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Chu Qinghuai made some breakfast and put it in a lunchbox, intending to take it to the hospital for Lin Jiangchen to eat later.
He helped the children put on their coats, squatted down at the door to put on their shoes, and couldn't help but nag, "When you're out and about, hold on tight to Daddy's clothes. If you want anything or want to go somewhere, just tell me."
"Dad, I will keep a close eye on Cai Cai and Xiao He and won't let them wander off."
Mumu was the first to put on her shoes and stood outside earnestly.
Chu Qinghuai felt a surge of emotion. "Good girl, you just need to stay close to your dad."
He picked up two small shoes and skillfully put them on Xiao He. Because the children's feet were small and soft, putting on shoes was not always easy, and he was always afraid of hurting the children.
Cai Cai, who was sitting on the ground, watched his father put on his shoes for a while. He couldn't wait, so he picked up his own little shoes and put them on himself in a very serious manner. Chu Qinghuai looked at him from the other side and thought he looked quite good.
"Cai Cai is so amazing, she can even put on her own shoes now?"
When the child stood up, his shoes were on the wrong feet.
He smiled, picked him up, and dressed him again.
"I'll be free tomorrow, so I'll teach you how to put on your shoes."
After saying that, he told the three children to stand outside the door, quickly locked the door, and left with them only after everything was ready.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Lin Jiang was placed in a three-person ward. The environment was a bit noisy, but fortunately, her bed was by the window, which provided some peace and quiet.
As soon as the children arrived, Lin Jiang asked them with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Okay~" Mumu replied sweetly.
Lin Jiang pulled the three children aside and quietly asked, "Did your parents say anything to you last night?"
The children looked puzzled, as if they understood but not quite, and all turned to look at their father.
Chu Qinghuai replied helplessly, "I didn't say, I didn't say."
Lin Jiang: "Please don't blame the babies. Just don't do it again next time. They're so naughty, I can't bear to let them be criticized."
She truly dotes on her three children.
Since there were other patients in the ward who needed to rest, Chu Qinghuai told the three little ones to play quietly with their toys and not make any loud noises. They were very well-behaved and didn't talk when told not to. The only time they opened their mouths was when Chen Yu peeled nuts for them to eat.
The sight of the three children sitting on the bed was quite impressive. Judging from their clothes, they were clearly well-cared for by their parents. An aunt with a broken hand in the next bed asked curiously, "Are these all your children? They're so cute."
Lin Jiang wasn't embarrassed at all: "Yes."
Are they triplets?
"no."
The other person assumed the child was Lin Jiang and Chen Yu's, thinking that the couple was lucky, their children were all genetically blessed. Seeing the young man standing next to the child, they didn't think anything else. "Is this your younger brother?"
Lin Jiang laughed heartily: "Pretty much, I guess."
"What a handsome young man! Is he married?"
Before Chu Qinghuai could answer, Chen Yu spoke up first: "He's already had three children. Look, this is his baby."
The three children on the hospital bed simultaneously looked up, glancing east and west, before lowering their heads to play with their toys.
The woman was surprised and couldn't help but feel amazed. "Are there really such open-minded young people these days?"
After carefully examining the children's features, they were practically identical to Chu Qinghuai.
"Young man, you look very young. How come..." The aunt was afraid of offending him, so she specially said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. I just think you're very amazing. Your baby is so cute."
"Thank you." Chu Qinghuai smiled, took out a wet wipe and skillfully wiped Caicai's hands, then added, "I was born early."
He's said this at least eight or ten times. He can lie without batting an eye. Especially since he's handsome, with a face as fair as a woman who takes care of her skin, he gives off the impression of someone who doesn't work and just loves having kids.
Chu Qinghuai never cared about other people's opinions; he was happy as he was.
"Dad, I want to go back to the last time."
Cai Cai couldn't pronounce "toilet" properly, always saying "toilet" instead. She looked up at him blankly, as if she was about to burst.
Chu Qinghuai immediately picked him up and said to Lin Jiang and the other person, "I'll take him to the toilet."
"Okay, go ahead, we'll keep an eye on Mumu and Xiaohe."
"Does Mumu Xiaohe need to go to the toilet?"
The two daughters shook their heads.
Then, Chu Qinghuai carried Cai Cai in one arm and took him to the public restroom.
"Can you still hold it in?"
"I can't hold it in anymore, Dad."
Chu Qinghuai ran to the end of the corridor. "Don't pee on yourself. I didn't bring any pants. Can you hold it in a little longer?"
His voice trembled as he spoke the last sentence, terrified that Cai Cai would wet her pants.
Chu Qinghuai's voice carried a hint of complaint: "Tell me earlier next time you need to use the restroom."
"I forgot," Cai Cai said, sounding aggrieved.
He's only three years old, how could he remember so many things?
Fortunately, the public restroom wasn't crowded, and Chu Qinghuai was able to get him to use the toilet in time while he was urinating, thus averting a disaster.
"Stand still, I'll pull up your pants for you."
Chu Qinghuai squeezed into a cramped cubicle with the child, half-squatting to adjust his clothes and pants. To prevent him from falling, he simply carried him out to the sink to wash his hands.
