Chapter 242

Ningning stared with wide eyes in horror at the whole basin of medicine in front of her that emitted a pungent smell and was turbid in color. Her lips trembled and tears instantly flowed out of her eyes like a flood breaking through a dam, and she burst into tears with a "wow".

Just now, he heard his uncle say with his own ears that this basin of terrible potion was specially prepared for him and his two brothers!

All along, the medicine their uncle gave them tasted as sweet as syrup, so they never had any resistance to taking medicine.

However, faced with such a huge amount of potion, Ningning really couldn't imagine how she could drink it all.

At this time, Xia Ruoan and Leng Zexi were busy cleaning the dishes on the table. Suddenly, they heard Ningning's heart-wrenching cry. They hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked quickly over here.

"Ningning, baby, why are you crying?" Xia Ruoan hugged Ningning tightly in his arms with concern on his face and comforted her softly.

Sui Sui Nian Nian stood there, her little mouth pursed as if she was about to cry, her two big watery eyes red, obviously frightened by Ning Ning's sudden crying.

Mu Shen, on the other hand, looked confused and at a loss at this moment. He had no idea why Ningning burst into tears without any warning.

He was even frantically using his fingers to test the temperature of the medicine in the basin!

Leng Zexi turned his head and looked at Mu Shen, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Mu Shen shrugged helplessly, spread his hands and said: "Ningning just came over to take a look, and then burst into tears. I still haven't figured out the reason!"

When saying this, Mu Shen had an innocent look on his face, and it was obvious that what he said was true.

Xia Ruoan was extremely worried. He quickly walked to Ningning's side, looked at him with a worried look on his face, and asked softly, "Ningning, tell mom, are you feeling unwell? Why are you crying like this all of a sudden?"

Ningning replied with sobs, her voice clearly filled with tears: "Wuwuwu... I can't finish it. I can't finish it at all! There's no way my brother and I can finish so much potion."

As she spoke, Ningning stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed to the wooden basin filled with potion.

Xia Ruoan looked in the direction of Ningning's finger, and suddenly realized why Ningning was crying.

She looked at the cute and innocent little guy in front of her and felt a little amused.

Leng Zexi, who was standing by, was also speechless when he saw Ningning's silly and cute look.

He shook his head, walked forward, took Ningning from Xia Ruo'an, gently wiped the tears from his face, and explained softly: "Little idiot, this is not for you to drink. This is a medicinal bath specially prepared for you and your brothers. It is for bathing, not for you to drink."

Because she cried so hard, Ningning's eyes turned red, like two little rabbits' eyes, looking particularly adorable.

I have to say that these three little guys are well educated. Not only are they never picky about food, but they will also eat up all the food in their bowls, no matter how little it is, and never waste it.

So when Ningning saw such a big basin of potion, he naturally thought that he and his two brothers were required to drink it together.

When Mu Shen saw Ningning crying, he instantly understood the reason and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

Then he said to Xia Ruo'an with a hint of sarcasm: "Ningning, don't you need to nourish your brain? Why does he seem a little stupid compared to his two brothers?"

After saying this, Mu Shen deliberately winked at Xia Ruoan.

Hearing Mu Shen's evaluation of Ning Ning, Xia Ruo'an couldn't help but laugh, but he quickly defended his sister and said, "Brother, don't say that about Ning Ning, he is not stupid."

Although he said this, he actually felt that Mu Shen had some truth in what he said, but he just didn't want to admit it to his face.

Seeing this, Mu Shen waved his hand and continued with a smile, "Okay, okay, you're not that stupid, there's still hope. Unlike some people, if they were really stupid, they would have rushed over and drank it without caring about anything."

As he was speaking, he saw Niannian running towards him excitedly with his short legs.

Mu Shen was quick-witted and quick-handed. He took a step forward and quickly reached out to grab Nian Nian.

Looking at the innocent Nian Nian, Mu Shen scolded her angrily and amusedly: "My little ancestor, this is not for drinking, but for bathing!"

"You little guy, you actually want to taste it. I think you are the one who needs to supplement your brain!" As he said that, Mu Shen stretched out his big hand and gently rubbed Nian Nian's little head.

Nian Nian, whose thoughts were exposed by Mu Shen, scratched her hair a little embarrassedly and muttered softly: "Uncle, I'm just curious. I want to try what it tastes like..."

