Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Workaholic Dad 12
More than a month later, when Zhuozhuo got up, he was suddenly told that he had to go to kindergarten today.
Because Qin Jin had already taken Zhuozhuo to visit the kindergarten in advance and told her about going to school, Zhuozhuo accepted it well and was inexplicably excited. She danced and jumped on the bed, cheering, "Go to school! Go to school! Go to school!"
Qin Jin grabbed the calf-like Zhuo Zhuo and helped her put on her clothes. Looking at her bright smile, his heavy heart couldn't help but relax. He unconsciously instructed, "After dinner, Daddy will take you to kindergarten. Teacher Wu is your homeroom teacher. Tell her everything. If anyone is mean to you, hits you, or steals your things, you must..."
"I have to call Dad!" Zhuozhuo ran to the table and pointed at the children's watch on it, shaking his head and saying, "I have to call Dad when I miss him, tell him when I'm unhappy, tell him when I don't want to go to school, and tell him when the food doesn't taste good!"
Qin Jin himself probably didn't notice, but the closer school got to starting, the more nervous he became, often nagging Zhuo Zhuo about certain things. He said whatever came to his mind, but after so much time, Zhuo Zhuo had memorized them.
Qin Jin was both melancholy and relieved when Zhuozhuo interrupted him, but he couldn't help but want to say it again, but Zhuozhuo had already covered his ears and ran to the door. Qin Jin shook his head. Two months ago, he absolutely didn't believe that he would become like this.
Medical beauty is plastic surgery, and taking care of children is treating people badly.
Qin Jin was still sighing to himself when he saw Zhuozhuo, who had gone out with her own little doorknob, turn around and run back, shouting, "Dad, you have to call me when you miss me! You have to tell me when you're unhappy! You have to video call me during lunch, and you have to eat on time!"
After saying that, Zhuozhuo ran away with a thud. Qin Jin couldn't help laughing and whispered lovingly, "This clever little ghost."
Ever since Zhuozhuo came to his side, Qin Jin has been following her biological clock and has never had irregular eating habits. But Zhuozhuo still remembers that on the first day they met, Qin Jin worked until after one o'clock before eating.
This caring little cotton-padded jacket is about to warm Qin Jin up.
After Zhuozhuo moved in, Qin Jin installed an indoor elevator, considering that it would be too tiring for a child to run up and down the third floor every day and she would easily fall. However, Zhuozhuo didn't want to take the elevator after a few days of novelty. She just liked to run around and climb up and down to have fun.
Zhuozhuo rushed downstairs, singing a broken nursery rhyme tunelessly, "The sun is shining in the sky, I am a little bird... Little bird goes to school, if I get up early I will be eaten... Early, early, early, early!"
When there were only two steps left, Zhuozhuo suddenly stopped charging and jumped down before Qin Jin and 9972 could react. The height of the two steps was not very dangerous for a child, but the width of the two steps was a bit long, and the child could not jump that far.
If Zhuozhuo had landed on the last step, or even the ground, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But Zhuozhuo's tendency to fall was half on the step and half empty. Qin Jin and 9972 could already imagine Zhuozhuo falling to the ground after being hit by the step.
At this moment, a white and slender hand grabbed Zhuozhuo's arm, stabilized her fallen body, and lifted her up to the ground.
Zhuozhuo raised his head and called out crisply, "Auntie!"
Qin Xi rubbed his wrist and said "hmm".
Qin Jin took two or three steps down from the corner of the stairs between the first and second floors, squatted down and checked Zhuo Zhuo, confirming that her legs and ankles were not injured. Then he said seriously: "Zhuo Zhuo, why did you jump down?"
Zhuozhuo rarely saw Qin Jin so fierce, so he shrank his neck and whispered, "I want to jump."
Qin Jin quickly slowed down his tone and restrained his expression, saying gently, "Dad didn't blame Zhuozhuo, it's just that it's very dangerous for you to jump down like that. Dad was too far away from you just now and couldn't catch you in time. If Auntie hadn't been here, you would have fallen, right?"
Zhuozhuo, already a lesson learned by the experience, nodded obediently. He felt a little scared, but only slightly. Because the floor and steps were covered with thick carpet, Zhuozhuo felt that even if he fell, he would be fine.
Qin Jin knew from Zhuo Zhuo's expression that she didn't take it seriously, but he couldn't bear to let her fall or spank her to teach her a lesson, so he could only weakly instruct her, "Zhuo Zhuo, promise Daddy that you won't do anything dangerous when Daddy's not around, okay?"
"good."
Zhuozhuo was very well-behaved, but Qin Jin and 9972 had little hope. Because that's just the nature of children: they can cleverly remember every word of adults' instructions and obediently do whatever they're told. But once they get excited, they forget everything and refuse to listen.
After Qin Jin emphasized to Zhuo Zhuo that "especially in kindergarten, if you don't have a teacher with you, don't do anything dangerous," he worriedly went to talk to Teacher Wu on the phone. 9972 also mentally explained the seriousness of the situation to Zhuo Zhuo, but Zhuo Zhuo's attention had already drifted to Qin Xi.
Qin Xi and Zhao Xian had only just returned last night, and Zhuo Zhuo had completely forgotten their meeting two months prior. Zhuo Zhuo liked the beautiful and bright Qin Xi very much, but Qin Xi wasn't very enthusiastic about her because of Qin Jin.
Children are very sensitive to adults' emotions. Even when Qin Xi smiled at Zhuo Zhuo, Zhuo Zhuo showed no desire to get close to her. Instead, Zhuo Zhuo got along well with the calm Zhao Xian, even sharing yogurt with her last night.
