你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
文本:方才所言，当然只是玩笑，虽然确实更勾动自己对妻子的思念，但看着越来越成熟，立业成家一步步向前走的燕赵歌，燕狄心中无比宽慰，连脚步都显得轻快几分。
翻译:
While his words just now had merely been a joke, he had indeed being drawn to thoughts of his wife whom he missed dearly. Still, looking at Yan Zhaoge who was getting more and more mature and was walking closer and closer towards attaining great heights and starting a family, Yan Di felt incomparably reassured as even his footsteps appeared somewhat lighter.
方才所言，当然只是玩笑，虽然确实更勾动自己对妻子的思念，但看着越来越成熟，立业成家一步步向前走的燕赵歌，燕狄心中无比宽慰，连脚步都显得轻快几分。