On New Year's Eve, He Tingchuan returned from his post to spend the New Year with Yun Jin and the others.
Yun Jin took Xiao Niangao to pick up the person. He Tingchuan looked at Xiao Niangao, who was smiling with her lips pursed, and noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"
Little Rice Cake covered her mouth and shook her head shyly, afraid that her father would see how ugly she looked with her missing front tooth.
He Tingchuan looked to Yun Jin for help.
Yun Jin smiled and said, "She's losing her baby teeth. Your daughter loves beauty and doesn't want people to see her with missing teeth."
"My teeth are already so ugly, Mom, will they really grow back?" Little Rice Cake cried when she lost her teeth.
"Don't worry, President!" Yun Jin reassured her.
He Tingchuan said with heartache, "Let Dad see you. Dad promises he won't laugh at you. In Dad's heart, no matter what my daughter looks like, she is the most beautiful and lovely daughter!"
Yun Jin glanced at He Tingchuan. He wasn't bad with words; he had a whole repertoire of ways to coax his daughter.
Little Niangao, feeling delighted by the sweet talk, hesitated for two seconds before flashing a toothy smile at her father. She had lost one of her upper front teeth on the left, leaving a gap that looked a bit ugly, but that's how it is when kids lose their baby teeth.
Adults may not care, but children are not used to it and may find it bothersome.
Every time He's parents see her like this, they feel incredibly emotional, because they don't want their little girl to feel inferior during her teething period.
He Tingchuan patted his daughter's head: "Your teeth will grow in soon, it's okay. Mom and Dad went through the same thing when we were little. Dad still has his teeth!"
"So long?" Little Rice Cake asked in surprise.
He Tingchuan nodded.
Seeing that Yun Jin was interested, He Tingchuan smiled and said, "I'll show it to you when we get back."
"Can I keep my teeth too?" Little Rice Cake thought that her father kept his teeth, so she couldn't just throw hers away.
"Okay, Mom will find you a glass bottle to put it in as a souvenir!" Yun Jin knew that as long as her daughter could accept her during the teething period, that was fine.
Little Rice Cake's eyes lit up, and she nodded emphatically: "Okay, thank you, Mom!"
Yun Jin smiled indulgently and continued driving.
Little Rice Cake, who hadn't seen her father in a long time, snuggled in his arms and told him about school. He Tingchuan listened attentively, his eyes gentle, and the way he looked at Little Rice Cake was like looking at his precious darling, as if he couldn't get enough of her.
As soon as the car stopped, Yun Jin got out and left. He Tingchuan got out of the car carrying his daughter. Seeing that Yun Jin didn't even want to talk to him and his daughter, he raised an eyebrow and went over all the things he had done recently.
Confirming that he hadn't done anything to betray his beloved wife, He Tingchuan, carrying his daughter, quickly followed, calling out, "Wife, wait for me!"
Yun Jin seemed not to hear, and went to play with the dog.
Upon hearing the car, Doubao rushed out to greet Yun Jin with great enthusiasm.
Yun Jin played with the dog, while He Tingchuan put down his beloved daughter, went to get his own luggage, and then followed his wife. The three of them went home one after the other.
Mr. and Mrs. He were already waiting at home.
He smiled when he saw them return.
Li Cai and Gou Bao were also at home. Li Cai helped prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. When Gou Bao saw He Tingchuan, he smiled sheepishly.
This Lunar New Year's Eve was similar to any other day; He's parents were still thinking about He Zizhen while eating.
He Zizhen spent the Chinese New Year abroad this year. Her parents were worried that she would be lonely, but they were powerless to help.
After dinner, Yun Jin took Xiao Niangao to wash up.
He Tingchuan promised Xiao Niangao that he would find his teeth, which were kept in a cookie box. He searched for a while before finding them among a pile of old things, and immediately took them to show his wife and daughter.
I'm very interested in the little rice cake.
Yun Jin didn't even glance at it.
He Tingchuan: "..."
At this moment, He Tingchuan finally realized that it wasn't his imagination; his wife really didn't want to talk to him and was angry.
He Tingchuan reviewed his experience of seeing his wife after getting off the plane and finally grasped the key point, realizing where he went wrong.
He Tingchuan coaxed his wife, "Wife, I'm sorry. I'm bad at talking. Please don't take it to heart. I didn't mean to refuse to let you see my teeth. What's mine is yours, and the teeth I lost are yours too."
Yun Jin stubbornly insisted, "I don't care about your rotten teeth. If you want to show them to your daughter, then show them to her. They're not gold-plated."
He Tingchuan suppressed a smile, trying to appease his wife. He knew that if he couldn't appease her tonight, he wouldn't have a good life next year. He didn't want his wife to be angry with him.
He Tingchuan wanted to slap himself. Who told him to speak so quickly? How could he leave his wife behind?
My wife comes first, my daughter second, and he third.
Family status must be ingrained in one's very being.
"It's no big deal that my wife likes gold trim. I'll take you to see the gold shop when it opens after the New Year. Buy whatever my wife likes. Not only should her teeth be gold-trimmed, but my heart should also be gold-trimmed for her."
Yun Jin chuckled: "Oh, so generous?"
He Tingchuan nodded.
Yun Jin was largely fooled and her goal was achieved. She stopped putting on airs and gave He Tingchuan a way out, and the couple reconciled.
As for the baby tooth that caused the marital conflict, He Tingchuan generously gave it to Xiao Niangao.
The little rice cakes were treasured and kept in a treasure chest.
Yun Jin left countless teeth marks on He Tingchuan's body that night, but He Tingchuan was not angry at all. On the contrary, he enjoyed it very much. He Tingchuan was honored to be a tool for his wife to grind her teeth.
The next day, before Yun Jin and the others got up, Xiao Niangao, who had been startled awake by firecrackers, opened the door and crawled into their bed. After daybreak, she noticed the teeth marks on her father's neck and shoulders and asked curiously, "Dad, did you upset Mom?"
He Tingchuan: "???"
Little Rice Cake gloated: "Look how much Mom bit you. You must have done something to offend Mom. Dad, if you keep doing this, I won't be your best friend anymore."
He Tingchuan glanced at the "love-filled" shoulder and immediately put on his thermal underwear.
It's his fault. Last night, he wore just a vest for convenience, and now his daughter has discovered their little romantic gesture.
Fortunately, the little guy is too young to understand, but we still need to be more careful in the future.
While secretly admonishing himself, He Tingchuan racked his brains to lie: "It wasn't your mother who bit me, it was Dad who felt a little unwell last night, so your mother gave me cupping... yes, cupping."
Little Rice Cake looked at the marks that were different from those her grandfather had made and raised an eyebrow: "Dad, is the jar you're using not very good? Grandpa's marks are all round, why aren't yours round?"
Yun Jin pretended to be asleep, deliberately avoiding the topic of her daughter.
Let He Tingchuan face it himself.
He Tingchuan: "......."
Seeing his daughter becoming increasingly difficult to fool, He Tingchuan was sweating profusely with anxiety. He decided to give up and said, "That's right, the cupping jar Dad is using is broken and leaks air. Next time, we'll use Grandpa's cupping jar."
Little Rice Cake was just a child, and he was easily fooled and stopped worrying about the "cupping" incident.
Yun Jin pretended to be asleep for a while, so she held Xiao Niangao to distract her. The mother and daughter played in bed for a while, and He Tingchuan looked at Yun Jin with a resentful gaze.
Yun Jin winked at him, and He Tingchuan was so charmed that he pouted!
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