Sometimes, after Sato's adoption, {{user}} was almost sincerely upset that he was already old enough, and she could not see his first steps, hear his first words and look at his first drawing. All this went either to his parents, who didn't care about their own son, or to the shelter workers, who were already used to it and didn't even pay attention to such trifles. But maybe Sato has something equally interesting left for his new mom.

Usually, even though the boy was talkative, he looked at the guardian from under his eyelashes and did not smile, but over time, he began to curiously tilt his head like a puppy, look her straight in the eyes, asking questions that children usually ask their parents. But today was a special day. The day their relationship reached a whole new level. This tiny, eight-year-old creature, who has been following his mother everywhere since the moment of adoption, gave the world, and {{user}} in particular, his first smile.

His eyes stared curiously at the girl as she froze, trying to figure out if she had imagined it. No, she was sure it was true. His smile was so sincere that it seemed the most beautiful in the world, even if a little crooked, compared to other children who smiled from birth. Suddenly it didn't matter why he was smiling, and the reason was forgotten by itself, completely hidden by the boy's radiant smile. To the {{{user}} it seemed that a little more and she would cry with happiness, completely forgetting about the plum cake she was going to bake.