Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Xia Li carried these bags of food back...
Xia Li carried the bags of food back home. Xia Pingzhi sat down and took a look, and knew that the person had bought them.
She really couldn't bear to watch it, so when she saw Charlie carrying something to the kitchen, she decided to go back to the house for a while.
What are you eating? I don’t have any appetite at all. I’m almost full of gas!
Inside, Ginger was still carefully wiping his toys with a small handkerchief next to his toy box. This was an idea Charlie had come up with when she didn't want to play with her child. She told Ginger to clean his toys regularly. If they weren't cleaned promptly, many toys would rot like vegetables. And if they were wiped regularly, the dirt wouldn't make him sick, which was very painful for children.
She didn't act like a mother. After scaring her son with these words once, Jiangzai really remembered it. From then on, he would take out all his toys and clean them thoroughly every once in a while.
What surprised her even more was that her aunt said that after Jiangzai cleaned his toys, he would take his blanket and clothes to the bathroom and try to put them in the washing machine to wash. When her aunt saw this, she thought it was a great deed and told her about it when Xia Li got off work.
Jiang Dong hadn't seen Jiang Zi before he entered the room because Jiang Zi had been sent away to clean his toys. He was very careful with his things, so he cleaned them very carefully. His aunt had closed the door, so Jiang Zi didn't hear any noise from the living room.
So I didn’t even know that my father passed away.
Xia Pingzhi pushed the door open and saw Jiang Zai clutching a video game console he'd been playing with before. He stood up excitedly upon seeing his aunt, his face overflowing with joy. "Auntie, did you see my dad? He even brought me some delicious food."
Jiang Zai knew his father had never met his aunt. He loved him and his aunt very much. His father was so great, so he naturally thought his aunt would be as happy as he was to see him.
After saying that, he ran out, still shouting loudly: "Dad! Dad!"
Xia Pingzhi looked at Jiang Zai's cheerful little back and suddenly felt very apologetic, regretting that she should not have let him go so early.
After putting her things away, Xia Li came out of the kitchen and saw Jiang Zai running out of the living room with a look of anxiety on his face. He bumped directly into her legs.
"Hey, slow down! What's wrong, Jiangzai? Why are you running out?" Xia Li was bumped by the child. Fortunately, she was not holding a plate in her hands. She held the child and asked Jiangzai what was wrong?
Unexpectedly, when she bent down and took a closer look, she found that the child's eyes were wet with anxiety. Xia Li quickly picked him up and comforted him.
"What's wrong? Tell mom quickly! Are you hungry?" It was indeed almost time for dinner.
Jiangzai pouted, almost crying, and looked at his mother with tears in his eyes and asked, "Mom, where is Dad? Why can't I see Dad when I come out?"
So that's what happened. Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't take it seriously and carried him into the living room and sat down on the sofa. Jiang Zai was wearing a thin blue jacket. Xia Li helped him straighten his clothes and wiped the tears from his little face. Then she said softly, "Dad still has work to do. He will come to see you in a couple of days. Look, didn't I bring you some delicious food today?"
Jiangzai cried and shook his head in grievance. In the past, when his father was not at home, his grandmother always said that his father was going to work and would be back in two days, but that was not the case at all. His father would always be away for several days before coming back.
Mom lied to him too! He won't be fooled again!
Jiang Zai finally burst into tears, tears streaming down his face, and he looked extremely pitiful.
This situation made Xia Li panic. She quickly hugged him and tried to comfort him, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry. Daddy will be able to see you in two days. Daddy also asked me to tell you, really, don't cry!"
But Xia Li didn't understand the child's mood, nor did she know how to coax the child. She held the child in her hands and kept trying to coax him with words, but the child didn't give her any face at all.
In this kind of weather, she was at a loss as to what to do with the child, and her forehead seemed to be sweating.
Xia Pingzhi came out when Jiang Zai started crying, but she just stood at the door and didn't come to the living room. Later, when she saw that Xia Li was really stupid, she walked over with a distressed look and came to Xia Li's side.
Xia Pingzhi knew Jiang Zai wasn't an unreasonable child, and that he was crying because he suddenly couldn't see his father and didn't know what was going on. She didn't try to comfort him at all, but just gently told Jiang Zai to stop crying. Then, his father did go back first, and he would be able to see his father tomorrow.
Jiang Zai really took his aunt's words to heart, and then choked up as he promised again, "Really? Will I really be able to see Daddy tomorrow?"
Xia Pingzhi nodded with a smile, "I promise."
"Then let's make a pinky promise!" Jiangzai sat up from his mother's arms and stretched out his little finger.
Charlie saw it and laughed secretly.
