In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 189: Don’t Touch My Stuff!
Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Don’t Touch My Stuff!
Afternoon.
Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan first let Tuantuan take a nap until one-thirty, when they woke him up and took him out.
They had already decided on the destination—aquarium.
It was Tuantuan’s first time at the aquarium. Gazing at the various marine creatures, his eyes filled with curiosity, fixated.
Xu Jinzhi knew some marine creatures, but not nearly as much as Xie Yanchuan.
She listened as Xie Yanchuan softly introduced Tuantuan to various marine creatures, regardless of whether Tuantuan could understand, simply sharing everything he knew.
The aquarium wasn’t very large, but it wasn’t small either, especially since Xie Yanchuan explained things in such detail that by the time they finished, it had already been two hours.
On the way to the Xie family’s old house, seeing how happy Tuantuan was, Xu Jinzhi discussed with Xie Yanchuan that when it got cooler, they could take some time to bring Tuantuan to a bigger aquarium.
Xie Yanchuan explained, "Tuantuan doesn’t just like marine creatures; he’s interested in everything he hasn’t seen before."
"And the root of Tuantuan’s happiness is because we, as parents, are with him. That’s why he’s so happy."
It was just like Xie Yanchuan before. To be honest, he was much luckier than many other children, but he was the one overlooked in the family.
Even having so much, he never felt very happy.
Xu Jinzhi understood what Xie Yanchuan meant and nodded seriously, "Yes, I understand what you mean, we just need to spend more time with Tuantuan."
When they arrived at the Xie family’s old house, everyone else had already arrived, and they were all sitting in the living room.
Xu Jinzhi’s brother greeted Xie Yanchuan first, and then Tuantuan endearingly greeted everyone, starting from Old Master Xie and going all the way to Xie Yihang, without missing anyone.
"Tuantuan, come here to great-grandpa," Old Master Xie called with a smile.
Tuantuan went over to Old Master Xie, and regardless of what he was asked, although his responses were slow, he answered them all.
Everyone listened as the old and the young spoke.
It wasn’t long before it was time to eat, and Tuantuan sat alone in a children’s seat to eat, while Xie Yihang, who was half a year older than Tuantuan, could already eat by himself.
During the meal, everyone chatted sporadically, and eventually, the topic shifted to Xie Xingchuan, all asking when he planned to find a girlfriend.
Tuantuan and Xie Yihang finished their meal first and left the dining table to go play with toys in the living room.
In the dining room, Xie Xingchuan said, "I’m not looking for one; I haven’t had enough fun yet."
Old Master Xie didn’t want to say much originally but still couldn’t help saying, "I don’t know how many years I have left, but I hope to see you settled down before I go."
Xie Xingchuan quickly said, "Grandpa, don’t talk nonsense, you need to stay well."
"Then you should hurry and bring a granddaughter-in-law home for grandpa," Old Master Xie added.
Xie Xingchuan didn’t say anything in rebuttal this time, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he couldn’t voice it in front of his grandfather.
Just as it had quieted down on one side, sudden crying emerged from the living room—it was Xie Yihang’s crying.
"What happened?" He Shuying asked.
"I’ll go check." Liang Shiyu had already stood up and quickly walked toward the living room.
At that moment, the only ones playing together there were Xie Yihang and Tuantuan. Seeing this, Xu Jinzhi also stood up and headed toward the living room.
When Xu Jinzhi arrived, Liang Shiyu had already knelt beside Xie Yihang, hugging him while asking, "What’s wrong?"
But Xie Yihang kept crying, his cries growing louder, as if he felt extremely wronged.
Tuantuan was still sitting on the sponge mat, looking somewhat bewildered at the scene before him, seemingly unsure why it had turned out this way.
Xu Jinzhi also knelt down and gently asked Tuantuan, "Tuantuan, what just happened? Why is brother Yihang crying?"
Xie Yihang continued to cry intensely, even struggling to catch his breath, causing Liang Shiyu immense distress. Hearing Xu Jinzhi questioning Tuantuan, she also looked up and glanced over.
However, as Xie Yihang was crying so sadly, Liang Shiyu’s gaze toward Tuantuan also carried some hostility, as if assuming Tuantuan had bullied Xie Yihang.
Tuantuan blinked, seemingly reluctant to answer the question, just silently watching the sobbing Xie Yihang before turning to look at Xu Jinzhi.
Xu Jinzhi did not get angry; she was still smiling and continued to gently ask Tuantuan, "Tuantuan, tell Mom what exactly happened. Why is brother Yihang crying?"
After a moment of silence and as others from the dining room came over, just as the elders thought Tuantuan wouldn’t say anything and were about to step forward to smooth things over, Tuantuan spoke.
Holding up a small castle he had built from colorful blocks, Tuantuan softly said, "Tuantuan made it, not giving it to brother."
Though it was just a brief sentence, everyone understood what it meant.
However, just then, Xie Yihang left Liang Shiyu’s embrace and suddenly stepped forward.
Before anyone could react, he snatched the blocks from Tuantuan’s hands and threw them to the other side.
Xie Yihang yelled loudly at Tuantuan, "The blocks are mine! You can’t play with them!"
The expressions of everyone present changed, including Xu Jinzhi’s, who had already hugged Tuantuan. Still, Tuantuan was frightened, his eyes instantly reddening as he was about to burst into tears.
Xie Linchuan was the first to respond. He stepped forward and pulled Xie Yihang over, sternly reprimanding, "Xie Yihang, who allowed you to bully your little brother!"
Xie Yihang looked up at his father, seeing his father’s angered face; he felt even more aggrieved at heart, but fearful of his father, he could only stand there stunned.
Xu Jinzhi softly comforted Tuantuan, "Tuantuan, don’t be afraid. Mom is here, no one can bully you."
Tuantuan immediately wrapped his arms around Xu Jinzhi’s neck, curling up and refusing to look at anyone else.
Xu Jinzhi held Tuantuan tightly and then looked toward Xie Yihang beside her, anger flashing in her eyes.
In her previous life, this world did not even have Xie Yihang’s existence, so Xu Jinzhi did not know what kind of child Xie Yihang really was.
Although she disliked Liang Shiyu and Xie Linchuan, when Xie Yihang got a bit older and it was known that he could play with Tuantuan, Xu Jinzhi did not stop them from playing together.