Rainy shook her head. "Mommy, eat. Rainy had already eaten." She stuck her finger out to signal one. "Rainy had one."
As soon as she finished, she lowered her head. She lied as her face flushed and wondered if her nose would become long. Mummy had said that lying children would have long noses and turned ugly.
She leaned into Xia Ruoxin's arms, peeping at the candy in her hand. Her face was red, and she licked her bottom lip.
She really wanted to have it.
Xia Ruoxin peeled the candy wrapper off and put it in her mouth as she watched the disappointment on her daughter's face. She almost smiled.
"Rainy, do you know that Mommy knows magic?" She hoisted her daughter higher. Apparently, children at her age loved this kind of story.
"Magic?" Rainy's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Xia Ruoxin's blouse. She wanted magic.
"Look. Mommy will show you."
