Chapter 25
Xu Niancheng washes the cub's mother's bottom.
Xu Yirou was so embarrassed that she bent over and lay on her daughter's lap, sobbing.
Xu Niancheng smiled and coaxed her, "Mom, don't be shy, what's wrong with that? Didn't you help us take a bath when we were little?"
"Waaah," Xu Yirou choked back tears, "I'll never eat ice cream or spicy snacks again."
"Okay, okay, I won't eat it."
After washing her bottom with warm water, Xu Niancheng unbuttoned her shirt, and the next second, a naked, fair-skinned cub appeared in front of her.
Xu Yirou was shy and embarrassed to be naked in front of the children, so after she shrunk, a maid always helped her bathe.
Xu Niancheng stared at her mother, whose skin was so fair and white, and her eyes widened. Good heavens, she looked so beautiful!
"Don't look at the baby, the baby will be shy!" Xu Yirou blushed furiously and didn't know where to cover herself.
Xu Niancheng adored her mother so much that she hugged her and gave her a good rub without saying a word.
After rubbing them enough, I started bathing the mother ducklings. The water temperature in the bathtub was just right, and several colorful little ducklings floated on the surface.
Xu Yirou played while taking a bath. The bathtub had a constant temperature function, and the mother and daughter played in the bathroom for half an hour before coming out.
Xu Yirou was wrapped up in a bath towel like a dumpling. Xu Niancheng carried her out, lowered her head to sniff the sweet and soft baby in her arms, and her heart was filled with joy.
What's the difference between this and raising a daughter?
Why get married and have a certain kind of child? There's already one right here!
Just like when Xu Yirou helped her dress when she was little, Xu Niancheng gently dressed the cub in her arms.
Finally, she gave Xu Yirou a big kiss on the cheek, beaming, "My sweet and soft baby mommy, I love you, I love you!"
Hsu Yi-jou hugged her daughter back: "Mommy loves Xiao Bao too!"
Xu Niancheng was amused by her sweet southern accent: "Then should I say, thank you, Mommy, for loving me?"
The little dumpling rubbed its soft cheek against her chin: "You're welcome. You're all Mommy's babies. Mommy should love her babies."
After the mother and daughter finished their sweet time, Xu Niancheng remembered the live stream that she had cut off halfway through.
"Never mind," she thought to herself, "I'll just open another one later."
Xu Niancheng received several messages from her assistant on WeChat inquiring about the situation, and she casually replied with a couple of sentences.
After Xu Yirou finished showering, the family doctor whom Uncle Yun had invited arrived. After examining her and confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, Xu Qingyan was finally relieved.
Xu Qingyan had to go back to the company for a meeting, so Xu Yirou's afternoon dance class was picked up and dropped off by Xu Niancheng.
When Xu Yirou learned that her eldest son wouldn't send her to her extracurricular classes, she frowned unhappily.
Xu Niancheng thought that her mother relied more on her older brother Xu Qingyan, and couldn't help but feel a little jealous, reflecting on the fact that she hadn't spent enough time with her mother.
“If Da Bao doesn’t see me off, Bubble won’t be able to see him anymore.” Xu Yirou looked up at the sky, her two little eyebrows twisted into caterpillars. “Bubble will be sad if he can’t see Da Bao.”
Xu Niancheng: ...Oh, then it's nothing.
And things turned out exactly as Xu Yirou had predicted.
Bubble kept looking behind Xu Yirou: "Rou Rou, where's Da Bao's dad? Why didn't he come?"
Xu Yirou sighed and scratched her head sheepishly: "Da Bao went to work to earn money. It's okay, Pao Pao, I can keep you company."
After lending Da Bao to Pao Pao to be his father, Xu Yi Rou belatedly realized that if Da Bao was Pao Pao's father, then she was Pao Pao's grandmother.
Da Bao doesn't have time to play with Pao Pao, so her grandmother should spend more time with her.
"All right."
Bubble was a little disappointed, but it didn't last long.
The two cubs went into the dance studio together and sat on the floor to rest and chat.
Bubble suddenly asked, "Adults are always so busy. If I could earn money, wouldn't they be less busy?"
"Bubble, you can make money too! Baby can spend the money she earns."
