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Chu Qinghuai hadn't slept well for several nights. The bed at home was too small, and he didn't want to sleep separately from Zhong Wan, so he could only pitifully squeeze into a small corner every day.
Today was even worse. When he woke up, he found a bruise on his arm, and he didn't know which little brat had kicked him there.
Ouch, it actually hurts a bit when I touch it.
Before making breakfast, he took out his phone and asked the furniture maker on WeChat when the bed would be ready. The maker replied that it would take another week.
Upon seeing this message, Chu Qinghuai sighed. Was this the sweet burden?
Chu Qinghuai drank some water, then filled another mug and two children's thermos cups with water before finally settling down to make breakfast.
A moment later, the sound of the master bedroom door opening could be heard.
"Why didn't you sleep in a little longer? Didn't I tell you, I'll just have something light this morning?"
Zhong Wan yawned as she walked out. She was going to work later. Last night, she had specifically told Chu Qinghuai not to get up early to make breakfast for her, but he still got up at six o'clock.
"Can't sleep? Do you want some xiaolongbao or caibao?"
"Soup dumplings, the kids really like them."
Zhong Wan was still wearing her pajamas, her hair casually tied into a bun. She sat down and enjoyed this short but precious time with Chu Qinghuai.
"Didn't you sleep well again?"
She could tell from his listless appearance that he must have woken up several times in the middle of the night.
Chu Qinghuai lifted his eyelids and said irritably, "I don't know if it was your son or daughter who kicked me."
He showed the other person the bruises on his arm.
"Oh dear, this is serious. Come here and let me blow on it for you."
Chu Qinghuai pursed her lips, "No need."
Zhong Wan walked over with a smile and actually blew on his arm a few times, "When will the new bed arrive?"
Chu Qinghuai felt a tickle on his skin and immediately withdrew his hand uncomfortably, replying, "It will take another week."
"Then what should we do? Why don't you just stay in the study for a few nights? You'll be all alone and comfortable."
"No." He didn't want to be separated from her.
They haven't slept apart since they started dating.
Zhong Wan was both amused and exasperated: "This won't do, that won't do, we can't just let the two babies sleep in the study."
She put her hands on her hips, wanting to see if the man really had this intention.
Chu Qinghuai imagined the scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his head and said, "Never mind, I'll just have to bear with it a little longer."
Zhong Wan is not only good at coaxing children, but she is also very good at coaxing adults. She hugged his arm and said sweet words: "I know you have been working hard lately. When I go to work in the morning, you can go to bed and catch up on your sleep. I will tell them not to disturb you."
"Okay, I'll talk about my business later. Go check if they've woken up; I'm going to serve the porridge." A barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.
"OK, I'll go change my clothes."
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After Zhong Wan finished washing up and changing her clothes, the two babies had just woken up. She stood by the bed and hugged them: "Give me a hug. You won't see your mother all day. I won't be back until tonight."
"Ah, I don't want to!"
Mumu shook her head like a rattle-drum, clung to Zhong Wan's waist, and hugged her tightly.
"I need to go to work. Do you know what going to work is?"
Both of them were completely bewildered.
"Going to work is about making money. Mom wants to make lots and lots of money so she can buy you all delicious food."
Mumu: "Then I won't eat anything delicious."
Cai Cai chimed in, "Cai Cai doesn't want it either."
Their serious little expressions touched Zhong Wan and made her laugh at the same time.
"But Mom and Dad want to eat something delicious."
What should we do then?
Mumu was very anxious and really didn't want to miss her mother. She was so sad, and her lips turned down: "Then I'll go to work with Mom and buy some delicious food."
Zhong Wan touched her face and then touched Cai Cai's hair. "Children shouldn't go to work. They should just stay home and wait for their mothers to come back with delicious food."
She promised them that she would go home immediately after work and bring them small gifts.
Although they are only three years old, they can already understand most emotions, and their joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are directly expressed on their faces. None of them want to leave their mother.
While the family of four was having breakfast, Zhong Wan told the still fussy babies, "Play nicely with Daddy at home. Mommy will video chat with you at noon. Mu Mu, don't forget to remind Daddy to apply the ointment to Cai Cai."
"I will remember you, Mom."
Cai Cai's allergy has almost subsided, but there are still faint marks on her body that need to be removed by consistently applying ointment, and she also needs to be careful about her diet.
When the test results came out that day, Zhong Wanchu and Qinghuai discovered that the two children had strange food allergies: Mumu was allergic to oranges, and Caicai was allergic to green vegetables, but everything else was fine.
"Cai Cai, you have to eat your vegetables properly at noon, or Mommy will be very sad." Hearing her mother say that she would be sad, Cai Cai couldn't bear it anymore, and said "Okay," promising to eat well.
This child is a pure carnivore; he won't even eat the skin of a steamed bun, only the filling. But this kind of waste is absolutely unacceptable at home, and Zhong Wan hasn't thought of a good way to change his bad habit.
It was time to leave. Zhong Wan wiped her mouth, stood up, and said goodbye to the three people: "I'm leaving now. Have a great day."
Just as she picked up her canvas bag, she heard a knock on the door.
Who is it?
Zhong Wan wondered, "Could it be a neighbor?"
