After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 12 The dispute begins
Although the process was quite complicated, He Xiaona finally managed to "clarify" the misunderstanding with Xu Jingguang.

At the reunion of old classmates, everyone talked about many things from junior high school, and the topic inevitably turned to the old stories of who had pursued whom.

But since everyone here is married, some jokes are really not appropriate to make.

As a result, Xu Jingguang, who lost his wife in middle age, and He Xiaona, who remained single and unmarried, became the biggest topics of conversation at the old classmates' reunion.

With the help of their old classmates, Xu Jingguang and He Xiaona arranged a private meeting.

Xu Jingguang accompanied He Xiaona on a tour of his hotel in the morning, but He Xiaona only walked around for a while with little interest before suggesting that she visit Xu Jingguang's home.

She said she still wanted to apologize to Xu Yuan first, which is why Xu Jingguang went home early.

Over the past few days, He Xiaona and Xu Jingguang have gotten along well. The awkwardness they felt at the wedding has disappeared, and they arrived at each other's doorsteps chatting and laughing.

Seeing the sounds of cooking in the kitchen, He Xiaona sighed:
"So you've already hired a housekeeper? I was thinking of coming over sooner to cook for you and show you my cooking skills."

Xu Jingguang shook his head. "You're a guest at my house, how can I let you cook?"

"I said I was visiting, but I was actually here to apologize. But... to be honest, I'm a little nervous."

He Xiaona tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, covered her chest, and said with a slightly flushed face, "Thinking about what happened at Lao Song's wedding makes me feel very embarrassed."

"I've never gotten married because I feel like I'm not good at dealing with children."

Xu Jingguang shook his head and said, "Actually, it was a misunderstanding at first. Our Yuanyuan is very sensible and well-behaved."

"Hmm... He cares about Mom so much, even if he gets angry with me and slaps me, I think it's what I deserve."

After strolling around the yard with Xu Jingguang, He Xiaona entered the house. She was quite surprised to see the house so clean and tidy.
"I never imagined that you could keep your house so tidy without any women. It's amazing that even the yard is so clean."

"Sigh, I don't have the time for that. The housekeeper I hired does it all."

“I don’t believe it. How could a nanny do such a meticulous job? You must have been cleaning properly all along. I didn’t expect our CEO Xu to be so particular about the quality of life. Your son must be very happy.”

"However, if you ask me, the house still lacks a bit of warmth and liveliness."

He Xiaona said, "It always feels a bit bare."

“Ah Ling used to like to grow some flowers and plants in the courtyard, and the balcony on the second floor was also her small garden.”

Xu Jingguang said with a smile, "But they've all been put away now."

"I knew it! Such a nice yard should have more flowers..."

He Xiaona stretched and looked at the green plants outside the living room's French windows, revealing a lazy smile: "I just love growing flowers. I read a quote in a book: 'Where there is the fragrance of flowers, there is life.' I think it makes a lot of sense. What do you think?"

"Ah Ling would probably agree with what you said."

"It's a pity... If she were still alive, I might have been able to become good friends with her."

He Xiaona's eyes were also searching around. "By the way, isn't your Yuanyuan home?"

At this moment, Xu Jingguang also began to look for Xu Yuan's figure. He saw that Xu Yuan's room was tightly closed and thought to himself, "This child might not have gotten up yet."

So he went up and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

At this moment, Lin Jing came out of the kitchen and met He Xiaona.

Because of Xu Yuan's prior warning, Lin Jing had a very bad impression of He Xiaona.

But no matter how straightforward he was, he still had to give Brother Xu face, after all, he was working for him.

"Brother Xu, we have guests at home..."

"Yes, this is the nanny we recently hired. Her surname is Lin. You can just call her Xiao Lin."

Hello, Aunt Lin.

Lin Jing frowned slightly. "Well, I'm younger than you, is it inappropriate for me to call you 'Auntie'?"

"Oh? Um... I'm sorry, in our area, 'auntie' means nanny." He Xiaona apologized with a smile.

Aren't you a local?

"No, I was referring to Shanghai."

He Xiaona explained with a smile, "I have been working and living in Shanghai since graduation, and I haven't been back to my hometown for many years. I'm still not used to the pace of life there."

What's with looking down on people from our hometown? If you're so capable, why don't you settle down in Shanghai? Now you've slunk back to your hometown.

