Chapter 257

"Mom, look at this peony! I picked it only after asking my aunt."

Ningning ran to Xia Ruoan happily and carefully handed the beautiful flower in her hand to her.

Xia Ruo'an took the flower with a look of surprise on her face, gently stroked the petals, and said to Ningning with a smile: "Thank you, baby, mom likes it very much. But who is the aunt you are talking about?"

At this time, Zhao Han strode over and explained with a smile: "It's the proprietress of this store. When Ning Ning saw these beautiful flowers, she immediately took my hand and went to find the owner of the flowers.

Then, in a baby voice, he asked for one, saying that he wanted to give this most beautiful flower to his dear mother.

"When the boss lady saw that your Ningning was so well-behaved and cute, she agreed to give him a flower without saying a word." Zhao Han thought of how Ningning insisted on taking money out of her small backpack to buy flowers, and he couldn't help feeling angry and amused.

I secretly sighed in my heart that Leng Zexi and Ruoan really have a good way of educating their children. They have raised their children to be so sensible and caring.

Especially those who are also parents, whenever they see Ningning's filial behavior, they all give her a thumbs up and praise her.

They all expressed their gratitude and gratitude at such a young age, which was truly rare and precious.

"Ruo'an, you are so lucky! Look at your son. Although he is young, he already knows how to cherish his mother and please her."

"Look at that little brat of mine. He's already fifteen years old, but he's never given me a proper gift, let alone a flower!" Zhao Shuhui said half-jokingly and half-enviously.

Moreover, because I devoted all my attention to scientific research all day long, the relationship between my children and I became increasingly distant, and was no longer as close as before.

When she said this, Zhao Shuhui couldn't help but look at Xia Ruoan beside her with envy, with a hint of helplessness and sadness in her eyes.

Faced with Zhao Shuhui's confession, Xia Ruoan didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

After all, this situation is indeed a bit tricky, and it is not easy to change the status quo all at once.

Xia Ruo'an said slowly, "The company of children is indeed crucial to their growth. Take Ningning and his two brothers as an example. Whether it is me or my husband, we always do everything for the children ourselves without asking others to help us."

"Perhaps that's why they are so close to us. To put it bluntly, it's the nature of these children that they will naturally become closer to the one they play with the longer they spend playing with."

All along, Xia Ruoan had never thought of just leaving the child to be taken care of by others after giving birth.

Especially for the parents-in-law, although they love their own children very much, it is not a bad idea to occasionally suggest taking the children over to stay for a few days and have fun together.

But if he really had to entrust the child to them completely and never care about the child again, that would definitely not be something Xia Ruoan could accept.

Of course, in real life, most ordinary families may consider a practical problem - in order to allow their children to have good material living conditions in the future, many couples often choose to reluctantly give up their young children and leave them to be taken care of by their parents, and then the couple work together to go out and work hard to make money to support the family.

However, Xia Ruoan had to honestly admit at this moment that the quality of the family's economic situation does have an influence that cannot be ignored.

If she and her husband Leng Zexi's family background were just ordinary and mediocre, then the couple would probably have to work hard every day to make a living, so the time they could actually spend with their children would inevitably be greatly reduced.

Zhao Shuhui couldn't help but fall into deep thought. She suddenly realized that she seemed to have never really accompanied her son in his growth.

Since her son was born just over a month ago, he has been taken care of by her mother-in-law, and she herself can only go home once every ten days or half a month.

In fact, if her husband had not complained too much about it, she would not have had the courage to do so.

The key point is that her husband has always remained silent about her behavior, and even if he is dissatisfied in his heart, he dare not express it easily.

The reason is that most of the household expenses are borne by her, a fact that not only her husband knows well, but also her parents-in-law are aware of it.

Because of this, even if the parents-in-law have complaints, they cannot openly accuse them.

After all, her parents-in-law's family is relatively poor, and in sharp contrast, her parents' family's economic situation is much better.

Take the house they live in now, for example; that was the generous dowry she brought when she got married!

At this moment, when witnessing the intimate interaction between Xia Ruoan and his son, Zhao Shuhui couldn't help but feel envy deep in her heart.