“Meatball, we are little babies, and little babies can’t earn money on their own.” Bubble remembered her mother’s words and said seriously, “That’s called child labor, and you’ll get arrested by the police.”
Xu Yirou was stunned, then retorted, "No way, I earn my own money."
The little dumpling's eyes sparkled as she whispered to her best friend, "I'll let you in on a secret, Bubble! I've made so much money already! Do you want to eat KFC? It's my treat!"
Bubble didn't doubt Xu Yirou's words: "Oh, you're going to treat me to KFC? Meat, KFC is so expensive, a hamburger costs twenty tickets, I've never had that many tickets before."
Twenty tickets? That's a lot.
Xu Yirou automatically put her red tickets into her head; she didn't have enough red tickets to buy two hamburgers right now.
"Bubble, you're so pitiful." Xu Yirou felt sorry for Bubble. "I can treat you to... um, a hamburger!"
She would feel bad if she ate any more.
Bubble's eyes lit up: "Really, Meatball? You're really going to treat me to a hamburger?"
Xu Yirou nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "I'm sorry, Bubble, I should have treated you to a few more, but I still need to buy a gift for my mom, so..."
Bubble patted her shoulder magnanimously and understandingly: "It's okay."
"Rourou, I really envy you. I never have any pocket money, but you can earn money on your own."
"Hey, your mom didn't give you any money? Didn't you get a red envelope for your birthday?"
Xu Yirou was a little surprised. Bubble Mom looked so gentle, not like such a petty adult.
Bubble shook her head pitifully: "My mom only gives me cards, black, green, red, blue... I've already collected so many cards."
Jiang Yan was worried that if she gave her daughter cash, her daughter would just throw it around like paper, so she simply gave her a card, which could be replaced if lost.
She just didn't explain it clearly at the time, so Bubble had no idea that it was a bank card that could be used to pay money.
Xu Yirou was shocked: "Don't you have any money in all those cards?"
Bubble: "?"
“Kaka is not money, it’s fleshy. Money is soft like paper. Although my mom says that you can buy things with kaka, I’ve never seen any other child use kaka to buy things. Everyone uses money.”
Xu Yirou was greatly shocked. "Wow, so the money is deposited into the card? It's so much more convenient to buy things by swiping the card than by using cash!"
"Bubble, Kaka can be used to buy things." She said earnestly, like an adult. "I'm coming to your house to play tomorrow. Bring Kaka with you, and I'll teach you how to use Kaka to buy things."
"!! " Bubble exclaimed excitedly, "No need for tomorrow, I've brought Kaka right now."
Bubble kept the bank card that Jiang Yan gave her as a gift. The bank card was small and lightweight, so she carried it with her and put it in her small schoolbag.
Now we don't have to wait until tomorrow; we can go shopping together right after class.
Xu Niancheng was far away, but through the glass window she could see the two cubs huddled together, whispering to each other. Their appearances and expressions were quite similar.
There's a saying that couples who stay together for a long time start to look more and more alike, and it seems this theory also applies to children.
Xu Niancheng found it novel and naturally thought that it would be great if there were two children in the family.
Xu Yirou attended dance classes for about half a month, and her progress in the Little Swan Dance has been remarkable. She started by stumbling and struggling, but now she can perform the entire dance smoothly.
Xu Niancheng edited several videos from different stages into a growth video and posted it in a group chat with her three siblings.
Chengcheng: [Click here to see a happy mom's growth story~]
y: [Not bad.]
Bamboo: [As expected of my mom, her progress is too fast! I have to post this on Weibo to show off. *smug*
y: [Please be mindful of privacy.]
Bamboo: [Don't worry about me, brother. I'll make sure it's so well-masked that even your own son wouldn't recognize it.]
The dance class has a 20-minute break every half hour. During the break, the children play together in twos and threes.
Xu Yirou, Paopao, and another girl named Xinxin played together.
"Let's play a new game today."
Xu Yirou took out a long, elastic red rubber band, looped the ends of the band around Bubble and Xin Xin's feet, adjusted them to about the same height, and then stood next to the rubber band, hopping back and forth like a nimble little rabbit, occasionally hooking her little foot.
She turned an ordinary rubber band into an unexpected and creative game.
The children, born with a silver spoon in their mouths and who had never experienced resource scarcity, were all stunned.
