Tang Tang is still clutching her hands together and shouting excitedly.
'Hug, Daddy hug!'
Gu Chen takes a deep breath.
He tries to adjust his mindset before reaching out and picking up his daughter in his arms.
'Good girl, it's getting late, go to sleep quickly, children shouldn't stay up too late.'
Tang Tang's little body was soft and smelled of milk, completely content in Gu Chen's arms.
'Tell me a story, Daddy, tell me a story.'
Gu Chen took off his cotton-padded jacket and lay down next to her.
With patience, he said, 'Okay, Daddy will tell you the story of Little Red Riding Hood.'
Hearing that he was going to tell her a story, the little girl immediately became well-behaved. Lying between the two of them, she looked ready to listen attentively.
'Once upon a time, there was a little girl who always liked to wear a red hat, so everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.'
Gu Chen patiently told the story.
But before he had finished, the little girl started to fidget again.
After all, her mother was there too!
She still wanted to play with her mother!
First she snuggled into Ji Pianran's arms, feeling her mother's warmth, and then she couldn't help wanting to snuggle up to her father.
Tangtang rolled over and then snuggled into Gu Chen's arms.
Mum is soft and fragrant, and so is Dad...
No!
Tang Tang's eyes lit up as if she had discovered something new.
'Dad, why is it hard here?'
Gu Chen: '...'
Ji Pianran: '!!!'
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
The two of them were clearly at a loss for what to say to Tang Tang.
Gu Chen felt her scalp go numb on one side. How was she supposed to explain this?
Because Mum is a bear?
And Dad isn't?
Ji Pianran's face flushed instantly. It was really embarrassing.
What should she say?
'Well, because Dad is a man and Mum is a woman, so they must be different,'
she explained softly to the young Tang Tang, trying hard to suppress the embarrassment she felt.
Gu Chen on the other side took a deep breath.
Luckily Ji Pianran had explained.
Otherwise, she really didn't know how to describe it.
Tang Tang seemed to understand, but she also seemed not to understand. The little girl tilted her head and thought about it, and the next second she actually touched herself foolishly!
'So am I like my father first, and then like my mother?'
I have to admit, children's minds are really big!
And they're terrifyingly big!
But you can't not explain it clearly, after all, they know very little about the world right now.
If she is to grow up well, she must be able to answer questions and not avoid them!
At this point, Ji Pianran's nerves were beginning to jump.
She really couldn't hold back any longer.
In this era, people's minds were far less open than in later generations.
Ji Pianran always felt uncomfortable talking about these issues in front of Gu Chen.
But she had no choice.
She had to grit her teeth and explain as best she could.
'Children are like this. Mum was like this when she was a child,'
Hearing that her mother was the same as her when she was young, Tangtang was relieved.
It turned out that she was the same as her mother.
She liked being the same as her mother!
Tangtang twisted her little face and looked at Ji Pianran obediently.
'Mommy, Tangtang wants to hear 'Two Tigers'.'
Ji Pianran reached out her hand and patted her gently.
'Okay, mommy will sing it for you, but then you have to go to sleep.'
'Okay!'
Tangtang agreed readily.
I have to say, even if it is a mother-and-child bed, it is really not big. Gu Chen was afraid of squeezing the mother and daughter, so she kept leaning sideways.
She tried hard to take up less space so that they could sleep more comfortably.
Ji Pianran's gentle and soft voice rang out in the room of less than 20 square meters.
'Two tigers, two tigers, running fast, running fast.'
The children's song was very short, and it was finished in just a few sentences.
Not only Tongtong, but also Gu Chen couldn't get enough of it.
The little girl was obviously not satisfied, and she pouted, acting spoiled.
'Mommy, Tongtong wants to hear it again,'
Ji Pianran promised, while gently patting Tongtong's little body. Her movements were gentle and patient.
'Okay, mommy will sing it to you again,'
Compared to various sensitive issues, she prefers to sing to lull her to sleep. It's really not too difficult.
She sang over and over again, not knowing how long it took before Tang Tang finally fell silent.
Ji Pianran's voice gradually faded, and she slowly stopped singing.
Looking at Tang Tang, who hadn't moved for a long time, Gu Chen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
'Finally asleep.'
But before he could finish speaking, Tang Tang's eyes opened.
Tang Tang sang loudly and seriously again.
'Two brain axes, two brain axes, running pie~running pie~'
Her soft, cute voice made the two adults laugh and frown at the same time.
Gu Chen shook his head.
There was really nothing he could do with her.
He reached out and touched her little head, cooing softly.
'Tantan, you have to go to bed early, otherwise you won't be able to get up, and if you can't, you won't be able to go home early tomorrow. Yan Yan misses you too.'
Hearing Yan Yan's name, the little girl instantly quieted down.
Yan Yan is her best friend!
She misses Yan Yan!
The little girl obediently closed her eyes.
The two of them were afraid of waking up Tangtang.
No one dared to speak, so they just lay motionless.
The air instantly fell silent.
It was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.
Gu Chen didn't sleep well all night.
His mind was in a mess, sometimes it was the scene of meeting Ji Pianran for the first time in his past life.
Sometimes it was the laughter of his friends.
In fact, it wasn't just him who didn't sleep well, Ji Pianran didn't sleep well either.
After all, the bed was small, and Tangtang kept moving around in her sleep, shifting position every now and then, sometimes even upside down.
She simply couldn't sleep.
It continued until the middle of the night, when she finally sat up with a helpless look on her face.
Gu Chen was still awake, and when he saw her sitting up, he asked with concern, 'What's wrong? Do you like this bed?'
Ji Pianran nudged Tang Tang with her chin.
She wasn't picky about beds, she just had nowhere to sleep. This girl had already pushed her up against the wall.
If it weren't for the wall, she would have fallen over.
On the contrary, there was a big empty space next to Gu Chen.
Looking at the empty space next to her, Gu Chen swallowed, 'Why don't you sleep here, at least it'll be more comfortable.'
Without waiting for Ji Pianran to say anything, Xiaotangtang rolled over and slept directly behind Ji Pianran.
Now, she really couldn't think of any other way.
There was no other way to sleep without Gu Chen at the moment.
Ji Pianran nodded embarrassedly, 'Mm.'
After that, she moved towards Gu Chen.
Ji Pianran had always had a very faint but nice scent on her, and with her movement,
that unique scent instantly rushed towards Gu Chen.
He sniffed greedily a few times, and then reluctantly moved a little to the side again.
There was nothing he could do; after all, he loved his wife.
It was already late at night, and if they didn't go to sleep soon, they would not be able to get up in the morning.
Neither of them said a word, as if they were both asleep.
In fact, everyone was feeling a little confused.