Chapter 5 The Fifth Sound of Mom
Confusion was revealed in Xiao Xia Youjie's purple eyes. His little head tilted to the side. Xiao Xia Youjie touched it and hummed, then the confusion in his eyes disappeared. He asked seriously: "Mom, do you like monkeys?"
"Yeah!" Bai Chuanmu nodded. Although she had no feelings towards monkeys, and could not say that she hated them, nor did she like them, she had to set an example for her cub at this time. "Yes, I think monkeys are very cute."
Xiao Xia Youjie smiled so hard that his gums, which were missing a tooth, showed off: "Since mom likes monkeys, I like monkeys too."
"Good boy~" Bai Chuanmu's tone became excited, and he felt that his life was a little safer.
The ticket seller in the ticket office couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this conversation, but it was a friendly laugh. He was touched by the cuteness of this mother and son.
Bai Chuanmu came to his senses then and realized that he had been standing at the window of the ticket office for a while. Fortunately, there were no other tourists who wanted to buy tickets for the tour, so he did not delay anyone else.
Bai Chuanmu smiled and said to the ticket seller: "Hello, please give me two tickets. Oh, by the way, are there any discounts for children's tickets?"
The conductor nodded and said, "Yes, ma'am, children under four years old are free of charge, and children between four and twelve years old only need to buy children's tickets, which are half the price."
"Then give me a children's ticket and an adult ticket." Bai Chuanmu took out his wallet from his bag with one hand and handed the money to the ticket seller.
The ticket seller was stunned for a moment before taking the money. When he handed the change and two tickets to Bai Chuanmu, he couldn't help but ask, "Your child should be about four years old, right?"
"Yes, my Xiaojie is already four and a half years old this year." Bai Chuanmu said, but if you calculate carefully, he is actually not yet four and a half years old, only four years and three months old, but it will be soon, "Well, to be precise, he will be four and a half years old soon. He just celebrated his fourth birthday a few months ago."
Bai Chuanmu couldn't help but lower her voice when she finished speaking. Although she always remembered Xiao Xia Youjie's birthday, on Xiao Xia Youjie's fourth birthday, "she" just bought him a small birthday cake and didn't celebrate his birthday because she was too busy with work.
It was the same with the previous birthdays. Before Xiao Xia Youjie went to kindergarten, "she" was not that busy and could spend more time with him, but she would not celebrate his birthday properly.
Maybe it’s because “she” is still immersed in sadness?
I feel like I have a lot of regrets and I have "missed" Geto Suguru's birthday many times.
However, she won’t do that anymore in the future. She will pay attention to every birthday of Geto Suguru.
"Actually, if you say he's under four years old, I can't tell," the salesperson said. He noticed that Bai Chuanmu's clothes were old and had turned a little pale from washing. "After all, it's only a few months old. We don't have such strict requirements here."
"Although you don't know, my Xiaojie already knows that he is four years old," Baichuanmu smiled slightly, put the change back into the bag, and reached out to pinch Xiaoxia Youjie's face, "right, Xiaojie?"
"Well, I'm already four years old..." Xiao Xia Youjie nodded, and counted on his fingers, "One, two, three... I'm already four years and three months old!"
Baichuanmu looked at Xiaoxia Youjie who was counting seriously, pursed his lips slightly, a warm smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Under the afterglow of the evening, his eyes looked even more tender.
She thought little Xia Youjie was so cute that she would sometimes stare at him in a daze.
"You are a good mother." The ticket seller's words brought Bai Chuanmu back to his senses.
"Eh?" Bai Chuanmu was stunned, "Me?"
"Of course, my mother is the best mother!" Xiao Xia Youjie responded immediately.
"Haha, then I wish you and your children a happy trip," the ticket seller said, pointing to his watch, "but please pay attention to the time, our park will close in about an hour."
"I will pay attention to the time, thank you for the reminder." Hearing this, Baichuanmu carried Xiao Xia Youjie into the park.
In fact, Bai Chuanmu was quite confused when he heard the ticket seller say that. Xiao Xia Youjie said that because he was a child and had a high filter for Bai Chuanmu. The ticket seller was an adult and Bai Chuanmu didn't know him, so it was impossible for a filter to suddenly appear.
