After a moment, he sighed in resignation. He held out his hand and spoke in a low voice.
"Mom… forget it. I'll take her."
Only then did Ding Qin let go, leaning in to plant a kiss on Shanshan's little cheek.
Then, she carefully passed Shanshan from her arms to his.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. Your eyes will get all swollen if you keep this up."
Ling Anxun looked down at the little, sniffling girl in his arms, his tone finally softening.
"I'll go with you to buy a dress, alright?"
"Really?"
Shanshan's head shot up, her big, wet eyes wide and round.
Aside from the red rims of her eyes, you couldn't even tell she had just been crying.
Ding Qin stood frozen, her eyes filled with shock and confusion.
Ye Ruoling suppressed a laugh, leaned close to the two elders, and whispered an explanation.
After hearing her out, the old couple first looked at each other, then realization dawned on them.
'So, the child wasn't really crying at all.'
