Not a Substitute

Li Xiwu asked, "Where's Yaoyao?"

Pei Jingzhou said, "He's standing at the entrance, unwilling to come in."

Li Xiwu walked to the entrance and took a look. Yaoyao squatted there and looked at her pitifully. Li Xiwu put the snacks aside and went to Yaoyao. "Yaoyao, what's wrong?"

When she communicated with the little guy, Li Xiwu did not realize that her voice had become very gentle. It was a rare gentleness from the inside out.

Yaoyao did not speak, so she pulled Yaoyao up.

Yaoyao didn't cooperate, so she picked him up.

Then, she carried Yaoyao over and placed him on the sofa. She squatted down in front of Yaoyao and opened all the snacks. She placed them in front of Yaoyao. "Here, eat whatever you like. If there's nothing you like here, you can tell me what you want to eat. I'll order it for you."