Chapter 19 Nian Nian comforts her aunt
The newly laid wool blanket was soft and skin-friendly. The sandbag that Shi Linzhuo gave to Nian Nian was thrown onto the carpet by Wang Xiulin with controlled strength and distance.
Nian Nian was like a puppy catching a frisbee, her eyes following the parabolic trajectory of the sandbag. After the sandbag fell limply to the ground with a "pop", she crawled over and picked it up.
Crawling on the carpet is very safe, and there is no need to worry about the baby falling. Nian Nian also wears a pair of lace socks on her feet, and her feet kick back and forth while crawling, making her more flexible and compact than a sandbag.
"Grandma." Every time Nian Nian successfully retrieved a sandbag, she would be very proud. She would turn around, puff out her chest, hold up the sandbag with her little arms, and show off: "Here, Nian Nian's bag!"
At this time, Wang Xiulin would applaud at the right time: "We are really great at chanting."
After picking up the trash several times, Nian Nian's back was sweating and her skin was rosy. Wang Xiulin saw that it was not long before noon, so she thought of letting Nian Nian rest for a while.
"Nian Nian, do you want to watch cartoons? Can grandma help you find one?"
Wang Xiulin found the TV remote control on a small coffee table and pressed the power button on the black remote control panel. The brand icon began to load on the huge LCD screen.
Nian Nian was captivated by the constantly changing TV interface, tilting her head back to watch intently. Wang Xiulin carefully browsed the names and descriptions of each cartoon in the animation section, screening them one by one, and finally chose a cartoon called "Forest Paradise."
The general content is a story about the friendship between small animals in the forest.
"Take a look at this," Wang Xiulin said. "Nian Nian, take a look and see if you like it. If not, Grandma can change it."
The fresh and lively opening theme song sounded, and the silhouettes of various animals flashed by. Nian Nian was dazzled and watched attentively.
Wang Xiulin looked at his little back, which was straight like a sapling and looked very focused. She smiled silently, put the remote control back on the coffee table, and quietly watched cartoons with Nian Nian.
The first episode begins with an elegant hoopoe standing on a branch. It has a long and broad crest on its head, a slender beak, and black and white tail feathers.
Its majestic appearance and brave name did not change Nian Nian's expression at all. The old-fashioned Nian Nian was very determined and seriously examined the next plot.
Looking at Nian Nian like this, Wang Xiulin wanted to laugh, and also wanted to blame Shi Jianfeng.
If Shi Jianfeng hadn't always worn glasses, frowned tightly, and read the financial newspaper with a serious expression, which was seen and imitated by Nian Nian, how could Nian Nian have watched cartoons with such a serious expression?
However, because the little guy's face is too cute, he can't be serious at all. Instead, he looks like a pouty kitten.
Wang Xiulin sighed. Couldn’t Shi Jianfeng, this old man who ruined the child, be a little kinder? Only then would Xiao Niannian not dislike him.
"Coo-coo-coo-coo-coo-" The hoopoe on TV is singing to attract its friends.
Then Wang Xiulin, who was supporting her chin, saw that Nian Nian, who had a calm face, suddenly showed a look of shock and confusion.
Wang Xiulin asked, "What's wrong, Nian Nian?"
Nian Nian, who was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, loosened his grip and the sandbag fell onto the carpet. However, the little guy didn't have the energy to spare for his favorite sandbag. He turned sideways and supported Wang Xiulin's calves that were hanging on the edge of the sofa with his little hands.
"Grandma." The little dumpling pointed at the hoopoe on TV with his free hand. "Bird, yes, auntie?"
Wang Xiulin didn't know if she hadn't understood, and was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
"It, Auntie." Nian Nian imitated the call of the hoopoe, then emphasized it and said unyieldingly, "Nian Nian, there is Auntie!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha..." Wang Xiulin finally understood what the little guy meant and laughed so hard that she fell over.
Nian Nian didn’t understand why he was always laughed at by adults. His father had laughed at him like this before. He was a little confused and called out “Grandma” in a weak voice.
Wang Xiulin laughed enough and took a deep breath. She used her arms like the claws in a claw machine to pick up the little doll Nian Nian from the ground, hugged it in her arms, and nodded at the tip of the little doll's nose with great joy.
"Nian Nian, your aunt is not the same aunt as the bird's Gugu."
"Woo." Nian Nian lowered her head. Grandma's words were so complicated that the stupid kid couldn't understand.
Wang Xiulin didn't force universal ethics on the little one. She smiled and suggested, "Then why don't we go find Auntie and see if she's awake. Then we can go upstairs and call her for lunch."
"Yes. Nian Nian, look for your aunt." Nian Nian climbed onto Wang Xiulin's neck.
Wang Xiulin walked steadily, leading Nian Nian to the door of Shi Nanqi's room. She leaned over slightly so that Nian Nian in her arms could touch the door panel. "Nian Nian, let's knock on the door."
Nian Nian waved her hand, and her small cat-like palm patted the door: "Auntie, Nian Nian."
There was a loud bang in the room, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground, causing the wooden floor to tremble, followed by a series of footsteps.
"Click." The sound of the handle being pressed from the inside.
The door was slightly open.
"Please stop asking, okay? I've told you many times that there won't be any news about the next song in the near future. I'm rejecting all invitations sent by email, and I'm asking those crappy companies to leave me alone."
As the doors were all opened, Shi Nanqi hung up the phone with a "beep". A smile appeared on his slightly pale face, but it couldn't hide the feeling of dejection brought about by the dark circles under his eyes.
Shi Nanqi had a very clean temperament, and her plain face made her melancholy look even more intense today. Nian Nian was very sensitive to emotions and he felt that Shi Nanqi was not happy.
"Aunt." Nian Nian reached out for Shi Nanqi to hug her.
Shi Nanqi looked at Nian Nian's coquettish face asking for a hug, and her gloomy mood dissipated a little. Her smile instantly became a little more genuine: "Okay, Auntie, hug the baby."
Although Nian Nian is a little sloth who relies on her elders, but at this moment, with her little butt supported by Shi Nanqi, Nian Nian feels that she is trying hard to give her aunt a hug and support.
"Aunt." Nian Nian released her arms and fumbled to find the pocket on her clothes.
Shi Nanqi and Wang Xiulin saw him lowering his head and twisting his body this way and that, his big eyes darting around as if searching for something. They couldn't help but look with him on the clean, gleaming wooden floor, "Did Nian Nian drop something?"
Wang Xiulin thought he was looking for a sandbag and said quickly, "Niannian, the sandbag is on the carpet downstairs."
"Hmm..." Nian Nian hummed in a muffled voice, and finally managed to pull out the corner of his clothes that was pressed between him and Shi Nanqi's body. The pocket of the corner of the clothes was bulging, as if it was filled with something.
Persistent Nian Nian tugged at the corner of her clothes with one hand and reached into her pocket with the other.
After taking it out, he spread out his palm like a little angel with snow-white wings and handed the thing to Shi Nanqi.
Inside her little pink palm was the plump white dumpling that Shi Nanqi had given to Nian Nian. Nian Nian loved to pinch it and would put it in her pocket wherever she went.
"Play with dumplings, have fun. Auntie, play."
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