Disabled Childhood Sweetheart: A Humble Puppy Begs for the Young Lady's Pity

The wedding was set for May Day. After returning from Pingjiang, Wenxi and Zhou Jingchen began preparing for the wedding.

Originally, Wenxi wanted to keep a low profile and hold a private banquet, inviting only close relatives and friends.

But Zhou Jingchen refused, insisting on holding a grand event and even dragging both sets of parents into brainwashing her.

"You only get married once in your life, so you can't settle for less."

"A grand wedding is a good omen, as it symbolizes a prosperous future."

"We need to get our money back; we can't not invite many people."

In short, Wenxi had no choice but to agree.

On a clear and sunny weekend in early April, the couple invited both families to visit a wedding venue.

The final venue selected was the InterContinental Hotel, the most prestigious hotel in the city bordering Shenzhen.

The wedding ceremony will be held in the hotel's open-air garden. A professional wedding team has already finalized everything, from every floral arrangement to every detail of the ceremony.

Lu Xiaobao stepped onto the soft lawn and said to Wenxi, "Sister-in-law, I can already imagine you standing here in your wedding dress, you'll definitely look absolutely stunning!"

Wenxi smiled gently: "You can choose to get married here in the future."

All eyes turned to Xiaobao, who blushed and said, "I still have a long way to go."

The wedding banquet guest list has been finalized, and the number of guests is quite large.

The guests included close relatives and classmates from their time in Pingjiang, colleagues from Linshen, business partners of Zhou Jingchen, and relatives and acquaintances from both sides of Lu Zhenting and Lu Yuanyuan's families. There were probably over a thousand people in total, making the wedding banquet a lively and grand affair.

After leaving the hotel, the group drove to Wenxi and Zhou Jingchen's bridal suite.

It was a villa in the southern suburbs, nestled against the mountains and beside the water. It had been renovated last year, and the young couple and Xiang Qin had moved some things in a while ago.

Before the two got married, Wenxi had a serious talk with Zhou Jingchen:

"My father passed away early, and now my mother is all alone. She is in poor health. After we get married, we must buy a big house so that she can live with us and not be lonely."

Zhou Jingchen nodded: "That's what I think too. Mom raised us, so we should spend more time with her."

No one knows better than Zhou Jingchen the weight Xiang Qin and the late Wen Zhiting hold in his heart.

He returned to the Lu family at the age of seventeen. When it comes to the warmth of being together day and night, Xiang Qin and her husband have a much deeper understanding than his biological parents.

He grew up under their laps as far back as he can remember.

When he was little, Xiang Qin bathed him, coaxed him to sleep, and affectionately held his face and kissed him, teaching him little life skills such as dressing and eating.

In Zhou Jingchen's eyes, he always regarded Xiang Qin as his mother.

He returned to the Lu family at the age of seventeen. His biological mother, Lu Yuanyuan, treated him very well and was full of remorse. However, she had missed more than ten years of his growth, and there was always a hint of estrangement in their mother-son relationship.

In front of Xiang Qin, he could let down his guard and show his lazy and relaxed side.

In front of Lu Yuanyuan and Lu Zhenting, he was always polite, sensible, and well-mannered. He would always subconsciously think before he spoke and acted, and he could not completely relax and be at ease.

"This place is really nice," Lu Yuanyuan said.

As soon as the car entered this villa area, the tranquil environment was immediately striking. Surrounded by mountains and water, it was quiet, pleasant, and had a very high oxygen content.

Stepping into the villa, the overall style is simple yet elegant, with exquisite but understated decoration. There are Wenxi dolls on the sofa, her favorite succulents on the TV cabinet, and a huge oil painting of her dancing with outstretched arms in a pink ballet costume on one wall, exuding the warmth of home everywhere.

A large master bedroom with a private bathroom was specially reserved on the first floor for Xiang Qin, which is well-lit and well-ventilated.

The couple's bedroom and nursery are on the second floor, while the third floor has been converted into a home theater, gym, dance studio, and two guest rooms for visiting relatives and friends.

After touring the villa, everyone sat around the sofa in the living room to rest.

Xiang Qin smiled and got up, carrying a photo album out of the room and gently placing it on the coffee table:

"When I went back to Pingjiang a while ago, I found some photos of Jingchen and Xiaoxi when they were little in the cabinet of the old house. I haven't had a chance to show them to you yet."

She carefully flipped through the photo album, her fingertips brushing over a photo with slightly curled edges, her eyes gentle:

"This photo was taken the year we found Jingchen. We had just bought a Fujifilm camera, so we quickly took a picture of him as a keepsake."

In the photo, Zhou Jingchen, who is about two years old, sits obediently on the bed, holding half an apple in his hand. His eyes are timid, making him look especially pitiful.

In the lower right corner of the photo, a chubby little foot and a section of fair leg quietly entered the frame.

Lu Xiaobao's eyes immediately fell on the little foot, and he pointed at the photo, exclaiming, "Isn't that my sister-in-law?"

Xiang Qin smiled and said yes.

"Was your sister-in-law this chubby when she was little?"

"Yes, she was a chubby little girl. She ate a lot when she was little." As she spoke, Xiang Qin turned a page, and what came into view was Wenxi, who was a little over two years old.

