Chapter 196 Mother will find you another father
Shen Qingnian lowered her eyes and dried her clothes, not giving Xie Yanzhi a single glance.
Xie Yanzhi sat opposite her, looking at her indifferent expression, and wondered what she was thinking.
We'll make arrangements once the two masters have dried their clothes.
Even after the two changed into dry clothes and walked out of the cave, Shen Qingnian still didn't say a word to Xie Yanzhi.
Xie Yan followed behind her with a limp, stumbled, and almost fell.
"Master!" Yuan Qing rushed forward to help, his voice filled with anxiety.
Xie Yanzhi waved his hand, only raising his eyes to look at the figure in front of him.
Shen Qingnian didn't even pause, as if she hadn't heard the movement behind her.
Seeing his master's dejected appearance, Yuan Qing could only swallow his words.
Back at the spice shop, Shen Nuonuo rushed over from afar, hugging Shen Qingnian's leg for a hug.
Xie Yanzhi also walked in, sat down on the eight-immortal chair in the shop, and slowly picked up his teacup to sip, acting like the host.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Shen Qingnian hugged Nuonuo in her arms, clearly wanting Xie Yanzhi to leave quickly.
Xie Yanzhi put down his teacup, glanced at his injured leg, and asked, "Madam Su, my leg was injured because of you. Does Madam Su intend to ignore it?"
“I can take you to the clinic,” Shen Qingnian replied without hesitation.
Thinking that Xie Yanzhi wanted to take advantage of his injury to stay here and appear in front of her every day, Shen Qingnian didn't give him a kind look at all.
"It's ultimately inconvenient to live in a medical center for everything, from food and clothing to shelter and transportation." Xie Yanzhi shook his head slightly, the implication in his words couldn't be clearer.
Shen Nuonuo nestled in her mother's arms, her little brows furrowing as she watched her mother about to send Xie Yanzhi away.
"Mother, Uncle Xie saved me and you too. Shouldn't we repay his kindness?"
"Mother, please don't send Uncle Xie away."
Shen Qingnian still frowned and refused to give in.
“Mother always says that we should be grateful and repay kindness.” Shen Nuonuo tugged at Shen Qingnian’s sleeve again.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yanzhi looked at Shen Nuonuo with even more affection, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Shen Nuonuo touched Xie Yanzhi's leg with her little hand and asked, "Uncle, does your leg still hurt?"
Xie Yanzhi deliberately raised his voice: "It hurts."
Shen Nuonuo then said, "Then I'll blow on it for Uncle." As she spoke, she gently blew on it.
Xie Yanzhi looked at Shen Nuonuo with a smile in his eyes, then at Shen Qingnian.
Seeing his expression, Shen Qingnian didn't say anything more and turned back to the backyard.
That's enough. His leg was injured because of her. Once he's recovered, we'll get rid of him!
At night, Shen Qingnian led Xie Yanzhi into the room and said, "This room was converted from a storage room. If the young master is not used to it, he can stay at an inn."
"I'll stay there," Xie Yanzhi replied quickly.
Having finally managed to stay, he wouldn't leave easily.
In the following days, Xie Yanzhi often took Shen Nuonuo to the street in a wheelchair, buying almost every little trinket on the street, including sugar figurines, windmills, and puppet shows.
A few days later, Shen Nuonuo insisted on going boating on the lake. Shen Qingnian couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she had to take him along. Xie Yanzhi also went with them.
At night, Nuonuo even grabbed Xie Yanzhi's hand and asked him to come into her room to tell her a story.
When Shen Qingnian brought over the warm water, she saw Xie Yanzhi leaning against the headboard, holding Nuonuo in his arms, and the two of them were already sleeping soundly.
She stood at the door, looking at the two similar faces, one big and one small, with complex emotions in her eyes. After a moment, she gently closed the door.
One day, Liu Ma was playing with Nuonuo on the street when she accidentally bumped into a young boy, who immediately burst into tears.
Just as Shen Nuonuo was about to step forward to apologize, she heard the young master's wet nurse look Nuonuo up and down, her tone contemptuous: "Isn't this the child without a father?"
Their master's shop and Shen Qingnian's shop were just across the street from each other, and everyone knew that Madam Su only had one child and no husband.
"You're the one who doesn't have a father!" Nuonuo clenched her little fists, her back straight. Liu Ma also looked displeased, thinking to herself that the wet nurse shouldn't have talked nonsense in front of the child.
On the way back, Shen Nuonuo didn't chatter as usual; she just kept her head down and didn't say a word.
As soon as he arrived at the shop entrance, he dashed into the backyard and threw himself into Shen Qingnian's arms: "Mother, they all say I'm a child without a father..." Shen Qingnian turned her head and saw that his eyes were red and there were still wet tears on his eyelashes. He looked so aggrieved that it broke her heart.
“You have a father, every child has a father.” She gently wiped away Nuonuo’s tears.
"Who is my dad? What does he look like?" Nuonuo tilted her little head up, her eyes full of anticipation.
Just then, Xie Yanzhi walked in from outside and saw Shen Qingnian holding Nuonuo while sitting on the swing. He said softly, "Your father..." Nuonuo stared at Shen Qingnian, her eyes full of expectation.
Shen Qingnian paused for a moment: "Your father is very rich."
Xie Yanzhi was taken aback upon hearing this; he hadn't expected Shen Qingnian to think of this first.
"Anything else?" Nuonuo was clearly not satisfied with the answer and leaned her little head even closer.
“Your father is tall and slender, much taller than your mother.”
"Is he good-looking?" The little guy wanted to know too much and couldn't wait to ask.
Shen Qingnian couldn't help but picture Xie Yanzhi's face in her mind, and said softly, "He is handsome."
He had barely finished speaking when he added, "But his face is too dark."
"Dark face?" Nuonuo blinked.
Seeing the little guy's puzzled look, Shen Qingnian added, "He always has a dark face and rarely smiles."
Shen Qingnian hugged Nuonuo, her tone carrying a complex emotion she herself was unaware of.
Nuonuo frowned slightly and nodded as if she understood.
After a while, she asked again, "Then where is my father? Why doesn't he come looking for Nuonuo and her mother?"
Shen Qingnian paused for a moment before saying, "Your father... is dead."
Hearing this, Xie Yanzhi, who was not far away, suddenly clenched his fists.
Dead?
Shen Qingnian still refuses to tell Nuonuo who he really is?
Upon hearing this, Nuonuo burst into tears: "Then I'm a child without a father."
Seeing his pitiful appearance, Shen Qingnian gently coaxed him, "Mother will find you another father. That way, my Nuonuo will have a father."
"Really?" Nuonuo suddenly looked up, her eyes serious.
Shen Qingnian smiled and nodded.
Seeing this, the little guy wiped away his tears and snuggled into Shen Qingnian's arms: "Mommy, I want to choose my own daddy."
Shen Qingnian was taken aback; this little guy had actually taken what she had just said seriously.
"So, who does Nuonuo want to be her father?" Shen Qingnian asked curiously.
“Uncle Xiao and Uncle Xie,” the little guy replied without hesitation.
Shen Qingnian was startled.
"Your mother can only choose one person to be your father." Shen Qingnian held up one finger.
"Huh?" The little guy tilted his head, seemingly caught in a dilemma.
"Then let's choose..." Nuonuo thought of someone and her face was full of excitement.
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