Chapter 694 - 724: Meng Xing, Waking from a Dream
Chapter 694: Chapter 724: Meng Xing, Waking from a Dream
After hearing the whole story, Qin Jiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
But she rescued her even more exasperated husband and soothed the little princess.
"Xiao You, the princess had already met the prince. She met the prince first, then the dwarves. As for your brother, even though he’s not tall now, he’ll become a prince in the future and meet his princess, too."
Xiao You frowned and thought about it. Something still didn’t feel quite right.
But her mom’s reason was much easier to accept than her dad’s!
So Xiao You nodded, then turned to her brother, Zijin, and said, "Did you hear that? You need to hurry up and get taller so you can find your princess."
Zijin nodded.
Qin Jiao was tired of talking about fairy tales, so she asked the twins what they had learned at kindergarten. Their school didn’t have cameras, so she had no idea what went on inside.
She’d asked the teachers before, but their answers were always a bit vague.
Although Zijin wasn’t usually very talkative, he was very attached to his mom. He thought for a moment and said, "Mom, today a classmate told me to call her big sister."
Xiao You chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Mom! She told me to call her big sister too, but I only have one Sister Duoduo. I don’t have any other big sisters!"
"What’s her name?"
"Her name is Xingxing!" Xiao You blurted out.
Zijin thought for a moment and added, "Her name is Meng Xingxing."
Qin Jiao recalled that Meng Lanlan had adopted the daughter of Lin Nian and Shen Feng, naming her Meng Xingxing.
A name that sounded like "awakening from a dream."
Meng Xingxing was a few months older than the twins. Although they were related, their families almost never interacted.
’Had Meng Lanlan told her?’
Just then, Xiao You looked up, her big eyes like black grapes, and asked, "Mom, is she our sister?"
"At kindergarten, any of the kids who are older than you are your big brothers and sisters. Any who are younger are your little brothers and sisters."
"Oh, we get it now."
The children were still young, and Qin Jiao didn’t want to tell them about the complicated history between the adults.
Likewise, she wouldn’t hold what Meng Xingxing’s parents had done against the girl. The child was innocent.
As for the children’s relationships, it was best to just let them develop naturally.
In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend. Shen Yi was away on a business trip, so Qin Jiao had her mother come over early to help prepare the seafood.
Su Yun said, "It’s a good thing you invited Xiao Lan over. But first, we should try to find out if she’s seeing someone. If she is, we won’t meddle."
Qin Jiao smiled. "That’s true."
While the mother and daughter were busy, Mr. Du sat nearby, smiling as he watched the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* TV series, while Little Gu Duo played with blocks with the twins.
Qin Jiao realized they were out of cilantro, so she took off her apron, planning to go out and buy some.
She said goodbye to her family and went downstairs. Just as she was leaving the complex, she saw two people standing nearby.
Gu Xu reached out and tapped the tip of Xiao Shi’s nose, saying casually, "What’s wrong? I thought we agreed I’d take you to the shooting range today."
"Can we go tomorrow? My sister bought a lot of seafood and asked me to come over. I need to help out."
"Seafood, huh? In that case, can I tag along for a free meal?"
Gu Xu was only joking. He loved watching the serious expression on Xiao Shi’s face as she pondered his words.
But just then, Qin Jiao spoke up. "Sure, you can. We bought way too much food, and with my husband on a business trip, we were worried we wouldn’t be able to finish it all."
Gu Xu’s smile froze, and he looked a little embarrassed.
Xiao Shi turned her head. "Oh, Sis. Were you on your way to buy something?"