Chapter 1403 - 1241: Dad, Uncle
A lounge on the third floor of the Lanhu Hotel.
Yang Jing had already been in the lounge for over ten minutes.
She looked at her son eating snacks on the sofa, frowned, and said, "Xiao Yuan, stop eating that!"
The little boy said, "Mom, these snacks are so delicious, come and try some!"
Yang Jing said, "Try what? Mom is still angry. I told you to stick close to me and not run around, but you didn’t listen. If it weren’t for that young lady who helped, Mom wouldn’t have known how to find you..."
The little boy, however, didn’t care and said, "Mom, I’m already ten years old, I’m not a little kid who gets lost. I just thought there were too many people and didn’t want to squeeze in, plus I did say hello to you, you were too focused on waiting for dad’s car to arrive and didn’t hear..."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jing immediately frowned, "What dad, did you forget what Mom taught you before coming to T City?"
The little boy stuck out his tongue, "Got it, got it, it’s uncle, not dad..."
Yang Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don’t forget it again, otherwise I’m afraid you’ll never see your uncle in this lifetime..."
The little boy said "Mm," lowered his eyes, a bit unhappy.
He didn’t understand why he had to call him uncle when he was clearly his dad.
Nor did he understand why other kids could see their dads every day, but he could only see his dad twice a year.
And he further couldn’t understand why, when Mom brought him to find Dad, they hadn’t seen Dad after being here for so long...
Just then, a knock on the door sounded, and Yang Jing startled, gestured to her son, and said, "Do you remember what Mom just said?"
The little boy nodded, still not very happy.
Yang Jing went to open the door, and standing at the doorway were Shi Yuanbo and Shi Nuan.
Yang Jing quickly greeted, "Mr. Shi... Miss Shi, you... hello!"
Shi Yuanbo responded lightly, "Miss Yang, may I have a word with you?"
Yang Jing was taken aback, turning to look at her son.
Shi Nuan said, "Miss Yang, don’t worry, I’ll stay with Xiao Yuan until you return!"
Yang Jing looked at Shi Nuan, this girl she had heard of but never formally interacted with.
But she inexplicably trusted her.
She thought, maybe it’s because she has some connection with that woman!
Yang Jing nodded, turned, and followed Shi Yuanbo out, while Shi Nuan walked toward the boy named Xiao Yuan.
Earlier when Xiao Yuan had strayed from the crowd, Yang Jing’s shouts went unheeded; if it weren’t for Shi Nuan’s help, Yang Jing wouldn’t have found Xiao Yuan so quickly.
Though Xiao Yuan was only a ten-year-old child, he had some sense of right and wrong.
This pretty young lady helped Mom and him, plus she had a pair of particularly beautiful eyes that he liked a lot.
Xiao Yuan greeted Shi Nuan, "Miss, the pastries here are really tasty, would you like to come and try some?"
Shi Nuan smiled as she walked over and sat down next to Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan was about the same age as Shi Tianchao, maybe even a bit younger, but he was obviously more obedient and sensible than Shi Tianchao.
If Shi Tianchao were as well-behaved, even if he wasn’t a real brother, even if they weren’t blood-related, Shi Nuan might still find herself caring for him!
Shi Nuan asked, "Xiao Yuan, do you like sweets?"
Xiao Yuan nodded, "Kind of, but Mom says eating too many sweets isn’t good, so she rarely buys any for me. Only when Dad comes back does he buy them for me... But Dad only comes back twice a year, so I can only eat sweets twice a year..."
After saying this, Xiao Yuan lowered his head in infinite disappointment.
Shi Nuan was surprised, "How come? What does your dad do for a living? Why does he only come back twice a year?"
Xiao Yuan pouted and said, "Dad is in business, Mom says Dad is too busy with work to come back, but I don’t think so. I think Dad doesn’t like Mom and me, that’s why he doesn’t come back..."
Shi Nuan laughed, "Xiao Yuan, don’t think too much, let me tell you, doing business is really busy. Your dad probably doesn’t dislike you or your mom; and Xiao Yuan, you’re so obedient and sensible, your dad must like you a lot!"
But Xiao Yuan shook his head vigorously, "Not true at all; Dad just doesn’t like me, nor does he like Mom. He’s going to marry another aunt and not want Mom and me anymore..."
After saying this, Xiao Yuan was infinitely disappointed, but Shi Nuan was completely stunned for a moment.
She asked, "Xiao Yuan, you just said your dad... he’s going to marry another aunt? You mean... he’s getting married today?"
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At the end of the hotel corridor, Shi Yuanbo stopped and frowned at Yang Jing, asking indifferently, "Miss Yang, name your price!"