She wore a white Peter Pan collar dress, her soft hair framing her face. She was chubby and adorable, looking like a round little dumpling, with innocent yet lively eyes.

"What a rare and wonderful little girl," Lu Yuanyuan said.

Xiang Qin looked at her two-year-old daughter in the photo and said with a hint of doting reproach, "She was only cute for a few years. After she grew up, she became incredibly naughty. She was always playing around and caused me a lot of worry."

Zhou Jingchen and Wen Xi stood behind the sofa. She was looking down at her phone. He scratched her palm, indicating that she should look at herself as a child. She stuck out her pink little tongue at him.

Xiang Qin continued, "This photo was taken when they were three years old. I was giving them a bath that day, and Zhi Ting secretly took the picture with his camera."

In the photo, two small figures are naked, huddled in a large red plastic basin, with some water overflowing and spilling onto the ground.

"The next one is the funniest, let me show you!" Xiang Qin laughed and turned to the next page. Everyone's eyes fell on it, and they all burst out laughing instantly.

It's still the same scene of someone taking a bath in a large plastic tub, but this photo is extremely vivid—

Wenxi, with her round, chubby face, smiled mischievously and proudly. Her two small, white tiger teeth gleamed. Her chubby little hand accurately grabbed Zhou Jingchen's little buttocks. Zhou Jingchen, on the other hand, was startled. His small, handsome face was full of surprise, and his clear black and white eyes widened. The two of them looked at the camera at the same time, looking both funny and cute.

"My goodness," Lu Xiaobao exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, you were so brave when you were little."

A burst of laughter came from the living room.

Wenxi's ears turned red, and she frowned, urging, "Mom, turn the page! Turn the page!"

Xiang Qin said, "When she was little, she was curious about everything. Several times when I was bathing the two of them, I saw her teasing Jing Chen and grabbing his penis to play with it."

"Hahahaha..." Lu Xiaobao laughed so hard he slapped his thigh, and even Lu Zhenting, who was usually serious, curled up his lips.

Zhou Jingchen chuckled softly, his hand pressed to his lips, his chest trembling.

He wrapped his arm around Wenxi's waist, pulling her closer, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Want to play? I'll let you play with me again tonight."

Wenxi's red lips parted slightly, both angry and embarrassed. She glanced at him sideways and whispered, "Get lost."

Xiang Qin continued flipping through the photo album, when Lu Yuanyuan suddenly stopped looking and her fingertips gently landed on a photo.

In the photo, five- or six-year-old Zhou Jingchen is wearing a neat little shirt, sitting obediently at the dining table with a small cake decorated with flowers in front of him, and a shy smile in his eyes.

"This was taken on Jingchen's birthday," Xiang Qin said softly. "He even chose the design of this cake himself."

Hearing this, Lu Yuanyuan's eyes immediately reddened. She suddenly grasped Xiang Qin's hand and said, "Thank you, Xiao Qin, thank you so much... Thank you, Brother Wen, and Master Zhou for taking such good care of Jing Chen, allowing him to grow up so healthy and outstanding."

Xiang Qin gently patted her hand: "Jingchen has been an obedient and sensible child since he was little. Although he is introverted, he is exceptionally smart. Back then, Master Zhou made him a small cane and taught him to walk. He learned very quickly. After starting school, his grades were always the best in his class. We watched him grow up and we are all proud of him."

Lu Zhenting, standing to the side, was also filled with shock and guilt.

He knew better than anyone how much love and effort a disabled child needed to grow up psychologically and happily.

Zhou Jingchen did not become self-conscious or timid because of his physical defect. Instead, he grew up to be upright and outstanding. All of this is thanks to his adoptive grandfather and the Xiang couple who have taken care of him for more than ten years.

As the album pages turned, they recorded every moment of Wenxi and Zhou Jingchen's journey from innocent children to standing side by side.

From preschool to elementary school, middle school, high school... a thick photo album is filled with childhood memories, and also with the bond that has spanned half a lifetime between the two.

As he was leaving, Lu Xiaobao suddenly leaned close to Wenxi's ear and whispered something meaningful:

"Sister-in-law, you've really been playing with my brother since he was a kid."

Upon hearing this, a blurry and embarrassing fragment of her childhood suddenly exploded in Wenxi's mind.

I can't remember how old we were, but I do know that we were both very young at the time, still wearing open-crotch pants.

That day, she squatted on the ground to urinate, and Zhou Jingchen, leaning on his small cane, stood by the wall, also preparing to relieve himself.

Wenxi stared at him with her round eyes for a few moments, then glanced down at the small wet patch at her feet, wondering to herself: Why can't girls pee standing up?

After she finished urinating, she swayed her chubby little body and staggered over to him, squatting down in front of him, blinking her big eyes and staring curiously at his little sparrow.

Zhou Jingchen, supporting his little sparrow, frowned and said in a low voice:

"Sister, can you please stop looking... I, I'm getting my diaper out."

"You're so troublesome," Wenxi scolded him, even slapping him lightly before reluctantly turning her head away.

Zhou Jingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During the process, Wenxi secretly peeked several times, secretly marveling: "It's so amazing that a boy can pee standing up and still make an arc."

Later, on one occasion, she imitated Zhou Jingchen and urinated standing up.

Unexpectedly, he ended up wetting his cotton pants and was caught by Xiang Qin, who gave him a severe beating.