Su Yue bent her back to lift Xiaojiao. She kissed her cheek and asked, "Were you a good girl today? Did you listen to grandmother?"
Su Xiaojiao nodded. "I did. Xiaojiao is a good girl."
"Good girl, Xiaojiao." Su Yue kissed her once more.
She placed her back on the couch once more.
"Mommy, I miss Daddy," suddenly said Su Xiaojiao.
She raised her head to look at Su Yue, and her eyes seemed to glisten.
Su Yue gently stroked her hair and said, "Daddy is coming back soon. Be good alright?"
She gazed at Su Xiaojiao quietly for some time.
Xiaojiao was close to Jiao Chen, even more than her.
Jiao Chen likes to read a book at the balcony on weekends, but the girl would pester him by climbing on top of him. She would lie on his chest to stop him from reading.
That was how she took her afternoon nap—Jiao Chen would rock her in the rocking chair. They would bask in the warm sunlight as the girl gradually doze off.
