Jiang Jingxiu bent down and picked up the little one. Mianmian’s short legs wiggled a few times, realizing she wasn't moving. She turned and looked at her father in confusion.
How could he forget? His daughter was a social butterfly. Not only the neighboring room, but the entire floor was familiar to her.
"They say it was a romantic entanglement from when the old man was young. You absolutely must not ask about it. It would be like reopening old wounds and making them sad." Jiang Jingxiu had to cover up the lie he had just told.
Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened in surprise. She immediately nodded, indicating she wouldn't ask, and planned to comfort her grandmother later.
Jiang Jingxiu: "..."
Breakfast arrived, and the father and daughter ate together. Jiang Jingxiu looked at his daughter's cute little face and thought of Zhong Xiu and the others calling Mianmian a bastard. He was so angry he almost snapped his chopsticks in half.
Jiang Mianmian, seeing her father's scary expression, asked timidly, "Daddy, do you think Mianmian eats too much? I can eat less. Please don't be angry."
"Eat as much as you want, it's fine. Eat whatever you like, buy whatever you like, Daddy has money!" Seeing his daughter's frightened look, like a pitiful little puppy, Jiang Jingxiu immediately changed his expression.
What a joke! His daughter wanted anything, and he would give it to her. If she wanted the stars, he would pick the moon!
"Really? Then I want to buy a big house to live in, and a car. Is that too much to ask?" Jiang Mianmian counted on her fingers.
"Daddy has already prepared a house for you. For the car, you can pick any one you like, and Daddy will find you a driver," Jiang Jingxiu replied immediately.
"Not for me, I want to get it for Mommy! She works so hard, and she earned so much money for my medical treatment. She still doesn't have a house or a car. She and Grandma have to move frequently. It's so hard. I don't want them to move anymore." Although Jiang Mianmian was young, she knew that her mother had a hard time because of her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried so hard to make money at such a young age. Even though she didn't earn much, she still wanted to help her mother ease her burden.
Jiang Jingxiu's heart softened. He reached out and stroked his daughter's little tuft of hair, smiling. "I'll get one for you and one for your mother. They'll be right across the hall. When you get married, if you miss her, you can just go out and see her. How about that?"
Jiang Mianmian's eyes sparkled. "Okay, okay! Daddy is the smartest! How did I not think of that? We can do that! Wow, Daddy, are you very rich?"
"It's no problem to buy a castle for my daughter," Jiang Jingxiu coaxed her with a smile.
"Really? But I don't want a castle. I just want a house across the hall from Mommy. Hooray for Daddy!"
Jiang Mianmian was so happy that she kept humming the song "Only Daddy is Good in the World."
Looking at his daughter's happy and joyful appearance, Jiang Jingxiu felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. He suddenly thought of the child in Jiang Mi's belly. It was his baby. He didn't know if it was a boy or a girl, but if it was a girl, she would definitely be as cute as Mianmian. If it was a boy, would he be as smart and grow up to be a man who could support the sky?
Jiang Jingxiu actually began to look forward to the birth of another baby.
...
At noon, his phone rang. Jiang Jingxiu saw it was a call from Jiang Mi and answered. Jiang Mi first asked how Mianmian's mood was today and if she had been troublesome.
Jiang Jingxiu said everything was fine.
Jiang Mi hesitated and then asked, "Why don't we let Jiang Tian out? She really didn't know Mianmian was your daughter at the time, and she must have learned her lesson during this time in confinement."