Washing Hands with Dad

"Dad!" Ruan Ruan saw Mu Shen walking towards her, all sweaty, and immediately stopped what she was doing and ran towards him with her short little legs.

The little bundle of joy ran up to him like a little bear cub and hugged his thigh. Mu Shen lowered his gaze and gently rubbed her head.

"It's time to go back."

"Okay, I'll say goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma." Ruan Ruan's soft little paw reached for Mu Shen's fingers.

"Daddy, can Ruan Ruan come with you? Ruan Ruan wants to be with Daddy." The little one smiled sweetly.

The new dad looked at his hand being held. It felt so soft.

Ruan Ruan's hand was delicate, chubby, and fair, with a few small dimples on the back, making it look like it wanted to be poked.

He followed the excited little one with slow steps.

The elderly people on the other side also stopped and all looked towards Ruan Ruan and Mu Shen.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Ruan Ruan is going home with Daddy. You must exercise well and live a long, long life." Ruan Ruan gestured with her little arm, drawing a big circle.

While saying these words, her little face looked serious, and her eyes were sincere. The elderly were touched by her words, unable to hide their smiles.

"Oh, how can Ruan Ruan be so considerate? Grandma can't bear to see you leave."

An elderly person squatted down and gently pinched Ruan Ruan's chubby and fair little face.

Once she pinched, she hesitated to let go, the feel was so good!

"That's right, your words hit the spot, Ruan Ruan is such a little treasure."

The people around laughed and reached out to rub Ruan Ruan's smooth little head, and then... they hesitated to let go too.

Several elderly people surrounded Ruan Ruan, unintentionally squeezing Mu Shen out.

Mu Shen "..."

His face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot!

"Ah ah!" Xiao Bai Bai was also squeezed in the middle and let out a pitiful cry.

Finally, he managed to take the dizzy little one out of the crowd. Looking at the little one's pale face with several red marks from being pinched, his face became even darker.

Ruan Ruan leaned in his arms, seemingly unaffected by the pain. Her face was tender, and even a light pinch would leave red marks, but they would disappear after a while.

Seeing Ruan Ruan like this, the elderly felt guilty.

They laughed awkwardly.

"Ha ha... Anyway, Ruan Ruan, come and exercise with us again tomorrow. We noticed that you do some different movements from us. Let's discuss it tomorrow."

"Huh? Okay, Daddy and Ruan Ruan will come, and Daddy will exercise too." The little one replied while hugging Mu Shen's neck.

"We're leaving now." Mu Shen nodded and left with Ruan Ruan. Xiao Bai Bai also followed him closely.

"Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma!" Ruan Ruan waved her little arms to bid farewell.

"Goodbye, Ruan Ruan. Grandma will bring you some candies next time. You must come, okay?"

"See you tomorrow, little Mu family boy!"

"Come early tomorrow!"

Mu Shen's face remained expressionless. He had never expected to be welcomed by a group of elderly people like this.

In the past, he used to run here, but he only exchanged nods and greetings with these elderly people because he didn't like to talk and always had a cold face. So, the interactions were limited to greetings.

He never thought that today, because of Ruan Ruan, they treated him with even more warmth when saying goodbye.

Of course, he found it a little hard to handle such warmth.

"Daddy, Grandma Li gave me lots of candies! These candies are so delicious. Grandma Wang said she will bring strawberries next time, and Grandpa Xiao said he'll bring his precious parrot to play with me..."

Ruan Ruan didn't stop talking, her black eyes sparkling with excitement as she recounted what happened in the morning.

"So happy?" Mu Shen raised an eyebrow.

Ruan Ruan nodded vigorously.

"Yeah, so many people played with Ruan Ruan today. Before, it was just me and my master on the mountain. It was quiet, and Little Bai Bai and the others can't talk and chat with me."

Ruan Ruan was genuinely thrilled. Before, her morning exercises were only with her master, and he was too quiet for her liking. She preferred a lively atmosphere. Moreover, besides her and her master, there was no one else on the mountain. It had never been as lively as it was today.

However, no matter how lively it got, Ruan Ruan still liked her master the most! In her heart, her master held the top spot!

Listening to Ruan Ruan chattering happily, Mu Shen didn't say much, but even so, she seemed to have a great time talking to herself.

They arrived home, and Mu Shen put Ruan Ruan down. Immediately, she grabbed his big hand.

"Daddy's hands are so warm." The little one smiled secretly, her almond eyes narrowing mischievously as if she had discovered something delightful.

Breakfast was already prepared, and it was more abundant than usual because of Ruan Ruan.

The little monk looked at the food on the table, opened her mouth in amazement, and exclaimed, "So much food!"

The cook, a woman in her forties, saw Ruan Ruan's expression and couldn't help but laugh with delight.

People who liked cooking usually loved to hear praise about their dishes, and she was no exception.

Even though Ruan Ruan hadn't tasted the food yet, her enthusiastic expression was enough to satisfy her.

"Daddy, let's wash our hands quickly, and then we can eat." The little one couldn't wait to have breakfast, so she pulled Mu Shen to the washroom.

Both the housekeeper and Mu Shen were surprised by Ruan Ruan's good manners. It could be seen from her small actions that she was well-behaved and grateful. Just like now, she immediately thought of washing her hands before eating.

Children's self-discipline is usually weak, and it's even harder for them to control themselves. However, Ruan Ruan showed great self-discipline, even better than many adults.

At this moment, Mu Shen wanted to meet the master who raised Ruan Ruan.

Together with the little one, they arrived at the washroom. Ruan Ruan couldn't reach the sink, but she didn't need Mu Shen's help. She turned around and laboriously moved a small stool under the sink, then stood on it and started washing her hands with a determined pout.

"Daddy, can you help Ruan Ruan with a little bit of hand soap?" Ruan Ruan glanced at him and said.

Mu Shen gave her a quick look, then obliged and squeezed a bit of hand soap onto her hands.

"Too much, too much. Ruan Ruan's hands are small, we don't need this much." Seeing that Mu Shen squeezed too much, she quickly exclaimed.

Seeing the excess pale green hand soap in her palm and smelling the refreshing scent of mint

, she quickly touched a little on his hand.

"Daddy smells nice too." She said with a little chuckle.

Mu Shen...

He continued to wash his hands expressionlessly.

The two pairs of hands, one big and one small, were both washing in the sink, and soon, they created a lot of white foam, looking harmonious together.

After washing and drying their hands, Ruan Ruan sniffed her fragrant hands and went to have breakfast with her dad.