Wen Ruanqing’s light kiss made Wen Si’s heart tremble. Setting her lips into a smile, her eyes grew as gentle as water. “Mother isn’t angry anymore. Did it scare my little treasure?”
After kissing her, Wen Ruanqing proactively burrowed into Wen Si’s arms, rubbing her face against Wen Si’s. Then, she let out an “un” toward the lunchbox on the table, meaning: Eat, eat!
“Alright, Mother will eat.”
Wen Si handed Wen Ruanqing over to Feng Ye to hold, then opened the lunchbox and ate. With her family accompanying her, her motivation to eat was completely full.
In the afternoon, Feng Ye took Wen Ruanqing to sleep while Wen Si worked outside. Today was one of the few rare times Wen Si would leave work on time; before this, she basically had to stay until past nine o’clock before heading home.
“Are you awake?”
Wen Si pushed the door open, keeping her voice light. Because Wen Ruanqing was still young and in poor health, she was particularly fond of sleeping. She had slept for three hours this afternoon before finally waking up. Now, as Feng Ye called her, her head was still completely dazed.
Her hair was all puffed up from sleeping, looking incredibly fluffy.
“Mama.”
Wen Ruanqing kept her eyes closed, allowing herself to be handled by Feng Ye. Even when she was carried and walked outside, her gaze remained blurry and unfocused.
So sleepy.
“I’m going to pick up Big Sister.”
Wen Si took Wen Ruanqing over and bounced her slightly. “Still sleepy?”
“Mm…”
Wen Ruanqing rubbed her eyes. After hearing the word “Sister,” her spirit lifted. She blinked and began to sit up to look out the window.
Sister!
The kindergarten had good security. Dismissal was conducted class by class, and parents had to line up and wait. However, because there were not many children, the feeling of crowding was not distinct.
“Big Treasure! Xiao Li!”
The moment Feng Ye saw the two children, he immediately raised his hand. “Over here!”
Wen Tingyin and Huo Yinli saw him at the same time and walked toward Feng Ye together. When Wen Ruanqing saw her two older sisters, she couldn’t help but smile too.
“Sister!”
Her shout was loud and clear, causing the other children to look over as well. Some of the children who were quite familiar with Wen Tingyin couldn’t help but speak up upon seeing this: “Wen Tingyin, is that your younger sister? She’s so cute.”
“Cute, right?”
Wen Tingyin felt exceptionally proud upon hearing those words. She took Wen Ruanqing into her arms, but fearing she might drop her, she quickly let Wen Si continue holding her.
Huo Yinli stood to the side smiling as well. She hooked her finger around Wen Ruanqing’s little hand, feeling her mood index soar rapidly.
“Get in the car.”
Feng Ye opened the car door, watching the two children get in one after the other before following them inside. “Xiao Li, how did it feel at the kindergarten today? Were you happy?”
Huo Yinli was holding her small backpack. Upon hearing this question, she shook her head. “It was okay.”
Wen Si raised an eyebrow. “Just okay? Did someone bully you?”
But that shouldn’t be the case. The teachers and the principal at the kindergarten all knew Wen Tingyin’s background, and many parents were well aware of it too. Since Huo Yinli walked so closely with Wen Tingyin, no one should be bullying her.
Huo Yinli shook her head again. “I find it boring.”
She didn’t like the teachers leading them in singing and playing around. Although they taught some basic courses, Huo Yinli had already learned them long ago. Her classmates were noisy, and she didn’t quite like it.
“Boring, huh.” Feng Ye was slightly startled, but he quickly understood and said with a smile, “Our Xiao Li is smart. If you find it boring, just play together with Tingyin.”
Wen Tingyin also spoke up at this moment: “We play together!”
She also felt that Huo Yinli was usually cold toward everyone and interested in nothing, but she was a bit different toward Wen Ruanqing.
Oh my, Little Sister really is the most lovable.
Wen Ruanqing was currently holding her milk bottle and drinking milk, listening intently to her two older sisters talking, to the point where she even stopped drinking.
Hmm? What about me?
“Did you understand?”
Feng Ye pinched Wen Ruanqing’s little face, but he didn’t dare use too much force, fearing that pinching it too much would cause her to drool.
Wen Ruanqing looked at Feng Ye again. Just as she was about to drink her milk, she realized her bottle was being snatched away. Her eyes widened, and her hands immediately gripped her food tightly. Then, she bit down on the nipple in one mouthful, refusing to let go.
Don’t steal my food!
Both Wen Tingyin and Huo Yinli were amused by this, and they one after another stepped forward to tease Wen Ruanqing.
Annoyed by the teasing, Wen Ruanqing knitted her brows and ignored her two older sisters.
“Madam, we have arrived.”
After the driver brought the car to a steady stop, he opened the car door. Feng Ye stepped out first, then lifted the two children down one by one. “Alright, what are we eating tonight?”
After getting out of the car, Huo Yinli put her backpack on her back and stood obediently to the side, waiting for Wen Ruanqing to come down. Grasping her backpack straps with both hands, her gaze swept around the surroundings. Suddenly, she froze, discovering two mothers watching from the doorway.
“Mama, Mother.”
Huo Yinli froze in place, murmuring a few words. In the next second, she finally reacted. Her eyes turned red, and she rushed straight toward her mothers. “Mama!”
They hadn’t met for nearly two months.
“Xiao Li!”
Huo Yinli’s mama, Chu Qing, squatted down and caught her child in a tight embrace, looking at Huo Yinli with heartache. “Did you miss Mama?”
“I did!”
Huo Yinli hugged Chu Qing’s neck and wouldn’t let go. Her mother, Huo Lin, squatted down as well, but her display of emotion was not as obvious, though guilt could still be seen in her eyes.
“Mama and Mother came back a bit suddenly this time. We originally intended to return two days ago to send you to school, but we were delayed.”
Chu Qing wiped away Huo Yinli’s tears and picked her up. Only after calming her emotions did she see Feng Ye’s family walking over.
“Thank you for taking care of our Huo Yinli during this period.”
Huo Lin was the first to speak. “Please have dinner at our house tonight.”
Feng Ye smiled slightly. “Xiao Li is well-behaved, and we all like her. Since you just returned today, it really should be my treat.”
“No, no, no, eat at our house. I’ve prepared some gifts for you all, though they are just some experimental models.”
Chu Qing managed a smile. “I hope you won’t mind them.”
“How could we,” Wen Si gave a light laugh, “Those who contribute to the country are all people worthy of our respect. Furthermore, I truly like Xiao Li, and both of my children like her as well.”
While the adults were chatting, Wen Ruanqing couldn’t sit still anymore and wanted to get down. “Un!”
“I’ll hold Little Sister’s hand.”
Wen Tingyin proactively held Wen Ruanqing’s small hand. Wen Ruanqing’s hands were cold, so cold that Wen Tingyin used both of her own hands to rub them for her. “Little Sister, you can’t run around blindly.”
Huo Yinli also struggled to get down. She walked over to Wen Ruanqing and squatted down. “Little Sister, these are my mama and mother.”
“Ah.”
Wen Ruanqing looked up. Looking at the two unfamiliar adults, she was a bit dazed. Huo Yinli looked like Chu Qing, but her personality resembled Huo Lin’s more; both people looked cold, but they were both beautiful.
“Mama?”
Wen Ruanqing softly called out: “Ah.”
So many mamas?
No, that doesn’t seem right.
Huo Yinli also opened her mouth wide, her eyes widening as she shook her head vigorously. “My mama.”
“You should call them Auntie—”
Wen Ruanqing looked at Huo Yinli innocently:
“Hmm?”