madnovel Chapter 451 Get In The Cart!
Chapter 451 Get In The Cart!
"Ahh!~ I'm exhausted!~" Bella let out little shout as she leaned her sweaty body on top of me and used me as her wall of support after tiring herself out from the little sprint she went on. "Who would've thought that running a few laps around the store would make me feel so tired?"
"...It seems like I really have to get out of the house more or else I'll definitely put on a few pounds from the sheer amount of treats mom is feeding me."
Bella looked up at me with her big, blue eyes and said to me like she was inviting me to go for some morning jogs with her.
"I already go on long runs in the morning, Bella, so you can join me if you're willing to get up early in the morning."
I said, to which Bella frantically nodded her head, like she wouldn't mind waking up at any time, as long as she got to spend some quality time with me.
I then smiled at how honest she was now that she had accepted me as her father and added in when I saw the sweat dripping down her neck,
"You also seemed quite exhausted right now and might find it difficult to walk, so I think it would be best if you sat somewhere here while I went and grabbed the vegetables."
"No, Daddy!...I also want to come with you!"
Bella immediately grabbed onto my hand when she heard me running off, almost as if she were a clingy daughter who wanted to stay with her father at all times. Bella also realised how childish she was acting right, which was making her lose the mature image she was trying to maintain, so she quickly said in a fluster,
"I-It's not like I want to follow you at all times, Daddy, since I'm an independent woman, just like mom, who forges her own path wherever she goes...It's just that I want to know how you pick up the freshest vegetables and learn how to do it myself, so that I can also do the same in the future."
"...But I am quite tired right now, Daddy, so I wouldn't mind sitting in the cart like the rest of the kids in the store and letting you push me around."
Bella joked as she watched the parents in the store push around the children in their carts, which also acted as a cage to stop them from running around.
"That's right, Bella...Why didn't I think of that myself?"
I then didn't mind Bella, who was still wondering how she got into the cart and rode away with her sitting comfortably inside.
"See, Bella. Isn't this so much better than walking around normally?" I asked as I smiled at Bella, who was looking out of the cart like a puppy inside of a bicycle basket.
"Y-Yeah, it kind of seems like I have my own personal vehicle, Daddy." A smile slowly emerged on Bella's face after the initial nervousness, as she actually came to enjoy the feeling of cruising past the other customers. She then made herself some place in the cart to sit and said, "I might even get addicted to this feeling and ask mom to ride me around whenever we come here, since it's usually both of us who come to the supermarket."
"Now, let's not do that, shall we, Bella?" I said as I got a bottle of chilled water from the refrigerator. "You're mother is quite the stickler when it comes to maintaining rules and a standard image in front of others, so she'll surely give me an earful if she comes to know that we were playing around in a supermarket."
"...And just like how you're going to keep this a secret from her, don't tell her about this as well." I said as I opened the bottle and gave it to Bella on the spot.
"B-But Daddy, we haven't even paid for it yet!" Bella whispered to me with a look of concern on her face as she grabbed the bottle out of my hand. She then looked around in a wary manner to see if any store clerk was looking and continued saying in a secretive manner, "How can you open it without even checking it out first?...Won't we get banned from the store if they catch us?"
"Just have a drink, Bella, and leave the rest to me." I said as I waved my hand, like it wasn't a big deal. "I know that you're quite thirsty after running around all over the place, so have a little sip."
"...Even if the clerks come for us, I'll make a run for it, which will give you enough time to run away since the entire store will have to chase me to catch because of how good I am at being a runner in tag." I joked, which made Bella chuckle and eased her uneasy mood.
Bella then looked around in a sneaky manner and then put the bottle to her lips to have a sip of the much-needed refreshing water that her father was even willing to become a criminal to provide for her, which she thought was a rather sweet gesture even though it was illegal to do.
She also thought that this outing of ours was rather fun and exhilarating, as she knew there was no way that her mother would allow her to break so many rules.
Only a father like me would let her experience so many interesting things in life, which made her understand just how important it was to have two parent figures in one's life.
One side teaches her about being a responsible and graceful lady, while the other teaches her to live a bold and free life.
Both sides were most definitely needed to live a balanced life, which was why she decided to keep an eye on me just in case I ran off one day and left her to take care of our future child all alone...