Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 985: Chapter 985: I Miss Dad

Children fighting is actually quite normal. Obviously, it was Tongtong who snatched the cookie and started the fight, which was wrong. But even though Tongtong was in the wrong, his mother still wanted to force Meng Shuqing to apologize. That, Tang Yue definitely could not accept.

Is it possible that after being snatched from and hit, one can’t even fight back?

Such a small matter, after a fight, the kids might turn around and play together again.

When Tang Yue brought the two kids home, Meng Shuqing and Meng Shulang followed behind her, silent, not like how they usually listened to Meng Shuqing’s singing on the way home.

Tang Yue returned home and sat on the sofa, sitting upright, saying, "Come over."

"Mom, I was wrong."

Meng Shuqing blinked her big eyes, lowered her head, looking like she was acknowledging her mistake.

"Where were you wrong?" Tang Yue asked back.

Meng Shuqing’s eyes rolled around, and she said, "I... I..."

Meng Shuqing stammered for quite a while without coming to a conclusion.

Tang Yue looked at Meng Shulang beside her and asked, "You tell me."

"I wasn’t wrong. Tongtong hit sister, I’m the man of the house, I have to protect mom and sister." Meng Shulang stood tall and spoke confidently.

Meng Shulang could recite these words backwards. Not only did his dad, Si Yu, preach this to him constantly, but his uncle also said the same, saying he was the man of the house and needed to protect mom and sister in the future.

"Then how did Tongtong end up with a bloody nose?" Tang Yue asked.

"He fell over and hit the ground, giving himself a bloody nose. I didn’t hit his head or face," Meng Shulang replied, pursing his lips.

Hearing her brother say this, Meng Shuqing suddenly ran forward, hugging Tang Yue’s leg, and said coquettishly, "Mom, it was Tongtong bullying me, wanting to hit me, that’s why brother helped."

Tang Yue said nothing. Meng Shuqing, or Chenchen, always acts spoiled, a tomboy not afraid of anything. Probably at the time, she eagerly wanted Tongtong to cause trouble, just to have a fight, right?

She couldn’t believe that when Tongtong hit her, she didn’t fight back.

And Meng Shulang, brother Zaozao, mostly grew up on formula but grew strong. He usually seems quiet, not speaking much, but his nature is quite stubborn. Once he’s decided on something, even nine bulls couldn’t pull him back.

"Zaozao, you are right to protect your sister. Chenchen shared the cookies, but Tongtong wanted to snatch your cookie too, and even tried to hit you. You fighting back is not wrong, but..." The first part of Tang Yue’s words made the two kids beam happily, but the ’but’ that followed made the siblings involuntarily shrink their necks.

"Who allowed you to openly hit others? Also, Tongtong even ended up with a bloody nose," Tang Yue glanced at Meng Shulang, who was about to speak. "Whether it’s Zaozao who caused the bloody nose, or he himself fell and got it, from others’ perspective, it’s all because of Zaozao. This time it was just a bloody nose, what about next time?"

Zaozao’s actions were not wrong, but Tang Yue also doesn’t want her two children to be raised to the point where they are bullied and don’t dare to fight back. However, Zaozao must learn to know when to hold back.

This time, luckily, it was just a bloody nose. If he was injured or disabled, even if it was the other party’s fault, you could turn having justification into having none.

"I was wrong," Meng Shulang lowered his head.

Meng Shuqing also obediently stood up to admit her mistake.

"Why isn’t dad home yet?" Meng Shuqing’s big eyes rolled around, and she thought it would be great if her dad came home. Dad would definitely feel sorry for her. If dad doesn’t come back, it’d be nice if her uncle came home too.

Meng Shuqing often tiptoed and looked outside.

"Stop looking. Dad isn’t coming home today," Meng Shulang said, standing straight.

"I miss dad."

Meng Shuqing pouted, eagerly hoping her dad would come home.

Tang Yue saw them standing in the corner facing the wall and went to cook. Whenever she had time, she would cook for the two kids herself.

"Xiao Yue, your dad fried crispy meat. I’ll bring some over for you," Zhang Hualian, carrying the freshly fried crispy meat, started looking for the two kids. Seeing them standing in the corner, Zhang Hualian asked puzzled, "What’s going on here? Made a mistake again?"

As soon as a mistake was made, they would be punished by standing in the corner.

Tang Yue briefly explained the matter at the kindergarten. Zhang Hualian was also quite unhappy about Wu Yuejiao’s actions, saying, "Zaozao and Chenchen did nothing wrong in this matter. How can they be punished?"

"Mom, stop favoring the two of them. Zaozao is fine, usually quiet, always cleaning up after Chenchen. As for Chenchen, she wants to fight every day. She’s a girl." Tang Yue couldn’t help but say, even though she is her own daughter, she feels she’s too tomboyish. She wasn’t this naughty as a child!

"Chenchen being lively isn’t a big deal." Zhang Hualian felt sorry for her granddaughter and was just about to go over, but Tang Yue pulled her into the kitchen and said, "Mom, I bought fish today and my hand is hurt. Can you help me a bit?"

"Okay." Zhang Hualian was pulled away to do tasks and forgot to check on the two kids.

In the evening, Tang Zhengde came over from the restaurant to have dinner with them. Nowadays, the business at Jing City Zhenghua Restaurant is getting better and better. A few years ago, they took over the neighboring shop, connected the two, and expanded the storefront, making the business even better.

After the children started kindergarten, Tang Zhengde and Zhang Hualian bought a house next to the restaurant and mostly live there, only occasionally bringing things over.

"Grandma, I miss you so much." Meng Shuqing acted coquettishly towards Zhang Hualian with soft words, which made Zhang Hualian’s heart melt, saying, "Good Chenchen, Grandma misses you too."

"Grandma, live with us," Meng Shuqing’s big eyes flashed at Zhang Hualian.

"Grandma has work to do."

It’s not that Zhang Hualian doesn’t want to, but as the kids get older, they shouldn’t stay here anymore. Plus, there’s a lot to do at the restaurant, and Zhang Hualian cares about Tang Zhengde, so she helps at the restaurant.

Tang Yue sat on the sofa, checking the kids’ handwriting as the TV played the news.

"Oh, Jiang City is flooding?" Tang Yue suddenly heard about the catastrophic flood in Fengji County, Jiang City, where houses were destroyed.

"Such a big flood, haven’t seen one in years." Zhang Hualian turned to the TV, where there were many scenes of flood fighting and affected villagers. Zhang Hualian said, "I hope they are all safe."

Tang Yue said nothing. Such a big flood, it’s impossible that everyone is safe. As the scene flashed by, she suddenly remembered Si Yu, who went on a business trip outside.

Is Si Yu also in Jiang City?

He’s been away for half a month now. According to the date, he should be back in a few days.