"Let me get you some ointment from the doctor to put on your hand. It looks bruised!" Liu Yifeng said.
Though it was only a bruise and not a serious injury, it was still an injury. Moreover, she had been hurt trying to protect Tongtong. He couldn't just ignore it; it would be too unfeeling.
"Yes, young lady, you should get it checked. Thank you so much just now. Otherwise, my grandson's head would have surely gotten a big bump," Liu Chunsheng said with gratitude.
Xia Qianqian smiled gently, "It's really fine. Accidents happen all the time, even when I bump into things. It's just a minor injury, Uncle Liu, you don't need to feel guilty. And Tongtong too, Auntie Xia is alright. But you need to be careful next time. You're still so small and your skin is delicate. If you get hit, it's easy to break the skin." She then looked at Tongtong.
Tongtong nodded heavily, "I understand. Thank you for your concern, Auntie Xia."
"Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?" Liu Yifeng was still worried. He happened to have some of Tongtong's specially formulated bruise medicine, but he didn't have it with him. Otherwise, he could apply it directly to Xia Qianqian's hand. That ointment could heal a bruise in a few days. He remembered when he was severely bruised saving Yaoyao, it had mostly healed in three to five days. Compared to his injuries then, Xia Qianqian's was nothing, so it would heal even faster, perhaps within a day.
Xia Qianqian still smiled and shook her head, "Look at how worried you all are. Anyone would think I'm seriously injured. I'm not that delicate, really, no need to go to the hospital."
Seeing that Xia Qianqian refused, Liu Yifeng didn't insist further. "Alright, then no hospital for now. But if your hand gets more bruised, you must contact me immediately. I'll take responsibility."
This time, Xia Qianqian didn't refuse. "Don't worry, I'll definitely rely on you then."
Knowing Xia Qianqian was joking, Liu Yifeng didn't take it to heart.
Afterward, the group walked out of the restaurant together.
"Mr. Liu, weren't you going to take Tongtong out to play? Then I won't disturb you. Let's meet again another time!" Xia Qianqian stopped.
Liu Yifeng nodded, "Did you drive here? Shall I give you a ride?"
"No, thank you. My home isn't far from here. It's only about a ten-minute taxi ride." Xia Qianqian waved her hand and refused.
After speaking, she looked at Tongtong tenderly, "Goodbye, Tongtong. Remember to miss Auntie Xia!" She then ruffled Tongtong's hair. The hair was so soft and pleasant to touch.
Tongtong waved, "Goodbye, Auntie Xia!"
Xia Qianqian said goodbye to Liu Chunsheng as well, then turned and left.
After watching Xia Qianqian leave, Liu Yifeng looked at Tongtong and his father and said, "Let's get in the car then. We'll go to the suburbs to fly kites this afternoon. The weather is good today, and it's windy, perfect for flying kites." He had bought the kite a long time ago at a market and hadn't had time to take Tongtong out. It was in the trunk, so it was perfect for an afternoon of kite-flying.
Hearing about flying kites, Tongtong's eyes lit up, "Hooray! Thank you, Daddy!"
Then, the three of them got into the minivan. Liu Yifeng started the car and drove towards the suburbs. He knew a place that was especially good for flying kites. It also had a Ferris wheel and a small amusement park for children with non-thrilling rides. Children could ride them alone while adults watched. If Tongtong got tired of flying kites, they could go play there.
In the car, Liu Yifeng drove carefully and asked the question he had been wanting to ask, "Tongtong, you seem to really like this Auntie Xia and even approached her proactively. Can you tell Daddy why? You only just met and don't know each other at all."
"Daddy, you really want to know? But Tongtong can't tell you. It's a secret!" This was the first time Tongtong had been so cryptic. But the more he acted like this, the more curious Liu Yifeng became. "Tongtong, you're not being good, keeping secrets from Daddy!"
Tongtong smiled and asked, "Daddy, what do you think of Auntie Xia?"
Liu Yifeng replied without hesitation, "Auntie Xia is a very good person. She peeled shrimp for you the first time you met. When you were about to hit the table, she didn't hesitate to use her hand to block it, bruising her own hand, and didn't say a word of reproach. She was more worried about whether you were hurt." He actually wanted to add, "She's probably even better to you than your mommy." Although he wasn't present when Yun Duo'er and Tongtong were together, through a few phone calls with Yun Duo'er, he could roughly guess that Yun Duo'er wasn't very attentive to Tongtong's affairs, perhaps not even as much as the nanny. She merely held the title of Tongtong's mother, but in reality, they spent very little time together.
Seeing how highly Daddy rated Auntie Xia, Tongtong smiled, "Auntie Xia is indeed very good!"
"Tongtong, you still haven't told Daddy why you like Auntie Xia so much, and you said Auntie Xia's career will prosper. Did you see something?" Liu Yifeng pressed.
"Daddy will know later why I like Auntie Xia so much. As for Auntie Xia's career, her lifeline tells me so."
Hearing Tongtong's words, Liu Chunsheng's voice chimed in, "Tongtong, you can read palms too?" He had heard of famous fortune tellers who could earn tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands a month by telling fortunes at home and averting disasters. However, most fortune tellers were blind or lame. But for a child as young as Tongtong to know fortune-telling was unheard of.
Tongtong nodded, "A little bit!"
"Then quickly take a look at Grandpa's too. I was once pulled aside on the street by someone who told me I would face a great calamity at sixty and needed him to resolve it. Grandpa is almost sixty in two years, and I've been worried sick about it." Saying this, Liu Chunsheng turned his palm upwards, asking Tongtong to look.
Tongtong glanced at his grandfather's palm and smiled, "Grandpa, that person who told your fortune was talking nonsense, just trying to scam you out of money!"
Hearing Tongtong say this, Liu Chunsheng felt relieved. "It's good that there's nothing wrong. You scared me half to death. I thought I was going to face a life-or-death test at sixty!" He then got angry, "This charlatan! Scaring people like that and earning their hard-earned money, isn't he afraid of divine retribution? I even gave him twenty yuan when he told my fortune. No, I have to settle the score with him and let everyone know he can't tell fortunes at all, he's just a swindler!" He then told Liu Yifeng to drive them to find the man.
But Tongtong stopped him, "Grandpa, a person's life is predetermined. He will pay for deceiving people. Grandpa doesn't need to intervene. Soon, he won't be able to cheat anyone anymore."
"Tongtong, what do you mean by that? Is he going to die?" Liu Chunsheng asked curiously.