Li Cheng'an, disregarding his own sadness, hugged his sister and comforted her, "It's alright, don't cry, we still have Dad."
Li Yuanyuan was unusually stubborn, saying, "Yuanyuan wants her mother."
Having experienced maternal love, how could she accept it all at once?
Just then, the sound of the door being pushed open rang out. The brother and sister looked anxiously towards the doorway, especially Yuan Yuan, whose face was streaked with tears and snot, making her look like a little kitten, with her bright eyes wide open.
Upon seeing her father, her bright eyes instantly filled with disappointment.
Li Hanting had clearly noticed the two children's emotions. He took off his hat and asked as he walked inside, "What's wrong?"
When I looked at my youngest daughter, I felt a pang of heartache. The little one was thin and frail, with tears welling up in her eyes, looking so pitiful.
Why is Yuanyuan crying?
"Come here, let Daddy give you a hug."
Li Hanting picked up the little guy and put him on a chair, not forgetting to tell his son to get a towel.
Although he initially disliked Su Jingjing's behavior, Li Hanting's heart softened when she gave birth to two adorable children.
Especially when Yuanyuan opened her eyes and smiled at him, he realized that he had become a father, and that he had to take on the responsibilities of a father.
For a moment, he thought about living a good life with her, but then she caused trouble time and time again, destroying his trust.
Over the past few years, Su Jingjing has neglected her child, leaving him to raise the child single-handedly, acting as both father and mother.
The boy was easier to raise, while Yuanyuan was weak from a young age and was constantly sick throughout the year. Whenever that happened, he couldn't sleep all night, fearing that Yuanyuan's condition would worsen.
Normally, even if Su Jingjing yells at the two children, they won't cry. But now that Yuanyuan is crying, Li Hanting can't help but feel a little anxious.
"Is someone bullying you at school? Tell Dad, and I'll go teach him a lesson."
Li Yuanyuan didn't say anything, she leaned dejectedly on her father's shoulder, looking listless.
Li Hanting could only gesture with his eyes for his son to answer.
Li Cheng'an felt there was nothing to hide, so he told Su Jingjing about her departure.
Upon hearing that their mother had left, Li Hanting immediately turned to his brother and retorted, "Brother, Mom didn't leave."
Her mother had said she would never leave this family, never leave him and her brother. Li Yuanyuan told herself that she had to believe her mother.
Li Cheng'an, who doted on his younger sister, nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I didn't leave. Brother was wrong."
Since my sister is angry, all I can do is try to appease her.
Li Hanting was momentarily speechless. He had been depressed all morning, Su Jingjing's image constantly lingering in his mind, making it impossible for him to calm down.
She hasn't returned by now. Could it be that she really went to find that man?
Just thinking about this made him restless, and he didn't know how to comfort the two children.
Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from their stomachs, clearly indicating that the two children were starving.
Li Hanting glanced at the time, then got up and took a lunchbox from the kitchen. "Are you hungry? Dad will go get the food first."
Since Su Jingjing changed, Li Hanting hadn't gone to the cafeteria for several days. Now, this scene was repeating itself, as if it were just yesterday.
He encountered many acquaintances along the way, and everyone was stunned to see him carrying a lunchbox.
Some fearless individuals even dared to follow him, just to witness him getting his food.
Seeing this, Huang Qiurong couldn't help but wonder, "Doesn't Su Jingjing cook?"
Thinking about it, I don't think I saw Su Jingjing this morning.
Wang Ming sighed repeatedly, "One should marry a virtuous wife. Su Jingjing doesn't understand Commander Li at all."
That's a bit too lazy.
Huang Qiurong spoke up, "Don't say anything too outrageous. Maybe Su Jingjing has something on her mind."
“She’s at home all day, what could she possibly do?”
The couple argued their way back.
After Li Hanting returned with the food, the three of them washed their hands and ate.
The food in the cafeteria was pretty good today; they had pork stew with vermicelli, though vermicelli was the majority.
An ordinary person would have happily enjoyed the meal, but for the father and his two sons, their palates had become so discerning that they inevitably looked down on the food.
Li Cheng'an poked at the food in his bowl with a blank expression, glanced at his father's face, and swallowed back the words he was about to say.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
This was followed by Su Jingjing's sigh.
Phew... I'm finally back.
She looked up and found the father and his two sons staring intently at her, making her feel uneasy.
Su Jingjing subconsciously touched her cheek. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Could it be that you just rushed back and got something dirty on your face?
Then she noticed two dishes on the table: one was pork with vermicelli, and the other was just ordinary bok choy, which looked completely bland.
Li Hanting can't cook, so he can only get takeout from the cafeteria.
"Mommy, Yuanyuan knew you would come back. Where did you go? Yuanyuan misses you so much."
Li Yuanyuan was the first to react. She braced herself on the table, nimbly slid off the chair, and ran over to hug her mother's leg.
With a serene face upturned and an irrepressible smile on her lips, she truly is a treasure to have a mother!
Su Jingjing immediately understood what the child meant; it turned out that the father and son thought that he had run away again.
However, she was quite surprised by Yuanyuan's trust; it felt really good to be trusted.
"Yuanyuan, I'm sorry, Mom went to the city to buy things today. I wanted to come back early, but the car broke down on the way, so I'm only home now."
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