Chapter 3: I Want to Turn the Tide

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xiao Yun knew what they were talking about, so he looked at Lin Xi and smiled gently.

At this moment, Lin Xi still did not know what had happened, nor did she know what a dowry was. She only saw Xiao Yun, Daddy, Mommy, and Uncle Xiao smiling very happily, so she also felt happy and laughed along with them.

For Xiao Yun, this rebirth had given him a chance to make up for his past mistakes and realize his own feelings. He secretly swore in his heart that he would treat Lin Xi twice as well in this lifetime. He would definitely not let her down again in this lifetime.

Xiao Yun might have a mental age of more than twenty years old in this rebirth, but he looked three-and-a-half years old. Therefore, after eating half a bowl of rice, he already felt full.

After putting the last mouthful of rice into his mouth, he put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, wiped his mouth, and politely said to the people at the table, “Dad, Uncle, Auntie, I’m already full.”

Then he stood up. After leaving the seat, he pushed the chair in.

Lin Xi became anxious when she saw that Xiao Yun was already done and about to leave.

“Brother Xiao Yun, wait for Lin Xi.” Lin Xi’s mouth was still full as she spoke incoherently.

When Xiao Yun saw Lin Xi’s hamster-like mouth, he chuckled. “Okay, no rush. Eat slowly. Brother Xiao Yun will wait for you here.”

After saying that, he stood behind Lin Xi’s chair.

When Lin Xi saw that Xiao Yun did not leave, she was more relieved. However, her eating speed did not slow down. In two or three seconds, she managed to finish all the rice in her bowl.

She proudly raised her bowl for everyone to see. “Xi Xi finished all of it, not a grain of rice left.”

With that, she jumped off the chair.

“Oh, little girl, slow down.” Li Ping watched worriedly.

But Xiao Yun had already steadily caught Lin Xi and placed her on the ground.

Lin Xi very politely thanked Xiao Yun. “Thank you, Big Brother Xiao Yun.”

Then she imitated Xiao Yun to push her chair in and said, “Dad, Mom, Uncle, I’m done eating.”

After saying that, she turned around, grabbed Xiao Yun’s hand, and ran outside.

Li Ping watched after two of them and couldn’t help but laugh. “Look at Xi Xi, she really clings to Xiao Yun.”

Xiao He, on the other hand, looked at Xiao Yun’s back thoughtfully.

Something seemed a little different about Xiao Yun today. Whether it was in terms of his manners or his speech, he seemed to be much more mature.

This maturity was not the same as what was formed when one reached a certain age, one that seemed gained after experiencing many things. It was definitely not something that could be experienced and displayed at his age.

“Old Xiao, what are you thinking about?” Li Feiyang raised his wine glass and waved it in front of Xiao He’s eyes.

“I called you several times.” As he spoke, he moved the wine glass to where Xiao He was.

When Xiao He came back to his senses, he realized that his thoughts didn’t seem very plausible. So he shook his head and thought. ‘How much more can such a young child experience? It seems that I’m thinking too much.’

Then, he raised his wine glass and clinked it with Lin Feiyang. “Nothing much. I was distracted just now. Let’s drink.”

After a short period of silence, the dining table returned to its lively state.

Lin Xi pulled Xiao Yun to the courtyard. Suddenly, she pointed at the brightest star in the sky and said, “Ah, Big Brother Xiao Yun, the stars are so bright.”

Xiao Yun was amused by Lin Xi’s vocabulary, so he also gave a vivid reply. “Mm, so bright.”

But his gaze never left Lin Xi.

Xiao Yun secretly swore in his heart that he would protect Lin Xi for the rest of his life.

Eventually, it was already nine o’clock at night. Lin Xi rubbed her eyes and threw herself into Li Ping’s arms. “Mommy, sleepy.”

Li Ping carried her up. “Okay, let’s go home now.”

Lin Xi gently nodded in Li Ping’s arms.

The three of them stood up and said goodbye to Xiao He, “We’ll be leaving today.”

“Okay, go back quickly. Look at how sleepy the child is.” Xiao He also stood up and looked at Lin Xi in Li Ping’s arms.

Just like that, the Xiao father and son stood in the courtyard and watched the three leave.

When there was no sign of them anymore, Xiao He rubbed Xiao Yun’s head and said, “Let’s go, let’s go in.”

The two of them entered the house. Xiao Yun looked at the mess on the table and wanted to help clean it up, but when he looked at his three-year-old body, he gave up.

‘I don’t think I can help.’ Xiao Yun thought.

Xiao He seemed to have seen through Xiao Yun’s intentions, so he said, “Daddy can do it here. You go play for a while.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yun stopped standing in front of the dining table and began to walk around the house.

When Xiao He saw this, he thought that Xiao Yun was going to play. After all, children at this age loved to play, let alone boys, so Xiao He did not care and continued to clean the house.

Xiao He was completely wrong. Xiao Yun was not playing there.

Instead, he spent a few minutes surveying the entire room.

The room was very small, just like the Lin Xi family’s. After all, it was given by the factory and did not require rent. Thus, one could imagine that the environment was not very good.

Xiao Yun looked around and thought that the place didn’t have much.

There was a tattered television set that Xiao He had bought from a second-hand market. And in reality, this television set had gone through countless resales.

Opposite of the television set was a sofa that Xiao He had bought from the second-hand market as well. It had a sofa cover on it.

However, after removing the sofa cover, one would see that this sofa was very old and could barely be used.

Looking at the surrounding environment, Xiao Yun thought to himself. ‘Since I have reincarnated, I must turn the tide. I will definitely not repeat the same mistakes as in my previous life. This time, I will let the people around me live a good life.’

Xiao He was now working in a factory. He was responsible for the factory workers’ three meals daily. Although it was a stable job and there was no need to worry about food and drink, he could not save much money.

Once Xiao He reached retirement age, not to mention the dowry, he might not even be able to spend his pension.

Moreover, Xiao He was still a widower. Ever since Xiao Yun’s mother passed away, he was afraid that Xiao Yun’s heart was not in balance, so he did not look for another partner, which meant that he had no one to help him.

Over the years, Xiao He was both a father and a mother to Xiao Yun.