The next day, Nan Zhengde's condition improved further, allowing him to sit up and read in bed.
At his request, Ning Ran brought the two children to visit him at the hospital, where they ran into Bai Hua.
She didn't really care about Nan Zhengde. She just felt obliged as his daughter-in-law to show concern in order to receive the approval of her elders.
That was the reason why she came to the hospital every day despite her reluctance to do so.
The moment Dabao and Erbao emerged from the elevator, they were greeted by the sight of Bai Hua sitting in the corridor.
When both of them glanced in Ning Ran's direction, she instructed graciously, “Dabao, Erbao, greet Grandma.”
Regardless of how they hated Bai Hua, they still had to address their grandmother on account of her undeniable status.
“Grandma,” both children called out in unison.
“Oh, I see you even brought the children here in your attempt to curry favor with Dad. I'm amazed at how good you are at scheming,” Bai Hua remarked sarcastically.
Ning Ran was rendered speechless by her words.
I can't believe Bai Hua is so narrow-minded that she would think that I'm fighting for attention just because I brought the children. What kind of logic is that?
“Don't speak to Mommy that way!” Erbao retorted with a huff.
She might not fully understand the meaning behind Bai Hua's words, but the hostility in them was unmistakable.
Moreover, the children could sense their grandmother's resentment toward them all this while.
“How dare you talk to me like that, you brat?” Bai Hua barked.
“Don't yell at my sister!” Dabao, too, glared at Bai Hua.
“Why are you also shouting? Did your mother teach you to do that? I can't believe how rude you are!” Bai Hua scolded in return.
“You're the one who's rude! You don't deserve to be our grandma!” Erbao shouted back angrily.
“D*mn it! Ning Ran, is this how you raise your kids?” Bai Hua screamed as she directed her attention toward Ning Ran.
Ning Ran snorted as she replied, “I don't mind you insulting me, but what's the point in disparaging the children too?”
“Your children are just as uneducated as you are!”
Soon, sobs filled the air.
Erbao had burst into tears abruptly.
Her gentle sobs quickly turned into a full-blown wail.
As the entire floor was extremely quiet after being cleared out, her cries were quickly heard inside the ward, causing Feng Wan to come out at once.
“What's wrong, Darling? Why are you crying?”
The sobbing Erbao ran up to Feng Wan. “Great-Grandma... Waah!”
Feng Wan quickly pulled Erbao into her arms. “What happened? Tell me who bullied you.”
“Grandma hit me!” Erbao continued to wail.
Flying into a rage, Bai Hua thundered, “Have you gone mad, Bai Hua? How dare you hit my great-grandchild? I told you not to come here, but you insisted on doing so. And now, you end up hitting Erbao. Why do you keep getting on my nerves?”
After being blindsided by Erbao's tactic, Bai Hua was left at a loss.
“She's lying. I didn't hit her!”
“In that case, why is she crying? A child would never cry for no reason,” Feng Wan snapped.
“Mrs. Nan, Erbao wasn't hit. It didn't happen,” Ning Ran quickly clarified.
Even though Bai Hua was despicable, Ning Ran couldn't tolerate the children resorting to such methods.
Allowing them to think that lying was acceptable would only be detrimental to their future growth.
It was fine to lie during play once in a while, but Ning Ran couldn't condone such behavior for fear that the children would assume it was the correct and smart thing to do.
“See, Ning Ran said that I didn't hit her. The child is clearly lying!” Bai Hua frantically defended herself.
“Unlike you, Ning Ran is well-mannered! Get out of the hospital now and don't let me see you here again!” Feng Wan lashed out.
“Mom...”
“Go now before I get security to throw you out!” Feng Wan bellowed.
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