Chapter 11 Nian Nian is angry
"Tomorrow you should take some time to take Nian Nian to the hospital for a full body check-up. Being abandoned may be due to some disease that the family cannot afford. Check it out tomorrow, get the results sooner, and get treatment sooner so you can feel at ease." Wang Xiulin suggested.
"Okay, I'll make an appointment." Shi Guilin nodded and looked over at the beaming Nian Nian. Her bright smile seemed to have no worries at all, and it made people's hearts soften.
"It shouldn't be a big problem. He has been eating and sleeping well these days. It's just that he still doesn't walk very well. We have to take it slow." Shi Guilin estimated.
"That's the best. Being healthy is better than anything else." Wang Xiulin poured some hot water into the cup and beckoned a servant over. "Have the housekeeper drive Xiao Zhang to buy baby supplies, everything from clothes to daily necessities. We'll have another little grandson."
After sorting out the various chores one by one, it was already evening. Summer nights are short, and even at six in the afternoon, it was still bright outside.
Shi Guilin took Nian Nian upstairs to his room.
For now, Nian Nian and he could just share a bed. The child was young, and the Shi family was a new environment, so sleeping together would give Nian Nian a greater sense of belonging. As for Nian Nian's own room, he picked one on the same floor, close to him, and would slowly decorate it.
Not long after, it was almost time for dinner, and he led Nian Nian downstairs to the living room.
Shi Linzhuo was circling around Nian Nian, trying to give her all the delicious treats. Shi Guilin stopped looking at him for a moment, and when he looked back, Nian Nian's hands were full of snacks: lollipops, small cakes, chocolates... in short, everything.
Shi Linzhuo was so overwhelmed by giving one Nian Nian after another that he wanted to give away all his family fortune.
"Don't stuff her. There's not much you give her that Nian Nian can eat." Shi Guilin put his hands on his hips and looked at the two of them.
"Ah? How is that possible? Can't we just open the candy and lick it with our tongue? At worst, there are still small cakes, which are soft and can be eaten, right?" Shi Linzhuo stopped rummaging through the snack cabinet, turned his head and asked in surprise.
Shi Guilin sighed, bent down, took most of the snacks from Nian Nian's hands and put them on the table, saying, "That won't work either. Sugar is too sweet and it's bad for teeth. Nian Nian is still young, so it's not easy to do pit and fissure sealing or something like that. It's best not to eat it at all."
"As for the little cake," Shi Guilin shook his head and clicked his tongue, as if feeling sorry for Nian Nian. "He's so small, his stomach and intestines aren't well developed, and his digestive ability is weak. He can't eat cream."
"Oh, so miserable." Shi Linzhuo walked away from the snack cabinet with a regretful expression, squatted down and looked at Nian Nian who was sitting on the sofa at eye level.
He looked at Nian Nian's watery eyes, pointed at the snacks in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and lied, "Actually, you can't eat these. You're just looking at them for fun. How about it? They look good, right?"
"Hmm?" Nian Nian thought for a moment, then held the stick and put the lollipop under her nose to smell it. Indeed, there was no smell at all. So Shi Linzhuo easily pulled the lollipop from his hand.
The small cakes could not be concealed because they were not sealed. They only had a paper box base underneath and a transparent plastic cover on top.
The sweet aroma of cream and bread penetrated the packaging box and entered Nian Nian's nose. She puckered up her face and sniffed hard twice, smacking her lips unconsciously.
Shi Linzhuo panicked and immediately took the cake from his hand and hid it behind his back, laughing and saying, "What did the kitchen cook? It smells so good."
The fragrant thing that made his mouth water was taken away, and Nian Nian was dumbfounded. He looked at Shi Linzhuo in disbelief, and his nose did not let go of the fragrance that was about to disappear, and he kept sniffing it.
Until the fragrance could no longer be detected, Nian Nian hummed and looked at the empty hand, then pitifully held Shi Linzhuo's fingers: "Brother."
Hiss—Shi Linzhuo took a deep breath. Oh my god, I almost couldn't bear it. He struggled internally and said seriously, "Niannian, the cake is gone."
"Uh-huh...Brother..." Nian Nian shouted helplessly, as if reacting to why the cake disappeared.
After hearing the word "brother", Lin Zhuo was already wondering if the child would get sick if he licked the cake.
Shi Guilin held his forehead with one hand, unable to bear watching it any longer. He secretly took the cake from behind Shi Linzhuo and turned into the kitchen.
