"No way! You still haven't told me why you didn't call back..."
Qin Xuanbing was shy, and her pretty face turned red when Zhuang Rui said that. She slapped away Zhuang Rui's outstretched hand.
"Alright, alright, Xiao Rui must be tired after traveling by ship and plane. Go check on your child first, then take a shower and rest. We can talk about it at dinner tonight..."
When Fang Yi saw her daughter blaming her son-in-law, she quickly stepped in to smooth things over. She said that if things were to be discussed, it was all the Qin family's fault. If they hadn't let Zhuang Rui go to South Africa to buy diamonds, none of this would have happened.
"Hey, Xiao Rui, why are you standing at the door and not coming in?"
Fang Yi was puzzled when she saw that Zhuang Rui was still standing still after she finished speaking.
Zhuang Rui had been blocking the doorway and hadn't gone in because he was afraid King Kong would frighten everyone. Seeing his mother-in-law speak, he quickly said, "Well... well, I also brought a companion back, a gorilla... everyone, don't be afraid, White Lion, don't be like that, he's a friend, not an enemy..."
Seeing the white lion baring its teeth, Zhuang Rui quickly scolded it and then walked out of the garage.
"ah?"
The people standing in the backyard were stunned when they suddenly saw a huge, dark figure emerge from behind Zhuang Rui. Their eyes widened in shock, and they were quite surprised that they didn't scream.
"Ho ho ho..."
Jin Gang was very lively and outgoing. He was very friendly with everyone. After coming out, he followed Zhuang Rui's instructions and first clasped his hands together to greet everyone. Then, he habitually did his signature move, bending his arm and showing off his biceps.
Fortunately, after being warned by Zhuang Rui, King Kong didn't dare to go up and hug the people in the yard. Otherwise, no matter how cute it was, it could have scared people out of their wits.
Sure enough, King Kong's comical actions immediately dispelled everyone's fear. However, no one dared to approach King Kong. Only the white lion raised its head, walked up to King Kong, and sniffed it with its nose.
"Uncle, does it bite?"
A childish voice rang out. The little girl bit her finger and looked at King Kong, wanting to go forward but not daring to. She looked very cute.
"He doesn't bite. King Kong is a good boy, isn't he, King Kong?"
Zhuang Rui turned around and touched King Kong's neck. This guy was too big, so touching his head was a bit difficult.
Zhuang Rui walked to Nannan's side, picked her up, and put her on Jin Gang's shoulder. Although the little girl was terrified and her face turned pale, she didn't cry. After being carried around by Jin Gang a few times, she actually started playing with him, shouting and yelling.
"Nannan, get down here! You little brat, how dare you be so bold?"
Concerned for her daughter, Zhuang Min didn't dare to pull Jin Gang, but instead grabbed Zhuang Rui and asked, "Xiao Rui, is this... alright?"
"It's okay, sis, King Kong won't hurt anyone. Let Nannan play with it..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and comforted his older sister. He knew that although Jin Gang had a bit of a temper, he was very meticulous in his work and had never disobeyed him.
"Dude, you're amazing! I raise Tibetan mastiffs, you raise eagles, and now you've even brought a gorilla home..."
Liu Chuan punched Zhuang Rui hard, then hugged him.
"Come on, by the way, what does your son look like? As long as he's not a complete freak, how about we arrange a marriage between our children?"
"You... your child is the one who's... ptooey, Zhuang Rui, apologize to me! Whose child is a deformed child?"
Zhuang Rui punched Liu Chuan back. Having survived a near-death experience at sea, he was a little excited to see his good brother and spoke somewhat incoherently, completely unaware that Lei Lei was glaring at him from the side.
"Uh... well, I'm sorry, Miss Lei, I misspoke..."
Zhuang Rui bowed repeatedly, eliciting laughter from the courtyard, including Jin Gang's silly grin. This guy held Nannan on his shoulder with one hand, while showing off his muscles everywhere with the other.
Although he really wanted to see his child first, Zhuang Rui first took Jin Gang on a walk around the courtyard, repeatedly telling Jin Gang that he absolutely must not leave the courtyard.
