sbdcsierra Chapter 210 My Daughter Has Grown Up
Chapter 210 My Daughter Has Grown Up
Knowing that Yunji couldn't touch sweets, Nan Yingzhi subconsciously reached out to take it for him.
She was just about to say "I'll eat it for him" when she suddenly discovered something.
I am "Yun Ji" who can't eat candy, so how can I help "Xiao Zhizi" eat candy?
Nan Yi was puzzled as to why his good brother, who seemed to be unable to eat sweets, was feeding candy to his daughter and why he came forward to join in the fun. He stopped and looked confused.
"Your Majesty," he said with difficulty, not believing that Yun Ji had developed a love for sweets to the point of competing with his daughter for candy. "Do you want this maltose too?"
He knew that if he was slow to react, or spoke without thinking, or gave strange explanations, Nan Yi would definitely become suspicious.
Nan Yingzhi's mind raced as she pondered her current identity, and she soon came up with an idea.
"Is this maltose? ... Ugh!"
With her fingertips pointing at the candy wrapper, she made a realistic retching sound, then quickly withdrew her hand, covered her mouth and nose, and frowned slightly.
Nan Yi had heard that Yun Ji hated sweets, but he didn't expect that he couldn't stand the taste just by looking at it, and hurriedly closed the half-opened candy wrapper.
“I’m sorry,” he bowed his head slightly and apologized to Nan Yingzhi, “I have offended you.”
Because her parents divorced when she was young, Nan Yingzhi lived with her mother and didn't know much about her father.
It is limited to "Father's love is like a mountain" in textbooks and "Father's love is like a landslide" on the Internet.
When she first saw this old father who cared about his daughter to the point of being humble, she was inexplicably touched.
Unable to bear seeing Nan Yi so distraught, Nan Yingzhi withdrew her hand and began to make amends for him: "I should be the one to apologize, because I was there and you and your daughter couldn't talk as usual.
"You can't even give away little gardenia candies."
Seeing Nan Yi holding the candy and looking at a loss, Yun Ji suddenly remembered something important.
When he was fighting in his previous life, Nan Yi had told him not only how caring it was to have a daughter, but he had also mentioned more than once how hard it was for him to be away from home all year round and not be able to see his daughter.
Children have short memories. Every time he is separated from his daughter for a long time, the little girl would not recognize him and would only dare to hide in her mother's arms and look at him timidly.
Talking with Nan Yi from the perspective of a "daughter", Yun Ji gradually understood why Nan Yi always looked a little lonely.
But being inferior to him all the time and being his daughter is not a good idea.
Especially now, they are in a treacherous and changing battlefield.
What Nan Yi needs to do is to use powerful means to lead his soldiers instead of just pampering his daughter.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Yun Ji mustered up his courage and made up his mind to tell Nan Yi that he was completely different from before.
He looked determined: "Daddy."
Even though he vaguely felt that his daughter had already married and was no longer a young girl.
In Nan Yi's heart, he still prefers to regard him as that little girl who needs her parents' help in everything and easily cries when encountering setbacks.
He talked to "her" in the same gentle voice as before: "What's the matter?"
"Daddy," Yun Ji looked him in the eye and explained why he had not accepted the candy despite his gift, "Yingzhi's taste has changed since she fell on her head.
"I no longer like sweet food like before. I am afraid I will let you down."
"It's okay." Hearing that he didn't like it, Nan Yi wanted to destroy the candy. He exerted force with his fingertips, almost crushing the candy. "If you don't like it, Daddy will never force you to eat it."
Seeing the discomfort between his limbs, Yun Ji lowered his eyes and said politely: "Thank you for your kindness, but Ying Zhi is not worthy of it."
"Little Gardenia," Hearing his distant tone, Nan Yi leaned forward, wanting to be closer to him, "You are my own daughter, why do you have to be so polite to your father?"
Unwilling to enjoy being treated like a daughter by her brothers any longer, Yun Ji could no longer endure it and revealed her true feelings.
"Daddy, my daughter has grown up. She is no longer the little girl who cried in your arms and needed your care.
“Instead, a reliable comrade who can march with you.
"As Your Majesty said, Yingzhi came to the front line this time to provide reinforcements, not to usurp your favor, do whatever she wants, and disrupt the order of the army."
Looking Yun Ji's face up and down, Nan Yi was surprised to find that, as he had expected, his daughter had indeed shed her childhood immaturity and grown into a graceful young lady.
When his idea came into practice, he felt inexplicably strange.
"Oh, you're right," Nan Yi said bitterly, as if he was reluctant to let go. "Little Gardenia has grown up and is now a big girl."
"Time flies. The last time Daddy saw you was almost two months ago.
"Little Gardenia, you have changed so much."
