Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 600 - 602 Mom, I Think Shitou is Quite the Spirit
Xia Xiao gave Feiteng a glance but didn’t explain, stepping forward and pulling Yu Jialin along, "Don’t mind him, I felt a connection the moment I saw you. You’re a lawyer, right? It’s impressive to be so young."
Yu Jialin said shyly, "I’m just an intern lawyer; I graduated this year."
Xia Xiao led Yu Jialin into the zoo while Feiteng, holding Shitou, followed. Xia Xiao said, "It’s already noon, and nobody has eaten yet. Go fetch some meals for everyone."
Immediately, Feiteng put down Shitou and went personally to the cafeteria. Although the zoo hadn’t opened yet, the animal keepers, security staff, and other workers, as well as the facilities, were all ready; they just needed to pick a day to open.
After Feiteng left, Shitou stayed close to Xia Xiao, his eyes fixed on Yu Jialin.
Yu Jialin looked at the child and asked, "How old is the little one?"
"Just over a year old, almost two," Xia Xiao responded.
"Is the child really Feiteng’s?" Yu Jialin’s face showed her struggle.
"What do you think?" Xia Xiao neither confirmed nor denied.
"I..." Yu Jialin didn’t know how to answer and finally said, "I like him, but I’m not ready to be a stepmother."
Xia Xiao nodded understandingly, knowing any girl would struggle a bit upon hearing her love interest had a child, given the difficulty of being a stepmother.
Moreover, with stepchildren, there’s the fear of a kind stepmother since sometimes a new stepmother might bring a new stepfather.
"But I don’t want to give up on him. Sister Gao, can you tell me about the child’s mother? Since she gave birth to him, why isn’t she by his side?" Yu Jialin was now a bit more composed, but she still wanted to clearly understand her possibilities with Feiteng.
Xia Xiao didn’t answer but instead looked at Yu Jialin and asked, "Do you know why Feiteng avoids you?"
Yu Jialin shook her head. She wanted to know, but now, looking at Shitou, Yu Jialin felt she found the reason. Perhaps it was because the child’s mother was still in Feiteng’s heart.
Xia Xiao said, "The person Feiteng dated before was also a female lawyer, but she broke up with him aiming for someone of higher status."
Yu Jialin was startled, not expecting this to be the reason.
Xia Xiao continued, "I hope Feiteng finds a good partner to start over and forget the unpleasant past, but I don’t want him to get hurt again. Do you understand?"
"Sister Gao, I like him and genuinely want to be with him. I even thought about not minding being a stepmother for his sake. But I am a lawyer, and my father is too. Becoming a lawyer has been my dream since I was little. I don’t want to give up on the dream I’ve always chased. I am now an intern lawyer, it took a lot of effort to get to this threshold, and I do not want to give it up."
"I understand nobody is forcing you to give up," Xia Xiao nodded. "You’re a good girl, just perhaps not fated to be with Feiteng."
"No, no, Sister Gao, that’s not what I mean. I’m saying, I am a lawyer, but I’m not his ex-partner. I wouldn’t hurt Gao Feiteng. I hope he and I can try to date, to understand each other, to give each other a chance," Yu Jialin said.
Xia Xiao was taken aback, "You’re an only child, right? Would your family agree?"
Yu Jialin looked down, "Yes, I’m an only child. My parents have always been open-minded, and since Feiteng is an exceptional person, they would respect my choice."
Xia Xiao slowly shook her head, "I think you should think this through. You fell for Feiteng at first sight and don’t truly understand what kind of person he is. You can’t be sure that being with Feiteng will lead to happiness, and you might regret it later."
"Sister Gao..."
"Besides, Feiteng wouldn’t easily open up his heart," Xia Xiao said. "If you really got together with him, you’d suffer too. Just give up."
"I..." Yu Jialin hadn’t expected Xia Xiao to keep trying to persuade her to give up.
By that time, Feiteng had come back with the meals, and Xia Xiao said to Yu Jialin, "It’s just simple food, but since you’re rarely at the zoo, try it."
"Thank you," said Yu Jialin, glancing at Feiteng.
Feiteng put Shitou in a children’s chair and let him eat by himself since Shitou could already feed himself, and Xia Xiao didn’t feed him either.
Yu Jialin stared wide-eyed at Shitou eating and exclaimed in amazement, "This little kid is remarkable, he’s just over a year old and can eat by himself, and his face is all clean."
Yu Jialin thought of her cousin’s three-year-old son who still couldn’t eat properly and still needed to be fed. Shitou was just over a year old but could already eat by himself, which surprised her but also made her feel a bit of pity.
Poor child, a motherless child truly is different, able to look after himself and eat by himself at such a young age.
Xia Xiao gave a slight smile, "Let him eat by himself a few times, and he’ll learn."
But Yu Jialin still thought Shitou was very impressive; her cousin’s child eating by himself looked like a battlefield. Even when being fed, they had to chase him around, not at all like Shitou who sat still and ate on his own.
During the meal, Feiteng didn’t speak a word, while Xia Xiao invited Yu Jialin to eat and started chatting with her, learning then that Yu Jialin was from a family of officials.
It’s just that Mr. Yu didn’t go into politics but became a lawyer after studying abroad.
After the meal was over, Xia Xiao had Feiteng take Yu Jialin away. Although she thought the girl was good, it ultimately depended on her son.
If Feiteng truly didn’t like her, there was no point in Xia Xiao trying to push it, even though she had tested the waters several times and had a good impression of Yu Jialin.
Being driven to the airport by Feiteng, Yu Jialin felt a bit down. When she got out of the car, she asked him, "If I didn’t mind that you have a child, could you accept me?"
Feiteng was silent, and Yu Jialin continued, "We could try dating for a while, and if you feel it’s not right, we can agree to part ways."
Feiteng looked at Yu Jialin and said, "There must be a lot of people pursuing you, some probably better than me. What do you see in me?" He did not understand, especially since she didn’t even mind being a stepmother.
"I just feel it’s right, and I won’t give up," Yu Jialin said, then got out of the car and walked away.
Feiteng watched her leaving figure, the car swung in an arc, and he drove back to the zoo.
"Yu Jialin is not bad, right? What do you think?" Xia Xiao asked when Feiteng returned.
"Not great, Mom, don’t worry about it. I’m fine, and you don’t need to worry about me."
"Suit yourself," Xia Xiao wasn’t going to force it.
Feiteng picked up Shitou and said to Xia Xiao, "Mom, I think Shitou is quite clever."
"Shitou is very smart indeed, not a dunce like you were as a child," Xia Xiao said disdainfully.
Feiteng was unhappy, "Where was I dumb? Tell me, is there a dumb student who skipped grades or a dumb top student like me, a high achiever? If so, there aren’t many smart people in the world."
