"Mommy, Xiaocong knows everything now. Daddy said that you were sick and you were hiding from Xiaocong and Daddy because you didn’t want to make us sad. Mommy, don’t do this in the future. If you’re sick, you should tell Xiaocong, and Xiaocong will take care of you."
"Okay, mommy knows now..." Lin Xinlan bit her lip tightly, crying very hard.
"Mommy, Daddy says you’re still not well, please don’t cry anymore, it’s bad for your health."
"Mm, Mommy won’t cry anymore."
"Mommy, from now on Xiaocong will be good and take care of you every day, and your illness will surely get better soon."
Besides nodding, Lin Xinlan didn’t know what else to say.
With her son being so sensible, she felt very comforted but also very guilty.
She was not a good mother; it was she who had made her son so sad, she who had forced him to grow up too soon.
Actually, she wished her child could be a bit willful, completely childish, dependent on everything upon her, instead of being too understanding and having to comfort her in return.
Rong Shaoze stepped forward, wiping away their tears with a tissue, and laughed, "No more tears. We are here to have fun today; we should be happy."
Lin Xinlan looked at him with a smile in her eyes, filled with gratitude.
He was a good father, and a good husband.
He knew how much she missed their child, yet she was afraid to face him, so he found a way to let Xiaocong know why she had to leave and to help him accept her current state.
If it hadn’t been for him, she probably would have had to wait several months before daring to see her child again.
Xiaocong hugged Lin Xinlan’s neck and laughed happily.
He looked at Lin Xinlan and then at Rong Shaoze, chuckling, "Daddy, Mommy, you both have turned into white-bearded grandpas and grandmas."
"Xiaocong, this is only temporary for mommy. I’ll soon go back to the way I was before," Lin Xinlan hurriedly explained to him.
"I know. Daddy said mommy is sick with a very strange illness, that’s why you have turned into a grandma. Once mommy gets better, she will return to being the beautiful mommy she was."
"Do you find mommy scary ?" Lin Xinlan asked tentatively.
Xiaocong shook his head firmly, "Not scared. No matter what mommy looks like, you will always be my mommy, and Xiaocong will always love you."
Lin Xinlan was relieved.
If Rong Shaoze and Xiaocong didn’t despise her, what else did she have to care about? She shouldn’t despise herself either.
Rong Shaoze, holding Lin Xinlan, stood up and laughed, "Let’s go have fun. Today it’s just the three of us. Shall we play to our heart’s content and be happy?"
"Yes!" Lin Xinlan and Xiaocong said in unison.
That day, they played for a long time in the amusement park, their laughter everywhere, one could tell how much fun they were having.
It wasn’t until it grew dark that they reluctantly left.
On the way back, Xiaocong cuddled in Lin Xinlan’s arms, whispering to her.
Soon, he would have to part with his mommy.
Daddy had told him that mommy couldn’t go home looking and had to stay at Uncle Tao’s to be treated until she was better.
But during the day, he could visit mommy at Uncle Tao’s.
Xiaocong was very sensible. Although he really didn’t want to let go of mommy, he didn’t cry and refuse to let her leave.
After waving goodbye to mommy, he was taken home by daddy, and then daddy left too.