House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 167 – Big Purchase

Binhai District Sea Rainbow Mall, Yang Yi’s Tyrant Wolf arrived at the underground parking lot of the mall.

Including the time when she watched the concert, this was the second time Mo Fei showed up in public with her daughter. She couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

Mo Fei gripped the shoulder straps of her bag tightly, her palms a little sweaty.

“Come, I’ll hold you.” Yang Yi locked the car door, turned around and said gently.

All of a sudden, Mo Fei seemed to have returned to the day of the concert, Yang Yi was also holding her hand and giving her support.

“Papa has to hold me too. It’s a little dark here. I’m scared.” Xixi followed her father closely, looking back timidly at the depths of the parking lot, where the lights were dim, as if there were a big monster lying in wait.

“No problem!” Yang Yi held his daughter’s hand in her right hand and held Mo Fei’s hand with his left hand.

Mo Fei hesitated, but didn’t struggle.

The two of them held hands until they entered the mall. Although they kept a proper distance, this hand-holding seemed to be as normal as a habitual action.

However, when Xixi arrived at the brightly lit shopping mall, she couldn’t restrain her excitement. She broke away from her father’s big hand and ran in the front.

“Papa, Mama, come on!” The little girl’s laughter sounded like a silver coin gently hitting a bell, crisp and sweet.

The little girl, wearing small running shoes, was running on the mirror-like smooth tiles of the mall, and after a while she staggered a few steps. She was having a lot of fun.

As if she was infected by her daughter’s happiness, Mo Fei’s nervous and cold face seemed to melt away, and she also showed a slight smile. She pulled Yang Yi’s hand, blinked and said, “Why don’t you walk a little faster?”

…….

Xixi going to kindergarten was similar to going to school. She would be in the kindergarten from morning to afternoon, including lunch. Then, she would be picked up by her father in the evening. So, Mo Fei has made a list of things that Xixi would need in kindergarten.

For example, a small schoolbag, although it wouldn’t be stuffed with textbooks, Mo Fei thought that Xixi would look good with a small schoolbag on her back!

And a small bag, which could hold other sundries, like a lunch box, which they were going to buy next.

Xixi has to take her lunch in the kindergarten. This kindergarten encouraged children to bring their own lunch. It was a bit like Japan’s bento culture. Yang Yi thought this was also quite good. He would be able to make clean and healthy lunch for his daughter!

And Xixi liked to eat the meals made by her father. She could never get tired of it! Of course, Yang Yi spends a lot of thought on preparing three meals every day, making delicious food for his daughter in different ways. How could she get tired of it?

“We’re going to buy two lunch boxes. You’re going to prepare two lunches for Xixi. When other children want to try them, Xixi can share them with them.” Mo Fei told Yang Yi as he picked out the lunch boxes.

She wanted Xixi to be a generous person, not to be stingy, and learn to share! Of course, Yang Yi also hoped that Xixi would be liked by other children, expect for the boys. Mo Fei also hoped that Xixi could share and be full.

“Mama, let’s buy this!” Xixi herself was also picking. It was unknown which shelf she got it from, but it was obvious that it was the cartoon cat pattern on it that attracted her.

Mo Fei took it, opened it to see the inside, shook her head and said, “This is not good. There is no layering. The rice and the dishes should be separated, and the vegetables and meat should also be separated.”

Xixi pouted her little mouth sullenly, and Mo Fei asked her to put it back. The little girl wasn’t happy!

Yang Yi showed a faint smile. He took the lunch box, took Xixi’s hand, and said: “It’s okay, let’s choose the style first, and then find the one with a design that Xixi likes.”

He still understood the little girl’s mind better. Xixi’s eyes immediately lit up and asked happily, “Really? Really?”

“Of course!” Yang Yi rubbed his daughter’s head and said, “Of course we have to buy one with a design that Xixi likes!”

“Hehe, Papa is the best!” The little girl smiled sweetly.

Mo Fei, dissatisfied with Yang Yi’s “deliberate” efforts to please her daughter, pouted her mouth and reached out to twist the soft meat on Yang Yi’s waist. But the result was that it was so hard that she almost hurt her fingers.

Mo Fei had it all well-thought out. Not only did she bought lunch boxes, but she also went to find one of those small medical kit that seemed to be specially designed for children. It has a very small box with a cartoon band-aid for children, and disinfection cotton swabs, but there were no medicines. Medicines were not for children to carry.

It wasn’t too big, and it was light and easy to carry.

“This thing is not really necessary, right?” Yang Yi frowned and said to Mo Fei, “Why should Xixi be a little doctor when she goes to kindergarten and has teachers to take care of her?”

“What if Xixi gets hurt?” Mo Fei asked him back.

Yang Yi immediately put on a fierce look and said angrily, “Who dares hurt our family’s Xixi? I will cut him with my blade!”

Mo Fei rolled his eyes in exasperation and said, “What are you saying? I mean, what if Xixi accidentally got hurt or hit herself? She’s not at home, and there are always times when she is not well taken care of!”

Yang Yi scratched his head and said puzzled, “But even if you buy this, Xixi can’t use them.”

Mo Fei thought for a moment, then picked up another kit, dropped it into the shopping basket and said with satisfaction, “Now you can use one kit and teach her how to use it!”

Although they were all women who were not afraid of being tired when shopping, Xixi didn’t have the patience to pick slowly with Mo Fei, and the little girls ran out and back, unable to stop for a moment.

At this moment, Mo Fei lingered a little too long, and Xixi couldn’t bear it. She pulled her father’s hand hard: “Papa, let’s go to the front to have a look!”

However, how could she possibly drag Yang Yi? But he was afraid that Xixi would fall, so he hurriedly took two steps forward. He looked back at Mo Fei helplessly.

“You go ahead.” Mo Fei covered her mouth and smiled. “I’ll find you after I buy these.”

After getting used to not being looked at, Mo Fei also took courage and shopped on her own.

Mo Fei bought new sweat towels and new baby bottles for Xixi, and the shopping basket was full – not all of them were needed, and some of them were spare – and then she went to find Yang Yi and Xixi.

It wasn’t hard to find them. This children’s store was still a bit different from the real supermarket. After all, it didn’t have much variety. Mo Fei soon found the father and daughter in the clothing section.

Xixi was trying on a hat!

Yang Yi has several hats that Xixi has tried on his hand, including knitted ski caps that were not suitable for this season, hard straw hats that were very fashionable but Xixi doesn’t like the feeling of the knots, and fisherman’s hats that Chen Fengchen has worn before but for women.

Xixi was currently trying on a white bell-shaped hat with a blue strap1. Its size was specially made for little girls. When Xixi wore it, it was just enough to cover her bangs without covering her face.

And It just so happened that today Yang Yi gave the little girl a dignified and beautiful princess’s hairstyle, which matches the hat very well.

Xixi stood in front of the mirror and refused to move. Isn’t that pretty and elegant little girl in the mirror her?

“This hat is pretty. Xixi, are you going to meet the children wearing this hat the day after tomorrow?” Mo Fei asked with a smile, “Our little princess has grown up and able to dress up!”

“Hehe, Mama, stop it!” Xixi got into her mother’s arms a little embarrassed.