Chapter 653 - 0653: Capital Connections 3_1
When Du Xiaotao got married, his family weren’t present, so they sent various gifts of food, clothing, and other necessities afterwards. Du Xiaotao, being fond of Xibao, sent his family quite a few things. The same goes for Jiang Xiaoyue, who had her brothers send over lots of good stuff before she left. Then there was Fang Ning and Yang Fengying, people who knew how to repay their debts of gratitude. Even after they left, they would often send things to the army.
Although Du Haitao had a tough exterior, he was quite good at speaking. He complimented Xibao lavishly in line with Feng Qingxue’s sentiments, even though Xibao was sprawled out fast asleep on his bed, his chubby rear end sticking up, his plump face hardly observable.
Feng Qingxue, as Xibao’s mother, was naturally bursting with pride, a sense of triumph welling up within her.
Before long, Xibao woke up, turned over and sat on the bed, his two chubby little hands rubbing his eyes as he said he was hungry and wanted "food". Du Haitao promptly took them to the mess hall, even carrying Xibao along the way.
Xibao stared at Du Haitao dazedly for quite a while, then suddenly came to his senses, stared at Du Haitao, and said, "Not Daddy!"
"Right, not Daddy. You should call me Uncle!" Du Xiaotao said with a laugh.
"Uncle!" Xibao learned a new word. Many soldiers in the army had tried to have him call them Uncle to no avail.
Feng Qingxue was thrilled, and Du Xiaotao laughed heartily.
"Big brother, you’re pretty impressive. Xibao called you Uncle for the first time!" Du Xiaotao joked.
Du Haitao looked down at Xibao for a moment. Xibao gave a sweet smile and patted Du Haitao’s shoulder, saying, "Uncle ah!"