The little girl only called him Uncle Su in private since he ca, always avoiding answering when asked by her friends.
Although she could deceive others, how could adults not see through a child's little sches?
Of course, he wouldn't deliberately explain it in front of so many children.
Unexpectedly, in her excitent, the little girl directly called him Daddy Su, which left Su Qing feeling numb all over.
He didn't even have a girlfriend, and now he's a dad?
However, seeing the little girl cheering for him enthusiastically, he didn't have ti to think much.
The rope around his waist was hurting his stomach; he had to admit, his physique was still too weak. Other parents, even middle-aged n in suits, at least had so fat on them. As for him, although he was thin, he didn't have muscular strength, and he really wasn't at an advantage competing with this group of middle-aged n.
At this mont, he was actually a bit envious of Wang Xing's sturdy build. If it were him, it would probably be much easier, wouldn't it?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, then gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, finally feeding the little girl a piece of cake as his face turned red.
"Phew~ Phew~ I can't do it anymore, I'm exhausted!" Su Qing said, hands on his knees, panting heavily.
Wen Nanqing thoughtfully handed him a tissue to wipe his sweat: "Are you alright?"
"Still... still okay!"
"Daddy Su is amazing," the little girl applauded beside him, a bit of cream still on the corner of her mouth, but incredibly excited.
It was her happiest parent-teacher eting ever.
Previously, at such school events, it was always just her mom. Seeing other kids with both their parents, she was very envious. This ti, she finally also had 'mom and dad' together, and most importantly, there was Dahuang cheering for her beside them.
Kids have self-esteem too, there's no doubt about it, and when they realize they're different from others, they can feel a bit inferior, no matter how well-off their family is.
After all, kids speak without a filter, and it can hurt; Wen Yun was like that.
At school, so kids had said she didn't have a dad more than once, which made her very sad. Fortunately, this ti it didn't happen because Uncle Su was there.
Hearing this, both Su Qing and Wen Nanqing felt a bit awkward.
As for Shen Yi, she disappeared as soon as the event ended. Obviously, she wasn't ready to expose herself that early.
"Don't say such things, this is Uncle Su, not Daddy!" Wen Nanqing picked up the little girl and said softly but solemnly, wiping the cream from her mouth.
Because of her calling him Daddy Su, her aunt would have to be Mommy Shen, which was unthinkable!
Clearly, Wen Nanqing understood how to protect her daughter's self-esteem better, so she lowered her voice. But she couldn't just leave it unsaid; if Su Qing weren't there, she might not have corrected it for the sake of her daughter's happiness, but that wasn't an option now.
Seeing her mom's serious expression, the little girl pouted, and her big eyes welled up with tears as she let out a pitiful "oh."
"It's okay, Sister Wen, as long as Xiaoyun is happy," seeing this, Su Qing quickly diffused the situation. It wouldn't be good if the little girl started crying at such a joyous occasion.
Seeing him say this, Wen Nanqing had no choice but to tweak her daughter's little nose with a smile: "Just for today, understand?"
"Mhm!" The little girl broke into a smile, nodding repeatedly.
"All kids, please pay attention, bring your dads and gather over here at the teacher,"
At that mont, a kindergarten teacher issued another directive, and Wen Nanqing put her daughter down: "Go play!"
"Daddy Su, co on!"
Su Qing helplessly said to the landlady, "We're heading over there then."
"Alright, be safe!"
With that, he was dragged by the little girl to another three-legged race area, where dads and kids ford pairs to compete by class.
Seeing the smile on Wen Yun's face, Wen Nanqing felt genuinely happy inside. Although she and her daughter had been doing well in the past, and Wen Yun got whatever she wanted, she couldn't provide the fatherly love, especially during such kindergarten events.
Oftentis, the events required a dad's participation, and she had no choice but to let the little girl watch with her. After all, with so many people, it's impossible to change the rules for just one person, right?
But this ti it was better; having Su Qing there filled part of that void for her.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but smile. It wasn't a waste of effort to find a place for him, and the money was well spent.
Every ti she thought about her daughter competing with her aunt for a man, she just wanted to laugh.
At that mont, however, there was a commotion at the kindergarten entrance.
"Hello sir, you can't go in."
"Why can't I co in? My daughter goes to school here!" said a middle-aged man in a suit angrily.
The man had a tall and fit build, striking features, gold-rimd glasses, and an extraordinary watch. His deanor was calm and composed, far beyond that of a young person like Su Qing, making anyone who saw him think he was a successful man.
Indeed, this was the little girl's biological father, Wen Nanqing's classmate and ex-husband, Lu Yang.
He was currently shouting at the security guard at the entrance, looking a bit frenzied and ruining his otherwise gentle deanor.
"I'm sorry, sir. Our school has regulations, and you're not on our records, so we can't let you in. If possible, please call the child's mother or teacher to let them know," the security guard dutifully explained, unfazed by being yelled at.
