In the audio-visual room on the third floor of Lishan Mansion, Xiao Bao looked at Fu Yanci with a resentful expression.
Uncle, is this what you called... watching a movie?
"Is there a problem?"
Fu Yanci looked bewildered.
Before them was a high-definition screen as big as an entire wall.
Below them were massage chairs with a massage function.
On the small table beside them were cola, chips, fruits, and spicy strips, everything one could want.
What’s the difference from a cinema?
Isn’t this much more comfortable than a cinema?
Ye Li peeked in, smiling at Xiao Bao, "How about I have soone bring you so popcorn?"
Xiao Bao’s eyes lit up instantly.
He nodded repeatedly.
Fu Yanci: ...
More than ten minutes later, the doorbell rang downstairs.
Fu Yanci returned, looking helpless.
Xiang Yang had thoughtfully prepared popcorn for Xiao Bao.
He even brought milk tea, lon seeds, and mantis shrimp for Ye Li.
Facing the joyful faces of the adult and child, Fu Yanci’s eyes showed amusent.
As shadows flickered, the movie started.
The animation had a healing color tone and a warm story.
The original intention was to emphasize companionship.
Watching it, even the mantis shrimp were forgotten, and Fu Yanci leaned back on the sofa, watching earnestly.
Ye Li almost imdiately noticed it.
A smile spread from her lips.
She realized that those classic animations familiar from childhood, neither Fu Yanci nor Xiao Bao had seen.
Xiao Bao hadn’t seen them because he was still young.
But as for Fu Yanci, he hadn’t seen them either.
Though she didn’t know what his childhood entailed, thinking of Old Mrs. Fu’s unspoken heartache, Ye Li felt she could guess.
No problem.
She would fill that missing part for him.
The movie ended at 10 o’clock.
With a glance from Fu Yanci, Xiao Bao understood and nodded, heading downstairs by himself to his room to sleep.
Looking back at Ye Li, slumped and drowsy on the sofa, Fu Yanci bent down, picked her up, and carried her to the room.
The next day was the weekend.
Ye Li was too lazy to move.
Yet, a few days ago, she had promised Xiao Bao to take him ice-skating.
Xiao Bao had arranged this with his classmates from kindergarten.
And those were to be his future elentary school classmates.
Fu Yanci was full of helplessness.
In his view, there’s no need for parents to have private interactions; kids are simple enough. Just because your mom is friends with mine, does it an I’ll beco friends with you?
When it’s ti to fight, the punches still co at your face.
Unless one day they suddenly understand that force is useless and start using their brains.
But Ye Li had a different opinion on this.
"I get along well with Mommy Lan Qi; if Xiao Bao forgets his howork soday, can’t I ask her?"
"I get along well with Xiao Pang’s mom; if Xiao Bao gets bullied soday, Xiao Pang can help in a group fight?"
"Besides, if they play well in private, in school they’ll have a buddy, and as they grow up they could beco good brothers, sharing worries over drinks and skewers, just like you with your friends Gu Shao and Cheng Shao. Do good friends just fall from the sky? Everything has to start from childhood! Ti will reveal one’s true character, right?"
Fu Yanci: ...
He felt both proud and touched by Ah Li’s care for Xiao Bao.
Yet he found her ideas about forgetting howork or group fights amusing.
In his heart, he knew she just wanted him to take Xiao Bao out to play, so as not to disappoint the child.
Fu Yanci shook his head, smiling, as he led Xiao Bao out the door.
The Maybach drove out of Lishan Mansion, and in the back seat, Xiao Bao kept looking back.
When he looked at Fu Yanci, his eyes were full of puzzlent: Wasn’t Ye Xiaoli fine? She was lively and jumping around, why wasn’t she coming?
At five years old, a child can begin understanding certain things.
But no matter how Fu Yanci explained, Xiao Bao couldn’t understand why girls after puberty had a few uncomfortable days each month.
Ye Xiaoli also said that when he grows up, he should be a polite boy who respects and understands girls.
He respects and understands very much!
But what does that have to do with Ye Xiaoli not accompanying him to ice-skate?
He still couldn’t figure it out.
The watch made a ding-dong sound, and Xiao Bao looked down to see a ssage from Lin Kerou.
[Where are you? Do you need mom to join you?]
[No need.]
[Then, are you willing to let play with you?]
Xiao Bao pondered for a long ti.
[Okay.]
As soon as Fu Yanci entered the skating rink, he couldn’t help but pause.
Xiao Bao told him he had arranged to et five friends.
But now, looking around, it seed like more than ten of his kindergarten classmates had co.
As soon as they t, the kids naturally gathered around each other.
After changing their clothes, the coach equipped them with protective gear and skates, turning the vast ice rink into the children’s playground.
In the lounge next to the skating rink, it resembled a small banquet.
When Lin Kerou entered, she first saw Xiao Bao skating on the ice, looking like a little penguin.
Then she saw Fu Yanci in the lounge.
Noticing Ye Li wasn’t there, Lin Kerou was montarily stunned. Walking further into the lounge, she displayed extra elegance and gentleness.
"Hello, moms and dads, I’m Lin Kerou, Mu Zhi’s mother."
The chatter ceased.
The moms first saw a stranger.
Then they noticed Uncle Fu’s face turning cold.
And hearing Lin Kerou introduce herself as Xiao Bao’s mom, the group of moms exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus.
Mu Zhi’s mother?
Sorry, don’t know you!
Are you in the moms’ group?
Mu Zhi has been in kindergarten for a year. With all the daily pickups and occasional parent-child sports days and fair days, how co I’ve never seen you?
Could she be so wench who abandoned her husband and child?
If you really ca for Fu Muzhi, well, he’s skating there. Why don’t you just go guard him?
Why are you coming here, aiming at Uncle Fu or wanting to cozy up to us?
If it’s the forr, sorry, I detest shaless mistresses.
If it’s the latter, who are you?
No matter whom she’s for, as long as Uncle Fu clearly stands by Xiao Bao and Ye Li remains Mrs. Fu, Fu Muzhi’s parent, they only recognize them.
"Hello, Ms. Lin, this snack is nice, try it!"
"Ms. Lin, have so tea..."
"Hello, Ms. Lin... goodbye, Ms. Lin!"
Although there was no visible exchange, as soon as Lin Kerou walked in, the moms promptly ford small groups and headed out.
Looking back, the moms gathered at the rink fence, either taking photos or shouting encouragent to the kids.
Turning back, aside from a group of dads, only she was left as a woman in the relaxing area.
Lin Kerou almost crushed the glass teacup in her hand.
Before arriving, she anticipated that mingling with the moms today wouldn’t be easy.
After all, she hadn’t even set foot in the kindergarten for a year. It was only natural they didn’t know her and would reject her.
But Lin Kerou didn’t expect they wouldn’t acknowledge her before she even did anything, implicitly starting to ostracize her?
Spontaneously?
How could it be?
There could only be one reason.
Ye Li’s instruction!
Without even looking back, she knew those moms were constantly aware of her, and when she approached, they would move away as if it were unintentional.
Lin Kerou pretended not to know.
Putting down the cup, she left the resting area and found a less crowded spot to focus on watching Xiao Bao skate.
The moms glanced at each other, sharing an understanding expression.
Far away in Lishan Mansion, once awake from a nap, Ye Li saw the 99 ssages in the WeChat group.
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