Qian Anzhi and Mu Zilin were about the same age. Although Mu Zilin didn't like Qian Anzhi before, his attitude towards Qian Anzhi had changed because Anzhi had also changed.
Shuishui held Qian An's hand and they sat down in a beverage shop. Shuishui went to buy drinks while Mu Ziyu accompanied Qian An.
When Shuishui came back, she was carrying some snacks. "I just saw some octopus balls over there, so I bought some," she said gleefully.
Qian An looked at his daughter. He felt that she was becoming more and more like her biological mother. The only difference was her personality.
Shuishui sat down and started eating. Mu Ziyu, on the other hand, excused himself to take a phone call.
Qian An patted Shuishui's head. "Shuishui, I've already settled the household registration for you. I've signed you over to my best friend. Although he's in Beijing, I've been in contact with him. When I go to Beijing, I'll meet up with him and have a drink with him too."
"Have I met Daddy's friend before?" Shuishui asked. She combed through her memory but couldn't find any about her father's best friend.
"You met him when you were young, but you were too young. You might have forgotten. We even arranged a marriage for you. His eldest child was a boy. In the end, my first child was a girl. His second child was a boy. He was two years younger than you. Of course, I also said that my second child would be a girl, and I was right. The first thing you learned was to call me Daddy. You were so cute when you were young." Qian An recalled the first time Shuishui called him Daddy. He was so happy that he couldn't sleep for a few days. He was so moved by his daughter.
Shuishui cracked a smile and said, "So I'm not cute now that I'm older?"
"Cute! In Daddy's heart, you're very cute. Your household registration has already been transferred, and I have prepared some assets for you. When you reach the age of eighteen, you'll be able to inherit them, and he'll take care of them for you. This winter vacation, you can go visit him. He wants to see you too." Qian An felt that Shuishui had to go and meet him. It would be difficult if they met later and wouldn't be able to recognize each other.
Shuishui blinked and said, "Actually, assets don't matter. I just want you to be healthy."
Money could be earned, but good health could not be bought with money.
"Okay. I will definitely take good care of my health. When you get married in the future, I will still meet my grandchildren," Qian An said as he patted his stomach and laughed.
At that time, Mu Ziyu walked back towards them. "Uncle, what happened? Why are you laughing so happily?"
"My Shuishui, in the future, will give me a white-skinned and fat grandson. Just thinking about it makes me feel very happy. As a father, I hope to see a happy family." He looked at Shuishui as she stuffed her mouth with octopus balls."You child, eat less. Don't choke."
Shuishui nodded. "Yes, yes. I won't choke. But this octopus is quite big. I'm satisfied."
Because Qian An was with them, Mu Ziyu couldn't go too far. In fact, he really wanted to reach out and wipe the oil stains on her mouth. In the end, it was Qian An who did it. Shuishui stretched out her mouth and let Qian An wipe the stain.
'What an obedient daughter, my sweet baby,' Qian An thought.
Qian Anzhi and Mu Zilin went around and enjoyed the rides for more than an hour. Qian An thought that they've been gone for too long and called Qian Anzhi and told him to hurry back. Qian Anzhi asked for half an hour more.
Qian An, Ziyu, and Shuishui rode a small train. They actually found it very boring, and they simply chatted along the way to pass the time. There were many women who tried to strike a conversation with Mu Ziyu. Some were bold enough to ask for his phone number, but Mu Ziyu would decline with one sentence. "I'm sorry. My girlfriend wouldn't like it."
He always used his girlfriend as an excuse. All the girls were a little disappointed when they found out he wasn't single. They thought that it was such a pity because he was such a high-quality boy in their eyes.
However, some of them kept pestering him and insisted on calling him.
Qian An saw Mu Ziyu's frustration, so he stood up, turned to the girls, and said, "Little Sister, girls should be more reserved. We're here to have fun. With all of you pestering us like this, we can't even move around anymore."
He felt that girls in modern times were too unreserved. He also felt that having to call them out was also disgusting.
The girls lowered their heads and quickly left without saying anything. The girls were a little afraid because they thought Qian An was Mu Ziyu's father or uncle.
Mu Ziyu thanked Qian An. "Thank you, Uncle."
"Actually, you shouldn't have said that you have a girlfriend. You should have said something else. If you said, 'Sorry, but I'm already married,' then they would have stopped pestering you." Qian An smiled.
Mu Ziyu also smiled and said, "A married man. That's a pretty good excuse."
Mu Ziyu looked at Shuishui. Shuishui met Mu Ziyu's gaze and blinked before she smiled at him.
He didn't say anything and only looked at Shuishui's smile. How far would they go in the future? No one knew, but he would work hard. If he liked their relationship, he wouldn't let her go.
Qian Anzhi and Mu Zilin came back drenched. Qian An frowned. "What ride did you guys go on? Why are you dripping wet?"
"Dad, we played that water sport. We didn't bother buying a raincoat," Qian Anzhi said as he lowered his head. Mu Zilin wanted to buy a raincoat, but Qian Anzhi said that it would be exciting without a raincoat. He ended up regretting it.
