Chapter 243 It Must Be Mao Mao
At Commander Lou's command, guards immediately entered and escorted Shen Zhaolin out.
Shen Zhaolin wanted to defend himself, but he only managed to call out Mao Mao's name once before he was driven toward the door.
"Mr. Shen, please."
Shen Zhaolin raised his hands, his steps hesitant: "Mr. Lou, is there some misunderstanding between us...?"
"Teacher," Lou Yansui whispered, "you should go first."
If you leave too late, I'm afraid Dad will really hit you.
Shen Zhaolin was completely bewildered, but he had no choice but to comply. He had come politely with gifts to discuss things, not to start a conflict. Shen Zhaolin said goodbye to Mao Mao: "Mao Mao, I'm going back now. I'll come find you to play again next time."
Mao Mao was still in a daze, and instinctively replied, "Oh."
After a long while, she realized what was happening and slowly waved her little hand, "Uncle, bye-bye."
Shen Zhaolin went out the door.
The gift he brought was not accepted; Lou Yansui presented it to him as is.
"I won't take these things back with me." Shen Zhaolin smiled. "I've come to visit, it wouldn't be right for me to come empty-handed."
Lou Yansui whispered, "Even if you stay, Dad will probably throw you away."
Shen Zhaolin: "..."
He had no choice but to take it back, and then took out a still warm cardboard box from it, from which the sweet aroma of food wafted out: "These are pastries from Shengxiangyuan. I just bought them not long ago. Mao Mao should like them."
Lou Yansui looked at him with a troubled expression: "Teacher Shen..."
Shen Zhaolin had no choice but to take back even the pastries.
He left the same way he came, the heavy iron gate closing behind him without leaving anything behind.
Shen Zhaolin glanced back at the Lou family's mansion; the gate was tightly closed, and no one could be seen inside.
He pulled the photo out of his wallet, looked at it for a long time, sighed softly, his shoulders slumped, and said dejectedly to his wife, "What should I do, Zhiyue? I've failed..."
In the photo, his wife is still smiling, gazing at him gently.
He gently stroked his wife's cheek and muttered to himself, "But Mao Mao didn't refuse, does that mean I still have a chance..."
...
"He shouldn't even think about it!"
Even after the man was driven away, Commander Lou's anger hadn't subsided at all.
"Bastard, bastard!" Commander Lou clenched his fists and cursed, "I knew it! That Shen Zhaolin is just annoying! I've disliked him before, he curses me in the newspapers every day, and now he's trying to steal my daughter—bah! He's dreaming!"
"Mao Mao is my daughter, mine! He wants to be Mao Mao's father? No way!"
"I knew it! Such a grown man, insisting on being friends with Mao Mao and exchanging gifts, ha! Like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, he's up to no good!"
"Tell the gatekeeper to remember this: never let Shen Zhaolin in again! Do you hear me?!"
Lou Dashuai's deep voice continued to curse, filling the living room with his angry shouts. The First Madam ignored him completely, and only handed him the teacup she was holding after he had finished cursing.
Lou Dashuai took it and downed it in one gulp.
Then he lowered his head and spat out a mouthful of tea leaves.
He tried to cool down by drinking tea, but it didn't reduce his anger at all.
It was even more infuriating than when Nie Zhengyun wanted to be Mao Mao's godfather.
Who is Shen Zhaolin?
His nemesis!
Before the "godfather" incident, their relationship wasn't good to begin with; everyone in Haicheng knew that he and Shen Zhaolin were at odds and disliked each other. However, Mao Mao ended up becoming friends with Shen Zhaolin.
He could tolerate them being friends, but Shen Zhaolin went too far and set her sights on his daughter!
It was already annoying, and now it's even worse. It's just adding insult to injury!
Who would be happy if their precious daughter was being targeted by their mortal enemy?
"Maomao? Maomao?"
Suddenly, Commander Lou straightened up and looked around. He quickly spotted his little daughter sitting in her mother's lap, playing with her fingers in a daze. He immediately reached out his hands to her.
He lovingly held his youngest daughter in his arms, rubbing his rough stubble against her soft little face.
"Mao Mao, Daddy's good daughter."
Mao Mao was tickled by his rubbing and giggled non-stop, reaching out to push his big face away. But today, the more she tried to push him away, the more Lou Dashuai rubbed against her, making her soft, fleshy cheeks turn bright red.
"Mao Mao, how come you're so lovable?" Lou Dashuai said heartbrokenly, "Why did you have to befriend those two people of all people? You should have made friends with some kids, why did you..."
How did I end up making two big friends?
Before her came Nie Zhengyun, and after her came Shen Zhaolin; every friend she made wanted to be her godfather.
If Shen Zhaolin were to come to his door today, saying he wanted to be the godfather of his four sons, Commander Lou would definitely not hesitate.
But he only has one daughter!
We cherish them all, why do outsiders want to take them away?!
