They had just arrived at the restaurant and had not taken two bites when Ding Hong heard his cell phone ring. He hurriedly took it out of his suitcase.
Hearing this, Li You hurriedly explained, "Yes, Little Wan will come late today. I went to the entrance of the community and waited for a while. There was no one at home."
Ding Hong already suspected that the person he saw just now was his daughter.
Hearing Li You's words, his heart, which was already filled with worry, instantly rose to his throat.
"Let me ask you, is she wearing someone else's school uniform today? It's especially big!"
Just now, he was not sure if it was his daughter's because of this school uniform!
Now that his wife was calling him, he naturally had to ask her clearly.
Hearing this, Li You widened her eyes slightly.
She looked a little surprised.
"That's right. How did you know?"
After saying that, she instinctively looked at Ding Suiwan, who was drinking water.
Their eyes met, and the girl's heart skipped a beat.
She silently swallowed the water in her mouth.
Although she did not know what her father said on the other end of the phone, her experience told her that there was something wrong with the expression on her mother's face.
On the other end of the phone, Ding Hong only felt his head buzz.
"Didn't Old Lu come over to do something today? He wanted to have dinner together tonight, but guess what? I saw Suiwan sitting on a boy's bicycle on the way. She was wearing an especially big school uniform, so I didn't dare to confirm if it was Little Wan!"
It was as he had thought. Not only was Ding Hong not happy at all, but his expression also became even uglier.
"Sigh!"
He sighed fiercely and placed the chopsticks in his hand on the table. He instantly lost the mood to eat.
In his heart, puppy love was simply like a ferocious beast.
On the other end of the phone, Li You could not help but feel nervous.
"You, don't be anxious. I'll ask her later. Maybe it's a misunderstanding?"
To be honest, although her heart skipped a beat, she still did not want to believe that her daughter was in a relationship at such a young age.
After all, her son had fallen out with Ding Hong because of his puppy love. He had not been home for several years.
As a mother, she dreamed of her son countless times in the middle of the night. Every time she woke up, her pillow was wet.
However, this father and son were both stubborn. She could not say no to either of them and could not do anything to them.
She could only secretly call her son when she was free and ask him how he had been recently to ease her longing.
Now, if Ding Suiwan also fell in love at a young age, who knew what Ding Hong would do?
Seeing that her mother's expression was getting more and more serious, Ding Suiwan had a bold idea. They were most likely talking about her, right?
Although she did not know what they were talking about, she felt that it might have something to do with Xiao Ran sending her home!
After all, this was the only thing she did that made them so nervous.
Now, it seemed like she was going to lie again…
Her head was still spinning.
Li You had already hung up the phone and walked towards her with a serious expression.
She pulled out the mahogany chair opposite and sat down. Her tone was serious.
"Who sent you home tonight?"
It would be best if Ding Suiwan could tell her the truth. Otherwise, she could only wait for Ding Hong to come back and settle this matter.
Hearing this, Ding Suiwan's chest tightened.
As expected, he had been discovered when Xiao Ran sent her home.
The small hand that was holding the cup also exerted some strength because of nervousness.
She blinked and suppressed her pounding heart, pretending to be calm.
Her tone was even more innocent.
"Yes, Xiao Ran sent me back. I… I treated my classmates to water today, so I didn't have enough money to take the bus, so Xiao Ran sent me back…"
To be honest, she did not even have the ability to lie now!
She was a good child who had never lied to anyone.
Li You sized her up carefully and was silent for a while before saying, "Oh, I see. Then why didn't you say so just now?"
Her daughter's clothes were already wet. If she did not have the money to take the bus, it would make sense for Xiao Ran to send her off.
After all, this was the first time she had been sent back.
"You did not ask me…" Ding Suiwan pouted, looking a little aggrieved.
Seeing her daughter like this, Li You could not say anything else.
She really did not ask. The child could not be blamed.
Moreover, she actually did not want to believe her daughter was having puppy love.
Her son was in a relationship at a young age and was ruined. What would happen to this family if her daughter fell in love at a young age too?
Her tone softened. "Your father saw you on the way. He said that a boy sent you back. He thought you were in puppy love."
Seeing that her attitude had improved a lot, the girl heaved a sigh of relief.
It was really too dangerous!
Fortunately, this was the first time. In the future, she could not be discovered by her parents again. Otherwise, her relationship with Xiao Ran could not be hidden anymore!
Li You leaned back in her chair and said casually, "By the way, how are Xiao Ran's results now?"
After all, they were once neighbors. Li You was still a little curious about how they were doing.
"Something happened to his family some time ago…" After all, her mother had just suspected her being in puppy love. Ding Suiwan did not want to say too much about Xiao Ran for the time being.
However, when she said that, Li You became even more curious. "What is it?"
"I heard that his father owed a lot of loan shark debts and then ran away when he couldn't pay them back."
Ding Suiwan placed the cup of water on the table after saying that, her tone still soft.
However, her gaze became sympathetic.
Li You had never known such a thing.
She couldn't help but be surprised. "There's such a thing? I remember that his father looked very honest. How are Xiao Ran and his mother now?"
"His family opened a newsstand to barely survive. Many classmates laugh at Xiao Ran because of this."
Ding Suiwan's eyes were filled with heartache as she spoke. She could not help but pout.
Just thinking about it made her feel that it had not been easy for him.
Hearing this, Li You couldn't help but pity him.
In that case, Xiao Ran was really pitiful.
It was the college entrance examination now. If such a thing happened at home, it would definitely be a huge blow to the child.
After all, they were old acquaintances.
She could not bear to see him like this.
"Then his results are not affected by this matter, right?"
"Previously, he seemed to have always been above average in class, but he suddenly became especially good recently. You don't know, but the teacher asked me to memorize the text today. He was supposed to memorize the paragraphs, but Xiao Ran actually memorized the entire text. Not only that, but his English reading is also very good. He seems to be very good at speaking."
At the mention of this, Ding Suiwan's eyes were filled with indescribable pride. Even the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Her expression seemed to be saying, How is it? Isn't the person I like very good?
Hearing this, Li You was stunned and a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes.
She thought that Xiao Ran would be especially affected after such a thing happened at home.
Unexpectedly, not only did his results not decline, but they also improved.
This was a little beyond her expectations.
Although she was almost 40 years old this year, she would not have improved if this had happened to her. However, this child did it.
This was really not an ordinary temperament. It seemed like he would definitely become a big deal in the future!