Xu Qingqing said mercilessly.
"The braids you made are way too loose. An'an is very active in kindergarten. Braids like these will come undone after just a few steps."
"Do it again."
This time, Lu Chuanbai put more effort into it. The braids he made were a bit crooked, but at least they looked okay.
"Not bad. That's enough practice for today."
Xu Qingqing got up and was about to go back to sleep, but Lu Chuanbai firmly held her in her seat.
"Try one more time."
"Fine." Xu Qingqing sat back down, considering Lu Chuanbai's eagerness to do well for his daughter.
Lu Chuanbai carefully made a princess hairstyle for Xu Qingqing, then rummaged through her jewelry and picked out a hairpin.
"What are you doing?" Xu Qingqing was confused by his actions.
Wasn't it just practice for braiding hair? Why was he being so formal?
Lu Chuanbai rummaged around and finally chose a hairpin in the shape of a butterfly inlaid with blue diamonds. He clipped it into the hair beside Xu Qingqing's ear.
Her originally extremely pure and innocent appearance instantly changed with the butterfly hairpin. It became more delicate and full of a noble aura.
Coupled with the collagen on Xu Qingqing's face, she really looked like a Disney princess.
Xu Qingqing looked at the hairpin on her head in the mirror with satisfaction and gave Lu Chuanbai a thumbs - up in approval.
"Not bad. I declare that you've graduated."
"Okay, then my princess, it's time for bed."
Lu Chuanbai reached out his hand to Xu Qingqing. Xu Qingqing was very cooperative. She spun around and placed her hand in Lu Chuanbai's palm.
"Today I allow you to serve this princess."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing stuck out her tongue in disgust and took off the hairpin, putting it on the table.
Lu Chuanbai picked her up horizontally and gently kissed the tip of Xu Qingqing's nose. "It's my pleasure."
The next morning, when Xu Qingqing woke up naturally, it was already 8 o'clock, and they were supposed to go for the announcement shooting at 9:30.
"Oh no, no!" Xu Qingqing sat up in a hurry. Looking at the empty side of the bed, she couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Why didn't Lu Chuanbai wake her up when he got up!
She quickly washed up, simply tied her hair into a high ponytail, and casually put on some lip glaze. Then Xu Qingqing grabbed her bag and went to wake the two kids up.
As soon as she stepped out of the room, she smelled the aroma of breakfast. Xu Qingqing leaned over the stairs and looked down. She saw the two kids sitting at the table having breakfast.
Lu Chuanbai was taking the fried eggs out of the pan.
"Why did you all get up so early!" Xu Qingqing walked downstairs awkwardly.
The two kids and their dad were up, and only she, the mom, had slept until dawn.
"Dad said that Mom has been too tired from work these days, so she needs to rest well," Xu Yiyi explained, biting her fork.
"Well, work has been really tiring."
Xu Qingqing sat down at the table awkwardly. Lu Chuanbai casually handed her a glass of hot milk and winked at her suggestively.
Xu Qingqing almost spat out the milk in her mouth.
This guy was saying such things in front of the kids. Although she was tired, it wasn't because of work!
"Do you want cheese on your toast?"
Just as Xu Qingqing was daydreaming, Lu Chuanbai whispered to her.
"Just one slice," Xu Qingqing replied subconsciously.
"OK."
Seeing that Xu Qingqing had drunk more than half of her milk, Lu Chuanbai bent down and whispered in her ear, "Do you want more milk?"
"Pfft!"
This time, Xu Qingqing couldn't hold it in. All the milk in her mouth sprayed out. She stared at Lu Chuanbai in horror with wide - open eyes.
This guy was saying such things with the kids around! Could he be a bit more innocent!
Xu Yiyi quickly pushed some tissues to Xu Qingqing. "Mom, drink slowly. Don't choke."
"Thank you," Xu Qingqing said awkwardly, lowering her head to wipe her mouth.
But Lu Chuanbai looked innocent. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why such a big reaction? Isn't it just adding milk?"
"Thank you, I don't need it!"
Afraid that he would say something else that would make her daydream, Xu Qingqing refused immediately. "I want to drink juice. I don't want milk anymore."
"OK."
Lu Chuanbai made an OK sign with his hand. "Your Highness the Princess, it's my pleasure to serve you."
Xu Qingqing: "..."
Xu Qingqing really wanted to punch Lu Chuanbai now.
Such words were okay to say in the room, but why did he have to say them in front of the kids!
The two kids burst out laughing when they saw the interaction between Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai.
Xu An'an even bit her fork and teased Xu Qingqing. "Mom should be the queen because Dad is the king."
"Cough, cough." Xu Qingqing coughed twice and quickly changed the topic.
"An'an, Dad specially learned how to make a princess hairstyle last night. Do you want Dad to braid your hair this morning?"
"Really, Dad!" Xu An'an jumped off the chair excitedly and ran bare - footed into the kitchen.
"None of the kids in my class have dads who can braid hair!"
"If Dad learns it, I can have nice little braids every day when I go to school."
"Don't run around bare - footed. You'll catch a cold," Lu Chuanbai said as he picked Xu An'an up from the ground. He opened the fridge, took out a can of apple juice, and poured it for Xu Qingqing.
Hearing Xu An'an's words, Xu Qingqing felt a bit guilty.
It was all because she, as a mom, was too busy with work and had pushed all the tasks of taking care of the kids onto Lu Chuanbai and her parents.
"When Mom's work isn't so busy in the future, Mom will also braid An'an's little hair," Xu Qingqing said.
"Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Dad," Xu An'an cheered happily.
Lu Chuanbai put her down and sat across from Xu Qingqing. "Today you take Yiyi to shoot the cover, and I'll take An'an to the mall to pick out a few hairpins for her."
"Okay."
Xu Qingqing nodded in agreement.
An'an had very few hairpins compared to other kids. Picking out a few would be just right to go with her hair.
They finished breakfast quickly. When Xu Qingqing and Xu Yiyi were about to leave, Lu Chuanbai was still braiding Xu An'an's hair.
"Lu Chuanbai, An'an, we're leaving."
Xu Qingqing helped Xu Yiyi change his shoes and then drove him to the magazine shooting site.
On the way, Xu Yiyi was humming a song with his little feet swinging. He seemed to be in a very good mood.
Xu Qingqing had been worried that he might be nervous, but seeing him like this, all her worries disappeared, and her mood was also influenced by Xu Yiyi.
"Yiyi, it's really a nice day today. It's great to be able to come out and take pictures."
"Yeah."
Xu Yiyi nodded excitedly. He was full of anticipation for the shooting location.
Since the shooting theme was about a technological style, the shooting location was arranged in a science and technology museum.
Xu Yiyi hoped that he could take a stroll around the science and technology museum during the shooting.
The science and technology museum wasn't far from home. They arrived there after just a few kilometers, and it was exactly 9:25.
"We have 5 minutes left. We need to hurry."
Xu Qingqing picked Xu Yiyi up and ran into the science and technology museum. They just managed to run into the elevator before the doors closed.