"Here, wipe your face."
Liu Nanfeng handed a wet wipe to Xiao Liyu.
Xiao Liyu had gotten cake all over her face.
Xiao Liyu took it and, like a kitten, just rubbed her face a couple of times, considering it wiped, with cake still stuck to her chin.
Liu Nanfeng couldn't stand it any longer. He gently took the wet wipe from her hand, cupped her little face, and carefully wiped it for her.
Xiao Liyu stared up at Liu Nanfeng with her big eyes, unblinking.
"What are you looking at?"
"You're such a good person," Xiao Liyu said.
"Well, thank you very much then."
Liu Nanfeng gently pinched her cheek. Her skin felt incredibly good, smooth and delicate, soft and bouncy.
"You're welcome," Xiao Liyu said earnestly.
The innocent child truly believed Liu Nanfeng was thanking her.
Then she heard Xiao Liyu continue, "Before, I always played by myself. Now, not only do you play with me, but you also bought me so much good food. You really are a good person."
"Oh? So this is what makes me good?" Liu Nanfeng laughed heartily at her words.
He then waved at Su Jinxiu behind the counter and said, "Wife, get me another cup of coffee."
Su Jinxiu gave him a glare but said nothing, quickly bringing him a cup.
Before Liu Nanfeng could drink, he saw Xiao Liyu beside him, her big eyes shining with curiosity.
"Do you want to try it?" Liu Nanfeng asked with a smile.
Xiao Liyu immediately nodded, looking eager to try.
Before Liu Nanfeng could say anything, Su Jinxiu chimed in from the side, "Coffee is very bitter. Children shouldn't drink it."
"Let her try. Once she tastes it, she'll know. Otherwise, she won't believe anything we say," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile, moving the cup in front of Xiao Liyu.
Xiao Liyu looked at the dark liquid, impatient to take a sip.
Liu Nanfeng wanted to tell her to just take a tiny sip, but he didn't get the chance.
Then, with a "poof," she spat it all out, her little face contorted, her mouth wide open, tears almost welling up.
"Haha, I told you not to drink it! This is adult coffee. Coffee is bitter..."
Liu Nanfeng picked up the coffee and took a sip, then with a "poof," he also spat it all out.
He looked up at Su Jinxiu. She gave him a mischievous smile and turned to run.
"Haha..."
Su Huamei burst out laughing from behind the counter.
Then she grabbed a towel and brought over a cup of milk.
The towel was for wiping the table, and the milk was to help Xiao Liyu get rid of the taste.
"How much coffee did you put in this? And did you not add any sugar at all?"
According to Liu Nanfeng's usual habit, he normally had a cup of black coffee with about half a spoonful of sugar.
But this cup had no sugar added and was extra strong, making it bitter and astringent with just one sip.
"Who told you to make sister angry?" Su Huamei said with a smile.
"When did I make her angry?" Liu Nanfeng asked innocently.
"Tch~" Su Huamei showed a dismissive expression.
"We heard what Ao Haiping said before, didn't we? You're quite the charmer, aren't you?" Su Huamei said.
"Nonsense. Ao Haiping was talking about Feng Zhirun. What does that have to do with me, Liu Nanfeng? Don't falsely accuse me!" Liu Nanfeng said righteously.
Su Huamei pouted and leaned close to Liu Nanfeng's ear, whispering, "Last time, when I transformed into their likeness, you were quite excited."
"Nonsense, don't slander me. And there's a child here," Liu Nanfeng said righteously, though his voice lacked conviction.
"Uh..."
Xiao Liyu, who was drinking milk, looked up, her big eyes blinking as she asked, "What's wrong?"
She had a ring of milk foam around her mouth, looking innocent and adorable.
"It's nothing, you mind your own business with adult matters," Su Huamei said.
Hearing this, Xiao Liyu turned to look at Su Huamei and said blankly, "You look like my mommy."
Su Huamei laughed heartily at this, pulling out a tissue to wipe the corner of her mouth, and said, "You can call me mommy too. I don't mind."
"No, you can't just call anyone mommy. I only have one mommy. Even though she's a bit of a bad egg now, she's always been a very good egg to me," Xiao Liyu said seriously.
Su Huamei and Liu Nanfeng almost burst out laughing. What bad egg, good egg, what were these terms?
"I suddenly feel that if I really had a daughter like you, it would actually be quite nice," Su Huamei said, stroking Xiao Liyu's little head.
"Okay, okay! Little sister can play with me together," Xiao Liyu said, shaking her head excitedly.
Su Huamei, however, glanced at Liu Nanfeng beside her.
"Uh... I'll try my best," Liu Nanfeng said somewhat guiltily.
"When will you have a baby? How many?" The little one had taken it seriously and continued to ask.
"Let's not rush. Having a baby isn't a simple matter," Su Huamei said with a smile, then turned and left.
Watching Su Huamei leave, Xiao Liyu sighed deeply.
"What's wrong?"
"To have a baby, you also need a daddy. One person can't have a baby. My daddy turned into a star. Otherwise, could I lend him to Sister Huamei?"
Liu Nanfeng: ...
At such a young age, what kind of "wolf and tiger" words were these.
"Mind your own business with adult matters," Liu Nanfeng said helplessly.
Hearing this, Xiao Liyu once again looked at him with her big, bright eyes.
"What is it? I'm a man. I can't be like your mommy," Liu Nanfeng said, feeling a bit speechless.
"Ge ge ge..." the little one burst out laughing.
Then she said, "Then you're like my daddy."
Liu Nanfeng: ...
Su Jinxiu and Su Huamei both looked over.
"Little silly girl."
Liu Nanfeng touched her little head with a complex expression.
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook for you," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
"Fried chicken," Xiao Liyu said excitedly.
"Fried chicken..."
Liu Nanfeng was about to say fried chicken wasn't healthy, but then he thought, how many times could she eat it? Besides, human and demon constitutions were different.
"Alright then, we'll have fried chicken tonight. But we'll go to the supermarket together later to buy it."
"Supermarket, I have money!"
Xiao Liyu fumbled in her pockets and pulled out her fifty-eight yuan and fifty mao. No, it should be seventy-nine yuan and fifty mao. On the way here today, Xiao Liyu had found another twenty-one yuan, a twenty and a one.
Because Ao Haiping was present, Liu Nanfeng was worried about "setting a bad example," so he picked her up later, preventing her from finding more money.
"Okay, then we'll use your money to buy it today."
"Can we buy a lot?" the little one asked expectantly.
"Yes, we can buy a lot."
"Ge ge ge..." Xiao Liyu giggled happily again.
Meanwhile, Su Jinxiu, behind the counter, sighed deeply.
"Sister..." Su Huamei called her, her face etched with worry.
"What is it?" Su Jinxiu pretended nothing was wrong.
"You and Brother-in-law will definitely have your own children," Su Huamei said earnestly.
"What are you thinking about? Get back to work," Su Jinxiu said, but the corners of her lips couldn't help but curve into a smile.