King Kong nodded obediently and sat in the yard to play with Nannan and Yaya. It was clear that it was more interested in the baby in Ouyang Jun's cradle, but because the big star was protecting it so fiercely, King Kong couldn't find a chance to hold it.
Peng Fei entered the courtyard as well. His gaunt appearance saddened everyone, and Zhang Qian burst into tears. The long-silent courtyard, now bustling with life again thanks to Zhuang Rui's return…
"This...this is our child?"
In the room in Zhuang Rui's backyard, only Qin Xuanbing and he remained. Looking at the two little ones lying side by side on the bed, stretching their arms and legs, Zhuang Rui's voice trembled as a feeling of blood connection welled up in his heart.
"Nonsense, it's not ours, it's still..."
Qin Xuanbing rolled her eyes at her husband, feeling that something was off today, as if something had happened that she didn't know about.
"Can I...can I have a hug?"
Zhuang Rui reached out, but seeing the two little ones' delicate skin, he immediately withdrew his hand and vigorously rubbed it on his clothes.
"What are you afraid of, father? Just hold the baby..."
Qin Xuanbing said.
"Yes, yes... I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, what do I have to be afraid of? They are all my children..."
Zhuang Rui bent down and carefully picked up the two children, one in each arm, tears instantly blurring his vision.
Chapter 848 Nanny
The natural bond between them made the two children feel no sense of unfamiliarity with Zhuang Rui! They even giggled, and at that moment, Zhuang Rui's heart was filled with happiness.
As the saying goes, of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring. Zhuang Rui is a very traditional person at heart. Now that he has both a son and a daughter, the excitement in Zhuang Rui's heart is indescribable.
Zhuang Rui carefully placed the two children back on the bed. A wisp of spiritual energy emanated from his eyes and seeped into the bodies of the two children. The little ones, who had been happily stretching and kicking, comfortably closed their eyes and soon fell asleep.
Zhuang Rui quietly looked at the two children. Unlike typical twins, these two children looked very alike. The wrinkles on their faces had all smoothed out. Their eyebrows and eyes resembled Zhuang Rui's, and their face shape was somewhat like Qin Xuanbing's. They kept smacking their lips while sleeping, looking very cute with their rosy cheeks.
Zhuang Rui was mesmerized, his eyes fixed on the two little ones. He was willing to watch them like this for the rest of his life, witnessing his children's growth.
"Huh? Why are they asleep? These two little devils are so noisy, they're never quiet for a moment..."
Qin Xuanbing didn't have enough breast milk, so for the past month or so, she had been feeding her children a combination of breast milk and formula. She had just gone out to make formula, and when she came back in, both children were asleep.
Although she was scolding the children, Qin Xuanbing's eyes were full of doting affection as she carefully laid a blanket over them.
"Xuanbing, thank you for your hard work..."
Looking at his voluptuous wife, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but reach out and pull Qin Xuanbing into his arms, burying his head in her chest and taking a deep sniff.
"It smells so good!"
Zhuang Rui felt that Qin Xuanbing's breasts seemed to have become even larger after giving birth. He hadn't originally had any romantic thoughts, but now he couldn't help but reach out and touch them with his large hands.
"You... this won't work, there's a child here..."
When Zhuang Rui touched her body, Qin Xuanbing's body went limp, but when she saw the child on the bed, she immediately grabbed Zhuang Rui's hand.
"Let's go to the bathroom! I haven't showered yet..."
Zhuang Rui picked up Qin Xuanbing and carried her towards the bathroom. For a moment, low moans could be heard intermittently coming from the bathroom.
After the spring rain stopped, Qin Xuanbing, her face flushed, lay on Zhuang Rui's chest. Looking at the two children sleeping beside her, her eyes suddenly reddened as she said, "Zhuang Rui, did you encounter any danger this time you went out? Mom and the others didn't tell me..."
Qin Xuanbing was an incredibly intelligent person. She had already seen through the deception, but she pretended to be confused for the sake of the child in her womb. Now that Zhuang Rui was back by her side, all the grievances she had endured over the past few months instantly turned into tears.
"Oh no! That's for the children..."
