The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 738 - 707: Seeing Dad Kissing Mom_1

Chapter 738: Chapter 707: Seeing Dad Kissing Mom_1

The teasing and mocking look in Grandma’s eyes made He Tiantian wish she could find a hole to crawl into.

Huo Yingjie knew his wife was easily embarrassed; if he didn’t obey now, his little wife wouldn’t obey later, and then he’d have no good days ahead.

If the little wife didn’t obey, in the end, it was he who would suffer.

"Alright, Mom, let’s go inside and let Tiantian get on with it," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. Tiantian was working hard cooking alone, but later he would give his wife a massage.

"Hehe, Tiantian, I’ll have a few words with Yingjie and then come help you cook, okay?" Jiang Lifang said with a smile.

The smile and tone of Jiang Lifang made He Tiantian’s face heat up, and she could only keep her head down, busily cooking, pretending she hadn’t heard or seen anything.

Upon entering the room, there was a round of greetings.

Seeing Dad and grandma, the two kids put down their toys and asked Dad to come and play with them!

"Yingjie, you must treat Tiantian well. She has been through a lot these past six months," Jiang Lifang explained. "Tiantian has to go to school, take care of the kids, and still finds time to manage the shop! It’s remarkable that Tiantian is so strong. Whether it’s her academic achievements, the booming shop, or the kids being well-behaved, she’s doing great."

"Yeah, Ruihua and Ruimin have grown a lot and become sensible. They’re very affectionate toward me, all thanks to Tiantian’s good upbringing," Huo Yingjie said with a laugh. "All the credit goes to Tiantian; I always keep her goodness in my heart!"

"Tiantian is a good woman," Jiang Lifang said. "Other women couldn’t have done so well!"

"Hmm, Tiantian is indeed great," Huo Yingjie praised. "But Mom, Dad, Grandma Wang have also worked hard. It’s my filial shortcomings not being able to care for you and keep you company."

Patting her son on the shoulder, Jiang Lifang said with satisfaction, "You have your own responsibilities and duties, so don’t feel guilty. Just keep everyone’s kindness in your heart. We understand your difficulties and responsibilities. Life is like this, not always smooth sailing; and living is like that, never perfect, but it’s flavorful."

"Mom is right," Huo Yingjie laughed, happy to have such family members.

Jiang Lifang, Huo Yingjie, and others were chatting softly as the children played with their toys.

After half an hour, Jiang Lifang thought of He Tiantian, who was still busy by herself, and went over to help.

He Tiantian had made four more dishes, two meat and two vegetable. Together with the previous ones, there were eight dishes now, four meat and four vegetable, plus rice and soup.

"Mom, the meal is ready," He Tiantian said in a low voice. "Let’s serve it in the dining room."

"Okay, you’ve worked hard," Jiang Lifang said as she came over to help with the dishes.

He Tiantian brought out some of her father-in-law’s treasured liquor and the chrysanthemum brew Huo Yingjie made last year; it was ready to drink now.

"Dad, Yingjie, Grandma Wang, Brother Zhang, Li Yunzhong, it’s time to eat," He Tiantian said as she brought over a basin of hot water for everyone to wash their hands.

Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong were disciplined and couldn’t drink alcohol.

Therefore, Huo Zhekun and Huo Yingjie also didn’t continue to drink.

He Tiantian poured everyone a glass of chrysanthemum brew, saying, "It’s not often we’re all together. Let’s have a drink. This one has a low alcohol content, like a beverage, it won’t make you drunk."

"Yeah, have a little," Huo Yingjie suggested.

Feeling tempted, Huo Zhekun poured a little for Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong.

With liquor and dishes, the mood around the dining table became lively.

He Tiantian, while eating with the two children, watched them eat, occasionally picking out pieces of food they could eat.

Jiang Lifang helped attend to Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong.

He Tiantian whispered a few words with Grandma Wang.

The children had a lot of fun playing in the evening, and they were more active than before, eating a bit more than usual.

After dinner, He Tiantian went to tidy up the rooms for Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong, thankfully the house already had a guest room ready, only needing to lay out the bedding and quilt.

Fortunately, during the recent cleaning, taking advantage of good weather, all the quilts in the house had been aired out for two days, and they were all dry and clean.

Jiang Lifang went to wash the dishes and pots in the kitchen, with Grandma Wang helping along.

In the evening, after everything was tidied up, Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang left, not keeping Huo Yingjie to chat with them.

Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong were on duty for the first and second halves of the night, respectively.

Huo Yingjie bathed the children, carried them to bed, and helped them into their little sleep sacks.

Because Dad was back, the two kids were very excited, jumping around on the bed, not the least bit sleepy.

By the time He Tiantian came in after washing up, she saw the father and his two children almost turning the place upside down, the two little ones in their warm sleep sacks, squirming about on Dad like a couple of soybean worms, rolling this way and that.

"Alright, go wash up, I’ll take care of the kids," He Tiantian smiled, "With you playing with them like this, they probably won’t be able to sleep until ten o’clock!"

"Hehe, you’ve taught them very well," Huo Yingjie chuckled, "Thanks for your hard work."

"Old husband and wife, we don’t need to say these things, hurry up and wash up," He Tiantian urged, taking a clean cotton sweater, cotton pants, and underwear out of the wardrobe for Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie kissed He Tiantian on the face and said, "Alright, I’ll go now."

"I saw it, I saw it, Dad kissed Mom," Huo Ruimin yelled.

"I saw it too, kiss, kiss!" Huo Ruihua chimed in, showing a mischievously happy expression, as if he loved to stir up trouble.

He Tiantian was startled, slapped Huo Yingjie, and said, "The children are here, watch what you say!"

Children are at a stage where they are curious about everything around them, and they also don’t know what’s proper or not. It’s one thing to say it in front of them, but if they start saying such things in front of others, unabashedly, it would be quite embarrassing.

"Haha!" Huo Yingjie laughed loudly, taking his clothes to the bathroom to wash up.

The bathroom had hot water, which was much needed on a cold day like this.

When Huo Yingjie finished tidying the bathroom and came back to the bedroom, he closed the door and went straight to bed.

He Tiantian quickly grabbed a thick pajama set for Huo Yingjie, saying, "Put it on quickly, don’t catch a cold."

Huo Yingjie didn’t stand on ceremony, and dressed in the cotton clothes.

"Mom, I want to hear Dad tell a story," Huo Ruimin said, eager to hear Dad tell a story now that her handsome Dad had returned.

Although Mom’s stories were very pleasant to listen to, hearing them every day made her long to hear Dad’s for a change.

If it wasn’t good, then she would ask Mom to tell one instead.

Huo Yingjie sat on the bed, placed Huo Ruimin on his lap, and held her close, saying, "Alright, Dad will tell you a story."

Huo Ruihua looked enviously at his sister, wrapped in Dad’s arms.

He Tiantian reached out, took Huo Ruihua into her arms, and said, "Come on, son, Mom will hold you. Let’s listen to Dad tell a story together, okay?"

"Okay!" Huo Ruihua smiled shyly and snuggled closer into He Tiantian’s arms.

Huo Yingjie searched his mind, but most of the stories he came up with were too gory and really not suitable for little children to hear.