Chapter 47

On Monday, there were many cars on the road. Zhan Xi drove a little further before stopping the tricycle.

He leaned into the cart and looked at the little child, who had tears streaming down his face.

 Feeling both angry and amused, he said, “No wonder you didn’t want to go to school this morning. It turns out you didn’t do any of your homework.”

The little child was lying on a small stool, writing characters in a crooked and twisted manner.

Zhan Xi tried for a long time but couldn’t recognize what he had written.

The child, who had been scolded by his father, continued to shed tears while tightly gripping the pencil in his chubby hand, diligently continuing to write.

He wrote the unfamiliar characters on three pages as slowly as a turtle crawled.

Zhan Xi looked at his watch and calculated the time, saying, “Alright, we don’t have any more time. Let’s go to school first, and next time, make sure to finish your homework properly.”

If they continued to stop on the roadside to do homework, the little child would be late.

Zhan Xi started the tricycle again.

Inside the cart, the little child managed to finish writing the characters on the three pages and began to recite ancient poetry.

Ancient poetry had been passed down from ancient Earth, and generation after generation of people loved the poetry and cultural heritage of ancient Earth.

The child was currently reciting an introductory short poem titled “Goose.”

He recited it with a sobbing tone, saying “Goose, goose, goose” at the end.

If Zhan Xi wasn’t in a hurry, he would have wanted to record this scene.

He sighed in front, saying, “You’re already doing extra homework in kindergarten. What will you do when you start elementary school?”

Soon enough, Zhan Xi drove the tricycle to the entrance of the kindergarten, where Wagner, who came to school, happened to be.

He looked at the crying Ningning being carried and ran over with a puzzled look, saying, “Ningning, what’s wrong with you?”

Zhan Xi didn’t want to reveal his own child’s situation, so he didn’t mention the reason.

He sent both children inside and told them to study well in the kindergarten.

The two little children held hands and walked through the gate, while the little child kept looking back at his father.

Wagner waved his hand and comforted him, saying, “Ningning, are you feeling reluctant to leave your dad? It’s okay. After our morning classes, your dad will come to pick you up.”

The little child sniffed and asked Wagner, “Wagner, have you finished your homework?”

Wagner nodded. “Yes, I finished it. My dad watched me write it.”

Ningning: “…”

Sigh.

The little child felt anxious thinking about the homework he had rushed to finish. As expected, when he got to class, the teacher criticized his hastily done homework. Not only was it criticized, but the teacher also asked him to rewrite it.

Encountering these things early in the morning, the little child’s mood could be imagined as being not very good.

Wagner was very loyal and offered to help him with his homework.

“No.”

The little child shook his head and refused Wagner’s proposal. He hung his chubby face and stated the reason for his refusal: “My brother and Uncle Ling Qi will check it.”

If it was discovered that he had let someone else do his homework, he would become a bad little child.

In kindergarten life, happiness and sadness were always mixed together.

After a morning of classes, school ended at noon, and Zhan Xi came to pick up the little child on his modified three-wheeled vehicle.

Although Zhan Xi’s modified tricycle was not as expensive as other parents’ luxury cars, the children at the entrance liked it a lot.

The tricycle’s body was decorated with super popular cartoon characters and cute animal illustrations.

The children thought it was so cute!

Zhan Xi picked up his child, Wagner, and the little prince, Huo Lin. The three children sat in the back, and Ningning, who was unhappy all morning, became happy again in his brother’s arms.

Ten minutes later.

A tricycle parked in the courtyard.

Ling Qi carried the little child out of the car and carefully examined the child’s eyes. “Do your eyes hurt? Let me apply something for you.”

The little child had delicate skin, especially the eyelids. Every time he cried, his eyes would swell up, presenting a pitiful sight with their red and swollen appearance, which tugged at people’s hearts.

Ling Qi carried the little child with slightly reddened eyelids into the house, while Zhan Xi led Wagner and Huo Lin.