"Meatball, what's this?"
Bubble stared with wide, curious eyes, suddenly feeling that her best friend was so...so sophisticated and high-class, while she felt like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"This is called 'jumping rope,' it's a lot of fun!"
The baby's short legs, just like Cai Wenji's, dazzled the other babies. Good heavens, is she dancing? What unique dance moves!
"Meatball, teach me! I want to play too!"
I want to play too!
Bubble and Xin Xin's little faces were flushed with excitement, and their little feet were itching to get moving.
Xu Yirou: "Okay, no problem, I'll take care of it."
There weren't enough people, so she couldn't teach two people at the same time. She then turned to the idea of grabbing people from the cubs to put rubber bands on.
"Yu Yu, Xuan Xuan, could you please—"
"Can!"
Yu Yu and Xuan Xuan asked in unison, Yu Yu looking expectant and admiring as she grabbed Xu Yi Rou's hand: "Rou Rou, do you want to take us along to play?"
Xu Yirou, who originally only wanted to recruit a laborer, said: "...Ah, do you want to play?"
"I want to think about it!" Xuanxuan nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling. "It looks so interesting! I want to play too. Rou Rou, will you take me to play?"
The more friends you have, the more fun it will be, and Xu Yirou nodded without hesitation.
The five cubs soon started playing jump rope in the spacious dance room.
Xu Yirou was the youngest of the five cubs. She explained in slow motion and in her sweet, childlike voice, and Bubble was the first to learn.
So they helped teach the other three cubs, and before long, the five cubs were playing skillfully.
There are many ways to play jump rope, but Xu Yirou only remembers a few simple ones, which are already quite appealing.
Gradually, more and more children gathered around wanting to play together, and as soon as the break time was over, Xu Yirou and the others were surrounded by them.
"Alright, line up, I'll teach you one by one, no rush." Xu Yirou, with her little belly sticking out, earnestly maintained order.
"Duoduo, let's go take a look, we'll be right back."
Duo Duo's friends couldn't contain their excitement and ran over one by one, leaving her behind.
Accustomed to being the center of attention, Duoduo stomped her feet in anger, glaring fiercely at Xu Yirou across the crowd.
Xu Yirou, busy being a little teacher, was completely unaware, but Paopao, standing to the side, saw everything clearly.
Bubble tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Dodo, are your eyes broken?"
"?" Duoduo was stunned for a moment, then became angry. "Your eyes are the ones that are broken! I'm going to tell the teacher that you swore!"
Bubble wasn't afraid of her at all: "If your eyes aren't damaged, why are they always like this?"
She mimicked her wide-eyed stare, her cheeks puffed out: "Just like this."
"I wasn't looking at you, mind your own business."
Bubble realized what was happening: "So you were looking at the succulents?"
Duo Duo: "Hmph, what's wrong with her?"
Bubble alarm went off, and the little one tensed up, hands on hips warily: "You want to play with Meatball? No way, you two aren't a good match! She's mine, you can't take her away!"
She hates Duoduo, and Rou Rou is her best friend. She absolutely cannot let Duoduo go to Rou Rou.
She wants to protect the baby!
"Tch, who would want to be friends with a little idiot?" Duoduo looked down on the two kids equally. "Only a little idiot would be friends with another little idiot."
Just as Bubble was about to argue her point, a soft voice floated out.
"Oh, I see."
Xu Yirou took two steps, her expression suddenly realizing something, and said loudly, "Duoduo, are you afraid I'll tell everyone about your injection? Don't worry, I haven't told anyone, not even Paopao knows."
"Besides your mother and me, none of my children know the secret that you cried when you got a shot."
Duoduo: !!
Xu Yirou thought she was being quiet, but in fact, she was so loud that all the young children in the dance studio could hear her clearly.
cubs: 0.0
Bubble opened her eyes wide, looked at Rou Rou, and finally stared at Duo Duo: "Did you cry when you got your shot?"
When their embarrassing moment is exposed in public, the proud child feels as if the sky has fallen, and their face turns bright red.
Duoduo, who was as proud as a little swan, couldn't bear this change, and her eyes were glistening with tears.
Bubble jumped, bent down and leaned closer: "Are you crying?"
