The infant started whining.
He puckered his lips and stared at Shen Manting pitifully with tears welling up in his eyes.
Old Mrs. Shen noticed the infant's agitation and teased, "Look at this little guy. Now he's acting all helpless with his mother around. He used to cry all the time."
Shen Manting somehow felt a surge of gratification in her heart when she heard that.
The infant seemed to understand what old Mrs. Shen was saying. His puckered lips were now forming an "O."
Old Mrs. Shen looked at him and smiled. She sounded emotional when she said, "It's great to have you back. The baby will surely be delighted to have his mother back by his side."
"Grandma," Shen Manting looked at her with a twinge of guilt in her heart, "about what had happened in the past..."
Old Mrs. Shen felt confused for a moment, before realizing that she was most likely referring to the incident a year ago when she went to pick her up but returned empty-handed.
