Ding.
The elevator doors slowly slid open.
"Grandpa! Grandma! Mengmeng missed you soooo much!"
The moment the doors opened, Mengmeng's cheerful, bird-like voice rang through the living room.
The next second, she shot out of the elevator like a tiny cannonball and threw herself straight into Ye Shulan's arms.
"My precious Mengmeng! Grandma missed you to death too!"
Ye Shulan hurriedly crouched down and wrapped Mengmeng in a tight hug, her face blooming with a smile so sweet it seemed ready to overflow.
Smack!
Mengmeng planted a loud kiss on Ye Shulan's cheek before puffing up like a little adult and pretending to be upset.
"Grandma, why didn't you tell Mengmeng you were coming?"
"Mengmeng, Grandpa and Grandma wanted to give you a big surprise!"
Ye Shulan's eyes crinkled into happy crescents.
"Oh, so that's why! Grandpa, Grandpa! Mengmeng wants to give you a kiss too!"
Hearing that it had been a surprise, Mengmeng became even happier.
She bounced over to Jiang Haichuan and wrapped herself around his neck like a little koala.
Smack!
She gave him another loud kiss on the cheek.
Watching from the side, Su Yunlong couldn't help feeling envious.
He looked at her eagerly and said,
"Mengmeng, how about giving Grandpa on your mother's side a kiss too?"
Mengmeng immediately turned her head away.
"No! Grandpa, you didn't give Mengmeng a surprise, so you don't get a kiss. Grandpa and Grandma came all the way from our hometown to surprise me, and they even brought chickens and ducks!
"Oh, right! Where are the chickens and ducks? Daddy! Daddy! Where are they?"
Only then did Mengmeng suddenly remember the chickens and ducks she had been looking forward to.
Back at their hometown in Jiangning, Mengmeng had absolutely loved chasing after them every day, sending chickens flying and ducks scrambling in every direction.
During the single day and night she had stayed there, those poor birds had suffered greatly.
The little tyrant Mengmeng had only stayed for one day and one night.
Had she remained a few more days, several chickens and ducks might very well have died of fright.
Jiang Ning smiled.
"Mengmeng, they're tied up over by the lawn in the yard. Come on, Daddy will take you to see them."
Mengmeng's eyes lit up.
"Okay! Okay! Daddy, don't keep them tied up. Let Mengmeng play Eagle Catches Chicks with them, okay?"
"All right, all right. Once we get there, Daddy will untie them."
Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.
Privately, however, he thought to himself,
This isn't Eagle Catches Chicks.
This is clearly a wolf invading the village.
He had personally witnessed how terrified those chickens and ducks had been when Mengmeng chased them back home.
Ding!
"Congratulations, Host. You've earned 2 Daddy Points from Mengmeng."
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Jiang Ning couldn't help laughing.
Although he'd earned two more vegetable seeds...
Wouldn't constantly indulging Mengmeng spoil the little girl?
"Quack! Quack! Quack!"
As expected, the moment the three unfortunate little ducks were released, they immediately fled around the yard in panic.
Jiang Ning had only untied the ducks.
He didn't dare release the hens.
After all, chickens ran much faster than ducks, and Mengmeng wouldn't be able to catch them.
Back in the countryside, it wasn't a problem.
The family's chickens knew where home was and would return on their own after wandering off.
But this was unfamiliar territory.
If the hens escaped, they'd probably run all over the residential complex.
Jiang Ning himself could easily catch them.
But he couldn't exactly chase chickens around the entire neighborhood just to entertain Mengmeng.
So the poor little ducks became the victims instead.
"Quack! Quack! Quack!"
The ducks flapped their wings frantically as they waddled clumsily around the yard trying to escape.
Mengmeng chased after them relentlessly while shouting,
"You naughty ducks! Stop right there!"
She was getting genuinely annoyed.
When Mengmeng finally stopped running, the three ducks also halted, staring at her warily.
But the instant she lifted a foot—
"Quack! Quack! Quack!"
