Ning Wan cleared her throat and said, "I'm really grateful that you saved Xiao Shu today. After we finish eating, I'll take you to the police station. Also, I'll give you some extra money as a token of my appreciation."

Before the man could speak, Ning Yanshu spoke first.

He hurriedly put down his chopsticks and asked, "Mom, can you not let Dad leave? I still want Dad to take me to kindergarten, and I want to take Dad to see Wang Zihao..."

"Xiao Shu," Ning Wan sighed, "he's not your father."

She knew that saying such things was somewhat cruel to Ning Yanshu.

But Ning Wan needs to make him face reality and at the same time, he needs to have a certain level of safety awareness.

She would bring any strange man home and immediately call him "Dad."

Is this reasonable?

"But Dad saved Xiaoshu, he is Xiaoshu's dad..."

Ning Yanshu still insisted on his own opinion.

He jumped off the stool, ran to Ning Wan's side, hugged her legs, and pleaded, "Mom, please, please?"

"I just wanted them to see that even little books have fathers..."

...

Seeing Ning Yanshu's pleading expression, Ning Wan felt a pang of pity.

But she patiently reasoned with him: "Xiaoshu, have you ever thought about how your uncle has lost his memory and has been wandering for so long? His family must be anxiously searching for him. Maybe your uncle also has a child, and like you, he misses his father every day at home?"

Ning Wan knew that Ning Yanshu was actually a very smart child.

His difficult childhood experiences have made him mentally mature beyond his peers.

It was because of Ning Wan's visit during this period that Ning Yanshu had a little bit of the right to act spoiled.

Ning Wan was willing to pamper him and love him, but more importantly, she wanted to teach him principles.

As expected, Ning Yanshu fell silent after hearing Ning Wan's words.

The dinner table was quiet.

The man continued eating, head down, as if the discussion had just taken place something that had nothing to do with him.

After a long silence, Ning Yanshu finally raised his head.

His eyes welled up with tears, and his voice choked with sobs as he asked, "Mom, will Dad really come back to find us?"

“Yes, he will,” Ning Wan said confidently. “Dad loves you very much, so he will definitely come back to find us.”

"Smack."

The man placed the chopsticks he was holding on the table and looked up at Ning Wan.

Ning Wan felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze: "What's wrong?"

"I'm done eating, but I want more." The man lifted his empty bowl.

Ning Wan said helplessly, "Okay, I'll serve you some."

This is already his third bowl of rice.

Ning Wan was truly surprised by the man's appetite. Luckily, she had cooked extra rice today, otherwise it definitely wouldn't have been enough.

Ning Yanshu wiped away her tears and sat back down in her chair.

By the time Ning Wan returned to the table with the rice, Ning Yanshu's out-of-control emotions had subsided considerably.

He put more food into the man's bowl.

This time, however, the enthusiasm on his face was slightly less, and he was no longer calling out "Dad" to him.

"Uncle, hurry up and eat. If you want to eat again after this meal, you'll have to pay. But my mom sells boxed lunches, and they're only 13 yuan a serving, which is very cheap."

Ning Yanshu's words sounded like he was turning his back on her, which left Ning Wan feeling both amused and exasperated.

The man looked distressed and resentful: "But I have no money."

Ning Yanshu placed another piece of meat in his bowl: "My family used to be very poor, we didn't have any money. But my mother was amazing, she could sell boxed lunches and make money..."

"She is the most amazing mom in the world!"

...

After finishing her meal, Ning Wan instructed Ning Yanshu to lock the door before leaving with the man.

The nearest police station, Longshou Village Police Station, is about a ten-minute walk away.

As I walked along the road, it had already gotten completely dark.

Cicadas were still chirping energetically in the trees by the roadside. And from the square not far away, you could hear the latest popular songs playing.

"You are my little apple, I can never love you enough..."

"The vast horizon is my love..."

...

The atmosphere was lively on summer nights.

But with Ning Wan, it was damnably cold and aloof.

Lin Guihua is the police officer on duty tonight.

She raised her eyelids and looked at the man and woman in front of her: "Family disputes and marital problems can be mediated at the police station at 9:30 tomorrow morning."

“No, that’s not it.” Ning Wan was a little tired, and explained again: “He has amnesia and can’t find his family.”

Lin Guihua's gaze swept over the man, without even changing her posture.

The man felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

He slowly moved to stand behind Ning Wan and timidly called out, "Wanwan..."

Seeing Lin Guihua's "I knew it" expression, Ning Wan swore that no matter what she said now, it wouldn't make sense.

"Let's go." Ning Wan sighed, not wanting to stay any longer. "Let's go back first, and we'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

...

When Ning Yanshu opened the door and saw the man and Ning Wan returning together, she was somewhat surprised: "Uncle!"

He was overjoyed to learn that the man hadn't left.

Holding the man's hand, she wanted to play a little longer, but in the end, Ning Wan urged her to go to sleep.

"Oh~"

Ning Yanshu pouted, looking somewhat unwilling.

While Ning Wan was taking a shower, Ning Yanshu took a storybook and moved closer to the man.

He shoved the book into the man's arms: "Uncle, please read this picture book to me before you leave."

His mother always reads picture books to him.

Ning Yanshu also wanted to experience what it felt like to read a book in her father's arms.

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