Chapter 245
Rong Heng stared at Xiao Lihua blankly.
In his eyes, his sister was always his sister, even when she grew up, so why couldn't they live together? Besides, Lihua was only five years old, not yet six, so how could she be considered grown up?
They grew up together. He took care of his sister from a baby to an adult, and they were never apart...
"Aren't we going to live together anymore?" Rong Heng asked cautiously.
Little Lihua also couldn't bear to leave her brother. If she had to live alone, she wouldn't agree no matter what her mother said.
But now that we have sister Xuewei, and my brother wants to live with Ika, isn’t that perfect?
However, seeing her brother's expression of disbelief, Xiao Lihua hesitated and said, "This is temporary... When Ika gets better, I'll come back to live with my brother."
Rong Heng still looked depressed.
Although their room is indeed not big, Ika can sleep in his bed while he sleeps on the floor, and it won't take up space on his sister's side.
He still found it hard to accept that his sister was leaving him so suddenly.
The conversation between the brother and sister was heard by Wen Yan and Yan Ya who were paying attention to them. They looked at each other, then Yan Ya stood up and walked towards her son and daughter.
She knew that separating the two children would be a cruel thing for them who had always depended on each other, so she had been thinking about what method she could use to gently make the two children accept it.
My daughter is still young and hasn't started to develop yet, but it will be a bit late to wait until then. Of course, the earlier gender awareness is established, the better.
Rong Heng is about to turn nine, and his understanding of gender is still so vague, which is not a good thing.
Not only Rong Heng and Xiao Lihua, but also the physiological classes of other cubs in the nursery need to be gradually put on the schedule.
"Xiangyang, come with your mother."
Hearing Yan Ya's words, Rong Heng came back to his senses. He looked at his mother. He gradually developed feelings for Yan Ya, who had always taken care of them gently.
He nodded, stood up and followed Yan Ya out of the restaurant.
Rong Heng probably understood why Yan Ya called him out, and he himself was also quite confused.
"Mom..." He called Yan Ya softly.
Yan Ya didn't rush to speak, but squatted down and gave Rong Heng a hug. He hugged his lost son and patted his back comfortingly.
Rong Heng didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
He pursed his lips, but ultimately did not reject Yan Ya's action which seemed too intimate.
"Xiangyang, thank you for your hard work over the years. You have taken really good care of your sister."
As Yan Ya spoke, her eyes became a little moist.
After becoming a keeper at the nursery, she also had the authority to view past surveillance videos. She watched almost all the footage of Rong Heng and Xiao Lihua.
Especially when the brother and sister first arrived at the nursery, Yan Ya would always burst into tears when she saw her little son clumsily but trying hard to take care of his baby sister.
Their friendship was so deep, and Rong Heng must be very sad to be separated from them suddenly? But...
Yan Ya released Rong Heng, looked at him and said, "My sister is a girl. You know she is different from you, right?"
Rong Heng was puzzled. "Because she's different, she can't live with me? But you live with your father, and so do Wenwen and Uncle Laize."
"That's because we are husband and wife." Yan Ya said patiently, "We are married and will spend our lives together, so we can live together."
Rong Heng was even more confused, "Then can't my sister be my partner?"
"Of course not." Yan Ya was helpless. "People who are blood relatives cannot be partners, because... well, partners are supposed to have children."
That was the only explanation she had.
"Just like you and your sister are my children, you were both born from my conception. When you grow up, you will each find your own partner, start a new family, and have your own children."
Rong Heng frowned tightly. Yan Ya's words were really hard to understand for him, as he had never lived in a normal society and had never received relevant courses.
"Is it necessary to have a baby?" he asked.
Yan Ya looked at her son's confused eyes and hesitated for a moment before expressing her true thoughts, "Giving birth is a very painful thing and comes with danger."
Ordinary people can conceive through artificial wombs, but humans with animal blood can only use the most primitive method and be born naturally through the mother's gestation. The scientific community has not yet overcome this problem.
Both of her children are beast-blooded humans, and both possess powerful strength. The stronger the strength, the more difficult and dangerous it is to give birth to offspring.
Yan Ya touched Rong Heng's face and said softly, "Whether you want to have children or not, wait until you grow up before making the decision. But no matter what choice you make, mom and dad will support you."
Rong Heng's tender little face was filled with such a tangled emotion. He looked at Yan Ya, thought for a moment, and said, "Did you and Dad also go through a lot of pain and danger to give birth to me and my sister?"
Yan Ya's eyes suddenly turned red.
She didn't expect that Rong Heng's first thought would be this. How could this child be so sensible?
She felt sorry for Rong Heng. Rong Heng looked at her red eyes, but thought that she was remembering the pain of giving birth to him and his sister, and he couldn't help feeling a little helpless.
