zChapter 358 - The Little Rival in Love Came
Chapter 358 The Little Rival in Love Came
Luo Xixi helped Xiaoxiao to put on the little crown on her head. All the people from the Luos praised Taotao. The gift from Ling Tianyi’s son must be praised, whether they liked it or not. The Luos were curious about why the surname of Ling Tianyi’s son was Ouyang, but they dared not to ask.
Ling Tianyi also gave Xiaoxiao a red envelope. He dared not to buy a gift for fear that he would steal the limelight of Taotao. So, he only gave she a red envelope. After all, he couldn’t come to the birthday party with nothing.
The Luos were talking with Ling Tianyi. Luo Xixi wanted to help Taotao.
“Xiaoxiao, the party hasn’t started yet. You take brother Taotao to play for a while!” Luo Xixi said. Taotao’s eyes were bright, and he felt that his godmother was reliable at this moment.
Xiaoxiao nodded, and she took the initiative to hold Taotao’s hands, “Brother Taotao, my swing is over there. Let’s play, shall we?”
Xiaoxiao was so initiative, making Taotao feel flattered. The people of the Luos were also enthusiastic. They said to Xiaoxiao hurriedly, “Xiaoxiao, you are the little hostess. Take good care of your little brother. Don’t let him be thirsty or fall down. If there is anything, let us know. Understand?”
“I know!” Xiaoxiao said, taking Taotao to the direction of the swing.
Taotao held Xiaoxiao’s little hands tightly, feeling that the little girl’s hand was soft, and he felt so comfortable.
“Sit on the swing, brother Taotao. I’ll push you for ten times first. And then I sit on the swing, you push me for another 10 times, is it okay?” Xiaoxiao smiled with her head cocked sideways.
Taotao couldn’t resist the smile of the little beauty, so he nodded hurriedly, “Today, you’re the little birthday girl, I will listen to you.”
“Then, let’s start!” Xiaoxiao was very happy, and she helped Taotao to sit well, “Brother Taotao, you must grasp the rope tightly and don’t fall down!”
“Don’t worry! I’m a man. I won’t fall down from a swing.” Taotao jumped to the swing. He wouldn’t fall down. He would never lose face in front of the little beauty.
“One, two, three…” Xiaoxiao pushed Taotao carefully. After counting to ten, Taotao held Xiaoxiao on the swing. And then he pushed the swing again. Xiaoxiao has been laughing happily. Her voice was as clear as a silver bell, and Taotao was also very happy.
Although Xia Xiaoluo and Ling Tianyi were chatting with the Luos, they often glanced at the swing not far away. When they saw their son and the little birthday girl having a good time, they were relieved.
“Why doesn’t the birthday party start? It’s nearly two o’clock!” Xia Xiaoluo asked Luo Xixi.
“In order to give Taotao more time to play with Xiaoxiao alone, we come here one hour in advance. The birthday party will start at three o’clock. I estimate that after two and a half, Xiaoxiao’s friends will come continually. If Taotao also comes at that time, maybe Xiaoxiao will play with the other children happily. She will ignore Taotao. Then how sad Taotao will be!” Luo Xixi said.
“You are so considerate.” Xia Xiaoluo said with a smile.
“Of course. Because Taotao calls me godmother!” Luo Xixi said proudly.
“But I need to remind you that I invite Fang Ruichen, too. He is in business now, and he will try to arrive here at three o’clock.” Luo Xixi said.
Xia Xiaoluo was stunned for a while, and then she asked, “Does he know that I’m here?”
“He knows that. If I tell him that you are not here, he will be busy with his business today, and he won’t come.” Luo Xixi smiled without any jealousy.
“I…” Xia Xiaoluo didn’t know how to answer it.
Xia Xiaoluo looked at Ling Tianyi. At this time, Ling Tianyi was talking to Luo Xixi’s father, and it seemed that he didn’t hear that. She didn’t know why she was worried that Ling Tianyi would be unhappy if he knew it.
“Well, you don’t have to think much about it. Don’t worry, he won’t pester you. I’ve told him the story about you. He can accept it, and he won’t do anything outrageous. He just wants to see you. After all, he loved you and searched for you crazily previously. You are back now, so you will meet him one day.” Luo Xixi comforted Xia Xiaoluo.
Xia Xiaoluo and Luo Xixi were sitting in the open-air garden together and drinking some beverage. After talking with some businessmen for a while, Ling Tianyi sat beside Xia Xiaoluo, accompanying the woman he loved. And he occasionally looked at his son not far away. At this time, Taotao was having a good time.
Meanwhile, the children invited by Xiaoxiao came continually. The adults sat down to entertain, chat, drink tea and talk about the business, and the children all rushed to Xiaoxiao.
Taotao had a good time at first, he seemed to be flying on the clouds happily. But, at this time, there were more children, and most of them were Xiaoxiao’s good friends. Xiaoxiao talked to those children more, and she seemed to ignore Taotao.
Taotao sat on the swing alone, and he became depressed.
However, Taotao would not give up easily. He took a deep breath and squeezed through four or five children. He stood beside Xiaoxiao, and then he pulled Xiaoxiao’s hands, “Sister Xiaoxiao, let’s continue to play on the swing. You like to sit on the swing, then I will push you all the time. We don’t take turns, okay?”
