"There's still some food from lunch. See if there's anything you'd like, and we can make a little more. You just got off the train; you must be exhausted. You can cook for me after you've had a good rest." Zhou Lian rolled her eyes at him. 'This man is really something else. He lost so much weight on this trip south, and he still won't take a proper break.'
"I'll listen to Bao'er."
The couple were both quick and efficient. They soon had dinner ready and woke Nuonuo up. Seeing her father, Nuonuo rubbed her eyes. Her sweet, gentle voice was enough to melt your heart. "Daddy, Daddy, Nuonuo's, Nuonuo's."
Li Xiu laughed, scooping up his daughter and repeating, "Nuonuo's, Daddy is Nuonuo's."
Nuonuo then shook her little head and, seeing Zhou Lian smiling nearby, grinned to show off her baby teeth and called out, "Mama."
After dinner, the family of three lingered on the kang. Nuonuo was ecstatic. 'Mommy and Daddy are both playing with me! I must be the happiest baby in the world.'