Shuishui bought a few clothes for them and let them change. When they changed into the clothes, Qian Shuishui looked at them and couldn't help but smile. "You look very childish."
Mu Zilin's face instantly turned red.
It was getting late, and they soon left Star Moon Amusement Park. Qian An As soon as Qian Anzhi got into the car, he kept talking about the games they had played, the rides they went on, and how fun all of it was. "Although not all were exciting, there were a lot of fun things to do. Besides, Brother Zilin was very fun to be with too."
"It's good that you had fun." Shuishui felt that Qian Anzhi had a really good time because he was full of smiles.
Qian An was also happy because his children were happy.
Li Xue was at home and heard that Qian An had taken the children out to play again. Qian Anzhi was with Qian Shuishui while she was eating alone. She suddenly felt very lonely and lost her appetite. Her mood was immediately affected. Qian Anzhi had not been home for a long time, so she called Qian An. "Hubby, bring the children back home and let them stay here tonight. I haven't seen the two children for a long time."
"I'm afraid that won't do. They said that they have something to do tomorrow. Anzhi will accompany Shuishui tomorrow to her self-defense class. If you miss them, let's all have dinner together tomorrow night." Qian An was not an unreasonable person.
"All right. Let's have dinner together tomorrow night." Li Xue did not insist on anything because her brother had told her not to be anxious about anything. Moreover, she knew that a man like Qian An hated unreasonable women.
No matter how dissatisfied she was, she had to endure it. She felt very uncomfortable about it. Why did she have to endure it? She just wanted to vent a little. Why did she have to be considered unreasonable? However, she thought of what her brother had said to her, so she did not say anything.
That night, when Qian An arrived home, he went straight to the study. He was very disgusted with Li Xue because she relentlessly pestered him and always wanted to talk about so many things with him. If he said too much, he would also feel annoyed. His head would ache whenever he would see Li Xue's twisted expression. All he wanted was peace and quiet and to sleep in the study at night.
Li Xue really wanted to get angry. She had been sleeping alone in the room for a long time. Qian An didn't return to their bedroom anymore. She was furious at the thought of having no one beside her. There must be another woman. The more she thought about it, the more furious she became. She grabbed her hair and sat on the bed and thought for a long time before she called her brother.
Qian An slept well that night because it was a very relaxing day for him.
Because Li Xue wanted to see the children, Qian An called Shuishui the next day and asked her to wait for him at the apartment with Qian Anzhi. He told her that he would pick them up for dinner with Li Xue. Li Xue didn't know that Qian Shuishui was not her own daughter. She thought that Qian Shuishui was her own child. Shuishui, however, knew this and didn't reject the dinner invitation.
Because of the family dinner, Shuishui had to turn down her date with Mu Ziyu. He wanted to ask her out for dinner that night, but he had to give way for the family get-together.
Mu Ziyu truly felt that the time he had been spending lesser time with Shuishui. He worried because he knew that when he moved to the capital, they would have even lesser time together. Since Qian Anzhi was at Shuishui's apartment, he couldn't freely visit her. Mu Ziyu felt that Qian Anzhi's stay at Shuishui's apartment had greatly affected their interactions. Qian Anzhi was oftentimes the third wheel. Ziyu didn't really like having a third wheel around.
Qian Anzhi had no idea that Mu Ziyu was annoyed by his presence. He felt that he had helped them get together a few times. Little did he know that his own presence was a hindrance for Shuishui and Ziyu.
That weekend, Shuishui brought her younger brother with her. Teacher Li looked at Qian Anzhi and said, "Since you're Shuishui's younger brother, you must be talented too. Come. Do fifty push-ups."
"Ah? " Qian Anzhi was dumbfounded. What was going on? He had just arrived, and yet he was asked to do push-ups.
Teacher Li saw that Anzhi was dumbstruck, so he increased the count. "Do sixty push-ups!"
Shuishui saw Anzhi's expression and said, "Why aren't you doing it? Why are you standing there like a fool? Teacher wants to see how strong you are."
"Oh, oh, oh," Qian Anzhi said as he dropped to the ground.
He was already very tired after doing ten push-ups. He wanted to slack off, but when he raised his head, his sister and the teacher were staring at him. 'F*ck.' He had to continue doing it.
He couldn't do more after thirty push-ups, and he fell down.
Shuishui reached out and pulled Qian Anzhi up. "Your physical fitness is pretty good, right?"
"En." Qian Anzhi felt a little dizzy. At first, he thought that he could do sixty. Teacher Li also thought he could. Teacher Li said, "For a boy, that was good. Compared to how your sister did in the beginning, you did much better. However, you're a boy and she's a girl, so it's still incomparable."
"What are you interested in—boxing or judo?" Teacher Li asked.
Qian Anzhi asked back, "What's the difference?"
"Boxing is more about competition. Judo is more about self-defense, therefore it is more practical," Teacher Li explained simply.
Qian Anzhi began to think. "I think boxing is a better sport. What is my sister trying to learn?"
"Your sister has to learn everything." Teacher Li's words made Qian Anzhi speechless.