Chapter 10 Nian Nian is a baby with a big name
"Cough." Shi Jianfeng cleared his throat, making a slight noise. He bent his back slightly under Nian Nian's gaze, changed to a more approachable posture, and took out the thing that had been in his pocket for a long time.
His knuckles were hooked on a black rope, at the bottom of which hung a small gold lock that was spinning slightly in the air due to gravity.
The little golden lock looked like golden sequins under the natural light, sparkling and shining into Nian Nian's black and white eyes.
Nian Nian couldn't help but be drawn to the small lock. He watched it spin for a while until it stopped, then turned his head again and met Shi Jianfeng's gaze with a trembling look.
Shi Jianfeng paused, then handed the lock to Nian Nian and said, "This is for you."
Nian Nian observed his expression and did not take it away immediately. Instead, she raised her small hand and tentatively approached the golden lock. After seeing that Shi Jianfeng did not show any dissatisfaction, she firmly grasped the lock in her hand.
The slightly cool metal felt like it touched the warm palm, and Nian Nian's eyes narrowed into crescents, and her nose wrinkled with laughter.
He opened his palm as if displaying a treasure, and showed it to Wang Xiulin, Shi Guilin, and Shi Linzhuo in turn. Only after receiving enthusiastic responses from everyone did he clench his hands in satisfaction.
Shi Guilin poked the back of his little hand and said, "Thank you, Grandpa, please. Say thank you."
Nian Nian was puzzled: "Papa?"
Shi Guilin stretched out his words and repeated, "Thank you.
"Boots, boots, boots."
Shi Jianfeng, who was standing by, suddenly laughed, then pretended that no one noticed and restored his expression.
Shi Guilin controlled the corners of his mouth, pretended to hum, and scratched Nian Nian's nose, "Well, it seems that Grandpa has already felt your gratitude."
Shi Linzhuo felt lonely and lonely standing aside, and was jealous. He wished he could get up and ravage this little girl Nian Nian.
As luck would have it, Wang Xiulin called out to him, "Lin Zhuo, play with your brother on the sofa over there for a while. We have something to talk to your uncle about."
Shi Linzhuo was delighted and stood up immediately. He pulled Nian Nian out of Wang Xiulin's arms with great energy, ran a few meters away, and sat down on the sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window.
This location is neither far nor near from Shi Guilin and the others. As long as Nian Nian looks up, he can see his father chatting over there. It is perfect for him.
Being alone together also gave Shi Linzhuo an opportunity. He leaned his elbows on the sofa and first looked at the almost transparent little hairs on Nian Nian's face in the sunlight in ecstasy for a few seconds, then fiddled with his eyelashes which were long enough to cast a shadow.
After doing all this, he realized that Nian Nian had been looking at him curiously.
Shi Linzhuo's face felt a little hot. He retracted his hand and called Nian Nian's name.
Nian Nian: "Hmm?"
"I'm your brother," Shi Linzhuo pointed at himself, "Can you call me brother?"
"Like this," he mouthed, "Brother. Remember?"
Nian Nian read it through without making any mistakes and felt that she had mastered it. Just as she was about to speak confidently, Shi Linzhuoka waved his hand a second ago, made a prohibitive gesture, and said, "Wait a minute, wait a minute."
He frantically took out his phone, unlocked it, clicked on the camera, and turned on the video function. He carefully adjusted the parameters, found a perfect light and shadow angle, and aimed it at Nian Nian.
"Okay, Nian Nian, you can shout now."
Shi Linzhuo stared at Nian Nian's mouth in the video, his ears erect like antennas, not wanting to miss even the slightest sound.
In case Nian Nian didn't know how to call him brother, he taught him again in a clear and melodious voice using a second-class standard of Mandarin: "Brother."
Nian Nian watched him solemnly make a large pile, and her toes couldn't help but curl a few times. After a while, he held the sandbag in his left hand and the golden lock in his right hand, the whole ball bathed in the sun, and said cutely:
"Pot, pot."
