Chapter 46 Stay-at-Home Dad (10)
Bai Ye carried the tabby cat home. As soon as she entered the house, the cat in her arms suddenly darted out and ran away at lightning speed.
"Baby, slow down."
Instead of chasing the cat, Bai Ye walked to the window and closed the several wide-open windows.
After thinking for a while, I went to the kitchen and rummaged around for a bit, then took out some ready-to-eat beef.
The packaging bag was torn open, and the cat squatted on the ground, meowing softly, "Cat, come here, have something to eat."
If they eat their fill, they won't run around, and if they don't run around, they won't get lost.
Hearing the noise, the tabby cat crawled out from under the sofa and cautiously probed forward, taking three steps forward and two steps back, moving very slowly.
Bai Ye wasn't in a hurry. He took a few steps back and squatted down to wait.
Finally, the tabby cat grew bolder and suddenly darted over.
But then a magical thing happened: one second it was a cat, and the next second it turned into a person.
A baby lying on the ground, tearing and biting into beef with its mouth.
"Baby?"
Bai Ye was stunned. Wasn't it attached to a living thing? How could it suddenly turn into a living person?
Your abilities have increased again?
Looking at the baby rolling around on the ground with its hands clenched, Bai Ye couldn't help but exclaim: "Its self-learning ability is too strong! I haven't even taught it much, and it can already roll and crawl."
So, since the other party has such a strong ability to imitate and learn, why should I bother to push my child to excel?
"Baby, you are so smart, I'm the stupid one."
Bai Ye took two steps and squatted down to apologize.
The baby was happily eating when it heard the sound and turned its head, its large, clear eyes remaining puzzled, clearly not understanding why the apology had been made.
"You still don't understand what I mean?"
The baby thought for a moment, then broke off a piece of the torn beef and handed it over.
"Daddy, eat, it's sweet."
Bai Ye felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and felt even more ironic about the situation.
He made such an unreasonable decision, which upset his child and even caused the child to run away from home. But when the child came home, he still loved him with all his heart.
I'm such an idiot!
Bai Ye took the beef, stuffed it into his mouth, and found it tasteless.
"Baby, I'm hungry."
After a long day of running around, the baby was exhausted and starving.
Bai Ye didn't have time to cook, so she could only prepare 2000 ml of milk in advance and dig out some potato chips and candies she had just bought so that the child could have a little bit to eat.
"Baby, you don't have cavities, do you?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but feel guilty as the other person munched on a lollipop.
The baby understood, showing its two tiny teeth and making a fierce expression, "One bite, eat it all."
Bai Ye understood and nodded with a smile, "I know, you won't get cavities, but these snacks can't be a proper meal. I'll make some main dishes; we need to have a good meal before bed."
Standing up and taking two steps, Bai Ye turned her head and asked, "Baby, do you want me to hold you?"
The baby immediately smiled, threw away the lollipop, and stretched out its two little arms.
"Hug, hug, Daddy hug."
Bai Ye picked up the child and went to the kitchen to cook dinner.
Because of the difficulty in operating with one hand, it took nearly three hours to prepare a meal.
But the baby loved all three dishes and one soup on the table, and finished every last bite. Bai Ye felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Before bedtime, I make milk and tell bedtime stories.
As they were talking, the baby threw down the bottle, snuggled into Bai Ye's arms, and suddenly became depressed.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Ye patted his back and asked softly, "Are you still thinking about what happened during the day?"
"Dad, name."
Bai Ye blinked, not understanding.
“In stories, there are names. Baby, there isn’t.”
Bai Ye understood; this baby had not yet been named.
But this is just a client in a dungeon quest. As a player, is it appropriate to choose a name for yourself?
"Name, name, baby wants a name."
The baby kept chattering, insisting on having a name.
Bai Ye's hesitation was interrupted. She thought about it for a long time, helplessly but seriously, and finally asked tentatively, "Take your father's surname and name him Bai Jin. May your youth be as bright as brocade and your future as bright as brocade. I hope your future will be full of brilliance and beauty."
The baby bit its little finger, sucked on it, and then giggled.
"Bai Jin, Bai Jin, the baby's name is Bai Jin."
"Yes, my little baby, your name is Bai Jin, and we'll call you Xiao Bai as your nickname."
The baby nodded and began repeating the name "Little White" again.
The fun tonight seemed to lie in the name itself. One minute it was "Bai Jin" and the next it was "Xiao Bai," calling myself that. Then I would raise my left hand and then my right, going back and forth until I finally fell asleep.
The sleeping child emitted sweet snores, and Bai Ye leaned against the side, looking at the baby next to her for the first time seriously.
Bai Jin is a child who shares the same surname as me.
She calls me "Dad" every day and wants to be hugged and lifted up high every day.
Living together like this day after day, what's the difference between this and having someone you gave birth to yourself?
In less than a month, Bai Ye developed a subtle affection for this strange infant. Human babies are just so adorable, even if they are strange.
"Xiaobai, this is unfair! You're always clinging to me, I'll miss you."
What if... in six months?
White Night's troubles lasted only a moment; she soon grew tired and closed her eyes.
When she woke up the next day, she had forgotten everything and was back to the repetitive life of taking care of the child.
Because we gave up on pushing our children to excel, we became very casual about everything except eating and drinking.
Bai Ye and the child both felt relaxed. The two often ran around the house, and when they got tired, they would collapse on the sofa together, turn on a TV series or movie, and watch it together.
