Li Shimin, dressed in casual clothes and with a warm smile on his face, returned to the house with his two lively and clever daughters, Li Mingda and Li Jiming, at a brisk pace.

Along the way, the father and his two daughters talked and laughed. Li Shimin listened patiently to his daughters chattering about what they had seen and heard outside that day.

Sometimes they nodded and smiled, sometimes they interjected a few words of concern, and the warm and joyful atmosphere seemed to dye the whole world with a layer of warm colors.

As soon as I stepped through the door, Nanny Sun came to greet me as usual, with a slightly hunched posture but still respectful.

With a kind smile on her face, she said softly, "Master, the Prince of Jin is here."

Hearing that Li Zhi was coming, Li Shimin's mouth corners slightly raised, outlining a friendly smile, and a hint of imperceptible surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You came just in time. Today is the perfect time for the whole family to get together and have a meal together."

"I haven't cooked in a while, so today I'm going to show off my cooking skills and make some delicious meals for the kids."

"Aye, please don't cook. Leave this matter to Madam Sun and let Madam Sun instruct the brothers in the kitchen to do it."

Li Mingda blinked his big, watery, lively eyes and spoke without hesitation.

"The food you cook is really hard to swallow and tastes terrible!"

The little girl's frank and straightforward appearance did not leave any face for Li Shimin at all.

Li Shimin was not angry. He reached out his hand lovingly and gently pinched Li Mingda's pink little face, saying with a bit of humor: "You little girl, your memory is not good."

"Sizi, your father has put in a lot of effort recently, learning several exquisite cooking techniques from the skilled Old Deng."

"Have you forgotten Old Deng? I've studied his family's craft diligently, and I've already mastered at least 80% of it!"

Li Mingda shook her little head playfully, and the bun on her head swayed gently with her movements, like a lively elf.

She still insisted, "Aye, please stop doing it for now! Let's go find my little brother to play with!"

"Never mind, alright! Sizi!"

Li Shimin shook his head helplessly.

It has been a long time since I last saw Zhinu, and the feeling of missing him is quietly spreading in my heart.

"Then I won't do it today, Aye."

He turned to Madam Sun and instructed gently, "Madam Sun, just have someone prepare the ingredients and bring them to the restaurant."

"Prepare two more pots of fragrant white liquor."

"Today our family must have a good reunion dinner!"

"Yes, sir!"

Nanny Sun responded with a smile on her face, which was filled with her sincere joy and deep blessings for the family reunion.

"Oh, let's go!"

"Time to eat!"

Li Jiming's face flushed with excitement. He waved a small object in his hand and ran forward with staggering but happy steps. He looked just like a greedy cat eager to run towards delicious food.

In the restaurant, Li Tai and Li Zhi had already sat down at their tables, quietly waiting for Li Shimin to return and start dinner.

Originally, Li Zhi felt like there was a little rabbit in his heart, and he was very nervous and uneasy.

But Li Tai was quick-witted. Seeing Li Zhi so anxious, he handed Li Zhi a novel he had read before so that he could use it to pass the time and relax.

Li Zhi took the novel and flipped through it casually at first. He never expected that the novel was so exquisitely written and the story was so gripping that he soon got deeply immersed in it. He was attracted by the wonderful plot and gradually forgot the worries and fears in his heart.

So when Li Shimin stepped into the restaurant, these two people did not notice him.

Li Jiming and Li Mingda were like two happy little birds, jumping and skipping towards Li Zhi.

Li Jiming pulled Li Zhi's sleeve curiously, while Li Mingda laughed and joked around him, which made Li Zhi suddenly come back to his senses from the world of novels.

Li Zhi slowly raised his head, and the moment his eyes met Li Shimin, he suddenly felt an indescribable sense of stability and peace of mind, as if all his previous worries and fantasies had disappeared like a dream.

His father was still alive. As long as he was by his side, it seemed that all problems could be solved and everything would go smoothly. In comparison, all other trivial troubles seemed insignificant and not worth mentioning.

"Father..."

Li Zhi called out subconsciously, his voice filled with complex emotions that were difficult to conceal, including surprise, comfort, and a hint of indescribable dependence.

Li Shimin smiled, his eyes full of love and care. He looked at Li Zhi and said, "Zhi Nu, from now on, don't call me father. Call me Aye. Remember that?"

After saying this, he slowly walked to Li Zhi's side, extended his broad and warm palm, gently pressed Li Zhi's head to his waist, and with his other hand gently stroked his hair, he said earnestly: "Aye is still alive, Zhinu."

Li Zhi felt a soreness in his eyes, and warm tears flowed out uncontrollably.

He was not too shocked, nor was he completely moved, but the tears just flowed uncontrollably.

Perhaps as long as my father is still alive, I will have the most solid support. No matter how time passes, no matter how old I am, in front of my father, I will always be just a child who needs to be cared for and loved.

While Li Shimin was gently comforting Li Zhi, he inadvertently raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of the obese Qingque.

In an instant, a nameless anger surged from the bottom of my heart.

Back then, he loved this son the most. Qingque was extremely intelligent, talented, and eloquent since childhood. His talent won his favor and expectations.

At that time, he had placed infinite hopes on Qingque, and all his favors were concentrated on her.

But now that he has arrived in Xianyang, he spends the whole day playing with his two daughters and enjoying the happiness of family.

When I looked at Qingque again, for some reason, I felt that his appearance was unpleasant to the eyes, and I felt inexplicably bored and impatient.

"Qingque! Look at yourself and see how much fatter you've become. Let me tell you something."

"I've told you so many times. You need to go out and walk around more every day to stretch your muscles. Don't just eat and sleep all day. If you keep going like this, won't you become a lazy pig in the future?"

"Also, whenever you have some free time, you keep reading that damn novel of yours. I'm warning you, don't ever let me see you reading that novel in front of me again."

"Otherwise, I will throw all those novels of yours out the door, and I will not even give you money for food!"

Hearing Li Shimin's stern rebuke, Qingque was frightened and his face turned pale in an instant. He hurriedly hid the novel in his hand behind his back. When he saw the novel in front of Li Zhi out of the corner of his eye, he quickly reached out and picked it up.

Li Zhi was originally immersed in the exciting parts of the novel and was looking forward to the development of the next part.

I haven't waited for his tenderness to finish yet, so I continue watching!

The book was taken away by Li Tai so abruptly that he couldn't help but let out a low cry of "Ah" in his heart, his face full of disappointment.

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