldn’t refuse Qin granddaddy directly, so he told Qin Shuwu instead.

Qin Shuwu could understand him. After all, as they had just returned, there were many things to be busy with. So he spoke nicely with his Daddy to persuade him, and Qin granddaddy agreed to let Xu Ran and others go back, but he told them to come often in the future.

Xu Ran nodded naturally.

In the future, it is estimated that they would become more intimate, and they would naturally frequent their place.

After they left Qin family, Xu Ran and the others bought a lot of things, all of which were gifts they would send away as they went back to the village.

The sun was hot, but as they drove back home, without lingering any longer they headed home in the scorching sun.

When they reached the gate, they saw a strange carriage. Xu Ran thought it was Zhuo Yun’s guest, so he stopped his carriage beside it without much thinking.

At this time, the gate opened and Xu Ran was stunned by the person who came out. Then he smiled and said, “Lin Hua, Zhao Chen, long time no see.”