"Rongrong, Dad wants to discuss something with you."
An Rong had just entered the house when he heard these words. He looked up and saw his parents sitting on the sofa, smiling at him... He felt inexplicably guilty.
An Rong looked at them suspiciously, put down his schoolbag, walked over and sat upright with a serious face. The little boy was only a year old, but he already looked like a little adult.
"Go ahead."
The little boy said with a stern face, very alert.
This pretentious and mature look on a little boy looks inexplicably cute.
Chen Ying covered her mouth, thinking that it was a rare occasion for her to be touched by her own little boy.
"Well, it's like this, Rongrong... Next week, a brother will come to live with us..."
The boy's originally calm face changed instantly. He squinted his eyes at An Zhaoming and said sarcastically:
"A brother like An Hao?"
An Zhaoming: ...
Chen Ying burst out laughing and said angrily:
"Rongrong!"
The little boy curled his lips to give his father face and stopped mocking him.
An Zhaoming was also somewhat helpless, but he did not criticize his son.
There are two brothers in their family. The younger brother An Zhaoyuan also has a son named An Hao, who is a few years older than An Rong, but does not behave like an older brother at all. He tried to bully An Rong several times by taking advantage of his cousin's status, but was always fought back.
Therefore, when An Rong heard An Zhaoming say that his brother was going to live in their house, he became unhappy.
The little boy sat on the sofa with a sullen face, looking so childish.
Seeing her husband's embarrassed expression, Chen Ying smiled and waved to her son. Although the little boy was unhappy, he walked over obediently and sat next to his mother.
"Rongrong, do you still remember Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu? During the Chinese New Year this year, Uncle Lu gave you a set of math competition questions from Beijing."
The boy thought about it and nodded.
"The one who is going to live with us is Uncle Lu's child. He is five years older than you and should be in the first year of high school."
"He skipped a grade?"
An Rong reacted quickly.
"Yes, your brother Tianchen is very smart. He can also explain the competition questions to you when he comes. The Lu family has some problems, so Tianchen came to live in our house - temporarily for a year, and will go back next year."
The woman rubbed her son's head and spoke softly.
"You two haven't met each other much before, but he's a good kid. He definitely won't... bully you. So don't judge him with tinted glasses, okay?"
Although An Rong was only in the fourth grade at the beginning of the school year, he was very precocious. He quickly figured out that if something big hadn't happened at home, Lu Tianchen wouldn't have left his own home and moved to someone else's.
Considering the good set of competition questions, he nodded and looked at An Zhaoming to bargain.
"Then Dad, you have to find me a new math tutor and replace the previous one."
An Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief. He naturally had no objection to his son's legitimate request.
When the head of the Lu family asked his son if he could stay with him for a year, he patted his chest and agreed. Only later did he remember that he should ask his son's opinion.
What if the children love him as a father too much and compete for his affection?
Fortunately, my son is very sensible.
"Dad will find you a tutor next week! Your brother Tianchen will move in soon. If you do well in the final exam, dad will take you to the amusement park next week!"
An Rong: ...
Let’s not have the amusement park, right?
*
Time soon came to the second week, and Lu Tianchen moved into the An family.
After careful observation, An Rong discovered that this brother was just as his parents had said, although he was a little cold, he would not bully others.
As for getting close, there's no need for that. He also doesn't want to disturb a high school student while he's explaining math problems to him. It's fine as long as they don't interfere with each other.
An Zhaoming and Shen Ying felt relieved when they saw that although their son and Lu Tianchen were not close, they still got along with each other respectfully.
As for math tutors, An Zhaoming did find a few and interviewed them all, but the boys were all dissatisfied in one way or another. An Zhaoming had a headache and had no choice but to fulfill his other promise first - to take the two children to the amusement park.
It was summer vacation, and the amusement park was full of children. Although An Rong loved playing, he didn't like the noisy environment, and his face was stern in the second half. Lu Tianchen, on the other hand, was much calmer, following the An family, and didn't mind trying out any projects that interested him.
The family came after lunch, and because they bought VIP tickets, they didn't have to queue up for various activities, saving a lot of time. So in the afternoon when the surface temperature was the highest, the four decided to eat something before going home.
Next to the shady bamboo forest, An Zhaoming took An Rong and Lu Tianchen to buy drinks and food. Chen Ying set up her easel, facing the bamboo forest in front of her, and prepared to paint.
She didn't pay much attention to the outside world while she was creating, until a childish voice called her twice, and she came to her senses.
"Pretty auntie, can mom and I sit here for a while?"
Chen Ying looked in the direction of the sound and saw a delicate little girl standing next to her.
This little girl looks less than ten years old, with a round face, fair and delicate. A pair of light brown almond eyes looked at me with watery light, like a little animal that was innocently asking for a touch. The little girl was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, revealing her fair limbs. There was a round kitten painted on the short-sleeved shirt. The little girl had a head of soft and tender curly hair, which looked very nice to touch.
——To put it simply, the little dumpling’s whole body is all about Shen Ying’s cuteness.
"Hey, where did this little baby come from?"
Chen Ying bent down with a smile and said to the little dumpling.
"Who are you calling beautiful aunt? Is it me?"
The little dumpling nodded with a lovely smile on his face.
"Pretty auntie!"
He said it again, his eyes sparkling.
"Excuse me, ma'am. My son is a little tired from walking. He can't walk anymore and wants to take a rest."
A female voice came from next to Xiaotuanzi. Chen Ying looked up and saw a gentle and beautiful woman who smiled at her apologetically.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're just a kid."
Chen Ying waved her hand, signaling the woman not to be polite, and she moved to the other side of the stool to make room for the mother and son.