"S-Sorry, Mom..."
"You don't have to say sorry." Yan Ya shook her head. Her emotions had become much more stable than when she first came to the nursery, and she no longer easily lost control in front of the children.
She took a deep breath, calmed down, looked at Rong Heng with loving eyes, and said softly: "Mom has never regretted choosing to give birth to you. I only blame myself for not protecting you and your sister well, and for letting you suffer so much."
"This is not your fault." Rong Heng said, "It's the bad guys' fault."
Li Sinian had told him everything that had happened, including the fact that he and his sister were kidnapped by bad guys and used for human freezing experiments.
Yan Ya nodded and said, "I'm very happy that you think this way."
At this time, she heard Rong Heng ask again: "So if people of different genders live together, they will have children?"
Looking at her son's innocent face, Yan Ya was silent for a moment, then said truthfully: "Probably not yet. We have to wait until you grow up a little bit..."
She was thinking about how to explain to Rong Heng that even if they didn't have children, boys and girls couldn't live together, but Rong Heng spoke instead.
"Okay, I understand then."
Rong Heng nodded and sighed, "Then let my sister live with Xuewei. They are both girls and can live together."
Yan Ya felt relieved. Although she didn't know how Rong Heng suddenly figured it out, it was good enough that he could take this first step. The rest could wait and be taught slowly later.
"Although you don't live in the same room, you're all in the nursery and won't be separated," Yan Ya comforted her. "You can play together again during the day."
"Hmm..." Rong Heng responded, but his mood was not very high.
"Then let's go back and eat." Yan Ya said, "We can move things after we finish eating."
"good."
After dinner, Rong Heng brought Ika's dinner to the pool to find him.
After Rong Heng left, the little mermaid did not sit idle, but swam in the pool, constantly diving into the water and holding her breath until she could no longer hold her breath and then swam to the surface to breathe.
He found that although he could no longer breathe freely in the water, after practicing, the time he could hold his breath underwater became longer and longer.
This discovery finally made him feel less depressed.
He stopped practicing only when he heard Rong Heng's footsteps. He swam out from underwater, broke through the water with his whole body wet, and lay down by the pool, looking at Rong Heng expectantly.
Rong Heng paused. He was originally feeling depressed because Xiao Lihua was moving away, but when he faced Ika's blue eyes that were full of dependence and joy, he couldn't keep a cold expression.
The reason he agreed to let his sister move out was because of Ika.
When his mother explained it to him, he thought of the inappropriateness. Although he cared about Ika, his childhood friend, it was not to the point where he could have a child with his precious sister.
Even if you don't have children, only partners of the opposite sex can live together.
That's a matter of a lifetime, he can't let his sister make such a hasty decision!
Besides, Ika is so handsome, and Xiao Lihua has no resistance to beautiful things. If they live together, and she falls in love with Ika, what should she do if she wants to have a child with him?
My mother said that giving birth is a very dangerous and painful thing!
He loved and cherished his most precious sister, so he couldn't bear to see her suffer even a little.
On the way to deliver food to Ika, he couldn't help but wonder if Ika insisted on living with him because of Xiao Lihua... But he quickly dismissed this idea.
After all, Ika had just arrived at the brooding center, so how did he know that he lived with his sister?
However, this did not make him happy.
However, this depressed mood slowly dissipated after meeting Ika's eyes.
In fact, as long as he didn't agree to Ika and let him live in his own room, it would be fine, but... he couldn't bear to let Ika down, so the problem still lay with him.
"Xiao Lihua agreed, we can live together." Rong Heng said.
Ika immediately patted the fish's tail happily and said in his clear and sweet voice: "Sister is so nice."
Rong Heng looked at him warily, "She is my sister."
"Yeah!" The boy nodded and said enthusiastically, "Yangyang is the best!"
Rong Heng: “…”
That's not what he wanted to say.
Ignoring his slightly warm ears, he brought the dinner over and said, "Eat first, or it will get cold."
Ika nodded, but looked at him with his hands on his chin.
Rong Heng tilted his head in confusion, why wasn't he moving?
"Aren't you going to feed me?" the little mermaid smiled sweetly at him.
Rong Heng really wanted to refuse. He was fed during the day because he was unconscious. Now he is well again and can communicate and talk normally. He must be able to eat by himself, right?
However, seeing the little mermaid's increasingly pitiful look, he still reluctantly picked up the bowl and fed him again.
He looked at Ika's bulging cheeks and couldn't help but feed him while saying, "My sister can eat by herself now."
"Oh, my sister is so awesome!"
As the little mermaid spoke, she opened her mouth and took the spoon that Rong Heng fed to her mouth, eating with a look of satisfaction.
Rong Heng: “…”
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