Chapter 72 Nian Nian Wants to Be a Father

Shi Guilin's mind went blank for a moment.

The impact of the question made him involuntarily stop typing on the keyboard and look back at Nian Nian's clear eyes.

Of course, Nian Nian was not his child.

Shi Guilin trembled twice, not knowing how to answer.

"Papa?" Nian Nian's warm hands were still transmitting warmth, and Shi Guilin's slightly cold knees were warm.

"Yes, I gave birth to him." Shi Guilin swallowed, his Adam's apple moving. He stuttered, perhaps because he had lied or distorted the truth. The tip of his ear was red. The leg that Nian Nian had touched was stiff, and the calf muscles were tense.

"Cough cough cough cough..." The driver started coughing violently as if he had heard some outrageous anecdote.

Nian Nian first leaned over to look at the driver who was steering the wheel, and said in a soft voice, "Uncle, are you sick?"

"No, no, my throat was itchy just now." The driver laughed, and his hand holding the steering wheel exerted force suddenly because of guilty conscience, and some blue veins appeared.

Shi Guilin: "..."

Okay. He knew what he had just said was a bit absurd. However, he just didn't want Nian Nian, who was only a little over a year old, to know that she was not his biological child.

In that case, he would rather say that Nian Nian was his daughter.

Nian Nian was his child, so he had the final say. Shi Guilin convinced himself and relaxed his calves.

After greeting the driver, Nian Nian slumped back into her safety seat, her head lowered, lost in thought, her hands idly picking at the fabric of her sleeves. Because of the driver's interruption, he seemed to have forgotten to continue discussing childbirth with Shi Guilin.

Shi Guilin breathed a sigh of relief.

The black car passed seven or eight traffic lights, and Nian Nian half-closed his eyes, feeling sleepy. Shi Guilin felt sorry for him, as he was clearly very sleepy, but still struggling in the safety seat, so he simply carried him out and held him in his arms.

"You don't have to go to work or school. If you feel sleepy, just tell daddy and force yourself to do something."

Nian Nian curled up in Shi Guilin's arms like a small animal returning to its den, burying her face in his chest and humming in a half-awake state. She was too sleepy to speak.

Shi Guilin placed his face against the top of Nian Nian's head, and raised his palms, patting Nian Nian's plump back at a steady pace. His voice was so soft that it seemed to disappear in the next second: "Go to sleep."

When Nian Nian woke up again, Shi Guilin had already carried him to the door of the Jiang family villa.

Nian Nian, who was about to see a litter of kittens, was in high spirits and kicked her legs slightly to get to the ground.

When he entered the door, Guilin called out "Sister Cheng" and, as Nian Nian wished, put the person down.

Before Nian Nian could say anything, Jiang Duan, who heard Shi Guilin's voice, ran over and stood in front of Nian Nian.

He was obviously very anxious, but when he got to his friend, he didn't say a word and just looked at Nian Nian, who was a little shorter than him.

"Brother Short!" Nian Nian, smiling, threw herself at Jiang Duan like a piece of jelly. He hugged Jiang Duan and said a lot of things with a strong desire to express himself: "Nian Nian missed you. Kitty, Nian Nian, look now, okay? Brother Short, let's go..."

"Where are you going?" Xi Zimu suddenly appeared from another direction. He was a little angry: "Niannian, are you going to forget me?"

Nian Nian was not the only one who was surprised. Shi Guilin raised an eyebrow and looked at Xi Zimu who had jumped out and the two people walking towards them, especially Xi Zhu, "How did you get here faster than Nian Nian and me?"

Xi Zhu shrugged. "What a coincidence! I just found out using the navigation system that our two families are quite close to each other."

Shi Guilin went over the addresses of the Jiang and Xi families in his mind, and suddenly realized that they were indeed not far away.

Over here with the kids. Nian Nian, who was half asleep, saw Xi Zimu's face and suddenly remembered that they had agreed that Xi Zimu would also come to Duan Gege's house to see the cat.

