Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow and gently stroked Gu Zhimeng's head as he asked, "Don't you like your own daddy?"
Gu Zhimeng shook her head, "He doesn't like Mengmeng, and Mengmeng doesn't like him either. Besides, I don't even remember him. That day when mom told me to call him daddy, I was unhappy!"
"So, what kind of daddy would you like to have?"
"Just like uncle!
You would play with me, teach me to read, buy me lots and lots of pretty clothes, yummy food, and toys; when mom scolds me, you would take my side, and you could defeat the bad guys, protect me from being bullied..."
The little girl was counting on her fingers very seriously, listing each item, full of the childlike innocence and greed unique to small children.
"Uncle is like... like the prince on a white horse in fairy tales, I want to be uncle's princess for my whole life, can I?"
Oh boy! Any mentally healthy adult could never refuse such a charming request.
Xiao Ming was completely smitten.
