Chapter 200 When did their relationship become so good? I don't know either...

Wang Xiaoqi tried his best, but in the end he still couldn't get to have dinner at Wen Xinglin's house, and went home with great regret.

Bai Guigui did not go back with Wen Xinglin.

Wen Xinglin was also quite disappointed, but when he got home, a large table of delicious food awaited him. His older brother and sister Yueyue even took leave to come home and celebrate together, so he quickly forgot his small regret.

...

As spring arrived and flowers bloomed, Wen Yusheng's return to England was drawing near. Before Wen Yusheng left, An Fusheng took everyone on a picnic, as he had promised them beforehand.

An Fusheng chose a private farm with peach orchards, wild vegetable gardens, recreational facilities, barbecue grills, and wood-fired stoves.

Children chased butterflies with the family's cats under the bright peach blossoms, while adults gathered around the barbecue grill to enjoy a meal. A gentle spring breeze occasionally blew by, making it a truly pleasant experience.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Qin Cuie and Xiao Hui at the farm. No one said anything at the time, but when they returned home that night, Meng Cuie actually came to the orphanage to apologize in person.

An Fusheng guessed that she didn't want Xiao Hui to know the truth.

Employees are free to leave, and everything is going smoothly for Xiaoxingchen now, so An Fusheng doesn't care much. Moreover, Meng Cuie's good cooking skills are just due to practice makes perfect. Xiaoxingchen's ingredients are bought from her hometown, so she is familiar with the characteristics of the ingredients and has cooked them often before, so she does well. However, she lacks innovation and exploration ability. When faced with unfamiliar ingredients, she is timid and hesitant. She doesn't understand how to explore ingredients or the underlying logic of ingredient processing, so the dishes she makes are just average. Such a chef is actually easy to train and is not what Xiaoxingchen needs.

Lou's mother was always dissatisfied with Meng Cuie's actions, but she could understand her good intentions and ultimately said nothing.

...

It's unclear when it started, but Wen Xingmou and Shen Yuqiu's relationship has grown so deep that they call each other every day.

Knowing last night that there would be a picnic today, Wen Xingmou used An Fusheng's phone to make a video call to Shen Yuqiu, warmly inviting him to join their family picnic. Shen Yuqiu said that he had many surgeries to perform today and could not attend, so Wen Xingmou gave up. Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned, Wen Xingmou borrowed An Fusheng's phone again to call Shen Yuqiu.

As soon as the call connected, Wen Xingmou squeezed her eyes shut, and large tears splattered onto the phone screen.

The whole family: ? ? ?

Shen Yuqiu was also confused: "What's wrong, baby? Didn't you go to play with your older brother, sister, mom, and aunts? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

The whole family: ? ? ?

Wen Xingmou sobbed, "Someone said I'm really ugly today!"

The whole family: Who? ? ? How come they don't know?

Shen Yuqiu: "Who is it that would say such a thing about our precious baby?"

Wen Xingmou: "I didn't know him either. He just said I was ugly and wouldn't let other kids play with me, so I hit him until he cried. I didn't cry myself."

Shen Yuqiu was silent for a few seconds: "Our little princess is very beautiful."

Wen Xingmou: "Uncle Chen, why is my hair white? Everyone else has black hair. Why am I the only one with white hair?"

Shen Yuqiu: "Isn't Afu also white? White looks very nice."

Wen Xingmou said aggrievedly, "But he said I'm a monster. When I was little, I went to the park and a little boy was scared to tears by me. I don't like white hair anymore. Uncle, can you make my hair black? I'm willing to go to the hospital. I'm not afraid of being hospitalized."

Shen Yuqiu: "Baby, you are very healthy and do not need to be hospitalized."

Wen Xingmou: "Then why do people still say I'm disabled?"

Shen Yuqiu: "Baby, do you remember what Uncle told you about Zhuangzi? Zhuangzi said that all things are natural, and you can't assume someone is disabled just because their body is different from the rest of the population. Everyone is defined as human and equal."

Zhuangzi also said, "Virtue has its strengths, while physical form has its limitations." This means that a person's inner virtues are more important than their outward physical appearance. You may be brave, optimistic, and polite—these are all excellent qualities, but others may only know how to laugh at you. They are simply not as good as you. We shouldn't bother with those who are inferior to us.

Wen Xingmou: "But many people don't like me in white, and I don't really like it anymore either."

Shen Yuqiu: "Those are all insignificant people. They don't understand you at all, and their liking is not important at all. What's important is that your family and friends like you very, very much."

Wen Xingmou: "I understand."

After the call ended, the whole family gathered around.

Ji Fengnian: "Who said anything about you? Why didn't you tell your brother during the day? Give him a good beating!"

Wen Xingmou: "He was immediately pulled away by his mother."

An Shisi: "If only we knew where he lived, we could go to his house and beat him up."

Wen Xingmou: "But I've already made him cry, do we still have to go?"

Wen Xinglin: "Then let's forget about it."

An Shisi: "How can that be allowed? How dare he bully my sister while I'm not here? I have to beat him to a pulp!"

Everyone: "..."

Lou Lan said, "If anyone bullies you in the future, you must tell your mothers and older brothers and sisters immediately, okay?"

Wen Xingmou said weakly, "But I made someone cry, I'm afraid you'll scold me..."

Upon hearing this, Lou Lan began to deeply reflect on whether she had done something wrong in teaching her children, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't find any problems.

Lou Lan said, "Mom won't scold you. If someone is in the wrong first, we should make them apologize on the spot. Next time, you should tell your mothers about anything, understand?"

Wen Xingmou: "I understand."