Xia Pingzhi glared at her unhappily, then solemnly stretched out her little finger, made a pinky promise with him, and finally stamped her signature.
After Jiangzai's request was met, he quickly returned to his previous childish state. However, because he had cried for a while and wasted some energy, his stomach growled twice.
My aunt announced that it was time to eat, as the children were hungry and this was the most important thing.
How could Xia Li dare to disobey? She quickly agreed and asked the two of them to sit down first and she would come right away.
Everything was ready, laid out in bowls and plates. She had just been about to come over to ask if they wanted to eat, but she had just happened to run into the child.
There were blanched shrimps. Charlie placed the plate in front of herself, peeled a few shrimps diligently, and put them into the bowls of her aunt and son. She had no idea how much she was trying to please them.
There was no way, old or young, she dared not offend any of them!
There were two other dishes, both quite good, and all three of them usually enjoyed them. Normally, Charlie would have been chatting and laughing, enjoying the meal. But today, the entire dinner was tasteless, and she ate cautiously. She didn't dare show it, knowing she would have to go to her aunt after dinner to explain things.
In the middle of the night, the aunt and niece started another late-night tea party.
Jiangzai has his own biological clock and was tired today. After washing up, he went to bed and fell asleep quickly. It was a perfect time for the two of them to talk.
A small nightlight was plugged into the living room, and the dim light was perfect for sharing heartfelt words. Charlie and her aunt sat on the sofa, with two glasses of water on the coffee table in front of them.
Xia Pingzhi couldn't bear to see her niece in such a difficult situation. She sighed and then spoke first, "Tell me about your two affairs in detail so I can be mentally prepared."
Charlie blinked, not knowing what her aunt meant by mental preparation.
"Aunt, Jiang Dong told you about that incident this afternoon. It's true, otherwise he wouldn't be standing here today." Xia Li paused and glanced at her aunt's face in the dim light.
Xia Pingzhi nodded.
Afterwards, Xia Li talked about her chance encounter with Jiang Dong here. "That day..." In fact, they didn't meet very often, but "He sometimes said he really wanted to see the child, or wanted to know about the child's situation, so we met. Aunt, you have to know that the only bond between the two of us now is the child, and I can't refuse him."
Xia Pingzhi listened and discovered something. "So Jiangzai had met his father before, and you three kept it a secret from me, right? Xia Li, you really kept it a secret from me for so long. And Jiangzai was so patient. I was wondering why you didn't mention his father later. It seems like they've been seeing each other all the time!"
Xia Pingzhi was furious, which made Xia Li feel very disappointed.
Xia Li felt her aunt was a little agitated, so she quickly sat closer and patted her on the back. "Aunt, don't be angry, don't be angry. We haven't seen each other very often. You know I'm very busy, and Jiang Dong has his own things to do right now. How can we have time to meet?"
Seeing that her aunt's expression didn't soften at all, Xia Li began to use her coquettish skills, "Aunt, I really didn't mean it. Kneeling isn't a tradition in our family. Otherwise, I would have knelt down and sworn an oath to you. Please forgive me!"
Xia Pingzhi couldn't stand her any more and tapped her head with her finger in resentment. "You're truly my niece! How could I possibly harm you? Look at what you've done. You, Xia Li, are efficient and capable at work, but why are your relationships so sluggish? Your divorce isn't clean either. And what's your attitude towards Jiang Zai's father now? Are you planning on going back to be with him, or are you just going to keep working and living like you do now?"
Faced with her aunt's sharp questions and intense gaze, Xia Li didn't hesitate at all. She replied, "Aunt, of course I choose to continue living my current life, and that will never change. After I got out, I haven't regretted my decision, and I've never wanted to go back. I won't let go of Jiang Zai either. I've already given up on him once before, and for a mother, that can never happen again. As for the child's father, I don't know either."
Xia Li's tone was filled with confusion as she spoke. She leaned back on the sofa, her mind reminiscing about their past and present times. To be fair, Jiang Dong hadn't been bad to her, and she could clearly sense that he truly cared for her. However, perhaps what he longed for most was the days of being with his wife and children by his side, just like before.
But she had already been down that road.
"Aunt, at least now I don't have the idea of getting back together with him."
Xia Pingzhi looked at her niece and saw her frown. It was really hard to understand what the children nowadays were thinking.
She patted her niece's arm to comfort her, then went on to talk about the child. "What about Jiangzai? His family can't go back on their word. His mother has already promised, so even if he is the child's father, he can't go back on his word! Of course, we won't stop him from seeing the child. You and his mother have discussed this before, but he can't take the child back either. The child can only receive a better education here."
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