Wagner and Huo Lin were no strangers to this place; they had been here many times before.

“It smells so good.”

As soon as Wagner entered the house, he sniffed the air, catching the scent.

Ling Qi had prepared a table full of dishes. Knowing that Huo Lin was coming, he steamed some extra rice.

“You guys eat. Ningning will be there with you soon.”

Huo Lin glanced at the child sitting on Ling Qi’s lap. The child had his eyes closed, obediently letting Ling Qi roll a boiled egg on his eyelids.

Although the child hadn’t said why he was crying, Huo Lin had a good guess.

He bent down and asked the child, who had the egg on his eyelids, in a low voice, “Can you do your homework properly next time?”

The child remained silent, nodding dejectedly.

After applying the egg, Ling Qi washed it and casually handed it to Zhan Xi. Zhan Xi didn’t mind and finished eating the egg in two bites.

Having experienced many difficult days before, Zhan Xi never wasted food.

At the dining table, Zhan Xi asked Huo Lin, “What have your parents been doing these days? Are they busy?”

Yesterday, Zhan Xi sent videos of the child to Ludwig and Ai Wei. Not only did they reply late, but their responses also felt strange to him.

Huo Lin hesitated for a moment, unsure whether he should tell Zhan Xi about his mother’s situation.

Mom’s affairs involved Ningning, and logically, Uncle Zhan should be informed. However, judging by his Father’s attitude, he wanted to forcefully suppress these matters on his own.

“They are a bit busy.”

Huo Lin carefully considered his words and didn’t immediately reveal everything.

Zhan Xi was a person without airs, and although Ling Qi didn’t talk much and had a difficult temperament to approach, after getting along, he’s also very easy-going.

The three kids sat together and had a comfortable meal.

After dinner...

The three of them slept together, while Zhan Xi and Ling Qi tidied up the table and chatted: “Ling Qi, Ningning is already three years old. Should we prepare a small room for him? I see other children have their own rooms and sleep alone.”

Although Zhan Xi didn’t want to sleep separately from his child, he noticed that other parents in the parent group chat had independent bedrooms for their children.

Zhan Xi had no previous experience with children, so he didn’t know how to raise them properly.

Fortunately, he lacked experience, and Ling Qi knew a bit more than him.

“Three years old is still young.”

Ling Qi sat on a chair, saying they would clean up together, but he didn’t move. He only moved his mouth: “Other parents let their children sleep alone, not simply to cultivate their independence.”

Zhan Xi: “?”

Zhan Xi perked up his ears: “If it’s not to cultivate independence, why separate the child?”

Ling Qi: “...”

Ling Qi looked at this foolish father with a complicated expression, wanting to see if he genuinely didn’t understand or was pretending not to: “Are you stupid?”

“If the child is in the same room, what about the couple’s intimacy?”

The last sentence made Zhan Xi feel embarrassed all of a sudden.

Zhan Xi had never been married before. Although he had saved up money for a wife, most of the savings were spent by the unexpected arrival of the little child.

Now he had no money but had a child, which was not an ideal situation. Therefore, he had already given up on the idea of finding a wife and only planned to raise the little child.

“Alright then, I won’t rush to prepare a separate room for Ningning.”

Zhan Xi regained his thoughts and smiled. “When he grows a little older, I will arrange a small room for him.”

Ling Qi responded with a sound of “Hmm.”

The adults didn’t take a nap, only the three little children were sound asleep. Ningning, sandwiched in the middle, had chubby legs kicking on his brother’s stomach, feeling warm and cozy.

After the nap, it was time to go to kindergarten.

Ningning didn’t know how the other kids felt about going to school, but he knew he didn’t like it very much. Whether it was the mecha class, combat class, or language class, they were all difficult.

Regardless of the difficulty, he still needed to strive to keep up.

After school, Ling Qi took the initiative to personally tutor him in mecha and combat classes. With his guidance, the little child barely managed to pass.

