Chapter 19 White Glutinous Rice Dumplings
Lu Mingyue was completely bewildered, wondering what was going through this child's thought process.
What is that dirty thing?
Judging from his eyes, it probably wasn't a pleasant look.
Huo Zheng glanced at Lu Mingyue, cleared his throat, and asked in a low voice, "Son, what dirty thing?"
Leilei glanced at Lu Mingyue, then told his father to lower his head and block his view before telling him the whole story.
"Dad, do you think there might be something dirty in here? Will I have to say goodbye to you like Mom did?"
Mother?
Lu Mingyue glanced at Huo Zheng. Could it be that the child was watching over his mother before she passed away?
She didn't ask, afraid of triggering bad memories for the child.
Hearing his words, Huo Zheng recalled the first time he met Lei Lei.
When he returned from his mission with his brother's ashes, he found his brother's wife's body, which had long since lost its vital signs, and a child crying sadly by her bedside.
He had promised his best friend that he would take good care of the two children, and after the children's mother passed away, he took the two children into his life.
Leilei was two years old at the time. We thought he had forgotten things, but unexpectedly, the young boy vaguely remembered the scene of his mother's death.
"Leilei, Dad promises you that such a thing won't happen. People are different."
On her way here, Lu Mingyue had already learned about the two children's experiences from Huo Zheng, which is why she could treat the children, who were not related by blood, as her own without any reservations.
After Huo Zheng and his son finished talking, Lu Mingyue reassured Leilei that he wouldn't worry and that nothing he was afraid of would happen.
Leilei was very happy when he received his father's assurance.
My father once said, "A man's word is his bond."
He trusted his father and believed that his father would not let such a thing happen.
"Don't worry, Leilei, what you're worried about won't happen. My two darlings are so cute, I can't bear to part with them."
Lu Mingyue rubbed the little girl's face sitting next to her. The bouncy, soft texture was unbeatable, like a walking cotton candy.
Yao Yao was amused by her actions and giggled.
It had been a long time since Leilei had eaten a bowl of dumpling soup, and he felt no discomfort at all. With the two people's assurances, the scales in his heart had already tipped.
Seeing how sincere she was, he reluctantly decided to believe her this once.
After dinner, Lu Mingyue first took Xiaoya to take a bath. There was no special bath tub at home, only a large basin for washing hands.
Lu Mingyue washed the basin clean, and Huo Zheng poured the diluted water into it. At the same time, he prepared a bucket of spare water and placed it aside, telling them to let him know if they needed anything.
Yao Yao was the perfect size to sit in the basin. When Lu Mingyue was helping her wash her body, she noticed something was wrong. Why did the little girl have several abrasions on her arms?
She pondered for a moment, then asked tactfully, "What has Yao Yao been playing lately?"
Yao Yao tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Every day I play with my brother and Xiao Hua, throwing beanbags, pebbles, catching little fish, and..."
As she spoke, a thought suddenly flashed in her mind, "And climbing trees!"
Lu Mingyue understood, guessing that the abrasions on his arm must have been caused by accident while climbing the tree.
But speaking of which, this little girl isn't even as tall as her leg, how could she climb a tree?
With this question in mind, Lu Mingyue asked it aloud.
Yao Yao smiled and said, "I couldn't climb up. My brother said my legs were too short, so he dragged me up with all his might."
The trees they climbed weren't very tall. The one they climbed today was about 1.7 or 1.8 meters high. Yao Yao didn't dare to open her eyes when she sat on the fork and looked down.
After climbing the tree, I moved slowly like an insect.
Tell the new mother the whole story.
No one could refuse the children's bright and sparkling eyes, but letting the two children climb trees outside was really dangerous.
Lu Mingyue came up with an idea. She gently stroked Yao Yao's wound and said, "Mommy can't climb trees either. Next time Yao Yao wants to climb a tree, can you ask me to come with you?"
Climbing a tree with Mom?
Is this a good idea?
That's a great idea!
Most of Yao Yao's playmates are her own age, and this is the first time an adult has been willing to play games with them.
Although their father would play beanbag toss with them, activities like climbing trees were not allowed. He said they were too young to do such dangerous sports.
If you tell a child of this age not to do something, they might do it even more.
Yao Yao nodded emphatically, "Of course."
Lu Mingyue felt that children this age were the easiest to fool, which reminded him of the times he used to play with children back in his hometown.
Yao Yao is fragrant and soft, like a white glutinous rice ball.
This child has never been a picky eater since he was little. He just ate a bowl of dumpling soup and his little belly is all bulging.
After giving her a bath, Lu Mingyue wrapped her in a large blanket and carried her directly into the house.
Their luggage was still unpacked and piled up messily in the living room.
Lu Mingyue took out a jar of face cream from her package, scooped out a piece, and applied it evenly to Yao Yao's face.
Feeling the delicate fragrance lingering around her nose, Yao Yao sneezed and covered her nose in embarrassment, thankfully she hadn't sprayed her saliva on her mother's face.
After settling the little one in, Lu Mingyue kissed her before leaving. "Alright, our darling is all cleaned up now. I'm going to take a shower too. Sleep here for a while and wait for me to come back, okay?"
Okay~
After answering in her childish voice, Yao Yao hugged her little blanket and lay obediently on her pillow, waiting.
Hehe, her new mom is so good to her.
She has a mother now, and Yao Yao is very happy.
Lu Mingyue quickly finished tidying up and made room for the father and son.
When I returned to the house, Yao Yao was fast asleep.
Lu Mingyue quietly closed the door, returned to the living room, and unpacked and tidied up the things they had brought.
"Go and rest, I'll take care of it."
Huo Zheng originally planned to pack his things after he had rested in the afternoon.
Unexpectedly, after taking a shower, I saw Lu Mingyue already squatting there.
He quickly stepped forward, snatched the things from her hands, and "chased" Lu Mingyue away without saying a word.
Lu Mingyue: Fine, since he's so hardworking, then she can be a little lazy. That way, there will be a balance in the family.
The green train was shaking quite a bit, and she didn't sleep well on the train. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she quickly lost consciousness.
Lu Mingyue's things were packed separately in a small package. Huo Zheng didn't know if she had any plans for these things, so he left them aside for the time being.
As for other daily necessities, they were placed in their original locations.
When Leilei came out of the shower, he saw his father hunched over the table writing something.
Huo Zheng looked up at him and said, "Finished washing?"
Leilei nodded and asked, "Is Dad studying?"
Sometimes Huo Zheng would bring back newspapers or books and lie to the two children, saying that they were studying at home.
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