At this point, Chen Jing could only firmly believe this.
"Okay! Dong-ge, you're leaving the country in a couple of days. Take good care of yourself. Remember, we and Xiao Luzi are waiting for you to come back!"
The departure time for Bai Shao and Bai Xiangdong has been confirmed; it will be Thursday, the day after tomorrow.
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back!" Bai Xiangdong patted Chen Jing's hand.
Chen Jing wanted to say, "After you come back, I'll find a woman to take good care of you."
But when the words reached his lips, he felt it was inappropriate, and in the end, he didn't say them.
If it were someone else who said those words, they probably wouldn't bother to pay any more attention. Anyway, they would just choose one of the four options as Luo Yifan suggested, which would save her a lot of trouble.
However, Chen Jing is quite persistent when it comes to work. After dinner, she would hold her iPad and watch food videos, hoping to get some inspiration from other people's cooking methods.
Zizai now basically hangs out with Bai Xiaolu, doing homework, playing games, taking walks, riding bicycles, walking the dog, and so on.
However, the two still argued frequently, arguing countless times a day, big and small, yet strangely, their relationship seemed to improve the more they argued.
Yesterday, the two of them went to Tongjia Village together and learned a few basic judo moves. Now, the two little ones are wrestling each other on the carpet on the terrace.
Chen Jing was watching someone else's cooking tutorial on her iPad when she heard the shouts. She looked over and saw two little guys with their hands on each other's shoulders and their heads touching, like two fierce bulls. Chen Jing, who knew nothing about judo, thought the two little guys were fighting, so she quickly threw down her iPad and ran over to stop the two brats.
The Yan family's living room was large. By the time Chen Jing ran from the center of the living room to the terrace, the two little ones had already successfully thrown each other to the ground. At this moment, the two of them were lying on their backs on the carpet, head to head, panting and sweating profusely.
"Zizai, Xiaoluzi, you two can't fight!"
Chen Jing remained convinced that the two little ones had just been fighting.
She pretended not to see the arguments; after all, kids bickering is perfectly normal.
The nature of fighting is completely different.
"Grandma, we weren't fighting! We were training!" the two little ones said in unison as they lay on the ground.
Chen Jing thought of Bai Xiangdong lying in the hospital bed, and then of his entrustment, so she squatted down and began to educate Zizai.
"Zizai, Xiaolu is a girl, you should be more considerate of her, okay?"
Even training shouldn't be too harsh.
This little girl is already pitiful enough. If she stays here and gets bullied, how can she, the person entrusted with this responsibility, have peace of mind?
Chen Jing didn't know Zong Zhe, let alone the Zong family, so it was even more impossible for her to know how Bai Shao took Bai Xiangdong abroad this time. She simply assumed that the father and daughter went abroad for medical treatment through normal channels.
If she knew the truth, I wonder how much she would still feel sorry for Xiao Luzi.
“Mother-in-law, I don’t need him to give way to me! Although I am a girl, I am no less than him, nor less than anyone else!”
Before Zizai could answer, Bai Xiaolu sat up, crossed his legs, and looked at Chen Jing with a serious expression.
Looking at the little girl, Chen Jing felt even more heartache, because she seemed to see the shadow of her eldest daughter in Xiao Luzi.
Compared to Xiao Luzi, the eldest daughter's childhood was even more bleak and miserable.
"Mom, I'm making some sweet soup later. What would you like to eat?"
Over there, her eldest daughter called over.
"I'll do it. You go and ask everyone's opinion."
At this time, son-in-law Yan Han was working overtime in his study, Yan Bo and his wife were teaching their dog to walk upright in the backyard, and Bai Shao was also working overtime and hadn't returned yet.
"Mom, I'm here. You rarely get a day off, so relax and watch your food show."
Clearly, Zhu Qianying had already noticed the iPad that Hao had casually tossed on the sofa.
As Zhu Qianying spoke, she ran over and squatted down to ask the two little ones who were playing and sweating profusely.
"Little princess and little prince, what kind of dessert would you like?"
"Mango pomelo sago!" the two little ones answered in unison again.
"Alright, then Shadow Chef, you can make mango pomelo sago!"
As Zhu Qianying spoke, she got up and left.
The two little devils jumped up in a flash, and one of them said, "Auntie Shadow, I can help cut the mango flesh."
One said, "Mommy, I can help peel the grapefruit!"
Zhu Qianying turned her head and waved to the two little ones, "Come on, both of you, be little helpers!"
So, Bai Shao returned to the Yan family home. Usually at this time, the two little brats would be making a ruckus in the living room, like a noisy play. But today, the living room was unusually quiet, with only Chen Jing sitting on the sofa watching videos on her iPad.
"Aunt Jing, where are the two little ones?"
Bai Shao bought ice cream, intending to appease the two little ones.
She has been working late every day to save up for her father's medical treatment abroad. Every day, apart from seeing her daughter briefly in the morning, she has very little time to spend with her, let alone take care of her.
Fortunately, the Yan family truly dotes on Xiao Luzi as if she were their own, and with Zizai, this little rascal, Xiao Luzi is now noticeably happier and more lively than when she was abroad.
"She's in the kitchen making sweet soup for Ying'er!" Chen Jing gestured towards the kitchen.
When it comes to getting along with children, my daughter is much better at it than I am.
I tend to spoil my own children unconditionally and without limits, but I am very strict about rewards and punishments when it comes to my daughter.
Moreover, her daughter often plays happily with the children, and Chen Jing feels gratified and fortunate whenever that happens.
Despite the unbearable childhood memories, it didn't leave too much of a shadow on my daughter, who is still able to live a happy and carefree life like a normal person.
"Aunt Jing, I bought ice cream. What flavor do you want?" Upon hearing this, Bai Shao didn't rush to find the child. Instead, she brought over the insulated ice cream container, opened the lid, and let Chen Jing choose.
Chen Jing waved her hand, "My teeth aren't good enough, I can't handle it, it's too cold."
Bai Shao had no choice but to carry the ice cream into the kitchen. "Babies, starting now, free ice cream for thirty seconds, who wants some?"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones who were helping out in the kitchen immediately put down the fruit they were holding, turned around, and raised their hands together.
"I want it! I want it!"
Then, they skipped and jumped over to Bai Shao with excited expressions, snatched the ice box from her hand, and carried it together to the kitchen counter.
The two little kids were only five years old, and they had to stand on tiptoe to see the different kinds of ice cream in the ice cream box. So, they decided to go all out and dumped all the ice cream from the ice cream box onto the counter.
Zhu Qianying glanced at the ice cream piled up like a small mountain and rolled her eyes at her friend.
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