Chapter 101:I Only Want Her
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Ding Ding, is the woman on this canvas your mommy?” Li Zhenting contemplated for a moment before asking.
Since Shen Mei and Shen Ning were half-sisters and shared some resemblance, it would have made sense if Ding Ding had depicted their mother.
“No, she’s not,” Ding Ding immediately denied.
“Then who is she?” Li Zhenting’s expression darkened once again.
“She’s an aunt, a very beautiful and gentle aunt. 1 want only her,” Ding Ding replied without hesitation.
Li Zhenting’s heart sank suddenly. “Do you know her?” he asked immediately.
As Ding Ding began to speak, he noticed his father’s intense gaze, as if trying to trap him with his words. The clever little boy dropped his coloring pen, stood up, and shouted, “1 don’t know her.”
Then, he rushed over to the sofa where Li Wanqing was reading a newspaper. Climbing onto her, he wrapped his arms around her neck and, with a sweet, childlike tone, he said, “Grandma, 1 don’t want any other child psychologist, I only want her.”
“Okay, okay.” The chubby little boy’s body clung to her, and he smelled sweet like milk. Li Wanqing set aside the newspaper and immediately embraced her own grandson, agreeing repeatedly.
At this moment, Li Zhenting already had a foreboding sense that something was not right.
“Zhenting, isn’t a child psychologist just someone who plays with children and talks to them? Let the child choose for himself. Only when he likes the teacher will he be willing to accept their guidance. That’s how you get into a child’s heart. What does a man like you know?” scolded Li Wanqing, her tone full of reproach.
Zhenting was left speechless.
“You men, if you don’t understand children, then don’t interfere so much. This matter must be decided by the child,” Li Wanqing sternly ordered.
“Yay, that’s great!” Ding Ding clapped his hands in delight.
Zhenting had a face full of frustration.
“Daddy!” At that moment, Lanlan descended the stairs, wearing a pretty dress and little high-heeled shoes, bounding down towards Zhenting.
She opened her arms and lunged at Zhenting.
Zhenting watched her almost trip down the stairs several times and was so scared that he bent over and picked her up.
“Daddy.” Lanlan wrapped her little arms around Zhenting’s neck and planted a kiss on his face. She smiled and said, “Mommy said Daddy is taking me and Ding Ding out to play today, and we’ll have dinner together, right?”
“Right.” Zhenting smiled and nodded.
The reason he had come home so early was also because he had planned to take the children out to play today.
However, to his surprise, Ding Ding, who was sitting on Li Wanqing’s lap, shouted loudly, “1 don’t want to go, 1 want to stay with Grandma!”
He held onto Li Wanqing’s arm with a look of disdain for them.
“Ding Ding.” At that moment, Shen Mei, dressed in a fashionable and alluring one-shoulder dress, stepped out of the elevator. The instant she appeared, she overheard Ding Ding’s words and approached with a radiant smile on her face, speaking warmly.
“Today, Daddy has taken special time to take you and Lanlan out for some fun. If you don’t go, you’d be missing out on Daddy’s heartfelt gesture. We’re starting with a trip to the Aquarium to see the dolphins. Both you and Lanlan can interact with them, take photos, and then we’ll head to Yide Resort for some delicious seafood barbecue. Many other kids are enjoying themselves on the beach there.”
Li Wanqing gently caressed Ding Ding’s cheek, her words filled with affection. “Ding Ding, come along. It’ll be wonderful to spend time with Daddy and Mommy. Staying at home can get quite dull.”
Ding Ding reluctantly gave in.
“Yay, that’s fantastic, Ding Ding! Let’s hold hands, share our love, and promise not to argue, alright?” Lanlan wriggled out of Zhenting’s embrace, rushed over to Ding Ding, and held his hand, speaking in a playful manner.
Her words brought smiles to everyone’s faces.
After a little while, the family of four walked outside hand in hand..