Xie Jingcheng felt that if he didn't gain five pounds this week, he would be letting down the children who had taken such good care of him.

Once everyone was on the bus, the driver started the engine and softly reminded them, "Miss, please be seated. We're about to depart."

"Okay." Chaochao immediately sat up straight and nodded seriously. "Uncle driver, we can go now."

Xiaoqi taught her that if a child doesn't sit properly in a car, their father will shed tears.

Make sure you sit properly and fasten your seatbelts securely!

Xie Jingcheng looked over upon hearing the voice, and the Huo family driver gave him a polite smile, "Greetings, Young Master Xie."

The woman in the passenger seat, dressed in a black suit, hesitated for a moment, then forced a somewhat unnatural smile onto her cold, hard face. "Hello."

If she hadn't spoken, Xie Jingcheng wouldn't have noticed that there was another person in the passenger seat.

These are bodyguards that Huo Qin hired specifically for Chaochao.

Huo Qin agreed to let Chaochao go out, but insisted that she use his own driver, and for safety reasons, he also arranged for her to be accompanied by a female security guard.

So, Xie's driver, who was forced to lose his job, is happily on paid leave today.

When he received the notification, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Miss Chaochao is such a kind person.

And she even let him get away with freebies!!!

As the car drove along the main road, the scenery along the street receded into the distance.

Before they even arrived, Chaochao's dark eyes had already locked onto a stall in the distance.

!!

Chaochao has eaten it before, but that one is for little rabbits!

Chaochao's eyes practically lit up.

Xie Jingcheng followed the little dumpling's gaze, which seemed to solidify into a line, and saw a pink striped mobile stall about ten meters away. The owner was busy with his work, and a rabbit-shaped stick was stuck in front of the stall.

The little rabbit, wrapped in plastic film, looked adorable and, like Cupid's arrow, instantly struck the innocent heart of the little girl beside him.

Is it also sugar...? She can't eat too much of it.

But that's a little bunny!

Dinner is coming up soon... If she eats now and it takes up space in her tummy, Daddy will take away a bowl of rice from her...

But that's a little bunny!

Waaah, it's so hard to choose! She's still a child, we can't have her everything QAQ...

Chaochao frowned, her intestines twitching and making a few gurgling noises.

Suddenly, she saw the boy looking at the shop as well. She turned her head slightly, and her eyebrows immediately perked up with excitement.

"Brother, brother, do you want to eat it?"

Xie Jingcheng: "?"

His gaze merely passed by.

Before he could react, Chaochao clenched her little pink fist and slammed it into her palm. The little dumpling, deeply immersed in the role, blurted out her line: "Okay, Daddy will buy it for you right away!"

"..." Xie Jingcheng's phoenix eyes froze, he doubted his ears, and a crack appeared on his cold, handsome face.

What...what did she just say?

dad?

...He must have misheard.

"Driver, driver, please stop over there! Brother Jingcheng wants to eat!"

Really? You want to eat it?

Xie Jingcheng could see the driver's questioning and surprised look in the rearview mirror.

"...Yes, I want to eat it."

He nodded expressionlessly and silently took the blame.

The car stopped, and Xie Jingcheng carried Chaochao out of the car. As soon as the little dumpling landed, she ran towards the stall.

Just then, a little boy took a round stick from the shopkeeper and skipped away, holding his mother's hand.

With difficulty, Chaochao looked away from him, took out her small cloth bag, stood in front of the shop, waved her little hand, and said with great pride, "Brother Jingcheng, you can pick whatever you want, Chaochao will buy it for you!"

As she spoke, she patted her money pouch with her chubby little paws, wishing herself to be rich every day!

The silk purse was slightly loose, revealing a few red Mao Zedong bills.

No longer is it just a pitiful ten-yuan and five-yuan note.

Yes, Grandpa Huo couldn't bear to see Chaochao struggling to eat candy under Huo Qinwei's pressure, so he secretly slipped a dozen or so bills into his granddaughter's purse so she could buy candy herself.

“…Let’s go with this one.” Xie Jingcheng pointed to the signature rabbit.

The little dumpling stared at it, its eyes practically shining.

The shop owner responded enthusiastically and immediately picked up a skewer and started spinning it.

A wisp of fluffy white silk was blown out from the round nozzle, spinning rapidly around the stick, wrapping it layer by layer until it became a sphere.

Chaochao stood on tiptoe, watching in amazement as the thin stick transformed into a chubby stick in the blink of an eye.

Why does sugar turn into threads when sprinkled on top?

The thoughtful child is thinking earnestly.

Could there be a giant spider down there that loves sugar just like her, and the owner feeds it sugar from up there, and it spins silk for him?

Chaochao thought about it and nodded in complete agreement.

That makes perfect sense.

Sugar can make even the devil work.

If her father feeds Chaochao candy and lets her pinch her cheeks, she's happy to do so.

"Here you go, little one!"

The shopkeeper bent down, held the skewer by the bottom, and handed it to her.

It turns out that while Chaochao was quietly "thinking," the little rabbit had already finished.

A round, white head with light pink, fluffy ears.

It's as soft and fluffy as a cloud.

Once she came to her senses, Chaochao looked at the object so close to her and swallowed hard.

But the little girl resisted the temptation, waved her hand and said, "No, it's not for me, it's for my brother!"

It was Chaochao who treated Brother Jingcheng to this meal.

She just watched her brother eat...slurp...

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was taken aback to find that a three-year-old had brought an adult to buy the candy. He gave a slightly embarrassed laugh and handed the candy to Xie Jingcheng.

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