"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
Early in the morning, golden sunlight streamed through the curtains into the room, casting a small patch of light onto the bed. Crisp birdsong also filtered through the glass and into the room.
The petite Zhou Tongtong lay quietly asleep in bed when, all of a sudden, someone pushed open the bedroom door.
Wearing a beige apron with her hair tied up, Xia Qing walked in and called out to her sleeping daughter.
"Tongtong, wake up."
Hearing someone call her name, Zhou Tongtong's long eyelashes fluttered rapidly like butterfly wings before she opened her eyes.
"Mommy?"
After waking up, Zhou Tongtong looked a little dazed. She raised her soft, fair little hand, rubbed her eye sockets with the back of it, and called out to Xia Qing.
"Breakfast is almost ready. Get up and wash up, then come eat." Seeing that her daughter was awake, Xia Qing gave her a few instructions before turning and leaving the bedroom.
"Yaaawn~"
Zhou Tongtong yawned, then got up and took off her pajamas. After changing clothes, she stepped out of the bedroom in her slippers and went to the bathroom to wash up.
"Splish, splash, splish, splash..."
Wave after wave of running water sounded from the bathroom. Zhou Tongtong stood on a little stool, her hair hanging loose as she brushed her teeth earnestly.
At that moment, Zhou Tongtong involuntarily recalled the scene from the previous night when Lin Li had taken her flying through the sky to play. A radiant smile spread across her round little face.
"Pfft."
After spitting out the mouthwash, Zhou Tongtong murmured softly.
"When Brother Lin Li has time, I'll ask him to take me flying through the sky again."
"Tongtong, are you done washing up?" Xia Qing's voice came from inside the bathroom.
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