Chapter 228 Children are stronger than we think
The mother and daughter walked a short distance with red eyes before they saw Lu Liangchen, who was holding two aluminum lunch boxes in his hands.
Obviously he went to the cafeteria to get food.
"Let's go, let's go home for dinner." Lu Liangchen didn't reach out to ask to hold Xiao Taozi. He knew that Xiao Taozi would not want him to hold her at this time.
However, I didn't expect that little Taozi would speak softly and cutely: "Daddy, give me a hug."
Lu Liangchen looked at the little girl in surprise, unable to believe it, thinking that he must have heard it wrong.
"Mom is tired. Let me rest. Dad will hold Xiao Taozi!" The little girl stopped crying and spoke clearly.
Lu Liangchen immediately picked up Xiao Taozi and held her in his arms: "Xiao Taozi is such a good baby, she knows how to care for her mother."
However, the more well-behaved and sensible Xiao Taozi behaved, the more uncomfortable Jiang Haitang felt.
"Liangchen, I regret it. I don't want to follow Vice Minister Zhou on the overseas inspection tour. What should I do?" Jiang Haitang's tone was a little stiff when he spoke.
"Is it because of Xiao Taozi?" Lu Liangchen asked.
Jiang Haitang nodded with difficulty.
"Haitang, don't be impulsive. I'm afraid you will give up this time and regret it later." Lu Liangchen said after thinking for a while.
As Jiang Haitang's future husband, he hopes that Jiang Haitang can shine in the field she likes, rather than becoming a housewife who only revolves around her husband and children.
After all, his Haitang is so outstanding.
Jiang Haitang also fell silent.
"I know you're having a hard time deciding. Little Peach is something you can't let go of."
"The last time we went to the Canton Fair, Xiao Taozi didn't cry like this. This time..."
"Mom came back but didn't look for Xiao Taozi. Xiao Taozi was so sad. When mom was not around, Xiao Taozi missed her, but Xiao Taozi was a strong child and didn't cry." Xiao Taozi suddenly pouted and spoke.
Jiang Haitang was stunned. She didn't expect that Xiao Taozi would be so smart.
"Little Peach, Mommy is too busy to take you with her. Mommy was wrong. From now on, whenever I come back, no matter how busy I am, I will pick you up, okay?"
Jiang Haitang has also realized his mistake, so he is very happy to admit it.
Little Taozi nodded sensibly, and the crooked little tuft of hair on her head swayed back and forth, looking extremely cute.
"Xiao Taozi, if mommy has to go out to work far away in a few days, can you stay at home?" Jiang Haitang asked tentatively.
"When we're at home, can mommy sleep with Xiao Taozi?" Xiao Taozi blinked her big red eyes, like a little rabbit.
Jiang Haitang felt her whole heart soften.
When Jiang Haitang heard her daughter's childish question, her throat felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton.
How could her sweet baby be so cute?
She gently stroked Xiao Taozi's crying face and slowly replied, "Of course! From now on, as long as mommy is home, Xiao Taozi can sleep with mommy anytime."
Her voice was as soft as a feather, yet it carried an unquestionable firmness.
"From now on, as long as Mommy is at home, she will accompany Xiao Taozi to bed every night, tell her stories, and sing nursery rhymes, okay?"
Xiao Taozi's eyes suddenly lit up, like two black grapes washed by rain. She held out her little finger and said, "Pink!"
Jiang Haitang's fingertips trembled slightly as she hooked her hands around the delicate little finger.
When the fingertips of mother and daughter touched, she suddenly realized that this was the first time her daughter had taken the initiative to make an agreement with her.
When she left a month ago, little Taozi just waved and said "Goodbye, Mom" in a naive manner.
"We'll make a promise, and we won't change it for a hundred years!" Little Taozi shook her hands earnestly, then suddenly added, as if remembering something, "Dad is my witness!"
Lu Liangchen held his daughter firmly in one hand and carried the lunch box in the other. He chuckled when he heard the words: "Okay, Dad will be my witness. If Mom doesn't keep her word, Dad will..."
He deliberately dragged out the tone, causing Xiao Taozi to look up curiously.
"So what?"
"Just punish mom!" Lu Liangchen said deliberately.
Unexpectedly, the little guy immediately expressed strong opposition: "No, no, Daddy can't punish Mommy, Mommy is the best mommy in the world."
Lu Liangchen couldn't help laughing: "You little girl, I love you in vain."
"No, Xiao Taozi likes daddy too. Daddy is the best daddy in the world." Xiao Taozi was so cute that she gave Lu Liangchen a kiss on the face.
Lu Liangchen felt that all his fatigue disappeared in an instant.
Little Taozi giggled, and the family of three walked slowly along the tree-lined avenue of the factory.
The May wind, carrying the fragrance of locust flowers, blew across Jiang Haitang's greasy hair.
She suddenly discovered that the dandelions on the roadside had already set seeds. She remembered that when she left, it was still a sea of golden flowers.
How many moments of her daughter's growth has she missed this month?
