Chapter 209: Carrying Her

Bai Shuruo only felt a wave of warmth touch her face, and her heart began to pound; the once-calm pool of water within her seemed to surge with great waves.

She looked at him in astonishment, using her eyes to ask him why he had kissed her.

Han Yangting looked at her and said indifferently, "We aren't divorced yet, are we?"

Bai Shuruo recalled the kindergarten director's words: those who are married kiss, those who aren't hug; there's nothing wrong with that.

Added to this, Xiaofeng clapped her hands and said happily, "Daddy is kissing Mommy, Daddy is kissing Mommy."

Bai Shuruo's heart was in chaos, but for Xiaofeng's sake, she tried her best not to think about his actions.

Just pretend he was doing it for Xiaofeng.

He could only be doing it for Xiaofeng.

……

Next were the parent-child games.

These parent-child games had many segments; whichever family won would earn a small rabbit as a prize for their child. Because the teacher had told the children in advance, the otherwise unremarkable little rabbit had now become a toy that all the children wanted—it was a rabbit that represented victory.

Xiaofeng also really wanted a small rabbit. She said to Han Yangting and Bai Shuruo, "Daddy, Mommy, we must work hard and try to get many, many small rabbits."

Han Yangting said, "Don't worry, Xiaofeng. Daddy will definitely work hard, but the prerequisite is that Mommy also cooperates, and Xiaofeng must cooperate too."

Bai Shuruo thought to herself that Han Yangting was saying this just for her to hear, fearing she wouldn't cooperate.

"Daddy, I want to play that game where we are tied together, okay?"

That was the Three-Legged Race, where the three people's legs are tied together, and whoever runs the fastest wins.

Xiaofeng believed that there is strength in numbers, so she only played games that involved all three of them.

The leg-binding was done by themselves.

Han Yangting took the rope from the kindergarten and first tied the legs for the mother and daughter.

He crouched in front of Bai Shuruo and Xiaofeng, and Bai Shuruo felt a sudden, inexplicable palpitation.

In the past, he would tie her shoelaces, put on her shoes, and wipe her feet for her.

Now, the way he crouched down was very similar to how he did those things before.

However, it was ultimately impossible to return to the past.

After Han Yangting finished tying the mother and daughter, he urged them repeatedly: "Xiaofeng's legs are too short and too tender, so we must be slow later. It's better to lose than to risk safety."

Bai Shuruo nodded, and Xiaofeng also nodded: "Okay, Daddy."

Han Yangting then tied himself to Xiaofeng, and after the three of them did a test walk, Han Yangting said, "The key for us is Xiaofeng, because she is in the middle, so we must follow Xiaofeng's rhythm. We must not rush. Come, let's coordinate again. Xiaofeng, call out one, two. When you call one, Xiaofeng steps with your left foot; when you call two, Xiaofeng steps with your right foot. We will just follow your lead."

Seeing how serious he was, Bai Shuruo began to coordinate without realizing it.

After practicing for a while, they gathered 5 families, and the competition began.

However, because Xiaofeng was truly too small, they lost to a family from the kindergarten's senior class.

The gap between a child not yet three years old and a child over six is quite enormous.

After Xiaofeng lost, she was very dejected; she felt that they had been so close to winning.

Han Yangting untied the straps for them and comforted Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, we did indeed lose, but we lost because of age. When you grow up, we definitely won't lose when we play this game again."

"Daddy, I want a rabbit." Xiaofeng rubbed her eyes, not letting her tears fall.

Han Yangting looked at the various competition areas in the schoolyard. He wanted to find one where they could win for sure. Later, he pointed to the "Pigsy Carries His Wife" game ahead and said to Xiaofeng, "Xiaofeng, Daddy and Mommy will go play that one. I guarantee we'll win a small rabbit for you, okay?"

Xiaofeng glanced at the game. This game was for Daddy and Mommy to participate in; Daddy carries Mommy on his back and runs, and the first to reach the finish line wins.

Xiaofeng was a bit skeptical: "Daddy, can we really win?"

"Of course we can win," Han Yangting said.

Then, Han Yangting looked at Bai Shuruo and said, "Can you go play that game with me?"

Bai Shuruo said, "I can, but you must win."

It's just being carried by him once, isn't it? For Xiaofeng's sake, she could go all out.

Moreover, she knew Han Yangting had a high chance of winning because he had good physical strength.

Especially after not seeing him for over three years, he looked even more robust than before.

Arriving at the competition area, Han Yangting half-crouched, signaling for Bai Shuruo to get on.

Bai Shuruo asked, "The number of people isn't enough yet. Should we wait until there are enough people before getting on, so as not to waste energy?"

Han Yangting countered, "You don't have confidence in my physical strength?"

"……" Bai Shuruo blushed.

Before they were married, she heard these words in their literal sense, but after being married and having a child, these words seemed to have two meanings.

She didn't know how to answer now, so she had to obediently lean over and was then carried on his back.

As he straightened his back, she felt as if she were lying on the back of an elephant; she couldn't feel the person underneath exerting any effort at all, and he carried her up quite easily.

On his back, she deliberately kept a distance from his back to avoid her chest touching him.

They waited for nearly ten more minutes before 5 couples were gathered.

These couples were too bashful; one pair was still pushing and shoving—the man wanted to carry the woman, but the woman refused to let him, and they bickered for quite a while before he finally carried her.

Bai Shuruo asked Han Yangting worriedly, "Are you tired? Should you put me down to rest for a while?"

Han Yangting instead pushed her upward with force and said, "No need."

She had no choice but to wait patiently.

Fortunately, the race started shortly after.

As soon as the race began, Han Yangting carried Bai Shuruo and started running. The track was nearly 50 meters long. Bai Shuruo couldn't keep her body upright the whole time, as it would affect his ability to exert force, so she had to relax and lie on his back.

There were shouts, cheers, and jeers all around, but in Bai Shuruo's ears, there was only the sound of the rushing wind. She listened to his breathing, felt the rhythm of his running, and held onto him tightly to avoid falling off by accident.

On the 50-meter track, one couple gave up halfway, two other teams were left far behind, and Han Yangting and Bai Shuruo reached the finish line easily and received a small rabbit.

As soon as she got the rabbit, Xiaofeng ran over excitedly: "Daddy is so amazing!"

Sweat beaded on Han Yangting's forehead, and he was slightly out of breath as he spoke; he handed the rabbit into Xiaofeng's arms, then pinched Xiaofeng's cheek: "What shall we play next?"

Xiaofeng said: "Let's go play that Back-to-Back Balloon Relay."

"Alright, let's go!"

Just like that, the three of them spent the whole day playing inside the kindergarten.

Although the little rabbit they finally received was not the first in the class, the teacher still awarded Xiaofeng a little red flower, saying that Xiaofeng's family was very loving and that they handled their parent-child relationship very well.