Chapter 9

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Li Ping saw the two of them from her door, but they had not come home yet, so she guessed that Xiao Yun and Lin Xi had gone to Xiao Yun’s house.

Since she was done with her chores, she decided to go over and check up on them.

“Okay, stop playing. Time to eat.” Li Ping interrupted the two of them.

When Lin Xi heard this, she hurriedly dried her hands and dragged Xiao Yun by the hand as she ran out. “Let’s eat. Let’s go home and eat together, Big Brother Xiao Yun.”

Xiao Yun did not refuse. It was not like he had not eaten over before. Moreover, he was afraid that he would starve to death by the time Xiao He came back to cook for him.

Li Ping looked at the two of them holding hands and revealed a gratified smile. It seemed that Xiao Yun, who was only a little more than three years old, was quite reliable.

He could take good care of Lin Xi, bringing her out and back safely.

How would Li Ping know that the current Xiao Yun had the mental age of a twenty-three-year-old? Of course, he could take good care of a child.

Thus, Li Ping thought to herself, “I can probably trust Xiao Yun to bring Xi Xi out to play again next time.”

Li Ping probably wasn’t aware that she could hardly trust Lin Fei Yang to bring Lin Xi out either. If she was already having such thoughts about Xiao Yun, then she essentially had absolutely trust in the boy.

As Xiao Yun and Lin Xi walked, they did not know that Li Ping’s mind was spinning as she looked at the pair.

By the time Lin Xi and Xiao Yun arrived at Li Ping’s house, they turned around and saw that Li Ping had not followed them, but was still standing at the door of Xiao Yun’s house.

Lin Xi frowned and said, “Mom, why aren’t you coming? Xi Xi is hungry.”

Lin Xi’s words pulled Li Ping back from her thoughts and she replied loudly, “Alright, I’m coming.”

She immediately walked back home and arranged for Lin Xi and Xiao Yun to sit at the dining table before she served the food.

The two children sat at the dining table obediently while waiting for the food to be served.

Lin Feiyang and Xiao He had already informed them prior that they would be back for lunch today, so Li Ping had to wait for a while before the adults could eat together.

Meanwhile, the noodles cooked for Xiao Yun and Lin Xi were mixed with eggs.

Li Ping originally wanted to feed Lin Xi because the noodles were difficult to pick up and Lin Xi’s chopsticks skills were not very proficient.

However, when Lin Xi saw that Xiao Yun was eating with his chopsticks, she took the chopsticks from Li Ping’s hand and rejected Li Ping’s good intention of feeding her. “Xi Xi also has to eat by herself like Big Brother Xiao Yun.”

“Okay, okay.” In the end, Li Ping just sat by the side and watched the two of them eat.

Maybe it was because Xiao Yun was here today that Lin Xi ate more than usual.

‘It seems that it’s good to let Xi Xi and Xiao Yun play together more,’ Li Ping thought.

Halfway through Xiao Yun’s and Lin Xi’s meal, Lin Feiyang and Xiao He arrived home.

Li Ping got up and went into the kitchen to bring out the prepared food.

When Lin Xi saw Lin Feiyang coming, she ran over to give him a big kiss and called him sweetly. Then, she looked at Xiao He and politely called him Uncle.

Xiao He saw Lin Feiyang holding his soft and cuddly daughter in his arms. Then, he looked at Xiao Yun who only looked up when he came back before lowering his head to continue eating. The single father enviously said, “It’s better to have a daughter.”

Lin Feiyang glanced at Xiao Yun and then looked at Xiao He, then burst into laughter.

Xiao He shook his head helplessly.

At this time, Lin Xi broke free from Lin Feiyang’s body and returned to Xiao Yun’s side with her short legs. She said, “I’m going to eat first.”

Then, she picked up the chopsticks and started eating the noodles in the bowl.

“Don’t just stand there. Hurry up and wash your hands. Let’s eat,” Li Ping shouted.

By the time Lin Feiyang and Xiao He came out after washing their hands, Li Ping had already started setting up the bowls and chopsticks.

“Then I won’t stand on ceremony.” Xiao He walked to the table, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating.

“You’re right. Just treat this as your own home,” said Lin Feiyang with a smile.

“Yeah, yeah. Why is our neighbor saying such polite words?” Li Ping echoed from the side.

Xiao He picked up a piece of food and ate it. He smiled and said, “Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong. Sister-in-law, don’t be so busy. Quickly sit down and eat.”

The three of them had just started to eat when Xiao Yun and Lin Xi finished eating and left to watch TV.

The meal was ended very fast. After all, Xiao He and Lin Feiyang still had to go to the factory to work, so they didn’t drink at noon.

After lunch, Xiao He told Xiao Yun to go home and rest for a while. Lin Xi yawned and said goodbye to Xiao Yun.

Lin Xi wanted to play with Xiao Yun for a while more, but it was already time for her afternoon nap. She was so sleepy that she couldn’t keep her eyes open so she decided to play with Big Brother Xiao Yun after she woke up.

Once Xiao Yun said goodbye to Lin Xi, Xiao Yun followed Xiao He home.

On the way, Xiao Yun was still thinking about how to tell Xiao He that he wanted to sell all the recyclables.

But before he could think of a way to say it, he had already reached home.

At this time, Xiao Yun wished that they lived further from Lin Xi’s house just so that he could have more time to think. But that was impossible.

“Go back to your room and rest for a while. Daddy will go to work soon,” said Xiao He to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun felt that if he didn’t say it now, he wouldn’t know when he would say it again. “Dad, can I discuss something with you?”

“What is it?” asked Xiao He with a puzzled face.

Xiao He didn’t understand why Xiao Yun would speak in such a manner. His son had even used the word ‘discuss’

Wasn’t Xiao Yun still a child, still at the age where he would simply ask for anything he wanted straightforwardly? How would he even know to discuss?

Xiao Yun gritted his teeth and resolutely said, “Instead of giving our recyclables to the old scavengers, can you give them to me instead?”

Xiao He was stunned and asked, “What do you want them for?”

“I want to sell them for money,” said Xiao Yun.

“Sell them for money? What do you want money for?” Xiao He was puzzled.

Xiao Yun said, “That’s private. I’ll tell you next time.”

What a joke. If he told Xiao He that he wanted the money to buy the lottery ticket, Xiao He might think that he was crazy.

He might even think that this child was possessed by some kind of demon at such a young age.

Hearing Xiao Yun’s words, Xiao He laughed and patted Xiao Yun’s head, saying, “Fine, privacy. You’re just a little brat. All the recyclables in our house will belong to you now.”