Chapter 66: The Warm Daily Life of Mother and Her Four Children
"Our third young master likes mother and will definitely be a filial son in the future." Seeing this, Nanny Wu kept praising him with a proud look on her face.
Zhao Lingmeng had a different opinion from the nanny. "Judging from his temper, he'll be very difficult to deal with in the future."
Qiuyue and Dongyuan were very quick and nimble, and they had finished dismantling everything in a short while. Zhao Lingmeng then carried Sun Qiyang into the toy house next door.
After they took off their shoes inside, Zhao Lingmeng laid Sun Qiyang on the warm, fine leather floor. At first, Sun Qiyang pouted and started to cry, but Zhao Lingmeng immediately grabbed a hand drum to cheer him up. It wasn't clear if he was just curious about the toy, or if he saw Zhao Lingmeng hadn't left.
Sun Qiyang instantly forgot to cry, his eyes following the toys everywhere. Zhao Lingmeng thought that such a young child, she didn't know if he could see.
Zhao Lingmeng was teasing Sun Qiyang like this, and after a while, Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming also came in. As soon as they took off their shoes, they ran towards Zhao Lingmeng and Sun Qiming.
"mother!"
"younger brother"
They ran in opposite directions, each calling out to someone. One called him "mother," the other "brother." It was coincidental, yet also quite fair. It was obvious that the one calling mother was Sun Qiming, while the one calling brother was Sun Qijing. Sun Qijing usually spent more time with Sun Qiyang. As for that kid, Sun Qiming, he was a bit clingy to Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Ling dreamed that the two little guys had also arrived, so he asked, "Can you two play with your brother for a while and make him turn over?"
"I want to play a puzzle." Sun Qiming was the first to declare that he was not interested in this.
Sun Qijing looked at his brother, then at the puzzle not far away. After a moment's hesitation, he finally decided that the toy would win. "Mom, I want to play the puzzle, too," he said, patting his head sheepishly.
"Go ahead! Mom and brother are here watching you two play!" Zhao Lingmeng had been busy all day and had no energy at the moment. She was no match for the energy of this kid.
Sun Qijing and the others nodded happily and prepared to run to the toys. Qiuyue came up and asked what they wanted for dinner. The two little guys didn't leave again, staring at Zhao Lingmeng eagerly.
"Let's have a simple dinner tonight! Let's have some rice noodles. I just asked the kitchen to make some rice noodles. I'll cook some meat and vegetables in it and ask the kitchen to watch over it. Everyone can have a bowl and then go to sleep."
After listening to Zhao Lingmeng's instructions, Qiuyue went downstairs to make arrangements.
When Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming heard that their mother did not mention their favorite roast duck, they ran off to play games and were not interested in the rice noodles or something like that.
Zhao Lingmeng teased Sun Qiyang for a while longer, and then he started rubbing his eyes. Zhao Lingmeng picked him up and walked around the house for a while. He fell asleep with his fists clenched. Zhao Lingmeng gently placed him in the nurse's arms and asked her to hold him and let him sleep for a while.
Zhao Lingmeng rubbed her face with her hands to sober herself up, then went over to play a puzzle with words with Sun Qijing and his two brothers.
While playing, she taught them to read. Since that jerk, Sun Tu, wouldn't be coming over for dinner today, there was no one to teach the two brothers how to read. Zhao Lingmeng had no choice but to do it herself. Raising children is a labor of love and money.
With the efforts of the mother and her two children, a small puzzle with words was finally completed. Afterwards, Zhao Lingmeng played a game of "Eagle Catches Chicken" with the two brothers for a while, which finally exhausted the two brothers' energy.
But playing this kind of game can quickly bring the three of them closer together and make them feel more comfortable with each other.
Zhao Lingmeng took the hot towel that Dongmian handed over and wiped the two little ones' hands and faces herself. She also put towels on their backs, fearing that the children would sweat and catch a cold in the wind.
Zhao Lingmeng personally packed up the two children and herself before taking Sun Qijing and the others by the hand and heading to the dining area. As soon as the three of them sat down, the cooked rice noodles were served.
Zhao Lingmeng had a large bowl, while Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming had smaller bowls. However, the bowls were filled with a rich variety of side dishes and looked quite appetizing.
"Mom, this looks delicious too!" Sun Qiming leaned in to smell it before looking at Zhao Lingmeng with sparkling eyes.
"Hurry up and eat!" Zhao Lingmeng said, and she scooped up a spoonful of soup and drank it. It was indeed delicious. The chicken soup had the aroma of rice noodles, but it wasn't greasy. If it had chili peppers, it would be perfect. But unfortunately, there weren't any, and Zhao Lingmeng felt very regretful.
The two little guys saw their mother had started eating, so they followed her example and scooped a spoonful of soup to taste it. They thought it was delicious, so they immediately scooped another spoonful to drink. For a while, the room was filled with the sound of people drinking soup.
"Mom, I want to eat this tomorrow morning too." This rice noodle was especially delicious to Sun Qijing today. He really thought it was delicious. Normally, he was very reserved and wouldn't say it out loud. But today, he couldn't help but say it out loud.
"Okay, sure. I'll have the kitchen make it for you tomorrow morning." Zhao Lingmeng thought it was a good thing for children to like eating. It was better for them to want to eat than to have to chase them and feed them. So she agreed very readily.
When Sun Qiming heard the conversation between his mother and brother, he quickly interrupted, "I want to eat tomorrow morning too." He was afraid that his mother and brother would forget about him.
"Okay, we'll all eat this tomorrow morning!" Zhao Lingmeng agreed happily. She quite liked it anyway.
Sun Tu, on the other hand, wasn't eating rice noodles; he was eating the same level as Sun Yue. He had a simple meat dish, a vegetable dish, a soup, and rice. While this was quite good, it was definitely not as good as the food at Yixinyuan.
Sun Tu had been eating dinner at Yixinyuan recently, and his taste had become quite picky. Today, he had a feeling that this food was not tasty. But he didn't say anything, after all, what he had eaten before was much worse than this. But he still asked Jiang Cheng, "What's for dinner at Yixinyuan?"
Jiang Cheng said cautiously, "Master, I have asked, but I didn't get any information. The mansion is under strict control by the Madam now."
But to Jiang Cheng's surprise, the master didn't say anything after listening to his report, but just told him to leave. He thought the master would be furious!
Over at Yixin Courtyard, Zhao Lingmeng, her mother and son had all finished their meal and were slumped in their chairs, sipping digestive tea in small sips.
Sun Qijing drank for a while and felt like something was missing. After thinking hard, he realized that his father was not here today. In the past, after dinner, his father would teach them how to read.
"Mom, why didn't Dad come to dinner today?"
"Oh, your father was injured today and is in the front yard. I guess he won't come until he recovers. He feels embarrassed! If you are worried about him, you can go to the front yard to see him." Zhao Lingmeng also patiently fooled Sun Qijing.
"Okay then! I'll go see dad when I have time." After Sun Qijing said this, he forgot about the matter. After all, in the child's mind, this matter had been resolved.
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