"The baby is really gone. I'm not lying to you." Shi Linzhuo said this without daring to look into Nian Nian's big eyes.
"Mmmm..." Nian Nian was anxious for a moment, his breathing became rapid, his face flushed, and his chest heaved up and down. He pointed at the back of Shi Linzhuo and used all his brain capacity to search for words to say.
"No...Brother...Brother has..."
Totally accused.
Shi Linzhuo was at a loss for words. He racked his brains and decided to use a delaying tactic: "Niannian, listen to me. For now, just bear with me and don't eat the cake. When you go to elementary school, I'll secretly buy you some spicy noodles. How about that?"
Although the delay was a bit long, it was finally delayed.
What are spicy strips? Nian Nian looked at Shi Linzhuo in confusion.
Shi Linzhuo said solemnly: "In short, in our family, spicy strips are much harder to get than cakes. If you want to eat them in the future, your brother will cover for you. But, you really can't eat cake now."
After a lot of chatter, Nian Nian only understood that the delicious cake could not be given to him. After understanding the meaning, he snorted angrily and tried his best to adjust his sitting position, facing Shi Linzhuo with his back.
Shi Linzhuo: "..."
The little back is as stubborn as a mountain.
He scratched the back of his head in distress, stood up, walked around to the front of Nian Nian, and faced the little one, "I'm sorry, baby."
Nian Nian was shocked for a moment when he saw Shi Linzhuo suddenly appear in front of him, and his mouth opened into an O shape. He didn't expect that after he used all his strength and tricks to turn around, Shi Linzhuo would come over in a single stride.
He stared at Shi Linzhuo blankly for a few seconds, then looked down at his feet and legs, pouting and starting to sulk.
"Baby Niannian, come and look at your brother, okay?" Shi Linzhuo tilted his head and looked at Niannian's profile. Suddenly, he found that Niannian was quite cute when she was angry. Her chubby face had a soft and round C-shaped curve.
"You can't coax a little one like this." Shi Guilin walked over leisurely with a small bowl of fruit puree and glanced at Shi Linzhuo.
He scooped a small piece of food with a spoon and held it to the mouth of the resentful little ball: "Nian Nian, how about a bite of sweet fruit puree?"
When Nian Nian heard her father's voice, she instinctively raised her head and happily opened her mouth to take a bite of fruit puree.
For Nian Nian, eating a mouthful of cool, sour and sweet fruit puree in the hot summer is a great enjoyment. Her originally puffed-up little body stretches out, her hands and feet shake, and her little mouth eats.
"Like this," Shi Guilin raised an eyebrow, suggesting with the air of someone experienced, "just give him something else to distract himself. He's young and doesn't remember much. Emotions come and go quickly. Got it?"
"I've learned your lesson, uncle." Shi Linzhuo watched Nian Nian's cheeks bounce as she ate, rubbing his hands, eager to try, "Uncle, I want to feed her too."
"Then you come." Shi Guilin handed the bowl and spoon to Shi Linzhuo, "It's not a big portion, just a few mouthfuls. You can eat after you finish feeding it."
"Okay." Shi Linzhuo took over the task of feeding the fruit puree. He tried to give Nian Nian a spoonful. Nian Nian ate it greedily in one gulp, and her mouth was chewy.
This look of letting bygones be bygones, it seems that he has indeed forgotten the anger about not having the cake. Shi Linzhuo said that he has learned a lesson this time.
"When will my brother and sister-in-law come home from get off work?" Shi Guilin asked casually.
"It's about this time," Shi Linzhuo took a moment to glance at the wall clock, "My dad said he would go home with my mom today."
"Oh, I see." Shi Guilin asked again, "Is Nanqi going home today? College students aren't busy, so they should have time to go home."
Shi Nanqi's university is in this city, only forty minutes away from Shi's home.
"Although my aunt has become so successful that it doesn't matter to her whether she goes to college or not, she seems to be very busy recently, and she doesn't seem to be in a good mood." After feeding the last mouthful of fruit puree, Shi Linzhuo took out a wet wipe to wipe Nian Nian's mouth.
Shi Guilin crossed his arms and frowned: "Not in a good mood? What do you mean?"
Shi Linzhuo half-raised his chin and said, "Well... I heard from grandma that she's been under a lot of pressure lately, and her inspiration has dried up, so she can't write any music."
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