Chapter 286: So Smart
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting walked on their way back, there were no buses at this time.
The sky was completely dark.
"I'll fix you some noodles, just something simple to eat, there's probably nothing available right now. The meal I brought you all got spilled when I accidentally bumped into Wu Fei's mom at the hospital entrance."
Jiang Xiaoxiao was a bit tired, leaning against Song Moting's shoulder.
Luckily, it was dark and there were not many people on the road, behaving a bit wildly was not a big deal.
"You don't need to cook, I'll do it myself when we get back. Just have a good foot soak and a good sleep, I bet you haven't slept all day today, look at those panda eyes of yours."
Song Moting tenderly touched Jiang Xiaoxiao's hair, unable to hide the exhaustion in his eyes.
His wife was exhausted.
Jiang Xiaoxiao rubbed against his big hand, "Ah, it's so comfortable leaning on you like this, if only I didn't have to walk at all. Just think about it, we still have to walk back. It's ten stops! If I had known, I would've dragged you out earlier, at least we could've caught the last bus, and now we're stuck walking back home."
It's really self-inflicted punishment."
Song Moting paused, Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
Song Moting bent down and patted his back, "Come on, hop on, I'll carry you back."
Jiang Xiaoxiao covered her mouth with a smile, "Stop joking, I'm tired, and you're also very tired. You didn't sleep last night either. You spent the whole day in the hospital, and tolerated all sorts of impatience from that woman, now you're still hungry. I can't bear to let you do this."
Song Moting laughed, "Just get on, I'm a grown man, no matter how tired I am, I can still carry you a few steps. Don't worry, your man isn't that fragile."
Eventually, Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't refuse Song Moting, and obediently lay on his back.
"This feels so nice."
Perched on his broad shoulders, feeling warm and safe, Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed on his back.
Her soft hair gently brushed against Song Moting's ear, her warm breath lingering at the base of his ear, tickling, and warm.
He tightened his large hand wrapped around her.
"You, listen, young as you are, you should take care of your body, or you'll suffer when you get old."
"Mr. Song, you're more nagging than my mom now."
Jiang Xiaoxiao contentedly squinted her eyes, as drowsiness crept in.
"I now understand what the mother-in-law meant when she said those things to me. With you, one really worries a lot, I bet you made your parents worry a lot when you were at home."
"Yes, yes! My mom just saw you, her son-in-law, as an accomplice, joining forces to deal with me, her daughter. Otherwise, why would she treat you so well?"
Recalling how much Fan Xiuying liked Song Moting, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt an inexplicable jealousy.
The small curve on her lips made her feel even better.
"Come on, I know who the mother-in-law really favors. If I were to treat you poorly for even a moment, my father-in-law and mother-in-law would directly do away with me."
Hearing this reminded Jiang Xiaoxiao of the matter with Bai Yiyi.
She tensed a bit.
Song Moting sensitively noticed the movement from Jiang Xiaoxiao on his back.
His heart trembled slightly, knowing his wife must have done something wrong!
He knew her too well.
"Mr. Song, I want to discuss something with you, I might have made a mistake, could you think of a way to fix it?"
This matter couldn't be hidden; tomorrow Bai Jiefang will come with Bai Yiyi, even if she could hide it tonight, she couldn't hide it from tomorrow.
It's better to confess now, at least Song Moting would help her figure out a way to smooth things over.
"What mistake did you make this time? Just say it."
"Here's the thing..."
Jiang Xiaoxiao played it down, explaining the ins and outs, while avoiding many details, only mentioning how she instantly clicked with Yiyi and liked her a lot.
She didn't want the child to be really taken back to the countryside and ruined; she wanted the child to receive a good education and become a useful person.
In any case, it didn't make sense.
It was only Song Moting who, knowing the story didn't make sense logically, sighed helplessly in his heart, because his wife liked the child.
He had no reason to question, turning a blind eye and talking nonsense was really difficult.
Could it be that his wife particularly liked kids?
They should probably have a child sooner.
So his wife wouldn't overflow with motherly love towards every child she saw.
One child was fine; he could find a way to cover it up, but if his wife wanted to adopt every child, their home would indeed become lively.
Jiang Xiaoxiao hugged Song Moting's neck, "Mr. Song, what should we do? I want Bai Yiyi to go to my parent's place, but how can I explain to them? And there's the household registration issue."
Song Moting laughed mischievously, now she starts to worry.
"Song Moting, are you laughing?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao pinched his ear with her delicate, smooth fingers, as Song Moting spun around with her on his back.
"How can I not laugh? Marrying such a silly wife, if I don't laugh, it'd be unbearable. You're really silly. Why send Bai Yiyi to your parents' place? It's hard to explain; send her to my grandparents'. My grandma lives alone, without anyone to take care of her.
Just nice to have another child, someone to accompany her, don't worry, my grandma has a great temperament; she'd be more than happy to have a child around, I guarantee she won't ask you the reasons."
Song Moting's words opened Jiang Xiaoxiao's mind.
Yes, if she sent Yiyi to Old Mrs. Song, everything would be resolved, and the old lady wouldn't ask her anything.
Bai Yiyi was well-behaved and cute; at least now Bai Yiyi is very adorable.
She could accompany the old lady, and the old lady could take care of her.
"But grandma is so old, would it be too tiring for her to take care of a child?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao was a bit worried, Bai Yiyi, although very obedient and cute, was still a child, and the old lady was indeed quite elderly.
At their young age, it wasn't quite right to place a burden on the elderly.
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't want to cause trouble for the old lady.
"I say, you're silly, you're really silly. We'll soon have the college entrance exam, and after that, when we get admitted to a university, we'll definitely go back to Jingbei, by then you can bring the child back. My grandma will have her at most for a year and a half, how tiring could that be!
Besides, my grandma has an auntie with her. She definitely won't be overburdened. As you said, the child is very obedient, so it shouldn't be too tiring to care for her."
Jiang Xiaoxiao tightly hugged Song Moting's neck, her cheek against his cheek.
"Mr. Song is indeed formidable, much more so than me. I thought about it for a long time and couldn't come up with a solution. I've been worrying for quite a while, thinking of any excuse to get by my parents.
It stressed me so much my hair was going to turn white, who knew it'd be resolved so easily with just one sentence from you. Sigh, I humbly yield."
Song Moting smiled, "Why do I feel like your words don't sound so much like praise."
Jiang Xiaoxiao's breath was fragrant, "Not at all? I'm totally praising you, praising the man I married for being so capable, so smart."
"Saying one thing while meaning another!"
Song Moting could hear it perfectly well.
The two laughed and teased each other.
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