Once at the amusement park, Ye Jingchen felt his eyes couldn't keep up with everything.
Salesian Hall had a private school where children over six years old had to attend, so the children playing there were mostly under six.
Children in this age group often can't even walk steadily, wobbling unsteadily, and speak in a childish, babyish voice—they're incredibly adorable.
Ye Jingchen's eyes lit up; he wanted to grab a handful of each of the cubs.
Unfortunately, the rides here are all miniature, suitable for little kids but not adults, so Ye Jingchen couldn't play with them.
But he had Changzhao and Changze, and soon the two little guys became familiar with the other kids here. He used Changzhao and Changze's connections to get all the kids.
These kids also called him "brother" along with Changzhao and Changze. Some of the children mispronounced "brother" and called him "giggle" or "pot-pot." In short, he was surrounded by the sound of "giggle pot-pot."
Chenxi looked at Ye Jingchen, who was surrounded by children, speechless. If he was not mistaken, Ye Jingchen was entrusted by his older sister to either urge him to get married or to live like a normal person. But Ye Jingchen was different. After bringing him out, he just ignored him.
Chenxi didn't want to stand there stupidly in the bright light, but just as he was about to leave, Xie Chang'an stopped him.
“He said you can’t hide,” Xie Chang’an said.
Chenxi took a deep breath and said, "I'm going back to Chaoyunfang."
“That also requires his consent,” Xie Chang’an said.
"When did the Crown Princess become so obedient to the Crown Prince?" Chenxi asked bluntly. "You probably don't want him to still care about me, his personal bodyguard, do you?"
"Since you've already called me Crown Princess, a Crown Princess naturally has to listen to His Highness the Crown Prince," Xie Chang'an said without changing his expression, answering Chenxi's first question while ignoring his second.
Xie Chang'an certainly didn't want Ye Jingchen to go through all that trouble for anyone other than him, but he also knew in his heart that it was simply impossible.
If Ye Jingchen could easily give up the people he cares about, Xie Chang'an might not like him as much as he does now.
So, people are really contradictory.
Ye Jingchen plucked all the little kids in the amusement park before finally remembering Xie Chang'an and Chenxi.
"Let's have lunch here today. We can help the caregivers take care of the little ones and feed them lunch," Ye Jingchen suggested enthusiastically.
"I have no objection," Xie Chang'an said.
He has never been popular with children; even his younger siblings dislike him, so naturally no other children would like him. Therefore, this task of taking care of him is not his responsibility.
If he were to take care of them, he might scare the little ones to tears, making it impossible for them to eat properly.
Chenxi's expression immediately turned sour.
He's only good at killing, not taking care of cubs. After all, if the cubs misbehave, he can't exactly threaten them, can he?
“Chenxi, you and Sister Chaolu used to live here. Chaoyunfang takes in people who came from Ciyoutang. I suppose Sister Chaolu must have a deep affection for this place and consider it your home. Since it’s your home, aren’t these little ones your family? Now that you have time, isn’t it only right that you take care of your family?” Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
Chenxi could not refute it.
The Salesian Hall was very important to the siblings, especially to the older sister.
Soon, it was lunchtime.
Ye Jingshu's assigned person in charge of the orphanage, who was also one of the advisors given to her by the emperor, invited Ye Jingchen to lunch. Ye Jingchen declined, saying he wanted to eat with the children in the communal pot.
Although it's a communal meal, the food here is actually quite good. Not only do we eat white rice, but we also get meat, soup, and desserts with every meal. Although the dishes are the most ordinary, they are well-balanced with a mix of meat and vegetables.
The children here are very well-behaved. Even the little ones over four years old can eat by themselves. They are not picky eaters and will not spill their food everywhere.
As for children under four years old, some can eat on their own, while others need to be fed due to physical reasons.
Here, most of the people are girls. There are some boys, but most of them were abandoned by their families because of some health problems.
Nagaaki and Nagasawa were well-behaved at home and could eat by themselves, so they only needed someone to watch over them.
Ye Jingchen assigned this simple task to Xie Chang'an. As long as he didn't get too close, it wouldn't be so annoying that his younger siblings couldn't eat.
Ye Jingchen arranged for Chenxi to have a particularly cute and talkative little cub, so that Chenxi could feed him while he took care of the little cub beside him.
He knew that Chenxi had never done these things before, so he demonstrated them to her a few times before signaling her to begin.
The little boy wasn't shy at all when he saw Chenxi. He smiled and called Chenxi "brother," but his baby voice wasn't very standard. He called "brother" as "Guoguo." He seemed a little anxious when he saw Chenxi holding the bowl without moving. He kept calling "Guoguo, rice!" and kept pointing at the rice bowl that Chenxi was holding.
Chenxi was stiff all over. He could hold the sword as easily as his own hand, but he felt very awkward holding the spoon.
"Brother Chenxi, you can't even do something as simple as feeding the baby? Xiaofu is hungry, why don't you feed him?" Ye Jingchen urged with a smile.
The little one who needs to be fed by the morning sun is named Xiao Fu, Fu meaning good fortune. He should be around three years old now.
Chenxi had an urge to hand over her job to Ye Jingchen.
"Look, like this, just scoop a small spoonful of rice, mix it with vegetables, and feed it to the baby's mouth. They will open their mouths to eat by themselves; you don't need to feed them." Ye Jingchen demonstrated again and then made a joke at the end.
Chenxi glared fiercely at Ye Jingchen.
But Xiao Fu was probably really anxious. After calling "Guoguo, Fanfan!" several times, he put his little hand on Chenxi's hand that was holding the rice bowl.
Chenxi's hand trembled involuntarily; after all, his hand had never been touched by something so fragile before.
He carefully pried open that fragile and soft little hand, and finally made up his mind to scoop up a spoonful of food and bring it to Xiao Fu's mouth.
Xiao Fu quickly ate the food in one gulp.
Chenxi stared blankly at the empty spoon for a moment.
Just as Ye Jingchen said, it's really simple.
It's always hard to start anything, but once you get started, the rest is much easier.
Although Chenxi's movements were clumsy, she still managed to feed Xiaofu a bowl of rice.
Throughout the entire process, Xiao Fu was very cooperative and well-behaved.
After finishing his meal, Xiao Fu thanked Chen Xi, showing himself to be a very polite child.
Ye Jingchen watched the whole process of Chenxi feeding the baby and found that Chenxi's baby face really had an advantage when facing the little one. Even though he kept a straight face the whole time, Xiao Fu was not only not afraid of him, but seemed to like him very much.
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