Spring, summer, autumn and winter (GL)

Chapter 33

When Shi Ci arrived home, it was a quarter past nine, and Tang Chi's car had also arrived at the destination. Shi Ci bent his lips, paid the bill, and walked into the living room.

There was no one in the living room. The bag she had put away was still in the corner of the sofa. She went to pick it up and was about to go upstairs to the room. There was only a small light on in the aisle, and there was a figure standing there. Resigned and walked over.

"Aunt Ma?" Shi Ci greeted softly.

Ms. Malan smiled at her, and pointed to the side hall with her eyes, and Ms. Ding's voice came from the side hall.

"I know you are unintentional, but think about it, the book I recommended to you before - "The Great Gatsby"? Do you remember what his father said at the beginning?"

From this angle of the glass door, Lu Mixue curled her lips, she obviously remembered, but she didn't want to talk about it.

"Whenever you want to criticize anyone, you have to remember that not everyone in this world has the advantages you have." Ms. Ding said calmly, her eyes met hers. "No matter what, you can't say that about Xiaotang today, you say she is poor? That's a very uncultivated word."

"You are all on her side, Mom, Auntie, you, and Shi Hai!" Lu Mixue said unwillingly.

"No, we are on your side." Ms. Ding said seriously: "Don't we see you become that kind of uncultivated child who speaks bad words without reminding you, and still praise you for doing a good job? Is it on your side? Your mother and I are not such elders."

Lu Mixue fell silent.

Hearing Shi Ci here's dark eyes, Ms. Ma lowered her eyes and sighed slightly. Shi Ci didn't listen to Ms. Ding's education anymore. She nodded to Ms. Ma, turned around and went upstairs.

Lu Mixue suppressed her voice, "I don't like Shi Hai paying so much attention to her. I can feel that Shi Hai treats her differently. I, okay, I admit that I'm jealous of her."

Seeing that she admitted it, Ms. Ding's tone became a little more relaxed, "Like someone is not to belittle another person, not to mention that if you do this, it will only make Xiao Hai more dissatisfied with you."

"We all know that if Xiao Hai wasn't present, you wouldn't say such things to Xiao Tang. Your mother and I know your character, but since we said it, don't we have the courage to admit that we were wrong?"

After a while, Lu Mixue came out. She pouted and looked at Ms. Ma. Ms. Ma touched her head. Lu Mixue hugged her before leaving the place.

Ms. Ma walked in, Ms. Ding patted the sofa, she walked up to her and sat down.

The two sat silently for a few seconds.

"It's hard being a parent." Ms. Ma sighed first.

"Isn't it?" Ms. Ding echoed, "I can't beat you, I can't scold you."

"It can't be light, it can't be heavy."

"Annoying yet loving."

"The more you love, the more annoying you become."

"Hahaha." Both of them laughed.

"What happened?" Ms. Ding looked at her old friend, but still asked.

"I negotiated a divorce with Mike." Ms. Ma said calmly.

Ms. Ding said calmly, "Is it irreparable?"

"We have had nothing to say for a long time, especially this year. Both parties have a tacit understanding that we can see each other as soon as we can. Even if it is for Michelle, Michelle also knows it. So she often deliberately makes us angry."

Ms. Ding said, "What can I do for you?"

Ms. Ma smiled gently and gratefully, "Thank you, I didn't need to bother you, but I'm going to have a minor operation recently..." Before she could finish speaking, Ms. Ding took her away, "What operation?"

"Gland phyllodes tumor," Ms. Ma said, "it's not serious, it's benign, but I may not care about Michelle for a while, Mike doesn't know about it, his business is in Australia, his mother is not in good health, I can’t live without him now.”

Ms. Ding didn't wait for her to finish, and said, "Michelle, let me go. Is there time to transfer her to another school?"

"I don't need to transfer schools. I made an agreement with her head teacher. I will find a tutoring agency for her to attend full-time classes outside. I plan to apply to the school and go back after taking the exam." Ms. Ma said.

"That's it. Don't worry."

"Thanks a lot."

Ms. Ding patted Ms. Ma's hand without saying anything.

At breakfast the next day, Ms. Ding announced in front of everyone that Lu Mixue would live at home from now on.

Shi Hai was about to explode when he heard that, "What?"

Lu Mixue was also a little surprised, but she knew something beforehand, and now that the news was confirmed, she smiled happily, "I see, Aunt Ding, I will be obedient."

But Shi Ci just raised his eyebrows, without any extra expressions, and drank her coffee on his own.

Shi Hai looked at Lu Mixue, then at Ms. Ding, and then at Ms. Ma. He knew that the deal was done and there was no room for negotiation, so he had to sit down with restraint and muttered, "It's a big deal if I don't come back!"

"Can I go to you? I'm free today. Can you take me to see you at the University?"

"No." Shi Hai refused expressionlessly.

"Xiao Hai, you can take Michelle to have a look." Ms. Ding persuaded.

"No time." Shi Hai said impatiently.

"Then I'll stay with you at home?"

"Then I'll go back to school."

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