The little baby pouts, his cheeks bulging and his lips pursed, looking like he's saying, "I'm grumpy when I wake up, I'm very unhappy."

Hua Xiao looked at the little dumpling who had quieted down and stopped making a fuss, her eyes flashing.

She repeated what she had just said in a soft, coaxing tone, "Niannian is the best baby in the world. Niannian, can you do Sister Huaxiao a favor?"

Hua Xiao spoke with utmost sincerity. The little girl rubbed her eyes, now fully awake. She tilted her head, looking at Hua Xiao who had suddenly appeared in the middle of the night with a puzzled expression, and blinked her bright eyes. "What kind of help is it?"

"You, you come with me..." Hua Xiao bit her lip, tentatively pulled the little baby's soft, chubby hand, and pointed outside.

The little boy looked outside in the direction she was pointing, then pouted and said, "But it's nighttime, and Niannian has to tell an adult before she can go out to play."

As she spoke, the little boy mysteriously approached Hua Xiao and whispered in her ear, "Sister Hua Xiao, Niannian has a big secret to tell you!"

When Hua Xiao heard the words "big secret," her dark pupils flickered.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the little baby whisper in her ear, "Niannian is telling you, if a baby doesn't sleep well at night, the big bad wolf will carry him away!"

Hua Xiao: ……

After saying that, the little dumpling moved his little body away, snuggling deeper into his little blanket while giving Hua Xiao a mysterious look that said, "This is a big secret, don't tell anyone."

Hua Xiao suddenly felt extremely irritable and really wanted to pick up the little baby and walk out.

But as soon as she moved, before she could even touch the little baby, she saw the baby's bright, dark eyes staring at her intently.

"Sister Hua Xiao, what's wrong?" The little boy looked at her strangely and asked in confusion.

Hua Xiao's outstretched hand froze instantly. She still vividly remembered the force with which the little boy had pulled her away, and she suppressed the strong urge to simply pick him up.

“I promise there won’t be any big bad wolves. It’s not that late yet. Look, your fifth brother is still playing outside and hasn’t come back yet,” Hua Xiao said earnestly to the little boy.

As she said this, she couldn't help but recall what that person had told her:

You must not lie to her. You need to clearly understand the difference between "coaxing" and "lying." "Coaxing" is not just telling the truth in its literal sense. No matter how perceptive this little one is, she can only tell whether you are telling the truth or not, but she definitely won't understand the truth with a deeper meaning.

Remembering that person's words, Hua Xiao earnestly spoke every word of truth.

The little boy tilted his head, looked at Hua Xiao's serious gaze, and pouted, his face showing hesitation.

Seeing this, Hua Xiao's eyes lit up with excitement, but she quickly hid it again, tugging at the little dumpling and pleadingly coaxing her, "Niannian, please help me with this! It's really important to me! I really hope my wish comes true! I promise it's super simple, Niannian will definitely be able to do it for me without much effort!"

Seeing the longing in Hua Xiao's eyes, the little boy hesitated even more, his chubby little hands twisting the hem of his clothes.

Seeing the little boy's actions, Hua Xiao quickly added fuel to the fire, "Only Niannian can help me with this, otherwise I wouldn't have come back to find you."

Listening to Sister Hua Xiao's words, the little dumpling puffed out her cheeks and said in her childish voice, "Okay then, but you have to tell Nanny and Sister Zhuangyou that last time Niannian secretly ran to Brother Crown Prince's place, Nanny and Sister Zhuangyou were so worried!"