Volume 1 Chapter 6 Girls Love Dolls (1/2)
”Luo'er, look! I bought you a doll.” Han Changhong had come back from work with a doll for his niece. He was thinking of how happy she would be after getting this doll.
Han Luo was sitting beside Han Sheng Ming, who was reading a storybook with her in the living room. Han Changhong came closer and gave the little girl a warm hug. She grinned at the sight of the doll, calling out, ”Welcome, uncle! Thank you, uncle!” Little Luo's smile felt somewhat shallow, as though her cheerfulness had been drained out. Yet it was still reassuring. It was better than seeing her cry and refuse to eat.
After Han Luo took the doll, Han Luilui ran toward her father and grasped his leg. ”Daddy, where's my doll?”
Han Changhong blinked. ”Didn't I bring you a dollhouse yesterday? I bought the exact same one you wanted.”
Han Luilui cried out, ”But that was yesterday! Today is today! Why can Xiao Luo get a doll but I can't?”
Han Changhong felt slightly irritated. It was already a grueling day at the company, and he was exhausted. He just wanted some peace in the family. If Han Changhong knew that his daughter was going to make a scene, he would've been more reluctant to come home. He held back his anger and said as calmly as possible, ”I didn't buy Luo'er a dollhouse yesterday and she didn't complain. Why are you complaining? Luilui, please don't be so greedy. I don't accept this behavior.”
Han Luilui's face had screwed up as she suddenly bolted up to the second floor while sobbing. ”Mommy! Daddy is scolding me!”
Du Liu came out of her bedroom, with a deep frown, and saw her eldest daughter crying. She didn't like seeing her daughter in distress, especially after the torment the Han family already had to go through. Du Liu bent down and embraced her daughter. As Luilui had begun to calm down, her mother asked, ”What happened, dear?”
Han Luilui harshly tugged on her mother's clothes with a face dipped in tears. ”Mommy... daddy bought a doll for Xiao Luo, but he didn't buy me anything!” Her words babbled into each other, like a gush of water.
Du Liu's eyebrows had furrowed as she exhaled with a sound of annoyance. She had realized that Han Luo's entrance to her house made the whole family become upside down. The peace that once existed had eroded away. ”Dear, your daddy gave you a doll house yesterday. Please don't give us a tough time.”
Willful Han Luilui refused to listen. ”But I want a doll like that! It's not fair for that daddy bought a doll for her but not for me.”
Du Liu sighed and agreed quickly. This was the only way to bring some temporary peace. ”All right, all right, I will buy you a doll like that tomorrow. Now, be a good girl and quit complaining.”
Han Luilui stubbornness was growing. ”No, mommy, I want it today!” Her father had usually never bought gifts for others. She couldn't understand why he bought gifts for Han Luo, but rarely for her.
Without hesitation, Du Liu trudged downstairs toward Han Luo. ”Xiao Luo, could you please give your doll to your sister, Luilui? I'll buy you a doll tomorrow.” Her narrow eyes pierced right through the little girl's eyes.
Han Luo looked down at the doll. It was a music doll a priceless one. It was her first gift after the tragic accident, but the brief light of happiness that shone on her was briskly put out.