Everyone's been reborn, so who would bother finding a wife on their own?

Chapter 7 Want to Get Married

The black Audi came to a smooth stop downstairs in the residential complex.

Xiao Haifeng turned off the car and glanced back at the back seat.

Xiao Yunqing hugged the robot, lost in thought, her small face showing a blank expression.

"My dear daughter, we're home."

Xiao Yunqing snapped out of her daze, nodded, unbuckled her seatbelt, and opened the car door.

Xiao Haifeng looked at her small figure from behind and scratched his head.

This child is definitely acting strange today.

But he didn't think much of it, locked the car, and went upstairs with his daughter.

……

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Yunqing rushed inside.

Xu Wan was preparing dinner in the kitchen when she heard the noise and peeked out.

"You're back?"

She froze before she could finish speaking.

Because my daughter, who usually goes straight to her room as soon as she gets home, actually sat down on the sofa today, looking like she had something to say.

Xu Wan wiped her hands and walked out of the kitchen.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yunqing raised his head and looked at her, his eyes filled with an unprecedented seriousness.

"Mom," she asked, "how can I marry someone?"

Xu Wan: "..."

Xu Wan stood there, stunned, her expression shifting from confusion to shock, and then from shock to bewilderment.

She turned her head and looked at Xiao Haifeng, who had just entered the room.

His eyes were filled with: What happened?!

Xiao Haifeng shrugged, looking equally innocent.

Xu Wan took a deep breath and sat down next to Xiao Yunqing.

"Little Cloud," she tried to keep her voice calm, "why are you suddenly asking this?"

Xiao Yunqing held her hand tightly, her small hand gripping it firmly.

"Mom, please tell me," she said, her voice tinged with urgency.

Looking into her earnest eyes, Xu Wan was momentarily at a loss for words.

She thought for a moment and said, "Marriage... requires two people who truly love each other to get married."

Xiao Yunqing blinked.

[Truly in love...]

"Then what is love?" she asked again.

Xu Wan: "..."

This child is determined to get to the bottom of things today.

She looked at Xiao Haifeng, who shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to help.

Xu Wan had no choice but to explain, "Love means... you really, really like someone, and they really, really like you too. You want to share all the good things with each other and want to be together forever."

Xiao Yunqing was stunned after hearing this.

Share all the good things with the other person...

A picture suddenly flashed through her mind.

When she was so scared on her first day of kindergarten that she wanted to cry, he ran over and gave her a piece of candy.

Yesterday, her flower was ruined, so he helped her fold a new one.

Today, he carried her to the infirmary and gave her a piece of candy.

He gave me his kindness...

[Then I...]

She suddenly stood up, turned around, and ran towards her room.

Xu Wan and Xiao Haifeng looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's wrong with her?" Xu Wan asked.

Xiao Haifeng scratched his head: "I don't know either."

Xu Wan glared at him: "What happened when you went to pick her up today?"

Xiao Haifeng quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing! He just asked me in the car if there was a way to be together forever, and I said marriage would be fine, and that's it."

Xu Wan frowned.

"The way to stay together forever? Marriage?" She looked at Xiao Haifeng. "How can you talk to the children about this?"

"I just answered casually!" Xiao Haifeng protested. "She's only three years old, how was I supposed to know she'd take it seriously!"

Before Xu Wan could say anything more, Xiao Yunqing had already run out of the room.

She was holding something in her hand.

A lollipop.

Wrapped in transparent packaging paper with a pink bow tied on it, it looked quite unusual.

Xiao Yunqing ran to the sofa, carefully opened her little schoolbag, put the lollipop inside, and pressed it down with her hand, afraid of crushing it.

Xu Wan was stunned.

She recognized that lollipop.

It was brought back from abroad by Xiao Yunqing's uncle last week. It's handmade and he said it's especially delicious.

Xiao Yunqing's eyes lit up when she got it, but she couldn't bear to eat it and kept it in the drawer like a treasure.

"Little Cloud," Xu Wan couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that your favorite lollipop? You wouldn't even eat it yourself, why are you bringing it to kindergarten?"

Xiao Yunqing raised her head and looked at her intently.

"Mom, didn't you say that if you want to get married, you have to treat the other person well?"

Xu Wan: "..."

Xiao Haifeng: "..."

The two were completely dumbfounded.

Xiao Yunqing continued, "I want to give him this lollipop."

Xu Wan's temples throbbed.

"Him?" she tried to keep her voice steady. "Who is he?"

"I won't tell you," Xiao Yunqing replied, without a trace of shyness on her face, only a righteous seriousness.

Xu Wan took a deep breath and turned to look at Xiao Haifeng.

Xiao Haifeng understood that look in his eyes.

Look what you've done!

Xiao Haifeng quickly explained, "I really don't know what happened! She just asked that one question in the car today, and I just answered casually..."

"Just a casual answer?" Xu Wan's voice turned cold. "You gave her a casual answer, and she's already going to offer her a lollipop right now!"

Xiao Haifeng shrank back, not daring to speak.

Xu Wan looked at Xiao Yunqing, trying to soften her expression.

"Little Cloud," she said, "you're still too young. Let's talk about these things when you're older, okay?"

Xiao Yunqing shook her head.

"not good."

Xu Wan: "..."

"Mom," Xiao Yunqing looked at her, her eyes filled with an undeniable seriousness, "you said you wanted to give the other person all the good things. My lollipop is the best, and I want to give it to him."