Without waiting for Xiaoxiao’s answer, another boy who was about five years old pushed Taotao away directly and held Xiaoxiao’s hands, “Xiaoxiao, I push you whenever you play on the swing. Today, it is also the same!”
“It’s different today because I’m here!” Taotao held the other hand of Xiaoxiao.
“Brother Junjun, brother Taotao!” Xiaoxiao was in a dilemma, but the two little brothers didn’t let her go. She didn’t know what to do.
“Who are you? We don’t even know you!” A little girl asked. Of course, this question had no hostility. She just thought that the new friend seemed to be very handsome.
“Liuliu, he is brother Taotao. He is a little friend brought by my aunt. Look at the little crown on my head, he gives it to me as my gift. Isn’t it gorgeous?” Xiaoxiao said. She really liked the gift Taotao gave her very much.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful!” Liuliu sighed with an envious expression.
Junjun was not happy at once. He said as if he cared about nothing, “Xiaoxiao, that’s nothing. I’ll take you to look at the gift I bought for you. It is one hundred times better than this cheap crown!”
“Nonsense! I bought the best gift for Xiaoxiao!” Taotao didn’t show his weakness.
“Wait and see!” Junjun stared at Taotao, and said to Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, the gift I give you is over there. Let’s go there for a moment, shall we?”
“Yes!” Xiaoxiao nodded.
Junjun showed Taotao a winning expression, taking Xiaoxiao’s hands to his Mommy. The other children followed them, wanting to see what gift Junjun prepared for Xiaoxiao.
Taotao was helpless. But for the little beauty, he could only follow them. In fact, he was also curious about what gift Junjun has prepared. He thought that he has chosen the best present, and it was impossible for him to lose.
Junjun’s Mommy was a very fashionable young lady. She spoke and acted in a high-profile way. Junjun’s father was also a rising star in A City in the latest two years. Ling Tianyi knew this new enterprise as well. But Junjun’s father didn’t provoke him, so he didn’t care about him so much and let it go. He had been still busy searching for his wife and son!
Junjun took a small delicate box from his mother’s handbag and said to Xiaoxiao, “Close your eyes!”
Xiaoxiao closed her eyes at once, waiting for the coming surprise.
In front of the public, Junjun opened the small blue velvet box and said，“Open your eyes!”
Xiaoxiao opened her eyes slowly and saw a shining butterfly hairpin in the box.
“Wow! It’s beautiful! Brother Junjun’s gift is so beautiful!” Xiaoxiao clapped her hands. She seemed very happy, while the children around also echoed.
Junjun’s mummy was also proud, so she said to Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, this is specially selected by your brother Junjun. He said that you must like it. Do you like this hairpin best among the gifts you received today?”
Without waiting for Xiaoxiao’s answer, Taotao said, “Sister Xiaoxiao likes my gift, the little crystal crown best!”
Taotao pointed at the crown on Xiaoxiao’s head. He was very proud. In his aesthetics standard, his little crystal crown was one hundred times better than the shining butterfly hairpin!
“What you bought is the rubbish, Xiaoxiao won’t like it!” Junjun roared. At the same time, he took the little crown on Xiaoxiao’s head off and threw it on the ground.
At the moment Junjun wanted to step on the crown with his feet, Taotao pushed Junjun on the ground directly.
“Woo!” Junjun cried, “Mommy, he beats me up!”
“Junjun is shameless. You are older than us, but you are crying!” Liuliu said scornfully.
Taotao picked up the little crown and blew away the dust on it. He walked to Xiaoxiao, “Sister Xiaoxiao, I’ll wear it for you. I know you like my gift best, right?”
“You are quite useless! If you are beaten, you must beat back!” Junjun’s mummy was unhappy. She was an emulous person, so she never allowed her son to be wronged.
Junjun seemed to be motivated by his Mommy, then he rushed to Taotao directly. Taotao had been learning combat skills since he was a child. After all, the Ouyangs learned all things systematically.
Taotao defended at once. Junjun didn’t beat Taotao up, and he was knocked down by Taotao.
“Brother Taotao is so powerful!” Liuliu praised Taotao.
“You are so powerful!” The other children praised Taotao as well. Because Junjun was the strongest child among these children, regardless of the family background or ability. But now Taotao appeared, those children found that besides Junjun, there were more powerful children.
“Ah!” All of a sudden, Taotao was suddenly pushed on the ground. The person who pushed him was not a child, but Junjun’s Mommy.
Taotao’s head knocked on the table. It was very painful, but Taotao held back his tears.
“How can an adult beat a child up! Your moral quality is so bad!” It was Fang Ruichen who said that. He saw Taotao and Junjun fighting when he just went to the door, and he appreciated Taotao’s skills very much.
Fang Ruichen said, helping Taotao to stand up, “What’s your name? Your head knocked on the table, but you didn’t cry. You are so brave.”
Taotao’s head was really painful, but he still kept his chin up. Fang Ruichen touched the back of Taotao’s head, “It’s serious! It’s swelling. You need some medicine.”