Chapter 49

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"Uncle Zhao went out?" Zhao Wanqing’s words surprised Jiang Ping, who had been about to enter the door and hesitated, stopping in his tracks.

Jiang Ping had assumed that Zhao Guoquan was at home, and that he could enter the house without any problem. But now it was clear that only Zhao Wanqing and her daughter were at home. Jiang Ping felt that as a young man, visiting under these circumstances might not be appropriate.

Jiang Ping’s hesitation did not escape Zhao Wanqing’s notice, and it made her appreciate this young man even more. However, Zhao Wanqing’s expression did not change, and she said calmly, "He went to the office for something urgent and will be back soon. He asked you to wait for him at home."

Since Zhao Wanqing had said this, Jiang Ping did not act pretentiously. He thanked her and entered Zhao Guoquan’s house. Just as Jiang Ping put down the fruit he was carrying, Li Jiajia ran out of the room and asked in a childish voice, "Mom, is it the big brother who came?"

"Big brother" was the little girl’s way of addressing Jiang Ping. On the day of the car accident, Li Jiajia had been calling Jiang Ping "big brother," and it had become a habit.

Ever since her grandfather told Li Jiajia that he would come to see her this weekend, the little girl had been looking forward to this day. When she heard her mother talking to a man at the door, she quickly came out to find out what was happening while watching cartoons.

"Jiajia, I came to see you!" Before Zhao Wanqing could speak, Jiang Ping smiled at the little girl and asked, "Are you happy to see me?"

At the same time, the little girl saw Jiang Ping and immediately ran towards him with open arms. When Li Jiajia reached him, Jiang Ping picked her up and spun her around twice, making the little girl laugh uncontrollably.

Since the car accident, this was the first time Zhao Wanqing had seen her daughter so happy, and it brought a ray of sunshine to her otherwise gloomy heart.

After spinning Li Jiajia around twice, Jiang Ping finally had the chance to take a good look at the little girl. He immediately noticed that she had lost a lot of weight, her round face now more pointed, making her already large eyes seem even bigger. However, Li Jiajia’s eyes, though larger, lacked the sparkle they had when he first met her. More shockingly, the little girl had developed noticeable dark circles under her eyes. Clearly, as Zhao Guoquan had mentioned on the phone, Li Jiajia had not had a good night’s sleep since the accident.

Seeing the once obedient and adorable little girl now so haggard, Jiang Ping felt a bit sad. However, he did not show it and instead asked the little girl with a smile, "Big brother hasn’t seen you for a few days. Have you been good?"

"Of course I have!" Li Jiajia assured Jiang Ping earnestly, "If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mom!"

Seeing the serious expression on the little girl’s face, Zhao Wanqing quickly vouched for her, "Yes, our Jiajia has always been very good!"

"Since Jiajia has been so good, big brother will give you a gift!" Jiang Ping took the opportunity to put the hand-carved agarwood pendant around the little girl’s neck and said with a smile, "Take a look, do you like it?"

Li Jiajia picked up the pendant and immediately smiled at Jiang Ping, "It’s Doraemon! Jiajia loves it so much!"

Seeing the little girl’s fondness for the pendant, Jiang Ping nodded in satisfaction, "I’m glad you like it."

Jiang Ping’s unexpected gift for her daughter made Zhao Wanqing feel a bit embarrassed, and she quickly said in a low voice, "Jiajia, how many times have I told you not to accept gifts from others so easily?"

The little girl’s expression fell, and she pouted, "But Jiajia really likes Doraemon..."

"Let Jiajia keep it. I prepared it specially for her." Jiang Ping stood up and said to Zhao Wanqing, "Besides, the agarwood pendant has a calming effect. Jiajia hasn’t been sleeping well lately, and wearing it might help her."

Zhao Wanqing had intended to have Li Jiajia return the pendant to Jiang Ping, but hearing that it might help her daughter’s sleep, she changed her mind and quickly said to her daughter, "Then you should thank Brother Jiang Ping!"

Seeing her mother agree to let her keep the Doraemon pendant, Li Jiajia was overjoyed and quickly smiled at Jiang Ping, "Thank you, big brother!"

"You’re welcome. This is a reward for Jiajia being so well-behaved!" Jiang Ping smiled at the little girl, "If Jiajia continues to be well-behaved, there will be more rewards!"

Jiang Ping’s words made Li Jiajia even happier, and she quickly said, "Adults can’t lie to children, let’s pinky promise!"

Jiang Ping readily pinky-pledged with the little girl and then said with a smile, "Now you can rest easy, right?"

"Um-hum!" Li Jiajia answered brightly, her face full of happiness.

Watching this scene, Zhao Wanqing felt a deep sense of emotion. In her memory, her daughter had rarely been this happy, even when she was with her father. And this Jiang Ping, who had only met her daughter twice, could play with her so well, which was truly remarkable.

Just as Zhao Wanqing was happy for her daughter, Li Jiajia suddenly yawned. This made her previously bright mood sink again, and she quickly picked up her daughter, "Jiajia is tired, let’s go to sleep, okay?"

The little girl, who had been so happy just a moment ago, immediately pouted and said with a sob, "No, I don’t want to sleep. I’ll have nightmares again!"

Hearing her daughter’s words, Zhao Wanqing felt both anxious and sad, but she didn’t know what to do. This problem had been troubling Li Jiajia for a long time, and she was very worried that it would seriously affect her daughter’s health.

At this moment, Jiang Ping picked up Li Jiajia and said, "Jiajia, when you’re tired, you should go to sleep. Big brother will stay with you and tell you a story. You’ll fall asleep quickly and won’t have nightmares, okay?"

Since Jiang Ping had saved Li Jiajia from under the car, the little girl trusted him very much. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded lightly, "Okay."

Jiang Ping carried the little girl to her bed and asked Zhao Wanqing for a porcelain dish. In front of her, he took out a glass bottle containing agarwood powder and poured a line of powder about half the length of a cigarette onto the dish.

"This is also agarwood, but I’ve ground it into powder." Jiang Ping lit the powder with a match and explained to Zhao Wanqing, "The scent of agarwood helps with sleep. If you burn some agarwood like this before Jiajia goes to sleep, it will be very beneficial for her."

Not expecting Jiang Ping to be so thoughtful for her daughter, Zhao Wanqing was moved and quickly said in a low voice, "Thank you so much."

"You’re welcome." Jiang Ping smiled at Zhao Wanqing and handed her the small glass bottle, "Use this for now, and I’ll bring more when it runs out."

As Zhao Wanqing reached out to take the glass bottle, their fingers accidentally touched. Although it was just for a moment, the warm and smooth feel of Zhao Wanqing’s skin made Jiang Ping’s heart flutter.

However, Jiang Ping did not show any abnormal reaction and said in a low voice to Zhao Wanqing, "You go out first, I’ll put Jiajia to sleep!"

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