Liang Shi drove his car to the nearest McDonald's, and the moment the tires entered the parking space, he felt like he had gone deaf.
...
However, when they got off the bus, Lingdang was in much better shape and immediately went crazy with Shengyu.
Rainbow stood behind them, shaking her head and sighing like a little adult.
Liang Shi patted her head. "Did your ears explode?"
Rainbow looked up at Liang Shi and said very sincerely, "Sister Liang, it's better to only have one child."
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shi was amused by her appearance and flicked her forehead. "Go play with them and see what you want to eat, but don't order too much. We're having dinner together tonight."
Rainbow covered her forehead and drawled out, "Ouch~"
After buying them ice cream cones and ordering fries, Liang Shicai finally found Sun Meirou to chat with.
Su Yao offered to help them take care of their children.
With people coming and going outside the McDonald's, it wasn't a good place to talk business, so Liang Shi and Sun Meirou went back to their car.
Sun Meirou told her the whole story last night, giving her all the details.
Liang Shi asked, "Why does Guo Xinran suddenly want to take Lingdang to the supermarket?"
“It was just taking her out for a stroll,” Sun Meirou said. “We had nothing to do in the evening, so after dinner Guo Xinran said she would take her for a walk. Then we went to the supermarket to buy her some snacks.”
"All right."
This is indeed a difficult matter.
Liang Shi then asked, "Does Second Brother know?"
Sun Meirou shook her head, "He's sleeping at the company. He's so busy he's dizzy. I haven't seen him for two days."
Liang Shi: "..."
Hearing how miserable Liang Xinhe was, Liang Shi almost laughed.
But the matter of the bell cannot be left unresolved.
The fact that Lingdang cried for a whole day and night because of this means she definitely didn't do it; otherwise, she would have apologized to the other person long ago.
If she is wrongly accused like this, Lingdang will definitely be timid and hesitant to do anything in the future.
Liang Shi comforted Sun Meirou for a few words, telling her not to be too sad. Then he discussed with her about having Lingdang come to her house that evening, since there were many children in her family now, and Lingdang would have a playmate to cheer her up.
Sun Meirou was also worried that her new place was too small and that the children would keep her and Xu Qingzhu from sleeping well.
"It's alright," Liang Shi said. "Lingdang is very well-behaved."
At the same time, Liang Shi asked Sun Meirou about the supermarket that Lingdang and the others went to last night, the hospital where the injured child was staying, and the parents' phone number.
Sun Meirou shook her head helplessly, "I just feel strange. She hasn't done anything bad since she came, but things keep happening in the house."
Liang Shi remained silent and said nothing more.
//
By evening, Sun Meirou told Lingdang to listen to Liang Shi and be good. Lingdang was still a little awkward and didn't want to talk to Sun Meirou.
In her mind, Sun Meirou had also wronged her along with them.
Liang Shi invited Sun Meirou to her house for dinner before she returned, but Sun Meirou said she had to go find Liang Xinhe.
There are some things I still need to tell Liang Xinhe.
Liang Shi then drove Sun Meirou to Dongheng.
When Sun Meirou left, she talked to Lingdang, but Lingdang ignored her. After Sun Meirou got out of the car, Lingdang looked out the window and sobbed a few times.
Sheng Yu asked, puzzled, "Liang Wenxuan, why are you crying again?"
Lingdang sniffed, "I miss my mom."
Sheng Yu: "..."
"Then why didn't you talk to your mother when she was around?" Sheng Yu asked. "Are you crazy?"
Bell gave a cute little hum, "You're the one who's crazy."
She was angry that her mother didn't stand by her side, even though she hadn't done anything wrong.
As Liang Shi drove, he said, "Mom knows you've been wronged, but Mom hasn't found any evidence yet. You have to give Mom some time. If you're angry, you can take it out on Mom, but what if Mom gets angry? Lingdang, you're not being fair."
Her voice was gentle, her tone soft and patient, and as she spoke, Lingdang shed a tear, "I'm sorry..."
“You should apologize to the person you want to apologize to.” Liang Shi tossed his phone behind him. “You haven’t done anything to wrong me, so it’s no use talking to me.”
Lingdang held Liang Shi's phone and asked, "Auntie, can I call Mom?"
Liang Shi nodded: "Of course, the password is 123123."
Lingdang unlocked her phone, then found the contacts and asked, "Is this Second Sister-in-law's?"
"Idiot," Sheng Yu said from the side, "Of course it is! Does my sister have two sisters-in-law?"
Bell glared at her and snorted, "You're annoying, don't talk."
“I knew it, hehehe~” Sheng Yu made a face at her.
Rainbow, standing to the side, crossed his arms and said, "Childish."
Sheng Yu got angry, "If you're not childish, then you don't have to go to kindergarten with me!"
Rainbow: "..."
It was rare for Liang Shi to see Rainbow get the short end of the stick. Watching the three of them interact through the rearview mirror was quite interesting.
