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Just as Xu Shiqiu reached the main gate, Old Madame Xu shot him a look.

Dong Shu received the Old Madame Xu's gaze and immediately led the servants, servants and others over. She bowed to Xu Shiqiu and said, ”Husband, thank you for your hard work.”

After hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu hurriedly reached out his hand to help him up. When he finally did, Xu Shiqiu looked at the Old Madame Xu and said, ”Mother, I'm only going to exterminate the bandits, not to defend against the enemies.”

Xu Shiqiu knew that when his father was still alive, every time his father returned from the war, his mother would bring the entire family to the entrance to greet his father.

It was just that this time, he had only gone out to exterminate the bandits. He hadn't thought that he would receive such treatment.

”After all, this is your first time going on an expedition and Mother Yuanxi has never seen it before.” Old Madame Xu understood what Xu Shiqiu meant. More importantly, she wanted to use this matter as an opportunity to teach Dong Shu.

Upon hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Xu Shiqiu understood her meaning.

He subconsciously looked towards Young Girl, only to see that she had already pulled Yuanxi into his mother's embrace, pointing at him and Yuanxi, teaching her that the person in front of them was his father.

Xu Shiqiu thought that he had just returned from outside and his body was definitely not clean, so he did not reach out to hug Yuanxi.

”Yuanxi, wait for daddy to wash up before hugging you again after changing into a clean set of clothes.” Xu Shiqiu smiled and said to Yuanxi, but Yuanxi opened his eyes wide and looked at the person in front of her that he was unfamiliar with.

Yuanxi was still young to begin with and after Xu Shiqiu had left home for such a long period of time, how could he still remember this father who would usually carry him and play at home.

Xu Shiqiu saw Yuanxi looking at him with a strange gaze, and felt his heart ache. He had left home for a long time, even his daughter wouldn't be able to recognize him.

Old Madame Xu could already guess what Xu Shiqiu was thinking from his gaze, and recalled what happened to his husband. Old Madame Xu could not help but laugh: ”When your brother and sister were young, your father left for war and came back home, but did not recognize him. However, in a few days, they will slowly get to know your father. So you don't have to worry, as long as you find time to play with Yuanxi everyday, she will get to know you within two days. ”

Hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu heaved a sigh of relief.

As they talked, the whole family entered the courtyard. Even though Xu Shiqiu wanted to talk to the Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu, he knew that he was very dirty and it was more important that he clean himself first.

After walking only two steps, she said to Dong Shu, ”Follow me to the courtyard to wash up. Yuanxi will be handed over to the wet nurse to bring along to go to the Main Yard.

Xu Shiqiu knew that his mother had given him a chance to talk to Young Girl. He didn't say any words of thanks to the Old Madame Xu, but just smiled at his mother and stared at her eagerly.

Dong Shu felt embarrassed from being stared at by Xu Shiqiu, but she still listened to Old Madame Xu's words and passed Yuanxi who was in her embrace to the wet nurse, who then carried Yuanxi and followed Old Madame Xu to the Main Yard first.

Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu's actions, her heart burning with passion, but shsheknew that not only was it daytime, but her mother was also waiting for them to eat, so they could not do anything. However, she couldn't really get it, as he could still take advantage of the situation.

Xu Shiqiu insisted on holding Dong Shu and letting her rub her back, so he could not refuse, and could only follow Xu Shiqiu into his ears.

When Xu Shiqiu finished bathing, it was already an hour later. Dong Shu came out blushing and also changed into a new set of clothes.

Although the two of them did not cause any trouble in the house, Dong Shu was still dragged into the bathtub by Xu Shiqiu and they took a bath together.

Due to this delay, when the two of them arrived at Main Yard, noon had already passed.

Old Madame Xu was an experienced man, she didn't even bat an eyelid for fear that her daughter-in-law would be shy. On the other hand, Yuanxi hadn't seen her mother for such a long time, so when she saw Dong Shu's appearance, he immediately looked towards her, aggrieved.

Old Madame Xu originally did not plan to say anything, but when she saw her little granddaughter being wronged, her heart ached.

Just as she was about to speak up and say a few words to Xu Shiqiu, Xu Shiqiu had unexpectedly spoken before she could open his mouth, ”That man came to look for me last night.”

Once Xu Shiqiu said this, both Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu's attention was immediately attracted, how could they still remember Yuanxi's previous grievances.

Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu both understood that the 'man' that Xu Shiqiu spoke of must be the father of the child that was in Yanzhu's womb.

However, they never expected that this person would actually take the initiative to search for them when Xu Shiqiu had just arrived at the outskirts of the capital.

After the two of them looked at each other, Old Madame Xu asked, ”What is her background?” Finished speaking, the Old Madame Xu paused for a moment before continuing: ”This morning, Yanzhu even asked Jiang Han to bring us a message, inviting us to go to her manor to admire the chrysanthemums. Could it be that he was not prepared to step forward and instead pushed this matter to Yanzhu? ”

Hearing that his mother was getting serious, Xu Shiqiu shook his head: ”No, you have all met this person.”

When Xu Shiqiu's words fell, both Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu were at a loss for a moment.