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Zhu Qianying was not sure if Luo Yifan had expressed his feelings to her mother, but him admitting his feelings towards her so openly to a child was also no easy feat.

Because, at her mother’s age, it was truly difficult to encounter someone who dared to express his affection so boldly.

Of course, all this could not justify their interference in her mother’s life.

Anyway, she still stood by her word: they should merely observe, offer some advice for reference but not interfere with her mother’s final decision.

"What did the baby boy say?"

Zhu Qianying thought about needing to educate her son properly so that he wouldn’t say or do inappropriate things.

"I told him to work hard!"

The little boy blinked, "Mommy, isn’t that the right thing to say?"

"Yes, baby is so clever, that’s the right thing to say." Zhu Qianying approvingly patted her son’s head.

With that, Zhu Qianying’s worries no longer existed.

It seemed like not everyone could get a helping hand from her son, except for his father, there would probably be no other.

Therefore, Zhu Qianying stopped worrying and thinking about Luo Yifan’s affairs all the time, knowing that Luo Yifan was trying to win her mother’s affection out of genuine liking for her.

And her mother, in this matter, had changed from her usual indecisive attitude, and became extremely determined.

...

Perhaps it was due to Cheng Ye’s presence, Chen Jing returned home exceptionally early for the past two nights. Both her grandson and Bai Xiaolu hadn’t finished tidying up the toys all over the room, yet she was already home.

"Mom, there’s sugar water in the kitchen, shall I get a bowl for you?"

The weather was beginning to get hot, so Zhu Qianying made refreshing sugar water for several days in a row, which the whole family loved to drink.

Including Yan Xu, who had little touch with desserts and seldom drank sugar water in the past, also loved the various kinds of sugar water that Zhu Qianying made.

"Sure, I’ll play with baby and Xiaolu for a while."

Ever since Chen Jing opened the restaurant, her time spent with her grandson dropped drastically to close to zero. She used to see him during meals, but now, as they eat less frequently at the restaurant, the time she could spend with her grandson became even lesser.

Baby and Bai Xiaolu were squatting in the corner cleaning up the building blocks. Bai Xiaolu meticulously stacked the blocks one by one in a wooden box, while the little master indiscriminately threw the blocks into the box. Not only did he mess up his own area, but he destroyed Bai Xiaolu’s hard work as well. His block shot another one flying high, then with a "clatter" the blocks Bai Xiaolu had diligently stacked into the box went tumbling.

Bai Xiaolu glared angrily, "Yan Xu, are you asking for a beating?"

Sometimes, baby didn’t know if it was because he was casual or because he wanted to tease Bai Xiaolu, but either way, he couldn’t rest easy without provoking Bai Xiaolu every now and then.

That was exactly the case right now!

"So what if I do, are you going to hit me?"

With that, he jumped up and dashed towards the other side of the living room.

Although Bai Xiaolu was a girl, she was equally agile. She stood up in an instant and chased after baby like an arrow.

Chen Jing felt helpless about the constant bickering between the two brats. She realized she could take care of these two children and loved them dearly, but she could never truly understand them.

Just like her two daughters, from a long time ago, Chen Jing realized she couldn’t step into their world.

Perhaps, her insight into human hearts was too low. It was the same for Zhu Zhizhou in the past, same for her daughters and grandson, and now, it’s the same for Luo Yifan.

While lost in thought, she helped the two kids tidy up the toys that were still scattered on the ground.

Meanwhile, the two kids ran from the living room to the terrace and then to the backyard. Outside, there were sounds of children tussling and Star being noisy.

The commotion was getting louder, and Chen Jing was worried that the two brats might hurt each other, so she got up, planning to take a look.

On this side, Zhu Qianying brought out the sugar water and stopped her.

"Mom, come drink your sugar water."

Chen Jing looked worriedly at the backyard. Ever since they brought Star home, they left the lights on in the yard as bright as day before Star slept.

But Chen Jing was still afraid that the kids and dog might hurt each other, "Ying’er, I’m going to check on the kids first."

Zhu Qianying, however, said, "Mom, let them be..."

"But I’m afraid they might hurt each other..."

If he hurt her own grandson, although it would be heartbreaking, as long as it’s not a serious injury, there was no need for too much worry.

But if they hurt Bai Xiaolu, then it would be a whole different story.

There was no news from Bai Xiangdong and Bai Shao so far, and the outcome remained unknown. If she even fails in fulfilling their trust of caring for their child, how could she have the face to meet Bai Xiangdong and his daughter in the future?

"Mom, it’ll be fine!"

Zhu Qianying placed the sugar water on the coffee table, swiftly walked over and pulled her back, and made her sit on the sofa.

"Ying’er, I’m worried that baby might use too much force and hurt Xiaolu..." said a worried Chen Jing.

"Mom, do you genuinely believe that baby is bullying Xiaolu?"

"Huh? Isn’t he? I clearly saw baby causing trouble and knocking down Xiaolu’s carefully stacked building blocks."

They say seeing is believing, and she definitely saw her grandson bullying Xiaolu.

Of course, most of the time, baby is a very well-behaved and affectionate child, but when he starts misbehaving, apart from his father, there are not many people who can tolerate him.

"Mom, baby saw that Xiaolu was feeling a bit down, and was afraid she might engage in idle and unproductive activity, so, he intentionally acted out, letting Xiaolu take her attention off whatever was bothering her. Also, once the two kids have used up their energy running around, they can sleep as soon as they finish their baths, it’s easier on us!"

Hearing her daughter’s analysis, Chen Jing reflected upon it and it seemed to be true. Looking back at it, she seemed to have wrongly blamed baby.

It seems, not only can she not see through the hearts of adults, she can’t even see through the heart of a five-year-old child.

What a failure!

"Sigh..."

Chen Jing sighed as she thought about it.

Hearing her mother sigh, Zhu Qianying thought it was over Luo Yifan’s affair and quickly sat down next to her, asking worriedly.

"Mom, are you feeling ok?"

Chen Jing shook her head quietly, sipped some sugar water, and only then spoke.

"Ying’er, do you think I’ve wasted these forty-odd years of my life?"

Zhu Qianying was taken aback. Who had managed to trigger her mother’s insecurities again?

Clearly, after the past few years of independence, her mother’s mental state had improved significantly. The past character of constant self-deprecation had long left her.

"Mom, did Luo Yifan say something to you that upset you?"

Now it was Chen Jing’s turn to be stunned. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Um? What does he have to do with this?"

She admitted that Luo Yifan’s existence did make her uneasy.

But as for being upset, that didn’t seem to be the case.

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