Ai Wei didn’t rush to feed the little child. First, she
touched his belly and felt it was a bit bloated.
She scooped a bowl of soup and said, “Ningning, let’s just
have some soup for now. We can have a late-night snack later, alright?”
After another two hours, the child’s belly wasn’t as bloated
anymore, so it would be better to feed him some food.
The little child held a bowl of sweet soup and obediently
started drinking.
Ai Wei saw how well-behaved he was and thought for a moment
before feeding him a chopstick of vegetables, saying, “Eat some green
vegetables, they’re good for your health.”
Although the little child often ate by himself, he was also
accustomed to being fed by adults.
He opened his mouth and took a bite of the vegetables,
swallowing a few mouthfuls.
After the meal...
Huo Lin helped the two children with their homework, with
Wagner accompanying them. The little child became more focused on doing his
homework.
Ai Wei looked at them and went to Ludwig’s study.
Ella watched Ludwig’s video and had a long conversation with
Zhan Xi. She was very interested in the extinct royal family and was
particularly curious about Ningning, the only known surviving child.
Zhan Xi fell silent for a while when she asked.
After a while...
Zhan Xi shifted the focus away from questions about the
child’s daily life and turned to the child’s former home planet, saying, “That
planet is said to have been gone a long time ago. How can I go and search for
it?”
Ella regretfully said, “I’m sorry, I don’t know either.”
Ella had a vast amount of knowledge, but she hadn’t reached
the stage of omnipotence. “Ningning is still very young now. Instead of
searching for his planet, I think you should focus on taking care of him.”
Zhan Xi frowned, saying, “I’m taking good care of him.”
His child had never lacked food and clothing since he was
young, and the people on the barren planet started training and teaching him
how to kill Zergs early on.
Although the mental power of the child was not aggressive, he
was not so fragile, like some crystal glass.
Last time, Wagner fought with the child and ended up losing!
Ella frowned slightly. She realized that Zhan Xi hadn’t fully
grasped the fragility of a royal child, so she decided to send a bunch of
information to Ludwig for him to pass on to Zhan Xi.
“Take a good look at these. They are all records and data
about the royal children. Also, he’s too young, so don’t let him use his mental
power easily.”
The most important thing was for this young royal child to
grow up well.
Ella stayed in the study for a while.
As she was leaving, Ai Wei came to invite her for a meal.
“There’s food left for you in the kitchen. Today’s meal is rich and prepared
for Ningning’s favorite taste. Would you like to try it?”
Upon hearing this, Ella went to take a look.
The head chef of the palace was an expert cook, and he
enjoyed cooking for Ningning especially.
Ella looked at the exquisite dishes and felt somewhat
reassured. “If he eats these every day, it’s still passable.”
According to the information she found about the royal
family, the dishes the royal children ate were not only made from rare and
nutritious ingredients but also prepared with intricate and meticulous methods
that were unique to the entire empire.
Even these elaborate royal recipes could be considered as a
decline in food quality for a royal child.
Ai Wei leaned over to see the recipe information Ella had
saved and finally remembered the chubby child from earlier.
How should she explain it to Ella?
The child didn’t come here to eat every day.
The food the chubby child ate here was already of the highest
nutritional quality, an improvement from his usual meals.
After eating a little, Ella didn’t linger any longer. “I have
other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving. If Ningning encounters any
problems in the future, feel free to contact me.”
“By the way, regarding my inspection equipment, if you need
it, I can give you an 80% discount.”
Ella thought of Caesar’s previous suggestion to recommend the
equipment to his father, so she casually mentioned it. She didn’t really expect
Ludwig to actually purchase it.
But as soon as her words fell, Ludwig hardly hesitated: “Send
it over, charge it to my personal account.”
Ella: “?”
Ella almost thought she was hallucinating, and she said in a
daze, “What did you say?”
Ludwig calmly replied, “Send a piece of the equipment for
Ningning’s examination. Charge it to my personal account.”
Ella: “...”
Ella looked at Ludwig in shock, and after looking at Ludwig,
she also glanced at Ai Wei, who showed no objection whatsoever.
This couple wasn’t the type to spend money recklessly!
After her shock subsided, Ella murmured, “If it weren’t for
knowing it’s impossible, I would really suspect that Ningning is your second
child.”
Although Ningning was a rare royal child, it’s still
inconceivable for both Ludwig, who was so cold and aloof, and Ai Wei, who
seemed gentle but was actually difficult to let others in, to treat a child
that was not their biological son so well.
“I would love to have a cute child like Ningning.”
Ai Wei smiled, not rejecting the possibility that Ella
hypothesized.
After calming herself down, Ella also smiled and said, “It’s
not difficult to have a cute child. With your excellent genes and His
Majesty’s, you can easily continue the lineage.”
The three of them chatted for a while, and Ella bid them
farewell, promising to deliver the equipment as soon as possible.
***
The homework in the kindergarten was actually not difficult.
It consisted of basic character recognition, numeracy, spelling, and a little
foreign language.
Although the imperial language was the most widely used
language, they also needed to master some local languages.
Wagner was very diligent in doing his homework. He previously
attended a federal kindergarten, and he excelled in all subjects.
