Chapter 9: I’m Going To Be Angry, The Kind That Can’t Be Coaxed!
The team was about to set off again, and Qin Wanwan was riding on the same horse as her daddy, just like before.
The journey was very hard, riding a horse was also tiring, and they had to endure the sun.
But the little one refused to complain, at most she would droop listlessly against Xie Chong, like a melted snowball.
“An Sui Prefecture is just ahead, you should stay here.”
The young lady, who had been listless, immediately sat up upon hearing this.
Her small fingers tightly grasped Xie Chong’s clothes.
“Does Daddy not want me anymore?”
Qin Wanwan tilted her little face up, her beautiful clear eyes gradually reddening, and her delicate little face also drooped in grievance.
“The border pass is not a good place. The environment there is harsh and there are frequent wars. Ordinary commoners dare not go there; only those who are exiled or homeless settle there.”
Xie Chong explained.
Qin Wanwan said anxiously, “Wanwan doesn’t have a home either. Daddy’s home is Wanwan’s home.”
Xie Chong stared at the young lady’s slightly stubborn eyes, his hand by his side clenched.
“I am not your daddy.”
His voice was a little dry, “I will find a home for you here.”
He was, actually, a little reluctant to part with her.
This was not a good thing.
He lived a life where he courted death, and could die at any moment.
Xie Chong thought calmly.
If he were to truly adopt this little one, what would happen to her if he died? In a place like the border pass, if war broke out, death would be the best outcome.
“I will find a good person to adopt you.”
“I don’t want to!”
Qin Wanwan cried, hugging Xie Chong, her hands tightly gripping his clothes. She sobbed, her little shoulders shaking, and it was heartbreaking to watch.
“Daddy, don’t leave me. Wanwan doesn’t want a new home, Wanwan wants to stay with you.”
The surrounding warriors’ eyes reddened at the sight.
During this time, everyone had taken care of Qin Wanwan like their own child and was also reluctant to part with her.
But they also understood the General’s concerns.
A place like the border pass was too harsh.
Seeing Qin Wanwan crying so hard she could barely catch her breath, and even the talking bird couldn’t console her, everyone became anxious.
“General, perhaps you should keep Wanwan after all.”
Shen Shu was the one who spoke.
Qin Wanwan’s hair had been combed by him during this time.
Wanwan was very obedient and didn’t cry during their long journey. Sometimes, when they found delicious food, she would share it with them.
Although the first person she shared with was always the General, and the most she shared was always with the General.
But she truly was like everyone’s joy, and this time, everyone felt much more relaxed and happy.
They… were also reluctant to part with Wanwan.
Shen Shu, under the General’s dark, stern gaze, pressed on.
“General, Wanwan is very attached to you, and crying like this is not a solution.”
Qin Wanwan’s little face was red from crying, and she was sobbing so hard that they worried she might faint at any moment.
“At worst, at worst, I’ll use part of my military pay to support her!” Shen Shu gritted his teeth.
Another man, as tall and sturdy as a bear, also anxiously stepped forward.
“General, I don’t have a family. I’ll give my military pay to Wanwan too.”
“General, mine too…”
Xie Chong looked at his confidants one by one stepping forward to say they would support this little one, and his mood became somewhat complicated.
“General, there are so many of us, we can afford to support Wanwan.”
Everyone nodded in unison, looking at him eagerly.
Xie Chong let go, seemingly also letting out a sigh of relief.
“Then she can stay.”
As his words fell, everyone smiled.
“Wanwan, Wanwan, stop crying. Your daddy has agreed to let you stay.”
“Oh dear, why are you crying so pitifully? Uncle will buy you candy.”
Qin Wanwan sniffled and was surrounded and coaxed by a group of burly men. She stopped crying, but didn’t let go of the hand gripping her daddy’s clothes.
Her tear-filled, egg-like eyes stared at her daddy.
“Daddy, you really aren’t sending Wanwan away?”
Xie Chong nodded, “If you can’t adapt to the environment over there…”
Qin Wanwan quickly said, “I can adapt, Wanwan can adapt.”
Assured that her daddy was truly not sending her away, Qin Wanwan playfully bit the hand she was holding onto, her expression changing instantly.
“Bad daddy, stinky daddy!”
Xie Chong: …………
After biting and scolding, Qin Wanwan secretly glanced at his expression, which seemed not angry.
Her initial apprehension quickly turned into righteous indignation in just a few seconds.
“Bad daddy, from now on, you’re not allowed to say you don’t want Wanwan anymore, otherwise… otherwise I’ll be angry, and the kind that can’t be easily consoled.”
As she spoke, her little nose turned sore again and she started to cry.
“It was so hard for Wanwan to find Daddy, Daddy can’t… can’t abandon me.”
Xie Chong was stunned, and a sharp pain suddenly tugged at his heart.
He picked up the little girl, who was hanging her head and looking extremely wronged.
“Okay, I won’t say I don’t want you anymore from now on.”
Xie Chong’s tone was more serious than ever.
“Wuwuwu… Daddy, you scared Wanwan to death.”
Qin Wanwan hugged his neck and cried loudly, tears streaming down her beautiful little face.
Xie Chong visibly became flustered, but he didn’t know how to comfort her.
The men nearby offered suggestions in a rush, but none were helpful.
In the end, Qin Wanwan grew tired and, hugging Xie Chong’s neck tightly, fell asleep on his shoulder.
Even in her sleep, her little face pressed against his shoulder, she would occasionally sob, looking so wronged.
At this, everyone subconsciously softened their movements, afraid that a loud noise would wake her up.
As time went by, they arrived at An Sui Prefecture City.
Xie Chong, holding Qin Wanwan, along with two confidants and a few soldiers, escorted a young master to An Sui Prefecture City.
The young master was the one they rescued from the bandits, the one who promised Xie Chong ten thousand taels of silver as a reward.
When they delivered the person, the doorkeeper opened the door and saw Xie Chong and his group, thinking their master was in trouble, and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the ground.
Fortunately, the young master quickly stepped forward to explain, and then anxiously asked.
“Where is my daddy? Where is my mommy!”
“Young Master, Young Master is back!”
Only then did the doorkeeper joyfully run back to deliver the news.
The young master’s parents heard the news and came out, and the family of three hugged and cried.
Just as Xie Chong was starting to get impatient, the young master remembered something important and quickly told his parents about the money he owed.
The couple did not dare to delay and brought out the money to hand over to them.
“General Xie, I, Liu, am so grateful to you. My son is my only child. This humble token of appreciation is a small gesture for returning my unaccomplished son. Thank you very much.”
Xie Chong looked at it and was given an extra ten thousand taels of silver.
His expression remained unchanged, but he was inwardly astonished.
They were too rich.
However, he only took what was rightfully his. Even a rough man knew that a gentleman loves wealth and takes it the right way.
He returned the extra ten thousand taels of silver notes.
But his eyes lingered on the silver notes, and his heart ached.
“It’s too much, it should be just as it was,” he said righteously.
Liu Yuanwai tried to refuse again, but Xie Chong’s gaze stopped him.
Then, after clearly counting the promissory note in front of everyone, he immediately tore it up.