Maybe she should really spend more time and energy on her children.

So, she took a deep breath, turned to face Xia Ruoan, and said sincerely: "Ruoan, I happen to have a plan that I haven't started yet. I'm thinking of giving it to you to take charge of."

"I want to make more free time to return to my family and spend more time with them. Especially since my son Xiaobin is facing the important stage of the high school entrance examination, as a mother, I feel that I should return to him to give him support and encouragement."

After saying this, Zhao Shuhui's gaze remained on Xia Ruoan, her eyes full of expectation and sincerity.

The choice between family and work has always troubled her, but after careful consideration, she finally decided to work hard to find a balance.

As she gazed at Ningning's innocent, happy face, a strong sense of guilt surged up from deep in her heart - she realized that she had given her son too little time and companionship.

Xia Ruoan was worried and frowned, because she was about to face a new task, which was very different from the field she was familiar with.

Facing the highly respected teacher Zhao, she said with trepidation: "Teacher Zhao, to be honest, I have very little experience in the direction you are researching. I can almost say that I have no experience at all. Therefore, I am very worried about whether I can be competent for this job."

"After all, you are researching plants grown in water." Xia Ruoan was really worried that he would not be able to do the job well.

Teacher Zhao smiled slightly, looked at Xia Ruo'an gently, and comforted her: "Don't be so unconfident! Although you lack direct experience in this area, it is precisely because of this that you will study and explore more attentively and attentively than others!"

"If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can always come to me or ask your seniors. They are all happy to help you!"

Hearing these words of encouragement from Teacher Zhao, Xia Ruoan's tense nerves relaxed a little, but her heart was still heavy.

After all, who can be truly stress-free when facing new challenges?

"Mom, are you planning to plant new plants again? Can you take me with you?" Ningning couldn't wait to grab her mother's hand when she heard the voice, and asked with anticipation on her face.

Xia Ruoan looked down at his son's little face full of desire and enthusiasm. He couldn't help feeling a little helpless, but he was more moved by the child's enthusiasm.

She squatted down, looked Ningning in the eye, and asked gently, "Baby, are you sure you want to plant with your mother? This is not an easy thing to do."

"And to be honest, I'm not sure I can keep these plants alive. You might fail, too."

However, Ningning nodded firmly, with confidence shining in her eyes, and answered loudly: "Mom, let's give it a try! What if it succeeds? Even if it doesn't work, at least we tried our best!"

Then, Ningning seemed to have thought of something and added excitedly: "By the way, Mom, didn't you just say that you wanted to plant in water this time? I have never tried to plant like this before. Maybe because of this, I might be able to succeed!"

Teacher Wen, who was standing aside, came over at this time, listened to Ningning's words with a smile, and then nodded slightly.

She agreed: "Yes, Ningning is right. Ruoan, why don't you create an opportunity for your child to plant some at home? Who knows, you might be able to grow some strong plants!"

Seeing that everyone was so supportive of Ningning, Xia Ruo'an's originally hesitant heart finally softened. She smiled and agreed, "Okay, okay, since you two said so, then later Mom will set up a small corner at home for Ningning that is suitable for planting, so that you can try out how to grow hydroponic plants."

"But baby, if you fail in the end, you are not allowed to cry!" As he said this, Xia Ruoan gently touched Ningning's little head, his eyes full of pampering and love.

"That's great, that's great, I can grow plants with my mom again. I'm going to tell my dad that I want to grow plants that grow in water." Ningning said happily.

After Leng Zexi found out, he immediately promised to build a pool for them and their son in the backyard.

"Comparing yourself to others is really frustrating. I used to just raise it in a bucket." A senior brother sighed after hearing this.

"Then go ahead and compete." Zhao Shuhui also found it funny to hear what her student said.

Even Xia Ruoan was envious of the support Leng Zexi gave to her. To be honest, when she brought her scientific research back home, she didn't receive any praise or help, only disgust.

Once, Xiaobin even threw the baby directly into the trash can and never brought it home to take care of it again.