Lingdang used Liang Shi's phone to call Sun Meirou, who answered quickly and said gently, "Shi, is something wrong with Lingdang?"
"Mommy, it's me, Lingdang." Lingdang's voice was terribly hoarse. She had been crying for a whole day and night. She had just been making such a fuss with Shengyu, and now she sounded even more pitiful.
Sun Meirou immediately asked, "Honey, what happened?"
"It's okay." Lingdang paused before saying, "Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to just now, don't be sad."
Sun Meirou was stunned, but Liang Xinhe on the other end of the phone suddenly said, "Baby, who bullied you? Why are you crying like this? Daddy will go and settle the score with them for you."
“They didn’t bully me, they’re all framing me,” Lingdang said. “I don’t want to play with them, Dad, don’t go back, Grandma will scold you.”
Liang Xinhe was taken aback. "Why are you cursing me?"
“Just like when I scold my mother, if I don’t admit my mistake, Grandma will say it’s because my mother didn’t teach me well.” Lingdang complained while sobbing, her logic was very clear, and she could even imitate Qiu Zimin’s tone perfectly.
Liang Xinhe on the other end of the phone was stunned. She didn't even realize she was talking to her own daughter and blurted out, "Holy crap?"
"Second Brother!" Liang Shi quickly reminded him, while Liang Xinhe was also pinched by Sun Meirou on the other end of the phone, making him gasp in pain.
Liang Xinhe immediately explained, "My darling daughter, Daddy wasn't talking about you!"
A grown man here drawled out the last syllable of his words, showing extraordinary patience when coaxing his daughter.
Liang Xinhe and Sun Meirou coaxed Lingdang for a while, and Lingdang's mood improved. She told them that she was going to her aunt's house that night to see Xiangxiang's aunt.
As Liang Shi drove, he wondered just how fragrant Xu Qingzhu was.
As soon as Lingdang arrived at her house, she liked to be held by Xu Qingzhu, saying that she smelled sweet. When Shengyu first met Xu Qingzhu, she also said that she smelled sweet.
Liang Shi had never smelled it very strongly; only occasionally, very rarely, could he smell the strawberry liqueur aroma emanating from her, which was slightly intoxicating.
That was the scent of her pheromones.
//
Liang Shi and Su Yao took the children to the supermarket. The children pulled three strollers. While shopping, Liang Shi took the opportunity to ask Lingdang what had happened.
The bell demonstrated for her. She was just playing with a stroller when the little boy came over and wanted to take something from her stroller. So she squatted down to tease the little boy. Not long after, she was about to leave, so she waved goodbye to the little boy. The little boy then grabbed her leg, so she made him let go.
But the other party wouldn't let go, so Lingdang got a little angry, but she didn't do anything.
In Lingdang's words, "He's just a kid. How can I argue with a kid?"
So Lingdang pried his hands off and made him stand there obediently to wait for his parents. Lingdang wanted to leave, but he wanted to follow. Lingdang reached out her hand, but he was unsteady on his feet, tripped over his own feet, and fell down, bumping into her stroller.
Lingdang said that Liang Xinran was standing in her direction at the time and probably saw that she did not push the little boy, but Liang Xinran kept apologizing to the other party and took all the blame on herself.
The bell must be feeling incredibly wronged.
She said she was absolutely certain that her hand never touched the boy.
She also said that the little brat was as small as a bean and she didn't dare to touch him at all.
Sheng Yu nodded in agreement, "Yes, just like Shen Yiran's little sister, so tiny. I want to hold her, but the adults won't let me. Humph!"
"You've also met Shen Yiran's sister?" Lingdang immediately became interested. "Is she pretty? Shen Yiran said her sister is terribly ugly."
“I’ve seen them.” Sheng Yu frowned and thought for a moment. “They’re alright. Kids seem to be ugly, unlike us, who are already good-looking.”
Rainbow couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Sheng Yu put her hands on her hips and questioned her, "What? Am I not good-looking?"
Rainbow: "..."
Liang Shi and Su Yao exchanged glances and smiled helplessly.
Kids these days are precocious and have been exposed to many new things, so they know all sorts of strange and wonderful things.
After shopping, Liang Shi took Su Yao and her group home, and the three children made a ruckus on the way.
Sheng Yu said, "Wow, there's an elevator!"
The bell chimed in, "And there are so many houses and so many doors here."
Rainbow looked at the two people who had always lived in villas and had never lived in a residential complex: "..."
Liang Shi told Su Yao that this was a newly moved-in place, a bit small, but with a good security environment.
Liang Shi and the others strolled around for a while and returned a little late. Given Xu Qingzhu's habit of working overtime, she shouldn't be home yet. So Liang Shi took out her key to open the outermost security door, but before she could verify her fingerprint, the inner door had already opened.
Xu Qingzhu's lazy voice rang out, "Teacher Liang, you're quite late today~"
Liang Shi: "..."
Before she could answer, a chattering sound began.