Chapter 90: I Want to Have a Dad

Wealthy Cartier Community.

Building 804.

Beautiful piano music drifted out from the room.

Actually, it's not a piano; it should be called a guzheng.

The sound was like spring water, pleasant and smooth to hear.

Even a little girl who didn't understand music, standing at the door, was captivated by it.

After the piece finished, the little girl holding a teddy bear knocked on the door.

Moments later the door opened.

The one who opened the door was Song Jiaren.

Seeing the little girl holding a teddy bear, Song Jiaren smiled and said, "It's you, Liu Xiaofei."

The little girl named Liu Xiaofei was the same age as Song Jiaren and was Song Jiaren's only good friend.

She also attended the same kindergarten.

They just didn't live in the same building.

"Song Jiaren, shall we go downstairs to play?"

Liu Xiaofei invited.

Song Jiaren scratched her head, "But my Uncle Lin is coming later; he called my mom and said he'll take me out to play tomorrow."

Song Jiaren looked very happy as she spoke.

Liu Xiaofei said, "Then you can come play with me first, and when your uncle arrives you can just come back!"

Song Jiaren thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Then I'll tell my mom."

Han Xiang overheard their conversation.

Before Song Jiaren could even ask, she said, "You're only allowed to play for one hour; when the time comes, come upstairs and finish your unfinished character copying."

"Great! Mom, I'm going out."

Song Jiaren happily jumped up, closed the door, and pulled Liu Xiaofei into the elevator to go downstairs.

The two sat on rocking horses in the small playground of the community.

Many other children were playing nearby.

Song Jiaren and Liu Xiaofei paid no attention to them.

The two little ones belonged to the same type of person.

That is, they had received so-called high-quality education from a young age.

Practicing calligraphy, learning to draw, practicing piano, the interest classes they signed up for were not...

Such children cannot play together with kids who have been allowed to run wild and love playing since childhood.

"Sigh~"

Seeing some little kids with their fathers guarding nearby, looking extremely happy, Song Jiaren sighed.

"Song Jiaren, aren't you happy?"

Liu Xiaofei asked.

Song Jiaren said, "School is about to start again, and then someone will mock me for not having a dad. Why are there such childish people?"

"Yeah!"

Liu Xiaofei also sighed, "When I was in middle class before, someone also mocked me for not having a dad."

"But you do have a dad!"

Song Jiaren looked at Liu Xiaofei with a surprised expression.

Liu Xiaofei laughed and said, "Not a biological dad! After my dad died in a car accident, last year — that is, the period when I transferred schools — my mom found me another dad."

"So it's a stepdad! How does your stepdad treat you?"

Song Jiaren asked curiously.

Liu Xiaofei nodded, "It's still okay for me; it's like a real dad. But my mom is pregnant again, and once the baby — whether a brother or sister — comes out, I don't know if the stepdad will still treat me well."

Song Jiaren said, "Whether it's a biological dad or a stepdad, as long as you have a dad, those people won't mock you, unlike me."

Liu Xiaofei said, "Then why don't you ask your mom to find you a dad? Your mom, although... although..."

Liu Xiaofei wanted to say "you're crazy," but she caught herself in time.

If she had said it out loud, Song Jiaren would surely have gotten angry.

Song Jiaren said, "I also want that! I like Uncle Lin; I really wish he could become my dad, but my mom..."

Song Jiaren spread her hands helplessly, shrugged, and said, "My mom isn't making an effort! Love requires striving to win, but she just keeps waiting and waiting, and I'm anxious for her."

"Then does your mom like the Uncle Lin you mentioned?"

Liu Xiaofei asked.

Song Jiaren scratched her head, "I think she does; a few days ago she had a dream and even talked in her sleep."

"What did she say in her sleep?"

Song Jiaren put her palms together against one cheek, made a sleeping pose, then closed her eyes and imitated her mom Han Xiang's sleep-talking: "Lin Feng, you don't... ah! don't..."

After imitating, Song Jiaren said, "See, my mom dreams of Uncle Lin all the time; she must like him too."

Liu Xiaofei furrowed her brows, thought, and said, "That means they like each other, but they're too embarrassed to be together."

"So what should we do?"

Song Jiaren looked at her best friend with a questioning gaze.

Liu Xiaofei pinched her chin, swinging her legs as she thought for a long time.

Finally, her eyes lit up, "I've got it! As long as we make them sleep together, it'll work."

"Hm?"

Song Jiaren was puzzled.

Liu Xiaofei said, "My stepfather and my mother slept together before they got married. Then they got married. And... they even kissed!"

After saying that, Liu Xiaofei shyly covered her cheek.

"But they won't listen to me!"

Song Jiaren frowned and said, "They're adults; if I let them sleep together, they won't listen to me."

"Yeah! We're too young to have a say!"

Liu Xiaofei finished speaking and sighed helplessly.

"So..."

Song Jiaren shrugged helplessly again, "We can only let nature take its course!"

"Let me think again, for you I killed a lot of brain cells today!"

Liu Xiaofei scratched her head with her finger, like a little monk.

"Got it!"

Liu Xiaofei suddenly said.

"What method?"

Song Jiaren asked anxiously.

"Wait here for me; I'll be right back."

After saying that, Liu Xiaofei ran home.

A dozen minutes later, Liu Xiaofei returned, mysteriously slipping a pill into Song Jiaren's hand.

Song Jiaren looked and saw it was a rhombus‑shaped blue pill with English letters engraved on it.

"What is this?"

Song Jiaren asked curiously.

Liu Xiaofei said, "The box has writing; I only know four characters, the one on the west side is 'fei'. Don't worry! My stepfather often takes it, and after taking the medicine he wants to sleep with my mother."

"That's medicine! Medicine is bitter; Uncle Lin wouldn't eat it."

Song Jiaren frowned.

"You're so dumb! Do I have to teach you?" Liu Xiaofei mocked.

Song Jiaren thought for a moment, chuckled, and said, "I know what to do. When I had a cold, my mom tricked me into taking medicine by giving it as candy to open my mouth. She then tossed the pill into my throat, and I could only swallow it without feeling the bitterness."

Liu Xiaofei said, "You're pretty smart! By the way, take it an hour before bedtime. My stepfather takes it in advance, remember!"

"Got it!"

Song Jiaren nodded, carefully putting the pill into her pocket.

"Your mother plays the piano so beautifully! Could she teach me?" Liu Xiaofei asked again.

Song Jiaren shook her head, "Not now! Actually I want to learn, but my mother says I'm still too young; my fingers lack the strength to play."

"Besides piano, my mother can play many instruments; she also plays the flute beautifully!"

"Flute? Your mother is really amazing!"

Liu Xiaofei looked at Song Jiaren enviously.

Song Jiaren said helplessly, "But my mother has a big flaw; sometimes she can scare people to death."

"Hm?"

Liu Xiaofei looked at Song Jiaren curiously.

Song Jiaren said, "When she falls asleep at night, sometimes she gets up and walks around the room! Even while asleep she plays the piano! I got scared, so I started locking the door at night…"

After Song Jiaren finished, Liu Xiaofei widened her eyes and said, "Your mother is really... terrifying!"

Liu Xiaofei almost said the words "ill" a second time.