Is she a good mother?
Baichuanmu felt a little complicated.
She had just turned eighteen before she traveled through time. After traveling through time to become a mother, the age of this body is only twenty-three. Although Bai Chuanmu had taken care of children before and had rich experience in raising children games, she still felt that she had many shortcomings as a mother and had a lot to learn.
How to be a good mother?
Baichuan Muhou felt that she had figured it out after she knew about it. It seemed that it was because she did not hide Xiao Xia Youjie's age. She couldn't help but chuckle. Is it because of this?
"What's wrong, Mom?" Hearing Baichuanmu's laughter, Xiao Xia Youjie looked up and asked.
"Xiao Jie, do you know why mom didn't hide your age just now?"
"Because I know my age," Xiao Xia Youjie answered. He thought for a moment and added, "Mom and the teacher both said that we should be honest and good children, right?"
"Well, that's true, but it's not just because of that." Bai Chuanmu said. She paused, looked into Xia Xiaoxia Youjie's eyes, and said seriously, "Don't be greedy for small gains, otherwise one day in the future, you may pay a higher price for the small benefits you have gained..."
"Benefits? Cost?" Xiao Xia Youjie repeated these two words that were somewhat unfamiliar to him, touching his chin with his little hand, as if he was seriously thinking about the meaning of these two words.
"Mom, when I was a kid...well, this is a little secret between us, Xiaojie, don't tell anyone else."
"Well, it's a secret. I won't tell anyone else."
"I didn't have a rich life when I was a child. One time when I went to the park, I saw an old lady dropped her wallet. I couldn't help but take the wallet for myself. There wasn't much money in it. I can't remember the exact amount now, but I remember that day I used the money to buy a matcha flavored ice cream, which I thought was super delicious." Bai Chuanmu said in a relatively calm tone. At the end, her tone couldn't help but rise slightly. She seemed to have traveled through time and space again and tasted the matcha flavored ice cream again.
Baichuanmu turned his head and saw Xiaoxia Youjie's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled and he was biting his lips, looking like he was struggling with something.
She said softly, "Of course, I now know that I was wrong to do that."
"But... Mom..." Xiao Xia Youjie muttered softly, "Mom will also... make mistakes..."
"Of course, mom is also an ordinary person. It's not terrible to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, but as long as you can recognize your mistakes and correct them, it's fine. But..." Baichuanmu couldn't help but reveal a slightly bitter smile, "Xiaojie, do you still remember what mom just said?"
Xiao Xia Youjie recalled and repeated intermittently: "Don't... be greedy? Otherwise, you might... pay a higher price... for a small benefit?"
"Our little Jie is so smart. He remembers everything his mom says after just one time. That's awesome!"
“Hehe~”
The bitterness in Baichuanmu's smile disappeared, and there was more relief. After all, it was all in the past.
"After that, I was caught by the old lady. She said that I stole her wallet... Although I picked it up, it was probably the same thing in terms of the result? However, I really couldn't argue. The old lady proved that the wallet was hers. She said there was 100,000 yen in the wallet. That amount was an astronomical figure for me... Although in the end, the hospital... adults helped me solve this problem, but I also had to sweep the toilet for a whole year because of it. It was a painful memory. I felt like my nose was out of service for that whole year."
"That's too much..." Xiao Xia Youjie clenched his fists, indignant for Bai Chuanmu, "How can this be possible!"
"Haha..." Baichuanmu laughed dumbly and patted Xiayoujie's head soothingly, "After all, I was wrong in this matter. Although, um, it's a bit complicated...Xiaojie, you can't expect everyone you meet to be a good person. Others may not be able to love you like your mother, right?"
"Hmm..." After being touched on the head, Xiao Xia Youjie felt less angry. He pursed his lips and said, "So I think mom is the best person in the world."
"Mom also thinks that Xiaojie is the cutest and best child in the world." Baichuanmu said with a gentle voice, and she paused, and her tone softened a little, "Not all people in this world are good, nor are they all bad. Don't assume others with the greatest malice, and don't have too many expectations of others... Xiaojie, how would you treat others?"
