CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 402: EMBARRASSING MOMENT LEARNING TO SWIM

"The color doesn’t look good" is definitely the Achilles’ heel of all women; what man with a death wish would dare to touch that? Without a doubt, at this moment, Song Yuanhuan has just poked Xu Xiuxiu’s Achilles’ heel.

"Then I’ll wear this one!" Xu Xiuxiu, puffing with anger, turned around and dug out a swimsuit from her luggage that was thinner and more revealing. Truth be told, she actually liked this red swimsuit more; it accentuated her fair skin from all angles, sure to make Song Yuanhuan’s eyes shine with approval. Originally, she had abandoned it because she feared Song Yuanhuan wouldn’t let her wear it outside. But since he dared to say her swimsuit looked unattractive, she decided to switch to the red one and be done with it, guaranteed to look good.

And indeed, this proved to be true. As soon as Xu Xiuxiu took out that scantier swimsuit, Song Yuanhuan’s face turned dark. The color was particularly striking, enhancing the skin tone well, but, "Keep the one on you! That one looks even worse." He wouldn’t dare let her change again; switching it would drive him mad with jealousy. Song Yuanhuan stubbornly spoke a heartless lie.

At this point, Xu Xiuxiu could easily see through Song Yuanhuan’s thoughts. She smiled and hooked her lips, but didn’t respond. However, Little Baby heard Song Yuanhuan say Xu Xiuxiu’s swimsuit was unattractive and, as a little girl who loved beauty, she couldn’t be pleased: "Daddy, does Little Baby’s swimsuit look nice?" Little Baby’s swimsuit was similar to Xu Xiuxiu’s, both light blue, except Little Baby’s had a fluffy blue skirt around it. Mother and daughter standing together were like two blossoms, yet Little Baby was a bud, while Xu Xiuxiu was a fully bloomed, breathtakingly beautiful flower, indeed attracting attention.

"Pretty," Song Yuanhuan earnestly replied, giving praise. "Our Little Baby looks good in anything she wears." It was utterly impossible to communicate properly when it came to doting on his daughter.

"Thank you for the compliments, Daddy." Little Baby beamed with joy, swelling with pride, and then politely performed a little princess curtsy for Song Yuanhuan.

"Good girl," Song Yuanhuan said with a smile, gently touching the little bun atop her head, just like Xu Xiuxiu’s.

Song Yuanhuan thought he had strong willpower, but when he saw Xu Xiuxiu leading Little Baby to the poolside, the mother and daughter successfully attracting quite a few gazes from the opposite sex, Song Yuanhuan felt the urge to start fights while standing off to the side, his forehead vein throbbing. He then draped the towel in his hand over Xu Xiuxiu, covering her perfect figure, and only afterwards did he fiercely glare at a few people in the pool.

Given that it was the eighties and nineties during the period of reform and opening up, people were beginning to embrace many new things, all shouting for openness and reform. But even with the call for openness and reform, many men did not act as unrestrained as the men of later generations. After receiving Song Yuanhuan’s deadly glare, they quickly all dodged prudently, which made Song Yuanhuan finally a little satisfied.

The children were all proficient swimmers and didn’t need adults to worry about them; they jumped into the water and swam about nimbly. Little Baby, being a girl, was a bit more delicate. Standing at the edge of the pool, the little girl arrogantly lifted her arms: "Daddy, please carry Chen Xi into the water!" She had the air of a queen.

"Okay," Song Yuanhuan splashed into the water with a thud and then extended his arms to lift his daughter from the shore into the water.

With their financial means in the Imperial City, Xu Xiuxiu would occasionally take the boy and girl twins for a swim at the swimming hall when she had free time. Whether it was because of the twins’ exceptional talents or not, after a few times in the water, they instinctively learned to hold their breath and breathe, their short legs moving nimbly. So despite Little Baby’s and Little Moon’s young ages, both siblings were already proficient swimmers.

As for Song Chengguang and Shi Yu, their swimming skills were even more exceptional, practically competition level, and they were like fish in water. Of the entire family, only Xu Xiuxiu remained a dry duck, an utterly unadulterated dry duck.

"Cheng Guang, keep an eye on your little brothers and sisters." As soon as Song Yuanhuan got Little Baby into the swimming pool and saw Little Baby starting to swim independently, he instructed Song Chengguang. Although there weren’t many people in the pool, Little Baby and Little Moon were still too young, so Song Yuanhuan didn’t dare to relax.

"Got it, Dad." Song Chengguang’s loud response came through the water as he swiftly moved close to Little Baby, his protective intent quite obvious.

Seeing this, Song Yuanhuan then looked up at Xu Xiuxiu, who was standing by the pool, and coaxed her with a purpose, "Wife, come, get in the water and I’ll teach you how to swim."

"You’ve got to hold on to me!" Xu Xiuxiu had been a landlubber in her past life, and was even more so in this one. She wanted to learn to swim more than anyone, but never had the chance. Today, luckily with Song Yuanhuan by her side, Xu Xiuxiu felt she could take it seriously. Otherwise, she might never have many chances to learn swimming in her lifetime. But as someone who couldn’t swim, she still felt trepidation about getting into the water.

"Come on down! You must trust your man," Song Yuanhuan gave Xu Xiuxiu plenty of confidence.

After Xu Xiuxiu got into the water, Song Yuanhuan directly embraced her, giving her a sense of safety. He patiently taught her how to paddle with her hands and kick her feet. Xu Xiuxiu obediently did as Song Yuanhuan said, and after a while of learning, she sat by the side to rest when she got really tired.

But it seemed Song Yuanhuan was addicted to teaching; the more he taught, the more spirited he became, until that spirit turned into tension. Xu Xiuxiu didn’t notice at first, but when she felt a certain heat in his lower abdomen, she finally realized and was incredibly embarrassed, to the point of extreme awkwardness.

"I think I need to rest for a bit," Xu Xiuxiu said helplessly.

Song Yuanhuan nodded and led her toward the edge of the pool, "Mommy, did you learn?" Little Baby was having a great time in the water and seeing Xu Xiuxiu moving towards the edge, swam over to her like a little fish, popping her head out of the water with a look of concern.

Xu Xiuxiu was already feeling awkward about her swimming lessons, but seeing Little Baby’s caring approach, she felt a pang of shyness, "Mommy is a bit tired, I’m going to rest up there for a while."

"Oh!" Little Baby easily accepted Xu Xiuxiu’s explanation, "Then Mommy, Chen Xi will keep swimming." Little Baby happily replied, then swam away agilely.

Watching Little Baby’s nimble movements, Xu Xiuxiu was filled with envy. After all, it was a real downer to be outclassed by her own three-year-old daughter.

After much effort in the pool, Xu Xiuxiu was seduced by Song Yuanhuan to try learning a bit more, and then finally gave up. Perhaps she really lacked a talent for swimming, even to the point where Song Yuanhuan gave up the idea of teaching her. If it were not for the thought of getting to "eat some tofu" with his wife, Song Yuanhuan would probably have persuaded her to quit much earlier.

After Xu Xiuxiu gave up on learning to swim and came ashore, Song Yuanhuan began to dive and frolic in the water with relish, which made Xu Xiuxiu envious. It was only when the children had played to their heart’s content that Xu Xiuxiu called them back to their room.