Chapter 1686: Chapter 1686: The Satisfying Atmosphere of Everyday Life

Gu Qiaoqiao slapped his chest, and there was a "snap" heard in the dark, "What do you mean by flattering a horse but hitting the hoof? Who’s the hoof?"

Are there hooves as pretty as this?

Really doesn’t know how to talk, nor how to coax people.

I thought he had learned well enough, but now it seems he can handle things when there’s nothing happening, but gets exposed when something comes up.

Seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s cute angry pouting face, Qin Yize’s mind was already swimming with affection, quickly checking himself, "It’s me, I’m the hoof! How can such a beautiful wife be compared to hooves, right?"

Gu Qiaoqiao raised her chin and lightly snorted.

Qin Yize pinched her nose gently, coaxing, "Sleep now, you’ve been tired for a day..."

"Ah Ze, are you secretly thinking I’m being unreasonable?" Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly asked, probing.

Qin Yize froze for a second, quickly denying, "No, no, my wife is so obedient, lovable, gentle, and understanding, how could she be unreasonable..."

As if instantly mastering the art of wooing, sweet words flowed effortlessly from Qin Yize’s mouth.

Gu Qiaoqiao steadily stared at her somewhat blurred lover in the dark, thinking that wasn’t she just being unreasonable now? At this moment, shouldn’t she be moved, looking at him affectionately, giving him a kiss, hug, and caress?

Instead of threatening him, furiously pinching him.

No wonder mom always says, don’t be fooled by the gentle appearance, her temperament isn’t easy; it’s good she married Qin Yize, otherwise who knows what life would be like.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s thoughts drifted away, forgetting about the hoof comment.

Moreover, she knew that ever since becoming pregnant, sometimes she liked to throw little tantrums, seeing Qin Yize’s helpless yet innocent look somehow made her feel better.

She really didn’t know what kind of problem this was.

Could it really be as Chu Chengfeng said, it’s because she’s spoiled?

What’s wrong with being spoiled, her Ah Ze just liked indulging her without principles.

She lightly hummed, without much force, but as sleepiness struck, her mind gradually fogged, forgetting to chastise Qin Yize; upon receiving Qin Yize’s assurance, she peacefully closed her eyelids and quickly fell asleep.

Qin Yize breathed a sigh of relief, sneakily glanced at the little wife in his arms, adjusted to a comfortable position, and couldn’t help but smile. No doubt, ever since Qiaoqiao became pregnant, her temper truly had changed a bit.

She loved throwing little fits, being moody for no reason, inexplicably unhappy.

But, even so, he was immensely fond of it.

Life now was filled with comforting mundane vibes, making life exceptionally vibrant and beautiful.

The moon hid behind the clouds; his features relaxed as he fell into slumber with a slight smile.

...

The following day, the sky was a bit gloomy, as if a heavy snow was approaching.

Gu Qiaoqiao got up late, breakfast turned into lunch.

Zhou Xia was even worse than her, still snoring away in bed at this time.

Even Zhou Han, who typically does things punctually, rose late; Qin Sisi and Zhou Luoan got up the earliest, especially Qin Sisi, she was born in this courtyard.

Actually, this courtyard used to be even bigger, but later Great Grandfather divided it into three parts, they only inhabited the main residence, east and west wings, and a large yard; the rest was donated.

Back then, she lived here with her parents and elder brother, and later when her brother got married, he lived in the place where Ah Ze and Qiaoqiao live now.

Though so much of the house was donated, the pond was retained, in summer, it was full of lotus flowers with swarms of dragonflies fluttering above, and in autumn, there were lotus roots and seeds to eat.

The family had a small boat, made by father and brother themselves; their siblings often rowed and played here during leisure.

Later, a sister-in-law joined in.

Sister-in-law watched her grow up, and they shared a deep bond.

Later on, when mother was gone and brother also departed, trouble struck her; sister-in-law moved with her nephew to the Qin Family Old Residence, and father bought villas for the two grandsons.

Thus, during that period, the actually bustling Qin Family’s Courtyard was left with only father for a while.

At that time, she didn’t feel anything, as she was immersed in grief and pain, unable to sense the emotions of those around, and never considered what it was like for old father being alone here.

Now, looking back, she felt she was truly selfish; when that incident happened, the ones suffering most were her father and mother.

And she left for so many years, not returning even when mother passed away.

She was unfilial.

Qin Sisi leaned on Zhou Luoan’s shoulder, wiping away tears.

Zhou Luoan continuously comforted his wife, "Sisi, what’s past is past, no matter how regretful you are, you can’t turn back. Luckily, Dad is healthy, sister-in-law is in good health too, the children are filial, and the future is getting better and better. Don’t be too sad, otherwise Dad sees you like this, he would also feel upset..."

Qin Sisi knew Zhou Luoan spoke wisely, but the sad feelings were hard to dispel. Zhou Luoan turned to check, seeing it was quiet now, presumably everyone staying inside their rooms.

So, he gently kissed his wife, shifting the topic, "The pond has frozen over; why don’t I see the boat you mentioned?"

"Dad must have put it somewhere else." Qin Sisi glanced around, pointing towards a spot by the pond with joy in her voice, "Luoan, look, the boat is right over there..."

The little boat surprisingly remained; she thought it was gone.

"Come on, let’s go see," Zhou Luo’an saw her focus had shifted, promptly taking her hand to walk towards it.

There was a stone arch bridge over the pond, looking quite old too. The little boat lay beneath the bridge, near the pond.

Half of its body sat submerged beneath the ice, but since this wasn’t strictly the northernmost place, the ice wasn’t tens of meters deep, presently it seemed frozen, yet within a month, it would melt down to a thin layer.

Regardless, imagining the pond must be beautiful in summer was easy.

At that moment, Uncle Wang, who opened the front gate, approached chuckling, "Miss, has Ah Ze woken up?"

"Yeah, saw him jogging just a while ago..." Qin Sisi pointed westward, "I saw him heading in that direction."

Then she continued asking, "Looking for him for something?"

"There’re two people at the gate claiming to be his friends."

"Then bring them in."

Since they’re Ah Ze’s friends, how could they be left waiting outside?

"They’re already inside, waiting in the living room..." Uncle Wang answered with a simple smile.

Just then, Qin Yize came jogging from the covered pathway on the west side, and Qin Sisi waved her hands, "Ah Ze, stop jogging, your friends are here to see you."