As he spoke, Xie Yan paused, staring intently at Chaochao, and asked seriously, "Think about it carefully. You're just an ordinary little girl, not a little white dragon who can't breathe underwater. What would happen if you really fell in?"
Chaochao had heard her father explain that the consequence of not being able to breathe is death. When she flew to the Children's Star, her eyes widened instantly, and her face was filled with fear. She was clearly terrified.
She burst into tears, hugged Xie Yan tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Daddy, Chaochao was wrong. Chaochao will never watch it again. Chaochao doesn't want to drown."
Between sobs, she murmured, "Chaochao doesn't want to go to dark places alone. Chaochao wants her mom and dad, grandpa and grandma, brother, uncle, aunt, Xiaohua..."
"I don't want to not see you all every day~~~"
"Waaaaaah..."
Hearing her mutter a string of names, Xie Yan felt both annoyed and amused.
He had previously noticed that Chaochao liked to cover her face while sleeping, so Xie Yan had explained to her that the consequence of not being able to breathe was death. Therefore, the little one was genuinely frightened at this moment.
Xie Yan hugged Chaochao tightly in his arms with a touch of heartache, gently patted her back, and softly comforted her, "Sweetie, don't be afraid. As long as you don't go to dangerous places like wells by yourself, you'll be fine."
Chaochao sobbed, gasping for breath, "I know, Daddy. I never want to see the White Dragon again. Waaah, it's too scary. I don't want to never see Mommy and Daddy again."
Xie Yan looked at her daughter who was crying uncontrollably and felt a little guilty, though it was very little. Children are usually very brave; they don't know what fear is until they're scared.
He hugged Chaochao tighter and gently comforted her, "Chaochao, it's alright. Daddy's here. Daddy was protecting you the whole time."
"But you must remember, whether you're alone or with other children, you must never go to the well by yourself, nor go to dangerous places like the water's edge, understand?"
Chaochao nodded vigorously while crying.
At this moment, Yu Yuehui, who heard Chaochao crying, hurriedly ran out of the house. Looking at the child with tears streaming down her face, she looked at Xie Yan with some helplessness.
The child was crying so hard, and he was still calmly reasoning with him without trying to comfort him.
Chaochao was so frightened that she refused to go to the water for a long time. Eventually, Xie Yan noticed and took the child to learn to swim again.
That is, there is a lake there, and the water in this lake is flowing, the water quality is good, and the bottom of the shallow water area is also gravel and sand, without mud, which gave Xie Yan the opportunity to teach Chaochao to swim.
Otherwise, if the child becomes afraid of water, Xie Yan will never be able to forgive herself.
Having learned to swim, Chaochao no longer had any weaknesses and quickly became the new leader of the children in Xiliu Village.
But that's a story for another time.
With tears still on her face, Chaochao started to smile again after being comforted by Xie Yan and Yu Yuehui. She forgot her fear and sat on a small stool washing her clothes.
Gu Bin, who had come over for a walk with his daughter after dinner, stared wide-eyed at the sight before him. "Xie Yan, you're abusing your daughter!"
Xie Yan looked at the loud and boisterous person and elegantly rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes, yes, if you don't mistreat her, when your daughter is out and about next year, I hope you can wash her clothes clean every day."
"Ideally, you could make your daughter the brightest star in our village."
"After all, you're a good dad who doesn't abuse his daughter, unlike a bad dad like me!"
Gu Bin proudly raised his head, "Of course!"
He has a parenting manual at his fingertips; with his guidance, his daughter Tongtong will surely grow up to be an elegant and intellectual lady.
Xie Yan sneered, but before he could retort, Chaochao, who was diligently washing clothes, became unwilling to accept it. She stood up and waited for Gu Bin, "Uncle Gu, you are the bad dad, my dad is the good dad!"
Gu Bin: "..."
He squatted down and looked at Chaochao earnestly. "Chaochao! Do you know that your uncle is on your side?"
"You're so young, and your dad makes you do the laundry. Aren't you angry?"
Chaochao looked up at Gu Bin with some disdain. Uncle Gu just liked to sow discord. He was already saying bad things about her father, but he was saying it was for her own good. She didn't believe it at all!
What's wrong with washing clothes? It's her own clothes, isn't it her duty to wash them when they get dirty? What's there to be angry about?
Gu Bin was taken aback by the look in Chaochao's eyes; this little kid was actually looking down on him.
This wasn't the final blow to him. Feeling the movement in his arms, he looked down and saw Tongtong reaching out to pull Chaochao.
As soon as Tongtong entered the door and saw Chaochao, she was overjoyed. She was finally able to meet someone. She had no idea about her father's complicated feelings. All she wanted to do was play with her sister.
Chaochao was a little angry with Gu Bin and didn't want to talk to Tongtong, but she also wanted to play with her. Her little face puffed up with conflicting emotions, which was very cute.
Seeing his disappointing daughter and the overly ambitious Chaochao beside her, Gu Bin became withdrawn.
Xie Yan couldn't help but chuckle to himself, but he still squatted down and said to Chaochao, "Chaochao! Tongtong is playing with you, why aren't you paying attention to her?"
Chaochao turned her face away angrily, her lips pouting like a bulging little bun, and said huffily, "Dad, Uncle Gu is so mean! He actually said bad things about you."
Xie Yan nodded slightly and followed her words, saying, "Yes, Uncle Gu's actions were indeed wrong. However, Tongtong is different; she didn't say anything bad about Daddy."
Chaochao tilted her head and thought about it. She felt that her father was right. Tongtong was indeed a good girl, and she shouldn't have treated her like that.
She lowered her head, gently took Tongtong's little hand, and said earnestly, "Little sister, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have refused to play with you just now. Can you forgive me?"
Tongtong quickly nodded, wanting to play with her older sister.
Seeing Tongtong nod, Chaochao smiled happily, but still reminded her, "Tongtong, you must remember, never be like Uncle Gu, but learn from Aunt Huihui and be a good girl, okay?"
Tongtong seemed to understand but not quite, and just kept nodding, her adorable appearance infuriating Gu Bin standing to the side.
Gu Bin, his face dark, glared at Xie Yan and demanded, "Did you deliberately teach your daughter to say that?"
Xie Yan looked completely at ease, raised his arrogant head, and said slowly, "I'm not as dishonest as you, talking badly in front of a child. Now you've been caught red-handed!"
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