Chapter 251
They were muttering to themselves: Not only will we be fed dog food for today's meal, but we will also have to endure scolding from the teacher. This is so sad!
After hearing these words, Xia Ruoan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
She shook her head helplessly, thinking that these friends and teachers were really good at joking. But since everyone said so, she no longer insisted on going out to answer the phone, but sat back in her chair and pressed the answer button.
"Ruoan, look outside." Leng Zexi's low and magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
At this moment, he was holding the lovely Ningning in his arms, standing outside the restaurant window, his eyes looking straight at Xia Ruoan through the glass, his eyes full of tenderness and pampering.
Xia Ruo'an was sitting quietly in her seat when she suddenly heard a familiar voice. She stood up suddenly and walked quickly to the window to look out.
Leng Zexi was seen holding Ningning gently, standing quietly under a big tree on the opposite side of the street. This scene shocked Xia Ruo'an, and he could hardly believe his eyes.
At this moment, due to Xia Ruo'an's sudden action, everyone else in the room curiously followed her gaze and looked out. When everyone saw Leng Zexi and Ning Ning, they also showed a look of astonishment.
"Oh my God! Ruoan, isn't that your husband and son?" Bai Shuang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Xia Ruoan smiled and nodded, and said softly: "Yes, it's them. Sorry, I have to go out for a while." After that, she turned and walked towards the door.
Seeing this, everyone stood up at the same time and consciously made way for Xia Ruoan. Xia Ruoan smiled gratefully at everyone, then quickened his pace and ran out of the room.
Ningning had sharp eyes and immediately saw his mother running out of the house. He was so excited that he danced with joy and shouted loudly: "Mom!"
Then, he couldn't wait to break free from Leng Zexi's warm embrace and rushed towards Xia Ruoan like a happy little deer.
Xia Ruoan quickly squatted down and opened his arms to welcome Ningning who was running towards him.
Ningning threw herself into her mother's arms and hugged her neck tightly. Xia Ruoan happily embraced Ningning in his arms and kissed his pink little face softly.
Then, she raised her head, looked at Leng Zexi who was not far away with deep affection, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
"I missed you, so I rushed here without stopping! Didn't you say before that you wanted to eat the food I made for you? So, I came here specially to fulfill your little wish."
Leng Zexi looked at her lovingly, with a gentle smile on his lips.
When Xia Ruo'an heard this, he was stunned at first, then he slapped his forehead and said with sudden enlightenment: "When I heard you say yes, I thought you would do it for me when I got back. I didn't expect you to come here in person!"
Her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
At this moment, Xia Ruo'an suddenly seemed to remember something and asked hurriedly, "By the way, have you all eaten? We'll eat inside. If you haven't, why don't you come in and eat together?"
As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on Leng Zexi, as if she was expecting him to agree.
Leng Zexi frowned slightly, revealing a trace of worry, and said softly: "I haven't eaten yet, but would it be inappropriate to rush over like this? After all..."
He hesitated to speak, his eyes flickering.
At this moment, a senior brother happened to come out of the room and invited them warmly: "Don't be polite! Come in and eat together, it will be lively. The teacher also asked you to come in."
As the senior brother spoke, he waved towards the house.
Seeing this, Lin Rui, who was standing aside, looked at Xia Ruoan with a smile and agreed, "Ruoan, bring them in quickly. The teacher has spoken, so you can't refuse the teacher's face."
Xia Ruoan turned to look at Leng Zexi, only to see him nod slightly in agreement.
So she smiled and led the father and son into the house.
Leng Zexi quickly stepped forward, reached out and carefully took the lovely Ningning from Xia Ruoan's arms. His movements were gentle and skillful, as if he was afraid of hurting the little one.
"It's okay, let me hug you. I haven't seen our lovely Ningning for more than half a month!" Xia Ruoan opened his arms with a smile on his face and walked towards Ningning beside Leng Zexi.
She hugged Ningning tightly in her arms, feeling the intimacy and warmth that she had not felt for a long time.
Xia Ruo'an gently stroked Ningning's back, raised her head, looked at Leng Zexi with concern, and asked softly, "Husband, how did you handle this matter? Also, did you scold Ningning?"
His words were full of love and affection for his son.
"How dare I say anything bad about our precious son! This little guy cries so pitifully when he is criticized!"
