Chapter 114 I Donst Feel Like Sharing a Room With You (2/2)

”Where's Ah Sha?” Xin Qing sat up abruptly. When Ah Sha heard her name being called, she poked her head out and grinned at Xin Qing. ”Mommy!”

”Ah Sha!” Xin Qing shouted in pleasant surprise. ”Did you just call me?”

Ah Sha reached a hand towards Xin Qing. ”Mommy!”

”My precious baby can say 'Mommy' now!” Overjoyed, Xin Qing took Ah Sha into her arms. Before, Ah Sha could only say ”Ma”. Xin Qing always detested the fact that Ah Sha had long since started calling Ying Qingcang ”Daddy”.

Ah Sha's tiny figure arched in Xin Qing's arms. Then she leaned her body towards Ying Qingcang beside them. ”Daddy!”

Ying Qingcang reached out and took Ah Sha from Xin Qing. He kissed the child. ”Ah Sha is so awesome!”

With that interruption, Xin Qing forgot all about waking up in Ying Qingcang's arms. In the front seat, Monica and Ah Che looked at each other. ”Young master is such a pro!” one of them thought. The other felt nothing but pity for Xin Qing. ”No wonder she was always taken advantage of by Ying Qingcang. They aren't even in the same league!”

Ying Qingcang stealthily pulled Xin Qing into his arms while she slept. He even asked Monica to teach Ah Sha to call Xin Qing ”Mommy”, which Monica did throughout the entire car ride. Either Ah Sha somehow figured out her daddy's subtle scheme and decided to be in cahoots with him, or she just so happened to reach that stage where she say, ”Mommy”. Whatever it was, Ying Qingcang could not tell. Anyway, the point was that she learned how to call for ”Mommy”. Just for that, Ying Qingcang decided to give Ah Sha a present once they arrived at the farm.

Most farms in France were privately-owned. The one that Xin Qing had chosen for their trip was the largest in the area. This farm in particular received and accomodated outsiders as guests. Tourists could rent a hut and enjoy all of the farm's facilities including the opportunity to participate in the milking and herding of goats, the collection of grapes from the vines, and also horseback riding. Meals would be delivered on schedule, though tourists were given the choice to make their own meals if they so desired.

Because there were four of them, Xin Qing decided to rent a cabin the size of a villa. She and Monica would take the second floor with Ah Sha whereas Ying Qingcang would share the same floor with Ah Che.

”Why separate me and Monica?” Ying Qingcang asked while standing in the living room. He seemed rather dissatisfied with the sleeping arrangements.

Xin Qing looked on with a blank facial expression for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly. ”Oops, sorry. I forgot that you're engaged. I'll share the ground floor with Ah Che. Both of you can take the second floor.” Xin Qing looked at Monica, who kept her head down, not daring to make a sound. Monica knew that if she and Ying Qingcang really did end up in the same room, the man would never stay in the room for longer than a second.

”Don't bother,” Ying Qingcang said, smiling all of a sudden. ”I was just asking. Just stick to the original arrangement, then!” After that, he headed straight towards the bedroom on the ground floor. Ah Che towed Ying Qingcang's suitcase and followed him.

Monica heaved a sigh of relief. ”Let's go upstairs then, Xin Qing!”

”What the hell is he trying to do by coming here?” Xin Qing growled. Monica released two chuckles. ”Don't ask me, girl. I wish I knew...” she thought.

After preparing their rooms and changing into casual attire, the four of them, with the addition of Ah Sha in Ying Qingcang's arms, gathered in the living room.

”Here's today's schedule,” Xin Qing said. ”First, we'll grab lunch at the farmstead. Then we'll head down to the pens to check out the sheep. I heard that there's a special activity that involves feeding milk to lambs. Ah Sha is allowed to join too.” That was also Xin Qing's main purpose for coming here. She wanted Ah Sha to have more exposure to Mother Nature. Small animals made the best kind of playmate for young children. All of a sudden, Xin Qing was reminded of Le Le back at Ying's residence. She only saw Le Le once the last time she went back. Even then, the meeting had been hurried. Le Le was still as excited as ever when it saw her. Too bad she could not bring Le Le along too.

”I don't have any problem with that,” Monica said, nodding in agreement. Not that she dared to have objections of any kind to begin with.

”Neither do I!” Ah Che said, raising his hand. He had no problems as long as his Young Master and Young Miss were together.

Xin Qing glanced at Ying Qingcang, who smirk with devious curled lips. He grinned at her, his eyes squinting in the process. ”I'll listen to everything you say.”

”Ahem, ahem. Fine, then. Let's head out!” Xin Qing lowered her head, completely unwilling to admit that she blushed right then. Everytime Ying Qingcang smiled at her like that, she fell under his spell.

Lunch consisted of pure organic green vegetables and pork. The latter obtained from pigs bred here on the farm. After lunch, the group fed the lambs as planned. Ah Sha screamed relentlessly with joy when she saw a bunch of white, fluffy, dumpling-shaped bundles lying around, all of which were even smaller than her. She kept moving and shifting around in Ying Qingcang's arms, wanting to get down. When freed, Ah Sha dashed towards the lambs and stood among them. The little lambs had probably just turned a month old as they seemed rather clumsy in their posture and barely stood up straight. They waddled about unsteadily and were slow in their movements. Even if Ah Sha's presence frightened them, there was nothing more they could do other than allow the child to paw endlessly on their bodies. Ah Sha made quite an effort to heave a lamb off the ground and ended up falling flat on her butt. She did not cry at all. Instead, she carried on laughing as she embraced the little lamb towards her chest.

The startled lamb bleated non-stop, which, to Ah Sha's eyes, was a display of joy. At that, Ah Sha screamed with even more enthusiasm, reciprocating each of the lamb's bleat with a squeal of her own.

Xin Qing stood there, watching Ah Sha with a smile. During some unknown time, Ying Qingcang wrapped his arm around her waist. ”Such a beautiful picture!” he said.

”Mm!”

”Then let's make a boy!”

”Mmmhmm.... What?” Xin Qing snapped back to reality and shoved him away. ”What kind of a screw do you have loose?”

”You body doesn't reject me, see?” Ying Qingcang pulled her closer. ”I've had my arm around your waist for so long, and you didn't even notice.”

Deep down, Xin Qing cursed and chewed herself out. She took two steps back and grabbed for Monica, who was just about to run away. ”Here. Your fiance's here. Now the two of you can embrace each other all you want!” Xin Qing said and ran towards Ah Sha. Xin Qing took Ah Sha's hand and fed the lambs together.