"Brother?"
Did Daddy have a brother?
The four little ones turned their puzzled gazes to Jiang Nan Fang.
Jiang Nan Fang hadn't quite figured out how to explain it to them yet.
She could only smile, "Yes. Daddy also has an older brother, just like you do."
"It's just that he's been abroad with Great Grandpa, so you haven't met him. He'll be living in this house from now on, so you'll see him often."
Ge'er immediately became confident.
"That's what I thought. How could I have mistaken you? So you're my Daddy's brother."
She then casually hopped off her chair and ran towards her older brother, extending her hand.
"Can you hold me?"
Her older brother, holding a gift in one hand, easily scooped her up with the other.
Seeing Ge'er nestled securely in his arms, Tian Tian felt very envious.
She had hardly seen Daddy since she was little, and now she hadn't seen him for a long time.
She also longed to be held.
"I have one hand free, who wants to come?"
Her older brother put down the gift and extended his other hand to Tian Tian.
Tian Tian felt a little shy and asked Jiang Nan Fang with her eyes.
Mommy, can I?
They were family, and they would be spending a lot of time together from now on. She couldn't stop the children from getting close to him, could she?
Jiang Nan Fang nodded. Tian Tian immediately shrieked and ran over.
Her older brother held one child in each arm.
The two little ones were clean, fair-skinned, tender, and fragrant.
And their features were so adorable.
He couldn't help but envy Zhan Bei Jue at that moment.
"I'm sorry, this is our first meeting, and I didn't know what you liked, so your uncle just bought some small gifts."
"Would you like to see them now? When Uncle has time, tell me what you like, and I'll take you to buy more?"
"Okay, okay. What did Uncle buy for us?"
Hu Jia Sheng crouched down and took out four sets of educational toys to show them.
The four little ones were very satisfied.
Jiang Nan Fang asked them to thank their uncle, and then everyone returned to their seats.
"You must have come so early, you probably haven't had breakfast yet. Sit down and have something."
They were all family, so her older brother didn't stand on ceremony.
He sat down next to Jiang Nan Fang.
The children ate their food, and the adults discussed serious matters.
Her older brother asked her.
"Grandpa's health isn't good now. Having them around will surely help his recovery. Besides, it's not good for a family to be separated all the time. You're not planning to leave anymore, are you?"
They had discussed this matter at the hospital yesterday.
Grandpa didn't want them to leave, and he was afraid that if something happened to him, the children wouldn't be there to see him off for the last time.
Jiang Nan Fang had already made up her mind to let them stay.
"Then we need to find schools for them quickly. Have you arranged anything for school?"
"Not yet. I plan to take them to see a few schools today and narrow down the choices."
"Then I'll go with you."
Her older brother naturally took over the conversation.
"I have a classmate who teaches at an international kindergarten. I heard their teaching standards are quite good. Let's go see."
Since he had connections, it would be a waste not to use them, right?
Besides, constantly refusing would make her seem unwelcoming, so Jiang Nan Fang agreed.
"Thank you, Brother."
After finishing their meal and tidying up, everyone got into her older brother's business van.
Her older brother drove and personally took them to school.
Along the way, the children chattered incessantly, and her older brother occasionally spoke a few words to them.
Laughter and joy were scattered along the road.
The spring flowers were bright, as if life was truly something to be happy about.
Only Jiang Nan Fang, looking at the familiar steering wheel and the profile that so closely resembled Zhan Bei Jue, felt an extreme sense of desolation.
With the Zhan family's title and her brother's favor, the children's school enrollment procedures were completed with almost no effort.
After leaving the kindergarten, they walked out, each holding two children.
Jiang Nan Fang said as they walked.
"You'll be starting school here tomorrow. Remember, don't be mischievous, be united with your classmates, listen to your teachers, and don't embarrass your uncle or Daddy, okay?"
"Okay~"
While Jiang Nan Fang appeared calm and peaceful, Zhou Jin Bei and Chen Jiao Jiao were not so fortunate.
Early in the morning, before the takeout arrived, Zhou Jin Bei suddenly felt like she was dying, clutching her stomach in pain and unable to speak.
Chen Jiao Jiao thought she was going to miscarry and was terrified.
She helped her downstairs and rushed her to the hospital.
As a result, after the doctor's examination, it turned out to be acute gastric perforation.
Ever since she met Chen Jiao Jiao, Zhou Jin Bei had started eating takeout every day.
This was a major taboo for pregnant women.
Moreover, before she became pregnant, she had a long history of consuming oily, spicy food and alternating hot and cold temperatures, and she had suffered from gastric ulcers countless times. Therefore, the doctor was not surprised by the acute perforation at all.
"Go pay the bill and complete the admission procedures now. She needs surgery urgently."
Chen Jiao Jiao was a parasite.
Lu Ming Zhe paid for her tuition, and her daily living expenses were covered by Zhou Jin Bei. Her pocket money did not exceed four figures.
Asking her to pay?
She could only call Jiang Nan Fang.
Just as Jiang Nan Fang finished instructing the children, her phone rang.
When she answered, Chen Jiao Jiao's panicked voice came through.
"Sister Nan Fang, can you come to the hospital now? Zhou Jin Bei is in trouble, and the doctor asked me to pay, but I don't have any money!"
"Hurry, hurry, you need to save me!"
Her older brother quickly drove her to the hospital.
Hearing that their aunt was sick, the children clamored to go see her.
Jiang Nan Fang didn't know how long she would be delayed at the hospital and was afraid it wouldn't be safe to leave them in the car, so she brought them along.
Six people, big and small, thus went to the outpatient building.
Upon meeting, Chen Jiao Jiao didn't immediately tell Jiang Nan Fang what had happened. Instead, she stared at her older brother with wide, shocked eyes.
"How… Sister Nan Fang, you know him too?"
"Yes. I know him. What's wrong?"
Jiang Nan Fang didn't take it seriously. "How is Bei Bei now? How much money needs to be paid? Where do I pay? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You pay at the first-floor payment counter. I don't understand the specifics of how to pay. I took a look just now, and it seems like a rather complicated process."
Chen Jiao Jiao's attention was drawn back.
"It might require applying for some card, and I was in such a hurry to leave that I didn't bring my ID card, so I can't complete it!"
"Who knew she would suddenly get such a disease? She was screaming about her stomach hurting when she woke up this morning. I thought she was going to miscarry."
"However, she's already gone in. The doctor used a special procedure: surgery first, then payment. You come downstairs with me."
After saying that, she grabbed Jiang Nan Fang and was about to leave.
Jiang Nan Fang, however, stamped her foot.
"Oh dear. I didn't expect to come to the hospital today or have to go through any procedures, so I didn't bring my ID card either."
"Ah? Then what should we do? Should we go back and get it now?"
"I'll go."
Her older brother handed Tian Tian and Ge'er's hands to Jiang Nan Fang.
"You wait here. Please accompany me downstairs."
And so, Chen Jiao Jiao and her older brother entered the elevator one after another.
Her older brother stood up straight, looking expressionlessly at the elevator wall.
Chen Jiao Jiao sized him up in the polished elevator wall.
After looking for a while, her older brother suddenly turned around.
"Are you very interested in my face?"