Chapter 11.11 The School Heartthrob's Chaotic Childcare Routine
Having children makes it impossible to do whatever you want.
For example, when Pei Yiyan wanted to go home, Xixi clung to the rocking horse in front of the shop and wouldn't let go, her grip threatening to overflow.
Most of the time, Xi Xi is a well-behaved and sensible little darling, but she has occasional slip-ups, which is why Pei Yiyan is so patient and tolerant of her.
"You've been sitting for ten minutes."
Two yuan a minute, twenty yuan for ten minutes, might as well ride a rocking horse.
"I want more, I want more, just one last time!"
Pei Yiyan's face was cold and stern: "I just said it would be the last time."
Xi Xi's little mouth trembled into waves: "But, but, I haven't had enough time to sit yet."
The little girl's cheeks were soft and chubby, and when she pursed her lips, the flesh on both sides of her face would bulge out, making her look especially radiant and charming.
She rubbed her eyes and sobbed, "Xixi still wants to play."
Almost every few days, adults and children would stand in front of the rocking horse in a stalemate. The shop assistants were used to it and saw it as a golden opportunity to make a sale.
Soon after, a staff member asked if I wanted to become a member, as members can sit for free for one hour every day.
Pei Yiyan interrupted before he could finish, saying, "No need."
He won't fall for the same trick twice.
He seized the child when he was off guard, grabbed him, and took the money, then calmly said before the child could utter a sound:
"Don't cry, I'll buy you one."
Xi Xi, whose spellcasting was interrupted: "Wow, great, great, great!"
At this moment, the little girl has no idea how deep her good father's scheme is, or what kind of big surprise she will receive two days later.
The father and daughter strolled into the underground food court, where the aromas wafted everywhere, and they couldn't resist indulging in a meal.
In a small Sichuan restaurant, a little girl held a piece of rabbit meat, tears streaming down her face, her nose red, heartbroken.
"Is it really necessary?"
Unable to bear watching any longer, Pei Yiyan quickly pulled out tissues and wiped Xixi's face with a mixture of helplessness and disdain: "Stop eating, give it to me."
He tried to pick it up with his chopsticks, but the little girl turned away, sobbing and shaking her head: "There's still some left on the plate. You're such a big person, why are you fighting with a little kid for food?"
"It's too spicy, you can't eat it."
Xixi slurped up a big mouthful of yogurt and said indistinctly, "Who said that? It's not spicy at all, it smells delicious."
Pei Yiyan's eye twitched, and he turned on the camera, shoving the rear camera in front of her, saying coldly, "Take a look for yourself."
Your lips are burning from the spiciness, yet you're still being stubborn. You shouldn't have been so soft-hearted as to buy spicy rabbit heads for your little one to try.
In the camera lens, Xixi's face truly became lipstick-red and teeth-white.
Her little mouth was red and swollen, like she'd had lipstick applied, and her grape-like eyes were glistening with tears. She looked so pitiful that you'd think she was sad about the rabbit on the plate.
Xi Xi blinked, tapped her little hand lightly, and snapped a photo.
The little ginseng spirit's first selfie was born, and Xixi giggled as she looked at the photo.
Pei Yiyan asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm so happy for you." Xixi snorted. "Daddy, you're so lucky to have such a beautiful little darling like Xixi."
Three hundred years ago, the tree spirit father was able to choose her, this little ginseng, from the entire Hundred Herbs Mountain, to awaken her intelligence and nurture her to grow up, simply because she was beautiful and well-proportioned.
Pei Yiyan was speechless for a moment, then scoffed, "Like a peddler praising his own wares."
After dinner, we saw a self-service photo booth on the street. Xixi's eyes lit up and she insisted on taking a picture.
Pei Yiyan doesn't like taking photos and has only taken a handful of photos in his life. Xixi, however, doesn't care about that and naturally uses her expressionless father as her photo-taking partner.
One moment she's sitting on her dad's shoulders, the next she's lying on his back, and then she's making all sorts of funny movements and expressions in his arms.
It jumped around like a monkey, making Pei Yiyan flustered.
After a long day of taking care of the baby, Pei Yiyan lay in bed at night, not wanting to move a single finger.
He couldn't help but think of the days when Zhou Yi took care of him while he was a child, and he admired her from the bottom of his heart.