"Mommy, look!" Little Taozi suddenly twisted her body in Lu Liangchen's arms, her little hand excitedly pointing to the roadside, "Little ants moving!"
Jiang Haitang squatted down in the direction of her daughter's finger.
A group of ants were carrying food crumbs across the road, like flowing thin lines in the sunlight.
Such an ordinary scene became extremely precious because of my daughter's surprised tone.
"They're preparing for rain," Jiang Haitang explained softly, tapping the ant colony with her fingertips. "Just like when Mom goes abroad to learn new technology, it's for..."
"To build better machines! To prepare for a better life for us." Little Peach suddenly replied, her eyes sparkling.
Jiang Haitang asked in surprise: "Who told you these words?"
"My teacher taught me that. I said I missed my mother, and she told me that she worked so hard to build better machines and prepare for a better life for us. She also said that my mother was a very amazing person."
Jiang Haitang was stunned. She didn't expect that the nursery teacher would explain her long journey to her daughter in this way.
Lu Liangchen interjected at the right time: "It's just like when little Taozi learns nursery rhymes in kindergarten and comes home to sing them to her parents."
"Does mommy want to learn new songs too?" Little Peach asked innocently.
"Mom has something much more impressive to do than nursery rhymes." Lu Liangchen shook his daughter in his arms, his voice unconsciously filled with pride. "Mom is going to learn how to build machines that don't use foreign parts. When Mom comes back, all the machines in our factory will speak Chinese and won't disobey us anymore."
Xiao Taozi nodded, not quite understanding, and suddenly put her arms around Lu Liangchen's neck and whispered, "Then Daddy will write to Mommy every day, and Xiao Taozi will draw a lot of pictures for Mommy to see when she comes back."
"Okay, when Daddy has time, he can accompany Xiao Taozi to write letters and draw pictures for Mommy, okay?"
Jiang Haitang's vision suddenly blurred.
She walked quickly to the front, pretending to tidy up her hair that was messed up by the wind, but in fact she was quietly wiping the moisture from the corners of her eyes.
Lu Liangchen's voice teasing his daughter came from behind: "Do you want to draw a big airplane? Then Mom can ride it and go home quickly..."
The family of three quickly walked into the small yard. After more than a month of absence, the vegetables in the yard grew lushly. The roses planted by Lu Liangchen in the corner of the wall had begun to sprout branches and climb along the wall. The flower buds were hidden among the green branches and leaves, which was very beautiful.
"We're home. Shall we have dinner? Today Grandpa Zhang made braised meatballs for our little Taozi, her favorite!" Lu Liangchen said softly as he put his little daughter in the yard.
As soon as little Taozi landed on the ground, he jumped and ran into the house.
Soon, she came running out again, holding a tin biscuit box in her arms, and held it in front of Jiang Haitang like a treasure: "This is for Mom!"
A dozen or so slightly melted animal crackers were neatly arranged in the box. Some were missing ears, others tails, showing they had been carefully nibbled.
"This is..." Jiang Haitang picked up a rabbit-shaped biscuit puzzledly.
"Mom and Dad sent Xiao Taozi some cookies. Xiao Taozi saved every one for you." Lu Liangchen put down the lunch box, his voice a little hoarse. "She said she likes the cookies, and Mom will definitely like them too."
Jiang Haitang couldn't hold it in any longer and knelt down to hug her daughter tightly. The faint milky fragrance of Xiao Taozi mixed with the sweet smell of biscuits became the most healing smell in the world.
She felt her daughter's little hands patting her back gently, just as she usually did to comfort her.
"Don't cry, Mommy. Little Peach won't cry either. Little Peach will save all the delicious food for Mommy." Little Peach's voice was soft.
Lu Liangchen squatted down, his broad hands covering the shoulders of his wife and daughter. The shadows of the three people merged into a ball in the afternoon sun, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.
This extremely ordinary movement, at this moment, made Jiang Haitang's heart surge with indescribable attachment.
She felt that she had not even left yet, but she had already started to miss him.
The family of three started to eat.
At the dinner table, Xiao Taozi insisted on sitting between her parents.
She was busy and happy, picking up an egg with chopsticks for her mother and putting meatballs into her father's bowl.
Jiang Haitang watched her daughter clumsily but seriously dividing the food with children's chopsticks, and reached out to touch the little girl's hair.
"Mom, go back to work!" Xiao Taozi said vaguely but firmly, with food in her mouth, "Xiao Taozi and Dad will take good care of our family. We will wait for Mom to come back home!"
Jiang Haitang looked at Lu Liangchen, who nodded slightly at her.
"Our little Taozi is stronger and more powerful than we imagined." Lu Liangchen said proudly.
Jiang Haitang nodded. Perhaps children are really more sensible and strong than adults think.
"I'll take a leave this afternoon so I can spend some time with Xiao Taozi."
"Mom goes to work in the afternoon, and Xiao Taozi goes to school. Mom can pick Xiao Taozi up in the evening!"
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