Chapter 549: Chapter 535: This Year Is No Exception

Early the next morning, as the sky was barely light and the earth was shrouded in mist,

Huang Tao was sleeping soundly and sweetly.

This was the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he’s had in recent times!

However, his stubborn biological clock seemed unwilling to let him sleep in, waking him from his dreams as usual.

He woke up, opened his eyes...

Oh my goodness~

The sky was still dim.

Ah~

The greatest pain in the world is when you can sleep in on a day off, yet your biological clock wakes you up early...

This is basically a typical case of holiday early awakening syndrome!

At this moment,

Only the word "hehe" could express his feelings.

Luckily, when he turned his head, he saw Xuanxuan still sleeping soundly beside him...

The little one was lying on her side, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, forming a faint smile.

She was sleeping so sweetly!

Seeing his precious daughter’s angelic sleeping face, his mood, which was slightly downcast due to being forced awake early, instantly brightened up.

He gazed at her for a moment, then couldn’t help but lean forward and secretly kissed Xuanxuan’s rosy little cheek.

As a result!

Xuanxuan, who was asleep, felt his sudden move and let out an "mm-hmm" sound.

Then she half-awoke and mumbled, "Daddy?"

Oh no!

Bad move!

Huang Tao was quite annoyed; he didn’t think his sneak attack would wake Xuanxuan. He quickly responded with a soft "Hmm," while gently patting her over the quilt, saying, "Daddy’s here! We have the day off, we’re not going to the restaurant today. Xuanxuan, you can sleep a little longer."

Xuanxuan drowsily nodded, wriggling her little body to snuggle more comfortably into her dad’s embrace.

She hummed like a sleepy little pig, pouting her lips a bit before drifting back to sleep.

Huang Tao, holding the little one who clung to him, felt his heart almost overflowing with happiness.

Over time, with his careful care, Xuanxuan’s personality had become more cheerful, she was no longer a picky eater, and she visibly gained a bit of weight.

Her face, which used to be thin and long, was gradually becoming more oval, her eyes looked bigger, and she smiled with crescent-shaped eyes, and deeper dimples on her cheeks.

Her cuteness factor increased by at least +10!

Watching and thinking... 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He originally intended to fall back to sleep with Xuanxuan but found he was wide awake.

Well then~

Better get up!

Might as well put the long-abandoned morning exercises back on the agenda!

He reached under the pillow for his phone to check the time; it was still early, and Xuanxuan could sleep for quite a while longer!

After another glance at his sleeping treasure, he quietly got out of bed, dressed, and left the room.

"Meow~"

As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, a fluffy ball darted between his legs.

With quick reflexes, Huang Tao caught Mimi by the scruff and lifted her up.

Mimi, completely lacking the ability to resist, was lifted into the air, her innocent round eyes looking at Huang Tao.

"Shhh~"

Huang Tao quickly made a silencing gesture at her and placed the cheeky little thing back into the cat bed.

Mimi really didn’t make another sound, just poked her head out of the bed to watch him.

He saw that his parents’ bedroom door was still closed, and his mom was nowhere to be seen in the kitchen or living room, so he assumed she must still be asleep.

He didn’t disturb them further.

He went straight to the bathroom to wash up.

Worried Mimi might get the house noisy and disturb Xuanxuan, he picked her up from the cat bed and carried her outside.

After setting Mimi down, he gently closed the front door again.

"Let’s go~"

He started walking downstairs.

Mimi quickly trotted after him, following him down the stairs.

The morning mist hadn’t completely dissipated, enveloping the neighborhood, and the clear sky promised another beautiful day, lifting one’s mood unknowingly.

The path to the left of the community gate leads straight to a riverside lined with willows, where the environment is nice, with stone railings, stone slabs, and some resting benches set up along both sides of the river.

The water was clear, and Huang Tao’s pace quickened as he ran.

Poor Mimi panted heavily while running behind him, with an expression saying, "I shouldn’t be here, I should be in my bed."

She wished she had hands to hold up a sign that said, "I’m DEAD."

But oblivious to Mimi’s plight, Huang Tao continued to run ahead against the wind.

He encountered several elderly folks exercising in the morning along the way, most of whom were customers from Delicious Restaurant. Upon seeing Huang Tao, they all greeted him with a smile, "Yo, Boss Huang, out for a run?"

"Yeah, you’re exercising too!"

Huang Tao smiled and nodded in response, then continued on his run.

After three laps, he was drenched in sweat.

But he felt great.

Seeing that it was getting late, he decided to head home... back home.

When he returned, Song Cailian heard the door open, poked her head out of the kitchen, and asked, puzzled, "Son, where did you go so early in the morning? Why are you so sweaty?"

"Oh, I went for a run,"

Huang Tao replied with a smile and asked, "Mom, is Xuanxuan up? Has she gotten up yet?"

"Yes, she’s up and in the bathroom washing up! You clean up as well; it’s almost time to eat."

"Oh~ alright~"

Sure enough!

When Huang Tao got to the bathroom, he saw Xuanxuan holding a cup, brushing her teeth!

"Daddy~"

Seeing her dad, Xuanxuan called out warmly in a muffled voice, her mouth full of toothpaste foam.

She was so adorably silly!

"Hey!"

Huang Tao smiled as he stepped forward, wiping the toothpaste splatters off her face.

Then he quietly stood aside, watching her finish brushing her teeth, wash her face, and put on her children’s cream. Huang Tao said, "Let’s go have breakfast, and then we’ll go meet a grandpa. Okay?"

"Okay~"

Xuanxuan nodded obediently and ran out.

Huang Tao chuckled, closed the door, took off his clothes, and took a shower in the bathroom.

After all, after exercising in the morning, being all sweaty, it would be uncomfortable not to shower for the rest of the day.

After the shower, he changed into clean new clothes and came out for breakfast.

His parents had already set the breakfast table, and little Xuanxuan had helped to set out the chopsticks and spoons.

Seeing Huang Tao coming over, they called out with a smile, "Tao, breakfast is ready, freshly cooked sweet potato porridge."

"Daddy, come over quickly to eat..."

"Yeah, I’m coming!"

Huang Tao sat beside Xuanxuan with a smile.

Huang Yide took a sip of sweet potato porridge and asked, "Tao, do you have any plans today?"

Huang Tao replied, "I plan to take Xuanxuan to visit Teacher Li."

"It’s the end of the year; it’s indeed the right time to pay a visit."

Huang Yide nodded, "Then your mom and I will go to Old Street to buy some New Year goods, and in the afternoon, we’ll head back to our hometown together!"

We always spend the New Year back in our hometown every year.

This year is no exception.