From Yan Yixuan house to the midwife house it was only five minutes walking, but Yan Yixuan arrived in less than three minutes. He knocks on the courtyard door and waits for someone to open up.
Soon the door was opened revealing a young boy in his early twenties. The young boy looked at Yan Yixuan and was confused: "Excuse me, you are...?"
Yan Yixuan smiles friendly at the boy: "My surname is Yan, my name is Yixuan, I'm looking for Miss Mu. Is she here?"
Mu Yawen is the midwife's name but people in the village were used to calling her by her title.
Mu Xiaomeng nodded his head and said: "Miss Mu is my mother. How can I help you?"
Yan Yixuan nodded in understanding, he had only heard that about the midwife's son who was studying in the city. Several villagers always have envy when mentioning him. Saying that he was originally attending school in the nearby town with other village children but because he was very clever, he got a scholarship from a school in the city.
"Tell your mother I need her help with something." Yan Yixuan instructed, not wanting to be kept by the young boy for too long.
Mu Xiaomeng nodded and wanted to say something when a male voice came out from inside: "Xiaomeng, who is it at the door."
Mu Xiaomeng replied while looking back: "It's someone named Yan Yixuan, father."
After hearing his son's reply, the man was startled for a moment before joy could be seen on his face: "Why are you still standing there? Let Mr. Yan in."
Xiaomeng pushed open the door wider for Yan Yixuan to enter the house. He was puzzled. When he came back yesterday, he heard his parents talking and praising Mr. Yan, how he helped their village and thanks to him, everyone is doing well. His mom even said it was thanks to the potion that Mr. Yan gave her, which allowed his father's health to improve. Xiaomeng also thought about thanking Mr. Yan when he saw him.
The image he created for Mr. Yan was that of a middle aged man with a gloomy look on his face and wearing glasses under his nose. But Mr. Yan looks very handsome and elegant. Although he was wearing ordinary clothes, one could tell that he wasn't a village person. More importantly, Yan Yixuan looks to be in his 20s so how is it that everyone is calling him Mr. Yan respectfully?
While pondering over the situation, Mu Xiaomeng went into the house to call his mother.
Outside.....
"Mr. Yan, come and sit. No need to stand up." Mr. Mu said as he gestured toward Yan Yixuan to take a seat.
Yan Yixuan shook his head, "There's no need. I won't be staying long."
Seeing that his guest had declined the invitation, Mr. Mu could only smile wryly and continued with the conversation: "Thanks for the potion you gave my wife the other day. If it weren't for you, I would've still been bedridden."
Yan Yixuan waves his hand : "It's nothing, your wife helped me, I was just returning the favor."
"Even so, I still have to thank you personally." Mr. Mu insisted, as he smiled politely.
"Don't bother." Yan Yixuan said impatiently, almost rolling his eyes.
Mr. Mu nodded his head and was lost for words; 'How is this Mr. Yan easy to talk to? Wife, you must have seen it wrong!'
At that moment, the midwife came out . Seeing Yan Yixuan, her eyes lit: "Good morning Mr. Yan. What brings you here so early?"
"Good morning," Yan Yixuan smiled lightly: "I need her help with something. I'll be going out later today, I want to please look after my twins for a few hours." He added after a pause: "Only if you're not busy."
The midwife smiled brightly : "Of course not, I have nothing to do at home anyway. When will you be leaving?"
"In about two hours."
"Ok, I'll start preparations then."
Yan Yixuan and the midwife exchange some more pleasantries before Yan Yixuan bids goodbye and leaves.
After Yan Yixuan left, the midwife looked at her husband excitedly; "Did you thank him? What did he say?"
Mr. Mu sighed and shook his head slowly, "I tried to..."
"What do you mean you try to? Mr. Yan is a very easy going person. Next time you have to thank him properly."
Mr. Mu: Wife, I don't think you know what easygoing means.
Mr. Mu was helpless: "Fine. Don't worry I'll be polite enough next time."
Mr. Mu was yelling in his heart: 'He didn't really like anything I was saying and he seemed rather cold. What was I supposed to do?'
Yan Yixuan is very selective when it comes to socializing. He doesn't pay much attention to people he isn't familiar with, and usually ignores anyone unless they are important to him, or they interest him.
...
When Yan Yixuan got home, he did all that needed to be done while keeping an eye on the clock. An hour and half passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiaobao had his thumb in his mouth, watching his father who had been busying around like a spinning top since morning.
Yan Yixuan just took a shower not too long ago and was currently sitting in front of the mirror combing his long hair. His hair was very straight, his bangs were parted on both sides. He wore outgoing clothes. He wore a white short sleeved shirt and black high-waisted pants that fit perfectly. He even put on light makeup making pretty face even prettier.
Xiaobao on the other hand felt like something was wrong. He knew his father was up to something but he couldn't figure it out. It wasn't until Yan Yixuan was all dressed up that Xiaobao finally understood that he was going out.
Xiaobao: Are you taking the baby with you? Or you're just going to have fun by yourself?
Xiaobao compared his father's clothing to his overall and knew that the other party didn't plan on taking them along. He immediately became unhappy.
Yan Yixuan glanced at the crib passively only to see that Xiaobao wasn't sleeping but rather glaring at him.
Xiaobao stared angrily at his dad, his little fists clenched tightly and was ready to fight against the injustice.
Yan Yixuan sighs and picks up the tiny baby from the crib: "I would've taken you guys out with me but you're still too young to go outside."
Xiaobao had a 'I think what you said makes sense but I don't want to accept it' look on his face.
Yan Yixuan gently rubbed the baby's head and looked at the other baby who was pretending to sleep, but his trembling eyelashes betrayed him. Yan Yixuan chuckled and he picked him up as well.
Holding the two little guys in his arms, Yan Yixuan started to discuss with them as if he believed they could understand what he was saying: "Daddy is going out to get something, and would be back in a few hours. The midwife would be here to look after you guys, please don't give her a hard time."
Xiaobao shook his head in disappointment: I'm not listening. What's in it for me?
"If you guys behave good, I'll give you a reward when I get back. Besides, Dad would be monitoring you the entire time, and you'll also be able to hear Dad's voice even when far away." Yan Yixuan pointed at the monitor on wall in the left corner.
Both babies glanced at it. They looked at each other before they slowly agreed silently. With the twins' small fingers tightly wrapped in his palm, Yan Yixuan walked towards their crib and laid them down separately. He didn't want to leave them for a long time either, but he couldn't afford to miss this opportunity.
At this moment, the midwife came in: "Mr. Yan I hope I'm not too late."
"No, you're just in time." Yan Yixuan turns around and smiles at her.
The midwife was stunned for a moment when Yan Yixuan looked at her. He's so handsome! She thought inwardly, Not only does he look pretty, he also has a great aura. Yan Yixuan's good looks were no news in the village, but this is the first time that the midwife saw him dress up like this.
Yan Yixuan noticed that the midwife stopped moving and was staring at him blankly. He frowned but didn't voice out his displeasure. After all, he's the one who needs her help.
Yan Yixuan cleared his throat a little loudly which brought the midwife back to her senses. He shows her around the house, where the babies' food and diapers were. He also showed her how to contact him in case of emergency, and told to help herself with the food in the kitchen before leaving.
When Yan Yixuan got outside his house, the air taxi he hired arrived. He climbed onto it, and the taxi driver immediately took off ignoring the curious villagers that were trying to catch a glimpse.