Song Yuanyuan: "..."
Not far away, Wei Xingzhou felt comfortable. He turned to look at Song Ranran beside him and snorted, "I knew it. Cui Cui's mother would definitely not agree if she knew."
Song Ranran chuckled, then quickly went over and rubbed her son's head, saying, "What's the big deal? As they grow up, won't they get bigger? Childhood sweethearts are great, aren't they?"
Lu Wanqing's mind went blank. She looked at Song Ranran, thinking, "Is this something a parent should say?"
Lu Wanqing thought, then turned to look at Wei Xingzhou.
Wei Xingzhou doted on Cui Cui so much; surely he wouldn't allow some other kid to poach their daughter at such a young age?
Wei Xingzhou walked over and mumbled, "This kid has been pestering Cui Cui since he was three, saying he wants Cui Cui to be his girlfriend."
As Wei Xingzhou spoke, he looked at Lu Wanqing, a little guilty. He quietly held up his fingers to indicate the size of a baby bundle, saying, "Cui Cui was only this big then, crying all day. Only this little fatty could make Cui Cui laugh."
Lu Wanqing looked at the size Wei Xingzhou had indicated and couldn't help but ask, "How old is Yuan Yuan this year?"
"Nine!" Song Ranran quickly spoke up for her son.
Song Ranran said with a smile, "Sister Wanqing, that... my Yuan Yuan has liked Cui Cui since he was three. He always says he wants Cui Cui to be his girlfriend. They're just kids, it's not like he has bad intentions. If they like each other, let them date. Dating from childhood to adulthood, isn't that wonderful?"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"Look, I have so many videos here, of Yuan Yuan and Cui Cui when they were little. Do you want to see them?" Song Ranran asked cautiously, immediately opening her light terminal.
"Um... how about we add each other as friends? I can send you the videos?" Song Ranran said with a grin.
Lu Wanqing really wanted to refuse. She didn't want anything to do with someone who had his sights set on her daughter. But then again, she really wanted to see videos of Cui Cui when she was little.
Lu Wanqing struggled internally, but in the end, she opened her light terminal, and Song Ranran added her as a friend.
Once they were friends, Song Ranran quickly sent the videos.
Lu Wanqing glanced at Cui Cui and Song Yuanyuan, hesitated, then took Cui Cui's hand and said, "Cui Cui, let's go back to the room."
No matter what, she had to guard against that brat until she figured things out.
Song Yuanyuan looked disappointed, but he quickly reacted, chasing after them with the gift box containing the sun doll, "Sister Cui Cui, the sun doll!"
Lu Wanqing's steps quickened in alarm, and she pulled Cui Cui and ran!
After Lu Wanqing left with Cui Cui, in the courtyard, Song Ranran looked at Wei Xingzhou, and Wei Xingzhou looked at Cui Cui.
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Song Ranran said after a long silence.
Wei Xingzhou snorted, "Lu Wanqing is Cui Cui's mother. She has the right to know about this."
Song Ranran also snorted, "Then why didn't you tell her before? Why only now?"
Wei Xingzhou choked, paused for a moment, and then said, "The child was still young then. I didn't expect this little fatty to be so persistent."
From three to nine years old, a full six years. He came to court Cui Cui every day. His persistence almost outdid him. Most importantly, this kid had been clamoring since he was three to make Cui Cui his girlfriend. He hadn't thought much of it then, believing it was just childish prattle and not taking it to heart. He even thought this kid had good taste for liking Cui Cui so much, being more pleasing than most brats. Who knew...
Who knew things would turn out this way?
Who takes a child's words seriously?
It's been so many years, and that kid still wants Cui Cui to be his girlfriend.
When they were little, it was one thing, and everyone treated it as childish talk, not taking it seriously. But now, Song Yuanyuan is nine, and Cui Cui is eight. Wei Xingzhou was starting to panic.
However, he found the matter rather tricky to handle. He couldn't help it; the kid had been clinging to Cui Cui for a long time, and they were used to it. He didn't know how to proceed, especially with Song Ranran... she was strong, shameless, and impervious to reason. No matter how many times he tried to talk to her, she showed no signs of reflection. And he couldn't hit a woman, could he? It was frustrating!
But now that Lu Wanqing was here, it would be easier. Lu Wanqing was a different kind of woman. He felt Lu Wanqing should have a solution!
At worst, Lu Wanqing and Song Ranran could just have a fight. Women fighting women, that shouldn't be a problem, right?
In any case, the matter of Song Yuanyuan having feelings for Cui Cui needed to be resolved. Otherwise, he would always feel a little uncomfortable!
"That's right. Are the men of our Song family known to give up halfway?" Song Ranran said proudly.
Wei Xingzhou: "..."
"Lu Wanqing will handle it," Wei Xingzhou said after a moment.
This time, it was Song Ranran's turn to feel uneasy. To be honest, given how much Cui Cui cared about her mother, she was genuinely worried that if Lu Wanqing told Cui Cui to ignore Yuan Yuan, Cui Cui might actually stop playing with Yuan Yuan.
Thinking of her son's pathetic image, always trailing after Cui Cui since he was little, Song Ranran felt a pang of panic. If her son were really rejected, would he come home crying to her?
She, Song Ranran, feared no heaven or earth, but the only thing she feared was her son crying!
Wei Xingzhou was most sensitive to people's emotions. He sensed Song Ranran's fear almost the instant it arose.
When Song Ranran was scared, he suddenly felt happy. He couldn't help but hum a tune and turn to leave.
Song Ranran: "..."
In the room, Lu Wanqing brought Cui Cui back, her feelings extremely complicated. She stared at Cui Cui for a long time, then finally opened the videos Song Ranran had sent her.
The moment she opened the folder, she was stunned. There was so much stuff!
The entire page was densely packed with videos!
Lu Wanqing's head ached. Finally, she took a deep breath and decided to start with the first video!
She didn't know what kind of relationship Cui Cui and Song Yuanyuan had in the past, but the fact that Song Ranran could produce so many videos with a wave of her hand made her feel uneasy. The relationship between Cui Cui and that little fatty might be more complicated than she thought.
Lu Wanqing began to watch the videos, and Cui Cui watched too.
The first video showed a little girl in a yellow dress, very small, sitting on the ground crying her eyes out, calling for her mother. Then, a fair-skinned, extremely cute three-year-old boy ran over, hugged the little sister with his small arms, and comforted her in a milky voice, "Don't cry, little sister, don't cry..."
The little boy himself was a baby, clearly not good at organizing his words. He repeated the same few phrases: "Don't cry, little sister." But as he held and coaxed her, little Cui Cui gradually stopped crying.
Lu Wanqing watched, engrossed. Cui Cui, however, felt embarrassed. She instinctively reached out, wanting to block the images, thinking, "I'm not a crybaby."
But for some reason, she also hoped her mother would see her childhood appearance, even if it was just her crying. Because then she could feel as if her mother had been there when she was little, that her mother hadn't missed out on her life, that her mother had always been with her and knew all her secrets from childhood to adulthood...