Hearing this, a trace of gloom crossed Lu Yang's eyes, and he quickly took out his phone, found his ex-wife's number, and dialed it.
Although they were divorced, they had a child together, and he had visiting rights. Although he hadn't co around for years, he still had the contact information, as she was his potential "gold mine."
"Hello, this is Lu Yang. I'm at the school entrance. Yes, I saw your car. I want to go in to see my daughter."
"What? What right do you have not to let see my daughter? Do you believe... Hello, hello! Damn, damn it!"
Wen Nanqing suddenly hung up the phone, leaving Lu Yang both frustrated and helpless.
Inside the school, after hanging up the phone, Wen Nanqing glanced back with a sowhat gloomy expression. She hadn't expected her ex-husband to show up, and rembering what he had done in the past made Wen Nanqing feel disgusted, so she ended the call quite decisively.
"Mom, Mom, co quickly!"
At that mont, the little girl ca running over, pulling her inside.
The next segnt required the mother's participation.
"Okay, okay, slow down!"
Only when her daughter approached did Wen Nanqing's face brighten up, but Su Qing still noticed sothing was off.
"Sister Wen, is everything alright?"
"It's fine, let's continue, what should we do next?"
Wen Nanqing didn't elaborate, and Su Qing didn't press, realizing it wasn't his place to dig deeper.
Before long, the two of them helped the little girl complete the graduation ceremony. With her parents' involvent, the little girl was overjoyed, even if the dad was not real.
At two in the afternoon, the ceremony ended, the kindergarten officially started vacation, and the children enthusiastically said goodbye to their teachers with their parents by their side.
Children from the senior class wouldn't be coming here again when school resud.
"Goodbye, teacher!"
"Goodbye, Wen Yun!"
Soon the little girl, with her small backpack, holding Uncle Su's hand in her right and her mother's in her left, happily skipped ho to start her holiday.
[Unforeseen disaster, the landlady's ex-husband will arrive at the scene in a minute. A physical confrontation between the couple will occur, with Wen Nanqing being pushed down while trying to protect her daughter from being taken away. Please prepare.]
Listening to the narration in his head, Su Qing remained silent. Since the narration had inford him that eting the other party was inevitable, he had already prepared for so unexpected situations.
Since he couldn't avoid it, he planned for all contingencies, sothing he was experienced with when it ca to unexpected situations.
Though it was said to be unavoidable, there indeed were ways around it; otherwise, the narration wouldn't be necessary.
Just that if he chose to slip out the back door now, the ensuing aftermath might be terrible, and the narration assud he wouldn't just walk away.
"Tell Mom, are you happy today?"
"Yes, happy!"
"Then do you want to thank Uncle?"
"Thank you, Uncle, thank you, Dahuang!"
Su Qing patted the little girl's head, smiling: "You're welco. What do you say, Dahuang?"
Dahuang: "Woof woof!" [I said I didn't want to co, but you insisted. So tiring~~]
"Dahuang says you're welco, you can co and play with him often in the future!"
"Really?"
"Of course!"
Dahuang: "Woof woof woof" [You #%&*@!]
At this mont, a sarcastic voice rang out.
"Hmph, I wondered why you wouldn't let see my daughter. So you've found another man, and I'm just in the way!"
Hearing this, the three turned around to see a well-dressed, charismatic man standing not far away, coldly sneering at them, especially glaring at Su Qing with eyes full of rage.
"Why haven't you left yet? Didn't I say I don't want to see you? Little Yun doesn't want to see you either!" Wen Nanqing's face changed drastically, rushing forward to shield the two, especially blocking her daughter's view.
From Wen Yun's slightly puzzled eyes, Su Qing knew the little girl probably had little impression of her father.
"Why can't I see my own daughter? And who is he?" Lu Yang asked in a low voice, pointing at Su Qing.
"None of your business."
"Sister Wen, he..." Su Qing asked softly.
"It's fine, my ex-husband, a piece of scum."
Seeing them chatting in whispers in his presence, even in front of his daughter, Lu Yang imdiately felt ignored, as if he were being cuckolded, even though they were divorced.
"I want to see my daughter, you two move aside!"
As he spoke, Lu Yang moved to go behind them, reaching out to the little girl. Seeing this, Wen Nanqing was furious: "Get lost!"
But Lu Yang ignored her, attempting to pick up Wen Yun, causing Wen Nanqing to be pushed. She stumbled on her high heels, nearly falling, but Su Qing was alert, supporting her by the waist.
The soft sensation, even through the long skirt, still hinted at its remarkable resilience.
Feeling the touch at her waist, Wen Nanqing noticed but didn't mind; her thoughts were solely on her daughter.
Just as she regained her footing and rushed forward, soone moved faster. Su Qing took a step forward, naturally blocking in front of mother and daughter, and in Lu Yang's mont of distraction, reached out to grasp his proffered hand, smilingly saying:
"Hello, ex-husband!"
Lu Yang: ???
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