Amelia Bright glanced at Farren Austin, handed him the child, and said faintly
“Hug it.”
Farren Austin can not hide the joyful look, careful to carry the little An An into the arms, gentle movements as if afraid of touching her badly, the voice is light without the military governor’s aura.
“Anon just called out for Daddy, right?”
Amelia Bright hugged her arms with a calm face, “Don’t you know if you ask her?”
“Does she know what I’m talking about when she’s so young?”
“You tell her yourself.”
Farren Austin hugged little Ann and hesitated for a while without saying anything.
Amelia Bright was impatient, scrutinizing Farren Austin’s expression, actually found a few apprehension, the heart silently sighed, took the initiative to come forward, clapped his hands to attract the attention of little Ann.
“Anon, who is he? Call him what?”
Little An An’s white porcelain-like smooth little face revealed a smile, cheeky giggle a few times, milking, said
“Dad.”
This sound was much clearer than the one just now, and Farren Austin froze for half a second.
“The child calls you, what are you doing if you don’t say yes?”
Seeing Amelia Bright’s disgusted look, he then came back to his senses and responded with a nervous face, “Hey, Ann is good.”
Farren Austin has never coaxed a child, and even the position of holding the child is a bit awkward and stiff, but probably because there is a real connection between flesh and blood, An An did not cry at all in his arms.
“I’m taking An An to the Moon God Temple for blessing, are you busy?”
“Not busy.”
“Then let’s go together, the Dragon Boat Festival, Miyun town’s moon temple issued incense pouches, although not up to the effect of warding off evil and avoiding disasters, but the effect of mosquitoes and insects is indeed good, each person can only receive a, if you do not want, help to receive I brought back to Emily.”
Farren Austin followed Amelia Bright, crossed the stone bridge, turned right and walked along the river for five minutes to reach the Moon God Temple.
Temple Square, the large 100-year-old tree branches fluttering red silk all year round, but also after the wind and rain blurred the handwriting, but soon were covered by the new arrival of those red silk, from a distance still look like a hundred years of bright colors.
There is a small gatehouse on the right side of the temple gate with a few volunteers handing out Dragon Boat Festival incense pouches and a large line of people.
After waiting for a while, there was still a long line in front, it was already summer and hot. Amelia Bright was fine, but look at Farren Austin still holding the baby, and the hair at her temples was wet.
“You get in line, I’ll get a bottle of water.”
“It’s okay, I’m not thirsty.”
“Didn’t say to buy it for you.”
With those words, Amelia Bright left from the group.
Looking at her back, Farren Austin’s eyes floated some warmth, lifting his daughter in his arms, making her sit more comfortably on his arm, and holding Ann’s hat with the other hand to fan him.
“Anon, hold on, we’ll be there soon.”
It was the Dragon Boat Festival and there were a lot of people in Miyun town. Not only did we have to queue for the joss sticks, but there was also a long queue for water.
Amelia Bright circled Chambers with the prune juice and finally saw the father and daughter at the stone table in the shade.
Little Ann lying on Farren Austin’s lap, Farren Austin with a hat is a fan for her, next to the young girls passing by, do not know whether they think Ann cute or Farren Austin looks handsome, sneak to take pictures with the phone, just Amelia Bright saw three or five of them.
Seeing a little girl come up to ‘ask for directions’
“Handsome, I would like to ask, how do I get to this B&B?”
Without waiting for Farren Austin’s answer, Amelia Bright couldn’t stay calm and walked straight over.
“Let’s see.”
The young girl frowned and said, unhappily
“Auntie, I’m asking about this handsome man.”
Auntie?
Amelia Bright was so angry that she was smoking, she admitted that she was a little unkempt lately, but it wasn’t because she had to breastfeed her baby. For convenience, she usually wears the loosest and most comfortable clothes, so why is she a woman?
Seeing Amelia Bright’s bad face, Farren Austin probably realized something and said lightly that
“I’m not from Miyun town, ask someone else, girl.”
The girl took a look at it is not to ask for directions, sniffed directly next to sit down.
“What a coincidence, I’m not from Miyun either, are you here for a trip? I see you’ve been sitting here for half a day, bringing your child out by yourself? It’s so hard for single fathers to bring up their children.”
“Where did you get the idea that he was a single father?”
Amelia Bright gritted her teeth and looked at the girl.
This is too bad, this level still want to steal men from her?
“Auntie, why are you still here?”
“First, I’m not an older woman,” Amelia Bright took a deep breath, “even though I’m eight or nine years older than you, I think an older woman should be the same age as your mother, and I’m not capable of having a daughter your age.”
“You …”
“Second, ‘Why are you still here?’ That should be my question to you, this man you’ve been harassing here for half a day, the child he’s holding in his arms is our daughter.”
“…”
“Third, little sister, your level of hooking up with men is really too inferior, in the past five years, the men who can be hooked up with you are either greasy middle-aged married men, or are not doing their jobs punk, long snack!”
“You …” the young girl was disliked dumbfounded, turned around and looked at Farren Austin for help, hoping that this handsome to her heart man can gentlemanly save her a hand.
Farren Austin didn’t even look at her, picked up the baby and got up.
“I’ve got the scented bag, let’s go.”
The two left the Moon God Temple shoulder to shoulder, leaving the little girl sitting alone on a stone bench, her face crooked with anger.
Walking on the path back to the Cheng House.
“Just that little girl is at most twenty years old, it is estimated that Hounslow’s college students Dragon Boat Festival to play here, I did not expect the tang military district marshal, the old and young eat?”
Amelia Bright’s comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Farren Austin patted Ann’s back, still looking breezy, “I have no interest in young girls.”
“Bullshit,” Amelia Bright said with a look of disbelief, “men will always like eighteen year old girls at any age.”
“I don’t like it,”
Farren Austin denied decisively, “A young girl with a shallow perception of the world would not be someone who could be by my side.”
“And what kind of person can stay with you?”
Farren Austin fell silent.
Just a little bit, Amelia Bright was about to blurt out, asking him how long he was going to keep it to himself, asking him if he was going to keep being so brave and afraid that she would really go with someone else.
But she held back.
“I’m here.”
At the door of the Cheng house, Amelia Bright picked up the sleeping little Ann, and walked to the steps and looked back at Farren Austin.
“I heard that you were reinstated, congratulations.”
Farren Austin’s face did not change much, only the eyes flickered a little, I do not know what came to mind, there are a few moments of doubt flickered.
He had no time to think about it as the doorway closed with a creaking sound and Amelia Bright and Ann’s figures had disappeared inside the door.