Chapter 327 Provocation (2)

Lin Yufei frowned, his cold eyes fixed on Jiang Ting.

But in front of so many people, he couldn't afford to be uncouth.

Jiang Ting asked him to help get food, and several people at the surrounding tables heard it.

Lin Yufei got up to get her food.

There was still a line at the food counter, and Jiang Ting sat down to wait, feeling a little bored.

Her gaze fell to a spot not far away, and seeing that Jiang Ning's adopted son had suddenly left, she rolled her eyes and immediately got up and went over.

Huo Zhiqi was walking towards the restroom when he came out and saw his mother's sister looking at him with a smile.

When Jiang Ting saw him come out, she immediately took two steps forward and said, "Your name is Zhiqi, right?"

Zhiqi nodded.

"How are your parents treating you? Are they not very nice to you? Sigh, now that my sister and her family have their own child, they're bound to have some issues with you, their adopted son. Look at your clothes, they're almost worn out." She said, looking at Huo Zhiqi's somewhat tattered clothes.

Zhiqi looked at his clothes. Today was a rare day off, and the weather was nice. He had made a promise with his father that they would go fishing in the stream together after the military activities were over, which is why he wore these clothes.

He would be heartbroken if his clothes got dirty.

Those were clothes that his mother and grandmother bought for him, and he's only worn them a few times.

Zhiqi frowned as he listened to Jiang Ting's words. He wasn't the kind of child who didn't understand anything; he was almost twelve years old now.

In the countryside, this is the age when one should be sensible, but Zhiqi is more sensible than those other children.

He understood from her words that the woman was trying to sow discord between him and his parents.

Huo Zhiqi felt depressed. They were clearly sisters, and their mother was so good, so how could her mother's older sister be this kind of person?

He's just a kid, so he won't argue with her. He needs to hurry back and tell his mother.

Huo Zhiqi turned to leave.

Jiang Ting didn't expect a child to ignore her like this. She still wanted to get some information out of the child, so of course she couldn't let him leave like this.

She reached out and grabbed Zhiqi's arm. "Your aunt is talking to you. Don't you have any manners?"

Zhiqi said that the martial arts he learned from his father over the years were not for nothing.

He flipped his wrist backward and broke free from Jiang Ting's grasp.

He said in a nonchalant tone, "Auntie, if you're polite, then I'll be polite."

Jiang Ting was stunned. She never expected that she would be lectured by a child who was only ten years old.

Jiang Ting said, "What are you saying? I'm just concerned about you."

As she spoke, Jiang Ting squatted down and said, "If Jiang Ning treats you badly, your aunt can help you."

Zhiqi's eyes flashed, and he asked, feigning confusion, "How is Auntie going to help me?"

When Zhiqi asked, a look of joy flashed across Jiang Ting's face. Could it be that she was right after all? Jiang Ning and Shen Mo really did not treat this adopted son well?

Jiang Ting asked, "Tell your aunt, do your parents ever hit you?"

After asking the question, Jiang Ting said in a tone of righteous indignation, "If they hit you, tell your aunt, and your aunt will report them to the authorities for you!"

Zhiqi's face turned cold; so this was what the woman was planning.

He thought for a moment and said, "I haven't been hit yet, but if I am hit in the future, I will definitely tell my aunt."

Jiang Ting smiled and said, "Okay, then it's settled. If they beat you up and you get hurt, remember to come find your aunt immediately. The cultural troupe will be moving here to the military base, so you can come find me anytime."

Zhiqi nodded and left to return to the cafeteria.

Back in the cafeteria, seeing that Jiang Ting wasn't paying attention, he turned around and told his mother what Jiang Ting had said to him earlier.

Jiang Ting was completely focused on Lin Yufei at the moment and didn't have time to pay attention to this side.

Upon hearing Zhiqi's words, Jiang Ning's eyes turned cold.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ting set her sights on Zhiqi.

"Mother......"

Zhiqi suddenly called out to her, but then fell silent.

Jiang Ning turned her head and saw that he looked like he wanted to say something. "Zhiqi, in front of your mother, you can say whatever you want without holding back."

Upon hearing this, Zhiqi immediately said, "Mom, Auntie has a problem. You should have less contact with her."

Jiang Ning knew that Zhiqi was precocious; his past experiences had made him experience the coldness and warmth of human nature at a young age.

In raising Zhiqi, she and Shen Mo could only do their best to provide the child with a warm environment.

Shen Mo, who had gone to get food, returned. Zhiqi asked his mother what she thought, and when she nodded, he quickly told his father about it.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo glanced sharply at Jiang Ting.

He had no idea what this woman was thinking, but if she bothered his wife and children, he had plenty of ways to make sure Jiang Ting couldn't stay in the capital.

The weather is hot, and it gets even more scorching in the afternoon.

Worried that the sun would be too strong for his wife and children, Shen Mo didn't stay at the military base for the afternoon activities. Instead, he took Jiang Ning and the children to the stream where Zhiqi often went to catch fish.

Jiang Ning sat with Le Zhi Nanxing under the shade of a tree by the stream, watching the father and son compete in catching fish in the water.

Jiang Ning and Shen Mo are usually busy, one is busy with work and the other is busy with military training, so they rarely have the opportunity to relax and play with the children.

Zhiqi spends most of his time in class, so he has even less time to spend with his parents.

He can be happy for a long time if he does this once in a while.

Seeing their father and brother having fun, Nanxing and Lezhi also clamored to go into the water to play.

Although the weather is hot now and playing in the water won't affect the children's health, two- or three-year-old children are still relatively fragile, so Jiang Ning didn't let them touch the water no matter what.

After catching the fish, the whole family happily carried them home.

The night sky was filled with stars, and Jiang Ning sat at her desk outdoors, preparing lesson plans for the upcoming school term.

She had already given Principal Lin the book she had promised to edit.

When Shen Mo came out after taking a shower, he saw his wife sitting outside. The weather was hot and there were mosquitoes everywhere.

Seeing Jiang Ning wave away the mosquitoes, he immediately went over, moved a bamboo stool over, sat down next to her, and picked up a palm-leaf fan that was placed aside to fan Jiang Ning.

Feeling a chill beside her, Jiang Ning turned her head and met his gaze.

She smiled.

Then she looked up and kissed him on the lips.

Shen Mo subconsciously looked down the moment his wife looked up.

Everything felt so natural.

When Lezhi and Nanxing, who were chasing and playing nearby, saw their parents kissing again, they immediately ran over.

Then he said to his mother, "Mommy, give me a kiss."

Jiang Ning chuckled, then immediately gave each of the two little families a kiss.

After receiving a kiss from their mother, Xiangxiang, the two little ones went off to play again, chasing each other around.

With Sunday's holiday over, Jiang Ning and Shen Mo are about to resume their work and training lives.