Journey to the Beautiful Ending

C69 - Twins

The loud cries of a child could be heard in one part of Cloud Recesses. Being the nearest in the area, Lan Qiren who was having a conversation with an elder immediately stood. With those cries, he already knew where it came from.

"Sir Lan, what's wrong?" The elder asked though he already had an assumption as to why.

The cries continued to disturbed the tranquility of the Lan sect residence so Lan Qiren furiously went out of his chamber and marched towards the Jingshi where the cries are coming from. "Wei Wuxian, why are you making my grandchild cry again?!"

Wei Wuxian took a deep sigh as he fed the little child in his arm the dairy-based formula a servant have brought in. "Sir Lan, A-Li is just hungry." He explained.

Lan Qiren opened the door and barged in. He walked towards the other crib and saw his other awakened grandchild. He carried Lan Weiji, the third child and the second son of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian. The one that the latter was feeding was the twin sister and considered the fourth child since she's the last blood pearl who hatched. Her name is Lan Yanli, coming from Jiang Yanli's name.

Lan Qiren roamed his eyes around the room. He knew that Lan Xian stays in his fathers' chamber while waiting for him to finish his work and will come to learn writing calligraphy later on. "Where is Yu Yan?"

Wei Wuxian continued to feed his daughter, saying, "She went to brother-in-law. She thought you won't have time for her so she disturbs Brother Xichen instead."

Lan Qiren looked away. He promised yesterday that he'll teach and eat sweets with his grandchild today but something came up and had to meet the elders. "Where is Wangji? That husband of yours was now forgetting to inform me before he leaves."

Wei Wuxian, "He went to market to buy some supplies for the kids."

Lan Qiren huffed. "Hmph!" He looked at Weiji. "A-Ji, don't grow up like your fathers, okay?"

Wei Wuxian supressed his urge to laugh. Not wanting to be scolded, he gazed at his daughter who already stopped crying. He put down the bowl and held his child from her underarms. He carried her up and over his shoulder, making her arms resting on top of his shoulder and gently tapped her back to burp. Good thing that the box already dissipated. Three kids was already enough.

The twins cries when they were hungry but rarely show any emotions when they're not. Unlike Lan Xian when she was still a baby, Weiji rarely laugh or giggle. Yanli rarely do those as well but her lips were like designed to have that faint smile.

"Oh, its not close?" Lan Sizhui appeared in the entrance of the Jingshi. Both Wei Wuxian and Lan Qiren turned to him when they heard his voice. He saluted.

"You're back early."

"It is a good thing." Lan Qiren said. "Sizhui, come and help your father with your siblings." He gave Weiji to his eldest grandchild and gently patted the child before he left to continue his business with the elders.

"Where is Jin Ling?"

"I brought him back to Lanling for now." Sizhui answered as he put Weiji back to his crib. "Diē, you can rest. I'll take care of my siblings."

"Nah. No need. I had a goodnight sleep. Your twin siblings are not a headache like Lan Xian when she was a baby. They behave well. They sleep well at night and awake in the morning."

Sizhui smiled, turning his gaze at Weiji who was widely awake. There was no emotion on his face but he surely is not bored or something. He took his qiankun pouch from his sleeves and showed the two rattle drums he bought from their travel. He gave the other one to Wei Wuxian and played it with the two kids.