"Daddy, when are you going to take me to see Mommy?" Before going to sleep, the little dumpling rolled into his arms, raised her clear and bright eyes, and said, "Xixi misses Mommy so much."
Pei Yiyan: "Why are you so sure I've met your mother?"
"Because Dad smells like Mom."
What smells?
"Of course it's Mom's flower scent!" Xixi said.
Pei Yiyan's tone was low: "The fragrance of the heartbreak grass?"
He was too lazy to investigate what the flowers of the heartbreak grass smelled like; even if they had no fragrance, he was willing to accept that they did.
"Hmm! Dad, you've finally been smart for once."
Pei Yiyan lived with Xixi for half a month. During this time, the little girl never forgot her mother and would ask her whereabouts from time to time.
This also serves as a subtle reminder to him that the child is not solely his responsibility.
Pei Yiyan: "If you find your mother, will you live with her or with me?"
Xi Xi was stunned for a moment: "Dad, do you want to run away from home? Be careful, Mom will pull your ear!"
In Xixi's memory, the three of them lived together for more than 300 years, but they were separated for the last 20 years.
Now that she has finally transformed into human form and descended the mountain to find her father, of course she wants a family reunion.
Unfortunately, Pei Yiyan didn't think that way.
Unable to obtain any useful information about her mother from the child, searching for her across the country is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
He doesn't have that much free time.
Perhaps the child was abandoned by his biological mother and never even appeared.
The bedside lamp was turned off. Pei Yiyan tucked the blanket around the child and lay down, saying, "You talk too much, go to sleep."
Things took a turn for the better on an ordinary afternoon.
Pei Yiyan returned carrying a huge delivery box. Before he even opened it, Xixi knew it was the rocking horse her father had promised to buy for her.
The logistics were slow, and the little girl waited eagerly for it for a week before it arrived. She couldn't wait to get it.
However, when the package was opened and the contents were revealed, time seemed to stand still.
That wasn't the rocking horse Xixi saw at the shop entrance at all; it was a simple wooden horse, with neither a cool design nor pleasant music.
That's so lame!
The stark contrast left the expectant children bewildered, asking blankly, "What is this?"
"A rocking horse." Pei Yiyan said without changing his expression, "Try sitting on it."
The cheapest car on Taobao costs 800 yuan. I recently bought a house and hired a housekeeper, so I'm short on money and can only buy a cheaper alternative to tide me over for now.
Xi Xi's face immediately showed a little expression that said, "I may be young, but don't take me for a fool."
"It doesn't light up, and it doesn't sing."
"Wait a minute."
Pei Yiyan went to the second bedroom and came out with a bundle of LED light strips in his hand. He wrapped them around the horse's head twice and pressed the switch.
A ring of light instantly appeared on the horse's head, and it even had different frequencies.
The first setting is always on, the second setting lights up once every three seconds, and the third setting is a blinking light.
He asked, "Which series do you prefer?"
Xi Xi:
She didn't like any of them, the little girl pouted, "It can't sing."
Pei Yiyan, who was prepared, took out his spare phone, placed it on the horse's head, and opened the media player.
"I know how now."
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"You can listen to whatever you want, and it will play automatically."
The child didn't respond, but just clenched his little fists and glared resentfully at his father, who was trying to fool him with a straight face.
Pei Yiyan pretended not to see it and patted the horse's rump: "This one is very sturdy and won't fall over."
"The kiddie rides in the mall are also very sturdy, and much bigger; they can seat two children."
The little ginseng spirit's voice weakened, and Xixi suddenly remembered that her father was very poor, lived in a small and cramped place, and was in poor health, making his life particularly difficult.
Dad is already doing his best to give her the best.
A soft, warm little bundle hugged Pei Yiyan's left leg, its baby voice muffled: "I know, Daddy, what you bought is a rocking horse, not some wooden horse."
Pei Yiyan had no idea what she was imagining again, and could only sigh at the child's unpredictable mood swings.
"Dad, Xixi will earn lots of money for you to spend in the future, so you can know the joy of having money to spend!"
Tsk, another empty promise.
Pei Yiyan absentmindedly stroked her fluffy head, feeling the strange sensation in his heart.
Ever since he got a cub, his conscience has been unusually active, and he is constantly being condemned by it.
"Alright, you can play by yourself for a while. I'm going to get busy."
He got up and walked away, and Xixi climbed onto the rocking horse and started rocking it.
