Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

After lunch, the two little ones took the toy golden cudgel that Jiang Fan had used last time and started playing around on the sofa.

Upon seeing this, Li Lizhi frowned slightly and called out to the two children:

"Alright, alright, stop jumping around, it's time to sleep! Otherwise, you two won't sleep tonight either."

These past few days, Jiang Fan has been staying at the hospital to take care of Li Yuan.

The two little ones were often disobedient, fighting and making a ruckus in the house. Without Jiang Fan's protection, they often got beaten by Li Lizhi.

Little Sizi stopped, panting, her face flushed and her forehead covered in sweat.

She looked at the golden cudgel in her hand, then at Chengyang, and was reluctant to let go.

"Sister, I'm not sleepy, I want to play a little longer..."

"Wake up before you play." Li Lizhi walked over and lightly slapped Sizi's chubby bottom twice, then took the golden cudgel from her hand and put it on the table.

Chengyang was so frightened that he obediently handed over his own stick as well.

Li Lizhi placed the two sticks side by side on the table, then turned and led the two little dumplings into the bedroom: "Come on, lie down and go to sleep."

The little ox tossed and turned, muttering, "...Xun Wukong...monster..."

Chengyang gently nudged her: "Sizi, stop nagging and go to sleep, or your older sister will give you a good spanking."

"Oh..." Little Sizi quieted down, but her eyes remained open, staring at the ceiling.

Li Lizhi sat on the edge of the bed, gently patting Xiao Sizi's blanket.

One, two, three... Little Sizi's eyelids slowly drooped and finally closed.

Chengyang also closed his eyes, and his breathing gradually became even.

"Auntie, you should go and rest too. I'll take you to your room, Grandpa."

"My room! Great, great..." Li Yuan exclaimed excitedly.

After settling Li Yuan in, Jiang Fan went back to his bedroom to sleep.

At 2:30 pm, Jiang Fan's phone suddenly vibrated, startling him so much that he sat up from the sofa.

He rubbed his eyes and looked down at his phone—it turned out he had been watching car videos.

I don't know when I fell asleep. My phone is still in my hand.

He turned off the alarm clock, stood up, and stretched.

Then he staggered into the bathroom. He turned on the tap...

He splashed a handful of cold water on his face, and the icy touch completely woke him up.

He washed his hands again, dried them with a towel, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.

Upon entering the living room, one could see that Xiao Sizi and Chengyang were still asleep in the inner room. Xiao Sizi was lying sprawled out on her back.

The little blanket was kicked to one side, and her little belly was exposed, rising and falling.

Chengyang lay on his side, sleeping in a proper posture, breathing evenly.

Empress Zhangsun, Li Lizhi, and Li Yuan have all woken up and are currently watching television while leaning against the headboard.

On television, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" was showing the scene where Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang were reciting the mantra for tightening the headband.

Sun Wukong writhed on the ground in pain. Li Yuan watched intently, his eyes fixed on him.

Jiang Fan walked to Empress Zhangsun's bedside and said softly, "Auntie, we're out of fruit, and our seasonings are almost gone. I'll go to the supermarket."

I see that Sizi and Chengyang are still sleeping. Should we wake them up?

Empress Zhangsun glanced at the clock on the wall; it was 2:40.

She thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Fan, you should wake them up. Otherwise, they'll wake up and start crying and making a fuss when they find you're not there."

Jiang Fan nodded, walked to the bedside, bent down, and gently shook Xiao Sizi's shoulder:

"Sizi, Chengyang, wake up. Your brother's going to the supermarket, do you two want to come?"

Little Sizi groggily opened its eyes, its eyelids feeling like they were weighed down with lead.

She opened her eyes only a crack, glanced at Jiang Fan, and mumbled a "hmm."

Then she closed her eyes again, turned over, buried her face in the pillow, and continued to sleep.

Chengyang managed to open his eyes with difficulty, but didn't move, remaining motionless on the bed.

His eyes were vacant as he stared at the ceiling, as if he were in a trance, his soul not yet returned to his body.

Jiang Fan shook Chengyang's shoulder again: "Chengyang, hurry up and pack your things, we're about to leave."

Chengyang slowly sat up, let out a big yawn, his mouth wide open, and tears welled up in his eyes.

She rubbed her eyes, turned her head to look at the little Sizi who was still fast asleep beside her.

With a quick glance, she stretched out her little hand and pinched the little ox's nose with two fingers.

She leaned close to the little ox's ear and whispered, "Ox,"

My brother and I are going to the supermarket to buy some yummy food. If you don't get up, we won't take you.

"Ugh—!" Little Sizi suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with terror, as if he had been frightened by something.

She sat up abruptly, turning her head to look around.

Seeing Jiang Fan standing by the bed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest with her little hand: "That scared me to death..."

Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh: "Sizi, get up quickly, get ready, we're about to leave."

"Hmm hmm!" Little Sizi was fully awake this time. She crawled out of bed, slid off the bed, bent down, and quickly put on her shoes.

Chengyang also put on her shoes, and the two little ones held hands and ran towards the toilet.

Coincidentally, Li Lizhi, who had just finished washing up, came out of the bathroom with a tissue in her hand to wipe her hands.

The two little ones slipped inside and slammed the door shut.

Li Lizhi was startled and glanced back at the tightly closed toilet door.

He shook his head and smiled, then took out two more tissues and wiped the parts of his hands that weren't completely dry.

A moment later, the toilet door opened. Little Si was the first to rush out.

Her little hands were wet, her face was still wet with water droplets, and her hair had been combed again, with two little buns sticking up high.

Chengyang followed behind her, his hair now neatly tied back.

"Brother! I'm all ready!" Little Sizi ran up to Jiang Fan, looking up at him with her little face.

"I'm all better now," Chengyang said softly, standing beside him.

Jiang Fan checked their hair and clothes, then nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go."

He took the two little ones' hands and said, "Lizhi, you, your aunt, and your grandfather stay at home. I'll be back in a bit."

The car is too small to fit everyone, and getting a taxi in the villa area is too much trouble.

Otherwise, Jiang Fan could take everyone out together and eat out in the evening, which would be more convenient.

However, he also looked at cars at noon, specifically a seven-seater Mercedes-Benz GLS.

The Range Rover and the nine-seater Mercedes-Benz Sprinter are both pretty good. There's a small auto show tomorrow, I can go check it out.

"Okay!" Li Lizhi was a little disappointed; she also wanted to go with Jiang Fan.

When Xiao Sizi heard that her older sister wasn't included, she stuck out her little tongue at Li Lizhi with a hint of smugness.

"My butt's itchy again~" Li Lizhi said softly, and Xiao Sizi immediately shrank back behind Jiang Fan in fright.

"Alright, stop fooling around, go on!"