Chapter 256 - 209 Leng Ning’s Birthday
The next day was Leng Ning’s birthday at the Leng Mansion.
Early in the morning, Mrs. Leng got up to instruct the servants to prepare, purchase ingredients, decorate the house, and arrange Leng Ning’s birthday party. If it weren’t for yesterday’s small accident involving John getting injured, her plans wouldn’t have been disrupted, and she would have taken care of everything last night.
As for the gift, she had been so occupied with John’s matter lately that she hadn’t managed to pick out something suitable in a hurry.
Luckily, she had some precious jewelry safely stored in her room’s safe, which she had acquired at auctions. She decided to temporarily give one of them to her daughter and choose something more thoughtful that Leng Ning liked once the day’s events were over.
Mr. Leng was also quite busy. Even on weekends, he couldn’t spare time, as he had to attend the opening of an old friend’s gallery. After breakfast, he left the house.
Qian Rouxuan, being perceptive, joined John and the Leng parents for breakfast before helping Mrs. Leng alongside the servants.
Mrs. Leng pulled John to sit on the sofa and looked approvingly at Qian Rouxuan organizing the arrangements. She gently asked John, "Sweetheart, is your hand feeling better?"
"Much better! Grandma, what’s the occasion today?" John asked curiously, noticing the servants bustling around the room and his mother arranging flowers.
Mrs. Leng smiled and said, "It’s your auntie’s birthday!" After saying this, she immediately recalled the unpleasant encounter between Leng Ning and John a few days ago and hurried to reassure him. "John, let Grandma tell you—your aunt is a good person. She was just in a bad mood that day, which is why it happened. You need to be polite to your aunt, okay?"
John nodded. "Grandma, I will!" But deep in his eyes, there was a glint of disdain. So it was that woman who had insulted his mother. She didn’t want to acknowledge him—well, he didn’t want to acknowledge her either!