Si Tian kept her word and took Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile to Mu Xiaoshi’s house the next morning.
This was what Si Tian had thought about for a long time. Now the completion rate of the system side mission was close to 70%, mainly due to the change in Mu Xiaoshi’s personality after going through the variety show.
Si Tian wanted to complete the side mission as soon as possible, and at the same time, also wanted to change Mu Xiaoshi’s future sooner.
Si Tian had contacted Mu Xiaoshi’s mother in advance. On the phone, Mu Xiaoshi’s mother, Le Qinzhen, welcomed them very much.
But Si Tian still made some preparations for this. She learned about Le Qinzhen’s character from Xiao Ai. She knew that she had a strong and straightforward personality and was very busy at work.
Maybe there wasn’t much time left for her, but it didn’t seem very appropriate for Si Tian to say it as soon as she came up, suggesting to replace Mu Xiaoshi’s nanny, since it was a family matter.
Moreover, Mu Xiaoshi secretly told Si Tian a lot of things during the mother exchange session. Le Qinzhen was very satisfied with the nanny, Aunt Shu, and she often asked Mu Xiaoshi to be more obedient to her.
Therefore, Si Tian had arranged several sets of corresponding strategies in her mind, waiting to go to Mu Xiaoshi’s house to use them accordingly.
Si Tian also prepared a set of Barbie dolls for Mu Xiaoshi as a gift, with many matching clothes.
She knew that Mu Xiaoshi liked some handmade toys. Barbie was a favorite character among little girls, so she could play with it, such as helping it comb its hair and changing its clothes.
Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile also prepared gifts for Mu Xiaoshi and acted mysteriously. Si Tian didn’t bother to ask about it.
The children had very early appointments to play together. Si Tian was forced to get up at seven o’clock, set off after eight o’clock, and arrived at Mu Xiaoshi’s house near nine o’clock.
Si Tian made various assumptions before coming here, thinking that Le Qinzhen would not be easy to get along with, but the reality was very different from what she imagined.
Le Qinzhen even waited at the door with Mu Xiaoshi. Seeing Si Tian and the others, Mu Xiaoshi showed a big smile: “Aunt Si, Ningyi, Zhile.”
She was more lively at her home than outside. Compared with the Mu Xiaoshi that Si Tian saw for the first time at Mu’s house, she had changed a lot. The whole child was much more enthusiastic and cheerful.
Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile also politely called out: “Auntie Le.”
Si Tian told them at home that Mu Xiaoshi’s mother should be called Auntie.
Ji Zhile raised his head and looked at Le Qinzhen, then at Mu Xiaoshi, and said, “Auntie and Xiaoshi look very similar, and Auntie also looks a lot like Sister Le.”
Hearing this, Le Qinzhen curled up her lips and said softly, “Because I am Xiaoshi’s mother and Le Zhizhen’s sister.”
She called out the names of the two children: “You are Zhile.”
“You are Ningyi.”
Ji Zhile was very happy, with bright eyes: “Auntie, you know us!”
Le Qinzhen smiled: “I watched your live broadcast.”
Speaking of this, Ji Zhile was a little shy, but he couldn’t help asking: “Auntie, do you think I look good?”
“You look good, and most people like you.”
Ji Zhile giggled twice and said childishly, “We also like Sister Xiaoshi.”
Mu Xiaoshi’s cheeks turned red. Le Qinzhen looked down at her and saw Mu Xiaoshi holding her clothes tightly and hiding behind her in embarrassment. Her eyes changed slightly as if she sighed softly, and finally, she held Mu Xiaoshi’s hand tightly.
Mu Xiaoshi held her mother’s hand, summoned up her courage, and said to Ji Zhile, “Thank you for your liking.”
If it was before, she would have been at a loss and might have said incoherently that you don’t need to like her. She rarely accepted other people’s kindness and didn’t know how to deal with it. No one taught her this.
Le Qinzhen smiled and said to them: “Come in quickly. Xiaoshi has prepared some snacks for you.”
Hearing the word ‘snacks’, Ji Zhile’s eyes lit up immediately, but he held Si Tian’s hand reservedly outside and walked in with her.
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Translator’s Comment:
Yes, no one also taught me so. Poor me and Xiaoshi… ༼ ༎ຶ ᆺ ༎ຶ༽ ༼ ༎ຶ ᆺ ༎ຶ༽ ༼ ༎ຶ ᆺ ༎ຶ༽
Honestly, I kinda look the past me in Mu Xiaoshi.
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I think many parents do not teach children on how to cope with emotions at all, as they were not taught as well