"And every time I say something to him, Ouyang immediately rushes out to protect him like an old hen protecting her chicks, making me, as a father, look like a bad guy."
"But, he is my biological son after all. If he gets into trouble, it is natural for me as his father to clean up the mess for him!" Leng Zexi smiled helplessly and shook his head, but his face was full of doting.
At this moment, Ningning, who had been nestling in her mother's arms, suddenly raised her head, looked at Xia Ruo'an with her big watery eyes, and said carefully: "Mom, I really didn't mean it... Dad said that if something like this happens again next time and you need to pay for it, you have to use my New Year's money to pay for it."
After saying that, Ningning lowered her head again, and her voice became smaller and smaller, as if she was afraid of making her mother angry.
"I don't know what happened. I took good care of the flowers and watered them every day, but they still died inexplicably. Woo woo woo... I really didn't kill the flowers on purpose."
The more Ningning thought about it, the sadder he felt. He pouted and tears began to well up in his eyes. He looked unhappy the whole way, worrying in his heart whether his mother would dislike him because of this.
Finally, Ning Ning could no longer hold back her fear and grievance. She raised her head again, looked at Xia Ruo'an with tearful eyes, and begged in a sobbing voice, "Mom, I promise I will take good care of the flowers in the future. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"
Seeing her son so sad and self-blaming, Xia Ruo'an felt extremely distressed. She quickly reached out her hand and gently rubbed Ningning's little head, and whispered to comfort him: "Silly child, how could mom blame you? Mom knows you definitely didn't mean it!"
"Our Ningning is so sensible and well-behaved. This was just an accident. Mom will never blame you, don't worry!"
After hearing what her mother said, Ningning's heart finally settled down. She burst into laughter and threw herself into her mother's arms again.
"Ningning is here too?" Old Wen smiled and nodded slightly at Leng Zexi. He then turned his gaze to Ningning and waved to her affectionately, asking her to come closer.
After Ningning got a nod from her parents, she quickly ran forward in small steps, then bent down slightly and sincerely apologized to Mr. Wen: "Grandpa Wen, I'm sorry I shouldn't have touched your precious seeds so casually."
After saying that, Ningning lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly.
However, Elder Wen did not mean to blame Ningning at all. Instead, he comforted her amiably, "It's okay, Ningning. You can't be blamed entirely for this."
"Since you like growing flowers and plants so much, how about I ask someone to find a few cacti that are particularly easy to grow for you to plant?"
"We can start with these easy-to-grow plants first. After we have accumulated some experience, we can try to plant flowers and plants that are relatively delicate and require careful care."
After saying that, General Wen looked at Ningning with a look full of expectation and encouragement.
When Ning Ning heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she nodded without hesitation and said, "Yeah, I still want to continue planting!"
Seeing Ningning's positive attitude and firm determination, Elder Wen couldn't help but smile and responded, "Okay! From now on, let Grandpa accompany you to plant. I believe that as long as we work together, we can eventually grow all the flowers and plants well."
At this time, Xia Ruoan's senior brothers and sisters who were standing by heard this and expressed their agreement and support.
After all, among their generation, only Ruoan's child Ningning showed a strong interest and love for planting.
So everyone said to Ningning in unison: "Ningning, if you have any questions during the planting process, feel free to come to us at any time. We will do our best to help you!"
Among these people, there are indeed some who are already parents.
Their children may have some curiosity and interest in the fields when they are young, but as they grow older, they gradually lose enthusiasm for matters related to the fields.
Some people even bluntly stated that the fields were too dirty and it was unbearable.
However, when everyone witnessed Ningning's deep love for planting, they were ecstatic and wished they could immediately teach Ningning all the planting knowledge they had learned throughout their life.
It seemed that in Ningning, they saw the dawn of inheritance and hope.
At this time, Xia Ruo'an smiled and looked at everyone, and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, you have to be careful! Ning Ning, although he is very enthusiastic about planting, it is strange that all the plants he touches will quickly wither and die."
"So, you must not take it lightly. If you are not careful and destroy the flowers you have spent so much effort to take care of, don't come to me crying when the time comes!"
After hearing what Xia Ruoan said, the people who were originally full of expectations couldn't help but feel nervous.
After all, what she said was true, and the situation did sound a bit mysterious. So everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
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