"Mao Mao, why are you and Shen Zhaolin so close?" Lou Dashuai gritted his teeth: "You even gave him gifts and celebrated his birthday. Look how despicable he is, he even tried to take you away from Dad."
Mao Mao obediently said, "Uncle Chen is Mao Mao's friend."
"What friend? He wants to be your father!"
Before Mao Mao could answer, Lou Dashuai immediately bent down to coax her, "Mao Mao, we'll ignore him and not play with him anymore. You're Daddy's only daughter, and Daddy will be your only daddy, okay? Don't you love Daddy the most?"
Mao Mao affectionately rubbed her face against his: "I love Daddy!"
"Why!"
Lou Dashuai held his daughter, cuddling and nuzzling her, finally feeling at ease listening to her sweet little voice. He then held Mao Mao and started talking badly about her.
Seeing that the commander-in-chief had been calmed down, the wives also looked away.
They also exclaimed in surprise, "I never expected that Mr. Shen would come as a guest today, saying he had something to ask of him. It turns out he wanted to be Mao Mao's godfather."
"The commander-in-chief will not agree."
"That's right. Mr. Nie from the Green Gang wanted to be Mao Mao's godfather, but the Marshal didn't agree."
"Look how angry the commander is... I think Shen Zhaolin is a fool. He and the commander already have a bad relationship, and he just blurted it out. How could the commander possibly agree? Be careful, or you won't even be able to be friends with Mao Mao in the future."
“Shen Zhaolin isn’t like Mr. Nie, who has no children and lives a lonely life. The Shen family is such a large family. If he wants a child, he can just adopt one from one of his brothers. Why does he need to covet our Mao Mao?”
"Who made Mao Mao so popular?"
Over there, the three young masters of the Lou family also surrounded their younger brother.
Lou Hongjian stormed in and demanded, "Ah Sui, I told you to look after Mao Mao, and this is how you look after her? Such a big thing, and you didn't even tell us you were coming back?"
Lou Yansui: "..."
Lou Yansui: "Third brother, I guarantee that I have never left Mao Mao's side, and Teacher Shen has never mentioned to Mao Mao that he wants to be her godfather."
Lou Hongjian didn't believe it: "Really? You and Shen Zhaolin are so close, you're really not just saying that to defend him?"
Lou Yansui emphasized: "My relationship with Teacher Shen is good, but I only regard him as a teacher."
Mao Mao's godfather?
Even though he had a good impression of Teacher Shen, he didn't want Mao Mao to have another father.
With so many people in the Shen family, if Mao Mao were to recognize Mr. Shen as her godfather, wouldn't Shen Zhuoying be able to openly become Mao Mao's older brother?
He doesn't want to!
There are already three older brothers in the family, and they can't even compete with each other for Mao Mao's attention. We absolutely cannot let anyone else come and steal Mao Mao's attention!
“I think Mao Mao was startled just now. Shen Zhaolin probably really didn’t mention it before,” Lou Heming said, trying to smooth things over. “Maybe he just had a sudden idea.”
"A sudden whim?" Lou Fengju raised an eyebrow. "I don't think so."
"Big brother?"
Lou Fengju: "Everyone in Haicheng knows about Shen Zhaolin's relationship with my father. If he only wanted to be a godfather, he could have asked anyone else. Why did he have to bow down to my father? He must have thought this through carefully before making this decision. He has no choice but to do it."
The other three: "..."
The four brothers turned around in unison, looking at their little sister who looked bewildered not far away, and felt the same headache as their father.
Why is their sister so lovable?
First came a Green Gang boss, then a renowned scholar.
It's like a piece of fragrant braised pork placed in the middle of the road; even passing dogs would be attracted, and everyone would want to take a bite.
A strong sense of crisis welled up in my heart.
No way! Too many people are eyeing Mao Mao. They have to do something to firmly secure their place as number one in Mao Mao's heart!
Grandma Lou's big white cat came running over, carrying a ball of yarn in its mouth and wagging its tail.
It placed the ball of yarn in front of Mao Mao, raised its head, and stood up with its two front paws, pawing at Mao Mao's little feet.
Meow~
The big white cat nudged its ball of yarn with its nose, scratched at Mao Mao's little feet with its paws, and let out a sticky meow: "Meow~~~~"
"Kitty!"
Mao Mao happily climbed down from her father's lap: "Do you want to play with me?"
Meow~
"OK."
Mao Mao picked up the ball of yarn from the ground and ran out with it, saying, "Kitty, I'll play with you."
The two round, chubby figures of a person and a cat quickly disappeared through the doorway.
Old Madam Lou, leaning on her cane, said in a deep voice, "Don't run out, just play inside."
"Okay, Grandma!"
"Meow!"
The hall was spacious enough for one person and one cat to run around freely.
Lou Dashuai quickly strode after him, saying, "Mao Mao, Daddy's off work today, so I'll play with you too!"
He also needs to spend more time with his youngest daughter, so that Mao Mao knows how good he is!
Forget Nie Zhengyun, forget Shen Zhaolin... He is the best father to Mao Mao!
