Chapter 383 - Good Father (1/2)
She walked into the kitchen as if nothing had happened. She washed the fish and cut it, and when Gao Yi returned with Rainy after his work, she had already completed four dishes: a soup-red-braised fish, steamed eggplants, stir-fried meat, and a plate of tender yellow eggs, as well as a pumpkin porridge and fragrant steamed milk buns.
”Mommy, Rainy is back,” Rainy shouted in the childish voice even before she entered.
She had become more daring, and her tone was lighter now. Xia Ruoxin knew that it wasn't because of her, but Gao Yi. Rainy was treating Gao Yi like her own father, and with a father, it was like she had someone to back her up now. He was very reliable. No matter what, the position of a father in Rainy's heart was important.
Gao Yi entered and put Rainy down. She ran to the shoe cabinet and changed to her slippers, then took Gao Yi's big slippers, and placed it beside him obediently.
”Daddy, wear your shoes.”
Gao Yi lifted Rainy and gave her a peck on the cheek. ”Isn't my Rainy clever?”
The way he referred to Rainy made Xia Ruoxin slightly touched. She wasn't sure what it was, but it was slightly complicated. However, she wasn't willing to think too much about it. This was the result of thinking too much.
Rainy beamed, her apple-red cheeks extremely cute and dainty.
Gao Yi changed his shoes and carried her to the sink. He pumped some soap onto Rainy's small hand, and the pairs of big and small hands were placed under the tap.
”Wash your hands when you enter, wash your hands when you eat;
”Wash the back, and wash the palm.
”Scrub your hands clean;
”Good habits start with you…
”With you, la… la…”
Rainy hummed the song she learned in kindergarten seriously.
It suddenly dawned on Xia Ruoxin that she had really made a mistake in the past. Children would grow up and enter society sooner or later. Children who didn't wouldn't grow up, and the same went for Rainy. She might be smart, but she was timid and reticent in the past. Right now, she became much more cheerful.
When they were done washing their hands, Gao Yi pulled Rainy along and sat her on the chair. She was small, and so her legs dangled from the chair.
Xia Ruoxin placed the bowls of rice on the table. Rainy stretched her hand out like she was presenting a treasure.
”Mommy, it's white.”
She meant that she had washed her hands clean and white.
”Yes, it's white.” Xia Ruoxin pinched her daughter's palm playfully. She had gained weight, and her hand was soft and tender. Rainy narrowed her huge eyes, and her soft lips cracked into a smile. Suddenly, Xia Ruoxin felt like her heart just melted. She had never regretted giving birth to Rainy. Despite the many hardships they went through—every time she looked at her daughter's smiling face, she always felt like it didn't matter what she experienced.