"Grandma, what Auntie just said..."
"Child, don't worry, Grandma will think of a way."
Grandma Zhan didn't want her granddaughter to worry.
As soon as Li Cheng'an got home, his mother asked him, "Did you send your beloved back?"
"Um."
"Mom, when did Dad come back?"
Su Jingjing: "Dad won't be back until tomorrow."
He joked, "Do you miss him?"
This child is acting a bit strange.
An'an blushed and nodded, "Mmm."
With a fruit leather bag stuffed in her mouth, Yuanyuan said, "Mommy, I miss Daddy too."
She wanted her dad to lift her up high.
Su Jingjing was delighted; it was rare for the two children to miss their elderly father.
The next day at noon, An'an and Yuanyuan were playing downstairs.
As soon as Li Hanting stepped into the yard, he saw his two children.
"An'an, your father is back."
An'an quickly turned around, dropped the marbles, and said, "I'll play another day."
"dad."
Yuanyuan was overjoyed.
She smiled and reached out for her father to hug her, even touching his face. Li Hanting kissed his daughter's cheek and asked, "Did you miss your dad?"
Yuanyuan nodded heavily, her crescent-shaped eyes brimming with the stars of the sky.
"Let's go home first."
Li Hanting gestured for his son to follow.
After the father and his two sons went upstairs, the people downstairs started talking about it.
"What's so special about spoiling a little girl?"
"It's a money-losing machine; it'll belong to someone else sooner or later."
Zhou Qian frowned and kept nagging, but no one paid any attention to her.
If these words were to reach Commander Li's ears, it would be quite a big deal.
Su Jingjing was happy to see the man return safely.
But it was well past lunchtime.
"Are you hungry? I'll get you some food."
Su Jingjing was busy in the kitchen when suddenly a pair of hands hugged her from behind.
"Honey, did you miss me last night?"
Su Jingjing deliberately said, "I fell asleep as soon as I got into bed last night."
The implication is that I don't have time to think about you.
Li Hanting's hands began to wander.
Su Jingjing immediately grabbed his hands, "Don't do anything rash, the children are still outside."
"Wife, you don't miss me, but I miss you so much."
Hearing the man's dejected tone, Su Jingjing felt a pang of pity.
She turned to face him and said, "I was lying to you. You weren't with me last night, and I went to sleep very late."
Li Hanting felt a pang of heartache again.
"I can do it myself. You should go back to your room and rest."
Su Jingjing shook her head, "I'll wait for you to finish eating."
*
After waking up from her afternoon nap, the two children were already playing downstairs. Su Jingjing had just finished braiding her hair in front of the mirror.
Just then, someone knocked on the door. She paused for a moment, then went to open it.
"Zhaodi, come in and sit down."
She warmly welcomed Zhao Di in.
"Jingjing, have I bothered you?"
He Zhaodi asked uneasily.
"No, I just woke up."
Su Jingjing shook her head, her fishtail braid on her shoulder drawing attention.
"Jingjing, the braids on your head are so pretty."
He Zhaodi couldn't quite put her finger on it, but it just looked much better than the thick braid.
She secretly went back and tried to braid her hair, but she couldn't come up with the same style as Jingjing.
A love of beauty is a woman's nature, even after she becomes a mother.
Su Jingjing's fishtail braid is the most popular style in later generations, and it looks youthful and energetic.
She actually knows other tricks too.
“Zhao Di, if you want to learn, I can teach you.”
He Zhaodi, on the contrary, felt embarrassed and said, "Won't that take up your time?"
"Won't."
Next, Su Jingjing explained it to her step by step.
He Zhaodi's hands were not very dexterous, and it took her several attempts to learn how to braid a fishtail braid.
"Jingjing, how do you think my weaving is?"
"Yes, it looks really good."
Su Jingjing examined her closely and found that Zhao Di's features were actually quite good, except that she was a little dark-skinned.
But which rural person isn't ruthless?
Of course, besides the original owner, she was also raised in luxury by her family.
"Jingjing, you have such skillful hands."
He Zhaodi couldn't bear to touch her precious hair. "I almost forgot, these are the scallions I just picked. I'll share some with you."
Su Jingjing took the scallion and said "thank you".
"Then I won't bother you any longer."
He Zhaodi then got up to take her leave.
Su Jingjing saw the person to the door and then went back to her room to study.
At dinner, An'an was preoccupied with something, and her chewing slowed down.
"What's wrong, An'an? Is the food not to your liking?"
An'an quickly snapped out of her daze, "Mom, it's not because of that."
Li Hanting glanced at his son and said, "What's wrong? Tell me what's going on."
An'an put down her chopsticks and looked at her father, saying, "Dad, can I ask you for a favor?"
Li Hanting and his wife exchanged a glance, and he was immediately surprised, as this was the first time An'an had ever asked him for a favor.
"Okay, what's the matter?"
An An then explained the whole story, but he simplified it, only saying that Lin Xin'ai's family wanted a place in the school but couldn't think of a way to get it.
Su Jingjing was very pleased, realizing that her son had done it for his beloved cause.
"Dad, can you help her?"
He knew his father would definitely have a solution.
Li Hanting looked at his wife tenderly, "Wife, what do you think?"
It wasn't difficult to secure a place for him to enroll, but he still wanted to listen to Jingjing's opinion.
Su Jingjing put down her chopsticks. "A-Ting, this child is so pitiful. Let's help her."
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