She didn't want to change her name. Why? Zan Tengfei looked at his wife.
"I know when I said 'no' I have been looked like a wierd lady." Bo Ehuang started.
"But please hear me out!"
The interview panel looked at her.
"I am the second wife of Zan Tengfei. I am not her birth mother. But it also didn't mean that I dislike being her mother..... But sometimes, something's should not be changed.... Like Li Kexin's name. Our daughter has to remember her mother. It's her right. And I think Li Kexin also wanted to be remembered in some way...."
Suddenly Zan Tengfei squeezed his wife's hand softly and smiled at her.
"... Or the other! So I don't want to change Li Kexin's right to her mother."
The interview panel smiled.
"Then what relation we should put here with your daughter?"
"Guardian! Immediate guardian." She also looked at her husband and smiled.
Thank you. He mouthed.
"Call miss Zan Guiying!" The head instructed.
Zan Guiying came inside and sat in the middle of her parents.
The interviewer closed his files and smiled.
"Congratulations! You have been selected in this kindergarten!"
"Mommy!! Daddy!!" Zan Guiying called them happily.
"Our new batch would be joining from Wednesday."
He took some books and files and gave it to them.
"It's the brochure of this kindergarten. It contains all the details you need to know, including every employees contact details.
And to know, we select everyone arrive here!" They smiled.
The three of them smiled and goes to the parking area.
"Where do you want to eat? Home or restaurant?" Zan Tengfei asked.
"Eat out!!" Zan Guiying said.
Zan Tengfei looked at his wife. She nodded.
"Then we should eat after one stop. There have great noodles restaurant there." Driving, Zan Tengfei said.
***
After sometime, they reached the restaurant. The seats were already full, but luckily they got a table.
"Perking roast duck, beef noodles, lions head with crab meat, fried mushroom dumplings, apple juice and egg custard tart for all three." Zan Tengfei took their orders.
"Do you need anything more?" He asked.
"We can eat if needed." Bo Ehuang assured.
She tied apron on Zan Guiying's neck. And gave her some hot water.
"Are you comfortable?" She asked.
"Yes!!"
He looked at both the mother and child.
It was her birth mother's right! He remembered what she told.
"So.... Yingying!! Did you like the place?!" He asked.
"Mm... Yes!!"
"Well you can be friends with kids in your age from now on. It's a plus point. Also.... You have always told us that you feel bored in weekdays because you don't have De's with you!!"
"But mommy awso pway with mwe!! So Yingying doesn't feew bowed!!" She rejected it.
"Well mommy knows it! But sometimes it isn't bad to get more friends." Bo Ehuang pointed.
"Baby!! You have to understand, daddy mommy and grandpa loves you very much. Education is a part of growing up!" Zan Tengfei said.
"When you grow up you could look after us like we are looking after you!!" He continued.
Their food has arrived. They started to eat.
"You have to tell us everything happens in there okay!! Don't hide anything from us..... Don't try to get into fights... Respect your teachers!"
"And other most important thing is.... Don't accept candy or anything edible given by strangers..... Always wait for us when your class when time is up.... Always stay in front of class room door.... Also, if anybody.... Anybody including your teachers, garden workers or any other staff members from your kindergarten calls you alone, don't go alone. Always inform another teacher or your fellow classmates." It was from Bo Ehuang.
"Yes! Mommy and daddy, yingying will always be careful!!" She assured him.
"Uff!!" Suddenly Bo Ehuang let a small cry.
Both the father and child looked at her.
Some crab meat gravy fell into her body.
"Tissue!!" She asked.
"Let me help you!!" He took some tissues and moved towards her.
"Wait...." But before she could say anything, he began to wipe the gravy from her chest.
It feels so soft. OH!! MY!! A sudden realisation stuck him. He looked at her chest. His hands was literally above her breast!!
"Oh!! Sorry!!" He took his hands back suddenly.
Bo Ehuang blushed.
"You should....." He coughed. "You should go to the washroom!!"
"Yes!! Yes!! I should!" She ran from her frantically.
***
In front of the mirror, she rubbed off the stain and looked at the mirror. She felt his lingering touch..... She blushed again..... She relaxed her body, took a deep breath and came back.
During that time, Zan Tengfei who found his composure..... Still found awkward to look at her face....
The rest of the meal passed in silence with the occasional chittering of Zan Guiying.
The elders focused in their food.....
Like the meal, the journey to home was also silent.
Zan Tengfei looked at his wife without her knowledge. He still felt the feeling of Bo Ehuang's soft breast in his palm....
He tightened his hands in the steering wheel and drove towards the house with his weirdly beating heart....