Lu Qian and Rong Fang were both amused by Little Yuanbao’s appearance.
Rong Fang felt somewhat helpless, and she peeled Little Yuanbao off Xia Yuning’s lap.
Holding Little Yuanbao’s hand, she pointed at Xia Yuning and said, “This is your uncle’s wife, not some older brother. You should call him uncle’s wife, understood?”
“No, he is clearly a pretty older brother,” Little Yuanbao said in a milky voice.
Too cute, he can call me whatever he wants! Xia Yuning thought somewhat shamelessly.
“Oh you, what a child.” Rong Fang pinched Little Yuanbao’s cheek.
Seeming to notice that Xia Yuning kept looking at Little Yuanbao, Rong Fang introduced him, “This is your sister and brother-in-law’s child. His full name is Lin Yuanbai, and Yuanbao is his nickname. You can just call him Yuanbao.”
Xia Yuning curved his lovely peach-blossom eyes and greeted Little Yuanbao.
“Hello, Little Yuanbao.”
Little Yuanbao was struck by this stunning beauty, his cheeks instantly turning flushed. He nervously pinched the corner of his clothes with both hands and then spoke stammeringly.
“Hello, pretty older brother.”
Lu Jinglin frowned. What was wrong with this little fellow? Why did he suddenly start stammering out of nowhere? How spineless.
Lu Qian smiled gently and said to Xia Yuning, “Your sister and brother-in-law are currently away on business abroad and will not be able to return for a while. They could not make it back for your wedding yesterday and feel very sorry about it. They will visit you once they return.”
Xia Yuning said, “It is fine, Dad.”
Rong Fang laughed from the side, “As long as you do not mind.” This child was so sensible. The more she looked at Xia Yuning, the more satisfied she became, and she wanted to say a little more.
At this moment, Lu Jinglin spoke up, “Dad, Mom, let us talk after dinner. The food will get cold soon.”
Rong Fang quickly stopped her train of thought, took Xia Yuning’s hand, and walked toward the dining room, “Yes, yes, let us go eat first. It will not be good if the food gets cold.”
As she walked, she instructed the butler, “Go bring out all the food prepared in the kitchen.”
The butler replied, “Yes, Madam.”
With that, he methodically went to the kitchen to instruct the servants to serve the dishes.
Little Yuanbao toddled along on his short legs, patter-patter, right behind Xia Yuning, “I want to sit with the pretty…”
Before he finished speaking, he felt a chilling gaze fall upon him. Looking up, he saw Lu Jinglin quietly staring at him.
Frightened into a shiver, he hurriedly and aggrievedly changed his words, “Aunt, I want to sit with my aunt.”
Hearing Little Yuanbao change his words to call him uncle’s wife, Lu Jinglin was finally satisfied and withdrew that gaze.
Little Yuanbao thought, life is not easy, Yuanbao sighs.
In this family, the person Little Yuanbao feared most was this uncle of his.
At the dining table, Lu Jinglin sat on Xia Yuning’s right side, and Little Yuanbao sat on Xia Yuning’s left side, sandwiching him right in the middle.
Little Yuanbao blinked, looked at the distance between himself and Xia Yuning, and found it a bit too far. So he climbed down from his stool and used his short little hands to push the stool closer to Xia Yuning.
Rong Fang, sitting opposite them, saw this and could not help laughing, “Yuanbao, do you like your uncle’s wife that much?”
Little Yuanbao nodded shyly, “Mm, I like him very much.”
His little face was flushed red.
Xia Yuning curved his eyes. This little bun was simply too cute, and he really wanted to pet him.
Thinking this, he actually did it. He raised his left hand, placed it over Little Yuanbao’s head, and gently rubbed it.
Ah, it feels so nice to touch, his hair is so soft.
Xia Yuning narrowed his eyes, clearly feeling extremely satisfied.
Little Yuanbao was startled, and this time even his ears turned completely red.