Nuan Nuan began to lose her teeth when she was six years old.
For the past few days, Nuan Nuan had been feeling that her teeth were a little loose, so she was always careful when eating.
One day, Nuan Nuan had just woken up when she suddenly felt something hard in her mouth. She spat it out and saw that it was a tooth.
She stuck out her tongue to lick the gap and felt it was a bit empty.
Nuan Nuan immediately got out of bed and, with a "deng deng deng," ran to the bathroom, grinning at the mirror.
Indeed, one of the front teeth on her lower jaw was gone. Nuan Nuan pouted her small lips, feeling a little unhappy.
At the dining table that day, Nuan Nuan ate particularly elegantly, taking small bites, her mouth not opening fully.
"What's wrong, Nuan Nuan? Are you not feeling well?"
Ye Jinghuai saw that Nuan Nuan wasn't eating as heartily as usual and thought she was sick. He reached out to touch her forehead.
"No, Daddy, Nuan Nuan is fine." After saying that, she tightly closed her small mouth.
"Is the breakfast not to your liking? Daddy will have someone make something else." Ye Jinghuai still felt Nuan Nuan was acting strangely.
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan has become ugly." Nuan Nuan pouted her small lips, on the verge of tears.
"Who said Nuan Nuan has become ugly? Nuan Nuan has always been beautiful." Ye Jinghuai was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan's tooth is gone, so Nuan Nuan is not beautiful anymore." Nuan Nuan opened her mouth to show Ye Jinghuai.
"Don't worry, your tooth will grow back. This is a good thing, it means Nuan Nuan is growing up and starting to lose her baby teeth. Nuan Nuan, where is the tooth you lost?" Ye Jinghuai quickly hugged Nuan Nuan to comfort her.
"Daddy, are you going to put Nuan Nuan's tooth back in?" Nuan Nuan blinked her big eyes at Ye Jinghuai.
"Of course not. We'll place the lost tooth on top of your bed, and then Nuan Nuan will grow a new tooth very soon." Ye Jinghuai stroked Nuan Nuan's head.
"Really?" Nuan Nuan's eyes lit up.
"Of course. When I was little, I lost teeth too, and that's what I did. See, do I have any missing teeth now?" Ye Jinghuai used himself as an example, and Nuan Nuan immediately became happy.
"Daddy, wait a moment, Nuan Nuan will go find it now."
Nuan Nuan slid off Ye Jinghuai's lap and then ran upstairs with a "deng deng deng."
"Nuan Nuan, finish your meal first before going," Ye Jinghuai called from the table.
Seeing that Nuan Nuan had already disappeared, Ye Jinghuai shook his head helplessly.
Nuan Nuan ran to her room and rummaged through the trash can. Finally, in the corner of the trash can, she found a small tooth. Then she scurried downstairs again.
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan found her tooth!" Nuan Nuan happily held up a tiny baby tooth to Ye Jinghuai.
"Okay, let's eat first, alright?" Ye Jinghuai wrapped the small tooth in a tissue and set it aside.
"Mm-hmm~" Nuan Nuan went to wash her hands, then sat back down and happily started eating.
After the meal, Ye Jinghuai found a delicate small box, placed the tooth inside, and then used a long, thin chain to hang it from the top of Nuan Nuan's bed.
"There, put the lower tooth up high, and then Nuan Nuan's teeth will grow out quickly," Ye Jinghuai said, stroking Nuan Nuan's head.
Nuan Nuan looked at the small box hanging from the top of her bed, her eyes full of anticipation.
In less than an hour, the whole family knew that Nuan Nuan had lost a tooth. Liu Ruhua even rushed over excitedly to see.
"Good boy, let Grandma have a look. Good boy is starting to lose his teeth, right?" Liu Ruhua went straight to Nuan Nuan as soon as she entered the room.
"Grandma, Nuan Nuan is ugly, not pretty." Nuan Nuan spoke with her mouth covered, not wanting to show it.
Although Ye Jinghuai had said it would grow back, it hadn't grown yet. Nuan Nuan usually loved to smile, and when she grinned, the gap would be exposed. Nuan Nuan always felt she was very ugly.
"Who says that? Our good boy is the most beautiful." Liu Ruhua took Nuan Nuan's small hand and coaxed her.
"Thank you, Grandma." Nuan Nuan smiled happily, the gap in the middle particularly conspicuous.
"Where is it ugly? Not at all. Oh dear, no, Grandma must collect this first tooth. This is a trace of my good boy's growth."
"Grandma, Daddy has already hung it up for Nuan Nuan! Daddy said this way the teeth grow faster."
"Hung it where?" Liu Ruhua raised an eyebrow and asked.
"On top of Nuan Nuan's bed."
"Pfft~ I told this kid that when he was little, and he didn't believe me. Now he's tricking you." Liu Ruhua couldn't help but tease.
"Grandma? Are you saying hanging it up like this is useless?"
Nuan Nuan blinked her eyes, looking a little sad. Grandma just said Daddy tricked her.
"Oh, no, no. Grandma was talking about something else just now. What your dad did is right, it does help the teeth grow faster."
Liu Ruhua remembered what she had just said and quickly tried to salvage the situation with Nuan Nuan, so as not to shatter the child's hopes.
After Liu Ruhua left, Nuan Nuan was preoccupied. She looked at the small box hanging from the top of her bed again, and an idea formed in her mind.
"Qiuqiu, Er Mao, hurry up! Dig."
In the garden, Nuan Nuan, with her little bottom sticking out, was digging with a small shovel. Qiuqiu and Er Mao were also helping, diligently digging.
When Ye Jinghuai returned, he saw a dirty little mud doll with a black face.
"What has Nuan Nuan been doing? Why is she so dirty?" Ye Jinghuai took a towel and gently wiped Nuan Nuan's face.
"Daddy, come and see quickly!" Nuan Nuan excitedly pulled Ye Jinghuai to the garden.
Ye Jinghuai looked at the freshly turned earth before him, somewhat bewildered.
"See what?"
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan just planted her tooth. Nuan Nuan will come to water it every day, and the tooth will grow out quickly," Nuan Nuan proudly puffed out her small chest.
"You planted your tooth?" Ye Jinghuai asked in disbelief.
"Yes!" Nuan Nuan nodded.
"So you planted the tooth, and then it will grow out in your mouth?" Ye Jinghuai asked again.
Nuan Nuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded affirmatively.
"That's right!"
"..."
"Then Daddy will help Nuan Nuan water it more later, so it will grow even faster." Ye Jinghuai touched Nuan Nuan's small head with amusement.
"Yay! Thank you, Daddy." Nuan Nuan cheered.
From then on, Nuan Nuan watered the tooth three times a day. When she saw a new tooth peeking out in the mirror, she watered it even more diligently.