"Hurry up and let the child sit down and rest. You should also take a break."
Gu Lan didn't expect that this lady who seemed to come from an extraordinary family would be so easy to talk to, and rubbed her son's head.
"What should Xingxing say to the pretty aunt?"
"Thank you, Auntie."
Little Dumpling was very well behaved. When he saw his mother nod at him, he happily sat down next to Chen Ying, patted the stool and waved to his mother.
"Mom, please sit down. Dad will be here for a long time. We will wait for him here."
Gu Lan smiled, sat next to Xiaotuanzi, and took out a cup of water for him to drink.
Chen Ying's attention was on the little girl just now. Now she looked at the woman and felt that she looked more and more familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her. She hesitated for a moment and asked:
"How old is this child this year? His name is Xingxing?"
Gu Lan smiled.
"He is nine years old this year and will be in the fourth grade when school starts. His name is Ning Xing."
Chen Ying had already vaguely found the feeling just now, and when she heard the child's last name, she remembered it instantly.
"I remember now, your child was born in the Fourth Military Medical Hospital, and his birthday was in October."
Gu Lan was stunned, and looked at Chen Ying with a little vigilance. Chen Ying also realized that her words were somewhat misleading, and waved her hand.
"We both gave birth in the same hospital on the same day. My last name is Chen and my wife's last name is An."
Gu Lan was immediately surprised.
"It's you!"
Chen Ying smiled.
When she gave birth to Rongrong, she had a sudden seizure and was rushed to the hospital. None of her brothers made it to the hospital in time, and only An Zhaoming and the second brother's wife, Tan Xiu, stayed with her.
She had always been in poor health and had no strength after giving birth, and her husband was worried about her condition and could not take care of the child.
Then, somehow, the baby suddenly started crying in the nursery. When the nurse rushed into the nursery, she found Tan Xiu holding the baby, and the tiny, newborn baby was struggling.
Although Tan Xiu later explained that she just came in to check on her nephew when she saw that no one was in the baby room, Chen Ying inexplicably felt that Tan Xiu's behavior at that time was not well-intentioned.
Afterwards, she and her husband inquired and learned that two other couples had given birth to baby boys in the hospital that day. One of them was born just fifteen minutes after their son, and the two children had the same blood type.
Being in this circle, Chen Ying and An Zhaoming have seen many conspiracies and intrigues, and when they think of Tan Xiu's actions, they feel inexplicably scared.
Chen Ying later read the family's information. The couple were both teachers. The husband's surname was Ning. They came from an ordinary family and were sent to the hospital because of a sudden attack.
Chen Ying looked down at the little dumpling beside her, and couldn't help laughing when she thought of the speculations she had had over the years.
If her guess was true, then this little ball might almost have become her son - this would really be a cub that completely fits her aesthetic!
She reached out and rubbed the little boy's head. The little boy raised his head and looked at her blankly and innocently, his cheeks bulging as he drank water.
Chen Ying was touched by cuteness again, and said with a smile:
"The stars are so cute!"
Gu Lan was in the hospital at the time and heard some rumors. It was said that someone entered the baby room and was trying to do something, but was stopped. She was also very scared at the time. Later, she talked to another woman who gave birth that day. However, there was another woman who lived in a single ward, so she had no chance to meet her.
Now it seems that this lady is the other mother who gave birth that year.
She looked at the woman and found that she was dressed exquisitely and it was obvious that she came from a wealthy family.
But even so, Gu Lan thought, she would not want to be separated from Xingxing and have her child be taken to someone else's home by mistake.
*
When An Zhaoming brought his two children back to the bamboo forest, he saw a little ball that came from nowhere, being held by a woman and pointing at the canvas.
"Oh, our Xingxing has good taste. This place will look much better if it changes its color!"
The little girl had a chubby, rosy face and a pair of smiling almond-shaped eyes similar to Shen Ying's. She was held in the woman's arms and they looked somewhat similar.
“Who is this child…?”
An Zhaoming walked over, looked at his wife and then at Tuanzi, with some surprise on his face.
Hey, this little dumpling, how come he is so cute! He looks a bit like his wife! If you round it off, he must be his child!
The little dumpling was not afraid of people. When he saw the tall man staring at him, he smiled cutely.
An Zhaoming was immediately captivated by this smile! His son An Rong was good in every way, except that the little brat had a middle school syndrome when he entered elementary school, and he pretended to be cool and had a stern face all day long.
Unlike this little dumpling, it is round and smiles whenever it sees everyone it sees, so cute!
Chen Ying embraced the little girl, pointed at Gu Lan beside her, and said with a smile:
"The one who gave birth in the same hospital and on the same day as me, the one who was 15 minutes late to our Rongrong, do you still remember?"
An Zhaoming recognized Gu Lan at a glance. After all, it was he who investigated this family back then.
Chen Ying lowered her head, patted the little ball, and pointed at her son.
"This is my aunt's son, his name is Anrong, and he was born on the same day as Xingxing!"
Gu Lan also smiled and said, "Call Rongrong brother quickly."
Little Tuanzi raised his head. Although they were the same age, when they stood together, Little Tuanzi was a head shorter than the boy.
"elder brother!"
The little boy's eyes widened for a moment, then he looked away awkwardly.
"H-hmm, hello, brother."
Is this my younger brother?
Is he finally going to meet a younger brother who is younger than him?
The little boy's eyes turned to the side, where a handsome and tall boy stood silently, looking down at him.
The little boy tilted his head and saw the young man look at him for a while and then slowly spoke.
"My name is Lu Tianchen."
"Um...Brother Chen!"
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