Jiang Meilin was a little embarrassed that her daughter had already seen through her, but she still asked, "It's not a big deal. Who did you have dinner with? Was it a friend or a classmate? "
Bai Ning suddenly realized that she was concerned about this matter.
"We're not classmates," Bai Ning said lightly. In reality, she was a little confused. This was just a small matter. Why did her parents care so much?
"Was it a man or a woman?" Jiang Meilin asked again.
Bai Ning was not flustered at all. Her eyes were clear as she slowly said, "The man was a neighbor who lives next door to grandma's house. We just happened to meet today and had a meal together."
Jiang Meilin looked at her daughter's calm eyes and suddenly felt a little ashamed. As a mother, how could she casually suspect things about her daughter?
Thinking of this, she felt a little uncomfortable. Her fingers unconsciously touched the tip of her nose, but in the end, she didn't ask much and said gently, "I see. Ningning, don't blame me for nagging you. I'm just worried about you. After all, you've only been here for a few days. It's not safe for a girl to be out at night."
Bai Ning could guess her mother's thoughts, so she replied obediently, "Don't worry, Mom, I understand."
Seeing that her daughter was so obedient, Jiang Meilin felt even more ashamed and quickly said, "My dear daughter, you should go back to your room to take a bath and sleep. You've had a long day."
"Oh right, there's also milk. Wait a moment." As Jiang Meilin spoke, she walked to the kitchen and took out the milk from the thermos. She handed it to Bai Ning and said, "Remember to drink the milk while it's hot. It'll make it easier for you to sleep later,"
"I know. Thank you, Mom." Bai ning took the milk and said with a smile.
Seeing her daughter's figure disappear at the end of the stairs, Jiang Meilin let out a long sigh.
She returned to the sofa and sat beside her husband. With a face full of self-blame, she said, "Hubby, do you think I'm a good mother? I'm such a failure to doubt my own daughter's character!"
Bai Shijie patted his wife's shoulder and said indifferently, "Honey, Didn't I tell you to trust your daughter? Don't just blindly listen to others."
Jiang Meilin rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "It's all your eldest son's fault. He called me today and asked me to keep an eye on Ningning's friends. Otherwise, I wouldn't... I'm going to call him now and ask him why he has such a bad opinion of his sister!"
Seeing that his wife was angry again, Bai Shijie quickly reached out to hold her hand that was about to make the call and said, "Aiya, Honey, Ningning and Little Ze's relationship is already a little tense. If you criticize Little Ze again, won't it make him hate his sister even more?"
Hearing this, Jiang Meilin paused for a few seconds and threw her phone on the sofa as if she was venting her anger. She said in annoyance, "Why is this so difficult?"
"Don't worry, honey. Ningning just came back a few days ago. We need to get to know each other better!" Bai Shijie said.
Compared to Jiang Meilin, who was considering so many factors, Bai Shijie was more at ease when facing these matters.
He understood his son. Although he did not have much contact with his daughter, she was a good child. Since it was a misunderstanding, it would eventually be cleared up one day.
Jiang Meilin sighed again and collapsed on the sofa. Suddenly, she had an idea. She sat up straight and said, "Hubby, what do you think about letting Yiyi be the middleman between the two of them?"
Bai Shijie furrowed his brows and said with a disapproving look, "Honey, you're confused. The last time Bai Ze came home for dinner, it was because he mentioned Yiyi that the two of them had a conflict."
"I know that, but Yiyi has a gentle personality and she's on good terms with Bai Ze. They're both studying at First Middle School. If they become friends, Yiyi can mediate the discussion between them, then Bai Ze and Ningning will have a chance to improve their relationship!" Jiang Meilin said. As a mother, she was really worried about her son and daughter getting along well.
Bai Shijie shook his head helplessly and analyzed, "Honey, I don't think this will work. Think about it. When Yiyi came back that day, you asked her to call you Auntie. Although she didn't actually say it, would she have felt good about this? Now that you're asking her to play matchmaker between the siblings, what will that child, Yiyi, think?"
He didn't doubt Yiyi's personality, but doing this would almost be exploiting the child. It wasn't good at all.
Jiang Meilin frowned deeply when she heard this. Her idea wasn't feasible.