Zhu Qianying stayed in the office for quite a while. Seeing that it was almost time and the handsome waiter should be picking up Xiao Luzi, she tidied up and went out.
Customers have started arriving at the store. Chen Jing is busy in the kitchen, while Luo Yifan is no longer sitting at the usual two-person table. Instead, he is helping out at the cashier.
Seeing Zhu Qianying come out, Luo Yifan asked with a smile, "Ying'er, did you sleep well?"
"Not bad. So, did you and Mom agree?" Zhu Qianying had never slept with her mother. She was only focused on fantasizing about her mother's future.
"Well, in the end, even I, a layman, was convinced!"
Luo Yifan didn't seem embarrassed at all; he was very composed.
As the two were chatting, the handsome waiter brought Bai Xiaolu back.
As soon as Bai Xiaolu entered, she greeted Luo Yifan cheerfully.
"Hello, Grandpa Luo!"
"Little Lu, you've gotten even prettier in just a few days!"
Actually, this was only the second time Luo Yifan had seen Xiao Luzi.
"Thank you, Grandpa Luo!"
Luo Yifan patted Bai Xiaolu's head. Zhu Qianying suddenly became alert, afraid that Luo Yifan would notice something. She put her arm around Bai Xiaolu and walked to the refrigerator, took out a carton of milk, and told the little girl to hurry up and do her homework.
"Auntie Shadow, is my grandfather alright?"
The little girl had no idea that her grandfather was seriously ill. She only thought that he was dizzy and had a headache and needed to stay in the hospital for a while.
"Okay, let the doctor take a look, and I'll take the medicine for a few days..."
Zhu Qianying didn't dare to go into too much detail; to tell the truth, she was afraid it would frighten the little girl.
If we don't tell the truth and try to cover things up, kids these days are so smart that they can detect something's wrong from the slightest clue.
"Oh...once my grandfather is discharged from the hospital, we won't need to trouble Aunt Shadow anymore!"
Obviously, Bai Shao must have said something to the little girl to make her so polite.
"I wouldn't trouble you at all. If I weren't afraid of your mother crying, I would have taken you home and raised you!" Zhu Qianying pinched the little girl's chubby cheeks.
However, children's faces are really strange. They look small, but when you pinch them, they still feel chubby.
Xiao Luzi's face is obviously not as round or big as Zizai's, but it's just as soft and squishy to the touch, making you want to keep squeezing it forever.
Zhu Qianying's comforting words were indeed effective; at the very least, the little girl's attention was successfully diverted from Bai Xiangdong's illness.
"Auntie Shadow, you're lying to me! Didn't Zizai say that he's about to become a big brother, and your family will have a little girl too? You wouldn't want to take me home to raise!"
The little girl spoke with a serious expression, but at the same time, there was a hint of loneliness in her voice.
Zhu Qianying squatted down, hugged the little girl in her arms and patted her gently. "Even if Auntie Yingzi has an even smaller baby, she will still love Xiaoluzi just the same. How about we make a pinky promise?"
Xiao Luzi looked at Zhu Qianying with some skepticism, hesitated for a moment, and finally extended his finger to make a pinky promise with Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Qianying saw many of Zai Zai's past traits in Xiao Luzi.
Fear of loneliness and lack of security.
However, compared to Zizai, Xiaoluzi's loneliness and lack of security are much more severe.
At the very least, the current Zai Zai is mischievous and lively, and loves to act spoiled and play pranks. Many childish but harmless acts of willfulness are relatively less common in Xiao Lu Zi.
The mature-beyond-his-years trait is even more evident in Xiao Luzi.
If I hadn't sent Zizai back then, probably before long, Zizai would have become as mature as Xiaoluzi, like a little adult.
Having received Zhu Qianying's promise, the little girl sat at the table, holding her milk, and slowly began to drink it. As she drank, she unconsciously swung her legs. These naturally revealed childlike behaviors were probably her true personality.
Zhu Qianying sighed silently, stood up, and saw that the customers in the store had arrived one after another. The waiters were a little too busy, so she quickly took on the role of a waiter as well, taking the initiative to serve water and dishes to the customers.
After a short while, I heard my son exclaim loudly, "Ugh, it's so hot, I'm dying of heat..."
Zhu Qianying placed the dishes she was carrying in front of the guests, then turned around and saw the young master sweetly saying to Luo Yifan, "Thank you, Grandpa Luo!"
It turned out that Luo Yifan had already taken a carton of milk from the refrigerator that was exactly the same milk that Bai Xiaolu was drinking and handed it to the little guy.
"Mommy!" Upon seeing Zhu Qianying, Zizai immediately waved the milk in his hand. "Can I drink this?"
Zhu Qianying nodded. "Okay, those milks were originally bought by Grandpa Luo for you and Xiao Luzi. You sit over there and drink them. Mommy will take you home after I'm done with this."
Luo Yifan took the iPad from her hand, which she used to take orders from customers. "Ying'er, you should take them home soon. Kids get hungry easily, and they still have homework to do, don't they?"
Zhu Qianying said apologetically, "Uncle Luo, how could I accept this?"
He was a customer, and moreover, the owner of Fanxin Restaurant, standing in this small restaurant serving tea, water, taking orders, and serving dishes?
That's far too much of a compromise.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? I treat this place like my own home, standing and sitting wherever I want, and eating whatever I like. Why are you being so formal with me? Let's go, don't keep the children waiting!"
The driver who was picking up Zizai parked the car outside the door, and while Luo Yifan and Zhu Qianying were exchanging polite words, Zizai had already run over to help Xiaoluzi pack his schoolbag and put it into the car.
Just then, the two little ones ran together to the kitchen to say goodbye to Chen Jing.
"Alright then, thank you for your trouble, Uncle Luo."
Since Luo Yifan had gone this far, Zhu Qianying couldn't refuse any longer. She thanked him again and went into the kitchen with the two little ones to say goodbye to Chen Jing.
Zhu Qianying pushed open the kitchen door and went in, just in time to see Zizai hugging Chen Jing's waist and acting coquettishly.
"Grandma, aren't you coming home for dinner tonight? Zizai hasn't had dinner with you for days!"
"Yes, Grandma will wait until the shop closes before going home. You, Mommy, and Xiaoluzi go home first, be good, listen to me!"
Zizai hugged Chen Jing's waist and shook her vigorously, "Grandma, you wouldn't be going on a date with Grandpa Luo, would you?"
Chen Jing immediately slapped his little hand that was wrapped around her waist, "Nonsense, how could Grandma go on a date with Grandpa Luo? Grandpa Luo is just researching delicious food with Grandma."
Zizai clearly didn't believe Chen Jing's explanation and wanted to ask more questions. Zhu Qianying, afraid of upsetting her mother, quickly went over and tugged at Zizai's arm.
"Sweetie, we're home!"
Zizai didn't get a satisfactory answer from his mother-in-law, and reluctantly got into the car with a pout.
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