Chapter 36 Mom?

Before we know it, the Spring Festival is coming.

The city was getting a little warmer with the coming of spring, and the wind was becoming gentler. When Ren Fenghe and Ms. Miao go out, they no longer need to dress like a bulky ball. A sweater and a thick coat are enough.

Two days before New Year's Eve, Jiang Shen gave Ms. Miao a holiday so that she could enjoy the Spring Festival.

Ms. Miao looked at the little girl on the sofa holding a Korean booklet and mumbling something she couldn't understand, and said worriedly: "You're giving me ten days off, can you two handle it? What about Yuanyuan's bath?"

"After you came home yesterday, she emphasized to me that she's one year older in the new year and can take a bath by herself. Let her try."

For so many days, Yuanyuan didn't need Ms. Miao's help to take a bath. Jiang Shen believed that she could really take a bath independently as she said, but he still added: "If it really doesn't work, I may have to trouble you..."

Jiang Shen scratched his face guiltily.

The Spring Festival is a day for family reunion. On such a day, he might have to trouble Ms. Miao to give Yuanyuan a bath. It’s embarrassing just to think about it.

Ms. Miao put on her bag, impatient to listen to these polite remarks, "Alright, alright, it's no trouble, you're not not paying me, wait until she's two years older and then we can talk about washing the clothes herself! Besides, Yuanyuan is like my granddaughter, I'm willing to come even if you don't pay me."

Ren Fenghe, who was reading Korean words on the sofa, heard what Ms. Miao said and called out sweetly, "Grandma!"

Ms. Miao smiled happily and immediately responded with an "Eh!", then said, "I'm going back. Don't make Xiao Shen angry all the time, okay?"

Ren Fenghe defended his reputation and said, "I am very sensible and I won't make him angry."

She was just strictly carrying out her daily revenge. Who made Jiang Shen have a child behind his fans' backs?

It has been a long time since she began to doubt the relationship between Jiang Shen and Zhang Tuanyuan. During this period, she has been observing Jiang Shen especially carefully. The more she observes, the more she feels that her guess is not groundless.

But the most crucial point, the one that made her guess could be overturned at any time - Jiang Shen had no need to use his career as a joke to recognize a non-blood-related child as his daughter.

Since the speculation could be overturned at any time, Ren Fenghe still used the previous strategy to deal with Jiang Shen.

She took advantage of her child status to provoke Jiang Shen in various ways. Then, she took advantage of her understanding of Jiang Shen and when Jiang Shen was about to get angry, she immediately stepped back from the edge of anger and tried to please and comfort him, making Jiang Shen feel that everything she had just done was out of childish innocence and curiosity.

Ren Fenghe felt that her acting skills had improved by leaps and bounds during this period of time, and if she continued like this, it would not be impossible for her to win an Oscar.

"Okay, I'm leaving. Call me if you have anything." Ms. Miao walked out in a hurry.

Ren Fenghe took a shower and dried her hair, dressed warmly so that the wind outside could not reach her at all. After staying here for two months, she gained a lot of weight and finally looked like a carefree child of her age.

Her little face is white, and there is a round red circle right in the middle of her cheek, like a round red sticker, which looks very cute.

Jiang Shen saw Ms. Miao off and saw Ren Fenghe who was seriously memorizing words. He tried to talk to her in simple Korean.

The power of immersive Korean learning is no joke. Ren Fenghe has gone from being completely confused when listening to Korean to being able to understand the most basic daily communication.

Jiang Shen was very satisfied with Ren Fenghe's learning results, and he sat back at the dining table to prepare for his lessons.

Seeing that he was preparing lessons so seriously, Ren Fenghe didn't disturb him.

The two of them spent the night in peace.

It's one day closer to the Spring Festival.

That day, Jiang Shen got up before the alarm clock rang.

When he got up in the morning, he poured a glass of water as usual and stood by the window looking out.

The sky is exceptionally clear today. As far as the eye can see, it is endless blue without a trace of white clouds.

Looking down, the neighborhood has been arranged very differently.

As the year draws to a close, the neighborhood becomes more filled with red and gold. When I went to the studio these days, I felt that all I saw were festive colors.

Jiang Shen finished drinking the water, put the cup down, and looked into the room.

Seeing the colorful living room, he was in a trance for a moment.

Before he brought Yuanyuan back home, his house only had three colors: black, white and gray, but now it has all kinds of colors.

Jiang Shen looked at the living room and then out the window.

Although there are red pillows in the living room, they are different from the red outside that symbolizes the Spring Festival.

Jiang Shen glanced at the clock, thought for a moment and made a decision.

We bought Christmas stockings on Christmas Eve, so there is no reason not to buy New Year’s goods for the Spring Festival.

Having made the decision, Jiang Shen sat cross-legged on the sofa, took out his mobile phone and began to research what to buy for the New Year.

He doesn't have much experience celebrating the New Year.

Before going to Korea, my family didn't celebrate the New Year because my mother was ill.

After going to Korea, he was so busy as a trainee that he had no time to think about the Chinese New Year. The trainees he was close to would bring him rice cake soup from home so that he wouldn't be alone during the Chinese New Year in a foreign country.

After his debut, his teammates would invite him to their homes to celebrate the New Year, and Jiang Tangxia would occasionally fly out to see him, but no matter what, he never had a formal New Year.

