Andrew concealed his smile and asked, “Will you pluck her fine hairs too?”
“Of course, all the hair should be plucked, like a hairless chicken that is very ugly. Nobody will like it,” Amanda said seriously.
Andrew gave a little cough and thought, ‘The first thing to be considered is whether a plucked chicken can still be alive instead of considering whether it looks good or ugly.’
“Do you think daddy will be angry when he heard your words?” Andrew suppressed his smile, and he could know that Matthew was pulling a long face even if he only looked at Matthew's back.
“Daddy won't hear it as long as you don't go and tell him,” Amanda assured as if she knew Matthew very well.
Andrew pressed his stomach so hard so that he did not laugh out loud, “How can you be so sure?”
“How can daddy have time to care about us when he's busying with his business every day? I'm wondering if we're not his children.” Amanda thought, ‘If Matthew is our father, how come he doesn't have time to spend with us?’
Andrew could not help but burst into a laugh.
Amanda did not understand why Andrew laughed at her, and she turned her head and asked, “What are you laughing at?”
She did not finish her words and saw the man standing behind her. Amanda's little cute countenance fell, “D-d-daddy...”
Amanda was anxious, and she could not even speak the words clearly.
Matthew asked sullenly, “Where did you learn all these words?”
“Y-y-you heard it all?” Amanda thought, ‘When did daddy come? How come I didn't notice it?’
She certainly would not have said those words if she had noticed he was there.
“Daddy,” Amanda hugged Matthew's leg and pouted, “When did you come? How come I didn't hear your steps?”
“Can I still hear you say those nonsense words if you heard my steps?” Matthew still pulled a long face.
Amanda put up a smiling face to please Matthew, and she hugged his legs more tightly with her arms and said in a baby's voice, “Daddy, I love you so much. I'm just afraid of losing you, and I'm afraid someone will take you away from me.”
He could not get angry anymore after looking at Amanda's pretty face. However, he wanted to teach her a lesson, so he was still pulling a long face, “Tell me, where did you hear all that?”
Amanda lowered her head and rubbed her fingers. She pouted and said, “I heard it all in dramas.”
“Don't watch those nonsense dramas again from now on,” Matthew said solemnly.
“Alright, I promise you that I'll never watch it again. Don't be angry, daddy,” Amanda stretched out her two little arms, “Daddy, it's been a long time since you have hugged me. I miss you, and I want you to hug me.”
Matthew was annoyed and amused at the same time, “Don't we see each other every day?”
“I'm still missing you even though we meet every day. Daddy, I'll first draw a portrait for you in the future, but you have to wait for my skills to become better,” Amanda said earnestly.
Amanda's serious expression successfully erased the little bit of displeasure in Matthew's heart.
He bent over to pick up Amanda and patted her bottom, “Don't you try to soap me up. You're not allowed to watch TV anymore from now on.”
“Is cartoons okay?” Amanda asked in a low voice.
“Will you stop watching TV if I say no?”
“I won't watch it if you say no. I'll watch it without letting you know,” Amanda playfully kissed Matthew's face, “Daddy hates to beat me up, right?”
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