Xu Wan opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

She looked at Xiao Haifeng, her eyes conveying a clear message: Your daughter is your responsibility.

Xiao Haifeng forced himself to speak: "My dear daughter, um... the lollipop is your favorite, you can keep it for yourself, you don't need to give it to anyone else."

"He is none other than himself," Xiao Yunqing said.

Xiao Haifeng was speechless.

"Who...who exactly is he?"

"Song Huan".

Xiao Yunqing spoke frankly, adding this time, "She's sitting with me."

Xiao Haifeng and Xu Wan exchanged a glance.

Xu Wan suddenly remembered something.

"Song Huan?" She frowned. "Minister Song Wentao's son?"

Xiao Haifeng nodded: "Yes, it's the one we met when the park opened that day."

A scene surfaced in Xu Wan's memory.

A rather cute little boy stood next to Song Wentao, his big eyes blinking, looking quite well-behaved.

She thought to herself that it was quite a coincidence that this child was born on the same day as her daughter.

Now it seems, this fate...

"Did he say anything to you?" Xu Wan asked tentatively.

Xiao Yunqing shook her head.

"Then why would you want to...marry him?"

Xiao Yunqing tilted her head, as if she was thinking about the question.

Then she said, "He's good to me."

Xu Wan was stunned.

"He gave me candy," Xiao Yunqing counted on her fingers, "He helped me pick flowers, he helped me fold flowers, he carried me to the infirmary, and he gave me candy again..."

She finished counting, looked up, and stared intently at her mother.

"He's good to me, and I want to be good to him too."

Xu Wan asked anxiously, "Are you injured, going to the infirmary?"

Xiao Yunqing pointed to her knee and smiled, "I accidentally fell today, but I'm fine now. Song Huan accompanied me to the infirmary."

Xu Wan remained silent after listening.

Xiao Haifeng also fell silent.

They looked at the three-year-old girl in front of them, at her serious little face, at the little schoolbag she had carefully placed in her hand, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Finally, Xiao Haifeng coughed lightly and spoke.

"Um... Yunqing," he said, "you're still young. Let's talk about these things later, okay?"

Xiao Yunqing looked at him without saying a word.

But his eyes clearly said: I've made up my mind.

Xiao Haifeng felt a little uneasy under that gaze.

He glanced at Xu Wan, whose expression also looked unwell.

"Um..." he tentatively suggested, "How about this, when I pick up Xiaoyun tomorrow, I'll chat with Minister Song for a bit and ask him to keep an eye on his son?"

Xu Wan glared at him.

What kind of talk is that?

What does "control his son" mean?

What did that other person's son do?

All he did was give her a few candies and carry his own daughter to the infirmary.

Although she felt uncomfortable, she knew that she couldn't blame the child for this.

But seeing her daughter's "I've already decided on him" look, she felt...

"Never mind," she waved her hand, "Let's eat first."

Xiao Yunqing nodded, carefully placed the small schoolbag in the corner of the sofa, and then ran to wash her hands.

Xu Wan watched her retreating figure and sighed.

Xiao Haifeng leaned closer and whispered, "I don't think... it's a big deal. Kids will forget about it in a few days."

Xu Wan glanced at him.

"I hope so."

……

Xiao Yunqing ate faster than usual at dinner.

After finishing his meal, he pushed the bowl away, ran back to the sofa, picked up his little backpack, and checked the lollipops inside.

Only after confirming that it was intact did she feel relieved enough to put the schoolbag back in its original place.

Xu Wan watched from the side, her feelings complicated.

This child, I've never seen her cherish anything like this before.

Before going to bed at night, Xiao Yunqing brought the small schoolbag into the room and placed it on the bedside table so that she could see it as soon as she opened her eyes.

Xu Wan tucked her in, sat on the edge of the bed, and couldn't help but ask, "Little Cloud, are you really sure? That lollipop is your favorite, are you really willing to give it to someone else?"

Xiao Yunqing nodded.

"Willing to part with it."

Why?

Xiao Yunqing thought for a moment and said, "Because I was especially happy when he gave me candy."

I want him to be happy too.

Xu Wan was stunned.

Looking into her daughter's bright eyes, she suddenly felt something inside her being touched.

She reached out and touched Xiao Yunqing's head.

"Go to sleep."

Xiao Yunqing obediently closed her eyes.

But after a while, she opened her eyes again.

"Mother."

"Um?"

"Can you take me to kindergarten earlier tomorrow?"

Xu Wan: "..."

She took a deep breath.

"Can."

Xiao Yunqing smiled, pulled the blanket up to cover her face, leaving only her bright eyes showing.

[tomorrow……]

I'll see him tomorrow.

I want to give him the lollipop.

He'll be happy, won't he?

As she pondered this, the corners of her mouth turned up, and she slowly drifted off to sleep.

In the living room, Xu Wan and Xiao Haifeng sat facing each other.

"Tell me," Xu Wan began, "what kind of child is Song Huan?"

Xiao Haifeng thought for a moment: "She was quite well-behaved, wasn't she? She didn't cry or make a fuss when we met that day. She just stood there with big eyes and looked quite smart."

Xu Wan remained silent for a while.

"Tomorrow," she said, "I'll take her there."

Xiao Haifeng was taken aback: "You're delivering it?"

Xu Wan nodded.

"I want to see that Song Huan."

Xiao Haifeng scratched his head and didn't say anything.

But he knew it in his heart.

My wife is going to "meet" that guy who tried to kidnap her daughter.