Chapter 184: Wanwan Turns Four
After the Mortal World’s Spring Festival comes Qin Wanwan’s birthday.
Because of the Little Qilin’s existence, Shang Wuyang and Rong Zhi’s families simply gathered together to celebrate the New Year.
Both mansions were decorated festively.
Of course, it was even livelier on the street.
By evening, many people were carrying Kongming lanterns to the outskirts of the Imperial City.
Everyone’s New Year wishes were written on the Kongming lanterns. The wishes of commoners were simple and unadorned, just wanting to eat enough and stay warm, and for the next year to be smooth and successful.
Those with wealth and power naturally wanted more.
Young men and women who had just experienced first love hoped to marry the person they loved.
Qin Wanwan was dressed festively, in a beautiful red skirt, with a red fur collar around her neck and a cloak. Her hair was styled playfully and cutely, adorned with ribbons and small bells.
She looked like a little lucky charm bringing blessings.
She was held in Rong Zhi’s father’s arms, her face beaming with a bright smile, causing many people to look at her frequently.
“What a beautiful little baby.”
“This little girl is so festive, even more good-looking than the chubby babies on the New Year paintings.”
If she hadn’t had people protecting her, they might have even tried to get close to her to share some of her good fortune.
In this era where valuing boys over girls was common, many people couldn’t help but feel envious at this moment.
If their family could have such a beautiful baby, it would be great even if it were a girl.
Qin Wanwan also came with her fathers to release Kongming lanterns.
Today was probably the liveliest day on the outskirts of the Imperial City, with many merchants still selling Kongming lanterns and various other lanterns.
The reason they came to the outskirts of the Imperial City was the risk of fire when the Kongming lanterns fell.
This was also experience gained from past events.
However, even in the outskirts, there were many Patrol Guards on patrol.
Everyone had already written down the wishes they had thought of on their Kongming lanterns in advance.
Qin Wanwan’s little chubby hands also held a brush pen, but Rong Zhi’s father was holding her small hand to write.
Father Rong and Father Shang both said they had no wishes.
Perhaps the bigger reason was that they wouldn’t write their own wishes on Kongming lanterns, hoping that ethereal gods would help realize them.
They were more pragmatic, wanting to rely on themselves to accomplish what they wanted to do and to obtain what they desired.
“I hope Father Xie is safe and happy, Father Shang is healthy, and Father Rong is happy every day.”
The Kongming lantern could hold many words, as long as she didn’t split one word into several.
“Also, I want to quickly find the remaining fathers.”
As she wrote this sentence, Qin Wanwan felt a bit of difficulty.
She looked up and at Father Rong with a puzzled expression.
“Daddy, why are you holding my hand and not letting me write?”
Rong Zhi stared at her with his phoenix eyes: “How many fathers do you have?”
Qin Wanwan’s eyes were innocent and sincere: “I don’t know either.”
Rong Zhi:…………
Annoyed, he had never been so annoyed before.
In the end, he reluctantly wrote it for her.
“What about you? What’s your own wish?”
Seeing the little chubby cub preparing to put down her brush, Shang Wuyang asked with dissatisfaction.
Qin Wanwan shook her little head, cute and with the crisp sound of bells.
“Wanwan just wants to find all her fathers.”
Shang Wuyang: “You wish for us to be healthy and happy, why don’t you wish for yourself to be healthy?”
Qin Wanwan was very sure: “Little Qilin doesn’t get sick!”
Although she was a weak fighter, and her body was considered very weak among divine beasts, illnesses rarely happened to her.
Fine.
As soon as midnight struck, everyone lit their Kongming lanterns and let them fly.
At this moment, whether rich or poor, everyone looked up at the increasingly high-flying Kongming lanterns with smiles on their faces.
Qin Wanwan also looked up, watching her Kongming lantern gradually become a small dot.
The Kongming lanterns were small, but the sight of countless Kongming lanterns carrying countless wishes being released together was quite spectacular.
The dark sky was dyed with the colors of myriad lights.
After releasing the Kongming lanterns, everyone chatted and laughed, walking back in groups of two or three.
“Lord Rong, I didn’t expect you to come out too?”
Some officials in the Imperial Court who knew Rong Zhi were very surprised to see him.
After all, in previous years, Chancellor Rong had never been interested in such activities.
Rong Zhi held Qin Wanwan and nodded at the person who greeted him.
“Yes, I’m accompanying my child to release Kongming lanterns.”
His tone was the same, and his smile seemed to carry doting affection.
This made the little official he was talking to feel overly honored.
“So that’s how it is, this must be your daughter, my lord. I’ve heard about her for a long time. It’s an honor to meet her today. Your daughter is bright-eyed and pearly-toothed; she looks as beautiful as a little immortal child.”
Rong Zhi’s mouth turned up: “Not at all, your son is also good.”
Qin Wanwan was so praised that she felt shy. She hugged her father’s neck, her beautiful little face slightly flushed, but her eyes were very bright.
Shang Wuyang beside him twitched his mouth, surprised that Rong Zhi was actually a proud father.
Hmph… What’s so great about that, Wanwan is also my daughter!
It was just a bit unpleasant in his heart that when people mentioned Wanwan, they always referred to her as Rong Zhi’s daughter, as if he had no relation to her.
Suffocated!
Those who came to greet Rong Zhi soon discovered that their Chancellor had significantly more to say when talking about his daughter, even casually discussing parenting experiences.
Looking at him holding the little girl without letting go, his eyes were soft.
Tsk tsk tsk… Who would have thought, who is so slippery in the Imperial Court, a Chancellor who kills people without batting an eye, was actually a doting father.
They hadn’t forgotten that he had dealt with many people recently regarding the military pay and supplies for the Border Army.
He hadn’t shown any leniency even when confiscating the property of those officials.
Back home, Qin Wanwan ate a bowl of longevity noodles.
A small bowl, with a single, unbroken strand of longevity noodles, the little one slowly finished it all.
The two fathers sat beside her, stroking her little head.
“Wanwan is four years old.”
Shang Wuyang: “Why doesn’t she look like she’s grown taller at all? She’s gained quite a bit of weight, though.”
Qin Wanwan glared at him indignantly.
“Father Shang, don’t talk, I don’t want to hear it!”
Keke: “That’s negative criticism! Our cub is described as ‘plump and smooth,’ a standard little beauty!”
Qin Wanwan nodded vigorously.
Shang Wuyang couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “You just changed the wording, doesn’t it mean the same thing? I didn’t say you look bad because you gained weight.”
“Alright, alright, little beauty, when you grow up, you’ll be a super beautiful woman, okay?”
Qin Wanwan let out a proud huff and turned her back to Shang Wuyang.
She was going to have a two-minute cold war with Father Shang.
Wiggling her little buttocks, she moved closer to Father Rong.
Rong Zhi wiped her little mouth: “Is there anything you want as a gift?”
Qin Wanwan shook her head: “No, fathers are the best gifts for Wanwan~”
Her little mouth was so sweet.
The two fathers’ mouths turned up.
In the next second, they heard the little one sigh: “It’s such a shame, Father Xie isn’t here for Wanwan’s birthday.”
The corners of the two fathers’ mouths turned down slightly.
Shang Wuyang pinched her little face: “You’re really greedy, you already have two fathers accompanying you and you still want the other one!”
Qin Wanwan said righteously: “Since Father Xie isn’t here, Wanwan naturally misses him.”