"Dad, can you help me wash my hands?"
Cai Cai is getting more and more affectionate. She rests her head on his chest and doesn't stand properly. She seems to have no bones and sticks to her father.
At first, when Chu Qinghuai saw him like this, he would say, "A boy should act like a boy." But when Zhong Wan heard this, she scolded him severely. What should a boy be like? What should a girl be like? The baby is so young. We should take advantage of her still being able to act cute and be affectionate with her more. It will be difficult to see her even once she starts school.
Chu Qinghuai thought about it and agreed, so he stopped refusing the children's close contact.
Right now, Cai Cai was being held in his arms, clinging to him. Chu Qinghuai carefully washed his little hands and joked, "Why do you like me so much today?"
“Cai Cai has always loved her father.”
Do you prefer Dad or Mom?
He asked again, seemingly very concerned.
"Mother."
“Cai Cai loves her mother.”
He pronounced each word clearly, emphasizing the word "mother" very much.
"Yes, loving your mother is the right thing to do."
Chu Qinghuai put him on the ground and waited for a while, then washed his hands himself.
Just outside the public restroom is a large window where patients often sit and chat in the sunlight. Cai Cai observes them intently, her gaze fixed on a particular spot.
When Chu Qinghuai finished washing his hands and was about to take the child back to the ward, he couldn't pull the child. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking down at Cai Cai.
"Dad, why is this uncle so strange? His head is shaking back and forth."
Chu Qinghuai knew this was a hospital, where all sorts of patients would come. He was trying to teach his child not to look at others with strange eyes, but when his eyes caught sight of the man Cai Cai was talking about, his lips parted slightly, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. The sight stung his pupils.
“Dad—” Cai Cai shook his hand.
Chu Qinghuai's thoughts were pulled back to reality. His eyes flickered, and he coughed lightly, "Don't look at them, let's go."
He didn't even dare to lift his eyes.
But the next second, Cai Cai's voice came: "Daddy, the weird uncle is coming."
Chu Qinghuai had no choice but to stand still, holding the child tightly with his right hand.
He could clearly see the man who had just been by the window limping over, a smile on his face, but with a strange expression.
"Qinghuai, hehe, Qinghuai, you've come to see me! It's been so long since you've come to see me."
The man was shorter than Chu Qinghuai and appeared overweight due to a lack of exercise. He spoke with a smile and a look of delight.
Clearly, he is not a normal person.
He is Chu Qinghuai's older brother, Chu Li.
"I didn't come to see you, I was just passing by."
Compared to the other party's excited expression, Chu Qinghuai was very calm, even somewhat cold-blooded.
"Qinghuai, who is this?"
Chu Li raised her hand to greet Cai Cai, "Hi!"
I wanted to find candy in my pocket to give to the child, but after searching all my clothes, I still couldn't find a single piece of candy.
"My son."
"Qinghuai, you have a child! That's wonderful! He's so cute."
"Um."
Chu Qinghuai maintained a distance from him throughout, and their conversations were very awkward.
"What are you doing here?" he asked deliberately.
"I fell down the stairs." Chu Li looked very sad as she showed Chu Qinghuai the bandages on her arm, which were wrapped tightly and made it look like she couldn't move at all.
Where's your mom?
"Mom went to buy food."
Are you all alone here?
"Um!"
Chu Qinghuai asked him any question, and his silly older brother answered the same questions.
"Then you can wait for her here. I'm leaving now."
"Qinghuai, will you play with me for a bit?"
Chu Li hadn't seen his younger brother for a long time and really missed him, but he couldn't tell whether Chu Qinghuai really liked him too.
"No, I'm leaving. Don't tell your mom I'm here."
Chu Li could only nod blankly, waving reluctantly at Chu Qinghuai's retreating figure.
...
"Dad, who is that strange uncle?"
Chu Qinghuai deliberately took Cai Cai on a detour to reach the ward, and Cai Cai asked him this question on the way.
He told the truth that his older brother was a million times kinder than his biological mother, and there was nothing he couldn't say.
"He is my brother."
Cai Cai frowned in confusion, "Like me, Brother Xiao He?"
"right."
"Then why don't you live together?"
In Cai Cai's little mind, brothers and sisters all need to live together.
"Because we all have our own lives, and we won't live together anymore once we grow up."
"Do I have to be like that when I grow up?"
Chu Qinghuai shook his head: "I don't know. You need to find your own future. Neither your mother nor I can help you."
"Then I want to stay with my mom, dad, and sister Xiaohe forever!"
Chu Qinghuai smiled but didn't say anything, dismissing it all as a joke that shouldn't be taken seriously.
The two had only been gone for a short while when Xiao He, taking advantage of her parents' absence, ate several pieces of chocolate, all given to her by the aunt in the next bed. Her mouth was stained black, clearly indicating that she had secretly eaten quite a lot.
Chu Qinghuai said, "Your teeth will rot, so you can't eat so much sugar."
"tasty."
"Even if something tastes good, it can't replace a meal. Mom just told you today that you can't eat snacks, and you broke your promise."
Upon hearing the "threatening" words, Xiaohe immediately spat out the chocolate in her mouth and pretended that nothing had happened and everything was peaceful.
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