The father and son whispered to each other, like thieves.

Chen Hong didn't care. She told them, but they wouldn't listen. Playing with their baby became their fun. They would do it again even after being told not to. Both of them were the type who never learned their lesson.

When Zhou Yi's vacation ended and he returned to the army, he kept turning back to look at Chen Hong, so reluctant to part that Chen Hong laughed in exasperation.

To be honest, she was jealous!

She remembered that when they were deeply in love, Zhou Yi never acted so dramatically. Every time he left, he would just walk away without even looking back!

During the video call that evening, upon hearing Chen Hong's complaints, Zhou Yi explained embarrassedly, "Who said I didn't turn around? I only dared to turn around after I heard you close the door from afar."

"Back then, I was afraid you'd laugh at me for being so clingy, weren't I? I didn't want to leave, but I didn't dare let you know!"

Chen Hong: "Why aren't you afraid of me calling you clingy now?"

Zhou Yi: "We're married now, so you know everything. You even know how many moles and scars I have. We've been married for so long, what's there to be embarrassed about with your wife?"

Chen Hong: "You're just talking nonsense. Who would bother counting the moles and scars on your body? I'm not that bored!"

Zhou Yi grinned, knowing his wife wasn't petty. He asked Chen Hong to point the camera at their second child so he could see the baby.

Chen Hong pointed her phone camera at her two sons. Yu Yang cooperated, taking his younger brother's hand to greet his father: "Good evening, Dad! Dad, you've worked hard!"

Zhou Yi laughed like a husky, making it hard to look at: "Sons, are you happy today? Did you miss your dad?"

"I miss you, Daddy! Daddy, work hard, we'll listen to Mommy at home and wait for you to come home!"

Zhou Yi: "Oh, oh, my dear sons, and the sons also love their father..."

Yu Yang: "I'll kiss Daddy for my brother, mwah, mwah, this is my kiss!..."

Chen Hong: So jealous! She never knew that the three of them could not only kiss each other from a distance, but also replace physical kisses!

How childish!

Since the arrival of our second child, our family has been busier, but also happier.

After the baby turned one month old, it was time for vaccinations. Because my second baby is breastfed and uses water from the "space" (a magical energy source), her skin is clean, fair, and much better than other children her age.

To fulfill her brother's wish to accompany her, Chen Hong made a special appointment to go to the community vaccination station on a weekend.

Erbao is a strong child. In the vaccination room filled with deafening noise, he opened his big eyes and made "ooh ooh ooh ahh" sounds, he was simply a little angel.

He didn't cry when we took off his shirt; he just lay in his mother's arms, looking around curiously, not understanding why his friends were crying.

Only after the needle pierced his slender, delicate little arm and the doctor pulled it out did he protest with a couple of dry howls without shedding a single tear. As soon as his older brother took his little hand, he immediately quieted down again.

"My brother is the smartest. He knows that crying is pointless and that he can't get rid of this injection anyway."

He didn't even bother crying; he's so well-behaved and sensible!

Yu Yang started praising his younger brother without thinking again. Like his father, he felt that no other child was as good as their second child.

Whenever this happens, Chen Hong thinks of a saying that circulates in her hometown: "Children always think their own family's crops are better, and crops always think other people's crops are better!"

When he got home, Yu Yang told his grandparents, "Other people's children are so ugly. Some look like red-skinned monkeys, some look like toothless old men, and some are so ugly they look like monsters. It's unbearable to look at them!"

All morning, besides our An'an, I haven't seen a single child who looks good!

Chen Hong: That's an exaggeration, too exaggerated! You can't say that about very young children, but babies over three months old are still very cute and quite interesting.

Chen Hong: "Yu Yang, if you said that at the vaccination station, you would definitely get beaten up by a group of people."

Don't think you can speak carelessly just because you're young, especially not by making fun of other people's babies in front of other parents. Those parents will really get angry and turn on you.

Yu Yang: "I'm not stupid. I definitely won't say anything in front of them! I'm not afraid of adults hitting me, I'm afraid the little babies will be sad if they hear it."

In just two months, An'an was able to lift his head and roll over, and holding him already felt quite heavy. When I played with him, he would giggle.

Three months later, An'an grew two tiny white teeth. She loves to smile and loves to hear sounds. She adorably tries to lift her head and look around, as if she's curious about everything.

At four months old, An'an couldn't stop drooling, liked to bite the nipple, and loved to babble and chat with his family. When you called his name, he already knew you were calling him.

At five months old, An'an was already eating complementary foods, and the rice cereal, fruit puree, fish puree, and shrimp puree in the space had been introduced to him.

This child is very sensitive to taste. He will accept any food produced in the space, but he will spit out any food bought from the supermarket, no matter how delicious it is.

At six months old, An'an was incredibly curious, often pointing at the front door and begging adults to take him outside to play. He would also pretend to cry and whine to his older brother, making demands, and he was already able to read adults' expressions to see if they were happy or not.

At seven months old, An'an can already crawl all over the house. This little guy has excellent motor skills and can crawl incredibly fast. Put him on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, he can crawl more than ten meters.

His father and grandfather burst into laughter. Zhou Yi joked, "This kid is definitely going to be a special forces soldier when he grows up. He can crawl faster than the new recruits in the unit, but his form isn't quite right!"

At eight months old, An'an could say "daddy," "mommy," and "brother," and could understand many words. She has an exceptionally strong ability to imitate; she's very skilled at things like waving goodbye, blowing kisses, and pouting.

At nine months old, while other children are just starting to babble, Chen Hong's An'an can already stand and walk, and has even learned to kiss adults' faces to make them happy.

Ten months is already exhausting to take care of An'an. He can already walk on his own, holding onto the coffee table or other furniture!

He can't be left unattended at any moment, or he'll cause trouble. Everything in the house is placed in high places, and the kitchen and bathroom doors are always locked, for fear that he might go in if we're not careful.

This kid loves playing in the bathroom. If you're not careful, he'll use the toilet as a washbasin and get himself all wet.

Chen Hong took him for a physical examination. The doctor said that the child's growth and development were faster than that of ordinary children, and his physical condition was particularly good.

As he grew up, he brought even more joy to the family.

From the time he could crawl and walk, he stopped liking to be carried. As soon as he was on the ground, his figure could be seen everywhere in our 500-square-meter home.

Not satisfied with that, whenever someone comes home or goes out, he seems to have a surveillance camera in his head, and he scrambles towards the gate at lightning speed.

He longed for the vast world outside, and his family members would rush to close the gate with him as if they were fighting for the high ground. Fortunately, he was too young to outrun the adults.

But he never gets discouraged. He doesn't cry or make a fuss when he can't get out. He just stares with wide eyes and sees that the door is closed. When he has no hope of climbing out, he chuckles and crawls back.

Chen Hong couldn't understand whether this naughty boy was playing with his family. No matter what the adults thought, he would still try again and again, enjoying the game immensely!