Mu Shen shook his head helplessly and said soothingly: "Alright, alright, dear child, the water is still very hot now. Let's go in and soak in it when it cools down a bit. But don't burn yourself because of your curiosity!"

Then, Mu Shen carefully picked up Nian Nian and turned to walk out the door.

"The relationship between your Senior Brother Zhao and his current wife is really not harmonious! When I went to see them off yesterday, I accidentally heard them talking about divorce."

Mu Shen gently held the lovely Nian Nian in his arms, looked at Xia Ruoan, and spoke slowly.

Xia Ruo'an nodded slightly after hearing this, indicating that he already knew about this matter: "In fact, I can also feel that the relationship between them is very subtle now. I really don't know how to describe it."

Then, Xia Ruoan continued, "Senior Brother Zhao and his wife seem to like each other, and the situation here is quite complicated."

"On the one hand, it's because of Senior Qiao, and on the other hand, it's because of something about Little Chang'an. Because of this, their relationship has become extremely strained. If they can't resolve this knot in time, it's hard to say how it will develop in the future."

Xia Ruoan pondered in his heart.

As for the relationship between Senior Brother Zhao and his wife, she felt that she was just an outsider and it was inconvenient for her to express too much opinion. So, she just stood aside silently without saying anything more.

After a moment of silence, Xia Ruo'an seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said, "No matter what, I just hope that when they have a conflict, they won't hurt innocent children. After all, children are the most pitiful."

After saying that, she sighed softly.

Speaking of Brother Zhao and his wife getting together and getting married, it was actually because they had a child.

However, before this, Senior Brother Zhao had deeply hurt Shangguan Lan's heart because of Senior Sister Qiao.

I guess this incident has always left a shadow in Shangguan Lan's heart and became one of the reasons for the tension in their relationship.

If she had a choice, Xia Ruoan thought to herself that Shangguan Lan might be more inclined to let her live with the child rather than get together with Zhao Han because of the child.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frowned slightly, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart.

At this time, Mu Shen suddenly mentioned: "Where is Qiao Xin?"

There was a hint of concern and curiosity in his tone.

After all, I have witnessed Qiao Xin's fanatical pursuit of Ouyang with my own eyes, and that almost crazy persistence is impressive.

I finally watched her let go of Ouyang, but I didn't expect that she would be involved with Zhao Han again.

Mu Shen couldn't help but sigh: "Those who are liked by her and those who like her are so unlucky!"

Xia Ruoan shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not aware of Qiao Xin's current situation.

"She changed all her contact information after she left this place, so I lost contact with her a long time ago. Over the years, I heard some sporadic news about Qiao Xin from my Senior Sister Bai Shuang."

Hearing this, Mu Shen looked at Xia Ruo'an seriously and said solemnly: "In this case, you'd better not think about resuming contact with her in the future."

"You know, she is still in contact with Zhao Han, and Zhao Han is a man with a family and children! This situation is too complicated and can easily cause unnecessary trouble."

After a pause, he continued, "In fact, as early as when I saw her making a scene at Ouyang's wedding, I didn't want you to be involved with her anymore."

After saying this, Mu Shen's gaze remained on Xia Ruoan, as if he wanted to convey more concern and advice through his eyes.

There was no trace of anger on Xia Ruoan's face. She knew very well that although she did not care about the other person's identity and status when making friends, she could not ignore a person's character.

The reason why the eldest brother said that was, after all, just out of concern for her and fear that she might be hurt in any way.

"Senior Sister Qiao will never hurt me." Xia Ruoan looked at his eldest brother firmly, his tone sincere and resolute.

However, Mu Shen immediately retorted: "But she is clearly using you! She is using you to get close to Ouyang."

It turned out that due to Ouyang Jin's special identity and background, almost all the people around Xia Ruoan, including those related to Ouyang Jin, had been thoroughly investigated.

Xia Ruoan really couldn't deny this, because it was indeed an indisputable fact.

At this time, Mu Shen turned his gaze to Xia Ruo'an and slowly said, "The reason why the relationship between your Senior Brother Zhao and his wife has been deteriorating is because Zhao Han met with Qiao Xin in private, and unfortunately, he was caught by your Senior Brother Zhao's wife."

"If it weren't for the children, they would have divorced long ago."

Xia Ruoan actually knew the whole story about this matter.

Shangguan Lanye once told her that if the child's illness could be cured, they would choose to end the marriage without hesitation.