Meanwhile, Chaochao and Maodan were playing in an open space not far from their home.
She intently selected the rounded stones and tiles on the ground, carefully arranging them into various shapes, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Suddenly, she looked up and saw her front door wide open in the distance. In that instant, her eyes lit up like the brightest stars, and a thought flashed through her mind: Dad is back!
Her face flushed with excitement, and without hesitation, she dropped the carefully chosen stone and tile and, like a joyful little deer, took off running towards home, calling out, "Daddy! Daddy!" Her clear voice echoed in the air, filled with joy and anticipation.
Mao Dan was fiddling with the stone in his hand when he heard Chao Chao's sudden shout. He instinctively looked up and saw his younger sister rushing towards home like an arrow.
A thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that his uncle-in-law has returned?
The thought of his uncle conjured up images of all sorts of delicious food in his mind, such as candies and snacks... As he thought about it, Mao Dan couldn't help but hiss, his mouth almost watering.
He could no longer care about the stone in his hand, so he quickly threw it down and shouted, "Sister, wait for me!" as he chased after her with all his might.
At this moment, Xie Yan was having a sweet dream on the kang (a heated brick bed), in which he was enjoying a delicious meal with his family.
Suddenly, a sweet voice abruptly pulled him out of his dream.
He groggily opened his eyes and saw Chaochao's chubby little face and her bright, joyful eyes staring at him intently, as if they held countless little stars.
Xie Yan's lips unconsciously curled up, and he raised his hand to gently rub her head, saying affectionately, "Where did you go to have so much fun? Look at you, all sweaty, you look like a little kitten."
Chaochao playfully grabbed Xie Yan's hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and retorted crisply, "No! I wasn't playing around like that."
She went out to have fun, not to go crazy.
Hearing his daughter's clear voice, Xie Yan was startled. Before, Chaochao's tongue hadn't fully healed, and her speech was still a little unclear. Now it was completely healed. Ignoring the sweat on his hands, he said with concern, "Chaochao, open your mouth so Daddy can see if your tongue still hurts?"
Chaochao obediently opened her mouth, revealing her pink little tongue.
Xie Yan took a closer look and found that it was indeed healed. Overjoyed, he happily picked her up and praised her with a smile, "Our Chaochao is really amazing. Her tongue is almost healed so quickly."
"Daddy knew that our Chaochao is the most amazing little baby."
As he spoke, he gently pinched Chaochao's little nose, "Perfect timing, Daddy brought back lots of delicious food for you this time. Come on, pull Daddy up. Let's go eat some delicious food together."
"I'll help you!" Mao Dan's loud voice suddenly came from above Xie Yan's head, startling Xie Yan.
He turned his head and saw Maodan excitedly jumping onto the kang (a heated brick bed), looking as eager as if he would miss out on the delicious food if he was even a second late.
Xie Yan couldn't help but give him a light slap, laughing and scolding, "You brat, why were you so quiet in the room? Were you trying to scare me to death?"
I'll scare him to death so I can inherit his Alipay Huabei account.
Xie Yan's strength was barely a tickle to Mao Dan, nothing compared to the ferocity of his father's beatings, and even his grandmother's beatings hurt more.
Mao Dan grinned nonchalantly, and after getting onto the kang (heated brick bed), he grabbed Xie Yan's arm and pulled him up forcefully.
Xie Yan clearly felt a considerable force coming from his hand, and couldn't help but curiously look at the little guy beside him.
Hey, this little guy doesn't look very big, but he's already showing some strength.
Seeing this, Xie Yan let himself be pulled by the two little ones, wanting to see if they could really lift him up.
Unexpectedly, they actually managed to pick it up. Seeing how hard the two little ones were working, their faces turning red, Xie Yan felt a warmth in his heart and decided to reward them properly.
He stood up, walked to the snakeskin bag in the kitchen, and took out a bag of raisins.
He grabbed a large handful for each of the two little ones, gently placed them on the table, and said with a smile, "Alright, sit here and eat."
"Try it, is it good?"
Neither Chaochao nor Maodan had ever seen raisins before, and they were very curious about these little things. "What are these?" they asked.
"raisin!"
Xie Yan picked up two and put one in the mouth of each of Chaochao and Maodan. "Try it, do you like it?"
Chaochao felt the little thing in her mouth, but it had no taste. She chewed it gently, and in an instant, a sweet flavor exploded on her taste buds. Her eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, it's so sweet!"
The other person sitting on the other side did the same, unable to resist picking up another one and putting it in their mouth, savoring it carefully.
Even after chewing for a long time, I couldn't bear to swallow it.
Xie Yan patted his head and said, "Eat up, everything in front of you is for you alone, so eat without worry!"
Upon hearing this, Chaochao reached out her little hand and gathered all the raisins in front of her together, exclaiming with delight, "Then are all these Chaochao's too?"
Xie Yan nodded, "It's all for the two of you, eat up."
Balut was still a little reluctant, so he set aside a small portion, saying, "I'll just eat this much!"
Xie Yan could tell that the little guy wanted to take the rest back for his family, so he said softly again, "Don't worry, Grandpa and Grandma, your mom and dad have some too."
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who wouldn't share good food with adults and would eat it all by myself?"
Hairy Egg: "?"
Not necessarily!
Seeing that the little guy didn't trust him, Xie Yan got angry!
"Mao Dan, what did that expression mean just now? Explain yourself!"
Mao Dan shrank his neck, wondering if he had accidentally offended his uncle. Should he take back the raisins he had given him?
The thought of taking away such delicious food immediately made Mao Dan protest. He lay on the table, clutching the raisins tightly with both hands, before scratching his head and looking at Xie Yan with a smug little face. "Last time, didn't you eat all that raisins by yourself behind Chao Chao's back?"
Xie Yan: "!?"
"When have I ever eaten alone? You better explain yourself!"
Unfazed by Xie Yan's gaze, Mao Dan retorted loudly, "Last time was when we had watermelons!"
Don't think he doesn't know; all adults are like this. They like to hide from children and secretly eat alone!
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