After Lu Yichen got ho, he was filled with an industrious zeal, giving the already tidy house another thorough cleaning from top to bottom.
He then went to the kitchen to light the honeycomb briquette stove, kneaded the dough and let it rise, preparing to steam flower rolls, stead buns, and sugar triangles for the next morning.
After taking a shower and returning to his room, he saw it was already past one in the morning, yet he lay in bed with no hint of sleepiness.
Thinking about the tasks for the morning, he tried to suppress his excitent. For safety’s sake, he even set an alarm, afraid of missing anything.
He got up at five in the morning and was busy until seven, took another shower, changed clothes, and went to a restaurant outside his alley to place an order for the noon al.
Back ho, he took the last batch of sugar triangles out of the pot, tidied up the kitchen, and looked at his morning’s accomplishnts with a smile on his face.
Locking up, he drove towards the airport.
Originally, he had thought about arranging for another car, but Luo Qiao said Qiao Hua and the others would go by car as well, so there was no need to look for another.
When he arrived at the airport, it was just a little past nine, and he happened to run into his high school classmate, Zou Qirui, and his wife, Jian Junlian, whom he introduced himself to, and then they chatted.
Perhaps because he had soone to talk to, the wait didn’t feel as excruciatingly long.
Zou Qirui had previously been sent to Xinjiang for re-education and had only moved back to Capital City with his family a few years ago. He wasn’t very familiar with Lu Yichen’s circumstances.
Today, Lu Yichen was dressed in a suit and looked very tall and handso.
Jian Junlian noticed the fine quality and craftsmanship of the suit, and seeing as he was at the airport to et soone, she assud that this classmate of her husband’s must co from a well-off family, thus cultivating the idea of making his acquaintance.
At that mont, Zou Qirui also asked, "Yichen, who are you here to pick up?"
Lu Yichen glanced at the clock: "My spouse and children, as well as two elderly family mbers."
Upon hearing this, Jian Junlian was even more convinced of the importance of getting to know him; if an entire family could go abroad, their circumstances were no doubt extraordinary.
Zou Qirui laughed: "Did they go abroad for a trip?"
Lu Yichen smiled faintly: "My spouse is studying in Boston, and the children have been living there with her."
Zou Qirui gave a thumbs-up: "Impressive. How old are your children?"
"The two older ones will be five years old by the end of next month, and the three younger ones are now a little over one year and three months old."
"Your family has five kids?"
"Yes, the older two are girls, and the younger three are boys."
"A pair of twins and a set of triplets, impressive! You and your spouse, truly remarkable!"
As they were joking around, the loudspeaker announced, "Flight XXXX from San Francisco to Capital City has landed safely. Friends and family who have co to pick passengers up, please get ready for arrival."
Lu Yichen could no longer afford to chat: "Qirui, we’ll talk more when there’s ti."
He quickly made his way to the arrival gate, watching intently as people erged.
Jian Junlian also looked towards the crowd, curious to see what her husband’s high school classmate’s wife looked like.
Lu Yichen was thrilled to spot Yanyan and Yueyue at the front: "Yanyan, Yueyue, Daddy’s right here."
When the children heard the call, they saw Lu Yichen and started to run: "Daddy."
Lu Yichen’s face softened: "Slow down, don’t fall."
Crouching down, he caught the two little human cannonballs: "I’ve finally got you, Daddy’s missed you so much."
Yanyan and Yueyue both said at the sa ti: "Daddy, I missed you too."
Lu Yichen picked up his two daughters, looking toward Luo Qiao, who was walking behind. His eyes were full of tenderness and longing.
He started laughing: "Tired, aren’t you?"
After setting Yanyan and Yueyue down, he took Gu Hongrui and Huang Hongye from Elder Rong and Rong Daniang, who were walking behind Luo Qiao. He said to them, "Thank you for your hard work."
Only then did he turn to Luo Qiao, speaking to Lu Hongyu in her arms, "Xiao Yu, I’m Daddy."
Luo Qiao chuckled: "He just woke up before we got off the plane, might still be a bit groggy."
Just then, Zou Qirui also called out, "Aunt, I’ve co to pick you up."
It turned out Zou Qirui was there to pick up Qiao Hua and her grandchild. Zou Qirui’s father and Old Lady Qiao were cousins. This ti, without notifying her own son, Old Lady Qiao had her cousin’s son co to pick her up, which seed to indicate she had been deeply hurt by her own child.
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