"I don't have such good genes, alright?" Mabie listened, then carefully looked at Vera, and then at Beanie. She seemed to be making a comparison.
After a moment, she nodded in agreement.
"You're right. It can't be possible for you to give birth to such a good-looking child..." Vera was speechless.
Although Mabie was simply stating the fact, how could she say such cruel words to her own daughter? Vera felt annoyed.
Regardless, she explained, "Beanie just returned to the country earlier today. He wanted to seeso I picked him up and brought him here. I'm sending him hlater. Other than sending food over, I don't think I have much tto visit here today. Take good care of Dad for me." Mabie had always wanted to thank Minerva. As she heard Vera say that Beanie was Minerva's son, she quickly nodded her head.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Alright then. You should bring him around and have fun. Since he just returned to the country, you should treat him to sof the good local food near us. Try to pick the decent ones and avoid the stalls by the side of the road so he doesn't risk getting an upset stomach, Vivy." Vera answered, "I got it, Mom. I understand." "Mrs. Zais, I'm not picky about food and Auntie Vera treatsvery well. Don't worry about it." Mabie broke into a smile when she heard that and said, "Oh, look at you being so understanding. You're such a smart and good-looking child. What do your parents look like?" Mabie could almost imagine what Beanie's parents looked like; they were probably good looking and intelligent too.
Vera had begun to pack up and said, "Alright Mom and Dad, you two should have your meal first. I'm going to bring Beanie out to have sfun and I'll drop by later tonight. Beanie, say goodbye to them." "Goodbye, Mr. and Mrs. Zais. I'll cto visit again another day." "Alright." "Take care, Bruno. Letknow earlier if you're visiting next tso I can prepare a gift for you." Vera finally managed to bring Beanie out of the hospital. She let out a breath of relief. She stroked his head gently and said softly, "My parents might be crude, but they are very friendly. Were you shocked by them, Beanie?" He shook his head and said in a warm voice, "Auntie Vera, Mr. and Mrs. Zais are both really nice. I like them." Vera smiled, "You're such a sweet-talker!" Then, she bent down and hugged him up, "I'm going to bring you hnow." After that, Vera brought Beanie back home. When she was about to prepare lunch, Beanie suddenly poked his head into the kitchen.
"Auntie Vera, why don't we go out and eat?" She put down the vegetables in her hand and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Didn't you say that you wanted to have my cooking? Why do you want to eat out all of a sudden?" A hint of sly flashed across Beanie's eyes. He hid his phone behind his back and said, "Auntie Vera, I am suddenly craving for the fish from Restaurant XX. I checked online and they have good ratings." "Fish from Restaurant XX?" Vera frowned. She had never heard of this restaurant. Just as she was hesitating, Beanie walked towards her side and tugged the corner of her shirt.
"Auntie Vera, let's go. Let's go eat it. Well chfor dinner, okay?" He coaxed her and she could not reject him. She had no choice but to nod and say, "Fine, since you want to have it so badly, I'll go try it with you." "Yay!" After getting ready, Vera went out with him.
As they were going down the stairs, she said, "Beanie, have you texted your mom to let her know that you're out with me? If she can't find you she'll be worried. Beanie, your mom is pregnant right now and it's not good for her to worry, do you understand?" He was typing on his cellphone as he replied, "Yes, Auntie Vera. I am sending Mommy a text right now." Seeing that Beanie was holding his phone and agreeing to her words, she didn't check the contents of his text and trusted him to do so.
As they turned around at a corner, they ran into Vera's neighbour, Amelia.
Amelia grinned when she saw Vera. She approached her and wanted to say something to her but she stopped when she noticed the child who was standing beside her. She even forgot about what she wanted to say.
"Th-This is..." Vera didn't want to share too much with Amelia but she was afraid that she would spread false rumors, so she explained, "Amelia, this is my friend's son. He just returned to the country today so I'm showing him around. Beanie, you can call her Madam Amelia." "Madam Amelia." Amelia was dumbfounded and couldn't help but stare at him.
Vera grabbed his hand and said, "Amelia, I'm bringing him to his mother now. We'll leave first." After that, she left with him. As she walked away, she heard Amelia standing there and looking at her, muttering.
Although she couldn't hear what she was muttering, she knew that it couldn't be anything nice.
It was best for her to leave Amelia alone.
Vera called a taxi and took Beanie to the restaurant he picked.
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After they entered the restaurant, he led Vera to the waiter and said a few words. The waiter quickly smiled and replied, "VIP room number 3, right? Please follow me." After that, the waiter led them into a private room. After sitting down, she looked around the spacious private room and looked at him speechlessly.
"Little guy, the two of us are just having a meal together. Why did you make such a big deal out of it? It's not good for you to have a habit of overspending at such a young age even if you're wealthy. You need to be more frugal, do you understand?" "Got it, Auntie Vera. I won't do it again next time." He stuck out his tongue at her, with a guilty face.
As long as he was aware of his mistake, she didn't bother finding fault with him any further.
The two of them sat down and Vera realized that Beanie was ordering a lot of dishes. She frowned and said, "Didn't. just tell you not to waste your money like that? It's just the two of us, how are we going to finish all the food?" He did not listen to her and asked the waiter to carry on with his order. She held in her anger in front of the waiter.
It was only after the waiter had left that she started to reprimand him.
"Beanie, what's wrong with you? Didn't you just promiseto spend moderately? Now you're..." "Aunt Vera, you'll find out in a while." She was dumbfounded.
What was she going to find out? "Mr. Hanover, this way please..."
Just as Vera was confused by Beanie's words, the voice of a waiter cfrom outside of the ream. The door was then pushed open and a tall broad figure was guided by the waiter into their private room. When she saw the man, her heart almost stopped beating. How could it be him?