The most important thing right now is to eat well and quickly coax Xiao Ning. If this little girl truly decides not to get engaged to him, not only will the old man not let him off, but he himself won’t be able to forgive himself!
Leng Ning went to the kitchen to make arrangents, while Jin Yichen went to the bathroom to freshen up briefly.
By the ti Aunt Zhang had reheated so stead dumplings and fish congee, along with a few refreshing side dishes, and brought them to the dining table, Jin Yichen had already cleaned himself up and was seated at the dining chair.
Leng Ning said irritably, "Hurry up and eat! Finish eating and get your words out quickly so you can leave! After all, this is my brother’s house!"
Jin Yichen slapped his cheeks hard to clear his fuzzy mind and said helplessly, "I know!"
When he entered, he didn’t see Li Si and the child, nor did he see Sister Ding. He already understood that the place had been cleared out for them.
Even though he was very hungry, his eating manners remained graceful.
Leng Ning occasionally glanced at him, her hands instinctively tearing at a piece of bread.
By the ti she snapped out of it, the bread slice had already turned into crumbs.
Jin Yichen pretended not to notice and focused on eating his al.
Once he was done, he used a napkin to wipe the corner of his mouth and then looked at Leng Ning seriously, saying, "Xiao Ning, shall we talk in the courtyard?"
After all, there were still servants and others around. Even if they were in the kitchen, there were so things he couldn’t bring himself to say.
Leng Ning thought about it and agreed. The two of them left the villa and slowly walked towards the courtyard.
Li Si and Sister Ding were in Buding’s playroom, accompanying Buding and Xiao Guai while they played.
Her mind was still preoccupied with how things were going between the two talking outside!
In truth, deep down, she hoped the two would reconcile. Jin Yichen was a decent person, after all.
And Xiao Ning obviously couldn’t let go of Jin Yichen!
Won, honestly, always carry a bit of coquettishness—they say they don’t want sothing, insist on breaking up, but in their hearts, they just want the man to put in more effort to win them over.
Just as she was thinking all this, her phone rang. Bai Shasha was calling.
Li Si answered with a smile, "Shasha! What’s prompted you to call ?"
On the line, Bai Shasha teased her, "If I don’t call you, you wouldn’t even think to call , would you?"
"Of course not! What’s your plan for today?"
"I’m coming to see you! It’s only one week until I return to North City, and I’m feeling a bit uneasy about it!"
"Alright then! Co on over!" Li Si knew Bai Shasha had been feeling a bit anxious lately.
Her family and Xu’s house had agreed that the wedding would first be held at her side of the family, and then, one day later, at the groom’s side.
Xu Er had already borrowed a plane from them, so commuting back and forth would be convenient.
After she hung up the phone, Leng Ning knocked on the door and entered, her face full of shyness.
"How did things go?" Li Si asked curiously, judging from her expression, everything seed smooth now?
Leng Ning twiddled her fingers nervously and said, "Sister-in-law, Mom called and asked to go over. Mr. Jin is with her. Will you co with ?"
"Where’s Jin Yichen?"
"He’s downstairs."
Understanding dawned on Li Si’s face, and she winked at her playfully. "Have him go with you. It’s his ss anyway, so let him clean it up! I could go with you, but you’re late—Shasha just called and said she needs to talk to ! She’s most likely on her way by now! You know how she is—she’s already caught pre-wedding jitters!"
Leng Ning looked a bit disappointed. "Alright then."
"Cheer up, okay, Xiao Ning!"
"Got it, Sister-in-law!"
When Bai Shasha arrived, Li Si was taking a walk in the courtyard with Xiao Guai, while Buding had already fallen asleep after being fed.
"Xiao Guai! Guess what delicious treats I brought you!"
Bai Shasha acted like she was unveiling treasure and passed Xiao Guai the sweets she had specially bought for him.
Xiao Guai was so thrilled that he jumped and ran circles around her, letting out "woo-woo" sounds.
Bai Shasha asked, puzzled, "Why is Xiao Guai making those sounds? Is that his way of expressing himself?"