"Mao Mao, we're here for you!"
...
That evening, Xia Xiaoxiang tucked her freshly washed daughter into bed.
She glanced at the clock; it was still early.
Based on Xia Xiaoxiang's understanding of the Lou family, given what happened today, someone will definitely come to ask Mao Mao to sleep with them tonight. The only question is who will arrive first and secure the opportunity.
Today, the whole family spent the day playing with Mao Mao. Only after the whole day was over did she finally have some time to whisper sweet nothings to her daughter.
A whole day had passed, and Xia Xiaoxiang was still a little dazed.
She watched as Mao Mao sat on the bed, playing with her toes with her little feet sticking up. Suddenly, she cried out and fell backward, like a little turtle that couldn't flip itself over, her feet sticking up high, looking rather dim-witted.
Xia Xiaoxiang naturally thought her daughter was the best in the world.
But if you ask yourself honestly, she's the biological mother, so of course she'll have a motherly bias when looking at her daughter. Just like the chubby mom who used to be their neighbor, she also thought her eight-year-old son, who still wet his pants, was the best in the world.
But now, not only does her daughter have a handsome father, but there are also powerful figures from the Green Gang and well-known writers eyeing her, all vying to become Mao Mao's father.
Xia Xiaoxiang touched her wildly beating heart.
Goodness gracious! Who knew that being a father was something you could just pick and choose?!
Of course, Mao Mao already has a handsome father, and her support is strong enough; she doesn't need so many fathers. Sometimes, having too many can cause more trouble.
Just like Mao Mao has five mothers, when they all come together, outsiders can't tell who her real mother is.
"Mao Mao."
"hold head high?"
"Mr. Shen wants to be your godfather," Xia Xiaoxiang couldn't help but ask. "What do you think?"
Mao Mao thought for a moment: "If Uncle Shen doesn't become my father, will he still be my good friend?"
Xia Xiaoxiang: "Of course I will. Isn't Mr. Nie still your good friend?"
Mao Mao let out an "Oh," and continued to amuse herself with great joy.
They didn't take it to heart at all.
Being a friend or a father, it makes no difference to her.
"Knock knock".
There was a knock on the door.
Xia Xiaoxiang opened the door as usual.
Sure enough, there was a man named Lou Dashuai standing outside.
Lou Wenshan rubbed his hands together, his gaze already passing over her to the little bundle of flesh on the bed. He immediately said, "Mao Mao, you sleep with Daddy tonight!"
"hold head high?"
Before Mao Mao could even come out, several more people appeared in the corridor.
"Sweetie, will you sleep with me tonight?"
"Fifth Madam, the eldest young master asked me to carry Miss over."
"The Third Young Master also sent me to find Miss."
Xia Xiaoxiang: "..."
Are there a lot of people here tonight?
...
Uncle Shen's desire to be Mao Mao's father was like a gentle breeze blowing across a lake, creating ripples that quickly dissipated without leaving any trace in Mao Mao's heart.
But it was like detonating a bomb in the Lou family home, causing a huge uproar.
They could refuse Nie Zhengyun by using the excuse that the Green Gang was too dangerous.
But the Shen family was not only not in danger, but also a famous scholarly family and a prestigious family. When Mao Mao visited the Shen family, she came back happily and said that she would go again next time.
What if Mao Mao suddenly gets excited and agrees one day?
They couldn't stop them even if they tried.
Not only did Commander Lou feel a strong sense of crisis, but even the four young masters became restless.
They heard Lou Yansui mention that the Shen family was large, with a string of older brothers and sisters, all of whom were very friendly to Mao Mao. It seemed as if a group of unseen people were eyeing them covetously, ready to seize their place at any moment.
Mao Mao has only one father and four older brothers; not a single one more!
The next day, when Mao Mao opened her eyes, she went to the dining room for breakfast as usual.
She had barely sat down in the chair, her little bottom not even settled, when more than a dozen pairs of chopsticks came from all directions, vying to put food into her bowl.
Each person had a chopstick, and her small bowl was quickly filled to the brim.
"Mao Mao, eat this."
Eat more.
"Brother will feed you, ah—"
Mao Mao ate hurriedly, but her eating speed couldn't keep up with the others' speed in picking up food. She buried her face in her small bowl and ate with gusto, not even having a chance to lift her head to speak.
After finally finishing her meal, her little tummy was round and full, and many hands reached out to hug her.
"Mao Mao, Daddy will take you to play."
"Mao Mao, let's go play hide-and-seek."
"Mao Mao, come and draw with your brother."
"Mao Mao, let your brother read you a story."
The big white cat clung to her chair leg, meowing.
Mao Mao has one father, five mothers, four older brothers, a grandmother, and a cat.
Overnight, everyone became very clingy, and even her goldfish were being fed by others, their bellies bulging.
The care and concern of more than a dozen people rushed over at once, and the soft, chubby cheeks of Mao Mao were rubbed and deformed.
She pursed her lips: "..."
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