Xin He considered and agreed that she was indeed not fit to be seen, so she nodded and said, "Take care then."
Mu Houchu curled the corner of his mouth: "Hmm."
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Finally back home, Ah Guai was swinging under a big locust tree at the entrance of the house. Whenever her dad or mom were not at home, she liked to wait for their return.
And even chose to squat at the entrance while waiting.
Xin He would look back at the sight of the girl pityingly waiting for her to return home and felt distressed. However, she just couldn’t change this habit.
So Xin He simply had an elegant swing made near the entrance of the courtyard. This swing soon became Ah Guai’s new favorite. Now when waiting for her parents’ return, she no longer squatted at the door. She would swing and play while waiting, anyway, it was quite enjoyable.
At this moment, Ji Xinhe and Mu Houchu entered the door together. Ah Guai’s eyes lit up, she quickly jumped from the swing and rushed over like a little bird: "Daddy and mommy!"
Mu Houchu effortlessly picked her up and smiled: "Ah Guai was swinging again?"
Ah Guai clung to Mu Houchu’s neck, laughing gleefully: "Yeah, Ah Guai swung and waited for daddy and mommy to come back."
Then she pouted, looking very angry: "I said why daddy and mommy were not at home. It turns out you went out to play without me. It must be daddy who intentionally didn’t take Ah Guai!"
Mu Houchu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Daddy and mommy just met on the way home, when did we go out and play? And when did daddy intentionally not take you out?"
Ah Guai’s little face swelled up and looked angry: "Don’t think I don’t know, daddy always likes to sneak out and play with mommy and doesn’t take Ah Guai. Ah Guai is not going to take daddy when I go out to play in the future!"
At these words, Mu Houchu’s face turned red as he indeed had done such things.
Mu Houchu spoke gruffly: "If you don’t take daddy in the future, then you can’t take mommy either."
Ah Guai was not afraid of him; she wrinkled her little face, looking as if she was going to cry: "Daddy is so bad! Mommy!"
Xin He frowned at Mu Houchu: "What are you saying?"
Left with no choice, Mu Houchu rubbed his temple and tried to placate her: "Daddy was wrong. Next time when I go out to play, I’ll definitely take Ah Guai with me, okay?"
Only then did Ah Guai burst out laughing and happily hugged his neck, giving him a smacking kiss on his face, "Daddy is the best!"
Mu Houchu shook his head with a laugh. Ever since he raised this little girl, his temper had noticeably improved.
He truly could not do anything to her.
This little girl was not at all afraid of him, but in front of her mother, she knew to restrain herself. But with her father, she did things that made him lose his temper.
Ah Guai then whispered in Mu Houchu’s ear: "Then, I will occasionally allow daddy to take mommy out alone. But it cannot be too often, otherwise, Ah Guai will still get angry."
Ah Guai is the little princess of the family, how could she tolerate such blatant neglect? Moreover, it came from her own parents! She thought that if it was someone else’s child, they might have wailed and screeched.
Mu Houchu curled the corner of his mouth: "Ah Guai is really good."
His precious daughter, indeed is very understanding, really did not let him spoil her in vain...
Ji Xinhe, seeing their intimate whispers, snorted lightly, "Whispering? Don’t you allow me to hear?"
Ah Guai laughed heartily: "Ah Guai would never let mommy be left in the dark! Ah Guai will tell mommy whatever she wants to know! Just now, I was telling daddy that daddy can occasionally take mommy out alone, as it is good for the relationship between husband and wife! Ah Guai is very sensible."
Ji Xinhe almost choked on her saliva. Seeing her five-year-old daughter’s pure smile, she really thought she had misheard and asked: "Where did you learn this? Did your teacher teach you this?"
Ah Guai answered earnestly: "Mommy doesn’t know this? Ah Guai learned it from the storybook! The storybook also says that feelings need to be cultivated, and the effect of cultivate alone would be even better, so Ah Guai thinks it’s acceptable for daddy and mommy to occasionally go out alone."
Xin He twitched her lips: "You seem to know quite a lot." She was going to confiscate all those storybooks! Confiscate them!
Ah Guai gave a smug smile: "Of course!"
Suddenly recalling something, Xin He stared wide-eyed: "You don’t know how to read, how did you read the storybook?!"
Ah Guai blinked, said, "My uncle read it to me."
Ji Xinhe gritted her teeth and sneered, "Xiao Bei!"
Mu Houchu, with a helpless smile, shook his head: "Ah Guai has a great time with Xiao Bei and Song Xi all day."
Xin He rubbed her temples: "Wait till I teach Xiao Bei a lesson."
"Why are you going to teach uncle a lesson?" Ah Guai asked with a frown.
"Because he’s been naughty." Xin He pinched her little face, using a bit of strength, as if to punish her.
"Ouch!"
Xin He let go and seemed to remember something, said, "Oh yes, I heard from the servants that during your birthday banquet, you disappeared suddenly. Were you and Xiao Bei outside Pingque Terrace? What were you doing there?"
Ah Guai covered her mouth quickly and said, "Uncle told me that it’s our secret and we can’t tell!"
Xin He raised an eyebrow, a secret?
This Xiao Bei, at such a young age, had secrets?
Xin He squatted down with a smile, looked at Ah Guai and said: "You just said you wouldn’t hide anything from mommy, and now you have secrets with uncle, and you won’t tell mommy. Mommy is really heartbroken."
Ah Guai quickly said: "Mommy, don’t be sad! Ah Guai will definitely not hide anything from mommy!"
"So, tell me first, what secrets does your uncle have?" Xin He blinked her eyes with a naive look.
Ah Guai scratched her head, hesitated for a while, and then said through gritted teeth: "Actually, uncle was wrestling on the wall of Pingque Terrace!"
"Wrestling?" Xin He was taken aback.
Ah Guai then explained again. Ji Xinhe listened and instantly knew something was amiss. Her eyes lit up, Xiao Bei was peeking over the wall at that time? So, who was the girl who caught Xiao Bei’s attention?
Xin He couldn’t help but laugh: "Our Xiao Bei has really grown up and now he has a sweetheart."
Hearing this, Mu Houchu said: "He is sixteen this year, and if he has taken a liking to any girl, it’s about time to marry."
"This kid has been burying this for so long without telling me, he must be a little embarrassed." Xin He laughed.
"Just marrying, what is there to be embarrassed about?" Mu Houchu paused before he continued with a deep gaze, "I see we can also start preparing for Xiao Chai Hu’s marriage. He is the same age as Xiao Bei, isn’t he?"
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