Chapter 249: Reciprocity
Xie Jingbei watched her hang up the phone before walking towards her from the door: "I came out to get something and saw you on the phone, so I didn't come close. Did I scare you?"
Wen Shuqiao shook his head: "No, do you have a lot of things? Can I help you?"
Xie Jingbei smiled gently: "No need, these are some of An An's toys. I left them there before, and I brought them back to him when I came back today."
"Okay." Wen Shuqiao said, "Then I'll go in first."
Xie Jingbei hummed, and Wen Shuqiao passed him and prepared to go inside, but he hadn't taken two steps when he heard Xie Jingbei say, "Shuqiao, I'll trouble you again."
Wen Shuqiao turned around, and Xie Jingbei said rather embarrassedly: "I just remembered that I bought something else. Sorry to bother you."
"Okay." Wen Shuqiao walked towards him: "It's a small matter, not a big deal."
Xie Jingbei's car was parked at the door. The two walked over and opened the trunk. Wen Shuqiao took a look and saw that there were more than just a few things. The trunk was already filled to the brim, and there was also a big bear that was almost one meter tall.
Xie Jingbei handed her two bags of toys: "Thank you."
Wen Shuqiao took it and lifted it with one hand. Xie Jingbei picked up a foam box with one hand and was thinking about how to get the big bear in the trunk at once.
This is the bear that An An uses to hug when he sleeps at night, and his sister urged him to return it.
Wen Shuqiao took a step forward: "Let me do it."
She grabbed the bear's neck with one hand and lifted it up. It looked big, but not heavy. She took a special look and saw that it had not fallen to the ground. Then she turned around and said to Xie Jingbei, "Let's go."
After saying that, she walked away quietly carrying the bear and the toys.
Xie Jingbei stared at her back in a daze. After coming to his senses, he quickly closed the trunk and followed her. He said, "Put the bear on the foam box. I'll carry it inside."
Wen Shuqiao didn't even look at him, and looked at the road seriously: "It's okay, it's not easy to carry the box with you, and this is not heavy."
Xie Jingbei blinked: "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome." Wen Shuqiao said, "I troubled you last time, so you don't have to thank me all the time."
Last time?
Xie Jingbei was one step behind her. After thinking for two seconds, he realized that Wen Shuqiao was talking about the last time they met and he gave her a ride to the studio.
That day, Wen Shuqiao had already bought him a cup of coffee to thank him.
Xie Jingbei's eyes fell on her. He had been busy recently and had not been to the studio much, but he still listened to what happened to Wen Shuqiao. She was talented, a fast learner, and a very low-key and humble person.
Now it seems that enthusiasm must also be added.
After all, there are not many girls who would just walk away with one hand around a bear's neck without saying anything.
Xie Jingbei pursed his lips and walked into the living room just after her.
Wen Shuqiao had already handed the bear to the nanny and placed the toy on the coffee table.
Cancan was a little absent-minded after Wen Shuqiao went to answer the phone. When she saw her aunt coming back, she came over and hugged her while holding a toy.
Wen Shuqiao touched his face: "What's wrong?"
Cancan raised her head and said softly with a smile: "I miss you, auntie."
Wen Shuqiao pinched his face instead: "Go and play."
Cancan actually didn’t want to play anymore because there were too many children around. He played with his toys for a short while before they were snatched away.
But he wasn't angry, because he also had many of An An's toys, but he still felt it was more fun to have them at home.
An An also came over at this time. He was having a great time: "Come on, Can Can, how about we go to the backyard and play Eagle Catches Chicken? I'll be the hen and protect you."
Eagle catches chicken?
Cancan had seen other people playing in the orphanage before, but he was too young and no one played with him.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and looked up again and said, "Aunt, are you going to play?"
"Auntie is waiting for you here." Wen Shuqiao said, "Go play with An An."
"Okay then." Cancan then let go of Wen Shuqiao.
An An held his hand and waved to the other children. The other children also came over one after another and went to the backyard under An An's leadership.
Cancan took two steps and couldn't help but look back at his aunt. After making sure that his aunt was watching him, he went to play with Anan with peace of mind.
