Idea

  Suddenly, a man in his thirties with a slightly dark complexion and a smile on his face was calling out her father's name from the store next door. He wasn't very tall and was a bit chubbier than her dad, but Rain felt that his smile didn't quite reach his eyes.

  Bai Wenhui was surprised and led Yu Tong away, "Director, what are you doing here? Come to attend the meeting?"

  Liu Manlou smiled and said, "Where are you going? You're visiting relatives early in the morning, aren't you?"

  Bai Wengui shook his head, "I don't have any relatives here, I'm just sending my sister to work and taking the opportunity to take the kid out for a stroll around."

  Although Liu Man Tuan is the captain, Bai Wen Li is not very familiar with this person. It's not that he doesn't know him, they live in the same place, how can you not know each other? He just feels that this person is a bit hard to see through and interact with.

  "It's like that, I said, how can you bring the kid out on such a cold day? Well, I'll leave first, don't let me delay your stroll. Come visit us at home when you're free."

  The two of them didn't talk much before parting ways, and Bai Wenli took Yu Tong's hand and casually walked into a small store to buy some snacks for his daughter.

  Nowadays, the snack shops don't have as many snacks as they did in the past. Basically, apart from biscuits and cakes, there are only bread-like things, and candies that can be bought for two cents a handful. She really isn't interested in these things.

  Seeing Bai Wenli wandering back and forth on the shelf, she pulled his hem and pointed to a row of rubber gloves, saying, "Dad, buy this one, take it home for Mom to wash clothes with. My brother's toothbrush should be replaced too, let's buy two toothbrushes..."

  The owner of the grocery store looked at the big and small ones discussing on the side, and couldn't help but walk over to join in.

  "Big brother, this is your daughter, haha, hurry up and catch up with the little rascal, speaking in a stiff and formal tone, no wonder she's your wife's little cotton-padded jacket."

  Bai Wenli was both amused and annoyed. He had originally planned to buy some food for the kids, but who would have thought that it would end up being a household goods shopping trip instead?

  "Big brother, our daughter is so considerate. Look, she has arranged everything for me. Alright, let's listen to what our little girl says."

  Since it's good to buy, Yu Tong let Bai Wenli buy a few bags of milk powder back, which can be drunk by both adults and children. Moreover, the quality of current milk powder is very good, not much worse than fresh milk. In some ethnic minority areas, there is fresh milk available, but firstly, they are not familiar with it, secondly, they need to move around, so if they want to drink milk, they can only wait until summer.

  Bai Wenli led Yu Xuan to buy the farming tools for spring, and under her insistence, they bought a lot of vegetable seeds. Bai Wenli was somewhat puzzled, "Girl, these are not urgent, besides, there's a sales department on our side that sells them."

  "Hey, Dad, I just wanted to try growing some vegetables in our flower pots at home. That way, we can have fresh greens earlier too."

  Bai Wengui was at a loss with this daughter who didn't understand farming, and he couldn't be bothered to explain that seeds wouldn't sprout if the temperature wasn't up to standard. However, seeing how enthusiastic his daughter was about it, he just let it go, treating it as something he bought for a child to play with.

  Guessing that the car was about to arrive, Bai Wenli finally brought Yu Tong to the station to wait together. Fortunately, they didn't have to wait for long before they boarded the bus home.

  Looking at the snow in the distance, Yuexia thought of what she had read in a book about Snow Lotus. She had been here for so long but still hadn't seen what Snow Lotus looked like.

  Snuggled in her father's arms, she asked the question that had been on her mind, "Dad, do we have snow lotus on our side? I've never seen one before?"

  Bai Wengui felt a bit helpless towards this curious baby, "Silly girl, Snow Lotus is something that grows on snow, who would go all the way to get that thing for no reason? Besides, picking Snow Lotus requires an opportunity, it's not like our radishes and turnips that grow everywhere in our land, you can see them whenever you want. But if you really want one, wait till your dad finds someone to help bring one back for you."

  Listening to Bai Wenli say that she wants to get Snow Lotus for her, the small eyes start calculating again. If it can be planted in her treasure, wouldn't it become a thousand-year-old Snow Lotus? In the past, wasn't this thing said to be a panacea that could revive the dead? If it really works, wouldn't it... Just thinking about it makes me laugh with joy.

  Getting up early in the morning, strolling for half a day, even adults would feel somewhat tired. As for Yu Tong, being a little kid, his body couldn't take it anymore and he fell asleep while chatting with Bai Wenli.

  Looking at his daughter sleeping soundly in his arms, Bai Wensheng's face involuntarily wore a gentle smile.

  "Girl, wake up, we're almost home, or you'll catch a cold when we get off the bus."

  Although reluctant, Bai Wenli still patted the small face of Xiao Yatou who was sleeping with a red and swollen face. Yu Tong slept so soundly that he didn't even know where he was, and only slowly opened his eyes after being touched by him.

  They had adapted and should have gotten off too. Today, coincidentally, they ran into an acquaintance while getting off the bus, so the father-daughter duo hitched a ride back home.

  Geng Mei has been worried ever since her daughter followed her husband out the door, and she's also afraid that Bai Wenli won't take care of the child. At home, it was all her who took care of the child, and suddenly her daughter went out, she had ten thousand concerns.

  But seeing the two of them smiling and appearing at the door, her worries that had been weighing on her mind for half a day finally dissipated.

  "How's it going, little girl? Nothing wrong?"

  Bai Wengui gave her a glance, "Am I that useless? After all, she's my daughter, what could possibly happen? Hurry up and take the child inside, don't let them catch a chill."

  Bai Xinyi was not at home, so the three of them had a simple dinner, just some noodles and soup, which were still warm and filling.

  After a simple wash, the three of them snuggled into bed. Yu Xuan had taken a short nap in the car today, so he wasn't sleepy for the time being. The couple chatted idly under the covers.

  "Kong Mei, is Hao Ran going to school this year?"

  Geng Mei nodded, "Yes, I guess it's time to come down and count the quota soon. However, the school is a bit far from our home, but fortunately his grandfather's house is close to the school, so let him live with his grandfather in the future, and let Dad take care of him more. After all, the child is still young."

  Bai Wenlie lay on the pillow, smoking a cigarette. "Don't worry about it, son. This little brat will always be at a disadvantage wherever he goes. Sigh... what's to be done with our daughter's studies in the future..."

  Bai Wengu's son hadn't even started school yet, but he was already worried about his daughter. Yu Tong poked her head out from under the covers and said, "Dad, I'm fine too, others can go to school, why can't I?"

  Geng Mei smiled and patted her little daughter's head, "Little thing, your dad is heartbroken for you, you are the apple of his eye, how could he bear to see you suffer? I reckon if you wanted a star, your dad would find a way to pluck it from the sky for you."