No one spoke, and everyone ate their wontons with a serious demeanor until breakfast was finished.
After eating, those who needed to go to school went to school, those who needed to go to work went to work, and then there was Xiao Mu Lan...
Lu Wanqing and Mu Sijie exchanged a glance, and then they sent Lan Lan to kindergarten together.
Mu Lan was also sensible and didn't say anything all morning. It was only when Lu Wanqing had taken him to kindergarten and they were about to part that the little fellow tugged at his mother's hand, instinctively reluctant to let go.
Lu Wanqing's heart also ached. She opened her arms and hugged Lan Lan tightly.
"It's okay, Mommy will come back to see you when I have time," Lu Wanqing said, her voice immediately hoarse.
Xiao Mu Lan nodded quickly, very sensibly, "Mhm, mhm."
"Then I'll wait for Mommy. Mommy, you must remember to come back when you have time," Xiao Mu Lan said. The little fellow rarely cried, but as he said these words, tears suddenly fell, his last sentence choked with sobs.
Lu Wanqing's heart also clenched tightly. She quickly agreed, "Okay, Mommy will definitely come back often."
"Mhm," Mu Lan replied tearfully.
Parting was too painful. Lu Wanqing didn't want to drag it out like this, otherwise Lan Lan would feel even more upset. She hugged the child, kissed Xiao Mu Lan's forehead heavily, and said in a hoarse voice, "Lan Lan, Mommy loves you."
"I love Mommy too~" Xiao Mu Lan replied, choked with emotion.
Lu Wanqing nodded, and finally let go of the child, turning around and leaving in a hurry.
Mu Sijie stayed behind them. It wasn't until Lu Wanqing got into the hovercar that he sighed softly, then turned and got into his own hovercar.
The hovercar started, and they left together.
At the kindergarten, Xiao Mu Lan finally couldn't hold back. He ran out of the classroom crying, wanting to chase after his mommy, but was quickly held by a teacher.
"Lan Lan," the teacher said anxiously, holding Xiao Mu Lan.
"Wuwuwu, I want Mommy..." Xiao Mu Lan could no longer hold back, and burst into tears in the teacher's arms.
In the hovercar, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but look back in the direction of the kindergarten.
"Is there really no way to take care of the children together?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask the question again.
Mu Sijie's expression was heavy, and he shook his head slightly.
Mu Sijie did not go to the company today; he accompanied Lu Wanqing back to the Mu family.
As their hovercar entered the Mu family's courtyard, they saw an unfamiliar hovercar parked there. Was this... the Zhongli family's hovercar?
Their hovercar stopped in the Mu family's courtyard. The Mu family's butler came out to greet them, and Zhong Li Feiyu and Xiao Zhong Li Yi also walked out from inside the Mu family's house.
Seeing Xiao Zhong Li Yi, Lu Wanqing's mood finally improved slightly. Although parting with Lan Lan was sad, the other children also needed her. She should take good care of every child.
The hovercar door opened, and Lu Wanqing stood up first and got out of the car.
Zhong Li Feiyu cast a cold glance at Zhong Li Yi.
A miniature version of Zhong Li Feiyu, or rather, Zhong Li Yi, the child was small. With his hands placed strictly at his sides, he very formally bowed to her and said respectfully, "Mother!"
Lu Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly replied, "Mhm, mhm, Mommy is here~"
Lu Wanqing looked at the child, her heart softening... but not entirely.
Xiao Zhong Li Yi's facial features and expressions were too much like his father's, especially his demeanor. That stern, serious, and dignified look made people feel nervous and serious, not daring to joke with him.
"Have you finished packing your things?" Zhong Li Feiyu asked her with a stern voice.
Lu Wanqing snapped back to attention and quickly said, "I'll go pack them right away."
When Lan Lan was still here, Lu Wanqing didn't want the child to see her packing, as it would surely make him sad.
Now that Lan Lan was at kindergarten and not at home, she still had time to pack her things.
Even though she said she had time, Lu Wanqing still sped up her packing. The stern faces of Zhong Li Feiyu and Xiao Zhong Li Yi, one big and one small, exuded an intimidating aura. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Lu Wanqing quickly put all her belongings into her space button and then came out of the room.
This time, she was truly leaving. Lu Wanqing's feelings were complex.
Seeing her come out, Zhong Li Feiyu also stood up, ready to leave.
Xiao Zhong Li Yi also stood up, his expression serious.
Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then walked towards Mu Sijie.
Mu Sijie looked at her.
Lu Wanqing took out the space button for the Bai Ze mecha. She hesitated for a moment, then handed it to Mu Sijie and said, "Sijie, this is Bai Ze. You're more familiar with this era than I am. Could you trouble yourself to help me test this mecha?"
"If there are any problems with the mecha, you can contact me anytime, and I'll come back to fix it."
"If... if there are no problems, then please help me give it to Lan Lan."
Mu Sijie reached out and took the space button for the Bai Ze mecha. He nodded, "Okay."
Lu Wanqing took a deep breath and looked at Zhong Li Feiyu and Xiao Zhong Li Yi.
Zhong Li Feiyu said, "Let's go."
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Mhm."
Lu Wanqing followed Zhong Li Feiyu. As they walked out of the Mu family's main gate together and were about to get into the Zhongli family's hovercar, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but look back at the Mu family.
Zhong Li Feiyu didn't urge her.
Lu Wanqing didn't say anything either. She quickly got into the hovercar.
Inside the car, Zhong Li Feiyu and Zhong Li Yi were already seated. Lu Wanqing entered, observed the situation inside the car, and finally chose to sit next to Xiao Zhong Li Yi, carefully approaching and sitting beside the child.
Xiao Zhong Li Yi maintained a standard military posture, sitting very upright.
Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then carefully took out a candy from one of her space buttons. She cautiously offered it to Xiao Zhong Li Yi, "Little Yi, would you like some candy?"
Xiao Zhong Li Yi turned to look at her, his expression stern, "No, thank you, Mother."
Lu Wanqing: "..."
Xiao Zhong Li Yi's attitude was too distant and cold. Lu Wanqing's hand holding the candy froze slightly. After a moment, she retracted her hand and unwrapped the candy herself.
The Zhongli family's hovercar was very quiet. Except for the sounds Lu Wanqing made, there were almost no other noises, so the sound of her unwrapping the candy seemed particularly loud.
Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then re-wrapped the candy wrapper and put the candy back in her pocket.
The situation in the Zhongli family, and Xiao Zhong Li Yi's situation, were not quite what she had imagined, yet they didn't seem entirely wrong.
Zhong Li Feiyu's father was the Marshal of the Federation, and Zhong Li Feiyu was the youngest and most outstanding General of the Federation. Xiao Zhong Li Yi was born into such a military family, and his stern gaze from childhood seemed normal?
... It was just that she was not used to it.
Lu Wanqing felt uncomfortable and instinctively sat up straighter, maintaining silence, trying to match their atmosphere.