Days passed by slowly.

Another day passed, and the little child went to the palace with Wagner. He would occasionally spend the night at the palace, and Zhan Xi and Ling Qi had long been accustomed to it.

Inside the palace.

The two little children were led by Andrei to the hall.

Andrei was smiling as he told them about the freshly made snacks, “Ningning, we will have sweet soup in the evening, and there will be small dumplings in the soup.”

Listening to Andrei’s description of the dessert, the little child who loved sweets walked faster.

As Ningning looked up in the hall, his little face froze.

He glanced at the beautiful Aunt Ella and thought about how she had pricked his finger before hesitating for a moment.

Nevertheless, he ran over to Aunt Ai Wei and extended his hand, saying, “Auntie, carry me!”

Aunt Ai Wei was the best because she didn’t prick Ningning’s hand!

Ai Wei lifted him up. There was a faint hint of gloom on her face that always smiled tenderly at the little child.

She carried the little child to the side and said, “Why does our Ningning feel lighter? Did you not eat enough?”

As soon as this was mentioned, the little child’s happy face from earlier turned instantly aggrieved.

“Auntie.”

The little child’s voice sounded different, resembling the tone he used when tattling.

He circled his arms around the beautiful aunt’s neck, his chubby face on the verge of tears, and said, “The teacher said I’m fat and told me to run.”

Ever since the last weighing session in kindergarten, the physical education teacher had been fixated on the chubby little child in the Green Grass Class.

Although the little child had slimmed down a bit since the first time, he still hadn’t reached the standard weight set by the school.

Ai Wei looked at the chubby little child and affectionately kissed his little face, saying, “Our Ningning has already lost so much weight, why isn’t the teacher satisfied? Be good, don’t be sad. Auntie doesn’t think you’re fat at all.”

While Ai Wei was comforting the chubby little child, in another room, Ludwig and Ella went to the study.

When Huo Lin noticed that his father didn’t call him, he hesitated, unsure if he should go over.

“Xiao Lin, come here.”

It was still Ai Wei who called her son over. “Come here and keep Ningning company while eating. Let him enjoy his meal.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Lin walked over.

In the study.

Ludwig connected with Zhan Xi through communication and introduced Ella to him, explaining the situation.

“The results of the examination Ella conducted on Ningning a few days ago have come out.”

Upon hearing this, Zhan Xi immediately became attentive.

Due to the poor medical conditions on the barren planet, the little child hadn’t had any illnesses or disasters in the past two years.

Therefore, they hadn’t conducted any thorough examinations apart from the one during kindergarten enrollment. Besides the weight issue, the only other problem was the little child’s weak mental power.

In general, Ningning was a healthy child.

But looking at Ludwig’s expression, Zhan Xi inexplicably felt a bit uneasy.

He forced himself to appear calm and asked, “How is Ningning’s result? Was he found to be overweight again?”

“No, he’s not overweight.”

Ella looked at the handsome man on the screen and got straight to the point, saying, “His current test results can be considered good, but they can also be considered bad.”

“Deep down... I think we all know his true identity. The good news is that he is currently healthy. However, the bad news is that his home planet and where he should have lived, and the royal family he should have belonged, have already disappeared. This royal family was known to be both powerful and fragile. They are powerful enough to soothe everyone’s spirits but equally fragile, with no attacking power.”

“I don’t know how you’ve been taking care of this child, but I have to remind you that he will be a difficult child to raise. The entire royal family was known for being difficult to raise.”

After detecting something unusual, Ella spent a long time going through the information she had collected. That’s also why she came to the palace only now.

She was shocked that such a delicate child could actually be successfully raised by an ordinary person.

You should know that the mortality rate of the children in the extinct royal family was very high.

The child, who was described by Ella as difficult to raise, was now sitting on his exclusive little chair and had finished a bowl of food.

The little child held the spoon and said in a sweet voice, “Ningning wants another bowl!”

 

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