Chapter 1728: Chapter 1727: Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei

Old Grand Master Qin already had great-grandchildren after Qin Yishan’s son was born.

He achieved five generations under one roof earlier than the Old Patriarch.

Now, the Old Patriarch also has great-grandchildren, so his friends sent him these fruits as a celebration.

The fruit is also known as Five Sons Worshiping Longevity.

It’s golden yellow.

It can be appreciated and used as medicine.

Strictly speaking, this is also a precious fruit-bearing plant.

The Old Patriarch received five pots, kept two for himself, gave one to the Old Grand Master and Grandma Qin each, and placed the most fruitful one in Qiaoqiao’s yard.

Qiaoqiao is currently in confinement.

Before this, Qin Yize had already mastered all the precautions for a woman’s confinement period.

He washed the diapers himself, never delegating the task.

Because he felt that when the children grow up, he can proudly say that it was he who washed their diapers when they were little.

Usually cool and somewhat fastidious, the man doesn’t even frown when dealing with messy things.

Gu Qiaoqiao was starting to feel a bit guilty.

Yet, Qin Yize found joy in it.

His fastidiousness is relative.

Thinking back to when he led a medical team to assist in quarantining a tribe infected with a certain bacterium, he didn’t even blink when faced with rotting skin and the stench of corpses.

Back then, cleanliness couldn’t compare to the importance of life.

Moreover, these are his children.

Though the two kids were less than a week old, they were already adorable, white and tender.

For now, they didn’t have proper names.

The son was called Xiao Bao, the daughter Xiao Bei.

A room full of intellectuals, yet they gave the children down-to-earth names.

These are treasures after all.

It’s understandable.

Besides, isn’t it said that ultimate simplicity is the ultimate elegance?

When Qin Yishan’s child was born, Grandma Qin was equally delighted, preparing similar things, except Qin Yize’s family got double.

Grandma Qin didn’t bother with others, but she treated the younger generation impartially.

Unfortunately, besides Qin Yishan, others didn’t appreciate it.

Grandma Qin felt disheartened.

Really, just as the Old Grand Master said, too greedy, too ambitious, without self-awareness, she was sad. Regardless, they were still her children and grandchildren, and she hoped they could cherish and care for each other, but somehow it became like this.

Later, she roughly understood.

Everything began when Ah Ze was designated as the heir.

But, apart from Ah Ze, who among them had the ability? Moreover, there can only be one family head, not everyone can have a share, and besides, having a good family head would make life more comfortable, wouldn’t it?

Though after being taught a lesson, the second household became more honest, when visiting her first great-grandchild, Qin Lang’s complaints and the second daughter-in-law’s indirect criticisms left her feeling rather cold.

So, she let it go.

She’s over sixty; living well and not troubling her children is proper, and other things, manage what she can, let go of what she can’t.

Therefore, Grandma Qin especially adored Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei.

Their parents are good-looking, and the little ones are even more exquisitely carved like fairy children.

With shiny eyes, they watch her, making one feel warm.

Shen Manru happened to be on holiday; she and Lian Yuhong took charge of Qiaoqiao’s three meals a day.

So by the full month, Gu Qiaoqiao had gained a pound.

Although Qin Yize adored this version of Qiaoqiao, Gu Qiaoqiao was anxious, pondering ways to slim down.

Can’t let all clothes not fit.

Hence, Gu Qiaoqiao secretly and reasonably slimmed down.

As the children reached full month, naturally they needed names for registration.

Qin Xuan and Gu Tianfeng, one a university professor, the other a literary master, pondered for days and nights, came up with loads of names, and finally settled on one spontaneously pointed by Gu Qiaoqiao.

The brother was named Qin Sheng, the sister Qin Yue.

Yet, everyone preferred calling them Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei.

When the two treasures reached full month, Gu Zishu received his admission notice.

He finally became a student at the First Command Academy.

A double blessing for the Gu Family, the Old Patriarch originally wanted a grand celebration, but considering the children were too young, a simpler approach was preferred, thus a family banquet at Gu Garden.

Even so, many attended.

Gu Garden was bustling this day.

Soon, Gu Zishu left home reluctantly but full of hope for military school.

The military school wasn’t in the Imperial Capital but about five hundred kilometers away in another city.

Though it’s convenient to return home, it’s different from a regular university, with strict military management, but obvious promising prospects.

The path one takes, the life one leads, though sometimes inseparable from personal effort, is more influenced by the environment.

Eventually, Gu Zishu embarked on a path completely different from his previous life.

Gu Qiaoqiao and Qin Yize were the happiest.

Shen Manru resumed working, while Lian Yuhong stayed at the Qin Family’s Courtyard assisting Gu Qiaoqiao in looking after the children.

After all, taking care of two children is exhausting.

Fortunately, the kids were well-behaved, ate and slept well, after sleeping they would lie in their crib playing, small yet clever, especially Xiao Bei, often smiled with her mouth turned up, while Xiao Bao seemed a bit quiet, face always tense; Shen Manru said, just like Qin Yize when he was little.

Meanwhile, Qin Yize resumed regular work.

The building on that wasteland was nearly completed, with interiors and doors/windows being done; Qin Yize went there often and spent other times in the research institute.

Qin Yishan frequently visited with his son, each time getting Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei to call his son "elder brother." Gu Qiaoqiao felt no malice from him, yet couldn’t understand why he was so affectionate.

She still remembered that New Year’s faces when she first returned.

But now things are different, her perspective and character have naturally evolved, some things no longer need to be on her mind.

However, Qin Yishan’s recent behavior often made her feel baffled; later, upon hearing Qin Yize detailed some situations in Port City, Gu Qiaoqiao speculated it was a result of being conquered.

Whether conquered or not didn’t matter to Qin Yize; what mattered was that he noticed his two little treasures seemingly enjoyed Qin Yishan’s belongings.

For Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei, they belonged to another generation altogether.

The future was uncertain, but for now, Qin Yize was uninterested in seeing Qin Yishan leisurely bringing his child daily to entertain his own two children.

So, Qin Yishan was taken by him to the construction site.