Chapter 122 - Sour Food Is Good For You

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"What are the two of you up to?" Sophie asked as she watched her son walked down the stairs with Hazel. "Were you not planning to come down if I did not call you for dinner?"

Sophie has been watching her son ever since he had bought Henry back. 

In the beginning, Sophie was a little upset that Henry has been stealing the kindergarten teacher's attention. But then, she began to notice the change in her son's expression. Sophie was happier as she watched the ugly look on her son's expression. 

Her son was drinking vinegar and he does not seem to realize it.

When Neil walked upstairs and chose to stay in his office, Sophie almost could not hide her laughter.

Fortunately, there were guests and Sophie did not want to explain things to them.

A while later, Hazel, who had just finished her homework walked into the living room and found that her uncle was absent. Thinking of his pitiful son, Sophie then sent her granddaughter to check on Neil. 

She did not expect that Hazel would stay in Neil's office for a long time and only walked out when Sophie called them for dinner.

"Uncle and I were talking," Hazel said.

"Oh?" Sophie raised a brow. "What did you talk about?"

Hazel glanced at her uncle and smiled. "Grandmother, I cannot tell you. It's a secret."

Sophie gave a gentle pinch at her granddaughter's cheeks. "My Hazel have a secret? You really could not share them with me?"

The little girl frowned slightly. "Grandmother, please don't ask. This is a secret between my uncle and me."

Sophie momentarily froze as she saw the serious look on her granddaughter's face. She finally smiled and nodded. "Alright. Grandmother would not ask you anymore."

Although Sophie was curious to know what was their secret, she decided not to probe into it. Anyway, it was not easy for her son to get close with the little girl. Since they were now sharing a secret, doesn't that means that Hazel was starting to trust Neil a little bit more?

"Alright, let's go and eat before the food gets cold," Sophie announced. 

The three of them walked into the dining area just in time as Edith was helping to serve the side dishes on the table. 

With Henry Wu's presence at the dining table, the atmosphere was livelier. The man was talkative and was good with his words. In no time, Sophie and Lucas were both chatting with Henry happily.

Sophie's lips tilted up into a slight smile as she watched the way her son was eating his meal in silence. Although Neil was someone who did not talk too much, as a mother, how can Sophie not notice the slight change in his mood? 

At the thought that Neil's mood was affected by Henry's presence, Sophie then continued to pick up some dishes into Neil's bowl.

"Eat a little bit more," Sophie smiled. "I spent hours in the kitchen to cook for you."

A slight frown appeared on his face as Neil stared at the slice of fish in his bowl. "Mom, why do you keep on putting this fish in my bowl?"

"What's wrong?" Sophie blinked. "The hot and sour fish is delicious. Eating a little bit of sour food once in a while is good for your body."

Neil narrowed her eyes at her mother, wondering if she was up to something. However, Neil was unable to detect anything from his mother's expression.

"Mrs. Mo, Mr. Mo, Neil told me that you were going back to Z Town tomorrow after the checkup," Henry spoke. "Why don't you stay in L City a while longer? My parents will be coming to the city soon. They would love to meet you."

"We can't. It's not good to live in the house for too long," Lucas said. "Besides, you know that with my condition, it isn't good for me to stay in the city for too long." Lucas heaved a long sigh. 

Although he too wished that he could stay in the city and help his son to manage the company, his doctor had advised him to continue and recuperate where he will be able to breathe in clean and fresh air every day.

Fortunately, Z Town was not too far from L City and he could still bear going back and forth once in a while. 

"Grandfather, grandmother, you are going to leave tomorrow?" Hazel asked. She shifted her gaze at the two with her wide eyes, as if asking them not to leave too soon.

Just then, her uncle had explained that her teacher will soon leave their house and she will not be able to see her as much as she liked to. And now, she heard that her grandparents were leaving to return to Z Town the next morning.

Hazel thought that everything was too sudden. Hearing that people were leaving made her sad.

Hearing the little girl's unhappy tone, Henry was silently regretting that he had brought up an unhappy subject. Just a while ago, the atmosphere was lively, but with his one question, Hazel was upset and the lively atmosphere had disappeared.

Seeing the pitiful look on their granddaughter's face, both Sophie and Lucas's heart softened. If they were given a choice, they would want to stay and accompany their only granddaughter, but the little girl did not want to live farther and Lucas's condition was not that great after his surgery.

"You are not going to stay longer with me?" Hazel asked again.

"Don't be sad," Lucas tried to coax. "We can still see each other soon. We can still call you every day, right?"

"Right." Sophie nodded. "Hazel, didn't Teacher Qian said that your school break will begin next week? Why don't you ask your uncle to take a few days off and visit grandmother and grandfather in Z Town instead? I can accompany you to play around at the beach."

"It will only be a few days before your school break start, right?" Lucas continued to coax. He then turned to his son and coughed. "Neil, you should take a few days off and take Hazel to Z Town to play. The air is better in the countryside and it will be good for Hazel."

The little girl heard her grandfather's words and turned to her uncle. "Can we visit grandmother and grandfather in Z Town during my school break?"

"Of course we can," Neil nodded. "Let's visit Z Town and play around for a few days."

Hazel's expression brightened up upon hearing her uncle's words. "Then, can Teacher Qian come along?"

Suddenly, everyone's attention was on Edith. 

Feeling everyone's gaze on her, Edith found herself in an awkward position. 

"Right. Teacher Qian, I have almost forgotten that you are from Z Town," Sophie said. "This time, you should come along as well and take this chance to visit your grandfather."

"Teacher Qian, you should come along with me. Last time, you said you were going to take me on a picnic when we come to the beach again," Hazel spoke excitedly.. "You cannot go back on your words."

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