Chapter 149: Mom, when are you coming back?

"Dad, Aunt Wuwu."

After leaving the airport, seeing Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu, Feng Jingxin let go of Liu Shen's hand, ran quickly toward them, and threw herself into their arms.

After getting in the car, Feng Jingxin rummaged through her little backpack and handed the interesting little trinkets she bought while traveling these days to Lin Wu and Feng Tingshen.

"Dad, Aunt Wuwu, I bought you gifts."

Lin Wu took them, gently rubbed her hair, and smiled: "Thank you, Xin Xin."

Today the old lady was discharged, and Feng Tingshen and Feng Jingxin were going back to the old mansion for dinner.

After leaving the airport and dropping Lin Wu off at home, Feng Tingshen then had the driver change direction to return to the old mansion.

In the car back to the old mansion, Feng Tingshen was handling official business.

Feng Jingxin didn't disturb him, playing by herself.

Returning to the old mansion, after getting out of the car, Feng Jingxin ran toward the old mansion with her little backpack on her back, shouting: "Mom, Mom~"

Feng Tingshen packed up his laptop and got out of the car, hearing this, he said in a leisurely manner: "Your mom isn't here."

Feng Jingxin was stunned, stopped in her tracks, and looked back at him: "Ah? Mom isn't here?"

"Mm."

"Hasn't Mom finished her work yet?"

Feng Tingshen rubbed her little head with his large palm: "Perhaps you can call and ask."

"Oh..."

Recently, she had called her mom, but her mom hadn't answered a single one.

It was fine when she was usually at home, but in the days since she just went abroad, Dad and Aunt Wuwu were not there—although Dad and Aunt Wuwu would call and video chat with her every day, they were not by her side after all; she was not used to being abroad alone, and often felt lonely and homesick.

In the days just after arriving abroad, the person she missed most was actually her mom.

During those few days, she also called her mom every day.

But her mom just wouldn't answer.

Later, she slowly adapted, knowing that her mom might be busy and didn't have time to answer her calls, so she stopped calling.

Before returning to the country, she actually hoped her mom could come to the airport to pick her up.

But Dad and Aunt Wuwu said they would come to pick her up, so she didn't call her mom.

She had thought that after arriving at the old mansion, her mom would definitely be there.

She didn't expect...

Thinking of this, Feng Jingxin felt a bit like she didn't want to continue calling her mom.

She felt that even if she called, her mom definitely wouldn't have time to answer.

Arriving here, thinking that Rong Ci was not there, the joy of her returning home instantly dissipated.

Feng Tingshen half-squatted down, pinched her cheek lightly, and raised an eyebrow: "Crying?"

Feng Jingxin pursed her little mouth and turned her little face away, "I am not!"

Feng Tingshen: "Given up, don't want to call Mom anymore?"

Feng Jingxin didn't speak, and after a long while, she said in a muffled, soft voice: "I, I don't..."

She still wanted to call her mom.

Feng Tingshen smiled, didn't say anything more, reached out and picked her up, saying: "Let's go inside first."

Feng Jingxin hugged Feng Tingshen's neck, nestled in his warm and broad embrace, and her mood finally got a bit better.

The Feng family was all waiting for them to eat.

Seeing them return, everyone looked over.

Especially Old Lady Feng, seeing Feng Jingxin, her face instantly blossomed into a smile: "Xin Xin is back? Come over to Great-Grandma here quickly, let Great-Grandma take a good look."

Feng Jingxin got down from Feng Tingshen's arms and ran to the old lady: "Great-Grandma."

Then she called to Sang Qian and the others: "Grandma, Aunt, Uncle."

Sang Qian and Feng Tinglin both responded, but their voices were very faint.

Feng Tingyi was very happy, got up, went over to hug her, and teased her.

Feng Jingxin was teased by him until she giggled.

At this moment, Feng Tingyi suddenly tilted his head and asked: "By the way, Brother, where is my sister-in-law?"

When Sang Qian and the others arrived home and didn't see Rong Ci, they all thought she had gone to the airport with Feng Tingshen to pick people up.

Now that Feng Tingshen and Feng Jingxin were both home, and Rong Ci was the only one not seen, they all felt it was quite strange.

It was just that they didn't care about Rong Ci, so they couldn't be bothered to ask.

Feng Tingshen said: "She has things to do."

Feng Tingyi didn't doubt him and continued to tease Feng Jingxin.

Old Lady Feng knew what was going on, but didn't speak.

After eating, Feng Jingxin played by herself for a while, felt bored, and still called Rong Ci.

Even on holiday, Rong Ci didn't intend to let herself be idle.

When Feng Jingxin's call came in, Rong Ci was researching the materials Nan Zhizhi gave her.

Seeing her call, thinking that they hadn't seen each other for nearly a month, Rong Ci casually answered the phone: "Hello."

Rong Ci hadn't answered her calls for too long.

Feng Jingxin originally didn't hold any hope.

Seeing Rong Ci suddenly answer the phone, she was pleasantly surprised: "Mom!"

Rong Ci's attention was on the computer, and she responded faintly: "Mm."

Feng Jingxin didn't notice this, only happily telling her: "Mom, I've returned to the country!"

Rong Ci didn't know at all that she had gone abroad.

Hearing this, she only responded with a "Mm," indicating she knew.

Since Rong Ci answered the phone, Feng Jingxin was so happy that she couldn't stop, jumping up and down on the bed: "Mom, when will you be finished with your work? Will you be back tonight? I want you to hold me while I sleep tonight; I have so many interesting things I want to tell you, and I also want to eat the breakfast you make tomorrow morning. When will you be back?"

Rong Ci didn't tell her that she would never go to the Feng family again in the future.

She said: "Mom is busy and can't go back recently; next month, Mom will take you out to play."

Rong Ci hadn't taken her out to play for a long time; she was very happy to be able to go out and play with her.

But...

"Still next month?" Although there were only a few days left until next month, Feng Jingxin still felt it was a bit long, but she didn't say it, only asking: "Then when next month?"

Feng Jingxin's desire to confide and her longing to see her, even across the phone, Rong Ci felt it truly.

Rong Ci tightened her grip on the mouse, and after a few seconds, she said: "Let's see when the time comes; Mom will tell you after she decides?"

"Okay..."

Rong Ci: "Have you showered?"

"Not yet, I'll shower in a while."

"Then you go shower first; Mom still has things to do, I'm hanging up."

"We just started chatting, Mom, and you're hanging up?" Feng Jingxin couldn't bear to hang up at all; she looked at the call time and said: "Mom, we've only chatted for two minutes; can we chat for a while longer?"

Rong Ci: "Next time when Mom is free, if you want to chat, Mom will chat with you for a while longer."

Hearing Rong Ci say this, Feng Jingxin then said reluctantly: "Okay... Mom, you have to keep your word."

Rong Ci said: "Okay."

Feng Jingxin then said: "Then... Mom, goodbye."

Rong Ci: "Goodbye."

After these words, Rong Ci hung up the phone.

Feng Jingxin remembered that she hadn't told her mom that she had bought her a gift; she was just about to say it, but discovered that Rong Ci had already hung up, and she felt endlessly disappointed.

She put down her phone, got out of bed, and went to the study to find Feng Tingshen.

Feng Tingshen was having a video conference in the study; seeing her come over, he adjusted the camera and turned off the sound, asking: "What's wrong? Didn't the call go through?"