Huo Suicheng didn't stay at the beach for too long. Near the end of the year, the Huo family had a lot of work. He stayed with Mr. Huo and Huo Xiaoxiao at the beach for two days before returning home. Huo Xiaoxiao accompanied Mr. Huo to continue Stay in this warm city.
In half a month, Mr. Huo's complexion was much better than before.
This is not only due to the warm climate, but also to Huo Xiaoxiao joking and joking in front of the old man every day.
"Little, have you had enough fun here? We've had enough, let's go back in two days, okay?"
"Isn't there still some time before Chinese New Year?"
"It's still a while before Chinese New Year, but your birthday is only four days away, what's the matter? Xiaoxiao doesn't want to go back to celebrate her birthday?"
Huo Xiaoxiao was slightly surprised, only then did he realize that his birthday was approaching.
Thinking about the next day, it seems that it is indeed coming soon.
"Of course I want to go back for my birthday, grandpa, so when shall we go back?"
"You have a good rest tonight, and grandpa will take you home tomorrow."
"it is good!"
That night, Huo Xiaoxiao stayed up all night.
Unknowingly, it has been three years since Xiao A gave her the mission to influence her father when she first crossed over.
She still remembers what little A said, "The villain died in the explosion three years later, and you will starve to death because you have no self-care ability and no one to take care of you."
But now it's not just her dad, everyone's ending seems to have deviated from the original route.
Her mission... Seems almost done
At first, I thought this task was no less serious than saving the national football team, but now it seems that it is not too difficult.
In a few days, she will be free from the threat of death forever. Her father doesn't have to die, and she doesn't have to die either.
Huo Xiaoxiao excitedly hugged the quilt and rolled around on the bed.
Because of being so excited, on the way back the next day, Huo Xiaoxiao fell into a coma and slept the whole way.
When being carried out of the car, the howling cold wind hit, even wearing a thick cotton coat, I woke up instantly.
She opened her eyes and looked around blankly. The night was dark and she was home.
Footsteps were heard upstairs.
Huo Xiaoxiao looked up, it was her father.
During this period of time, she and her grandfather were on vacation at the seaside, while her father was working in the company to make money. She only made video calls with her father every night. They hadn't seen each other for half a month. Huo Xiaoxiao really missed him.
"dad… "
Huo Suicheng went downstairs, bowed and held her in his arms.
It was still as light and fluffy as before, the small ball could hardly feel the weight, but the warmth within reach in his arms reassured him.
I haven't seen you for half a month, and I seem to have lost some weight.
Huo Suicheng measured the width of her back with the palm of his hand and said, "It's thinner."
Huo Xiaoxiao hugged Huo Suicheng's neck, rested his head on his shoulder, closed his eyes and yawned, "I miss Dad."
Seeing her listless expression, Huo Suicheng glanced at Mr. Huo, "Dad, did your journey go well?"
"It's all right, Xiaoxiao is probably sleepy. Last night when I heard that I was coming back, I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night. That's all right. You can carry her up and let her have a good sleep."
"Didn't sleep all night?" Huo Suicheng supported the back of her head and said in a low voice, "I thought you had so much fun that you didn't want to come back."
Huo Xiaoxiao was very sleepy, and rubbed her father's shoulder dissatisfiedly, not wanting to talk.
This time Huo Xiaoxiao slept very well. After waking up, she opened the curtains, and the light was bright. She actually slept until ten o'clock the next morning.
When he got up and went downstairs, he saw Mr. Huo talking to Uncle Chen on the sofa.
"Grandpa, morning."
Seeing her yawning and rubbing her eyes, Mr. Huo smiled, "Morning? Look, it's already ten o'clock."
Huo Xiaoxiao sat beside him, "Grandpa, what are you and Uncle Chen doing?"
"Isn't it your birthday in two days?" Mr. Huo took an invitation card in his hand, "You and Uncle Chen are preparing the invitation card."
"Invitation card?" Huo Xiaoxiao took an invitation card and came over to read it, "Grandpa, did you write an invitation card for Yi Qian and the others?"
"Yi Qian and Lu Xingchen wrote it. Let's see, tell Grandpa which children you want to invite to your birthday."
Huo Xiaoxiao thought about it, and counted on her fingers: "Lu Jingyi, Jiang Yue, Xiang Chen..." After thinking about it, except for these few, it seems that there is nothing to do. It is very good, very good, and I need to invite her to attend her birthday classmates.
"Just these few?"
"Well, just a few."
"Okay, grandpa will make up later." After finishing speaking, he said to Uncle Chen, "Old Chen, you should send someone to deliver these invitations first."
