Chapter 17
Five dirty children were sitting in the mud, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
The manor steward quickly ordered his servants to pull the cubs out of the ditch.
Xiao Zhuang was covered in mud, and his new suit, bought yesterday, was dirty. He looked up at his father from the ditch, but his father was not angry.
Jiang Chen squatted down and held out his hand to him, "Let's go, let's go wash up."
The little zombie withdrew his hands from the ditch and put them behind his back. He shook his head and refused.
[Little Zhuang doesn't want to dirty his father...]
Jiang Chen's heart trembled. He looked at the other kids beside him. They were all crying and making a fuss at their father.
The little zombie is so young, yet he is so quiet and doesn't have the liveliness that a child should have.
"Come here, Daddy doesn't despise you." Jiang Chen stretched out his hand in front of the little zombie in the ditch.
Xiao Zhuang still shook his head.
Don't dirty Daddy...
He knew that his father was a mysophobia, and he didn't want to hold his father's hand with his dirty little hands. Xiao Jiang was extremely persistent in this regard.
Next to him, Xianxian was crying and yelling for his dad to hold him, "Daddy, I want to be held... I want you to hold me~"
"No, you're so dirty, just walk away."
"Woo woo woo..." Xianxian was playing rogue in the mud.
Father Lei held up the twins, one on each side, like little pigs during Chinese New Year.
The two little ones cried loudly.
Jiang Chen felt a little envious when he saw this scene.
It would be nice if Xiao Zhuang could act like this to him occasionally.
He looked at Xiao Zhuang gently, "Then Daddy will accompany you to take a bath, okay?"
"Um…"
The little zombie stood up slowly, his two little feet stuck in the mud. He tried hard to climb out of the ditch by himself.
Xianxian tried to get his father to carry him out after a long time of begging, but he still couldn't get his father to carry him out. Seeing other children crawling out of the pit, he quickly crawled out too.
The big golden goose was nestling nearby and cackled "quack quack..." twice, looking like it was watching the fun. When it saw the cubs crawling out, it stood up as well, stretched its neck, and was taller than the cubs.
The housekeeper pushed a child safety stroller over and said, "Young masters, please go back to your room and take a shower."
Little Zhuang was the first to climb onto the cart. He stood obediently in the corner, while the other kids had to kick and push before they were willing to get on.
Shu Jinye was watching this scene from a distance, and suddenly felt that the kids in the car were like kittens and puppies on display in a cart.
The housekeeper pushed the cart back into the house.
Xiao Zhuang lowered his head and clenched the corner of his clothes with his hands, his eyes always secretly glancing at his father.
[Little Zhuang is so dirty, Dad will be angry...]
Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Xiao Zhuang to care so much.
The feeling of heartache filled me instantly.
In the bathroom.
The five cubs stood in a row, and the housekeeper washed them one by one with a shower head.
A few black mud dolls muddied the water and were chattering loudly.
Xiao Zhuang was sitting on a small stool nearby. He was sitting quietly under the shower, with the small red basin in front of him filled with hot water.
He wet a small towel with water, then used his chubby little hands to hold up the towel and wipe himself bit by bit.
The clay doll renovation process is comparable to a major disaster scene.
During the scrubbing process, except for the little zombie, the other little guys were hiding everywhere in the bathroom. The housekeeper felt as tired as catching piglets on the farm.
I finally caught one and rubbed it twice, but the piglet kept struggling and ran away after a while, so I went to catch another one.
The other puppies were playing in the bathroom, only Xiao Zhuang was taking a bath seriously.
Several fathers were watching the fun at the bathroom door.
Xianxian's father looked at the lawless little zombie and his heart melted. A very loving smile appeared on his face. "Mr. Jiang, why is your baby so well-behaved?"
"You're already bathing yourself at such a young age."
Hearing others praising Xiao Jiang, Jiang Chen smiled, "Xiao Jiang is quite introverted. I usually help him bathe at home."
Xianxian's father stared at Xianxian jumping up and down in the bathroom and shook his head impatiently: "If only my kid was half as obedient as Xiaojiang."
The little piglets in the bathroom were running around everywhere, and the old housekeeper was almost exhausted. Seeing that the housekeeper was too busy, the other fathers came out to control the situation.
The baby who was playing in the bathroom only stood up obediently and waited for a bath when he saw his father come in.
The old housekeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had just gotten his whole body wet from bathing these little ancestors.
Father Lei grabbed the two little bear friends and threw them into the bathtub. "Take a bath! Are you going to be spanked if you don't obey?"
After being yelled at by their father, Xiaoyi and Sisi didn't dare to move. They were sitting quietly in the bathtub when Father Lei picked up the bath towel and hit them.
"Hiss... Daddy, it hurts so much..." The two little ones grimaced in pain.
"Shut up and stop making noise!" After saying that, Lei's father used even more force.
Faced with her father's serious face, Linyin quickly sat down next to Xiaozhuang and took a bath like a little adult.
Xianxian was pressed under the water pipe by her father and dared not say a word, for fear of being spanked by her father.
Xiao Zhuang turned his head to look at Lin Yin who was standing beside him. He ran over to get a towel and handed it to Lin Yin.
"Thank you." Linyin began to bathe himself methodically under his father's kind scrutiny, but it was obvious that he was not very skilled, as his father always bathed him at home.
Before Jiang Chen had the time to give Xiao Zhuang a bath, Xiao Zhuang had already obediently put down the shower head, put the towel and small basin back in place, and then walked up to him.
"Dad, the little zombie is ready."
Jiang Chen actually wanted to give Xiao Zhuang a bath like the other fathers, but Xiao Zhuang was always very well-behaved.
