Chapter 3 The Third Mom
"Xiao Jie," Bai Chuanmu rubbed Xiao Xia You Jie's head and rubbed his bangs into two bangs, "Have you forgotten what mom said? If Xiao Jie can be happy, mom will be happy too, and it is super happy from the bottom of my heart~ In fact, mom, I decided to change my job, a less strenuous job, so that I can have more time to accompany Xiao Jie."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xia Youjie raised his head, stopped grabbing his clothes tightly, and stopped pursing his lips. He slowly opened his mouth, revealing the gum of a tooth. It was obvious that he brushed his teeth well and did not eat snacks randomly, so his teeth were particularly white.
He was stunned for a few seconds, as if he couldn't react to what Bai Chuanmu said.
Xiao Xia Youjie blinked his big watery eyes. Now his eyes were very pure, like amethyst.
"Really?" Xiao Xia Youjie raised the corners of his mouth, and grabbed Bai Chuanmu with his two little hands, one hand grabbed two of Bai Chuanmu's fingers, and the other hand grabbed the strap of her shoulder bag. His smile was very bright, even a little dazzling.
Xiao Xia Youjie asked carefully again: "Really, Mom? Can you stop working so hard?"
Baichuanmu didn't expect that this would be the first thing Xiaoxia Youjie thought of.
She suddenly felt warm in her heart, as if she was holding a cup of hot milk tea in the winter, sipping it in small sips. It was sweet and warm, and the white breath she exhaled made her vision a little blurred.
There were faint tears in Baichuanmu's eyes. Her parents passed away when she was very young and she had almost no memory of them, only fragmented fragments.
Because there were still a few photos left, Bai Chuanmu would not forget what they looked like.
It feels so good to be cared for, and this is not just simple care.
It’s as if... as if I am the only one in his world.
And... she also felt a little sad. Xia Youjie has been thinking about others like this since he was a child. He tried to shoulder everything and endured it alone, hiding all the grievances and sadness in his heart, just to leave tenderness to others.
But it was this gentleness that "forced" him onto the path of evil.
Actually you don't have to work so hard, Jay.
"Mom?" Xiao Xia Youjie tilted his head. He noticed that Bai Chuanmu seemed to have tears in his eyes. "Mom, why are you crying?"
"No...no." Bai Chuanmu sniffed.
"Well...but..." Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips and muttered, "But there seem to be tears in the corners of mom's eyes...Mom..."
"It's just that some sand got into mom's eyes. Xiaojie just needs to blow it out for mom."
"good!"
Xiao Xia Youjie blew on Bai Chuanmu's eyes, then looked at her eyes carefully, as if checking if there was any foreign object in them: "How is it now?"
"That's a lot!" Baichuanmu pinched Xiaoxia Youjie's face, "Thank you, Xiaojie~"
"You're welcome, Mom!" Xiao Xia Youjie smiled, "Mom's eyelashes are so long, and her eyes are so beautiful, like... like grapes!"
"Puchi..." Baichuanmu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Using grapes to describe eyes was actually a bit strange, but this might be the best adjective that four-and-a-half-year-old Xia Youjie could think of, right?
Because fruits are quite expensive, "she" didn't buy them very often in the past. In Xiao Xia Youjie's cognition, fruits are very precious and rare, just like gems in her eyes. Of course, it may also be because Xiao Xia Youjie likes grapes very much.
"Hmm?"
"Mom thinks Xiaojie's eyes are also very beautiful, just like amethyst~"
"Amethyst? What is that?"
“What a beautiful gem!”
"Oh huh——" Although Xiao Xia Youjie didn't see Amethyst's appearance, he couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Maybe Xiao Xia Youjie was cooperating with his mother, thinking that this would make her happy, or maybe he felt that something that was called beautiful by his mother must be super beautiful!
However, Xiao Xia Youjie soon realized that his mother was saying that his eyes were beautiful, just like amethyst...
His little face turned red.
Xiao Xia Youjie said seriously: "Then I think mom's eyes are also like amethysts! Very beautiful! Super invincible and the most beautiful!"
As if that was not enough, he raised his two little hands high, then opened them outwards and said, "No, it's even more beautiful than amethyst, so much more beautiful!"
