Sanmiao Village isn't big; if soone farts at the east end, you can hear it at the west end. Especially with soone as significant as Wang Xiaoqiang coming back, giving out cigarettes and candy in front of Big Mouth Supermarket—what explosive news! So in no ti at all, the whole village knew.
After hearing the news, Xia Guifang and her son rushed over from their villa. As soon as Little Bao entered the yard, he started shouting with a strong, hearty voice that was delightful to hear.
"Little Bao, it's Little Bao..." Wang Kuishan and his wife heard their grandson's voice and stood up with beaming smiles, calling out, "Little Bao, your dad's inside."
With that, they went out to et him.
Wang Xiaoqiang stood up as well. After not seeing his son for several years, he wasn't about to put on airs in front of him, but because he'd seen him briefly before, he wasn't overly surprised.
As Wang Xiaoqiang stepped out the door, Wang Kuishan and his wife pointed at him and said to Little Bao, "Little Bao, this is your dad. Quickly, call him Dad..."
Little Bao stared at Wang Xiaoqiang in a daze, "Dad, this... this is too young. Grandpa, Grandma, is he really my dad?..."
Little Bao couldn't be blad for his reaction. Wang Xiaoqiang had been gone for years, and a little distance had developed between father and son. The problem was that in these years, Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't aged at all. He ought to be twenty-six or twenty-seven now, but he still looked like a young man in his early twenties.
And Little Bao, though just a little over ten, had grown tall, burly, and stout, looking like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenager. Standing together, the father and son seed more like brothers.
"Look at what this child is saying. If he's not your dad, whose dad is he? Quickly, call him Dad," Wang Kuishan said.
"Dad," Little Bao called out.
"Yes," Wang Xiaoqiang replied joyfully and walked over to his son, intending to lift him up, but unexpectedly, Little Bao exerted himself and lifted Wang Xiaoqiang instead, chuckling, "Dad's body is really light... lighter than Little Bao..."
As a person cultivates, their body becos lighter with an increased cultivation base, allowing them to rise into the sky like birds. Even though Wang Xiaoqiang had reached the Undying Golden Body, it only made his physical body strong, not affecting weight too much,
Especially since he stepped into the Great Completion Realm, his body transford into Flowing Gold, making it even lighter.
Wang Xiaoqiang wanted to lift his son but ended up being lifted by him, secretly impressed by his son's Qi strength.
Wang Kuishan and his wife were amused, watching their son being lifted by their grandson and the father-son duo playfully tease each other, grinning from ear to ear.
Unexpectedly, Little Bao rotated his father's body and brought him in front of soone,
This person was none other than Xia Guifang.
Xia Guifang had been following her son closely. Seeing her husband returning, healthy and whole, a weight lifted from her heart, and she felt a rush of excitent and happiness watching them play together, filled with joy and contentnt.
"Mom, Dad is really light, lighter than you. You try holding him..." Little Bao said to Xia Guifang.
Xia Guifang's face turned beet red. Although she and Wang Xiaoqiang were longti married, especially in this relatively conservative small village, facing her parents-in-law, no matter how much she missed her husband, she wouldn't hug him upon eting. Unexpectedly, their son suggested this idea, causing her face to flush red.
Wang Xiaoqiang, seeing his wife still as beautiful as before and blushing like a young girl, couldn't help but lift her up, telling his son with a smile, "Nonsense, your mom is so slim, how could she weigh more than Dad."
A long-overdue reunion, and Little Bao just wanted his parents to embrace. Seeing his father lift his mother, he felt happy and laughed, "Dad, according to international customs, shouldn't you kiss Mom now..."
Xia Guifang turned beet red at those words, quickly lowering her head.
"Wrong, according to international customs, you should kiss twice." With that, Wang Xiaoqiang kissed both sides of Xia Guifang's blushing cheeks, with two 'smack' sounds echoing.
Xia Guifang felt sweetness inside, but beca even shyer, almost unable to raise her head. She whispered softly like a mosquito, "Quickly put down."
Seeing Xia Guifang still bashful like a newlywed bride, Wang Xiaoqiang felt imnsely happy, his internal Light of Joy brightened a bit more, growing stronger...
anwhile, True Person of Taiyi and Zhao Feiyan erged from the house, seeing the family reunion scene, Zhao Feiyan's eyes welled up with tears.
True Person of Taiyi turned to see Zhao Feiyan seemingly on the verge of tears, whispering, "Hey, are you jealous? If you're really jealous, you'll have a lot to deal with later. You promised to understand Xiaoqiang when we ca to Earth. You wouldn't..."
Before he could finish, Zhao Feiyan turned her face and said, "I'm not jealous, I'm just a bit emotional, a bit happy..."
"What? You're actually happy?" True Person of Taiyi was perplexed, finding it impossible to understand or reason with won's thoughts.
"If Wang Xiaoqiang were indifferent to his wife or just pretended in front of others, it would prove he's a man who likes new and discards old, heartless and ruthless. Such a man wouldn't be liked by won or worthy of their affection. On the contrary, he isn't like that; he still loves his wife dearly and sincerely... I'm happy for her and for myself, because such a man is worth loving and admiring..." Zhao Feiyan explained.
"Hmm, you're right. Xiaoqiang is inherently affectionate and righteous," said True Person of Taiyi, then waved his hand to remove the amulet from Xia Guifang and quietly reminded Zhao Feiyan, "It's best if you understand him. I'm afraid you'd affect his family otherwise."
Wang Xiaoqiang set Xia Guifang down and introduced Zhao Feiyan and True Person of Taiyi to her. Xia Guifang, seeing how beautiful Zhao Feiyan was, realized she might have relations with Wang Xiaoqiang beyond just superior and subordinate, feeling a slight twinge of sourness but also graciously said, "Welco! Since you're here, stay for a while… although the conditions in our rural area are poor, you might face so inconvenience."
"Oh, it's bothering you," Zhao Feiyan replied courteously, seeing Xia Guifang was so magnanimous.
Seeing his two won communicate so cordially, Wang Xiaoqiang discreetly let out a sigh of relief, feeling a bit of ti-space disorientation as the two won from differing planes shook hands and talked.
Just then, the couple Xia Sanwa arrived too.
Old habits die hard. Xia Sanwa remained the sa, wearing cropped pants below with a suit on top, and a red tie, but throughout the years, he never mastered the art of tying ties. A seemingly upscale tie looked as casually tied as a school kid's red scarf.
The key was, such a stately suit and tie clashed with the cropped pants below and his dodgy deanor, making him look awkward, comical, and irresistibly laughable. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welco to vote at Qidian (qidian)—your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian for reading.)
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