Before the child was born, Ruan Tao was already overflowing with maternal love.
"Hit me, hit me!"
Xia Zhao quickly put on a smile to cheer Ruan Tao up. Ruan Tao held Xia Zhao's hand, looked seriously into his clear eyes, and said word by word: "Xia Zhao, when our child grows up, we must not beat her anymore."
Xia Zhao deliberately coaxed Ruan Tao, "That won't do. A childhood without being beaten is incomplete."
"You dare!" Ruan Tao frowned.
Xia Zhao's big hands tightly wrapped around Ruan Tao's small hands. He looked at Ruan Tao seriously and said softly, "Taozi, I know you love children, but I don't think beating children is corporal punishment."
"You can reason with them. If you repeat the same principle hundreds of times, people will eventually understand."
Ruan Tao didn’t know how to be a mother before, and of course, she still doesn’t know how to be a mother now.
But one thing she hopes is that her children can have a happy childhood.
"Taozi, I can assure you that I won't physically punish a child unless it's absolutely necessary. But you know one thing: this child is mine, too!"
Xia Zhao wanted to make it clear to Ruan Tao that spoiling a child too much would harm the child.
"Taozi, I don't want our child to grow up spoiled. Our living conditions are so good now. She's already got a head start from birth. You know, I've seen many children abroad who, because of their parents' doting, end up taking drugs and breaking the law. I don't want our child to be like that. I hope she's kind and upright, and grows up to be someone who contributes to our country and its people."
Ruan Tao really felt that Xia Zhao was worrying too much. She looked at Xia Zhao and asked in confusion, "Xia Zhao, why do you think our child will turn out badly?"
"It's not about changing for the worse." Xia Zhao looked at Ruan Tao deeply, his eyes firm. "Human nature has two sides. What kind of person a child will become depends on his parents, don't you think?"
"If we blindly protect our child, she will know that no matter what happens, we will always have her back, and she may even risk her life. We must teach our child that the law always has the most basic moral bottom line."
Ruan Tao knew that Xia Zhao said this for the good of the child, but she had no choice but to compromise and said, "Then after the child is born, we will educate her well."
Xia Zhao asked, "Taozi, do you like boys or girls?"
Ruan Tao also studied medicine, and she knew that whether it was a boy or a girl, it was decided by the man.
"It's not that she is what I like, but her gender is already determined. I just hope she can grow up safely and healthily."
Xia Zhao likes girls.
He thought that a girl as soft and cute as a peach would surely make his heart melt.
"She will definitely be healthy."
Xia Zhao didn't notice that he always used "her".
Ruan Tao yawned. She was very sleepy. She had just eaten and was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes.
Right now I just want to sleep.
"Xia Zhao, I'm sleepy."
Xia Zhao also knew that it was normal for women to feel sleepy in the early stages of pregnancy.
"Then go to sleep."
Ruan Tao scolded, "I haven't even washed up yet!"
Xia Zhao helped Ruan Tao wash up as if she were the queen. After Ruan Tao finished washing up, she lay down on the pillow and fell asleep.
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