House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 239 – A Heart That Is Swayed

Actually, the feeling of being sick was not that uncomfortable!

Apart from not being able to go to kindergarten and play with her little friends, and not being able to touch her beloved Xiao Guai while she still has a cold, after the first day of discomfort, Xixi felt that being sick was actually a very enjoyable thing!

Almost all day long, her mother and father revolved around her…

In the morning, Xixi could sleep in very late, even until one o’clock without any morning grumpiness. Then, her mother would dress her up and hold her little hand before coming out.

During the day, Xixi could watch cartoons at home or go downstairs to find Sister Ding Xiang and play with toys with her and her mother. Then the little girl would tell stories to Sister Ding Xiang with her sweet and adorable voice.

In any case, after getting sick, her mother and father had much fewer restrictions on her, and Sister Ding Xiang would also do her best to fulfill Xixi’s requests and play with her.

Because it’s not good to stay at home all the time when having a cold, her mother and father would also take her to visit the less crowded Tingshan Park. Although her mother still asked her father put on makeup on her1, Xixi still felt very happy because her mother rarely takes her to public places to play!

The most fun part was in the evening! It was rare that both her mother and father were at home, and Xixi enjoyed a princess-like treatment. Her mother sang songs to her, and her father performed some magic tricks he had just learned, dancing around. Before going to bed, Xixi not only gets to hear her father tell the story of “Journey to the West”, but also listens to her mother, who doesn’t usually tell stories, read her a storybook!

Xixi didn’t want to tell her mother that she had actually already heard the stories her mother was reading to her!

And eating, especially this point, Xixi felt too happy!

Because the little girl called Xin’er and her other little friends, although they don’t talk much, Xixi still knew that after they got sick, they didn’t eat well every day. Those boiled vegetables and pork made Xin’er nauseous.

But Xixi was different. She has a master chef level father and knew that she has a poor appetite and couldn’t eat too greasy or hot food. So, he made her non-greasy but super delicious meals every day in different ways.

For breakfast, there’s Lily and Goji Berry Pork Congee, Millet and Red Date Porridge, Small Wontons, and more. For lunch and dinner, there’s Pea and Minced Meat Egg Tofu, Cucumber Salad with Bean Skin, Steamed Spare Ribs in Fermented Black Bean Sauce, Stewed Pork Stomach with Coix Seed and Bean Curd Sheet, Stir-fried Enoki Mushroom with Shredded Pork, and more. Of course, there’s also soup to keep Xixi hydrated, such as Winter Melon and Spare Rib Soup, Longgu and Papaya Soup, Kelp and Spare Rib Soup, which moisturize the lungs, soothe coughs, and enhance resistance!

Even so, Xixi still doesn’t eat a lot during mealtime, so Yang Yi would prepare some small “snacks” for Mo Fei to feed Xixi in the morning or afternoon.

Rock sugar stewed with Fritillaria and snow pear was the dish that Xixi ate the most, as well as a sweet soup made with Codonopsis Pilosula, Solomon’s Seal, Tremella, and Coix Seed. There was also a purple-red soy milk made from longan, peanuts, and yellow soybeans. There were not only sweet ones, but also savory ones, including the peculiar Steamed Salted Orange. It was the first time Xixi had ever tasted a salty orange.

Although the little girl expressed that she didn’t particularly like it, her cough did improve a lot after eating it!

Xixi’s physical condition was indeed better than other children!

It was unknown whether it was due to good genes or regularly exercising with her father. Although she didn’t take cold medicine or went to the hospital for injections, compared to Yang Luoqi, who took cold medicine, and Lan Xin, who went to the hospital for injections, Xixi recovered from her cold very quickly. By Wednesday, Xixi had stopped sneezing and having a runny nose, but the cough improved slower.

The flu was rampant and the children at Chuntian Kindergarten caught colds one after another. Listening to Teacher Mu’s statement that the attendance rate hadn’t reached even half in recent days, Mo Fei was even more worried and decided to let Xixi continue resting at home.

At noon that day, the little girl couldn’t fall asleep. She hugged her mother’s arm and acted cute, saying, “Mama!”

“What’s the matter?”

“I don’t want to get better so soon” the little girl said with a smile.

“Why?” Mo Fei asked in surprise.

When Xixi was sick, Yang Yi was very worried. He racked his brains to make her daughter get better sooner. However, the most anxious and concerned person was Mo Fei, especially in these past few days. She set aside her work and spent 24 hours taking care of Xixi, which was quite exhausting for her.

Taking care of a sick Xixi, Mo Fei also sneezed a few times. If it weren’t for Yang Yi brewing some ginger and brown sugar water for her to drink and forcing her to rest more, Mo Fei herself might have fallen ill with a cold.

This wasn’t the first time. In the past, Mo Fei would catch a cold together with Xixi, and then the mother and daughter would “injure each other”…

Mo Fei wanted Xixi to recover quickly, but now the little girl actually said she didn’t want to get better from her illness so soon?

“Hehe, because I like being sick, so Mama can accompany me,” Xixi said innocently.

“Silly girl, even if you’re not sick, Mama will still accompany you,” Mo Fei felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart.

“But Mama has to go to work. If Mama doesn’t come home, she won’t be able to accompany Xixi!” Xixi pouted her small mouth.

Mo Fei fell into silence. For some reason, she thought of the cake that Yang Yi had drawn for her before.2

During this period, the changes with Niu Meiling and the company brought back the joy of returning to the good old days for Mo Fei, but she wasn’t as moved as she had imagined.

Perhaps it was because what Niu Meiling had done before left a rift in her heart, or because the studio depicted to her by Yang Yi seemed too perfect, Mo Fei’s idea to stay was not as firm as before.

And today, Xixi’s unintentional words once again made Mo Fei feel a little shaken.

The little girl didn’t notice her mother’s silence, so she continued speaking to her, “Hehe, but I also want to get better quickly! I miss Xin’er, Qiqi, Chen Shiyun, Nan Zhaoyu a bit…”

“Silly girl…” Mo Fei gently hugged her daughter and said softly.

“Mama, after I get better, can I go to kindergarten and play with Xin’er, Qiqi, and the others… and then Mama can stay with me at home? Can it be like that?” Xixi rubbed her head in her mother’s arms and smiled sweetly.

“Of course, but Xixi, you need to get better first, and then Mama will spend more time to accompany you in the future,” Mo Fei said softly.

“Then I’ll get better tomorrow!” The little girl laughed happily.

“Yes, Mama really hopes so!”

“Can Mama and Papa sleep with Xixi?” The little girl felt that her luck was good today and wanted to continue making requests.

“Why?” Mo Fei thought for a moment that her daughter had seen through her relationship with Yang Yi and was a bit flustered.

“Um… no reason, Xixi just likes having Mama and Papa by her side!”

“But our bed can’t fit so many people,” Mo Fei anxiously came up with another excuse.

“Let Papa buy a big bed. The bed at Xin’er’s house is very big!”

“……”

“Is that okay?” The little girl acted cutely.

“Alright, alright, go to sleep quickly!” Mo Fei was trouble by her daughter and had a headache.

“Hehe, I’m going to sleep, Mama!” Xixi finally got the answer she wanted and closed her eyes with satisfaction.