Mama's Princess is Daddy's Beloved



"Mama, are you scared?" Little WeiWei asked looking at her mother in the mirror. Her lips pulled in a pout of confusion. Maybe she was confused because she has never seen her mother confused ever. To WeiWei, Li Xue was the one from whom she came to understand what confidence was all about. After all, it was her mother who taught her never to be scared of anything. 

Li Xue looked at herself in the mirror. Today was one of the big days of her life and to be honest, it would be a big lie if she said that she was not scared. She was scared and that's why even after getting dressed in the lavish gown and with her make done with such perfection, her daughter could see her shivering emotions behind. 

Keeping her lower lip between her teeth, Li Xue looked at herself in the mirror before darting her eyes to look down at her daughter's reflection. "Is it very obvious?" She asked with the expectation that her daughter would shake her head against it. 

But the little one nodded her head, accepting it. "Mm-hm, Mama. Since WeiWei knows Mama well, she can easily tell. Your lips are getting dry and  WeiWei can feel your heartbeat also beating faster than usual." She said and reached to put her hands where Li Xue heart was placed. 

And only after she mentioned it, Li Xue realized that actually her heart was beating fast with nervousness. 

Sighing a deep breath out, Li Xue revolved on her revolving stool slowly and nodded, "Mama is nervous sweetie. Today is a big day and I am scared that I won't be able to keep up with your grandparent's expectations." 

She said and Little Li Wei looked at her mother, trying to understand her mother's problem. After pausing for a moment while staring at her face, she turned to look around the room as if she was searching for something there. Li Xue didn't understand what she was searching for but after a brief moment she saw her eyes shining as if she found the thing she was searching for. 

Before Li Xue could check what, it was, the girl was already on her way to get it. Li Xue's gaze trailed after her only to see her moving a small padded stool from the other corner of the room. 

"What are you doing, sweetie?" She asked, seeing her baby pulling the stool will all her strength. She was about to get up to help her but the little one was already there, pushing the stool just next to her mother. 

"It's okay, Mama. WeiWei just needed to get a stool to get parallel to you." 

Li Xue didn't understand what she meant by that until she saw her daughter stepping up on it and moving her hand to show how her head got almost parallel to hers. 

"Now WeiWei can explain it better, Mama. My height is not almost equal to you." She said and Li Xue couldn't hold her chuckle. 

Laughing, she asked, "What explanation, sweetie? If you wanted to get to my height, you should have told me, as always, I would have gotten to your height instead." 

Little Li Xue looked down at Li Xue's gown and with some thought she shook her head. "It wasn't so difficult, Mama. I am growing up and also, I need to practice. What if tomorrow, MingMing asks me to get some toy for him from the upper shelves? At that time, as her elder sister, WeiWei would have to get it for him."  ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ (f)ir(e).nᴇt

Li Xue smiled and nodded to her. "Fine, sweetie. I understand you. Now tell me what you wanted to explain to me?" 

WeiWei smiled. Then reaching out she moved her fingers slowly on her hair to caress it but with enough carefulness to not ruin her hairstyle. 

Li Xue looked at her careful hand movement and raised her brows at her when slowly she reached to cup her face with her little hands. The nervousness that she felt earlier was gone at once in just one touch of hers. 

She blinked her eyes adoringly at her daughter and waited for her to speak first. As if WeiWei was all clear of her words, she spoke without thinking much of framing her sentences. 

"Mama, WeiWei thinks that when you get nervous you forget the most important lessons you have made WeiWei learn. If you remember them, you won't get nervous." 

"Did I forget something?" Li Xue asked with a small tug on her brows and WeiWe nodded to her. To which she further asked, "What am I forgetting?" 

Little WeiWei smiled, "Mama, did you forget, once you told me that beauty lies in the eyes of beholder?" Li Xue nodded and the little one further continued, "Then Mama, if beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, it doesn't require how you actually look, people will find the beauty in you if they really want to. Same goes with expectations. If people really want to see you standing up to their expectations, then they will have their patience in you. They will wait for you with confidence until you truly live up to their expectations. So, there is nothing to be nervous about. You will do good, WeiWei believes that because WeiWei trust you the most." 

"And same goes to Laoye, LaoLao and little-belittle uncle. Even in your flaws they will find their terms of appreciation for you. So don't take any stress about it." She said and Li Xue simply stared at her. She couldn't argue with what she heard. Wasn't that too sensible talk to be done by a six-year-old girl? When did her little one got so sensible? 

WeiWei was sensible from the very beginning but before her sensibility was out of what Li Xue used to teach her, but today what Li Xue heard was not something she taught her. It was out of what WeiWei understood on her own. 

When Li Xue realized it, her lips curved upwards. Seeing her mother smile like that, WeiWei scratched the corner of her eyebrows and asked, "What happened, Mama? Was it not useful?  WeiWei tried to …" 

Before she could say more, Li Xue shook her head and interjected her, "I understand it all, sweetie. I understood how much my baby believes in me and believe me your words of motivation like that made me forget all the nervousness I had. Now, I am all ready for it." 

"WeiWei always trusts you, Mama." Li Xue patted her cheeks, and nodded. And just at that moment, another pair of voices took them out from their moment.

"Even we trust you, girl. You will definitely make the best princess."