Lin Jing suppressed her emotions and didn't argue with her, only speaking to Xu Jingguang:
"Brother Xu, the beef needs to stew for another half hour before you can open the pressure cooker. Remember to set the time. I'll be going now."

"Um... okay, thank you for your hard work."

At this moment, Xu Yuan also brought Lin Yueyao out of the restroom.

Because she had gotten all dirty while crawling under the bed, Xu Yuan took her to wash up, cleaned her up, and then returned her to Aunt Lin Jing.

When Lin Yueyao saw Xu Jingguang with a strange woman, she instinctively stood behind Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan held her hand the whole time, giving her plenty of confidence.

"Oh, Yueyao, you came to my house to play today..."

"I invited Yueyao over to play." Xu Yuan knew Lin Yueyao wouldn't dare to say it, so he explained for her, "I was so bored at home alone."

"That's it."

"Hello, Uncle Xu." Lin Yueyao greeted Xu Jingguang.

"Hello, hello, you can come to our house to play often in the future."

Xu Jingguang said, "Yuanyuan always likes to stay at home alone during holidays, so he should go out with you guys more often."

"it is good."

Xu Jingguang had a good impression of Lin Yueyao, and he was in a good mood when he saw her playing with his son.

Xu Yuan whispered something in her ear, then patted her shoulder and told her to go back to her mother's side.

"Then we'll head back, Brother Xu."

Lin Jing held Lin Yueyao's hand, then glanced at He Xiaona, who was smiling broadly beside her.

"be careful on the road."

"it is good."

"Goodbye, Uncle Xu." Lin Yueyao waved to Xu Jingguang.

Goodbye, and remember to come visit us anytime!

"understood."

call……

After finally getting rid of these idlers, we can finally get down to business!

So, He Xiaona walked up to Xu Yuan with her hands behind her back and a smile on her face.

"Hello, Yuanyuan, do you remember me?"

"remember."

Xu Yuan nodded. "You're the woman who insulted my mother."

Xu Jingguang frowned immediately, "Yuanyuan."

"Yes... Auntie is that big bad guy."

He Xiaona seemed quite nonchalant, "But even the biggest villains have a chance to be forgiven, right?"

Her eyes darted around. "Your dad said you promised to forgive me, okay?"

With a well-thought-out plan and countermeasures in place, He Xiaona dealt with Xu Yuan with ease, speaking to him in a gentle and friendly tone:
"Auntie is very grateful that you can forgive what I did wrong, so I came here today specifically to apologize to you."

He Xiaona then took out her pre-prepared ultimate move from her bag:

"I heard you really like toys. This is an apology gift from Aunt He. I hope you like it!"

But when He Xiaona took out the toy, both Xu Yuan and Xu Jingguang fell silent.

The scene that He Xiaona had been hoping for—Xu Yuan's eyes sparkling—did not happen.

"Um...don't you like this Kabuto Giant?"

“I heard from your Aunt Wenhui that kids these days really love this toy. Her eldest child has asked for it many times, but she can’t bear to buy it for him.”

"Next time you buy a gift, just tell me in advance."

Xu Jingguang looked a little embarrassed and whispered to He Xiaona, "Yuanyuan already has this toy."

"Oh, I see... That's alright."

He Xiaona said with a smile, "Auntie bought you a brand new one. New toys are definitely more fun. You can throw away the old Kabuto Giant one. What do you think?"

Xu Yuan turned to the side, his eyes lifeless, his face filled with sorrow as he looked at the smiling woman before him, and then spoke softly:
"The old Kabuto Giant was a birthday present my mother bought for me."

He Xiaona's smile froze on the spot, and sweat slowly seeped down her cheeks.

Shut up, say something already!

For some reason, He Xiaona always manages to precisely hit Xu Yuan's landmines!

Good heavens, kids are so hard to deal with!
At this moment, Xu Jingguang also frowned: "That Kabuto Giant... I remember Dad bought it for you, right? I remember—"

Xu Jingguang was interrupted by Xu Yuan before he could finish speaking.

"That's because Dad definitely doesn't care about Mom anymore, so he doesn't remember it."

Xu Yuan lowered his head, tears glistening in the corners of his eyes, his voice still choked with sobs, his small face showing great grievance.

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