A short while later, Shen Yuqiu arrived, and Wen Xingmou snuggled in his arms again, looking aggrieved, to complain once more.

An Fusheng and Wen Yusheng watched the two of them being intimate and couldn't understand it at all.

Upon hearing the voice, she asked, "When did their relationship become so good?"

An Fusheng: "I don't know either." He had always thought that Wen Xingmou liked him the most, and now he felt a little disappointed.

Ever since discovering the relationship between Shen Yuqiu and Wen Min, Wen Yusheng has been displeased with Shen Yuqiu. When she saw Shen Yuqiu and Wen Xingmou playing a doctor-patient role-playing game, with Wen Xingmou playing the doctor and making Shen Yuqiu's eyelids roll up high, she gloated and went over to watch and encourage them.

An Fusheng's feelings for Shen Yuqiu were quite complicated. Shen Yuqiu was a very good person who often helped them and had a good personality. He never got angry and was a very good elder. However, he had wronged Wen Mama in the past. On the one hand, An Fusheng felt that it was unforgivable for a man to betray a woman. On the other hand, he felt that he should not interfere in the affairs between adults, especially matters of the heart. This made him feel a little awkward every time he faced Shen Yuqiu.

Sigh... I'd better go cook.

During dinner, Wen Yusheng continued to berate Shen Yuqiu, from looking down on his age to criticizing him for not taking female graduate students. In front of Wen Min, Shen Yuqiu forced himself to explain that in his first year as a professor, he only took on one female graduate student. He said that the girl had ulterior motives towards him, which is why he dared not take her on. Although he hadn't taken any female students over the years, he had recommended outstanding female students to his senior sister, who was also a very excellent professor. He insisted that he had never been unfair to female students.

Wen Xingmou said, "I'm a girl too, Uncle, would you be willing to teach me?"

Shen Yuqiu: "Uncle is willing."

Everyone: "..."

...

After dinner, Shen Yuqiu was about to leave, and Wen Min saw him off.

Hearing the voice, An Fusheng was pulled along and they followed furtively from behind.

An Fusheng: "Auntie, is what we're doing inappropriate?"

Hearing the voice: "What's wrong with it? If he dares to..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Shen Yuqiu hug Wen Min.

"Wow!"

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."

An Fusheng grabbed Wen Yusheng, who was about to rush out.

"You bastard! I knew it!"

An Fusheng whispered, "Mother Wen knows what she's doing, so let's not interfere."

This was the question An Fusheng kept thinking about while making dinner. He always considered himself the only adult man in the family and had the responsibility to protect everyone in the family. However, he overlooked the fact that before he came, it was Wen Mama who single-handedly supported the orphanage. Even after he came, Wen Mama still took care of him from time to time. Wen Mama has always been an independent, strong, and clear-headed woman, and no one can interfere with her affairs.

Hearing the voice, she exclaimed excitedly, "What does she know?"

"Keep your voice down, don't let them hear you," An Fusheng reminded him.

Hearing this, she immediately lowered her voice: "She's just blinded by lust; she's been fooled once and she'll fall for it again."

Teenagers are always curious about relationships. An Fusheng was particularly curious about Wen's mother and Teacher Shen's relationship. "Auntie, how did Wen's mother and Teacher Shen get together? Why did they break up later?"

Wen Yusheng briefly explained the whole story to him.

An Fusheng: "So, Teacher Shen is Wen's mother's ideal woman?"

"What the hell!" Hearing this, he was about to rush out and hit someone.

An Fusheng reacted quickly and grabbed him.

After struggling for a moment, Wen Yusheng calmed down a bit and said, "I knew it. Your mother is a sucker for good looks. That bastard Shen Yuqiu knew it all along, so he dressed up every day and flaunted himself in front of your mother to seduce her."

An Fusheng glanced at Shen Yuqiu. "No, right? Teacher Shen is just wearing a shirt and trousers. Occasionally, when it's cold, she'll add a suit jacket or trench coat. Is that considered dressing up?"

Hearing the voice, she said, "No? You're still too naive. Tell me, who wears a suit and leather shoes every day for no reason? And irons them so perfectly? Can you do that?"

An Fusheng: "It's inconvenient for me to wear a suit when I'm cooking, but it's different for Teacher Shen."

Hearing the voice: "What's different? He's just a scheming man!"

An Fusheng: "..."

After cursing in a low voice, Wen Yusheng then secretly dragged An Fusheng away to eavesdrop.

It was the first time in An Fusheng's life that he had overheard someone's conversation. He felt a little guilty but also quite excited, so he reluctantly followed along.

Then he heard Shen Yuqiu, in a completely different tone than usual, pitifully whine to Wen Min, saying how busy and tired she was at work every day, how her students had given her over a hundred appointments a day and she was so busy seeing patients that she didn't even have time to eat, and how she couldn't suppress her longing for Wen Min, and how even though she was exhausted, she still tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night...

As An Fusheng listened, he felt sorry for Teacher Shen. But as Wen Yusheng listened, he became so angry that he kept cursing, "You scheming man!"

After listening for a while, An Fusheng tried to pull Wen Yusheng away, but was suddenly stopped by Wen Min.

"So eager to leave? Why not listen a little longer?" Wen Min's tone was menacing.

An Fusheng and Wen Yusheng: "..."

Shen Yuqiu looked curiously at the two people in the corner, "What are you two doing here?"

Hearing the voice: "Scheming man!"

Shen Yuqiu: "..."

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Author's Note: I'm here! Sorry for the wait. A few days ago I mentioned I was experiencing writer's block, but actually I've been so busy with work that I haven't had much free time. I'm working overtime this weekend too. There's not much left, so I'll finish it as soon as possible.