And after completing the workload, it could retire. The older generation’s system had told them that it was right for young people to be a little bit more tired, and after that, it was good to retire. Xiao Ai had always believed in this truth.
Knowing that Xiao Ai was about to leave, Si Tian was obviously a little reluctant to leave. She chatted with Xiao Ai all the time, so naturally, she didn’t focus entirely on eating.
Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile, who were eating, both noticed something strange about their mother.
Ji Zhile looked at Si Tian poking at the rice in the bowl with chopsticks and thought that his mother was just like him. He was also like this when he was picky about food and didn’t want to eat.
Ji Ningyi asked, “Mom, what happened?”
Si Tian came back to her senses, looked at Ji Ningyi’s concerned eyes, subconsciously smiled at him, and said, “It’s okay.”
Ji Ningyi was not a child to be easily fooled. He said seriously: “If Mom encounters anything, tell me. I will help Mom.”
Ji Zhile nodded immediately, expressing his position: “I will too.”
He moved quickly and pushed the minced meat slices without minced garlic on his small plate in front of Si Tian: “Give it to Mom. It’s delicious.”
Si Tian looked at the slices of meat on the plate in front of her. They were clean and without any seasoning. It was obvious that Ji Zhile had carefully selected them.
Ji Zhile looked at her with his chin propped on his hands, blinked when he met her eyes, and smiled, showing a few white teeth.
Si Tian felt warm in her heart. She felt that the two children were still young, so she didn’t want them to know many things, but she forgot that they also cared about her very much.
Si Tian said softly: “Because a very good friend of Mom is leaving…”
Ji Zhile asked: “So, is Mom sad?”
Si Tian nodded: “A little bit.”
Ji Zhile said: “I don’t know if it’s not a little bit, it’s a lot.”
He opened his hands and tried his best to show a long distance: “Mom, don’t be sad. Brother Pei Jing also left us and went home. Jiang Ranyang, Xia Jiaran, Xiao Shi, our friends also left.”
His voice was childish, and his words sounded a bit strange. Sometimes he didn’t know how to use the correct word order when speaking long sentences or words that were not commonly used.
But, Si Tian understood exactly what Ji Zhile meant. It was very common for friends to leave, and their friends had also left.
“But, we are still friends.” Ji Zhile said at the end.
Si Tian looked at him trying to speak clearly and chuckled, feeling that Ji Zhile’s comforting look looked a bit silly.
As soon as Ji Ningyi sat beside Si Tian, he quietly reached out and held her fingers.
The child’s palms were warm and soft.
Ji Ningyi said seriously: “Mom, I was also very sad when Pei Jing left. I almost cried at that time. It doesn’t matter if Mom wants to cry. These are normal things.”
“Mom will also meet new friends.”
“Mom still has us, me, Zhile, Dad, grandparents…”
Si Tian originally didn’t want to cry at all. She was not that fragile. But when she listened to Ji Ningyi’s childish and heartwarming words, her heart felt sour and swollen.
She moved her eyes slightly and saw Ji Zhile next to her. Their eyes met. Ji Zhile was embarrassed and smiled at her, looking a little shy.
He asked, “Mom, are you going to cry?”
Si Tian didn’t answer at first, but Ji Zhile opened his big eyes and asked again: “Is Mom crying?”
There was a hint of impatience in his words.
Si Tian: …
If not Ji Zhile, could you calm down that expectant look in your eyes?
Of course, Ji Zhile wouldn’t restrain himself and even opened his arms and said, “If Mom wants to cry, you can come to my arms and cry. I am a man. I will wipe Mom’s tears.”
Si Tian was amused by him. Why did he speak like this at such a young age? It was very similar to what Jiang Ranyang taught him.
Ji Zhile saw her smiling and laughed too. It didn’t matter if his mother didn’t cry. Laughing was better than crying.
Even though this little episode was barely over, the two children took good care of Si Tian’s emotions. Each of them helped her pick up dishes, pour water, and ladle soup for her. They were particularly attentive.
But, Xiao Ai hasn’t gone yet. Xiao Ai was so moved when it heard the conversation between Si Tian and the children.
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Translator’s Comment:
Haha… Zhile is too obsessed to see someone in the family crying.
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