Xiang'er was holding a handful of lotus leaf candies when she walked through the door, just as Mrs. Zhao was coming out of her room.
When Xiang'er saw her mother, she quickly put her hands behind her back, hiding all the candies.
Mrs. Zhao gave her a helpless look. "Your cheeks are bulging. Do you really think your mother is blind? It's fine, I'm not saying you can't eat them, but too much candy is bad for your teeth. You should eat less."
Xiang'er giggled and quickly took out a lotus leaf candy, popping it into her mother's mouth.
"Mom, let's eat together. This lotus leaf candy is so sweet."
Mrs. Zhao didn't want to eat it, but she couldn't resist her daughter's pestering. In the end, she ate the candy and, with a smile, gently poked Xiang'er's forehead. "Oh, you."
It was just a trivial little thing, and Mrs. Zhao didn't give it a second thought.
She only brought it up casually during dinner that evening.
