"Mommy..."
Hearing Xiao Xixi's call, Song Ling hurriedly walked back into the room.
She saw little Xixi looking around with a frightened look on her face and quickly walked forward, reached out and picked her up, and gently asked. "My baby Xixi is awake, are you hungry?"
Xiao Xixi hugged her tightly with her arms, and replied in a childish voice: "Mommy, I'm not hungry, I just miss Mommy..."
Song Ling kissed her forehead, smiling and coaxing her. "Mommy has also been thinking about little Xixi. Now that we're back at Grandma and Grandpa's house, we'll stay with Grandpa and Grandma from now on, okay?"
"Grandpa and Grandma?" Little Xixi blinked, as if she didn't remember them.
Song Ling also remembered that the last time Xiao Xixi saw Song's father and Song's mother was more than half a year ago.
Since Xiao Lele passed away and the original owner divorced He Qihang, the original owner never brought her back.
Children around three years old are prone to forgetting things. It is normal for her not to remember her grandparents.
By the time she meets people, she may have a sense of familiarity, get along for a few days, and get acquainted.
When Song Ling thought of this, she smiled and said to her. "C'mon, Mommy will tie Little Xixi's hair, and when you're dressed up, we'll go down and play with Grandpa and Grandma, okay?"
Xiao Xixi replied coquettishly, "Okay~"
As long as her mommy is with her, she can go wherever she is taken by her mommy.
Song Ling helped her comb her hair, washed her face, and arranged her clothes before leading Xiao Xixi downstairs.
When they arrived at the seafood restaurant on the 1st floor, Song Ling found Mother Song and Aunt Lihua who were washing vegetables in the backyard.
Aunt Lihua is a person from their village, Song's parents hired her to help, she is honest and hardworking, and has been in their family restaurant for years.
Song Ling greeted them with a smile, "Mom, Aunt Lihua, you're busy here!"
Aunt Lihua smiled at Song Ling. "It's Ling Ling who's back."
When Mother Song saw that Song Ling had come down with little Xixi, she also quickly got up, wiped her hands clean and walked towards them.
Mother Song looked at the little Xixi, who had lost a lot of weight, and felt some pain, so she smiled and coaxed little Xixi. "Aiya, baby Xixi is awake, are you hungry? Grandma will make you some fresh shrimp noodles to eat, okay?"
Little Xixi timidly glanced at Mother Song, then quickly hid behind Song Ling, only sticking out one head, shyly peeking out, looking at Mother Song.
Song Ling looked at her cute and lovable appearance, couldn't help it. "Xixi, this is maternal grandmother, is mommy's mother, quickly call grandmother."
Little Xixi then softly called out. "Hello Grandma~"
Song's mother happily responded. "Aye, my sweet little Xixi is so well behaved!"
Song Ling again taught little Xixi to call out. "This is Granny Lihua, please call out to Granny Lihua."
Little Xixi looked curiously at Aunt Lihua who was smiling at her, and called out again in a milky voice. "Hello, Granny Lihua!"
Aunt Lihua also smiled happily. "Aye, Little Xixi is such a good girl!"
Mother Song said to Aunt Lihua: "Ah Hua, you stay here and work first, I'll take Ling Ling and Little Xixi to the front to sit for a while."
Aunt Lihua hurriedly said. "Okay, I'll be done with this soon, you quickly take Ling Ling and Little Xixi to have refreshments."
Mother Song took Song Ling and Little Xixi back to the front of the store here, and wanted to make tea for Song Ling.
Song Ling got up quickly, took the teapot from her hand, "Mom, I'll do it myself."
Mother Song didn't stop her, and asked her again. "You and Little Xixi are hungry too, right? I'll cook you something to eat first, what do you want to eat?"
Song Ling thought for a while, and replied, "Let's cook a bowl of pork offal soup and rice noodles!"
"All right, you wait."
After answering, Mother Song went into the kitchen to work.
Song Ling saw Xixi sitting obediently on the stool, with only one pair of big eyes looking around.
Song Ling gently asked her. "Xixi, do you still remember Grandma's house here? Mommy has brought you here many times before."
Little Xixi thought about it with her little head tilted sideways, then she replied. "Mommy, I think I've been here before, but again, I don't seem to remember much."
Song Ling reached out and rubbed her head, "It's okay, we'll live here, this will be our home from now on."
Little Xixi was shocked and hurriedly asked her. "Mommy, so we're not going home?"
Song Ling knew that she was referring to Pengcheng's home.
She patiently replied. "Xixi, mommy and daddy are divorced, from now on, Xixi will stay with mommy and with grandma and grandpa, we don't want the home there in Pengcheng."
Little Xixi listened and instantly burst into tears. "Mom, did you really divorce Dad? So am I a child without a father?"
The nanny told her before that her mom and dad were getting a divorce and wouldn't want her in the future.
Song Ling spread her arms and hugged her. "Xixi, although your father and I are divorced, you are still your father's child, you still have a father, you know?"
Little Xixi squashed her mouth, feeling aggrieved, but doesn't know what to say, only to bury her head in Song Ling's arms, silently shedding tears.
Song Ling sighed softly and didn't know how to comfort the child, but only hugged her tightly, reaching out and stroking her back, trying to soothe her wounded heart.
Everyone says that when parents get divorced, it is the children who suffer the most.
Regardless of whether the child follows the father or the mother, this single-parent family, for the child, is incomplete.
Song Ling couldn't change this fact.
She can only try her best to give her more love and make up for it, so that she can get more and live a better life in other aspects.
When Mother Song came out with the rice noodles with pork soup and saw little Xixi crying. She glared at Song Ling. "Why is little Xixi crying? Did you provoke her again?"
Song Ling said with an innocent face. "I didn't provoke her."
She looked down again and asked Little Xixi, "Xixi, is Mommy right?"
Little Xixi rubbed herself on Song Ling's body, rubbing her tears onto her clothes, before raising her eyes to look at Mother Song. "Grandma, I'm fine, Little Xixi is just a little sad, she'll be fine in a while~"
Hearing her well-behaved and sensible reply, Song Ling and Mother Song's hearts were a little heavy.
Mother Song quickly changed the topic. "Little Xixi, Grandma cooked you some rice noodles with pork soup, it's delicious, come and try it."
Smelling the fresh and sweet smell, Xixi also felt a little hungry, so she happily responded. "Okay, I'll try it~"
Song Ling went to the sanitizer and brought a set of small bowls and chopsticks for children, gave a small bowl to little Xixi and let her eat slowly by herself.
The original owner used to take little Xixi home and taught her to dine on her own.
At age 3, little Xixi has learned to eat on her own and eats quite well, no longer needing to be fed by adults.
Song Ling ate two bites of the pork noodle and immediately praised Mother Song's handiwork. "Mom, the rice noodles you made with pork noodle soup are still so delicious."
Mother Song smiled and added: "The meat and pork we use at home is always the local pork raised on Uncle Afu's farm at the end of the village, which is tastier and more expensive than the fodder pigs."
Song Ling nodded and laughed: "That's for sure, you get what you pay for."
Song Ling asked Mother Song again. "Mom, where's Dad? Has he gone to buy seafood? Why isn't he back yet?"