There were still some bubbles on Xiao Zhuang's head that hadn't been rinsed clean. Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said, "Daddy wants to help Xiao Zhuang wash it again, okay?"
"Yeah." The little guy nodded obediently with his hands behind his back, his baby belly sticking out.
Leading Xiao Zhuang back to the small chair, Jiang Chen helped him reapply foam again.
He has always been very obedient when taking a bath, and Jiang Chen can easily help the little zombie wash clean.
Jiang Chen wrapped the little zombie in a bath towel and held him on the table to blow dry his hair.
The little zombie was like a doll and allowed to be manipulated.
Jiang Chen looked at Xiao Zhuang in the mirror. Sometimes he really hoped that Xiao Zhuang could be more lively, or even cause him some trouble like other children, and create some sweet troubles that an ordinary father should have.
But Xiao Zhuang was so well-behaved that it made him feel distressed.
Just now he saw Xiao Zhuang fall into the ditch. It was obvious that he was seriously injured. The other children were crying, but Xiao Zhuang was just quietly enduring it silently.
As the saying goes, crying children get candy, but good children are always the ones that make people feel the most distressed.
Jiang Chen picked up Xiao Zhuang and gave him a light kiss on the forehead.
"Xiao Zhuang, if you have any ideas in the future, just tell Daddy, okay?"
Although he could hear Xiao Zhuang's inner voice, Jiang Chen still hoped that Xiao Zhuang could tell him in person.
Xiao Zhuang buried his head in his father's neck and did not respond implicitly.
The cubs came out of the oven one after another, their naked butts wrapped in small bath towels.
Giving the kid a bath was so tiring that the other three dads except Jiang Chen were slumped on the sofa.
The kids' clothes got dirty after falling into the ditch. The housekeeper brought some clean clothes, all for the twins.
"These are all new clothes, young masters, please take your pick."
The twins' clothes fit Xiaozhuang and Xianxian perfectly, but Linyin was taller than the other kids, so after he put them on, the clothes were too short and his belly was awkwardly exposed.
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Seeing that the adults and children had all gone back, Shu Jinye hurried back to the golf course.
"Why did you take so long?" asked Mr. Lin.
"Just now when I answered the call, I saw your two sons fell into the mud."
President Lin: “…”
At this time, the servant came over and said, "Master, the lady wants you to have dinner together."
President Lin glanced at Shu Jinye next to him and coughed awkwardly, "Ahem, go tell Madam that it's not necessary. President Shu and I can eat alone later."
When Shu Jinye heard that he could have dinner with the mysterious man, his eyes lit up and he quickly interrupted Mr. Lin.
"Well, how can I refuse your kindness, Madam? It's a rare opportunity for me to come here, so I should go over and meet you."
In the manor banquet hall.
The outdoor lunch that Mr. Lei had originally prepared had to be moved back indoors because of an accident caused by the naughty child.
There were exquisite dishes on the round table, and the children all sat in the child seats next to their father.
The door of the banquet hall opened, and President Lin walked naturally to the seat next to Lei's father and sat down. As he passed by his sons, he pinched the two little ones' faces one after another.
Shu Jinye followed behind him. He looked around the room, feeling excited and curious, and naturally sat down opposite Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was adjusting the rice pocket on Xiao Zhuang's chest, and his every move was extremely graceful.
After turning his head, Jiang Chen raised his eyes and the slight glance made Shu Jinye's heart beat faster. His orchid-like eyes under his long eyelashes were as gentle as the sea.
When he looked up and saw Jiang Chen's true face, he suddenly forgot to breathe.
He had seen many beauties since he was a child, but this was the first time in eighteen years that he was amazed by Jiang Chen.
The two of them accidentally met each other's eyes, and a long-lost sense of destiny swept over Shu Jinye's heart like a huge wave.
Jiang Chen was stunned. He looked at the man sitting opposite him.
He was slightly surprised and suppressed the disbelief deep in his heart.
I wondered if all this was an illusion. The man opposite me was actually 80% similar to Emperor Chen.
However, in comparison, the youthful spirit on Shu Jinye's face had not yet subsided.
Memories of Dong Qi from those days flooded into my mind.
Jingzhe.
This should be the season of spring flowers.
White silk was flying in the capital, and snow-colored paper money was piled up like thick snow in deep winter.
The royal funeral procession stretched for miles, funeral music resounded through the sky, and the pall bearers walked with graceful steps.
The young and beautiful queen was buried in the imperial mausoleum forever, holding her beloved son in her arms, with her sad and unwilling eyes open.
At the age of eighteen, Jiang Chen was the top scorer in the imperial examination. At the age of twenty, he was forced to marry Emperor Chen due to his family's arrangement. The following year, he gave birth to Xiao Jiang.
Emperor Chen was killed while leading an army in person. Xiao Jiang was not even two years old yet, and the rebels forced him and his beloved son to be buried alive with Emperor Chen.
Thoughts return.
If it weren't for this ill-fated relationship, Xiao Jiang might not have suffered so much, and might even have been persecuted to death before he could see the beauty of the world.
Hatred spread in Jiang Chen's heart, but it did not show on his face.
He turned his head to look at Xiao Zhuang and found that Xiao Zhuang seemed to have no reaction to Shu Jinye.
That’s right, Xiao Zhuang hasn’t seen his father many times since he was born.
Mr. Lei introduced his lover to him holding her hand. The restaurant was filled with pink bubbles, and it was obvious that the two were very affectionate.
Jiang Chen was in a trance from his memories for a moment, his eyes turned coldly away from Shu Jinye, and he responded to the introduction over there with a smile.
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