The three ducks scattered in utter terror again.
They were so frightened that they even lost control of their bowels as they fled.
Another half hour passed just like that.
Mengmeng's little face was flushed bright red, and beads of sweat covered her forehead.
"Daddy! Daddy! These little ducks are so mean! I don't want to play anymore!"
"Tonight I want to eat duck!"
She pouted angrily.
Back home, the yard had been much smaller.
After chasing them for a while, she'd usually manage to catch one or two and play with them.
But this yard was far too big.
Despite all her effort, she hadn't even managed to touch a single feather.
Jiang Ning immediately nodded in agreement.
"Mhm. You're right. These little ducks really are too naughty."
"Tonight we'll make a pot of duck soup."
"Daddy... Daddy... um... maybe... let's not."
Mengmeng suddenly regretted saying it.
"I still want to play with them for a few more days."
"Oh?"
Jiang Ning asked.
"So Mengmeng doesn't want duck tonight anymore?"
Mengmeng hurriedly shook her head.
"No! No! I don't!"
Jiang Ning walked over, took Mengmeng's little hand, and asked,
"Come on then. What would you like to study next?"
"Math first, or German?"
Mengmeng tilted her head and thought for a while.
"I want to study math first, then German."
"And tonight... I want to learn the erhu too. Okay?"
Perhaps seeing Jiang Haichuan had reminded her of the erhu back in their hometown.
She actually took the initiative to ask to learn it.
Previously, Jiang Ning had assumed she'd only been saying it casually.
He smiled.
"Sure."
"Then we'll study math first."
"After that, Daddy will take you for a walk around the neighborhood."
"We'll practice speaking German while we're walking."
"And tonight, we'll officially start learning the erhu."
"How does that sound?"
Mengmeng clapped happily.
"Okay! Okay!"
Ding!
"Congratulations, Host. You've earned 5 Daddy Points from Mengmeng."
When Jiang Ning led Mengmeng back into the living room—
"Oh my precious granddaughter!"
"How did you get yourself so sweaty?"
"Come on, Grandma will take you for a bath and change you into clean clothes."
The moment Ye Shulan saw Mengmeng's flushed face and sweat-soaked appearance, she immediately stood up.
Only then did Mengmeng notice that her favorite outfit was already filthy.
"Waaah... Daddy... Daddy... My clothes are dirty!"
"These are Mengmeng's favorite clothes... Waaah..."
Tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
Jiang Ning quickly crouched beside her and comforted her.
"Mengmeng, don't worry."
"Daddy will wash them until they're nice and clean."
Only then did Mengmeng stop crying.
Her eyes were still red as she looked at him pitifully.
"Daddy... Daddy... You have to wash them until they're just like new."
"These are the first clothes Daddy ever bought for Mengmeng."
"Mengmeng likes them super, super, super much."
Hearing those words, Jiang Ning froze.
The clothes had only been something he'd casually picked out.
Even the money had been paid by Su Meng.
Yet in Mengmeng's heart...
They were so precious.
At that moment, Jiang Ning suddenly felt that he hadn't been a very good father.
He realized he had never really put much thought into preparing gifts for Mengmeng.
Even after returning from Kyoto, he hadn't brought her anything special.
"Mhm."
"Daddy promises I'll wash your clothes until they're as good as brand new."
Jiang Ning spoke with complete seriousness.
When Jiang Ning, Mengmeng, and Ye Shulan reached the bathroom door, Ye Shulan immediately pushed Jiang Ning outside.
"Go, go, go!"
"Mengmeng is already three years old."
"You're a grown man. Aren't you embarrassed to still bathe her?"
"Out you go!"
"Ah... Oh... Okay."
Jiang Ning's face instantly turned bright red.
He genuinely hadn't thought much about it before.
But after his mother pointed it out, he felt thoroughly embarrassed.
"Hehe!"
"Daddy's face is all red!"
Seeing Jiang Ning blush, Mengmeng giggled so hard that her eyes curved into little crescents, making her look absolutely adorable.
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