After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 353 - 249: Parent-Child Gathering

Chapter 353: Chapter 249: Parent-Child Gathering

"No." Tangtang immediately hugged her little backpack, looking nervous.

She quickly glanced at Tang Xi to make sure her mom wasn’t angry, then tentatively said, "Mommy, Xiaomi is really pitiful, it’s soaking wet. Can we keep it, please? I promise it will be very well-behaved."

Seeing her daughter pleading, Tang Xi smiled helplessly. "Its name is Xiaomi?"

She bent down to open the backpack and saw a white kitten inside.

It lay there soaking wet, but very well-behaved.

Tangtang gently held the kitten in her arms and looked imploringly at Tang Xi, "Yeah, its name is Xiaomi, it has no mommy or daddy. Mommy, please, I’ll take good care of Xiaomi, let me keep it, it’s so pitiful."

Tangtang coaxed and pleaded, and Tang Xi couldn’t bear to refuse, plus she liked small animals herself.

She stroked her daughter’s hair, "Where did you find the kitten? Aunt Su picked you up this afternoon, did you discover it on your way home?" No, that can’t be right; if it was a kitten found on the street, Su Wenhe would have told her.

Tangtang pursed her lips, holding the kitten tightly, and caressed its head as if to soothe it. The frail white kitten trembled in Tangtang’s arms, possibly because of the unfamiliar surroundings. Tangtang whispered, "Xiaomi, be good, my mommy is very nice, she will definitely like you."

After speaking, she looked up at Tang Xi with sparkling eyes, "Mommy, mom, does this mean you agree to let me keep it?"

How could Tang Xi refuse her daughter’s request? Besides, she also liked small animals. She nodded, "Mm, don’t hold it like that anymore, I’ll make a nest for it."

Tang Xi used a discarded cardboard box from a delivery and put a layer of soft clothes inside to make a temporary bed for the kitten. She placed the white kitten inside and said, "You still haven’t told mommy where you found the kitten."

"It was at school."

Tangtang spoke softly, "Today, a classmate brought a kitten back and said he found it on the street. But they kept bullying and teasing it, so I sneaked it home. Mommy, Xiaomi is so pitiful, I can’t send it back, they would bully it."

Tang Xi hadn’t expected her daughter to be so compassionate. She picked up her daughter, "Tangtang, what you did was right."

With Tang Xi’s praise, Tangtang’s eyes shone, "Really? I thought... Mommy, you would be angry."

"Mommy won’t be angry." Tang Xi kissed her daughter’s cheek, "Our Tangtang cares for small animals, what you did is right. We must not bully the weak and should not imitate those naughty kids. But Tangtang, you must also promise mommy to tell me everything from now on. If I hadn’t found out, would you have kept the kitten hidden in your backpack forever? What if it got hungry?"

Tangtang nodded, hugged Tang Xi’s arm, and said sweetly with her little milky voice, "Thank you, mommy. You’re the best."

"So, why didn’t you tell me about your class organizing the activity?"

If she hadn’t received a call from a classmate’s parent today, she wouldn’t have known anything about the group activity.

Such class activities organized by parents, if not attended, she feared might lead to her daughter being ostracized. Moreover, being all in one class, it’s always good to get acquainted.

Tangtang hung her head, fiddling with her fingers, and spoke in a quiet voice, "Mommy, you already know about it, huh..."

Tang Xi knew that her daughter definitely hadn’t intended to keep it a secret from her.

"Baby, did you have a conflict with your classmates?" Recently, she had been busy with work and hadn’t paid much attention to Tangtang’s school life. Tangtang had transferred to a new school and needed to adapt. It had always been Su Wenhe taking care of her daughter.

She lacked care and companionship for Tangtang.

Tangtang pursed her lips, speaking softly, "No, my classmates are all very nice, but... but the cost of that activity is so expensive.... I heard it from the classmate sitting next to me. We have to go to play, visit the marine zoo, dine at expensive hotels, make seashell and pearl crafts... and go to some art and painting exhibitions. All these are so expensive..."

A tremor ran through Tang Xi’s heart.

She couldn’t help but feel her eyes slightly moisten.

She had thought that perhaps her daughter avoided the activity due to a minor disagreement with her classmates, but she never considered it was because it was too expensive.

"Tangtang..." Tang Xi hugged the girl.

"Mommy has money, mommy can go with you, mommy has already signed up, and we will go together this Saturday."

"Mommy..." Tangtang seemed to want to say something else, her mouth puckered slightly as she nestled against Tang Xi’s chest, "Mommy... but it really costs a whole lot of money."

"Mommy’s salary for this month has already been paid, mommy can go with Tangtang. Mommy will work hard to earn money, to give Tangtang a better life. Mommy doesn’t have many wishes; just hoping Tangtang can be happy every day."

All she wanted was to watch her daughter grow up.

When she brought Tangtang here, Tangtang was still very little, she would hold her in her arms, running back and forth between the hospital and the tiny rented apartment.

Every day was exhausting, but seeing her daughter gradually grow up, Tang Xi felt very happy and satisfied.

Her greatest wish was for Tangtang to grow up happy and healthy, without illness or worries.

On Saturday morning, a bus stopped outside their home.

Right after boarding, a woman around 30 wearing a goose-yellow dress looked at Tang Xi, "You must be Tangtang’s mother, I’m Xu Jinghan’s mother, my name is Su Ya."

"Hello," Tang Xi said with a smile and a nod.

The bus was nearly full and Su Ya arranged seats for them, "There are two more parents with their kids, and then we’ll be full. This time the entire class and their parents have come. It’s a happy and joyful thing to be able to join our children’s activities, to entertain with them and be part of their childhood."

Su Ya was highly organized and efficient, quickly gathering all the parents and children. The bus arrived at North Island Sea Amusement Park around 9:30 AM.

Su Ya handed out the pre-purchased tickets to the parents.

One of the parents exclaimed, "Su Ya, you are incredible. I heard that this sea amusement park is a new tourist project developed by the Gao Family, tickets were sold out, tourists couldn’t buy any, yet you managed to get 30 at once."

Su Ya smiled modestly, flattered and pleased, "My family’s company is in charge of operating the catering and tourism industries, and we’ve cooperated with the Shangguan and Gao families. These tickets were obtained by my husband asking his friend for a favor. It’s also my first time here, just to try something new. I heard that Boss Gao has invested a lot of manpower, materials, and money, and the facilities inside are particularly good. Today is Saturday, so I brought the kids to take a look, as long as the children are happy."

Tang Xi went in with her daughter, waiting in line.

This was also her first time here, and indeed, it offered a lot of attractions. At 9:30 AM, there were many visitors inside. She held tightly to Tangtang’s hand, "Tangtang, what do you want to play with?"