N-A-A Chapter 324 I'd rather die than play along
Chapter 324 I'd rather die than play along
Although Wen Zongji comforted Pei Rujing, Pei Rujing still focused more on spending time with Rui Ge'er. Even when she went out with Wen Zongji, she would bring Rui Ge'er along.
Wen Zongji knew it would be difficult to change Pei Rujing's mind in a short time, so he didn't force it. He figured things would get better when Rui Ge'er grew up.
That day, Pei Rujing took Rui Ge'er to the Fusheng Newspaper Office.
After entering September, the weather began to become somewhat unpredictable, sometimes cool and sometimes hot.
Rui Ge'er was dressed in brocade clothes, with a round hat on his head. His face was rosy and tender, and he looked exactly like a young master from a wealthy family.
The carriage stopped in front of the Fusheng Newspaper Office. Pei Rujing carried Rui Ge'er down from the carriage. As soon as they entered the newspaper office, Rui Ge'er kicked his legs and said, "Mama~ get off~".
He wanted to get down and walk by himself.
Rui Ge'er is walking more and more steadily now, and he has also come to enjoy walking. He only asks Pei Rujing to carry him when he feels tired.
Pei Rujing was happy to relax and put him down: "Go slowly."
The maids half-surrounded Rui-ge'er to prevent him from falling.
When the other staff members at the newspaper saw Rui Ge for the first time, they all subconsciously took a second look.
Hearing the commotion, Wei and Mei Yilan came out and saw Pei Rujing and Rui Ge'er.
Madam Wei smiled and said, "Why did you bring Rui-ge'er along?"
"We couldn't just leave him alone in the mansion, so we brought him here... Rui-ge'er, these are your eldest aunt and second aunt."
Rui-ge blinked, looked at Wei Shi and Mei Yilan, and said, "Uncle~"
He can only use reduplicated words now, and he can't use a more complex vocabulary like "aunt".
Mei Yilan chuckled.
Madam Wei was much gentler, squatting down in front of Rui Ge'er and praising him, "Rui Ge'er is so amazing, he can already walk."
Rui Ge'er blushed slightly from the praise, but he grinned at Madam Wei, clearly very happy.
"Oh, you're quite shy."
Rui turned around and hugged Pei Rujing's leg, hiding himself behind her.
Upon seeing this, Wei and Mei Yilan laughed even more heartily.
Sure enough, teasing children is a hobby of every unscrupulous adult.
Pei Rujing held Rui Ge'er's little hand and asked about their recent work at the newspaper.
Wen Shuyu has returned home to rest during her pregnancy, and now the affairs of the newspaper are being handled by Wei and Mei Yilan.
Pei Rujing was only responsible for grasping the general direction. After several years of operation, the Fusheng Newspaper had become very mature. Whether it was publishing the main publication or the supplement, or cooperating with several shops, everything was done skillfully and in an orderly manner.
That's why Pei Rujing could stay at the manor with Rui Ge'er with such peace of mind.
The group returned to the office. Pei Rujing let Rui Ge'er play by himself while she and Wei Shi discussed serious matters.
It was Rui Ge'er's first time in Pei Rujing's office, and everything seemed so strange to him. He shuffled his little legs to the wooden chair, steadying himself with his hands while his eyes were fixed on the bookshelf.
Pointing with her little finger, she exclaimed, "Ya ya—!"
His gaze fell upon Qinghe.
The meaning was clear: he wanted Qinghe to help him carry his things.
Qinghe came closer and followed Rui Ge'er's gaze; he was pointing to a newspaper.
Qinghe then took it and handed it to Ruige.
Rui-ge took the newspaper, his little hands gripping it tightly for the next moment—
tear--
Hearing the sound, Pei Rujing turned her head and saw Rui Ge'er holding a torn newspaper.
Pei Rujing: "..."
What's going on?
