876 A Million Times for You 238 (1/2)
Long Xiaoxi tugged onto his clothes and asked, ”Why did your daddy berate you?”
Long Xiaoxi began to panic upon seeing that he refused to answer. ”Brother Minhe, tell me why. We're friends, aren't we?”
”Someone advised my father to give birth to a younger brother for me. Daddy's planning to do that too. I was also initially rather happy about it. However, that person said some nasty things to upset Daddy.”
”It's alright, Brother Minhe, it doesn't matter what others say. Let's go play together.”
”Alright.”
Long Xiaoxi pulled him out of the house by his shirt and went to the house opposite.
The two new huskies in the house became the top entertainment choice for the children.
The four children had a whale of a time playing with Wang Cai and Fu Gui.
Using her camera, An Xiaoning filmed the entire process of the children enjoying themselves. She took several photos as well, all of which she planned to keep as a memento for them to look back on when they were older.
Just as she was reviewing the photos, Fan Shixin's car entered the estate. He alighted from the car and hurriedly walked toward An Xiaoning.
”Young Madam, bad news.”
”What's wrong?”
”I received a piece of news just now saying that the government is boycotting superstitious beliefs, especially… fortune-telling,” Fan Shixin said softly.
An Xiaoning switched off her camera and asked, ”What do you mean?”
”I heard from the press that news about this matter are going to be released soon. In other words, the government has already held a meeting in secret last night and they're planning to ban superstitious practices.”
”How are they going to go about the ban?”
”Fortune-telling stalls would be prohibited, and those who are capable of fortune-telling will all be arrested.”
An Xiaoning sneered, ”Just what is that Tuoba Gucheng up to? I reckon he's just thinking of nabbing me.”
”I spent some money to get insider news, and I heard that he wasn't the one who raised the topic. It was Shi Xiaoyu and her father. During the meeting, the Jin and Lin families did not cast their votes, but I did some investigating and found out that they had already agreed to it in private.”
”The Jin and Lin families are clearly aware that I know all the birth characters belonging to Lin Shishi, Madam Lin, and Madam Jin, and yet they still agreed to it? I don't quite believe that. Are the news reliable?” An Xiaoning asked, looking at him.
”I found out about it from hearsay too. We'll only know the validity once the news come out. However, they didn't cast their votes openly during the parliament discussion.”
”Shi Xiaoyu and her father must be the ones behind this. We'll know sooner or later whether or not the Jin and Lin families have something to do with this. Let's wait for the news quietly,” said An Xiaoning, whose spirits were dampened.
An Xiaoning returned to the living room and switched on the television, after which she flicked to the news channel.
Fan Shixin sat on the other end of the couch and was focusing on the television screen.
”I heard that you've begun going on blind dates. Is that true?” An Xiaoning asked.
”None of them caught my eye. I reckon I must have set my expectations too high. Well, it's mainly because I don't want to settle for a woman whom I have no feelings for.”
”No hurry, take your time. Perhaps fate is on its way to you with the woman you're destined to be with. It's better to find a woman you genuinely fancy. Getting along well with each other matters more than anything else.”
”I think so too. I shouldn't go with the crowd, I should find one I have feelings for.”