Although Ningning also worked hard, compared to Wagner, who
had received education early on, he started a bit late.
“Ningning, your posture for holding the pen is incorrect.”
Huo Lin, compared to the little child, was disciplined, and
he never had any issues with his own homework. His current task was to
supervise the little child in doing his homework properly.
“I’ll write a few characters with you.”
Huo Lin said as he held Ningning’s hand and guided him in
rewriting stroke by stroke. He taught diligently, and Ningning learned
attentively.
After writing for a while, the homework was finally
completed.
Ningning put the pen back into the stationery box, raised his
chubby hand, and rubbed his face. Like a little adult, he sighed. “Going to
school is so tiring.”
Ningning, who went to school every day, was really amazing.
Ningning came during dinner time, and when he usually came at
this time, it meant that he would stay here overnight.
Ningning, who was accustomed to sleeping with adults, would
sleep next to his older brother during the day, but at night, he would sleep
between Ludwig and Ai Wei.
The two adults spoiled him as well, putting him in the middle
of the bed as soon as it was night.
“Auntie, play with Ningning.”
Previously, on the bed, Ai Wei and Ludwig would both come
over to play games with Ningning, but today was different. They were watching
something together.
The little child, who had no one to play with, anxiously
squeezed his small body in between them.
Ai Wei and Ludwig were not watching gossip or work-related
things; they were looking at information about royal children.
The information stated that the children were relatively thin
due to congenital health issues.
While reading the information, Ai Wei pinched Ningning’s soft
tummy, unable to resist bending her eyes and saying, “He’s really thin.”
Ludwig paused for a few seconds before extending his large hand
as well.
Ningning was tickled on his tummy, giggling and lying down on
the bed, holding the hand that had come to pinch his tummy and playing with it
using both his hands and feet.
The information may not be entirely accurate, but the child
right in front of them were even more appealing.
Ai Wei and Ludwig stopped looking at those materials and
instead lowered their heads to play with the little child. The little child had
many itchy spots, and scratching them would make him laugh incessantly.
The laughter in the bedroom lasted for a while before
stopping.
Considering that the child had to go to school the next day,
Ai Wei didn’t allow him to play too late. Before putting the little child to
sleep, she tapped Ludwig’s arm.
“Go and take Ningning to the bathroom.”
The little child had drunk a lot of sweet soup at night, and
Ai Wei was worried that he would wet on the bed again.
Thinking about the last time his clothes got wet with urine,
Ludwig decisively picked up the drowsy little child and took him to the
bathroom.
Perhaps because he had gone to the bathroom before bedtime,
this time the little child slept soundly until morning.
The next day.
It was another day when the child didn’t want to go to
school.
Wagner’s spirit in the morning was worse than Ningning, who
liked to stay in bed.
Ningning, sucking on a milk straw, was somewhat unaccustomed
to Wagner’s low spirits. After all, Wagner was usually very lively.
“Wagner, what’s wrong with you?”
Ningning curiously asked, “Did you do poorly on your
homework? Or do you also not want to go to school?”
Although there were many children in kindergarten, there were
also many teachers and many classes that children didn’t like, so the little
child preferred to stay at home and play.
“I did very well on my homework.”
Wagner replied, “I really enjoy going to school.”
Ningning: “...”
Ningning was stunned. Obviously, he still couldn’t understand
why some children liked going to school.
After staying silent for a few seconds, Ningning, who had
finished drinking the milk, threw away the milk carton and became even more
curious.
He asked, “You like going to school, so why are you still
unhappy?”
“I had a nightmare,” Wagner replied.
As Wagner talked about it, his expression on his little face
turned even worse. “It was a very bad nightmare. I dreamt that my dad was
gone.”
Ningning: “...”
Ningning was dumbfounded.
He looked at Wagner, his voice filled with concern. “That’s a
scary dream.”
Ningning, who had always been attached to his father, could
immediately empathize with such a dream. If he had such a terrifying dream, he
would definitely cry out of fear.
Wagner was so strong he didn’t even cry!
Ningning greatly admired Wagner’s strength. He tugged at
Wagner’s clothes and whispered, “Is your dad still here? I can accompany you to
see him.”
Wagner had accompanied him home several times and had even
met his dad.
The little child felt that he should also go and see Wagner’s
dad.
When Wagner heard his words, his downcast little face finally
brightened a bit. He grasped Ningning’s chubby hand and said, “Let’s go see my
dad after school.”
“Oh, by the way, my dad said he wants to take me to the
Federation. Ningning, do you want to come home with me? We can consider it as
going out to play.”
Upon being asked, Ningning hesitated and said, “Is the
Federation fun?”
Wagner vigorously nodded. “It’s really fun! I grew up in the
Federation, and I can take you to see our kindergarten. Our Federation’s
kindergarten is also fantastic.”
Ningning shook his head. “I don’t want to go to
kindergarten.”
Wagner compromised, saying, “Then let’s go to the amusement
park. There are many fun things there.”
The little child who had just refused to go to kindergarten
instantly nodded. His chubby face was filled with anticipation. “Yeah! Let’s go
to the amusement park!”
***
The author has something to say:
Ningning: Let’s go play!
