At this moment, the rain had become very light, with only a dreamlike mist lingering in the air.

There was some water accumulated on the ground, but not much.

Potholes filled with water were everywhere.

This attracted many children to jump in the puddles.

"Wow... Daddy, look, so many puddles..."

Xuanxuan, wearing a raincoat and rain boots, brightened up when she saw kids jumping in the puddles, and exclaimed softly with eyes full of longing.

She tugged at her father's hand and timidly asked, "Daddy, can Xuanxuan jump in the puddles too?"

Seeing the longing in her eyes, Huang Tao, unwilling to suppress his child's nature, was about to nod and say, "Of course you can," when urgent, reproachful calls nearby captured his attention.

"Son, listen to Mom, don't walk into the puddles, come, let Mommy hold you, don't get your pants wet... Oh my! Didn't you hear me, are you ignoring me..."

"You stand still and listen when I speak to you, are you deaf... Will you stop or not, I will get angry..."

"How many times have I told you to be a good child, to listen to be a good child, how can you behave like this... Mom washes your clothes and pants every day, how can you not understand Mom's hard work..."

Listening to her words, Huang Tao couldn't describe his feelings at that moment.

If he were to express it online, his face would be covered in black lines, and his feelings could only be represented as "!@#￥%..."

Oh, come on!

What child doesn't like jumping in puddles or walking on uneven paths?

This is the child's spatial sensitivity phase!

This is when he is interested in exploring all sorts of complex environments.

He's doing this with immense joy.

How can one snuff that out!

He certainly wouldn't do that. He really wanted to tell Xuanxuan, "Go jump in the puddles if you want," when he saw Xuanxuan purse her lips and softly say, "Daddy, Xuanxuan won't play with puddles."

She was so well-behaved, not wanting to trouble Daddy.

On hearing this, Huang Tao was stunned for a moment, realizing Xuanxuan had been influenced by that other mom.

He reached out to touch her head through the rain hood, and gently said, "If Xuanxuan wants to jump in the puddles, then go ahead and do it!"

"Ah...really?" Xuanxuan blinked her big, beautiful eyes, her little mouth opening in surprise.

"Of course you can!"

Huang Tao squatted down, nodded affirmatively, and made an agreement with her, "But let's agree beforehand, only for two minutes, or else we'll be late for school."

"Mm-hmm, thank you, Daddy..." She joyfully kissed Huang Tao on the cheek.

Happily, she ran off.

She ran to a shallow puddle, stood still, and jumped up with force.

Splash!

She jumped into the puddle, causing small splashes to rise.

"Daddy, look, hee hee..."

She excitedly ran to another small puddle, stopped, jumped again, and splashed water droplets once more.

Having a great time!

Huang Tao quietly stood aside, looking at her with a face full of affection, pulling out his phone to capture the moment Xuanxuan jumped into the puddle with a "splash."

Tall, handsome Huang Tao, along with the smiling Xuanxuan, stood out, attracting everyone's attention.

Of course, the children frequently cast their gazes towards Xuanxuan, who was happily jumping in the puddles, their eyes full of envy.

More envious of her for having a dad who did not stop her but even took photos of her!

Wish I had a dad like that!

...

"Knock knock knock!"

"Coming!"

Hearing the knock on the door, Granny Li, her hair gray but with eyes full of loving kindness, felt a hint of joy flashing across her eyes, and she hurried to open the door: "Oh, just by the sound of the knock, I knew it was you both, come in, come in..."

"Mom..."

Li Tong, carrying a bag of fruit, led her son Lele into the house, smiling softly calling out.

She looked around but did not see her father's figure, understanding in her heart.

She simply didn't expect him to go for a walk even on a rainy day.

But it was just as well he wasn't around, to avoid the awkwardness of meeting!

Granny Li saw her daughter carrying a bag of fruit and nagged, "Tong, you're home, why bring fruit! Don't waste money next time, understand?"

"Okay, I understand."

Li Tong knew well that her mom was just trying to save her money, so she agreed along, bending down to speak to her son, "Lele, quickly call Grandma."

"Hello, Grandma!" called Lele obediently.

"Good, good, let Grandma have a look... Oh dear... This little face is thinner again!"

Granny Li caressed her grandson's little cheek, full of tenderness, then looked at her daughter by the side, sighed with heartache, "Oh! You're all so thin..."

Li Tong: "..."

Oh!

Mom always sees her as thinner!

She jokingly said, "Mom, every time you see us, you say we're thinner, if that were true, we'd have been blown away by the wind long ago, how can we still stand here before you?"

A mother can't see whether her daughter has lost weight or not?!

"You are indeed thinner!"

Granny Li nodded affirmatively, pointing at the insulated lunch box on the table, "On the table, there's fried buns and century egg lean meat porridge, and marinated eggs, still warm! You and Lele eat while it's hot!"

"Okay, thank you, Mom! But, Lele doesn't like porridge."

"Ah... doesn't like porridge! Then don't have it, have more of the fried buns and marinated eggs..."

Granny Li instantly felt she was a negligent grandma, not even knowing her grandson's preferences.

At this point, Li Tong washed hands with Lele and sat down.

Granny Li used chopsticks to give each of them a fried bun, placing them on their plates, "This shop uses good meat for their fried buns, and the marinated eggs, all fresh ingredients, just eat without worry."

She also placed the insulated box with the fried buns and marinated eggs in between them for easy access.

"Mom, you eat too..."

"I've eaten, you eat, I'm just happy watching you eat..." Granny Li smiled lovingly.

The adults conversing were of no concern to the child, Lele, upon seeing the enticing fried buns, thanked Grandma and began to eat.

After a bite, it was so fragrant and delicious!

Instinctively he pulled over the century egg lean meat porridge bowl, scooped a spoonful, then continued with a bite of fried bun, a sip of porridge, and a piece of marinated egg.

"Lele, how is it? Are the fried buns tasty?" Granny Li asked with a smile looking at her grandson.

Li Tong also glanced over, just realizing her son's plate was empty, one fried bun and one marinated egg already vanished.

The most surprising thing was that the bowl of porridge was nearly half gone.

What, her son actually drank porridge by himself?

This was unthinkable before, him refusing even if Li Tong coaxed him with a bowl of porridge.

"The fried buns are delicious, the porridge is good too! And the eggs are tasty!"

Lele looked at Li Tong, saying endearingly, "Mom, you should try some too, these are really tasty."

Such a gesture, it seemed like he was eager to share something good with the closest person.

Li Tong also picked up a fried bun from her own plate to try it.

The juice slowly flowed out, sliding from the tip of her tongue to the root.

Truly exceptional taste, incredibly delicious.

The meat filling was tender, smooth, not greasy, and very aromatic!

"Mom, these fried buns are really good..."

Li Tong couldn't help but praise, not forgetting to thank her, "Mom, thank you!"

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for braving the rain to buy something delicious for me and Lele!"

"Thank your dad instead."

Granny Li spoke earnestly, "These, your dad went out in the heavy rain around six in the morning to queue and buy these, honestly, I think he always knew about me secretly arranging for you to come home, and also knew the agreed meeting time..."

Dad always knew?

Then these... were all bought by Dad specifically for me?

How is that possible...

Dad told me to leave and never come back, even said I wasn't his daughter...

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