"What should I buy for the New Year?" Jiang Shen whispered while searching.

Dried fruits, snacks, drinks...

Jiang Shen looked at them and hesitated whether to buy them. There were plenty of snacks and drinks at home, and Yuanyuan kept asking him to give her snacks every few days, saying that she had nothing to do at home and needed to eat to pass the time.

He was not easily persuaded and would take snacks from the cupboard for Yuanyuan every few days.

It’s better for him than for Yuanyuan to climb into the cupboard and steal again.

In the long run, he was very worried that Yuanyuan would get cavities.

Let's buy the decoration things first, Jiang Shen made up his mind, made a list and wrote down the things he wanted to buy, then quickly washed up and made breakfast for Yuanyuan with extra care.

The freshly fried crispy and soft waffles were placed on the plate selected by Ren Fenghe. A layer of fresh berries was placed on top of the waffles. The red strawberries and purple blueberries exuded a sweet fragrance. A purchased egg pudding was piled in the corner, and the dessert-like breakfast was ready.

Considering his round teeth, he didn't sprinkle syrup on the waffles. There was already sugar in the waffles, and the sweetness of the fruit and pudding was enough.

It was rare to get up early and have so much time to make breakfast. Jiang Shen thought about it and made another portion of olive oil and garlic pasta.

Jiang Shen, who was making breakfast, couldn't help but make a little more. He also wanted to try a few bites.

When he came out of the kitchen with the plates, he found a little girl in a fluffy nightgown sitting in the living room staring at the list he had written.

"Yuanyuan, good morning. Have you washed up?"

Ren Fenghe nodded and said very honestly: "It smells so good, I was awakened by the smell."

Ren Fenghe slept soundly and even dreamed that he was back in the amusement park eating ice cream.

Delicious ice cream was hanging in front of her with a string, swaying back and forth. The sweet and refreshing taste and touch came to her face. In her dream, she was so greedy that her saliva was about to flow out. But when she moved forward, the string moved the ice cream backwards, and she could not eat it no matter what. The angrier she got, the more she wanted to eat it. As she thought about it, she smelled another fragrance in her nose.

Then I woke up.

Ren Fenghe suspected that Jiang Shen brought the food in front of her nose and swirled it around, deliberately using the fragrance to lure her out of bed.

After getting up, Ren Fenghe hurried to wash up, racing against time for fear that he would miss out on the hottest and most delicious meal. After washing up, he saw Jiang Shen still making noises in the kitchen, and concluded that breakfast was not ready, so he sat down in the living room. As soon as he sat down, he saw a piece of white paper with something written on it on the table.

The white paper lying open on the table was obviously for her to see.

Ren Fenghe immediately leaned over to look at what was written on the white paper. He saw what was written on it - shopping list: couplets, window decorations, Chinese knots, red envelopes, and picking out New Year gifts for Yuanyuan.

Is this for decorating the house? Ren Fenghe's eyes lit up and he became excited.

Coincidentally, Ren Fenghe also didn't have a proper New Year.

Everyone in the family is busy, so in previous years she would spend the New Year receiving red envelopes from her family on her mobile phone, exchanging a few words of blessing with friends, and then staying at home with only her and Aunt Wang, turning on the TV to listen to the Spring Festival Gala.

She fantasized about decorating the house with her family.

Ren Fenghe held his face with both hands and looked at the list, wondering if there was anything that needed to be added.

I'm going to decorate my house, so just these few things shouldn't be enough, right? We should also buy back the red lanterns.

However, there should be more people buying New Year’s goods than buying Christmas decorations. Can Jiang Shen go out normally?

Ren Fenghe expressed doubt and worry about this.

There is a 24-hour unmanned supermarket nearby. Maybe they can go to this supermarket. There should be fewer people there, but will there be what they want to buy?

Before she could think more, Jiang Shen came out of the kitchen.

Looking at Ren Fenghe who was staring at the list, Jiang Shen said jokingly: "You are looking at it so seriously, can you understand the words?"

Ren Fenghe glanced at him and said, "Stop looking down on others."

So she climbed up on her high chair with her chin held high and said, "Of course I understand."

She couldn't keep her dignity for a second. She took a deep breath, letting the aroma of the food linger in her nose. "Shall we eat?"

Jiang Shen put the food into Ren Fenghe's small bowl. As soon as he handed the bowl to her, Ren Fenghe immediately buried her head and started eating. The pasta slid into her mouth. In a few seconds, her small bowl was empty. She almost licked the juice on the bowl into her mouth.

Whenever Jiang Shen saw how much she enjoyed the food he cooked, a strong sense of satisfaction would surge from deep within his body. Occasionally, when he couldn't help but feel bad due to his random thoughts, this sense of satisfaction would drive away the bad mood.

Jiang Shen asked: "Do you want to go to the supermarket later? The New Year is coming, how about we buy some things to decorate the house and prepare a gift for you|mom?"

Ren Fenghe suddenly stopped eating the pasta, as if she had pressed the pause button. It was unknown how long it had been before she came out of the pause, but her eating speed had slowed down a lot.

The pasta was rolled up in circles by the fork, but because the owner of the fork ate absent-mindedly, the pasta fell weakly from the fork back into the bowl.

Ren Fenghe stared at the pasta in the bowl in a trance.

This was the first time Jiang Shen took the initiative to mention Zhang Tuanyuan's mother.