[He takes her other hand and simultaneously he's struck by the thought that it was so little which contrasted with the thought of how much bigger she's gotten compared to the memory of her tiny hands when she was still an infant.
He always gives her too much candy. Because the man in question had no concept of too many sweets.
Still, over time Chang Geng has realized the best solution was simply to send Gu Yan with food. At least, Uncle Chu would make sure she ate everything.
But he can't bring himself to complain about it right now. Because for all that Gu Yun wanted to spare him, Chang Geng himself was more than aware of the situation.
Whether or not this was what the future was going to entail didn't matter. If they had been given a chance to return they would take it. If Gu Yan had already been born Chang Geng would have brought her with them no matter how much trouble it might cause him or how hard he'd have to work to keep her safe and hidden.
But if they return to the time they'd come from, where she was not yet born and leaving would mean she never would be...he would give up on this future to return.
It wasn't fair and it was painful but his smile doesn't show a fraction of that (or how he wondered if his mother had felt anything like this when she died, leaving him behind...the answer was probably no and yet he couldn't help but wonder, if only for a second...)]
Yan-er is a good child.
[It would normally be a reminder to not eat too many sweets. Sometimes it might even be just praise. They were not words he said often because he (remembers) has read parenting books and it was more important to praise the effort than praise the child.
Today, it's a soft and sincere apology. I'm sorry I can't choose you. It's nothing you did wrong..]
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He always gives her too much candy. Because the man in question had no concept of too many sweets.
Still, over time Chang Geng has realized the best solution was simply to send Gu Yan with food. At least, Uncle Chu would make sure she ate everything.
But he can't bring himself to complain about it right now. Because for all that Gu Yun wanted to spare him, Chang Geng himself was more than aware of the situation.
Whether or not this was what the future was going to entail didn't matter. If they had been given a chance to return they would take it. If Gu Yan had already been born Chang Geng would have brought her with them no matter how much trouble it might cause him or how hard he'd have to work to keep her safe and hidden.
But if they return to the time they'd come from, where she was not yet born and leaving would mean she never would be...he would give up on this future to return.
It wasn't fair and it was painful but his smile doesn't show a fraction of that (or how he wondered if his mother had felt anything like this when she died, leaving him behind...the answer was probably no and yet he couldn't help but wonder, if only for a second...)]
Yan-er is a good child.
[It would normally be a reminder to not eat too many sweets. Sometimes it might even be just praise. They were not words he said often because he (remembers) has read parenting books and it was more important to praise the effort than praise the child.
Today, it's a soft and sincere apology. I'm sorry I can't choose you. It's nothing you did wrong..]
Tomorrow I will make your favourites for dinner.