After changing her shoes, she turned the doorknob but found no one outside. She instinctively started to walk out but then felt something soft against her leg.
"Ouch! That hurts!"
"Mom, it's me."
Moving the gaze downwards, a little girl in a pink tulle dress sat at the doorway, blinking her eyes.
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"I'm really sorry, boss, I need to take another day off. Please just deduct it from my bonus."
"Oh, I see. Okay, thank you so much."
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Wan was still in a daze, as if she had just ridden a roller coaster, and her heart could not calm down for a long time.
Chu Qinghuai poured her a glass of water to help her "calm down."
He seemed calm and even asked, "To the police station?"
"Go! I need to ask what this means."
Looking at the three children in the living room, she didn't know whether having a painless pregnancy was a joy or a sorrow.
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"Officer, shouldn't you give us an explanation now?"
Zhong Wan's attitude was much colder than the previous two times, and she was determined to demand an explanation.
"Ms. Zhong, please don't panic, please calm down." The policeman smiled, he also felt the situation was very complicated, so he decisively made an excuse to go out and call for help.
Zhong Wanchu and Qinghuai waited with their three children for a long time, until the children were almost asleep from boredom. Officer Chen returned sheepishly, wiping the sweat from his brow, and said evasively, "We won't let you raise these children for nothing; you'll get paid today..."
"Officer Chen! You know that's not what we want to hear."
Her voice was a little loud, which startled the little girl on her lap.
"Don't be angry." Officer Chen was also in a difficult position and said awkwardly, "I really can't tell you the truth right now. This is an order from above."
Zhong Wan was at a loss. She and Chu Qinghuai were just two ordinary people; how could they possibly be involved in matters concerning the higher-ups?
"We won't do anything illegal or against the rules." Now her words are always laced with barbs.
Officer Chen quickly assured him, "No, no, that's absolutely impossible. Don't worry."
...
In short, they came here and got nothing out of him. No matter how they tried to get information out of him, Officer Chen always gave the same answer: "Take good care of your child, and the truth will come out sooner or later."
Before leaving, Chu Qinghuai asked the crucial question: "Will this be the last child?"
No one understood what he meant.
"Will other children appear in the future? We have no interest in opening a kindergarten." He didn't want any children at first, but now three have suddenly come. I really don't know if someone is getting revenge on him.
"I assure you, this is the last time."
"good."
"If there's nothing else, you can go home now. I wish you all a happy life." Officer Chen wanted them to leave quickly, and even bought some lollipops for the three children out of his own pocket, clearly indicating that he wanted them to see him off.
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At the entrance.
"Little Lotus, how did you find your mom and dad?"
Mumu was delighted to have another little sister, and lovingly stroked her braids, saying, "Little lotus, you smell so good, much better than little green vegetables."
Cai Cai stood there gesturing anxiously, "Let me smell it too."
He didn't believe that this little lotus flower smelled better than him.
Little Lotus wasn't shy at all. She stretched out her arms and let her older siblings hug her generously, telling Mu Mu, "I don't know how I got here. It's like I just took a nap and then I arrived."
She secretly asked the other two children if their parents were doing well.
"Our mom and dad are so, so good!" Cai Cai answered exaggeratedly, her little expression vivid, telling the new little sister how wonderful this family was.
"Dad cooks very well. I wish he didn't cook vegetables. Broccoli is really bitter. Mom's body is so soft and smells so good. She tells us stories to sleep at night. I love her so much." His speech was a bit unclear and incoherent.
Mumu nodded, "He's right, Little Lotus, we should be good children to our parents."
The little girl's eyes darted around. "I understand."
"What are you three whispering about together? Come here, it's time to go home."
Zhong Wan waved and took the little girl's hand, whom she was meeting for the first time today, asking gently, "What's your name?"
"Little Lotus Flower".
"How about Mom calls you Xiaohe from now on?"
"Okay, I like it."
Zhong Wan thought her youngest daughter looked like a cute little lotus flower, pink and tender. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she could almost smell the fragrance of the flower.
Chu Qinghuai quickly caught up with Mumu and Caicai, because with three more children suddenly in the family, they needed to go to the mall to buy some more things.
Zhong Wan had to adapt to her new identity, being forced to become a mother of three children. The speechless look on her face from not long ago at the police station was gone. She asked Mu Mu and Cai Cai, "Mom doesn't have to go to work today, are you happy?"
They all said they were happy and that they hoped their mother would never have to work.
After a morning of fussing, Chu Qinghuai finally made a huge decision.
A new member joined the family, and the bed in the bedroom was too small to squeeze in, so he bought a narrower bed and had a deliveryman come and install it that afternoon.
"Dad, is this a bed you bought for us?"
"No, I bought it for myself."
He specially ordered a bed that was the same size and height as the one in his house, planning to push the two beds together so that the whole family could sleep together. As for the large bed he ordered a few days ago, he decided to put it in the study after it arrived, and maybe turn that room into a children's room later.
Mumu let out a disappointed "Ah," and said, "I want to sleep too."
Chu Qinghuai teased her on purpose: "Then how about you sleep with your younger brother and sister? Daddy and Mommy will sleep together."
She readily agreed: "Okay!"
Chu Qinghuai remained silent, seriously considering in his heart when to let the children sleep on their own.
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