"Daddy!" Ruanruan saw the sweat-drenched Mu Shen approaching, immediately stopped her activity, and toddled over to him.
The Little Ruanruan who ran over hugged his thigh just like a bear cub. Mu Shen looked down and rubbed her forehead gently with his palm twice.
"It's time to go back."
"Okay, I'll go say goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma." Ruanruan's chubby little paws reached to pull at Mu Shen's fingers.
"Can Daddy and Ruanruan go together, please? I want to be with Daddy." The little guy smiled sweetly.
A certain novice dad looked at his fingers being grasped, feeling the soft touch on them.
Ruanruan's hand was soft and boneless, plump and tender. There were even a few dimples on the back of her hand that seemed so tempting to poke.
He strolled leisurely to join the excited little one.
The elderly people over there also stopped their activity and all eyes turned to Ruanruan and Mu Shen.
"Grandpas and Grandmas, Ruanruan is going home with Daddy now. You all have to keep exercising strong, and live a long, long time." Ruanruan gestured a huge circle with her little arms.
As she spoke with a serious face and sincere eyes, the elderly were moved by her words, unable to suppress their smiles.
"Oh my, how can Little Ruanruan be so sensible? Grandma can't bear to see you leave."
An elder squatted down and pinched Ruanruan's plump, tender little face.
Once they started pinching, they found it hard to let go—the feeling was simply too good!
"Exactly, what you said really touches our hearts. Ruanruan is truly a little treasure."
The people nearby chuckled, reached out to rub Ruanruan's smooth little head, and then… they couldn't bear to let go either.
Several elders chattered around her, and without realizing it, the big shot was squeezed out of the circle.
Mu Shen "...…"
His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
"Wow wow!" Little Baibai was also squeezed into the middle, letting out a pitiful howl.
At last, he managed to pick up the dazed Ruanruan. Seeing the red marks on the little one's fair face, his expression darkened even more.
Ruanruan, feeling woozy in Mu Shen's arms, didn't actually feel any pain. Her face was tender and would show red marks with just a gentle pinch, but they would fade soon.
Well then, seeing Ruanruan looking like this, the elders felt a bit embarrassed.
They gave a couple of awkward chuckles.
"Hehe… well, Ruanruan, come exercise with us again tomorrow. We noticed you were doing a few movements differently, let's discuss it more tomorrow."
"Ah? Sure, Daddy and Ruanruan will come together, Daddy needs to exercise too." Ruanruan answered while hugging Mu Shen's neck.
"We will be going now." Mu Shen nodded slightly, carrying Ruanruan away, with Little Baibai closely following behind.
"Goodbye Grandpas and Grandmas~" Ruanruan waved her little arms to bid farewell.
"Goodbye Ruanruan, Grandma will bring you candy tomorrow, make sure to come, okay?"
"See you tomorrow, Mu Family's boy!"
"Come earlier tomorrow!"
Mu Shen remained expressionless, never having imagined that one day he would be welcomed by a group of elders.
In the past, he also often ran here, but when he encountered these elders, a mere nod was enough for a greeting. Since he wasn't talkative and always had a cold face, the elders would limit themselves to just greeting him.
Today, because of Ruanruan, they were all more enthusiastic towards him than before when saying goodbye.
Of course, he was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm.
"Daddy, Grandma Li gave me lots of milk candies, these candies are so tasty, Grandma Wang said she will bring strawberries for Ruanruan next time, and Grandpa Xiao said he wants to bring his precious parrot to play with Ruanruan..."
Ruanruan, who was being held, hadn't rested at all; her little mouth kept talking about what happened that morning, her black eyes shining frighteningly bright with excitement.
"You're that happy?" Mu Shen asked, raising his eyebrows slightly.
Ruanruan nodded vigorously with her little head.
"Mhm mhm, so many people played with Ruanruan. Before, when I was on the mountain with Master, it was just Ruanruan and Master, so quiet, and Little Baibai couldn't talk or chat with me."
Ruanruan was indeed very happy. She used to do morning exercises with her master, but he was too quiet. She liked bustling and lively environments, and besides her and her master, there was no one else on the mountain, it was never as lively as it is now.
But Ruanruan still liked her master the most!
Her master held the number one spot in Ruanruan's heart!
Mu Shen listened to the little one chattering away, seldom responding, but even so, she seemed very happy just talking.
Once they reached home, Mu Shen put Ruanruan down, and she immediately grabbed his big hand.
"Daddy's hand is so warm," the little one giggled secretly, her apricot eyes curving as if she had encountered something delightful.
Breakfast had already been prepared, and because of Ruanruan, this breakfast was more sumptuous than usual.
Little Monk looked at the food on the table, opening his little mouth in a "wow" of amazement.
"So much food wow."
The cook, a woman in her forties, was so delighted by Ruanruan's expression that her grin was all teeth and no eyes.
People who enjoy cooking often like the praise of their food the most, and of course, she was no exception.
Ruanruan hadn't eaten yet, but the expression of enjoyment on her face was especially satisfying to her.
"Daddy, let's go wash our hands quickly; we can eat after we've washed them." Ruanruan, eager to eat breakfast, pulled Mu Shen excitedly toward the sink to wash hands.
The Butler and Mu Shen were both a bit surprised. Ruanruan had really been taught well, which could be seen from these small things, sensible and grateful, like now, when her first thought before eating was to wash her hands.
Little children have very weak self-control and usually can't control themselves, but Ruanruan's self-control was very strong, even stronger than many adults.
From the moment Ruanruan had seen the food on the table, it was evident from her demeanor that she liked it very much and wanted to eat, but even when she liked something a lot, she would go wash her hands first. It was indeed rare for a child so young.
At that moment, Mu Shen really wanted to meet the master who had raised Ruanruan.
When they got to the bathroom, Ruanruan couldn't reach the sink without Mu Shen's help. She turned around and, with a bit of effort, brought a small stool over to the sink, then stood on it and began to wash her hands seriously, pouting her little lips.
"Daddy, squeeze me a little bit of soap, please."
Mu Shen glanced at her, didn't say anything, and squeezed some onto her hands.
"Too much, too much, Ruanruan has small hands, I don't need that much." The little one cried out in alarm as she saw her daddy squeezing out too much.
Looking at the pale green liquid soap accumulating in her tiny palm, emitting a mint fragrance.
Her little eyes stealthily glanced at her daddy's large palms, then quickly rubbed some of the soap onto them.
"Daddy smells nice too," she said, giggling to herself.
Mu Shen "....."
Continued washing his hands expressionlessly.
Their two sets of hands, one large and one small, rubbed together in the basin, soon creating lots of white foam, a harmonious sight to behold.
After washing and air-drying, Ruanruan sniffed her fragrant little hands and went with her daddy to have breakfast.