This question may be a little too profound for Xiao Xia Youjie, and it is not suitable for a child of his age to think about, but Xiao Xia Youjie gave the answer without hesitation: "Friendly? Or gentle? Yes, gentle, I want to be gentle to others."
Baichuanmu pursed her lips and blinked a few times. She closed her eyes for a little longer. She felt a little heavy in her heart. She let out an imperceptible sigh, and even little Xia Youjie, who was in her arms, did not hear it.
Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips and showed a somewhat shy smile. He said: "I think my mother is a very gentle person. I also want to be like her."
"...Xiao Jie, it will get tiring to always treat others gently."
"Well...are you tired, Mom? Not just...because of work?"
Baichuanmu didn't want to use tough means to change Xiaoxia Youjie's ideas. What's more, his ideas were not wrong. They might just be a little "naive". She wanted to guide Xiaoxia Youjie in the gentlest way possible, at least to make him understand that it is not enough to just treat others gently.
"Well, it's not just because of work...Xiao Jie, you have to understand that not everyone deserves your gentle treatment."
"I know. I found out after hearing my mother's secret... But I don't think it matters. I will grow up and become stronger. My mother also said that when I grow up, I will be able to become strong. Then... I will be able to help my mother. I don't want to be a protected child forever."
Baichuan Mu smiled. She neither denied nor agreed with Xiaoxia Youjie's words. Instead, she said, "Remember to leave some tenderness for yourself."
"For yourself?"
"You should not only be gentle to others, but also be gentle to yourself. Got it?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Xia Youjie thought about what Bai Chuanmu said. Although he couldn't quite understand what she meant at the moment, he said, "I don't quite understand... but I remember it. I don't understand it now, but I feel like I will understand it in the future!"
"Xiao Jie is such a good boy!" Bai Chuanmu couldn't help but kiss Xiao Xia You Jie's little face. Xiao Xia You Jie was a little shy, but still very happy. "Let's go see the tiger first."
"Okay..." Xiao Xia Youjie nodded. He hesitated for a moment and said, "But doesn't mom like monkeys?"
"Because Xiaojie said tigers are the most handsome, so mom wants to go and see them with Xiaojie first!"
"Okay!" Xiao Xia Youjie's "Okay" was much louder than before.
The tiger park is quite close, but maybe because it is dusk, the tigers have just eaten and are now lazily lying on the big rocks and sleeping.
The situation is similar for the lions in Lion Mountain in the park next to the tigers.
"It feels like a big cat... cute." Xiao Xia Youjie looked at it for a while and commented, "But not as handsome as I imagined."
"Maybe because they are sleepy? But mom, I don't think they are as cute as Xiaojie."
Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips a little embarrassedly, and then whispered: "Mom, let's go see the monkeys..."
"good!"
Speaking of "monkey", Baichuan Muke became excited, and the tone of his "OK" was similar to that of Xiao Xia Youjie just now.
When they went to the monkey park, they also came across an ice cream truck. Unfortunately, the matcha flavor that Baichuanmu liked was out of stock. Only strawberry flavor was left. She bought one for Xiaoxia Youjie and one for herself. Because she wanted to eat ice cream, she let Xiaoxia Youjie get off and take a walk by himself.
Two children, one big and one small, licked their ice cream and walked slowly to the monkey park hand in hand.
Monkeys are much more energetic than tigers and lions. Some of them are playing on the swings, some are running around, but most of the monkeys gather in the sunny place on the rockery to help each other comb their hair.
The orange sunset falls on them, giving them a special feeling of comfort and warmth.
Even Bai Chuanmu, who had no feelings for monkeys, now likes them a little.
This scene is like a family gathered in front of a fireplace, maybe talking about trivial matters, or reading stories to the children, or simply enjoying the warmth. Even if they don’t say anything, this kind of silent companionship will make them feel warm in their hearts, because they know that the most important family members are by their side.
She also wants to have a fireplace in her home... not a kotatsu, she wants a fireplace.
After setting a small goal, Baichuanmu raised the ice cream and shouted, "Xiaojie, be obsessed with monkeys!"
Ahem...a definite atmosphere killer.
But Xiao Xia Youjie also raised the ice cream in his hand: "Let... me... become obsessed... become obsessed with monkeys!"
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