"Hehe." Shi Linzhuo couldn't help but giggle twice, then said again, "Brother."
Nian Nian was also trying very hard. Although his mouth was still not quite under his control, he still tried to correct his accent seriously: "Brother...Brother Guo."
Shi Linzhuo raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Very good, Nian Nian! Call me brother again and let me hear it."
Nian Nian puffed up her cheeks and clutched the sandbag tightly: "Brother...Brother."
"Ahhh, little Niannian--" Shi Linzhuo could no longer bear this childish voice. It made his whole body itchy and numb.
He threw the phone aside with a thud, howled as he pulled the little girl into his arms, holding her and rocking her left and right, "Nian Nian, why are you so cute?"
His dry howling wasn't enough, he swore in a thunderous voice: "From now on, as long as you still call me brother, even if you ask my brothers to eat shit, they must go!"
Nian Nian, who was suddenly hugged, was stunned for a moment by the roar in her ear, but then she found pleasure in the swaying arms and laughed while shaking her legs.
After making a lot of noise for a while, Shi Linzhuo played the game of throwing sandbags with Nian Nian for a while - in fact, it was only Nian Nian who threw the sandbags, and Shi Linzhuo was responsible for picking them up and putting them back in his hands.
While picking up sandbags, he posted the video on his Moments.
The copy is very boastful: Sorry, those who have younger brothers have reached the peak of life first.
It didn't take long for there to be a lot of comments.
His two best friends still took the lead.
Ji Tianyun: Holy shit... I take it back. Shi Linzhuo was the most restrained you've ever been in your life when you spoke in the group chat just now.
Ji Tianyun: Can you put your brother in a schoolbag and carry him to school? I feel like I can’t live anymore.
Cheng Shenyang: I’ve messaged my mom. I’ll go straight to your house after school.
In addition, all the remarks were about pro-baby, and Shi Linzhuo responded to them one by one, saying, "If it's yours, then kiss it."
The two of them were enjoying themselves here, while they had already started discussing the adoption issue over there.
"You said you decided to adopt, and your father and I agreed." Wang Xiulin tucked the hair behind her ears.
"Really? Without any conditions?" Shi Guilin looked happy.
"Of course there are conditions." Wang Xiulin took a sip of herbal tea. "If your mental state doesn't improve within a year, Nian Nian's guardians will have to be me and your father."
"How can that be? I am Nian Nian's father. How can a father not be a guardian?" Shi Guilin argued.
"If your condition worsens and you can't even take care of yourself, how are you going to take care of Nian Nian?"
After Wang Xiulin refuted him, she lowered her eyes to hide her distress, and then she offered earnest advice, "Don't be so busy with work. Get some rest. It's not good to be so tense when you're old. Get the adoption certificate done first, then stay home with Nian Nian and us. Wouldn't it be nice to relax a little?"
Shi Jianfeng also said, "Your brother is working like a donkey pulling a millstone at the company, almost spinning like a top, but he still can't bear to let you give up acting and come back to help. If you have some free time during this period, why not go to the company and help your brother?"
"I know you care about me." Shi Guilin's hands on his knees slowly tightened, "Besides, I was planning to take a vacation anyway."
"Well, that's good." Wang Xiulin took his hand and patted it soothingly. "Then Nian Nian will be registered with you. She also needs a formal name. Have you chosen a name yet?"
"I'm ready," Shi Guilin said calmly. He lowered his eyes, and each word was clear: "Shi Nianzhu. The bamboo in the bamboo forest."
"Very good, the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, elegant and refined." Shi Jianfeng nodded.
That's not the reason. Shi Guilin once again thought of the bamboo forest where they filmed. The summer sun was scorching, but it was cool and shady there. It was where he and Nian Nian first met.
On an ordinary and common day, Nian Nian accidentally got into his RV and became his baby.
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