She touched her little face and smiled, "Xixi, be good, the rocking horse is fun too."
He got bored after playing for less than ten minutes, looked around, and secretly picked up Pei Yiyan's phone and started randomly pressing buttons.
"Mother!"
As soon as Pei Yiyan turned on his computer, the child's excited voice burst out.
Snap, snap, the pink bunny slippers approach from afar.
"Dad, I found Mom!"
Pei Yiyan slowly closed his laptop, slightly raising his chin: "What?"
Xixi held up her phone and rushed to his side, excitedly shouting, "Daddy, look! This is Mommy!"
Pei Yiyan looked in the direction the child was referring to.
A familiar face appeared on the phone screen. The girl wore a birthday crown, her slightly wavy black hair fell over her shoulders, and she smiled brightly at the camera, with shallow dimples.
Meng Zhi swayed.
Pei Yiyan was genuinely surprised: "Where did you find the photo?"
He took the phone and saw that it was a post on WeChat Moments.
According to the text, Meng Zhiyao celebrated her eighteenth birthday yesterday.
"Dad, let's go find Mom! She must miss us terribly!"
Pei Yiyan said firmly, "Impossible, you've made a mistake."
He wasn't familiar with Meng Zhiyao, but he knew the general situation. Meng Zhiyao had a serious congenital heart disease, and her body couldn't handle a ten-month pregnancy.
The key point is, how could two people who aren't even acquaintances possibly have a child?
They could never have had a relationship.
No matter how reasonable and logical he was, it couldn't stop Xixi from insisting that she was her mother, her expression extremely serious.
After a few seconds of awkward silence between father and daughter, Pei Yiyan pressed his temples to calm himself down.
He looked up again, staring intently at the little girl, and asked, "How can you be so sure she's your mother?"
Xixi stuck out her neck and said, "That's exactly what Mom looks like. Xixi won't mistake her!"
Pei Yiyan had no reason to doubt that a child missing his mother would mistake someone else for someone else. Didn't Xixi find him right away from the very beginning?
The paternity test results proved that the child had not mistaken the person for someone else.
Trouble is brewing.
How could it happen to be someone he knew?
Although his daughter's accusations were absurd and outrageous, Pei Yiyan was already five or six parts convinced.
Xi Xi noticed his ever-changing expression, hesitated for a moment, then pouted and said, "Daddy, can you let Auntie prick my finger again?"
"Yes, let's use this one, it's got more flesh." She gave a thumbs up, with the air of a hero going to his death. "It's okay, Xixi has plenty of blood!"
After her aunt pricked her finger last time, her father recognized her as his precious darling.
It's okay to get another injection just to reunite with her mother; her mother will blow on it so it won't hurt anymore.
Children's thoughts are written all over their faces, but Pei Yiyan was thinking about something else: "Your mother is not in good health, and your appearance may upset her."
His ability to accept the paternity test results so calmly was largely due to his strong mental and physical qualities.
He hadn't even thought about the paternity test; just getting Xixi and Meng Zhiyao to meet was a huge challenge.
Upon hearing Pei Yiyan's words, Xixi immediately became anxious: "Is Mommy sick? Is it serious? Daddy, please take me to see Mommy quickly, Xixi wants to help Mommy get better!"
The anxiety in the little guy's eyes was genuine, and Pei Yiyan frowned and pondered for a moment before finally relenting.
"I can introduce you to her, but you have to promise me one thing."
"You are not allowed to call her 'Mom' when you meet her, and you are not allowed to have any physical contact with her."
Xi Xi asked, dissatisfied, "Why?"
Pei Yiyan: "She's timid, you'll scare her, so you can't call her 'Mom'."
Pei Yiyan wasn't confident he could persuade Xixi, and he was prepared for a protracted battle, but the little girl surprised him once again.
"good!"
“Mom is still as timid as ever.” Xi Xi’s eyes crinkled into a smile. “Don’t worry, I promise I won’t scare Mom.”
Whenever Dad is around, Mom becomes very timid. Even though she is a highly poisonous poisonous plant that can roam freely in the mountains, every time a small insect appears on her leaves, Mom screams and runs to Dad's arms, and Dad helps her clean the insects off.
She had personally witnessed her mother exterminate nine generations of insects.
The father and daughter reached a consensus. Pei Yiyan sent the child off to play by herself, then opened the chat box with Meng Zhiyao and edited it.
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