"Don't call me 'Little Gardenia'," Yun Ji was unwilling to be addressed so affectionately in front of his subordinates. He gritted his teeth and wanted to make him change the nickname, "Just call me by my name."
Hearing that the nickname he had called for many years was rejected by him, Nan Yi's nose felt sore and his eyes were hot: "Okay, Yingzhi."
"Forget it, it's up to you in private." Seeing that there seemed to be tears in his eyes, Yun Ji couldn't help but soften his heart and relaxed his request, "But when you go out, remember to call me by my name."
"Okay," Yuan was unwilling and burst into tears in front of his daughter. Nan Yi pinched his arm and nodded at him, "I'll listen to you."
Looking at Yun Ji, even though he was wrapped in a fur coat, he still couldn't hide his thin figure. He added, "It's all because Daddy didn't take good care of you."
Hearing him blaming himself, Yun Ji suddenly remembered that Nan Yingzhi had once told him something like "Don't blame yourself".
Deeply influenced by her, Yun Ji is not only able to comfort himself when he is depressed, but also has the initial ability to persuade others to think.
"Dad," Yun Ji changed the affectionate "Dad" to a simple and clear "Dad", speaking the truth, "Yingzhi will eventually get married, and you can't take care of Yingzhi for the rest of her life as a 'father'.
"Therefore, if Yingzhi becomes thinner or sick in the future, it is not your fault.
"Stop torturing yourself with thoughts like, 'If my daughter is in pain, it must be my fault.'"
"After all, this is wrong from the source. Yingzhi's discomfort is not caused by you.
"Dad, please don't embarrass yourself."
I never thought that when my daughter entered the palace, she was still a delicate lady, but now she is with His Majesty and has become so mature. Nan Yi sighed in his heart, "My daughter has finally grown up."
The tears that were rolling in his eyes suddenly became uncontrollable and fell straight down. He reached out to catch them in panic.
It was the first time that Nan Yingzhi witnessed this rare scene of a tough guy crying, and she couldn't bear it.
She gently pinched Yun Ji's knuckles, signaling him to stop and not to poke Nan Yi in the heart any further.
Yun Ji wanted to continue to emphasize and ask Nan Yi a question to check whether he had listened to what he just said.
Feeling Nan Yingzhi in his palm, Yun Ji gestured "forget it" and stopped talking, shutting his mouth obediently.
He looked back at her and blinked slowly, as if to show his special preference for her.
Little Gardenia said, "Forget it," so forget it.
All that remained in the air was the sound of Nan Yi blowing his nose from time to time, which sounded a bit weird.
Just at this moment, the servants brought the food up. Nan Yingzhi coughed lightly and changed the subject: "You must be hungry by now. We can chat anytime. Let's eat something first."
Nodding once, Nan Yi raised his hand, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and uttered an unclear "OK".
As supplies had not yet arrived, the town’s granary was barely able to meet its own needs. The army was running out of food and fodder, and even the abundant meat that was available in the past was scarce, and vegetables were nowhere to be found.
Even though the money was so tight, there were still some greasy meat dishes on the table and in the plates.
On the way here, Yun Ji turned around whenever he was hungry and took a few bites of the sesame cake that Nan Yingzhi had nibbled on from the bag in her hand.
Although his appetite was not fixed at any time, he would always eat while walking, and Nan Yingzhi did not have time to heat up the food.
But fortunately, perhaps because of Nan Yingzhi's gentle persuasion by his side, he did not feel sick even though the cake was cold and hard.
Seeing the steaming meat on the plate, he suddenly felt repulsive.
Normally, he had no appetite for food, but at this moment, for some reason, he felt a sour taste in his mouth.
"Little Gardenia," Nan Yi paused, remembering that Yunji had asked him not to call her so intimately, and changed his words with difficulty, "Yingzhi, eat more."
Yun Ji felt relieved when he realized that he was obedient and took his words "Don't call me so intimately" to heart, but also felt inexplicably awkward.
It was clearly him who asked Nan Yi to change his words, so why did he feel uncomfortable when he heard Nan Yi calling him "Yingzhi"?
Thinking of letting Yun Ji eat more meat to replenish his body, Nan Yi carefully picked out the few meat dishes among the light dishes.
In order to conceal his presence, he politely signaled Nan Yingzhi to eat the meat first: "Your Majesty, please go first."
Being very hungry and in urgent need of protein, Nan Yingzhi picked up the chopsticks and almost put all the meat into her bowl.
Thinking that Nan Yi and Yun Ji still wanted to eat, she controlled her own desires and only took one third.
Seeing that there was still a lot of meat left after she moved her chopsticks a few times, Nan Yi hurriedly picked up the remaining larger pieces of meat and put them into Yun Ji's bowl.