Chapter 24: Little Dumpling, No Worries

Yu Mozhi patted the fuzzy little head of the child, then lifted his foot and walked further inside.

By the time Liu Wu snapped out of his anger, the father and daughter had already gone in. He could clearly see the little dumpling hugging Yu Mozhi’s arm, incredibly excited.

Liu Wu let out a sigh.

It’s really great to be a little dumpling—so happy, without a single worry.

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With Liu Wu covering for him along the way, Yu Mozhi quietly stood to the side holding the child. Not a single person recognized him. After all, from a distance, when people glanced over at him—

Compared to a man wearing a hat and mask, coughing occasionally like he wasn’t feeling well, the little dumpling in his arms was far more eye-catching.

As long as she was in her daddy’s arms, the little dumpling showed not even a trace of shyness. With her sweet, babyish voice and a few charming words, she had the shop’s attendants completely wrapped around her tiny finger.

This kind of adorable little creature—absolutely no one could resist.

After buying all the necessary things, they finally arrived at the store the little dumpling had especially been looking forward to—the one with the little dresses.

As soon as they stepped into the shop, although there were still many light, floaty, fairy-like princess dresses suitable for mild weather, since it was now winter, this store also carried specially made padded dress-jackets for children.

These weren’t often seen for adults anymore, and most had to be custom-made. But for children, the variety was exceptionally rich and exquisitely crafted.

The moment the little dumpling entered the store, she was completely captivated by the colorful little dresses. Her tiny hand still clutched Yu Mozhi’s clothes as she stared longingly, unable to look away.

Besides food, the little girl had a particular love for looking pretty.

Thinking back to when they were shopping earlier, when the little dumpling acted like she was easy to raise and didn’t need many things, Yu Mozhi pointed at a pink padded dress with delicate embroidery and asked the clerk to help the little girl try it on.

Even though he was in a bit of a rough spot right now, he could still afford to raise this child.

So the clerk took the bouncy little koi girl by the hand and led her to the changing room.

When the little koi girl came out, both Yu Mozhi and Liu Wu were visibly stunned.

She wore a pale pink padded dress with white patterns and deep pink trimming. Standing there smiling sweetly, she looked like a completely different little girl from earlier—no longer just a sweet-talking, rainbow-praising daddy’s girl, but now exuding an elegant, hard-to-describe charm like a refined young lady.

Only… that hairstyle… it was a total miss!

Liu Wu looked at the clerk. The clerk was also watching the little dumpling with bright eyes as she raised both hands and twirled in a circle for her daddy. Probably understanding Liu Wu’s gaze, the clerk smiled and said, “The little one said her hair was tied by her daddy and wouldn’t let us touch it.”

From over there, Yu Mozhi let out a soft, awkward cough.

Liu Wu: …Okay, okay, stop already. If you keep this up, I’m going to turn into a lemon from all this jealousy.

“Try this one next.” Yu Mozhi raised his hand and pointed at a bright red padded dress with white fur trim on a children’s mannequin nearby.

The dainty little pink dumpling hesitated for a moment, tugged at her daddy’s clothes, and said, “Daddy, Mianmian’s already really happy with this one! I don’t need that many.”

She wanted to save money for her daddy—to show him how useful she could be!

“Go try it,” Yu Mozhi replied with a chuckle. He pinched the little koi girl’s cheek and then, somewhat awkwardly, took off the hair tie from her head. “Let that big sister do your hair. It’ll match the dress better.”

The little koi girl looked conflicted as she glanced at the hair tie in her daddy’s hand, then at the beautiful dress on the mannequin. When she heard Yu Mozhi say “I want to see baby wear it,”

She happily grabbed the clerk’s hand and scampered off to the fitting room.

It wasn’t that Mianmian was greedy and liked too many pretty dresses!

It’s just that Daddy liked them!

Mianmian: It’s Daddy who likes lots of pretty little dresses!!

Yu Mozhi: …? Something feels off about that statement.

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(End of Chapter)