Who exactly is being rewarded in Chapter 364?
That evening, Mao Mao took a nice bath and rolled into bed.
Her mother had been sick for a long time, and she hadn't slept with her mother for a long time. Right now, Mao Mao was hugging her pillow and happily rolling around on the bed. She accidentally rolled too far and almost fell off the edge of the bed.
Xia Xiaoxiang quickly caught her and wrapped her arms around her like she was hugging a pillow, affectionately kissing her face and tickling her.
Mao Mao giggled as her mother rubbed against her, shaking her little head but not dodging. Instead, she pouted and kissed her mother in a sticky, affectionate way.
The mother and daughter played for a while before lying down in the soft down comforter and snuggling together.
"It's been so long since I slept with my mother. Does Mao Mao miss her?"
"I miss my mother!"
"Really? I thought you slept with the second young master every day and didn't care about me anymore."
"I miss Mommy, Mao Mao loves Mommy the most." Mao Mao snuggled in her mother's arms, her rosy little face showing. "Mommy, are you really cured?"
"Of course."
Xia Xiaoxiang took her small hand and placed it on her forehead: "Feel it, is it not hot anymore? I've stopped having a runny nose, sneezing, and my throat doesn't hurt anymore. I'm all better now!"
Mao Mao carefully experienced it.
Mother's body still felt warm to the touch, but her temperature was lower than Mao Mao's, which was definitely not like when she was sick before.
She immediately felt relieved.
She lay happily in her mother's arms, pulled the blanket up to cover half of her face, and sniffed the blanket, taking deep breaths.
Xia Xiaoxiang asked in confusion, "What are you smelling?"
Mao Mao said sweetly, "It tastes like Mom's."
"My scent?" Xia Xiaoxiang also smelled herself; she used the same shower gel as Mao Mao. She then smelled the blankets; they had just been washed and dried today, and had a fresh, sunny scent.
Seeing Mao Mao enjoying the smell, Xia Xiaoxiang was completely confused: "What do I smell like?"
“Mother’s taste is just like Mother’s taste, it’s so fragrant.” Mao Mao said, “Hmm… Brother’s taste is also fragrant, but Mother’s taste is different from Brother’s.”
Xia Xiaoxiang thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I know, it must be my new perfume."
"perfume?"
"The perfume I bought while shopping with my third wife last time smells so good."
As Xia Xiaoxiang spoke, she went to the dressing table to get her perfume, pumped it a few times into the air, and the fragrant floral scent immediately filled the air.
"How is it? Doesn't it smell good? Is this the scent?" Xia Xiaoxiang said proudly, "I fell in love with it at first sight. Your fourth aunt even praised me, saying that my taste has improved. I've been using it every day lately."
Mao Mao sniffed the perfume in the air, then pounced into the blankets to sniff around, like a little puppy looking for a bone, digging holes everywhere.
"It smells nice, um... a little different."
"What's different?"
Mao Mao couldn't explain it either.
The scent of her mother is the scent of her mother. No matter how many perfumes she changes, no matter how rich or intoxicating the fragrance, Mao Mao can immediately recognize it. It's a warm and comforting scent that makes her feel incredibly at ease.
Especially when she was held in her mother's arms, wrapped in a thick down comforter, with warm breaths from her mother's body, Mao Mao felt as if she were lying on a soft cloud, her mood light and carefree, and she fell asleep peacefully.
Not only was she happy, but Xia Xiaoxiang was happy too.
My own precious daughter, who grew up in my arms since she was little. This is the first time we've been apart for so many days. Although I can see her during the day, I can't hold her at night, and I feel like something is missing.
In the past, although Mao Mao would sometimes sleep with other people, she would always come back during that time and would not sleep with other people for more than a week in a row.
Moreover, so much has happened in this short period of time.
Since Mao Mao fell ill, first there was a fire at the kindergarten, and today, the Second Young Master was almost framed.
One major event followed another, leaving one barely able to process it all before another arrived. Looking back on the events before Mao Mao fell ill, it all felt like half a lifetime had passed.
Holding her sweet and soft little daughter in her arms again, Xia Xiaoxiang fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, the mother and son stayed in bed.
It was already bright outside, and both of them opened their eyes, but after looking at each other, neither of them got up first.
The bed was warm and cozy, keeping the winter chill out.
Smelling her mother's scent, Mao Mao lazily spread her arms and wiggled her legs in bed.
The third concubine passed by the door three times and heard voices coming from inside. Finally, she couldn't help but knock on the door: "Xia Xiaoxiang, you have a foreign language class this morning!"
"Oh, I'm up. Would I ever skip class again?"
As soon as the door opened, the third concubine walked in gracefully.
She bypassed Xia Xiaoxiang and headed straight for Mao Mao, who was still in bed.
Good morning, baby.
Good morning, Fourth Auntie!
The third concubine cupped her little face, kissed her twice on each side, and smiled with her eyebrows curving: "Today, your fourth aunt will dress you up and braid your hair into pretty braids."
"Okay~"
The third concubine hummed a cheerful tune as she rummaged through Xia Xiaoxiang's wardrobe, glancing sideways at her: "Before class this morning, review the words I taught you before. I'll be checking them later."
Xia Xiaoxiang: "Huh?!"
The third concubine raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong? Don't you want to learn?"
Xia Xiaoxiang hurriedly shook her head.
I hurriedly tidied myself up, even forgetting to put on perfume, and rushed off to review my notes.