Seeing Qin Xuanbing's distress, Zhuang Rui lowered his head, opened his mouth wide, and bit one of her nipples, causing Qin Xuanbing's body to tremble. She pushed Zhuang Rui away in annoyance.
"Hehe! This is very nutritious..."
Zhuang Rui grinned shamelessly, thought for a moment, and said, "Xuanbing! This trip was very dangerous, but the gains were also great..."
A married couple can't keep this a secret forever, can they? After thinking about it for a while, Zhuang Rui told Qin Xuanbing the whole story.
Of course, Zhuang Rui only briefly mentioned his experiences of being in danger at sea, saying that he was stranded on a deserted island, met King Kong, and discovered the treasure of the 14th-century pirate Klaus.
Zhuang Rui didn't mention much about Muta either. Although he didn't kill Muta himself, the poor guy was burned alive by King Kong.
"Zhuang Rui, don't go abroad again..."
Although Zhuang Rui talked more about adventure than danger, Qin Xuanbing still turned pale upon hearing it, tightly hugging Zhuang Rui and burying her head in his chest.
"Okay, I won't go out anymore, I'll stay home and live a good life..."
Life on the deserted island taught Zhuang Rui what loneliness truly meant. Looking at his beautiful wife and children, Zhuang Rui really didn't want to go out and cause trouble anymore.
"By the way, why don't you name our baby? He's already over a month old, and Mom and the others are still calling him 'boy' or 'girl,' it's so inconvenient!"
Qin Xuanbing suddenly remembered this. Originally, Grandpa wanted to give the child two names, but at Qin Xuanbing's insistence, this right was left to Zhuang Rui.
"Our son's name is Zhuang Bai. There's a saying in the Analects: 'Only when the year grows cold do we know that the pine and cypress are the last to wither.' We hope our son will grow up to be as strong as the pine and cypress. Our daughter's name is Zhuang Man. We hope this little girl will grow up to be as beautiful as you..."
After pondering for a while, Zhuang Rui said two names, which he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Zhuang Bai, Zhuang Man? They're nice, but we should also come up with two nicknames, right?"
Qin Xuanbing muttered the two names to herself before nodding in agreement.
"Nicknames? How about calling one 'Cat' and the other 'Dog'? That's what people in the countryside call their children, because humble names are easier to raise..."
Zhuang Rui, feeling childlike, started joking with Qin Xuanbing.
"Get lost! They call them cats and dogs, so what are you?"
Qin Xuanbing pinched Zhuang Rui's waist in an annoyed manner.
Zhuang Rui quickly began to beg for mercy, saying, "How about this, our son's nickname is Fangfang, hoping he will be upright and square, and our daughter's name is Yuanyuan. Together, the two little ones will be square and round, what do you think..."
"Fang Fang and Yuan Yuan? Okay, I'll go tell Mom right now, they're so worried..."
Upon hearing Zhuang Rui's name, Qin Xuanbing immediately tried to get up, but the blanket slipped off her body, revealing her graceful figure.
"No rush, we can go later..."
"Oh no, the child is right next to us..."
"It's alright, they're all asleep..."
The two spoke softer and softer, and as their low breathing began, the large wooden bed began to sway gently.
"Brother, this whole room is waiting for you, and you've been sleeping all afternoon..."
It wasn't until after 6 p.m. that Zhuang Rui and Qin Xuanbing arrived at the central courtyard with their two children. All the gold and jewelry had already been moved in and placed on the floor of the main wing of the central courtyard.
Even that golden cat figurine was brought in by Peng Fei after he coaxed King Kong into doing so. There was no other way; apart from King Kong and Zhuang Rui, no one else could lift it.
"Oh, I see, it's because absence makes the heart grow fonder..."
Ouyang Jun glanced at his sister-in-law and saw the lust in her eyes. He immediately pretended to realize something.
"Alright, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute..."
Zhuang Rui knew Qin Xuanbing was shy, so he quickly glared at Ouyang Jun, handed his son to his mother, and Qin Xuanbing, carrying her daughter, went to the group of women and told them the name Zhuang Rui had given her.
"Dad, you're here too?"