Tonight, who knows if there will be two more stars in the sky.
There might be.
Just like that, two new lives have been added to the family.
Jiang Changtian's chest heaved with excitement, almost in disbelief.
These were his daughter's children.
Suddenly, he had moved up a generation, becoming a grandfather.
This feeling, a bittersweet ache nestled in his chest, was both moving and nerve-wracking.
He feared not doing enough, not being able to shelter the children from wind and rain.
He worried about strong winds, heavy rains, and loud thunder disturbing his precious little ones.
At this moment, he wished he could command the wind and summon the rain, control the entire sky and earth, just so the children could sleep peacefully.
Meanwhile, Meng Shaoxia, after his bout of uncontrollable sobbing, still didn't dare to hold his own children.
The babies were actually quite big when born, one over four pounds and the other over five, totaling more than nine pounds together. It was a stroke of luck that they came early. At nine pounds combined, a natural birth was already pushing it. If it had been any later, with the babies growing bigger, a natural birth would have been impossible. They might have needed an episiotomy or a C-section, which would have been very risky without a sterile environment.
It was a blessing in disguise.
Jiang Mianmian felt that in her entire family, her older sister seemed to have the best luck, always turning misfortune into good fortune.
Living the most carefree and happy life.
When they heard the older sister wake up, open her eyes to look at her two babies, and exclaim in surprise: "How ugly they are, who do they look like?"
Grandma, who was about to smile and say they looked like her, couldn't help but grind her teeth in frustration.
Mianmian heard the strength in her sister's voice and knew she must be alright.
Qin Luoxia, holding a bowl of soup on the side, stirred the bottom with a spoon and said, "When you were born, you were much uglier than this."
Meng Shaoxia, his eyes swollen from crying, was now standing guard by Little Yu'er's side.
Jiang Yu looked up and saw her husband, startled: "Brother Meng, I gave birth, how did you become ugly too? Is this because of the children?"
Meng Shaoxia grinned foolishly. If it weren't for his mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and grandma being present, he would have buried his head against Little Yu'er right then and there.
In any case, the fact that big sister could still talk, and talk as tactlessly as ever, meant she was probably doing fine physically.
At this moment, everyone felt very special and excited about the newborns.
Dead men tell no tales.
But only good people need to talk about evidence, piecing it together bit by bit to prove: you harmed me, this is how you harmed me, this is why you harmed me.
Without evidence, victims can only swallow their grievances, endure it themselves, possibly carrying it in their hearts for a lifetime.
Not understanding why bad people can't be brought to justice, why they can get away with clearly doing bad things.
In the end, they might blame themselves for being useless, deserving to be bullied.
Some people who can't get over it might even end their own lives, unable to move past it.
Jiang Er admitted to himself that he was not a good person.
He never had been.
So the waiter's suicide, the trail going cold, didn't matter.
Everyone present was suspect.
Guilt by suspicion.
It worked out well that Sister Yu needed to observe postpartum confinement and couldn't travel so soon after giving birth.
Commander Jiang sent people to take control of the entire Dwarf Horse Town.
Even Meng Shaoxia, usually so full of righteousness, didn't make a sound this time, focusing on staying at the inn to accompany his wife during her confinement.
After all.
Forgiving those who harm you is for saints.
Ordinary people, of course, should hold grudges, take revenge when the opportunity arises, and if there's no opportunity, seek one out.
When Commander Jiang didn't lose his temper, everyone thought he was just greedy for money.
The first time he lost his temper, he unleashed it on Dwarf Horse Town.
The entire town was put under martial law.
Everyone would be screened.
Not even a living cow or horse could leave.
The air was thick with killing intent.
Commander Jiang had at least a month to play with them.