Uncle Chen smiled, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to deliver it right now."
After Uncle Chen left, Mr. Huo smiled and asked Xiao Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, there is one more thing Grandpa needs to ask for your opinion."
"Grandpa, what's the matter?"
"It's your birthday, do you want to invite mom and uncle over?"
Huo Xiaoxiao asked back: "Will Dad be upset if Mom and Uncle come over?"
"As long as you want, your father will not be unhappy."
Huo Xiaoxiaochi asked: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Has grandpa ever lied to you? Tell grandpa honestly, do you want your mother and uncle to come over?" Mr. Huo gently stroked the back of her head, "It's okay, you can say anything in front of grandpa."
Huo Xiaoxiao thought about it seriously, three years old was a turning point in her fate.
Ji Wenxin is her mother, no matter how she was born, although she doesn't love her like a daughter loves her mother, she doesn't hate her either. When she was born in the hospital, she really felt Ji Wenxin's love for her.
"Grandpa, then you can call your mother and uncle. If they want to come, they can come. It doesn't matter if they don't want to come."
"Okay, grandpa will call them, tell them the time and place, and let them come over."
"Ok!"
"What gift do you want for your birthday? Grandpa will give it to you."
"As long as it is a gift from grandpa, I like it."
Perhaps because good things are approaching, the weather that has been gloomy for half a month suddenly clears up without warning.
On her birthday, Huo Xiaoxiao got up very early. She didn't let Aunt Zhao come in to call her, and she didn't ask Aunt Zhao to dress and wash her. After getting up, getting dressed and going to the bathroom to wash, she tiptoed to knock on Huo Suicheng's phone. Door.
"Dad! Dad, wake up! Get up!"
There was a loud knock on the door.
"Dad! Daddy up..."
The door of the room was pulled open suddenly, and Huo Suicheng looked at her sleepily, apparently woken up by Huo Xiaoxiao from his sleep.
"It's only six o'clock, you..."
"Dad, it's my birthday today, you can't scold me."
"… happy Birthday."
"Thank you dad! Dad, get up quickly, don't sleep! I'm going to the hotel later, I'll wake Aunt Zhao up, hurry up."
"..." Huo Suicheng looked at Huo Xiaoxiao who was bouncing around, smiled helplessly, turned around, went into the room to wash up, and then went to the cloakroom, carefully choosing the shirt, suit, tie cuffs, watch and leather shoes to wear today.
After getting dressed, Huo Suicheng looked at himself in the mirror, and the unconcealable look in his eyebrows and eyes made him feel as if he had passed away.
He didn't seem to be like this before, he didn't even know when he started to change, all the impatience, desire and ambition in the past disappeared completely.
But there's nothing wrong with that.
He lifted his chin slightly, adjusted the tie around his neck, smiled, turned and went out.
At ten o'clock in the morning, vehicles and people came and went at the gate of Huo Mansion.
The people who were invited to Huo Xiaoxiao's birthday walked in with smiles in twos and threes.
Huo Xiaoxiao was lying on the balcony of the room, wearing the white tutu skirt that Aunt Zhao specially put on for her, watching the people coming and going at the door.
"Little!"
Downstairs, Yi Qian came in wearing a small suit. He obviously saw her on the balcony, and raised his head and shouted, "Happy birthday!"
"Yi Qian!"
Huo Xiaoxiao hurriedly turned around and ran down.
Aunt Zhao kept telling her from behind, "Xiao Xiao, your skirt! Run slowly!"
"Got it!" Huo Xiaoxiao struggled to run downstairs with the hem of her skirt, "Yi Qian, why did you come here?"
"I'm sorry I'm late, Xiaoxiao, you are so beautiful today!"
Huo Xiaoxiao held the little crown on top of her head reservedly, "Of course."
"Don't move, your crown is crooked by you, I'll fix it for you."
"..."
"Yi Qian," Xu Xinyi and Yi Yang walked up to the two of them and told Yi Qian, "Run slower!"
"Hello, Auntie."
Xu Xinyi bent down and touched her small face, "Xiaoxiao, it's been a long time since I've seen you, she's getting more and more beautiful, happy birthday."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"Let's play with Yi Qian. Auntie and uncle go in first to say hello to your grandpa."
"it is good."
Huo Xiaoxiao stepped aside and looked at Yi Qian's parents interlocking their fingers. The rumors are true, Yi Qian's parents are really loving.
"Xiao Xiao, I brought you a gift." Yi Qian handed the carefully prepared gift to Huo Xiaoxiao.
"What?" Huo Xiaoxiao shook it in his ear.
