Chapter 282 Learning to be a good father from the General
With one more person joining their adventure, the two children's enthusiasm soared even higher.
Sitting on their fathers' shoulders, the two children chattered away.
Mao Mao said, "The cave I found is huge! It can fit all of us inside. At night, we can sleep together and look at the stars. Sophie, have you ever lived in a cave?"
Sophie shook her head: "No."
Mao Mao happily stood on her tiptoes: "My dad said he slept here!"
Lou Hongjian interjected, "Mao Mao, although I've never slept in a cave, I used to go camping with my classmates when I was studying abroad."
Mao Mao exclaimed, "Wow! Brother is amazing!"
Lou Hongjian was smug.
Mr. Langdon chuckled: "Speaking of camping, when I was young, I often went on adventures with my friends."
However, that was a long time ago.
Mr. Langdon is currently very busy with work and hasn't gone on an adventure in a long time; his physical strength has also greatly declined.
Leaving the flat road, the mountain path became rugged and difficult to traverse, especially with a daughter on his back. Before long, Mr. Langdon began to sweat profusely and was panting heavily.
Sophie said worriedly, "Daddy, please put me down."
Mr. Langdon glanced at the man in front of him, who was carrying his daughter and walking briskly.
Lou Dashuai is a former soldier. His long military service has honed his physique, allowing him to climb mountains for more than ten hours with heavy loads without any problem, let alone now, which is only the beginning.
Looking at other fathers and daughters, Mr. Langdon gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay, honey, Daddy can do it."
After a while.
Mr. Langdon, panting, said, "Little angel, you should come down..."
With Mr. Langdon around, their schedule was greatly hampered.
However, they were there for vacation and weren't in a hurry to get going.
Mr. Langdon found a large rock by the roadside to rest, panting heavily as he looked enviously at Commander Lou ahead.
Despite carrying such a heavy load for so long, Lou Dashuai didn't even blink, let alone pant. Right now, he can still lift his daughter high in the air, easily raising Mao Mao above his head and spinning her around in place.
"Alas~"
Mao Mao giggled, "Mao Mao is flying!"
Lou Dashuai laughed heartily: "Isn't it fun? Mao Mao, Dad can even toss you up and catch you."
"Wow!"
After playing enough, Lou Dashuai held his daughter in his arms, rubbing his rough beard against her soft little face. Mao Mao giggled and reached out to push him away, saying, "Daddy, it tickles, haha..."
The other three older brothers looked on with envy.
Lou Hongjian rubbed his hands together: "Dad, you've been playing with Mao Mao for so long, let me play too..."
Lou Dashuai glared and said, "Go away, go away."
Lou Fengju looked around and said, "I see some wild fruit over there. I'll go pick some."
Lou Yansui followed, saying, "Big brother, I'll go with you."
Sophie leaned against her father, quietly listening to the laughter and chatter coming from the other side.
Mr. Langdon observed her while also observing the interaction between the Lou family father and daughter.
Today, Mr. Langdon joins their adventure team not only to play with his daughter, but also for another purpose.
After the "new dad" incident, he realized that he had spent too much time with little Sophie because of his busy work schedule, which made her want a new dad.
That won't do!
Mr. Langdon secretly vowed to himself that he would be a qualified—no, an excellent—dad!
Just like Lou Dashuai.
That's right, Mao Mao's father, Lou Dashuai, is exactly the role model that Mr. Langdon studied.
What a wonderful father! Look how close he is to his daughter, and how happy she is. I doubt his daughter would ever ask for a new father.
After resting for a while, we continued our journey.
The cave that Mao Mao found wasn't far away. They walked and stopped along the way, and guided by the whistle, they arrived at the cave before noon.
We're here!
Mao Mao was the first to run into the cave.
This was a naturally formed cave, which was fairly spacious inside, but filled with piles of rocks. The group worked together to clear a small, flat area and set up their tents.
Lou Dashuai and Lou Fengju had experience in field marching, while Lou Hongjian and Mr. Landon also had experience in camping. The group worked quickly and soon set up their campsite.
After the tent was pitched, Mao Mao went inside and lay down for a while.
The space inside wasn't big, but Mao Mao was also tiny. She happily rolled around a few times inside, then poked her fluffy little head out and called to her friend, "Sophie, come quick!"
Sophie also crawled inside, but instead of rolling around, she sat upright at the entrance, curiously looking around the inside of the tent.
Are we sleeping here tonight?
"Yes, Sophie, don't you like it?"
Sophie shook her head vigorously: "I like it very much!"
Mao Mao said happily, "Then let's sleep together tonight, and I'll tell you Mao Mao's stories."
"good!"
Sophie looked at her and felt a little itchy too. She looked back and saw that no one was watching, so she sidled up to Mao Mao and clumsily rolled over like her.
To be honest, the ground under the tent was hard, even though there was a mat, so it wasn't very comfortable to roll around in.
But Sophie still grinned and smiled happily.
After playing with her friends for a while, Mao Mao rubbed her belly, climbed out of the tent, and went to find her brother: "Brother, Mao Mao is hungry."
Lou Yansui rummaged through her backpack: "I brought canned food, bread, biscuits, and chocolate. I also picked some wild berries with my older brother. Mao Mao, what do you want to eat?"
Mao Mao thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat grilled fish."
Mr. Langdon also asked, "Sophie, what would you like to eat?"
Sophie looked at Mao Mao: "Daddy, I want to eat grilled fish too."
Although we didn't have any fish on hand, our two little ones wanted to eat, so how could we not?
Perfect timing! There's a small pond nearby where you can fish.
Lou Dashuai picked up his fishing rod and headed towards the pond.
Not long after he sat down, Mr. Langdon, also carrying a fishing rod, sat down next to him.
Lou Dashuai glanced at him, then continued to focus intently on the water, waiting for a fish to bite.
He didn't say anything, but Mr. Langdon took the initiative to speak to him: "Mr. Lou, we met in North City before."
Lou Dashuai: "Oh, I think so."
“I never imagined our daughters would become friends.” Mr. Langdon started talking: “Thanks to your daughter, I realized I’m not a good father. Mr. Lou, your daughter is so lovely. I wish my little Sophie could be as lively and cheerful as her. She’s too quiet. I never thought there was anything wrong with being well-behaved before, but now I realize she’s a bit too sensible. If only she could express her feelings like your daughter, that would be wonderful…”
Lou Dashuai looked at him with a puzzled expression.
What is that foreigner mumbling about?
His daughter is certainly good, but their son is... wait a minute?!
Lou Dashuai's expression hardened.
A person can have more than one father, and of course, more than one daughter.
Could it be that this foreign devil has also taken a liking to his daughter?!
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