At the time, Xia Ning didn't think much of it, because this kind of thing was not uncommon in her family. Not only her grandparents did it, but her parents did too.
She even joked with her grandma:
"Grandma, you're so lucky! Grandpa just loves you, he's loved you his whole life!"
Grandma Xia looked up at her strangely, sighed, and didn't say another word.
After that, she went to the countryside. Although she felt that her grandmother was acting strangely that day, she never thought there was anything wrong with her.
It wasn't until later, when she stopped interacting with Tang Zixuan and Bai Yueyao, that she realized her grandmother had been targeting her!
But she didn't realize it, which is why her grandmother sighed in disappointment and remained silent.
However, she didn't understand the deeper meaning behind her grandmother's words. But when she saw Zhong Songbai picking up the broken pieces, she suddenly understood.
Grandma was telling her what a correct view of love should be.
At that time, Tang Zixuan always put himself first. Even when she went to her grandparents' house, she would try her best to please them. However, when it was time for her to wash the dishes, she would naturally ask her grandfather to play chess.
Looking at Zhong Songbai, it seems he has never said anything particularly nice, and even his confession to her was unremarkable.
However, he noticed even the smallest things she did and wanted to do them in front of her.
They cared for her, and their concern extended to her family as well.
This is the kind of person who truly likes her and only likes her.
I like her not because she is a girl from the Xia family, not because of her grandparents, and not because of her parents, I just like her as a person.
Xia Ning sniffed and whispered:
"Songbai, come home with me after the New Year."
Xia Ning didn't go home for the Spring Festival, mainly because she wanted to spend time with her maternal grandfather and maternal uncle. However, Director Wei approved her annual leave, granting her half a month after the Spring Festival.
Zhong Songbai paused, and after a long while, said in a hoarse voice:
"I think I won't go. I... I can't leave here. I'll help you prepare your things for going back."
After saying that, Zhong Songbai got up and went to the kitchen.
Zhong Songbai's words hit Xia Ning like a ton of bricks, leaving her stunned. She hadn't expected Zhong Songbai to refuse, and now she was uncertain about his feelings.
If you like someone, doesn't that mean you want to marry her and meet her family?
What does Zhong Songbai mean by this? Does he never intend to have a long-term relationship with her, and is it all just wishful thinking on her part?
Xia Ning's face grew increasingly grim as she thought about it. Without even saying goodbye to Zhong Songbai, she got up and went back to the Bai family.
Zhong Wanwan and Xiao Baiyang originally planned to go to Aunt Wang's house to hide for a while and check on Wang Erlaizi's progress along the way.
Unexpectedly, Wang Erlaizi is really hardworking and quite intelligent.
When Zhong Wanwan asked, Wang Erlaizi presented her with two large pages of questions, explaining until she was hoarse before leading Xiaobaiyang away from Aunt Wang's house.
When the two returned, it was already quite late, so they didn't see Xia Ning and didn't think much of it.
Xia Ning was always sent home by Zhong Songbai when it was getting late, mainly because it was cold and he was afraid she would catch a cold if she went home at night.
But Xia Ning didn't come to the Zhong family for the next three days, and Zhong Wanwan started to have some doubts.
If someone doesn't come for a day or two, you can say they're at home preparing for the New Year, but if they don't come for three days in a row, something's not right.
These days, there aren't many things to prepare for the Lunar New Year. Families don't have much to offer, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't.
Moreover, Xia Ning's cooking skills are on par with Zhong Wanwan's. The two of them sew clothes crookedly, and their cooking is even more indescribable. The only thing they are good at is starting a fire.
However, Xia Ning didn't need to do this work; Xiao Pangui did it at home.
Moreover, Zhong Songbai has been increasingly distracted while working these past two days, especially when cooking. He added salt three times the day before yesterday, making it so salty for her and Xiaobaiyang that they drank several large teacups of water that night.
And yesterday, this time they did add sugar, but they used it instead of salt, so the stewed eggplant with meat wasn't salty at all, but rather a little sweet.
What happened just now was even more terrifying. He picked up the box of baking soda and was about to put it into the stewed cabbage and frozen tofu. Fortunately, she had been watching Zhong Songbai's hand the whole time, which prevented this tragedy from happening. Otherwise, she would have been eating stewed cabbage and frozen tofu with foam today!
Zhong Wanwan finally couldn't take it anymore and said:
"Songbai, why have you been so absent-minded these past few days? Also, why didn't Xia Ning come? Did you two have a fight?"
Zhong Songbai didn't say a word, just shook his head, and turned to do something else.
Xiao Baiyang sidled up to Zhong Wanwan and whispered to her:
"Sis, it looks like Brother had a fight with Sister Xia Ning. Should we help him out? I don't want to eat any more weird food!"
Zhong Wanwan chuckled and said:
"Strange? Hehe, that's all good. Just now, your brother almost mistook baking soda for salt. We can say that sugar and salt have the same box, but how different is the box for baking soda from the boxes for salt and sugar? How could you mistake that!"
"I think if they don't reconcile soon, he might accidentally send us both away!"
Little White Poplar shuddered and said:
"Uh, bubbly cabbage and tofu? Just thinking about the smell makes my mouth water. For our safety, we really have to help him!"
Zhong Wanwan countered with a question:
"How can I help? Do you know what they were arguing about?"
Little Poplar scratched his head and said:
"I really don't know."
Zhong Wanwan continued to ask:
"Then can you get the reason out of your brother?"
Little White Poplar scratched two more handfuls of hair and said:
"Don't even think about it. You know your brother, just like our dad. If he doesn't want to talk, you can't get him to say it no matter what you do!"
"What can we do? We don't know the reason, so how can we help you, brother?"
Zhong Wanwan stroked her chin and said:
"If all else fails, we'll have to start with Xia Ning..."
Little Poplar answered quickly:
"Yes, asking Sister Xia Ning is the same thing!"
Zhong Wanwan rolled her eyes and said:
Do you think your sister Xia Ning will tell us the reason?
Little Poplar asked uncertainly:
"Sister Xia Ning will probably tell me, right? Aren't they good friends?"
Zhong Wanwan rolled her eyes even more. Even good friends have to be selective about what they're doing.
Besides, she's not only Xia Ning's good friend, but also her future sister-in-law. If she and Zhong Songbai really had a fight, how could she possibly tell her future sister-in-law?
Sure enough, no man is reliable, they're all the same size.
The older sister makes her boyfriend angry, and then she has to find a way to help.
The little one is asking useless questions. It seems that she can only rely on herself for this kind of thing!
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