"You are such a sweet kid!"
Bai Chuanmu's mouth corners curled up wildly. She took out a small mirror to look at her eyes. Her eyes were a very deep purple, and only some light purple tones could be seen. In comparison, Xiao Xia Youjie's pupils seemed particularly bright.
"But~" She put the small mirror in front of Xiao Xia Youjie, "Xiaojie, your eyes are even more beautiful~super bright, mom will feel so happy when she sees it, especially when you show happiness in your eyes. If Xiaojie wants mom to be happy, then stay happy all the time."
"If that's the case, I'll always be happy!" Xiao Xia Youjie repeated it seriously in the tone of a little adult. After that, he also raised his little finger, "Want to pinky promise, Mom?"
"Okay, if we make a pinky promise, Xiaojie will always keep his promise~" Baichuanmu stretched out his little finger, hooked it with Xiaoxia Youjie's little finger, and said with a smile.
"Yes!" Xiao Xia Youjie nodded vigorously, "I will definitely comply."
"good!"
Two hands, one big and one small, gently swung in the air, and a gentle female voice and a tender child's voice said in unison: "We'll make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years."
After releasing his little finger, Xiao Xia Youjie still looked down at his little finger and smiled.
"Is Xiaojie happy?"
"Happy! Because I just made a promise with my mother!" Xiao Xia Youjie nodded vigorously again, then he paused and muttered, "But I think a hundred years is not enough..."
"Haha..." Bai Chuanmu couldn't help but chuckle.
"Hmm?" Xiao Xia Youjie tilted his head.
"It's long enough. In fact, my biggest wish now is that you can grow up without worries," Baichuanmu stretched out her hand and pinched Xiao Xia Youjie's face. It was still so soft that she could never get tired of it. She couldn't help but lower her voice and said in a voice that was almost whispered, "At least you should have a happy and regret-free childhood."
Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips, pulled Bai Chuanmu's sleeve and said, "But I don't think it's enough... a hundred years..."
"Oh my, but Xiaojie is only four and a half years old this year. In a hundred years, there will be twenty Xiaojies!"
"Eh——" Xiao Xia Youjie was stunned. He counted on his fingers, but he still didn't understand. He could only do addition and subtraction within ten. "One hundred years... and then twenty of me... one hundred, twenty... why?"
"Hmm~ This is very advanced mathematics."
"Mom is very capable. She knows very advanced mathematics."
"You can learn it when Xiaojie goes to elementary school!"
"Can I learn advanced mathematics in elementary school? I am looking forward to it. I will study hard!"
"I'm so happy to hear Xiaojie say that, but you still have to pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and don't work too hard."
"Yes, I will!"
At this time, the bus they were waiting for arrived. Bai Chuanmu took Xiao Xia Youjie's hand and prepared to take him on the bus, but then he estimated that the steps of the bus were a little high for Xiao Xia Youjie, and it would be difficult for him to get up.
Baichuanmu picked up little Xia Youjie, but she was a little unskilled. She didn't know whether little Xia Youjie would feel uncomfortable holding the child like this.
But Xiao Xia Youjie was still very happy. He put his arms around Bai Chuanmu's neck and hummed like a laugh.
She put two coins in. There were still quite a lot of people on the bus, almost full, but there was still an empty seat at the back.
Baichuanmu sat down in the back holding Xiao Xia Youjie.
"Mother……"
"Um?"
"Mom, will you really not have to work so hard in the future?"
"Of course, didn't we make a pinky promise?"
"We made a pinky promise, but...but this is not what we agreed on..."
"But wouldn't Xiaojie be happy if this happened? This is also part of the pinky promise~"
"Yeah! That's great!"
The ride to the zoo was a bit long. Little Xia Youjie was probably tired from playing in kindergarten, and the bus was swaying so much that he almost fell asleep.
Xia Youjie's little head was nodding up and down, and Bai Chuanmu held the back of his head to make him sleep more comfortably. Although it was a little awkward and his hands would get sore after holding it for too long, it was good as long as the child could sleep comfortably.
In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, Xiao Xia Youjie muttered, "Mom..."
"Um?"
"I love my mother the most..."
"I like Xiaojie the best, too."
Bai Chuanmu bent down and kissed the child's forehead.
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