Rong Daniang held Xiao Rui, Elder Rong held Xiao Yu, Luo Qiao held Xiao Ye, Old Lady Qiao and Qiao Hua led Yanyan and Yueyue, as a group they queued up with the crowd to board the plane.
Luo Qiao dialed Lu Yichen on the phone: "Brother Chen, we’re about to board."
"Alright, I’ve already tidied up the second courtyard, I haven’t told the family about you all coming back, they’ll be overjoyed to see you," he said.
"Mhm, I want to give them a surprise."
"Then I’ll see you tomorrow, I miss you."
"Okay, see you tomorrow, I miss you too, very much."
The flight attendant’s eyes lit up upon seeing the triplets, coincidentally it was the sa cabin crew as the last flight back to the country.
Luo Qiao smiled and said, "Hello there, it’s good to see you again."
The two flight attendants replied with a smile: "Hello, it’s a pleasure to serve you."
As the plane took off, and the buildings below beca smaller, and the plane rose higher, Yanyan spoke, "Mommy, I’m so happy to see my brothers and sisters again, I’ve missed them for so long."
Luo Qiao smiled and said, "This ti we’ll stay a little longer, so you can have a good few days to play together."
Hearing their conversation, Yueyue peeked out, "Mommy, how long can we stay?"
Luo Qiao asked back, "How long would you like to stay?"
Yanyan and Yueyue looked at each other and Yueyue tentatively asked, "Can we stay past the Yuanxiao Festival before returning to Boston?"
Luo Qiao had heard from Rong Daniang earlier that their cousin called to tell his two daughters, saying it would be great to have them in Capital City for the temple fair on the 15th, they could all go and have fun together.
Luo Qiao didn’t answer imdiately, but observed the changes in the girls’ expressions. Just when they thought their mother was not agreeing, Luo Qiao said, "Sure, we can wait until after the Yuanxiao Festival before we leave."
With their mother’s affirmative reply, the two were ecstatic and cheered together, "Thank you, mommy, you’re the best."
Luo Qiao made a silencing gesture, and the two sat down sowhat embarrassed.
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After hanging up the phone, Lu Yichen prepared to leave the office.
Qiu Guangming saw him coming downstairs: "What, you’re finally willing to go ho today?"
Lu Yichen smiled and threw a punch at him: "Usually when I go ho, it’s just alone, without my wife and children around, so it’s not really interesting. I’d rather work so extra shifts, so when they do co back to the country, I can spend more ti with them."
Qiu Guangming teased him: "You’ve really got it rough, but luckily, sister-in-law took the kids with her, or you’d be too busy to cope."
Thinking of the little woman who was still in the sky and whom he would see in a few hours, Lu Yichen’s face broke into a smile: "Yes, I owe her a lot for these past couple of years."
"How long is sister-in-law staying this ti?"
"Probably won’t be for too long, ten days to half a month is already the limit, after all, she still has her studies over there."
"Alright, be off then, spend these next few days properly reunited with your sister-in-law and the children, don’t worry about work."
Lu Yichen patted Qiu Guangming on the shoulder: "Thanks, call if anything happens."
Lu Yichen strode away, thinking about cleaning every room again when he got ho, to make it more comfortable for his wife and children.
After Lu Yichen left, so of the officers on duty ca over, and Xiao Ding curiously asked, "Chief Qiu, why is the Director going ho today?"
Qiu Guangming glanced at the Iron Simpleton opposite, and joked: "What, you think the Director should be staying at the station 365 days a year?"
"Chief Qiu, I didn’t an that," protested Xiao Ding.
"Scaredy-cat, that’s all you are," he mocked.
"Didn’t the Director always prioritize the station as his ho? I’m just curious," Xiao Ding defended himself.
"You want to know, huh?"
Xiao Ding nodded then shook his head, looking adorably confused, Qiu Guangming laughed and patted his shoulder: "You’ll understand once you get married."
After speaking, he turned and went off towards his office without looking back.
Xiao Ding turned to the others: "Why did Chief Qiu bring that up again?"
Noticing everyone’s peculiar gaze, he suddenly realized sothing, slapping his forehead: "Is sister-in-law coming back?"
People around laughed, one of them joking: "You’re always a beat behind everyone else, it’s really worriso."
Soone else chid in: "Stop teasing Xiao Ding, look at the Director’s deanor, I bet sister-in-law is indeed coming back for the New Year."
"The Director finally doesn’t have to spend the nights alone."
"You dare to joke about the Director, you’re asking for a scolding," another warned.
"We feel for the Director, it’s not like we’re making fun of him, we wouldn’t dare."
Everyone dispersed laughing and went about their business.
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