There are two people in this family who are seriously in school, but she is the only one suffering from the hardship of studying.
When Mao Mao led the Third Concubine to the dining table, Lou Heming and Lou Yansui had already left for work and school, leaving only Lou Hongjian, who also slept in late.
However, after she finished breakfast and started her class with her mother, Lou Dashuai and Lou Fengju returned.
As soon as the two entered the room, they heard the sound of a harmonica playing "poof poof" coming from the small living room.
It's Mao Mao having a music lesson.
Lou Dashuai didn't even have time to take off his coat before he walked over in that direction with great joy: "Mao Mao! Daddy's back!"
The harmonica music stopped, "poof, poof".
Soon, a group of people poured into the small living room.
"dad!"
"General!"
"How is it going?" the first wife asked with concern. "Have you found out who did it?"
Last night, General Lou and Lou Fengju did not return home, as they were investigating the incident.
They interrogated several doctors who had been arrested from the hospital overnight, and also arrested Dr. Fang, who was supposedly on leave to go back to his hometown for a funeral.
Dr. Fang did not return to his hometown; instead, he hid somewhere in Haicheng, waiting for the storm to pass before returning to work. According to his statement, his mother did not die; rather, his family members were arrested and coerced, forcing him to do this.
The other doctors who handled the falsified test results were either blackmailed or bribed.
Perhaps the person behind the scenes had been keeping an eye on the hospital and discovered that Allen hadn't had his surgery as scheduled yesterday. Or perhaps Lou Heming had taken Allen for a second medical checkup to alert the culprit, and by the time they went to arrest the real killer based on the doctors' testimonies, the culprit had already escaped.
"The bad guys got away?"
Mao Mao opened her eyes wide and gripped her harmonica tightly: "Daddy, are the bad guys trying to get my brother and Allen to escape?"
Lou Dashuai quickly said, "Of course Dad won't let the bad guys get away with this. I've sent people to investigate, and they'll be caught soon!"
“That’s right,” Lou Fengju agreed. “Based on the clues we have, we have a direction for the investigation, and it’s only a matter of time before we catch the real culprit.”
Mao Mao was relieved.
She earnestly instructed, "We must catch the bad guy; he's so wicked!"
"Don't worry, Mao Mao, Daddy will definitely catch the bad guys."
Commander Lou bent down and picked up his youngest daughter, his dignified face beaming with a wide smile: "Mao Mao, I've heard about it all. This time, it's another great achievement for you!"
"Tell me, how do you want Dad to reward you?"
Mao Mao has already been praised by her family all night yesterday and is already immune to it.
Clutching her beloved harmonica, no reward could attract her more than playing the harmonica at that moment.
“Dad, Mao Mao didn’t do anything, so I don’t want a reward.” Mao Mao held up her harmonica and said, “Mao Mao has to go to music class.”
The third concubine quickly replied, "Honey, you can have the day off today."
With a wave of her little hand, Mao Mao said generously, "Mao Mao doesn't get a holiday, Mao Mao has to go to class!"
Third concubine: "..."
Don't be too fond of going to school.
"We can have class whenever Mao Mao wants! It's just playing the harmonica, right? Blow it, blow it as hard as you can!" Lou Dashuai laughed heartily. "Blow it for as long as you want. If that's not enough, Dad will find you a trumpet so you can blow a big one!"
Everyone: "..."
Everyone hesitated, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped.
Surprisingly, no one dared to agree with him.
But Lou Dashuai's good mood didn't diminish at all.
Thanks to Mao Mao, he was saved from a major crisis and his son was also saved. Now, let alone playing the harmonica, he would do anything to get Mao Mao the stars or the moon.
Lou Dashuai hugged his little daughter tightly, saying, "Maomao, how are you so amazing? You've saved Daddy time and time again. You're truly Daddy's lucky star, my little darling! Come here, let Daddy give you a kiss."
Lou Fengju couldn't bear to look: "Dad, don't be so mushy."
General Lou turned around and glared at his son: "Go away, go away."
Mao Mao, holding onto Lou Dashuai's shoulder, shook her head and said, "Dad, I only have one music class today, not the whole day."
Lou Dashuai immediately said, "Then what else do you want? How about we take piano lessons? Violin lessons? And what's that... suona?"
The third concubine muttered under her breath, "I can't boast about that."
Mao Mao still shook her head.
She had already planned everything out: music class in the morning, art class in the afternoon, and the rest of the time to play with the cat.
Lou Dashuai was unwilling to give up: "Mao Mao, if you don't want this or that, it makes Dad look stingy. I don't care, you have to say something today so Dad can reward you properly."
Is a reward absolutely necessary?
"Absolutely!"
Others glanced at them.
Where can you find rewards that are forced upon you like this?
Having no other choice, Mao Mao had to try her best to think of something.
She has everything, and even the chef uncle grants her every request. With the anticipation of a party, Mao Mao no longer wants to go back to kindergarten.
She thought and thought hard, and finally came up with an answer: "Dad, can you help me push the swing?"
"A swing?"
"Hmm!" Mao Mao nodded her chubby chin, her eyes sparkling, and said expectantly, "When I and Maomao are on the swing, we can't push the swing by ourselves. Daddy, can you push the swing for me and Maomao?"
General Lou was overjoyed.
Who exactly is this reward for?!
"no problem!"
He said, "Leave it to Dad!"
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