Xia Dabai likes this kind of atmosphere the most. When he comes out, he feels like he is having a good time, jumping around happily.
"Dabai, you are not allowed to walk by yourself. Hold your mother's hand."
As soon as she said that, Xia Dabai turned back obediently and put his soft and tender hand into her palm.
"Dabao, let's bring Xiaobai along next time! Xiaobai must have never been to a place like this!" He tilted his little head back, biting a candied haws and talked to her happily.
Xia Xingchen's eyes flashed with gloom. He looked at the messy crowd and shook his head, "It's not appropriate for him to come to this kind of place."
He must be very busy recently. For a long time, there was no news about his schedule, and I don't know what he is busy with.
If she didn't have a child, she would often feel vaguely that meeting him was just a dream. Now that she was awake from the dream, he had completely disappeared from her world, without a trace left.
"Yeah! Dad will definitely be surrounded if he comes to a place like this, right? Uncle Leng Fei will have a headache again." Xia Dabai's voice brought her back to her senses.
Xia Xingchen smiled. As more and more people came, she picked up the child. Xia Dabai hugged her neck and said, "Dabao, can you lend me your phone?"
"Who do you want to call?"
"I want to video chat with Xiaobai."
"Now?" Xia Xingchen looked around. "There are so many people here now. It's not very convenient, right?"
"That's why we have to video chat with Xiaobai because there are so many people." Xia Dabai said, "It's such a fun place, but Xiaobai has never been here. Isn't that pitiful? Let's film it for him to see. It will be as if he has been here before."
Xia Xingchen handed him the phone.
He sent a FACETIME message directly. Listening to the beeping sound on the phone, Xia Xingchen became nervous for no apparent reason. After not seeing each other for a while, she was not sure if the two of them had become strangers to each other.
"Hello." Bai Yeqing's voice came from the other end.
Just one word, and her heart skipped a beat. Almost subconsciously, she raised her head and looked at the screen. That face appeared in her eyes just like that. He saw her, too.
Their eyes met and they were both stunned for a moment.
Xia Xingchen was in a trance for a while before coming back to his senses and whispered, "It's Dabai looking for you."
She turned her head away again and said to the child, "You talk to him."
After that, she didn't look at the screen again, but lowered her head, pretending to look seriously at the fun things on both sides of the night market. Occasionally, she could vaguely feel a burning gaze penetrating the screen and falling on her.
In my ears, I can hear the excited voices of children.
"Xiaobai, look, isn't this place fun?"
"Yeah." His voice was always warm and calm, as always.
But Xia Dabai was not dampened at all, and kept showing off: "The food here is super delicious! The candied haws are also great, do you want to try it?"
"No! Why did your mother let you eat anything you want again? Wasn't the lesson from the last time you were hospitalized enough?"
Xia Dabai pouted, "Xiaobai, do you know that you are really spoiling my fun? I am still growing, how can I grow taller if I don't eat more?"
"I'm not going to eat your stuff, give the phone to your mother!"
Xia Xingchen had prepared herself for the scolding. She had indeed forgotten the pain. She knew that Dabai's stomach was not very good, but when he begged her, and his big watery eyes blinked, she really had no way to say no. She was not as ruthless as Bai Yeqing. She said that he was not allowed to eat junk food, and she would not allow him to eat it, even if the child hugged her legs and begged.
She was about to answer the phone, but Xia Dabai didn't give them a chance to speak. "Xiaobai, Dabao is very busy now and has no time to answer your call! I'm hanging up. We are going to the drive-in theater to watch a movie now. Just focus on your work. We all love you~MUA~"
He said, without waiting for the person on the other end to say anything else, and quickly poked the hang-up button with his little finger. On the screen, the dark handsome face paused for a moment, and then disappeared.
He would never give him the chance to instigate Dabao not to buy him snacks!
Xia Xingchen's hand, which was about to answer the phone, paused in mid-air. Looking at the darkened screen, a hint of darkness flashed across his eyes. Xia Dabai seemed to have just realized what was going on, and uttered a soft "ah", "Dabao, how about... I call you again?"
"No thanks." Xia Xingchen shook his head and put the phone back. "Luckily you hung up quickly, so I didn't have to be scolded."
Xia Dabai chuckled and asked for credit: "I'm smart, right? Then you can reward me by eating small squids, okay?"
“… No. I can’t be soft-hearted anymore.”
"Just one."
"Not even half a pill. If you get into any more trouble, your dad might not let me see you again."
Xia Dabai's face fell and his eyes were filled with tears. Wow, if I had known earlier, I shouldn't have video chatted with my dad! Xiaobai is so annoying!
… … … … …
At Xia Dabai's request, Xia Xingchen took him to the drive-in theater. She didn't have a car, so she temporarily rented a simple Volkswagen nearby.
There weren't many cars in the parking lot, so it was very quiet. The movie was showing Transformers 4, and Xia Xingchen had already seen it, so she wasn't interested at all. She just chewed some potato chips and stared at her son absentmindedly.
He was so happy watching her that he danced with joy. Seeing his innocent smile, Xia Xingchen couldn't help but laugh. She felt that watching her son was more interesting than watching a movie.
If Bai Yeqing didn't restrict him and let him come to her whenever he wanted, she wouldn't have to beg him or force him to stay by her side. It was good to get along like this now.
She was thinking about all sorts of things, leaning back in the driver's seat, her eyelids gradually getting heavier. When she was about to fall asleep, several strong beams of light suddenly shone from behind, from far to near. They hit the rearview mirror, making her eyes hurt. She subconsciously blocked them with her hand and looked back. The movie had already started for so long, how could there still be cars coming in? Moreover, there was more than one car.
She only glanced at it and didn't look at it carefully. The light was too strong and she couldn't see the car or the people clearly.
"Dabao, are you sleepy?" Xia Dabai came over and asked.
"Well, a little bit..."
"Then why don't you go to the back and take a nap? I'll wake you up after the movie is over."
Xia Xingchen touched his face apologetically, "Will you be angry if I don't accompany you?"
"No, I'm fine alone. Go to sleep, sweetheart." Xia Dabai touched her face, like coaxing a child. A warm current flowed through Xia Xingchen's heart.