Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Is there a connection between being likable and raising children?

”Vivi, sweetie, your sister didn’t say your dad isn’t a good dad,” Wen Yue patted Xiao Ming Wei’s head and sighed like an adult. ”I don’t know when my dad will be back; he’s been out for hours now.”

Just then, a boy around eight or nine asked, ”Wen Yue, if we go to your house to watch TV, your mom won’t kick us out, will she?”

”She’s my stepmom, not my mom, Xiaochao, you need to get that straight,” she corrected.

The Xiaochao Wen Yue was talking about was the boy who had just asked her the question.

Wang Xiaochao scratched his head: ”Aren’t they all the same!”

Wen Yue crossed her arms. ”They are not the same! My mom is Song Ning; she is Su Man!”

”Sister Yueyue, is the mom at your house now not nice to you?” Xiao Ming Han asked, tilting his head.

”So-so,” she replied.

No matter whether Su Man, that awful woman, was nice to her and her two sisters or not, she hated this stepmother!

On one side, a group of kids gathered under the old banyan tree, chattering away, while on the other side, outside the Xue Family’s gate, two women stood talking and laughing, watching the children play.

At that moment, Kang Li came out of the yard; before her gaze could shift towards the banyan tree, someone called out, ”Ruirui’s mom!”

Looking in the direction of the voice, Kang Li smiled, ”Comrade Fang, did you need something?” Fang Ju, the lady next door from the Xue Family.

”I’ve told you just to call me Sister Fang or sister-in-law; you always address me formally as Comrade Fang, which feels so formal. It sounds quite awkward,” she complained.

Fang Ju was that woman who had frequently clashed with Loo Ping and often came to the Luo Family to watch TV. She was also Xue Chong’s mother.

Kang Li: ”Alright, from now on I’ll call you Sister Fang.” Fang Ju was frank and not one to hold back, qualities that made Kang Li willing to be near her.

Fang Ju: ”I think I saw Ruirui’s dad at your place today, is Professor Luo on vacation?”

Kang Li: ”Yes, he came back at noon.”

”What did you cook for Professor Luo for lunch?” The question was purely a way to make small talk.

Feeling somewhat helpless, Kang Li still responded, ”Just regular homestyle food.”

”Mommy, Mommy! Did you come out to look for Vivi and big brother and second brother?”

Xiao Ming Wei’s voice timely interrupted.

Kang Li smiled apologetically at Fang Ju before shifting her gaze towards the cute child who had run up to her unexpectedly. She nodded and said with a smile, ”You’ve been playing outside for quite a while, isn’t it time to go home?”

Xiao Ming Wei: ”Home, Vivi will go home with Mommy.” She stuffed her little hand into her mother’s palm.

By now, Ming Rui was leading Xiao Ming Han over as well: ”Mommy, we are going home.”

As the four entered the yard, the woman beside Fang Ju watched the empty entrance of the Luo Family and commented, ”She really adores the children, doesn’t she?”

”Who would adores them so much to fatten up the three siblings in just over half a month?!” Fang Ju remarked as the woman beside her nodded, ”Yes, it’s quite obvious. Before Comrade Xiao Kang came along, Professor Luo’s kids were all skinny, but now they not only look healthier but also have gotten chubby.”

Hearing this, Fang Ju lowered her voice, ”Do you think it’s fair to compare people? At Comrade Wen’s home, Xiao Su has been married to Comrade Wen for over half a year. She seems very popular, but the child she’s raised is just so-so.”

”Is being popular related to raising children?”

”Isn’t there a relation? Being popular means one has a good temper, and a good temper possibly means one can be good to children, right? But look at Wen Yue and her sisters; I think they looked thinner than before Xiao Song left.”