Chapter 213
Coming out after the vaccination, Seven still had undried tears at the corners of his eyes, his rims red and puffy.
He buried his fair, tender face into Lucy’s shoulder. He mumbled with childish pout, “Mama, want to play p>
Lucy immediately softened her voice, responding gently:
“Okay. Mommy is on vacation now, so I’ll play with Seven every day p>
Hearing this, Seven nodded his small head. His little arms immediately tightened around Lucy’s neck. Most of his grievance dissipated, and a sweet smile slowly curled on his lips.
A moment later, he rubbed against Lucy’s collar again. “Mama, I want milk p>
“We don’t have any right now. We’ll buy some later,” Lucy coaxed softly.
Seven suddenly lifted his little face, his eyes brightening as he earnestly reminded her, “There is some in the car p>
The nanny couldn’t help but laugh, chiming in, “He’s right, there is! He stuffed it into my bag himself when we left. What a smart cookie p>
Seven didn’t understand what “smart cookie” meant. He just widened his round eyes, looking at the nanny in confusion.
The nanny immediately understood and explained with a smile, “I’m saying our Seven is very clever p>
Seven seemed to half-understand, but he sweetly popped out a phrase in German: “Danke schön. (Thank you p>
The nanny was used to his little interactions and practicedly replied, “Bitte schön. (You’re welcome p>
Back in the car, Seven sat obediently in his child safety seat. His little brow furrowed slightly as he muttered, “Hot p>
As he spoke, he reached out to unzip his down jacket. His small fingers hooked the zipper tab, his movements surprisingly dexterous.
Seeing this, the nanny quickly
intervened with a gentle voice, “Just leaving it open is fine. You don’t
need to take it all off. We’ll take the
coat off when we play later so you
don’t catch a cold p>
Seven wouldn’t have it. He tilted his head back slightly, his tone a bit defiant. “But my arms and back are still hot p>
“It’ll cool down in a minute with it open,” the nanny coaxed patiently.
Seven pouted slightly, showing a hint of rebellion. “Still hot p>
Lucy, hearing this from the front seat, turned back to look at him. She smiled and changed the subject:
“Tomorrow we are going on vacation. There will be beautiful sandy beaches, fine sand, and lotsz of pretty shells and conchs If you take your clothes off now and catch a cold, you won’t be able to play in the water. You’ll only be able to watch Mommy play p>
This worked like a charm. Seven immediately stopped fussing. He nodded obediently, his eyes sparkling as he pressed, “Then… are there fish p>
“Of course there are,” Lucy replied gently, adding, “We can even take a boat out to sea. By the way, Jules will be coming with us too p>
“Yay!” Seven instantly grew excited. He patted his small hands on the armrests of the safety seat, all the heat and crankiness forgotten.
Half an hour later, Lucy parked the car and reached out to carry Seven. The little guy shook his head.
“Mama, I’m big now. I can walk by myself p>
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Saying so, he extended his two small hands-one grasping Lucy’s thumb, the other holding the nanny’s hand He toddled forward on his short legs, chattering excitedly to Lucy “Mama, last time Jules brought me here to play, it was so fun!