After walking a bit further inside, they soon found a shaded area.

It was just on a small hillside, relatively high up, making it a great vantage point.

After consulting everyone’s opinions, they went straight up.

Once under the shade, they put down the things they were carrying, took out a blanket, and laid it out, before taking out the food and setting it up one by one.

It’s not impossible to sit directly on the blanket, but it’s not very comfortable.

Therefore, on the way over, Jiang Ran specifically asked someone to bring cushions.

They were the kind made of straw, with a certain thickness, so they were soft and comfortable to sit on.

Jiang Ran sat down, and Pei Huai sat right next to her.

Their gaze fell on the same spot, both watching Pei Jing playing below the hillside with the children.

Pei Shanshan was standing by watching, with a gentle smile on her face.

Since it was already summer, Pei Shanshan wore a blue long dress today, with puff sleeves and a large skirt, and long blue ribbons, full of a courtly style.

To match this dress better, Pei Shanshan wore white knee-high socks with lace trim, and her shoes were little black leather ones.

Pei Shanshan’s hair was well maintained, black, shiny, and smooth, reaching her waist.

Unlike Jiang Ran’s natural curls, Pei Shanshan’s hair was naturally very straight and smooth.

With her long black hair and this outfit, she looked just like a little princess.

The more Jiang Ran looked, the more satisfied she was, particularly wanting to say — Youth is invincible.

A youthful face, fair and smooth, full of collagen.

In the sunlight, it seemed as if she was bathed in a golden glow, looking dreamlike and mesmerizing.

Jiang Ran had good eyesight; from her angle, she could see Pei Shanshan’s profile, even the fine soft hairs on Pei Shanshan’s face.

Although Jiang Ran had no daughter, at this moment, she suddenly felt a sense of having a daughter growing up.

Pei Huai, sitting beside Jiang Ran, had originally intended to chat with her.

But he discovered that Jiang Ran kept looking down.

Following Jiang Ran’s gaze, he found out she was looking at Pei Shanshan, which made Pei Huai feel even more mixed emotions.

"Hey!"

Hearing Pei Huai’s sigh, Jiang Ran finally turned her gaze back to him, "Out of the blue, why are you sighing?"

Pei Huai shook his head, "I’m right next to you, yet you don’t even glance at me. If I don’t sigh now, when will I?"

Jiang Ran, "..."

Jiang Ran looked at Pei Huai with a complex expression on her face; she really hadn’t expected this side of Pei Huai.

Under Jiang Ran’s gaze, Pei Huai didn’t feel embarrassed at all.

What’s there to be embarrassed about with his own wife?

If he didn’t act spoiled now, when he wanted to act spoiled in the future, perhaps no one would pay attention.

This wasn’t nonsense, but a truth he’d realized after spending so much time with Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran had no idea what Pei Huai was thinking; looking at him, she felt both slightly amused and helpless, but she didn’t dislike this feeling.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ran reached for a bunch of grapes, picked one, and brought it to Pei Huai’s mouth.

"Have a grape. Occupy your mouth, so there’ll be no chance to sigh."

Without any hesitation, Pei Huai opened his mouth and bit the grape.

Joking aside, grapes fed by his wife absolutely required immediate consumption, with no delay.