Huo Qin: "..."
He silently thought, "Let her go at the age of three and a half."
After sticking it on, Chaochao held it in her hands, turning it over and over to admire and stroke it. But as she looked at it, a strange expression appeared on her little face.
She held up the badge, the gold edges of the flame shimmering in the sunlight streaming through the French windows.
"Why does it feel a little different?"
The little dumpling looked around, muttering to itself.
Huo Qin sat on the sofa, his calm gaze fixed on the papers in his hand. He wasn't looking at important documents, but rather appreciating the masterpieces created by the morning's artistic masters after their bursts of inspiration.
He replied calmly, "It's probably because it's been too long since we last met."
When Hochin retrieved it from the rescue team that day, he noticed that the edge of the badge was worn.
During the three days that the badge was "kept" by Hochin, it was actually taken to a master craftsman for repair, and pure gold was chosen as the material for the repair.
Chaochao didn't understand the difference in materials, but Huo Qin said so, so she assumed it was true.
The Flame Badge seemed heavier in my hand, and the golden light around it was even more dazzling.
Chaochao carefully pinned this symbolically significant badge to her collar, remarking with delight:
"That must mean my warrior spirit shines even brighter!"
She has already done a lot of good deeds today alone.
She accompanied the little turtle to its new pond, helped the chubby bird with its rehabilitation training, and even massaged the legs of the old man reading the newspaper.
Well, although after massaging her legs, Grandpa immediately gave her a box of shiny, pretty stones...
But! That's not what she was aiming for!
Wearing her Flame Medal, Chaochao stood tall and proud before the large French windows, her head tilted back, basking in the bright sunlight. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Keep being a good baby!"
Another day of striving for a better and brighter world!
Ding ding ding—Ding ding ding ding—
The grand accompaniment to the rise of the nation was played and sung in response.
The system simulates the action of reaching out to block out the light: Oh my god! Why does that gold badge look like a red scarf?
Huo Qin, leaning back on the leather sofa, let out a soft chuckle:
"Yes, that's great."
She's so young, and hasn't even started kindergarten yet, but her awareness is already so advanced.
Of course!
Chaochao accepted her father's praise with her eyes closed and without any modesty. After putting on a perfect act, she finally opened her eyes, touched the badge reluctantly, and then carefully put it back into the small box.
Wipe it clean every day, and the warrior spirit will be as good as new!
Being a brave child isn't easy, but being a brave adult isn't easy either.
One second he's a vibrant, upright young man, the next he's effortlessly switched to a melancholic, artsy type. He casually styles his hair in a middle parting with a small bun and utters a seemingly meaningless, literary rambling.
"well--"
As her father admired the painting, he commented calmly, "So young, yet so old."
Holding the box, Chaochao glanced at her father with her almond-shaped eyes, and hummed to herself in a childish voice, "How could adults understand things that even children can't figure out?"
Huo Qin: "..."
A while later, the visitor doorbell at the Huo residence rang suddenly.
A servant came over to announce that the Ji family had come to visit.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qin basically understood the Ji family's purpose in coming.
When he reached the main gate, he saw that the Ji family of three had already crossed the courtyard.
As a family that established a long-standing friendship with the younger generation, the Ji family was among the first of the wealthy families to respond to the "money-splashing war."
But since the two residences are adjacent, it makes social interaction easier due to their proximity.
Without a second thought, Mr. Ji quickly brought his wife and son to offer their congratulations. At that moment, the three of them, carrying large and small bags, walked over beaming with joy, looking as smug as if they were visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.
Hochin's gaze lingered for a moment above their heads.
Before President Ji even reached them, he was already exchanging warm greetings with Huo Qin. Valuable gifts were casually handed to the servants as if they were ordinary fruit, while those that didn't look particularly valuable were held tightly in their hands as if they were precious treasures.
Huo Qin responded with a few words of indifference and composure.
"This is a gift that Ji Shize specially gave to Chaochao." President Ji patted his son's shoulder, signaling him to quickly hand over the gift.
That enormous "dark cloud" slowly moved a few centimeters closer to Huo Qin's face—
It was a large bundle of colorful animal balloons, resembling a giant bouquet, with at least twenty or thirty balloons.
This time, it goes beyond the ordinary and generalized image of animals, and instead delves deeper into the animal world with a unique ambition, including raccoons, Pallas's rabbits, snow leopards, sea lions, rhinos...
"..." Huo Qin glanced at it, paused for two seconds, and then said, "Mr. Ji, you're too kind. Perhaps we should just..."
"Waaaaah!!!"
A delighted, childlike voice suddenly burst forth behind him.
It was Chaochao who had gone upstairs to put away the Flame Badge box.
The little dumpling darted out from beside Huo Qin's long legs, looking up at the colorful clouds that blotted out the sky, its dark pupils seemingly dyed with bizarre light for a moment:
"So many balls!"
The little dumpling was instantly mesmerized, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Huo Qin: "..."
As soon as Ji Shize and his mother saw Chaochao, they happily surrounded her.
President Ji asked, "What did you just say, President Huo?"
"..." Huo Qin pointed to a spot in the hall and said casually, "Just tie it there."
President Ji glanced over and said, "...Oh, okay, of course."
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