But now that Qin Xi had caught Zhuo Zhuo, Zhuo Zhuo was no longer afraid of her. After observing him for a while, Zhuo Zhuo said in a baby voice, "Is Auntie's hand hurt?"
Qin Xi didn't expect Zhuozhuo to not run away, but to take the initiative to talk to her. She subconsciously shook her head, "No."
"But you've been rubbing your fingers," Zhuozhuo looked up at Qin Xi, pointed at her wrist and thought for a moment before accurately saying the word, "Rubbing your wrist." She asked with concern, "Does it hurt a lot? Let me blow on you, it will stop hurting."
Qin Xi hadn't expected Zhuozhuo to be so warm-hearted; no wonder she was so popular with Qin Jin. She looked at Zhuozhuo's raised hand and took the initiative to squat down and offer her hand. Qin Xi's hand had just been stretched when she grabbed Zhuozhuo, and it didn't hurt much now, but she didn't want to refuse the girl's kindness.
Zhuozhuo carefully held Qin Xi's hand, pouting her lips and blowing hard. She blew very seriously, not missing a single finger, and even blowing a few more times on her wrist. Before she finished blowing, she felt dizzy and her brain was deprived of oxygen.
So, Zhuozhuo blew twice, then rested for a while, blew twice, then rested for a while. When she finished blowing, Zhuozhuo saw Qin Xi turned and went into the bathroom. She followed and found Qin Xi washing her hands.
Zhuo Zhuo's eyes instantly turned red, "Aunt hates me."
Qin Xi was stunned. "I didn't."
She had only ever held high hopes for Zhuozhuo, but the reality was that Zhuozhuo had indeed changed Qin Jin, but Qin Jin's attitude towards Zhao Xian hadn't changed. This disparity made it difficult for Qin Xi to have a good mood when facing Zhuozhuo, so she tried to avoid contact with her.
"You did." Zhuozhuo said sadly with reason and evidence: "You were washing your hands because I touched you." Zhuozhuo had seen Secretary Zhou washing her hands in the bathroom in annoyance after a male employee touched her hands.
"..." Qin Xi didn't know how to explain for a moment. After thinking for a while, she said, "Because your saliva got on my hands, I washed my hands, but I don't hate you."
After saying this, Qin Xit herself felt that it was far-fetched. She felt powerless, with an inexplicable feeling. Sure enough, Zhuozhuo's expression became even more aggrieved, and a layer of mist covered her big eyes. Qin Xi was overwhelmed. If Zhuozhuo cried because of her, what would Qin Jin think?
At this moment, Qin Jin, who had just finished his phone call, came over. He squatted down, hugged Zhuozhuo, and gently asked what had happened. Zhuozhuo sobbed and told him everything. She had a good memory and remembered almost every word correctly.
Qin Xi was so nervous that she held her breath, waiting for Qin Jin to make a move, but she saw Qin Jin gently tapping Zhuozhuo's nose and saying, "Do you know why you have to wash your hands after sucking your hands?" This little guy didn't know where he learned the bad habit of sucking his hands, and Qin Jin was watching him correct it recently.
Even though Zhuozhuo was about to cry, he answered obediently, "Because it's dirty."
"Then why are they dirty?" Qin Jin asked himself and answered, "Because my hands are covered with saliva. You have to wash it off yourself, and if it gets on others, they will definitely wash it off too. It has nothing to do with whether they dislike you or not."
Seeing Zhuozhuo's surprised look, Qin Jin said jokingly, "Our Zhuozhuo is so overbearing. He accused my aunt of such a serious crime just because she was washing the saliva on her hands."
Zhuozhuo covered her face in embarrassment and spoke in a long, coquettish voice, "Daddy!"
Qin Jin stopped when he saw that he was ahead, pointed at Qin Xi and said, "Auntie is scared by you, what should you do?"
Zhuozhuo ran over and hugged Qin Xi's legs. He looked up at her and said softly, "Auntie, I'm sorry. Zhuozhuo wronged you. Can you forgive me?"
"It's okay, I don't blame you." Qin Xi bent down and touched Zhuozhuo's head, looking at Qin Jin in disbelief. After seeing with her own eyes how he solved the small accidents in the process of taking care of the child, she truly realized how much Qin Jin cared and gentle he was to this child.
The warm and harmonious atmosphere Qin Jin naturally created when he coaxed Zhuo Zhuo was what Qin Xi had longed for for more than twenty years. However, Qin Jin knew exactly what she and her mother wanted and needed, but he refused to give it to them. He watched their struggle and pain with cold eyes.
Qin Xi was lost in thought, her mood taking a sharp turn for the worse, but she was brought back to life by the purring sound of Zhuozhuo's milk. "Thank you, Auntie, for catching Zhuozhuo just now. Auntie is so amazing and beautiful. I love you, Auntie!"
After saying that, Zhuozhuo raised his hand above his head and made a heart shape to Qin Xi. Then he shyly hid behind Qin Jin's legs and laughed out loud with joy.
Qin Xi was inexplicably amused and was about to say you're welcome when she heard Qin Jin say gently, "Qin Xi, thank you so much for what you did just now. You reacted really quickly."
Qin Xi was stunned for a moment, her eyes warming. If she wasn't hallucinating, this was the first time in over twenty years that Qin Jin's words had held any warmth. Qin Xi wasn't happy; she simply felt that Qin Jin was truly cruel, bluntly hinting that the family harmony she desired required her to treat Zhuo Zhuo well in exchange.
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