Watching his daughter laugh and bounce before him like a little sprite, Xiao Yan lowered his eyes slightly and let out a long breath.
"What's wrong with Daddy?"
Seeing that Father, who had always seemed so calm, free, and unconstrained, now wore such an expression, Xiao Xiao could not help murmuring softly.
"Nothing. I just feel that having Xiao Xiao and Xiao Se here is truly wonderful."
A faint smile returned to Xiao Yan's face.
"Hee hee—"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao could not help sitting down beside Xiao Yan again. She took his long, slender hand, rough with calluses and scars, and shook it gently.
"Then does dad like me a little more, or my younger brother a little more?"
"Uh, well..."
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched somewhat speechlessly, but to be fair, this was indeed a question that children growing up normally were bound to have in their hearts.
...It was just a pity that it was a fatal question.
If it were Xiao Se, he probably would never ask such a question in his entire life. Even if it was brought up in front of him, he might only accept it with complete calm.
—It is fine. After all, it is only natural for Elder Sister to be so well liked.
Xiao Yan could guess how Xiao Se would respond even with a casual thought.
Yet precisely because of that, there was no way to truly be so biased.
Xiao Yan let his daughter gently shake his arm and said, "Of course—"
"Of course?"
"I like you both."
"Ah, you're cheating! I knew Daddy would definitely say that!"
Xiao Xiao's expression stiffened. Although this answer was more or less within her expectations, actually hearing it still made her unable to resist retorting like this.
After all,