"Xiaobai, do you understand this sentence? 'I am a sun, rising slowly.' It's a metaphor..."
Bai Ye hasn't forgotten about learning vocabulary, but she has changed her approach, trying to incorporate it into her entertainment.
Bai Jin is very accepting of this learning method. She can already crawl around everywhere and likes to snuggle on her father's head and grab his hair.
Then he repeated, "I am a sun, rising slowly," which is a metaphor.
Bai Ye nodded, and the next time he encountered an interesting sentence, he said: "If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Xiao Bai, this sentence has a deeper meaning. It is both a direct description of the present moment and an explanation of the protagonist's inner thoughts..."
Bai Jin nodded in agreement, "It has profound meaning, describing psychological activities, and has two layers of meaning."
"Xiaobai, you're so smart. I've decided to reward you. Let's go out and play this afternoon."
Bai Jin froze, then came to her senses after a while and excitedly crawled around on the sofa.
She crawled and laughed, "Let's go out and play! Daddy's taking me out to play! I want to go out and play! Good baby wants to go out and play!"
Infected by the laughter, Bai Ye immediately changed his mind, "Let's go out and play now."
The play area is the community playground. The ghost baby, which is more than two months old, is growing at a rate different from that of a normal baby and is already about the size of a ten-month-old child.
Putting your child in the sandpit to play and watching them crawl around in it doesn't feel out of place.
Bai Ye specially bought a small shovel and a plastic bucket, and squatted down to explain: "Xiao Bai, you can sit on the sand pile, use the small shovel to shovel sand, and put it into this small bucket."
As she spoke, she pointed to a toddler next to her, "Look, play like that little girl."
Bai Jin looked at her father, then at the child opposite her, her brows furrowed.
What a boring game! You just fill it with sand and pour it out. Is that really interesting?
boring!
If you want to play in the sand, you should burrow into the sand pile so that Dad can't find you.
Having come up with his brilliant idea, Bai Jin immediately got to work. Despite his short arms and legs, he was surprisingly fast at digging sand, and soon he had dug a sand hole.
She turned her head and saw that her father wasn't paying attention to her, so she immediately buried her head in the hole.
Bai Ye turned his gaze back and saw the baby's actions. His expression immediately changed, and he took a few steps into the sand pile and pulled the baby out.
"Xiaobai, what are you doing? You could easily suffocate like that."
"Dad, you found me! That's amazing!"
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"He hid, but he was found! Dad is amazing!"
After saying that, he clapped his hands vigorously, sending sand flying everywhere.
Bai Ye's face darkened.
Xiao Bai is imitating that ostrich in the cartoon, thinking that burying his head in the sand will allow him to hide perfectly. This is simply—
This is even more unreliable than the previous possession!
"Xiaobai, this won't do. If you ever encounter danger in the future, you must never do this," Bai Ye couldn't help but admonish.
Bai Jin exclaimed "Ah!" in confusion. That's how it was shown on TV, and none of the other animals could be found.
Bai Ye: "...That's just them playing a game, deliberately saying they can't find it."
"A scam?"
"Yeah, it's a lie."
"Hmph, I won't watch it again."
Bai Jin was very angry. After landing, she slapped the sand hard to vent her anger.
Afterwards, they continued playing, but Bai Jin made a few more silly mistakes. After being corrected, he lost all interest in playing.
A person sat on the ground, looking sullen and on the verge of tears.
Bai Ye didn't know what to say, but saying nothing seemed wrong as well.
"Xiaobai, this world is just that strange. Some words and things are clearly right, but they may be wrong depending on the environment and the person. And some words and things are clearly wrong, but they may be right when different people say or do them."
"Why?"
"I don't know why, but society is just so complicated, or rather, people's hearts are just so complicated."
"Human hearts?"
"Yes, people's hearts are hard to understand. Not only can they not understand others, but sometimes they can't even understand themselves. They are always saying one thing and meaning another, and their words and actions are inconsistent."
“I don’t know how,” Bai Jin retorted.
Bai Ye smiled and said, "Yes, I know Xiao Bai won't, because Xiao Bai is still a child."
“Even when I grow up, I won’t,” Bai Jin continued.
This time, Bai Ye wasn't certain. Everyone was so certain of themselves when they were young, but after growing up and entering society, they always went with the flow. Even if they went against the current, they still ended up covered in all sorts of colors.
I wonder what the child will be like when he grows up in that strange world?
Is it also as contradictory as his world?
Looking down, Bai Jin's face was full of longing, still waiting for an answer.
Bai Ye didn't make any absolute statements, but encouraged, "Then Xiao Bai should just be Xiao Bai. You can't try to change others, but you can always stick to yourself."
"Yeah, be yourself, be a newbie."
Bai Jin clenched his fist tightly, his short hands straining harder and harder, until the final fist he clenched looked comical and funny.
Bai Ye suppressed a laugh and helped by holding the little hand tightly.
Under the setting sun, a big hand holds a small hand, and two smiles overlap.
Before going to bed that night, Bai Jin suddenly got up from the bed and tried to take a few steps.
Although the body was swaying, it was generally able to remain stable.
After taking only a few steps, Bai Ye's voice came from outside the door.
"Little White, the milk is here."
Bai Jin was startled and immediately squatted down. Then, as if remembering something, she simply sat on the bed.
Bai Ye pushed the door open and came in. She stretched out her arms, asking for a hug, "Daddy, I want to hear a story too."
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