After Xie Jingbei put his things away, he approached her and asked, "So the little kid that An An kept talking about is your child."
Wen Shuqiao smiled and said, "Yes, they are good friends."
"Sit down for a while. There's a nanny and surveillance cameras in the backyard. Nothing will happen." Xie Jingbei retracted his gaze and looked at her.
Wen Shuqiao nodded and followed him to sit on the sofa.
Including her today, there are at least ten parents.
Wen Shuqiao found a seat in a corner and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he heard someone ask, "Shuqiao, what do you do?"
Wen Shuqiao looked at the person who asked the question and said truthfully, "I am currently studying photography."
"You're good at photography. I remember Mr. Xie also studied photography. Some time ago, my niece wanted to arrange a photo shoot with you, but she couldn't."
Xie Jingbei continued, "We are indeed quite busy recently. We have already arranged appointments until September next year. We also have many excellent photographers in our studio. You can ask your niece to take a look."
"Oh, I definitely still want you to shoot, Mr. Xie. If you have time available, let me know and I'll book it first."
Wen Shuqiao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they were just looking for an excuse to blame Xie Jingbei.
This is fine, Wen Shuqiao is still not used to this kind of socializing.
She sat in the corner quietly holding the hot water and listened incomprehensibly. They were talking about work, which was of little interest to her, but rather quite hypnotic.
I don’t know how long we chatted, but I suddenly heard a deafening cry coming from the backyard.
A nanny came in hurriedly and said, "A child fell down."
Before the other parents could react, Wen Shuqiao had already put down his cup, stood up and walked towards the backyard.
Judging from the sound, it didn't seem like Cancan was crying, but she was still a little worried.
The other parents also stood up and walked towards the backyard, where they saw a little boy in a small suit lying on the ground crying, while Cancan was standing beside him, at a loss.
When he saw Wen Shuqiao coming, he hurriedly walked to Wen Shuqiao and hugged her.
Wen Shuqiao reached out and hugged him back, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Cancan said sullenly: "He fell down and said I pushed him, but I didn't push him."
When he said this, the little boy next to him immediately retorted: "It was you who pushed it! I saw it all!"
Wen Shuqiao raised her head and looked at the child. She touched the back of Cancan's head and did not answer immediately.
An An also came over. He was a little conflicted, but still said to Wen Shuqiao: "Aunt, I didn't see it, but I believe that Can Can would definitely not push anyone."
Wen Shuqiao also touched his head and looked at the child who was still lying on the ground crying.
The child's parents also walked over to the child and picked him up with a distressed look on their faces: "Baby, are you okay?"
The child threw himself into his father's arms and cried wildly: "Dad! He pushed me!"
The other parents also called their children back to their side, looked around, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
But everyone's eyes were on the parents of both sides.
Wen Shuqiao led Cancan over and asked, "Excuse me, how did Shi Yue push you?"
The kid who fell was called Taotao. He shouted, "It was him who pushed me. I acted like an eagle and tried to catch him. He got angry and pushed me!"
The little kid who just refuted Cancan spoke again: "Yes! I saw it too! It was Shen Shiyue who pushed it!"
Cancan tightly grasped his aunt's hand. He had never seen such a scene before. He looked up and insisted, "I didn't push him."
Wen Shuqiao squeezed his little hand soothingly. She was about to communicate with the other parent, but the man glared at her and said angrily, "Apologize!"
Wen Shuqiao frowned: "The matter has not been clarified yet, aren't you being too arbitrary?"
Xie Chuying also took a step forward. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Xie Jingbei took a step forward faster than her. He said, "Boss Mu, we have to clarify the matter. You are indeed being a little arbitrary."
"You still don't understand?" The man called Mr. Mu snorted, "My child never lies! And the Liu family's child also said that he was the one who pushed him!"
Xie Chuying also asked the nanny, but the nanny didn't dare to say anything and just said that she didn't notice it.
Wen Shuqiao pursed his lips tightly, frowning slightly: "Watch the surveillance."
She remembered that when the children first came over, Xie Jingbei said there were surveillance cameras in the backyard.
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