Chapter 74 I Like Dad More
"Where's the child?"
Assistant Zhang pointed upstairs and whispered, "In the bedroom, asleep."
Xiao Taozhi was exhausted and slept soundly on Assistant Zhang's shoulder all the way. She woke up once on the way back, but once she touched the bed, she curled up in a comfortable position and fell asleep again.
Lu Ting nodded, and unconsciously lightened his steps as he went upstairs.
It was very quiet upstairs. Lu Ting could vaguely hear a burst of intermittent sobbing coming from Xiao Taozhi's room.
Lu Ting walked over quickly and opened the door. In the dark room, a small figure was huddled in the quilt and shivering.
"Tao Zhi." Lu Ting called softly.
The little guy immediately got out of bed upon hearing the sound, and ran to Lu Ting with his short legs, hugging the man's long legs, "Daddy..."
The baby's voice sounded aggrieved and nasal, and you could tell he had just been crying.
This little crybaby...
Lu Ting squatted down, raised his hand to wipe the tears from the little guy's face, and said softly, "Why are you crying? I just went to take care of something."
The little guy sobbed a little, sniffed his nose, and then said pitifully: "I thought... Daddy wouldn't come back..."
Lu Ting's heart softened, and his usually sharp brows softened a lot in an instant.
I didn't expect that the little guy was still worried about his safety. He still had some conscience.
Little Taozhi suddenly raised her little face, blinking her big, misty eyes as she looked at Lu Ting expectantly: "Daddy, where's the salted goose?"
Lu Ting's mouth twitched.
So, the little guy is only worried about the safety of the saltwater goose, not him? ?
In the little guy's heart, he is not as good as a salted goose?!
Seeing Lu Ting remained silent, little Taozhi grew anxious. She shook Lu Ting's sleeve with her small, fleshy hands, "Daddy, please say something! Don't scare Zhizhi! What happened to the salted goose? Is the goose in danger?"
What's so dangerous about salted goose? It's hanging in the ready-to-eat shop!
But he couldn't tell the little girl that he was so anxious to see her when he came back that he forgot to buy the salted goose?
Lu Ting pursed his lips and said nothing, the veins on his forehead bulging.
"Zhizhi knows." Little Taozhi let go of her hand, licked her dry lips, and said, "Dad must have been too hungry on the road, so he ate the goose... Zhizhi doesn't blame Dad, but Dad, please be honest!"
Lu Ting: "..."
Forget it, I won’t bother with the little brat.
He lowered his head and glanced at Xiao Taozhi's little toes. The pink little toes were stepping on the cold ground and curled up unconsciously because of the cold.
Then, Lu Ting held little Taozhi's armpits with both hands, lifted her up and carried her to sit on the bed, put on her little slippers, turned on the light, took the little guy to the huge transparent floor-to-ceiling window, and pulled open the curtains.
"Wow!"
Little Taozhi was so surprised that she pressed her whole body against the glass window, her two big black eyes full of joy.
From the little guy's angle, he could just see two pure white swans leisurely skiing and playing in the pool downstairs.
Seeing Xiao Taozhi's happy expression, Lu Ting's cold voice also added a bit of joy: "Your salted goose."
Taozhi hugged Lu Ting's long legs tightly with her two small fleshy hands, rubbing her little face against him like a little puppy, and said in a soft voice: "Thank you, Daddy! Daddy is the best! Zhizhi likes Daddy the most~"
Lu Ting raised his eyebrows and deliberately asked, "Do you like salted duck more or dad more?"
“Hmm…”
Little Taozhi chewed her fingers and said in distress for a while, "I like daddy more!"
Lu Ting was secretly proud of himself.
Then Xiao Taozhi added: "Because there is Papa, there is Salted Goose!"
The smile on Lu Ting's lips suddenly froze.
So in the end, it’s all for the salted goose…
After all, he was wrong.
Lu Ting held his forehead helplessly, looking at the smiling little kid beside him. His expression suddenly turned serious, and he changed the subject and asked, "Are you still going to school tomorrow?"
After suffering such an injustice on the first day of school, the little one's impression of school must have been greatly reduced. It is inevitable that he will feel rejection or fear. The most troublesome thing is...
Will the little one be reluctant to go to school from now on?
Lu Ting was just pondering when little Tao Zhi beside him spoke. She looked at Lu Ting with bright eyes and said seriously, "Dad, Zhizhi has to go to school tomorrow."
Lu Ting was stunned.
He had already prepared himself mentally for the little girl not to go to school, but now the little girl told him that she wanted to go to school.
"Why?" Lu Ting was puzzled.
The red mark on Xiao Taozhi's forehead from the beating hadn't completely faded, but it didn't hurt as much anymore. She smiled and said, "Because there's Zhizhi's good friend at school. Zhizhi just made a good friend today~"
"Will you... be scared?" Lu Ting rubbed the little guy's furry head.
The little guy nodded honestly, "But it's just a little bit. Except for the teacher who locked Zhizhi in the toilet today, Zhizhi doesn't like it. The other teachers are all very nice to Zhizhi!"
Lu Ting looked at Tao Zhi's clear, bright eyes, and something in his heart was suddenly touched. He gently took the little girl into his arms and patted her back. "Don't be afraid, you will never see the teacher who bullied you today again."
Little Taozhi tilted her head in confusion, "Why?"
"Because the police found out that she bullied you, so they arrested her." Lu Ting looked into Xiao Taozhi's eyes and spoke seriously, enunciating each word.
"Really?"
Lu Ting nodded: "Yeah."
He reached out and pinched Xiao Taozhi's soft little face, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Xiao Taozhi also smiled, her eyes curved like the bright little crescent moon in the sky.
Looking at the little guy's smile, Lu Ting began to feel inexplicably conflicted.
He had never felt so conflicted.
He used to think that the little guy should know the dangers of the world as early as possible and face the reality. But when the cruel side of society was gradually exposed to the little guy, he hoped that the little guy's innocence and romance would never be eroded.
He suddenly felt very fortunate that after the little guy had experienced such a terrible thing, he still had expectations and hopes for the world in his eyes.
The heavens always seemed to be telling him, Lu Ting, life is not as good as you think; while the little guy always seemed to be telling him, Dad, the world is not as bad as you think...
Gradually withdrawing his thoughts, Lu Ting hugged Tao Zhi tighter in his arms. He suddenly asked, "Why didn't you use the bracelet to call me when you were in danger?"
Little Taozhi stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, "I forgot, hehe~"
"Little fool."
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Go to school the next day.
Lu Ting personally sent Xiao Taozhi to the class and communicated with the newly transferred head teacher for a few words before leaving.
Just as Lu Ting said, the original head teacher was transferred, and Mao Xiaoguo was also transferred, so Xiao Taozhi sat with Qian Duoduo as she wished.
But an uninvited guest came to the class——
The little fat boy that Xiao Taozhi met on the street last time.
(End of this chapter)
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