Qiao Ran received Qiao Ze'an and took the luggage from Yan Han.
After getting in the car, it was still very early when we drove to the inner courtyard of the warlord.
It was winter, and the front door of the newly unsealed warlord's inner courtyard looked a little desolate. The two sides were changing defenses, and Qin Nianzhen was handing over the manpower. The previous fences were placed on the roadside, and the protective nets were also removed.
Several communication vehicles were parked at the door, and several people in uniform were busy restoring lines.
Zuo Chenye parked the car at the door and waited for the orderly to inform him and confirm that he was cleared before he drove in.
"You seem to have been here before. Do you know the way inside?" Qiao Ran sat in the passenger seat and turned her head to look at him.
Zuo Chenye glanced at the pendant hanging around Qiao Ran's neck.
"Well. At that time, I wanted to inquire about your pendant, the warlord, and the Xia family, so I made an excuse and asked An Yunxi to take me to visit the warlord's inner courtyard and the library. Read
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"Oh." Qiao Ran nodded lightly. She knew everything about her pendant and the meaning of the totem.
"Wow, Mommy, is this where my grandparents live?" Qiao Ze'an stuck his head out of the back seat and looked around curiously.
"Yes. It's also the place where mommy was born." Qiao Ran replied softly.
"It's so big and grand. A lot of people can live here. Do grandparents need to live in such a big place?" Qiao Ze'an was a little confused.
"Grandpa and grandma are not the only ones living here. There are also their subordinates, cronies, and family members. Grandpa and grandma's residence is at the deepest part of the mountainside. Let's drive up now." Zuo Chenye replied with a smile.
"Have you been to my house?" Qiao Ran asked suddenly, his voice was strange, "An Yunxi took you to my house?"
She suddenly felt unhappy. Zuo Chenye actually went home with An Yunxi. They agreed that they would just visit the inner courtyard together, but going home was another matter.
Zuo Chenye was stunned for a moment. Suddenly he felt a strong sour smell.
He looked at her and suddenly said funny, "Are you jealous?"
Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and quickly denied, "How is that possible? You are overthinking."
Zuo Chenye laughed, "I have never been there. At that time, Xiao Jiang took me to visit the inner courtyard. He once showed me the road. Drive along this road and drive inward. At the end of the mountainside is the ancestral home of the Xia family."
"Oh." Qiao Ran was a little embarrassed and deliberately looked out the window, pretending to look at the scenery along the way.
Although Zuo Chenye couldn't see her expression, he felt relieved and felt even better.
"It's here, it's here."
Qiao Ze'an was the first to shout. He pointed to a building not far away, "There is no road, it must be here."
This is a building of some age, very large, with a mysterious solemnity. There is a big tree in the yard, covering it with shadows.
Zuo Chenye parked the car under the tree.
Qiao Ran took Qiao Ze'an and got out of the car first.
Zuo Chenye went to the trunk to get his luggage and followed behind them.
Qiao Ran walked to the door of the Xia family's ancestral house, raised his head slightly, and looked up at everything here, the blue sky and white clouds, the simple buildings, the huge yard, and the century-old trees.
Everything here feels so strange, but also has a hint of familiarity.
It turns out that this is her home, the place where she was born, and her roots.
All the previous feelings of emptiness and loneliness suddenly disappeared when I saw this building, and my heart fell to the ground.
From now on, she is no longer an orphan floating in the world, she has finally found her roots.
This feeling filled her with shock.
Zuo Chenye seemed to be aware of her thoughts, walked forward, gently held her waist, "Let's go in."
"Yeah." Qiao Ran nodded.
Pulling Qiao Ze'an, he walked into the Xia family's ancestral home.
When Qin Nianzhen heard the noise, he quickly walked out and came to the door to greet them.
"You are finally here."
"Grandma, I miss you so much." Qiao Ze'an threw himself into Qin Nianzhen's arms affectionately.
"Hey, An An is so good." Qin Nianzhen hugged Qiao Ze'an, her eyes filled with emotion.
"Everyone, come in quickly." She greeted everyone, "The dishes are almost ready."
When Qiao Ran walked in, Qin Mingze happened to come down from the second floor. When he saw her, Qin Mingze greeted her with a smile, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I feel better and better."
"Hey, is this my little nephew? He looks so cute." Qin Mingze looked at Qiao Ze'an curiously, his eyes showing admiration, "Well, not bad, he looks like the heir of the Qin family at first glance."
"An'an, call me uncle." Qiao Ran gently stroked the top of Qiao Ze'an's head.
"Uncle." Qiao Ze'an shouted obediently.
"You're so good. My uncle has prepared a meeting gift for you." Qin Mingze had already found out everything about Qiao Ran, so he prepared a gift for Qiao Ze'an in advance.
He took out a simulated high-end toy pistol from behind and handed it to Qiao Ze'an.
"Here, give it to you!"
"Wow." Qiao Ze'an exclaimed, "Is it a real gun?"
He immediately took it and saw that this was not an ordinary plastic toy gun, but a real material with a metallic texture, small and exquisite.
"Except for the different bullets, everything else is the same as a real gun." Qin Mingze explained with a smile.
"How can children play with these? It's too dangerous." Qiao Ran frowned slightly.
"It's okay, the bullets are made of special materials and are very light. They can only be used for shooting targets, not birds, let alone hurting people." Qin Mingze waved his hand, "Besides, I heard that An An is very good at slingshots. He inherited it.
Our Qin family has an excellent bloodline. When it comes to cultivating the next generation of sharpshooters, the smaller it is done, the better."
Qiao Ran, "..."
It was natural for Qin Mingze to include Qiao Ze'an directly in the Qin family.
"Okay, I want to try it." Qiao Ze'an was very excited. This was the first time he got this kind of toy gun. It was just like a real gun. It was so cool. He had seen his mother have a gun before, but she never gave it to him.
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"Go ahead, the gun target has been installed in the hall on the second floor. Go and have some fun." Qin Mingze smiled and touched Qiao Ze'an's head, "I will definitely not lose to your mommy in the future."
"Yeah." Qiao Ze'an excitedly ran upstairs with a toy gun.
Zuo Chenye watched from the side, feeling very unhappy.
He thought today was their family dinner, but he didn't expect Qin Mingze, an intrusive outsider, to be there.
It instantly made him feel a lot worse.
Qin Mingze made Qiao Ze'an happy, but he couldn't say anything. He could only glance at Qin Mingze coldly, feeling secretly sulky in his heart.