"I didn't cry!" Duoduo turned her head away, not allowing anyone to see.
Bubble, shameless as ever, followed her over, getting even closer than before, and said bluntly, "No, your eyes are red, you must have been crying."
Duoduo kept dodging, and Bubble kept following.
Seeing that she couldn't shake off this clingy person no matter what she did, Duoduo felt wronged and embarrassed, with tears welling up in her eyes.
The next second, the mischievous child, Duoduo, broke down.
"I didn't!" Duoduo wailed, "Waaah—I didn't cry!"
I hate you all!
"I want my mom!"
"Mother!"
Bubble was startled and quickly retreated.
Why did you suddenly start crying...?
Duo Duo's cries echoed throughout the classroom, startling the dance teacher who had just returned from the restroom and reached the door.
They rushed in to check on the situation, worried that something might have happened to the child.
The result was unexpected and relieved her.
It turned out to be just a squabble between kids, and one of them got so upset that he cried. It's all over now.
Teacher Liu checked the time and saw that there was still half an hour left before get out of class ended, so she simply contacted Duoduo's mother to pick her up early.
As for the other two children, Teacher Liu briefly explained the situation to both sets of parents.
"Parents of Rou Rou, we do not recommend that children bring toys to class."
Before leaving, Teacher Liu reminded them, "Dance class is a physically demanding course, and the break time is specifically for children to rest and relax. It's best to play jump rope at home."
Originally, Xu Niancheng was happy for her mother, who was standing outside the window watching the cubs playing together, because they had made so many good friends.
They were completely unaware that something was wrong.
He said apologetically, "Okay, teacher, we'll be more careful next time."
*
"You want to eat KFC?"
"Yes, I promised to treat Bubble to a hamburger and teach her how to use Kaka to buy things."
Eating KFC is no problem, but the second half of that sentence sent a chill down Xu Niancheng's spine.
"What do you mean?" she asked softly. "What card should I use?"
Bubble took a green bank card from the nanny and said in a crisp voice, "Sister, Rou Rou said that this kind of card can be used to buy things, but I've never used it before and I don't know how to use it. Rou Rou said she can teach me."
"..." Xu Niancheng choked. This wouldn't do, would it? Wouldn't this be teaching children to waste money?
Xu Yirou led Bubble outside, saying, "Bubble, let's go eat KFC first, and then I'll take you shopping."
"Okay, okay!"
Xu Niancheng followed, making a total of two adults including the two children and her and Bubble's nanny.
Xu Niancheng thought about it and decided that it wouldn't work. Just to be on the safe side, she should contact the other party's parents in advance to let them know beforehand, so as not to upset them.
She hurriedly sent a message to Xu Qingyan.
Hey bro, have you gotten in touch with Bubble's mom? How did your chat go?
No contact.
Xu Qingyan had just accepted a friend request this morning, but hadn't had time to reply, as she was still busy with her own things.
Xu Niancheng briefly described the situation she had encountered, and then urged him:
[Please talk to Bubble's mom. If they don't agree, I'll try to persuade her to leave after they finish eating.]
"It's urgent, bro, you need to hurry."
Xu Qingyan: [Hmm.]
Xu Qingyan slowly scrolled through Jiang Yan's WeChat. Her profile picture was an ink painting of a lotus flower, which he guessed meant she was an artistic person.
Xu Qingyan pondered for a moment before typing a line.
Hello, excuse me. I am the parent of Rou Rou. My two children are planning to go shopping together after school. If you mind, I will intervene.
After waiting for five minutes, Bubble's parents did not respond.
Xu Qingyan glanced at the time on the screen and was about to dial the number when a message came back: "I understand, it's okay, as long as the two kids are having fun."
Seeing that the other party wasn't the kind of meddlesome, overly sensitive parent, Xu Qingyan's impression of them improved somewhat.
【OK. 】
Their first chat ended there, and Xu Qingyan went back to work.
After receiving her brother's message and learning that Jiang Yan was taking a laissez-faire attitude, Xu Niancheng felt no longer concerned.
"Bubble, order whatever you want to eat."
"Hey sis, we'd like two hamburgers, two Cokes, a serving of fries, and two... um, four packets of ketchup!"
At the KFC order counter, two tiny children, barely taller than the counter itself, had clear, bright voices.