Rui-ge'er seemed bewildered as well, looking at Pei Ru-jing with innocent eyes: "Mother~"
He couldn't read, nor did he know how to open the newspaper. He grabbed the newspaper with his two little hands, and with just a little force, the newspaper was torn to shreds.
Rui pouted and threw the newspaper away, seemingly disgusted that it was too fragile and had frightened him.
Pei Rujing shook her head helplessly and continued to discuss serious matters with the Wei family.
Seeing that Pei Rujing didn't blame him, Ruige'er awkwardly bent down after a while, trying to pick up the newspaper again. However, he couldn't control his body and instead stumbled and sat on the ground instead of picking up the newspaper.
Qinghe was startled and quickly helped Ruige up.
Rui was stunned when he fell on his bottom.
Pei Rujing got up and walked over, squatted down in front of him, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Rui shook his head and reached out to hug Pei Rujing: "Hug~"
Pei Rujing picked him up: "You, you can't stay still for a moment."
Madam Wei laughed and said, "All children are like this. My Heng-ge is the same way. He's always jumping around. I get annoyed just looking at him now."
Wei suffered countless hardships in order to have children, and now, whenever she gets angry with Hengge, she can't empathize with her past self.
Compared to Rui, who was just over a year old and had just learned to walk, Heng, who was over two years old, was already walking steadily and could say simple short sentences, and was beginning to enter the annoying stage.
The little boy darted around very fast, and if you weren't careful, you'd lose track of him. To keep an eye on him, Wei hired more than a dozen people to take care of him.
She came out to find some peace and quiet.
Wei said with deep emotion, "I love Hengge very much. I would give up my life for him, but I can't play with him."
Mei Yilan laughed: "Sister-in-law, Heng-ge'er will be sad if he hears this."
"His heartbreak is better than my physical distress."
Pei Rujing held Rui Ge'er in her arms, imagining what Rui Ge'er would look like a year from now, and couldn't help but smile.
She didn't know what would happen to Rui Ge'er a year from now, but for now, she was willing to spend more time with her.
Unlike the Wei family, who returned to the society after Hengge'er's first birthday, Pei Rujing has no intention of returning to the society now.
She still entrusted the matter to Wei and Mei Yilan.
……
After Zuo Mingxuan finished her postpartum confinement, she began raising her child. Her little devil was just as troublesome as Wen Zongjing's son, Ange'er.
While Zuo Mingxuan has endless maternal love for her son, she also can't stand the torment and often comes to Pei Rujing for advice.
But every time Zuo Mingxuan came over and saw the well-behaved and lovable Rui Ge'er, she would wail and want to switch children.
Rui Ge'er understood, and was so frightened that he was afraid whenever he saw Zuo Mingxuan, so he clung tightly to Pei Rujing's neck and wouldn't let go.
Pei Rujing asked Qinghe to take Ruige'er out to play, and looked at Zuo Mingxuan helplessly: "Can't you be a little more composed in front of the child? How dare you complain about your son?"
Zuo Mingxuan didn't expect to scare Rui Ge'er: "Just kidding. I didn't expect Rui Ge'er to be so smart that he can already understand human speech."
Pei Rujing's face darkened: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"
What does it mean to understand human speech?
He was just a human being!
Zuo Mingxuan chuckled sheepishly and patted her mouth, "I misspoke. Princess, would you like to go out of town for a stroll in a few days?"
Why the sudden change of heart?
"I've been cooped up in the mansion for so many days, I want to go out and get some fresh air."
"Then I'll discuss it with my husband."
"What are we discussing?" Zuo Mingxuan asked. "Let Third Brother Wen stay at the manor to look after Rui-ge'er. The two of us, plus Princess Changning, will go out to play as a group of three, without any men."
Seeing that Pei Rujing remained silent.
Zuo Mingxuan said, "Princess, it's been a long time since we've gone out to play by ourselves."
These words stirred up Pei Rujing's past memories, and in a moment of emotional turmoil, she agreed.
"it is good."