She rembered he used to howl more frequently before.
Li Si chuckled from her spot beside them, "He heard Xiao Ning teaching Buding to say ’Aunt,’ and now he’s trying to mimic it, but he can only manage ’woo-woo’!"
"Oh my goodness! Your little monkey is going to defy the odds! He’s even trying to learn how to talk? But seriously, isn’t Xiao Ning moving a bit too fast? My godson can’t even say ’Mama’ yet!"
Whatever frustration and unease Bai Shasha had felt on her way here disappeared completely.
Li Si bead smugly, "Who said my son can’t say ’Mama’ anymore? He can!"
Even if Bai Shasha hadn’t called today, Li Si had planned to share this with her anyway.
Bai Shasha was initially ecstatic, then turned to playful complaint as she tapped Li Si accusingly. "You’re so sneaky! My godson learns to say ’Mama,’ and you never even told ! I had to co here myself to find out! You’ve got no conscience!"
Li Si intimately pulled her close and said, "Wasn’t I saving the surprise for you? My godson’s asleep now, but I recorded it. Co on, I’ll take you to see it!"
"Sounds perfect! Then make sure to give a copy to take ho, alright? I’ll keep it as a nto! This is my godson’s first ti saying ’Mama’—so precious!"
"Of course!" Li Si replied with a laugh.
When Bai Shasha watched the video of Buding actually saying "Mama," she was utterly stunned!
Such a tiny, adorable little person calling "Mama"—her heart nearly lted!
"Oh my goodness, Si, your son is a genius!"
Li Si shot her an amused glance. "Hardly! I looked it up—other children start saying ’Mama’ at around six months and ’Papa’ at eight months. It’s just a matter of speaking sooner or later. Being able to say one word doesn’t an they can talk fluently. That takes until they’re at least one year old, maybe later!"
Counting on her fingers, Bai Shasha exclaid in delight, "Our son is five months away from turning one! Ha ha, I can’t wait for him to grow up!"
"When he grows up, we’ll be getting older too." As children grow, so do their parents, in years and responsibilities.
"But there’s no need to rush. Once you marry Xu Er, just go with the flow. If it happens, it happens. After you have a baby, you’ll feel calr about everything. Look at Su ng’s baby—they’re already almost two months old. Ti really flies, doesn’t it?"
At this, Bai Shasha seed to recall sothing. "Yeah! And it’s completely normal. Oh, I went to Su ng’s mother’s house after work yesterday. You won’t believe it—her baby is even more extraordinary!"
Though she didn’t know much about other kids, she distinctly felt Su ng’s child was just like a little adult.
Their gaze, their expressions—absolutely remarkable!
Li Si nodded in agreent. "True! I visited recently, and honestly, I think her child might just beco a genius too!"
She couldn’t help but feel that Buding was no match for Su ng’s baby. Maybe Su ng’s child was simply extraordinary in a way that others weren’t!
Bai Shasha pondered aloud, "Si, do you rember when Su ng’s baby was born? On the second day, we were in the hospital, and I told you that I saw their baby smile?"
"I rember! What about it? I still think you probably saw wrong, though." Li Si did indeed recall the incident.
Bai Shasha hesitated for a mont but eventually spoke her mind. "Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I often feel their child is far from ordinary. When I was talking with Su ng, the baby was in her arms listening. Their gaze—how can I describe it? So composed!
Think about it—what kind of less-than-two-month-old baby has such calm and composed eyes? It’s just not natural!"
After hearing this, Li Si couldn’t help but find it a bit uncanny as well. "When I visited Su ng, the baby looked at with this faint smile—I found it rather strange too! And from what Su ng and her mother have told about the baby’s daily habits, they seem almost unbelievably effortless!
When Buding was that age, he mostly spent his days eating, playing for a while, then sleeping—sleeping quite a lot, really! Morning nap, afternoon nap—it was all standard!"
Bai Shasha, with her naturally vivid imagination, jumped straight to a wild guess. "What if the baby rembers a past life? You’ve seen those reports, right? About people who rember their past lives—investigations into their mories turn out to be real!"
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