The waiter looked down and saw two fair and soft faces. One of the little ones took out a hundred-yuan bill from his bag.
"Here, take the money." Xu Yirou stood on tiptoe and stretched out her arm as far as she could.
Xu Niancheng sat in a seat not far away and watched.
What an adorable little girl! The waiter smiled as he accepted the hundred-yuan bill and couldn't help but ask, "Okay, please wait a moment. Did you come alone?"
“No.” Xu Yirou shook her head. “I came with my daughter and granddaughter.”
waiter:? ?
Bubble was also stunned for a moment.
Xu Yirou patted her shoulder: "Bubble, have you forgotten? Da Bao is my son, and now he's your father, so you're my granddaughter."
"Daddy's dad is called grandpa, and daddy's mom is called grandma~" she hummed, shaking her head.
Bubble slapped her forehead, a sweet smile spreading across her adorable face: "You're right!"
Immediately, she applied what she learned to other situations, turned to the waiter proudly, and said, "I came with my grandma and aunt!"
Xu Niancheng almost choked on her saliva, and chuckled softly while pressing down on the brim of her hat.
If all babies in the world were this cute, the number of people who fear marriage and childbirth would decrease by at least half.
Unfortunately, all the cute and well-behaved cubs belong to other people.
It's okay! Her mother is one of them.
At this moment, the waiter turned around and, suppressing a laugh, said, "Your child is so funny."
The two cubs returned after ordering their food and sat obediently in their seats to wait.
Xu Yirou only learned on her way here that you don't need twenty red tickets to buy a hamburger; one red ticket can buy two hamburgers.
As time went by, Xu Yirou's cognitive abilities regressed to that of a four-year-old, and she completely forgot all addition and subtraction within one hundred.
All knowledge and common sense need to be re-examined and learned.
"Meatball, thank you for treating me to a hamburger! We'll go to the mall later, and I'll buy you a gift."
"Don't be shy." Xu Yirou opened her mouth wide, took a bite, and had breadcrumbs on her lips. "I'm your grandma, it's only right that grandma treats you to a hamburger."
Bubble hugged her and giggled, "Meatball, you're my grandma. Grandma is a year younger than me. That's so funny."
Xu Yirou: "So what? I'll take good care of you."
"I'll still love you more, Grandma." Bubble smiled so wide her eyes disappeared. "I'll protect you and won't let Duoduo bully you."
Xu Yirou pouted, her face full of confusion: "Duoduo doesn't seem to have bullied me. By the way, Duoduo cried today. Is it because I didn't let her play with me that she cried?"
Does this count as her bullying Duoduo?
The little dumpling was confused.
Bubble took a sip of ice-cold cola and let out a satisfying burp: "It's because she called us 'little idiots,' so we won't play with her anymore."
"By the way, Rou Rou, you absolutely must not let Duo Duo seduce you. Stay away from her. She has a sharp tongue and she's really scary."
"What is seduction?" Xu Yirou was completely confused.
"Seduction... seduction is..." Bubble tugged at her hair, deep in thought, "...it's about liking to get close to you and getting your attention!"
Xu Yirou nodded as if she understood: "So this is what seduction is."
"That Duoduo is definitely seducing me." The cub was very troubled. "She must like me too much."
The nanny who was with Bubble regretted not covering the little master's mouth in time, as she had now set a bad example for the child.
Xu Niancheng couldn't help but laugh, so she took a picture of the two kids being affectionate and sent it to Xu Qingyan.
"Brother, look at my little niece, isn't she adorable?"
Xu Qingyan: [?]
Xu Niancheng: [Hahaha jpg]
[Mom just went to buy hamburgers and told the waitress she was with her daughter and granddaughter. Bubble even called me auntie! Isn't that my little niece? *doge emoji*]
Xu Qingyan: [Nonsense.]
Xu Niancheng was overjoyed to have successfully predicted his reply.
[Mommy is a little baby and doesn't understand things yet. You can't act like that, okay?]
Xu Niancheng pursed her lips and thought to herself, "She really has no sense of humor. If she had such a cute little one calling her 'Little Treasure Mom,' she would definitely adopt her as her goddaughter on the spot."
Brother, tsk, so rigid.
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