From the very beginning, she didn't give Ye Man a good look. At first, Ye Man went along with her because she was her mother-in-law. But later, she realized that no matter what, her mother-in-law was not satisfied with her. After all, she was the pampered daughter of her family. She was gentle on the outside but had a strong personality, so she was even less likely to go along with her.
The relationship between the two deteriorated, and after Xiaoting was born, Liu He carried on her dissatisfaction with her granddaughter.
After muttering and complaining for a long time, I realized that I'm getting old and my energy is waning. I wanted to sleep but couldn't, so I sat up and sniffed.
"Mingyue, what did you put on? It smells so strong."
Ma Mingyue paused, her hand still touching her hair. After all, she was her aunt. "...Osmanthus oil."
"...Don't use these things next time. Look at Ye Man, she doesn't use them, and her hair is still black and shiny."
Ma Mingyue could barely keep her composure. What did her aunt mean? Did she mean that Ye Man was naturally beautiful, while she herself could never be as good as Ye Man no matter how hard she tried?
“Look at you, you always use these things. Zhang Cheng definitely won’t like them. Your aunt is counting on you to win over your cousin’s heart.”
"Auntie... my cousin doesn't like me."
"What do you mean by 'like' or 'don't like'? Men develop feelings over time. You have to win his heart. Do I need to teach you that?"
Xiaoting needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. She wasn't afraid and could go by herself. She lifted the covers and was about to get out of bed when she suddenly remembered that her father was sleeping under the bed. Her foot, which was carefully reaching down, stopped. In the darkness, a wicked thought suddenly came to her.
Since Dad isn't with them, he needs to be punished. I wanted to pretend to accidentally step on him, so I mustered up my courage for a long time before finally sticking out my foot.
He Zhangcheng was a soldier. Although he slept at home, he was still very vigilant. He woke up when Xiaoting secretly stepped on his arm. He thought she needed to go to the toilet and immediately sat up. As a result, Xiaoting was so frightened that she pounced on him.
He Zhangcheng instinctively opened his arms and hugged her. The little girl, who was only a few years old, was almost weightless in his arms, but his body was hard as a rock. When Xiaoting fell, her head hit his collarbone directly. He Zhangcheng was fine, but he was afraid that she would get hurt.
Almost instinctively, I patted her back lightly, "Are you alright... does it hurt? I'm sorry..."
The sound just now was the sound of her skull hitting her father's collarbone. It didn't actually hurt much, but she was being held in his arms, her father's face gently pressed against her hair, and his voice, still sleepy from being startled awake, was very gentle. Even though it didn't hurt much, Xiaoting still pouted and cried softly.
Hearing a voice like a kitten, He Zhangcheng's heart clenched even tighter, and he became a little more sober. "It's okay, it's okay... Daddy, let me see where you bumped into something?"
She reached out a hand and lifted her daughter's face. Moonlight shone in from the window, revealing her small face covered in tears, her eyes red from crying. Perhaps afraid of waking her mother, she bit her lip to keep from making a sound.
He was heartbroken and gently comforted her by pressing his face against her head. Later, he raised his hand and tucked her hair behind her ear to examine her carefully for any injuries. There were no bruises on her face.
Ye Man woke up too, and sat up halfway. "What's wrong?"
The gentle voices of her parents made Xiaoting, who had just woken up, feel even more aggrieved. She couldn't stop crying and sobbed uncontrollably.
It fell.
"Mom, can you see where you're hurt?"
Ye Man got up and sat on the ground, trying to dig the person out of He Zhangcheng's arms first, but Xiaoting kept shaking her head and refused to let her see, so she simply sat on the ground with them.
The couple reached out and patted her back simultaneously. They had just woken up and realized what was happening when they put their hands together. They immediately backed away and didn't dare to look at each other.
My father's embrace is so different from my mother's. It's not as soft as my mother's. It's hard all over and very hot.
The family of three sat on the ground like that until Xiaoting's crying subsided after a while. Only then did Yeman realize how foolish she had been tonight. It was pitch black, and they didn't even turn on the lights. The two of them just sat on the ground with their daughter, crying.
She got up and turned on the light. "Does it still hurt?"
Xiaoting slowly shook her head. Ye Man found a dry handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her back, and He Zhangcheng went outside to get water.
After being woken up, Liu He came out wearing a coat, her face dark with anger. She became even angrier when she saw her son pouring water.
"What happened? Aren't other people asleep at this hour? What about Ye Man? Is she still able to sleep? Go and take care of her?"
She was even more dissatisfied when she learned that the child was crying so much simply because he had fallen off the bed and his son had caught him. She thought the child was being spoiled by his mother.
"You have training tomorrow..."
Ye Man could take care of him, but she was disturbing her son's sleep. Before she could finish speaking, He Zhangcheng rushed in with the water, leaving her standing outside staring blankly.
Ye Man: "Do you want some water?"
Xiaoting was already nestled in her mother's arms. She drank some water from her mother's hand and then shook her head. He Zhangcheng took the water glass from her and looked at his daughter with concern.
"Does it still hurt?"
Xiaoting didn't look at him; she felt embarrassed at the thought that she had just cried in her father's arms.
Ye Man later took her outside to use the restroom. Liu He remained sitting in the living room. When people get old, it's hard for them to fall back asleep after waking up.
"Why are you being so delicate? Don't you know your dad has to work tomorrow? You're disturbing him."
I think you're just spoiling her. She can't handle any hardship. What kind of child is like that? Maybe I should take her back and look after her for a while? I need to really put an end to her temper."
When Xiaoting came out of the bathroom, her face darkened upon hearing her words. Ye Man carried her back, and He Zhangcheng wanted to talk to his daughter, but then he saw Xiaoting roll over on the bed and roll into the blankets, covering her head.
"……What's wrong?"
He was used to it; when he didn't get an answer, he would sit in his own space, and soon the room would darken again.
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