When he came out of the washroom, Tongtong had woken up and was rubbing his eyes.
"Tongtong, you're awake. It's time for us to go out to eat. Get up quickly!" Liu Yifeng said gently.
Tongtong then got out of bed and put on his clothes.
Just then, there was a knock on Liu Yifeng's door. When she opened it, it was Xu Muqing and Yaoyao.
Before he could speak, Yaoyao excitedly asked, "Uncle Liu, Tongtong Gege isn't asleep, is he?"
She had wanted to come play with Tongtong Gege for a long time, but her mother wouldn't let her, saying Tongtong Gege was sleeping.
Liu Yifeng patted her head, "No, he's not. Go find him to play!"
Hearing that Tongtong Gege wasn't asleep, Yaoyao ran in without another word, shouting for Tongtong Gege.
Looking at her impetuous daughter, Xu Muqing felt a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Yaoyao is like a boy, too boisterous.
When we came back this afternoon, she wanted to play with Tongtong, but I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I didn't let her.
I couldn't refuse her this time, so I came to knock on the door."
Liu Yifeng didn't take it to heart. He said nonchalantly, "It's fine. It's good for children to be active. If she wants to play with Tongtong in the future, you can just bring her over. You should go in too!"
Xu Muqing then entered the room, and Liu Yifeng poured her a cup of water. "Here, have some water!"
"Thank you!" Xu Muqing took it with both hands and then looked at the two of them playing with remote-controlled toy cars.
"It's getting late. Shall we go out for dinner together, and then come back early to watch 'The Brain'?" Liu Yifeng suggested.
Xu Muqing had the same idea and immediately nodded. "Okay, let's go now. Where is Miss Xia?"
"She lives diagonally opposite me. Let's knock on her door and call her!" Liu Yifeng said, then looked at his son, "Tongtong, we're going out to eat. Will you play with Yaoyao Meimei when we get back?"
Tongtong then put away his toys and placed them on the table. "Yaoyao Meimei, we're going to eat. I'll teach you how to play when I get back!"
At this moment, Yaoyao had already become Tongtong's little fan. She immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay, thank you, Tongtong Gege!"
The four of them then walked out of the room. Liu Yifeng arrived at Xia Qianqian's door and was about to knock when the door opened. Xia Qianqian had already changed into the new clothes Tongtong bought her, looking completely refreshed.
"Qianqian, these clothes look really good on you, just like they were custom-made!" Liu Yifeng praised without hesitation.
Xia Qianqian's face immediately turned red. "Really? This is thanks to you helping me choose. But the one I should thank the most is Tongtong!"
After speaking, she walked up to Tongtong and kissed his forehead with a smile. "Tongtong, thank you for buying me new clothes. I like them very much!"
"I'm glad Aunt Xia likes them. I'll buy you more new clothes in the future!" Tongtong said with a smile.
Hearing Tongtong's words, Xia Qianqian was stunned for a moment, then her face was filled with surprise. "Really? Tongtong is going to buy me more new clothes?"
She didn't really want new clothes, but if Tongtong bought them for her, it meant her status in Tongtong's eyes was extraordinary.
Otherwise, why didn't he buy any for Xu Muqing, but only for her?
Tongtong nodded vigorously. "Really. Aunt Xia is so good to me, so I want to be good to Aunt Xia too!"
Xu Muqing, who was listening beside them, felt a little uncomfortable, as if she had been outdone by this Xia Qianqian.
She thought she was also very caring and attentive to Tongtong, even traveling a long distance to find them. Besides Yaoyao wanting to play with him, the main reason was that she missed them, father and son. Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to Yaoyao's unreasonable request.
Now, seeing Tongtong being good to another aunt in front of her, it was clear that he thought Xia Qianqian was better than her.
But she was the one who knew this father and son first. How long had Xia Qianqian known them, and she had already gained such an important position in his heart? If they spent more time together, wouldn't she become irreplaceable?
Tongtong might have sensed Xu Muqing's low mood and unhappiness, so he shifted the topic to her. "Aunt Xu, you are also very good to Tongtong and have bought me new clothes before. Tongtong will buy you new clothes next time too!"
Xu Muqing felt much better. She smiled and replied, "Tongtong's intentions are enough, but Aunt Xu has many clothes at home. There's no need to waste money buying new ones!"
"That won't do. Yours is yours, and what I buy is a token of my affection. Aunt Xu can't refuse my affection," Tongtong immediately rejected her words.
Liu Yifeng, watching Tongtong make both elders so happy, couldn't help but wonder if he had taken a liking to one of the aunts and wanted her to be his stepmother!
But such words were not suitable for this occasion, so he held back and didn't ask.
Just as they were about to take the elevator out to eat, they happened to run into Song Yicheng and his mother.
Song Mama saw Liu Yifeng and the others and asked, "Are you going out to eat?"
Liu Yifeng nodded, then looked at Song Yicheng with confusion. "Song Mama, is Song Yicheng all better?"
It had only been an hour or less than two hours since they took him to the hospital and brought him back. Had no checks been done in between?
Song Mama looked at her son with anger. "Don't mention it. This child played a trick on me. He wasn't dizzy at all; he was faking it. I didn't know until the doctor examined him and he moved his eyelids.
I'm almost driven crazy by him. I was planning to compensate him well when he woke up, but he pulled this stunt on me.
It looks like I've been too good to him, which is why he can scare his mother like this!"
Speaking of this, Song Mama's expression was filled with anger, and she was on the verge of hitting him.
Song Yicheng, having made a mistake, kept his head down the whole time, not daring to look at his mother!
Liu Yifeng was afraid that Song Mama would have the opposite effect, so he comforted her, "This child must have his reasons for doing this. You can't just blame him. You should ask him why he did it so you can address the root cause!"
Song Mama was dismissive. "What else could it be? He just wants to be lazy and not study. He's faking being dizzy now to avoid studying. What has he learned from his books? Doesn't he know that deceiving people is wrong?"
After speaking, she didn't care about the consequences and slapped Song Yicheng on the head. "I'll make you not study well, and I'll make you deceive people! When we get back to the room, you'll write ten practice papers. You won't be allowed to sleep until you finish them!"
Saying that, she was about to hit him again, but Liu Yifeng stopped her. "Song Mama, children are older now and have self-esteem. Hitting him in front of so many people is not good for his physical and mental health.
Furthermore, hitting him cannot solve the problem fundamentally. You should have a heart-to-heart talk with Yicheng!"
He didn't like to meddle in other people's business, but since he had encountered it, he couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Song Mama's education was clearly problematic. Otherwise, how could a normal child fake being dizzy to avoid studying?