"You'll know when you take it apart."
Huo Xiaoxiao looked at the gift that was obviously wrapped by Yi Qian himself, but he couldn't find the opening for a while.
"Little! Happy birthday!"
A crisp voice came from the door, Huo Xiaoxiao looked up and saw that it was Zhou Zhou.
"Zhouzhou, why did you come here?"
Panting, Zhou Zhou ran to Huo Xiaoxiao, "I'm sorry, I'm late."
"Zhouzhou, is this the little one you often mention?"
A gentle female voice came, Zhou Zhou looked back, ran to grab the woman's hand, pulled it in front of Huo Xiaoxiao, and said, "Xiaoxiao, let me introduce you, this is my mother."
Huo Xiaoxiao looked up, and a young and beautiful woman was holding Zhouzhou's hand and looking at her with a smile.
"Hello, Auntie."
"I should have come when Zhou Zhou came to play at your house last time. Unfortunately, I have never had time. I heard Zhou Zhou talking about you every day at home. I finally saw you. Happy birthday."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Lu Lixing came in from behind and hugged Ji Qingqing's waist, "Xiao Xiao, happy birthday."
"Thank you uncle."
Zhouzhou held Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Mom, you go in, I'll just play with Xiaoxiao."
"Then you are not allowed to bully others, do you know?"
"I know, I know!"
Ji smiled lightly, and walked side by side with Lu Lixing.
Huo Xiaoxiao looked at this pair after another, and gradually began to worry about whether her father would be irritated.
"Xiao Xiao, this is a gift I prepared for you, happy birthday!"
"thanks!"
"Take it apart and see if you like it."
"Xiao Xiao, open mine first! You must like the gift I gave you!"
"Xiao Xiao! You take down mine first!"
"mine!"
"I came first!"
Huo Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly with a present in each of his left and right hands.
She knew that if these two met, they would definitely have a fight.
"Little!"
"Huo Xiaoxiao!"
The voices of Lu Jingyi and Jiang Yue came from the yard, and seeing Huo Xiaoxiao and Yi Qian, several children ran over with gifts in their arms.
"Little, happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday Huo Xiaoxiao!"
"Happy birthday Xiaoxiao, this is my birthday present for you!"
Several children swarmed and stuffed gifts into Huo Xiaoxiao's arms.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhao smiled and brought over the presents in her arms, "Xiao Xiao, Auntie will help you get these presents up first, can you take these children over to have something to eat?"
"Okay!" Huo Xiaoxiao handed the gift to Aunt Zhao, carrying the hem of her skirt, and took a few children to look for food.
"Baby, little baby—where is it?"
Xiao Wu's voice came faintly from the living room.
Huo Xiaoxiao's ears were sharp, and when he heard it, he was picked up from behind the moment he looked back.
"what-"
"Baby, it's your brother Xiao Wu, happy birthday!"
Huo Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, "Brother Xiaowu, why did you come here!"
"Of course I went to choose a gift for the most beautiful little princess today. Brother gave the gift to Aunt Zhao. You can take a look at it at night, you must like it."
"Thank you Brother Xiaowu!" Huo Xiaoxiao hugged Xiaowu's neck and kissed him on the cheek.
Yi Qian, Zhouzhou and the others all stared wide-eyed at the same time.
Xiaowu put her down and helped the little crown on her head, "Okay, you guys play, brother will find you later."
"it is good!"
After Xiao Wu left, Zhou Zhou frowned and looked at Huo Xiaoxiao, "Xiao Xiao, did you... kiss him just now?"
"My brother gave me a gift, what happened when I kissed him?"
Zhou Zhou's face turned red, and it took him a long time to say: "Then... I also gave you a gift, do you want to kiss me?"
Huo Xiaoxiao looked at him in disbelief, and roared angrily: "...Lu Xingchen! Are you looking for a fight!"
"Xiao Xiao, you want...you want to be a lady."
"Are you saying I'm not a lady!"
"It's not... it hurts..."
Yi Qian on the side quietly let out a sigh of relief.
It's dangerous, but fortunately I didn't say it.
The Huo Mansion occupies a vast area. The front and back gardens plus the lake in the backyard are no less than a thousand acres. The entire mansion villa is more than enough to accommodate a hundred people.
The number of vehicles and pedestrians at the entrance of the mansion gradually decreased. Huo Suicheng socialized among the crowd with a glass of wine. Xiao Wu came over and said something.
At the gate, Ji Wenxin and Ji Shuyang followed Chen Bo into the Huo mansion, and saw Huo Xiaoxiao who was pinching Zhou Zhou's face among the crowd.