He took a nap in the car and accidentally forgot about it.

Nian Nian guiltily let go of Jiang Duan's hand, her chubby cheeks puffed up, and her shoulders hunched: "Niannian, I didn't mean it. I just forgot."

"Hmph," Xi Zimu stood between Jiang Duan and Nian Nian rudely, accusing Nian Nian, "I think you just don't have me in your heart."

Xi Zhu smiled awkwardly and said to Cheng Huili and Shi Guilin, "I'm sorry, this kid has watched too many TV dramas with me."

Nian Nian stammered, "Yes, there is Mu Mu."

Jiang Duan took in Nian Nian's condition, then looked at Xi Zimu: "Don't mention Nian Nian, she just forgot."

When he said that, Xi Zimu became even sadder and almost cried: "Nian Nian hasn't forgotten you yet."

Nian Nian was very frightened: "Come to Brother Duan's house." He came to Jiang Du'an's home, how could he forget his master.

Jiang Duan pursed his lips, seemingly at a loss for words. With no other options, he could only change the subject: "Still looking at the cat?"

Xi Zimu wiped his tearless eyes and sniffed: "I see. Let's go."

"...Yeah." Jiang Duan led the way and took them to see the cats.

Nian Nian was afraid of breaking his fragile heart, so she asked tentatively as they walked: "Mu Mu, are you okay?"

"Okay. Don't forget me next time." Xi Zimu held his hand again.

"Yeah." The forgiven little fellow swore repeatedly, "Nian Nian, remember it in my heart, firmly!"

The two reconciled, and the cat-watching team was formed, with Nian Nian in the middle walking side by side.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window that casts a large area of ​​sunlight, there is a brand new cat bed padded with a soft cotton blanket.

The little orange cat stretched out its body, lying on its side with its back to the French window. The sunlight made the tips of its fur almost transparent, and its body seemed to be covered with a halo of light. The kittens huddled together, nestled on their mother cat's belly.

The three little balls squatted together in front of the cat bed, holding their chins and supporting their heads, three pairs of clear eyes staring at the litter of cats. Whenever any kitten smacked its lips or kicked its legs, they would stare with wide eyes and silently open their mouths.

Shi Guilin and the others stood behind the children and watched the scene quietly without saying a word.

"Hmm, hmm... meow..."

The kitten whined, and the mother cat turned her head to look at it, then raised her paws and curled the crying kitten into her arms. After curling it up, the kitten stopped crying.

"How amazing." Nian Nian murmured, full of admiration for the mother cat.

"Yeah." Xi Zimu agreed, nudging Jiang Duan's arm. "This orange cat is the mother cat. Does it have a name?"

Jiang Duan touched his arm and said clearly, "Yes, her name is Orange."

"Wow," Nian Nian said mindlessly, "It sounds good."

Xi Zimu nodded: "Sounds delicious."

"No." Nian Nian, who was sensitive to smell, retorted him, "Listen, it smells good." Nian Nian preferred the fruity scent of oranges to eating oranges.

Jiang Duan listened to their argument in silence for a while, then interrupted, "Because it's an orange cat, and there's a word 'ju' in it, that's why it was named that."

Illiterate No. 1: "Oh, oh. Nian Nian understands."

Illiterate No. 2 Xi Zimu: "I understand too."

The kittens in the cat's nest suddenly became restless as the little balls whispered to each other. The mother cat skillfully spread out her body and began to feed them.

It turned out that the kittens were hungry.

The three children stopped talking and watched the kitten feeding carefully.

Nian Nian watched and unconsciously patted his belly. He bit his lip, stood up and ran back to Shi Guilin, wrapped his arms around his legs, and raised his head: "Papa."

Shi Guilin lowered his head: "Hmm?"

"Niannian, I want to have a baby too. Papa, teach Niannian."