Chapter 116 Will Prince Meng mind?
Chapter 116 Will Prince Meng mind?
Shen Tang nodded hurriedly, "There won't be a next time."
Wang Xi knew the secret of Shen Tang's "death," although she was not as emotional as Shen Shi.
However, the two had not seen each other for five years, and now that they were finally reunited, they could not contain their excitement and joy.
She couldn't help but shed tears.
The three of them hugged and cried for a while before they finally calmed down.
Manman couldn't hide her curiosity when she saw the two unfamiliar faces that suddenly appeared, especially when she saw her mother crying so sadly.
She struggled to get off Meng Huaiyan and walked to Shen Tang's side, frowning with some concern as she asked, "Mother, why are you crying?"
Only then did Shen and Wang Xi notice Manman.
Madam Shen knelt down, looking at Manman with a gentle expression, and asked Shen Tang, "Is this your child?"
Shen Tang wiped away her tears: "Yes."
She then turned and patted Manman's head, saying to her, "Manman, this is your mother's aunt. You should call her great-aunt."
Manman leaned against Chen Tang shyly and obediently called out, "Grandma."
Shen almost burst into tears again, having barely managed to suppress them, and choked out, "Good child, good child."
Shen Tang then pointed to Wang Xi and introduced her to Manman, saying, "This is a very good friend of your mother's. You can call her Aunt Wang."
Manman obediently called out again, "Aunt Wang."
Looking at the well-behaved, adorable, and soft-spoken Manman, Wang Xi's heart melted: "This little girl is just different; she's so lovable."
“Unlike my son, he’s too naughty. He’s always climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles. It’s driving me crazy.”
Shen Tang couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't let her well-behaved appearance fool you, she can be quite a handful when she gets into a tantrum."
Madam Shen said, "Now that you are mothers yourselves, you must know how difficult it is to be parents."
Wang Xi hurriedly replied, "I know that so. Now that I think back on what I did, I can't believe my father didn't beat me to death. He was so kind and forgiving."
Upon hearing this, both Madam Shen and Shen Tang couldn't help but laugh.
Shen Tang looked around but didn't see the child. She asked, "Why don't I see your son?"
“He was studying at the academy. Jiangnan is a long way away, and we were afraid of delaying his studies, so we didn’t bring him here.”
Shen Tang nodded upon hearing this.
The three of them got into a lively conversation about the children.
He completely forgot about Meng Huai and Jiang Congyu, the two grown men in the courtyard.
It wasn't until Manman pulled Shen Tang's hand and said, "I'm hungry," that Shen Tang realized it was getting late.
He hurriedly invited Madam Shen, Wang Xi, and Jiang Congyu to sit down in the hall.
Ayun had been busy in the kitchen for a while, and after Shentang came over, she cooked two more dishes and that was about it.
At the dinner table, the three chatted about their recent lives and interesting events over the past few years, and the atmosphere was filled with laughter.
Meng Huaiyan and Jiang Congyu couldn't get a word in edgewise, so they quietly ate their meal on the side.
Manman wasn't very skilled at using chopsticks, so she ate very slowly. Meng Huaiyan held her in his arms and fed her with chopsticks, one bite at a time, from her small bowl.
Upon seeing this scene, Madam Shen was slightly startled, and a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.
The meal took quite a while, and by the time they finished eating, it was already late. Shen Tang thought that her aunt and Wang Xi must be exhausted from their journey, so she instructed A Yun to quickly find a good inn near their home and book two superior rooms.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xi hurriedly said, "No inn is as comfortable as home. Let's just stay at home and avoid all the hassle."
"But we don't have enough rooms at home."
“There’s no problem. Madam Shen can stay in one room, Xiang Ling and A Yun can stay in another, and the empty room can be shared by Prince Meng and Jiang Congyu. I will stay with you and Manman. That’s just enough.”
Wang Xi arranged the room meticulously, then turned to Meng Huaiyan and said...
“Your Highness Meng, I haven’t seen Shen Tang for a long time. Best friends have a lot to talk about. I’m sure Your Highness won’t mind if I sleep with Shen Tang, right?”
Upon hearing this, Shen Tang subconsciously looked at Meng Huaiyan. She knew very well that Meng Huaiyan had always been very concerned about sleeping in separate beds.
Meng Huaiyan's face twisted for a moment, but the next second he gave Wang Xi a fairly kind smile and said understandingly.
"You're overthinking it. You and Shen Tang haven't seen each other for a long time, so you must have a lot to talk about. I understand. Besides, I'm not a petty person, so of course I won't mind."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xi forced a smile and said to him, "Then thank you very much, Prince Meng."
"You're too kind."
Jiang Congyu, standing to the side, looked at Meng Huaiyan's kind and understanding appearance with suspicion, as if he had seen a ghost.
Is this still the same cold, aloof, and unapproachable good brother Meng Huaiyan he knew?!
Could it be that he's been possessed by some evil spirit during his time in Nancheng?!
Jiang Congyu's gaze was intense, and Meng Huaiyan naturally noticed it, but he chose to ignore it.
*
After Shen Tang coaxed Manman to sleep, she and Wang Xi lay in bed without speaking for a while.
After a moment, Wang Xi spoke up: "How are things between you and Meng Huaiyan now?"
Shen Tang sighed: "It's just like that."
What are your thoughts now?
After a moment of silence, Shen Tang said, "What else can I think? Life is the same no matter who I live with. I'm tired too, and besides, he's unlikely to let me go."
Wang Xi fell silent, but after a moment she couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "That Meng Huaiyan is a real scoundrel!"
Shen Tang couldn't help but laugh and chimed in, "He really is a scoundrel."
"But he's doing quite well; he's a good father."
"I've figured it out now. Since I can't escape his side in this lifetime anyway, I'll stop fighting with myself and try to live a good life with him by letting go of my resentment."
"He also said that he would respect me in the future and would change his bad habits, so let's trust him this time."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xi sat up abruptly and said seriously, "It's best if you can figure it out, but Meng Huaiyan is good at putting on an act. You have to be careful and not be fooled by him!"
However, Wang Xi thought about how easy-going Meng Huaiyan was to talk to tonight, which seemed to be different from before, and said again.
"However, it is also possible that after experiencing the blow of your 'death,' he became more cautious and may have actually changed some things. After all, one can learn something after just one lesson."
"Moreover, during his five years in Beijing, I could tell that his sadness was genuine. I hope he has truly changed."
Shen Tang nodded: "I hope so."
Wang Xi glanced at her, lay back down beside her, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"He Jinzhou married Miss Jiang two years ago."
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