"Xiao Xiao, don't be naughty, let's see who is here?"
Huo Xiaoxiao let go of Zhou Zhou's small face, and looked up, "Uncle."
Ji Shuyang picked him up, "Xiao Xiao, happy birthday, do you miss uncle?"
"Of course!" She turned to look at Ji Wenxin, "Mom, you're here too."
Ji Wenxin smiled, "Xiao Xiao, happy birthday."
"thank you."
"Mom should thank you, thank you for inviting mom to your birthday, mom thought..."
"I have always been very grateful to my mother, and my mother does not need to thank me."
Ji Wenxin raised his hand to touch her tender little face, which was exactly the same as the feeling when she gently stroked her when Xiaoxiao was born.
"Xiao Xiao, is that your mother?" Looking at Ji Wenxin who was invited by Uncle Chen to the side hall, Yi Qian whispered in her ear.
Huo Xiaoxiao generously admitted, "Yes, she is my mother."
Zhou Zhou frowned and looked at the little mother, feeling a little strange.
Isn't the little mother Sissy's mother? How did you become a little mother again
Could it be that Xiaoxiao and Qianqian are sisters
He doesn't quite understand.
The melodious music in the hall sounded.
Huo Xiaoxiao, who was pulled to the center of the hall, thumped in his heart, it's over.
She can't dance, and her father never hired a teacher for her.
It's over, it's over, I'm going to lose face today.
"Xiao Xiao, can I invite you to dance?" Yi Qian walked to her side, "Don't worry Xiao Xiao, I practiced for a long time, I can dance!"
"Xiao Xiao, I will too!" Not to be outdone, Zhou Zhou stretched out his hand to the little gentleman as taught by his teacher at home, "Can I dance with you?"
Yi Qian frowned, "Lu Xingchen, I invited Xiaoxiao first, can you stop fighting with me all the time!"
"Xiaoxiao didn't agree to you, why can't I snatch it from you?"
"Xiao Xiao, will you dance with me or with him?"
"Jump with me, little one, I won't let you fall!"
"..." Huo Xiaoxiao hesitated to speak.
Why don't you two form a team, I don't know how to dance anyway.
"Yi Qian, don't mess around!"
"Zhouzhou, didn't mother tell you that you are not allowed to argue with other children?"
Xu Xinyi was embarrassed and said lightly to Ji: "Sorry, my son is too messy."
Ji smiled lightly: "It's okay, the child is still young."
"Mom, I want to dance with Xiaoxiao."
"Mom, I also want to dance with Xiao Xiao."
Huo Suicheng, who was in the crowd not far away, came over and hugged Huo Xiaoxiao in front of the two children.
Huo Xiaoxiao whispered in her father's ear: "Dad, I can't dance!"
"It doesn't matter."
Huo Suicheng held her right hand with his left hand, and carried her into the dance floor with the other hand.
Following the rhythm of the music on the dance floor, step by step hugging Xiao Xiao in circles.
Yi Qian and Zhou Zhou outside the arena watched Huo Xiaoxiao being hugged by her father to dance, and they turned their eyes to their mother.
"Mom, can I dance with you?"
"Mom, I also want to dance with my mother like Xiaoxiao."
Yi Yang and Lu Lixing glanced over, and under the gaze of their son, they put their arms around their wife's waist and entered the dance floor together.
"..."
"..."
Yi Qian and Lu Xingchen looked at each other, looked at each other for five seconds and turned their heads aside.
Under the melodious music in the hall, Huo Xiaoxiao was hugged by her father in the middle of the dance floor, circling round and round.
"Dad, please slow down, I'm a little dizzy."
From an extreme distance, she heard her father laughing in a low voice.
"dad!"
Huo Suicheng slowed down the pace of the dance, "Well, Dad is listening."
"Dad, do you dislike Yi Qian and Zhou Zhou?"
Huo Suicheng raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that?"
"You sure don't like them, I can see that."
"They have their own parents who love them, and they don't need their fathers to like them. You like them very much?"
"Yi Qian and Zhou Zhou are both cute, I like them very much, but..." Huo Xiaoxiao put off, she looked at her dad with a smile, "My favorite is Dad, will Dad always like me?"
"Of course," Huo Suicheng said, "whether you are three years old or thirty, you will always be Dad's daughter, and Dad will always like you."
Huo Xiaoxiao approached her father, and rubbed the tip of his nose intimately, "Me too, I will always like Dad."
When the tip of the nose touches, the unexplainable warmth between the intertwined blood makes people feel at ease.
Huo Suicheng kissed her forehead, "Happy birthday, baby."
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