"No, I just made a little something," Lu Wanqing said, feeling a bit embarrassed by Wen Lan's enthusiasm.
"You're too humble. You must be tired after all this work. Come sit down and eat with us. Get some rest early after dinner," Wen Lan said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing was in good spirits. She nodded, "Okay."
Little Mu Lan was incredibly happy. As the family sat down, he began serving his mother. He would take a piece of every delicious dish for himself, and then serve another piece to his mother. "Mommy, this is delicious, have some!"
Lu Wanqing watched her rice bowl fill up. While she felt a bit helpless, she was also deeply touched. This was her child.
She picked up her chopsticks, took a chicken leg, and placed it in Little Mu Lan's bowl. She smiled and said, "Lanlan, eat more too. Mommy has enough. You don't need to keep serving me."
Little Mu Lan looked at the chicken leg his mother had placed in his bowl, overjoyed. He then looked at the pile of food in his mother's bowl and indeed, there was a lot. He nodded, "Mmm!" 138 Reading Network
The dinner was warm and happy. After eating their fill, it was time to go upstairs and sleep.
As usual, Lu Wanqing told the little one a bedtime story before returning to her own room to rest. However, before sleeping, she habitually opened her terminal to check for messages.
But with just a glance, she suddenly noticed she had received a message. It was from Wei Xingzhou!
Wei Xingzhou: "Miss Lu, are you free? Yu Nong and I have something we'd like to discuss with you. It concerns the child."
Lu Wanqing quickly replied, "I'm free. What's wrong?"
At that moment, Lu Wanqing inexplicably recalled something Mu Sijie had casually mentioned before. He had said that Wei Xingzhou's daughter was the most difficult to care for among the children when she was little, crying and calling for her mother every day. The movie "The Little Tadpole Looks for Its Mother" was specifically invested in and produced by Wei Xingzhou to appease his little girl.
As Lu Wanqing thought about it, she couldn't help but worry. Was her daughter missing her mother?
Her thoughts drifted to the little girl she had met that day, and her heart softened instantly, but she also felt immense sympathy.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but send another message: "What's wrong with the child? Is she missing her mother?"
Over there, Wei Xingzhou saw Lu Wanqing's reply and immediately grinned. He was happy, knowing this method would work and could lure Lu Wanqing out.
As long as he could lure Lu Wanqing out, and then have Yu Nong help cover for him, successfully kidnapping Lu Wanqing would be a piece of cake!
Wei Xingzhou: "Um... I'm filming out of town recently, quite far from the capital. Could I trouble you to take a spaceship over?"
Wei Xingzhou: "Don't worry, I can help you buy the spaceship tickets!"
Lu Wanqing stared at the two messages Wei Xingzhou had sent. Her mind went blank for a moment. Wei Xingzhou wasn't in the capital? He was going out of town?
"Is the child with you too?" Lu Wanqing thought, and couldn't help but send a voice message to inquire.
Wei Xingzhou received Lu Wanqing's voice message. He thought for a moment and replied with his own voice message: "Yes, Cuicui is with me. She misses her mother very much. I really have no other choice. Can you understand?"
Of course, she understood. Lu Wanqing thought of how much the child missed her and felt an uncontrollable longing herself.
With the super 3S mecha released, the Mu family wouldn't have major problems in the short term. Leaving for a few days should be fine, right?
Lu Wanqing thought about it and agreed, "Okay, I'll talk to Sijie tomorrow and see if I can leave for a few days to see the child over there."
"Please, whatever you do, don't tell Mu Sijie!" Wei Xingzhou immediately panicked upon hearing her words.
Lu Wanqing was startled by Wei Xingzhou's voice message and became nervous.
The next second, a call came through. It was Wei Xingzhou.
Lu Wanqing answered without a second thought.
Wei Xingzhou's projection appeared in the room. He didn't even look at his surroundings. Seeing Lu Wanqing, he immediately rushed over and blurted out, "Miss Lu, I'm telling you, you absolutely cannot let Mu Sijie know about this. If he finds out, you might not be able to leave." He and Yu Nong would also be finished.
Lu Wanqing's heart tightened at his words, filled with worry, but then she grew very confused. "Why?"
Lu Wanqing frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Wei, I've actually always had a question. If all the children miss their mommy, why can't they live together?"
Thinking of how the children were all of kindergarten age, Lu Wanqing added, "And they're all the same age. Wouldn't it be nice for them to go to kindergarten together?"
Wei Xingzhou's brows furrowed tightly at this suggestion. He shook his head, "No, that's absolutely out of the question!"
"Why?" Lu Wanqing was anxious. She didn't understand why the children couldn't be together. They were all the same age; wouldn't it be good for siblings to grow up together?
"Ah, this is too complicated to explain over a communication. Can you not ask for now? Let's continue talking about what we were discussing. You have time tomorrow, right? If you do, I'll book you a spaceship ticket for tomorrow!" Wei Xingzhou quickly changed the subject.
Why couldn't it be done? Lu Wanqing was very confused, but seeing how anxious Wei Xingzhou looked, she also worried about the child's situation. She nodded, "Okay."
At worst, she'd find another reason to tell Mu Sijie and leave for a few days. It shouldn't be a big problem.
Seeing her agree, Wei Xingzhou's eyes lit up. He was excited, "Then it's settled!"
Lu Wanqing found Wei Xingzhou's demeanor amusing. He seemed very immature, like a big boy, lively and cute.
"Mmm," Lu Wanqing nodded again.
"You're too kind, thank you, Miss Lu. Good people will live long and peaceful lives!" Wei Xingzhou immediately flattered her, raising his hand in a fist bump gesture.
Lu Wanqing understood and raised her hand to cooperatively give him a virtual fist bump. After all, he was just a projection now. Her hand would pass through his, and they wouldn't actually make contact, but it would look like a fist bump!
"Then it's settled. I'll buy the tickets and send you the information. You'll take the spaceship out tomorrow!" Wei Xingzhou said excitedly, his trick successful.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing agreed with a smile.
The communication ended. Lu Wanqing found her heart pounding. Was she really going to meet Wei Xingzhou's child?
According to what Mu Sijie had said before, Wei Xingzhou's child was probably the one who missed her mother the most? If she went, would the child like her?
Some things couldn't be dwelled upon, but just thinking about it made her heart race. She was so excited, it felt like her heart would leap out of her chest. She couldn't help but feel a surge of happiness and anticipation for the spaceship tomorrow. Was she really going to meet another child?