Chapter 36
The farcical little incident ended, bringing laughter to the adults and a lesson to the children.
Meimei's spit attack, while not very harmful, was extremely insulting, leaving a huge shadow on the young mind of Xu Yirou.
However, the shadow did not last long. At lunchtime, Xu Yirou, carrying Little Apple, dawdled into Meimeiyangyang's room.
That's right, Meimei and Yangyang have their own private room, which is cleaned 24 hours a day. To keep them from getting bored, there are a lot of toys in the room.
There is also a huge bathtub in the room for them to bathe in.
The little dumpling squatted down, looking at the alpaca with a mixture of fear and anticipation, and carefully took out a bright red apple to show its affection.
Alpacas are known for their temper, and Uncle Yun was worried that the two calves, still angry, would chase after the two young ones and spit on them. So he ordered the servants to tie them up.
All the fancy hair clips that Mei Mei had been wearing were removed, and her hideous makeup was wiped clean.
As their beauty returned, they transformed back into gentle and adorable alpacas.
Meimei lifted one eyelid, her bright, black eyes, like glass marbles, reflecting the cub's round face. Its pink little nose twitched slightly, and it nodded its head, following the sweet scent of apples.
"Meimei, here's a sweet apple for you, so you won't be angry with me anymore, okay?" Xu Yirou held the big apple to its mouth, babbling on and on.
"Spitting is uncivilized behavior. We should be civilized and good children. I know you don't have a teacher to teach you, but that's okay. I'll teach you later. I'm the child with the most little red flowers in Mushroom Class."
The large apples were crisp and juicy, and their sweet juice made the baby's tender white hands glisten.
Meimei was munching on her apple with great relish, making crunching noises that made Xu Yirou's mouth water.
She swallowed hard, then tentatively placed her little hand on Meimei's head. Seeing that Meimei didn't react angrily, she was delighted and boldly started stroking her head.
Yangyang, who didn't get an apple, was sulking and pouted as she tried to rub the beautiful apple against the wall.
Meimei refused to share, turning her head away to avoid Yangyang, leaving him with only the back of her head.
Yangyang continued to rub against it, and then, sensing the sweet smell of fruit juice on its head, it stuck out its little pink tongue and licked its head.
Meimei was engrossed in eating the apple.
Yangyang licked and licked, gradually deforming the older sister's cute curly hair. After licking the top of her head, she licked the cub's palm.
There's no problem that a big apple can't solve.
After lunch, Jiang Yan and her daughter prepared to say goodbye. Before leaving, Paopao hugged Yangyang reluctantly, clenched her little fist, and said earnestly, "Yangyang, wait for me, I will be back soon."
Xu Yirou stood on tiptoe, her head held high: "My dear wife, you must come back soon, I'll be waiting for you at home."
In her simple mind, if a man and a woman can kiss and hug, it means they will definitely get married.
As the parent of Da Bao, she will do her best to treat her daughter-in-law well.
Jiang Yan bent down and replied with a gentle smile, "Auntie, you can just call me Jiang Yan."
Bubble: (⊙o⊙)…
"Mom, why do you call Rou Rou 'Auntie'? Rou Rou is only four years old, and you're making her sound old!" Bubble said indignantly.
She acted as if she, the young girl, was the one being called old.
Jiang Yan was both angry and helpless: "...It's not what you think."
Xu Yirou: "Paopao is right, I'm only four years old, still a baby. Honey, you can still call me Rou Rou, it's okay."
Jiang Yan hasn't gotten used to her new identity yet, and it feels strange to be called "Auntie" or "Rourou".
She glanced at the time, stopped worrying about the form of address, took her daughter's hand, said a few words briefly, got into the car, and left.
*
Xu Niancheng's vacation is coming to an end, and she will be heading back to the company tomorrow morning.
This trip back was so worthwhile! Not only did I gain weight and get some extra flesh on my face, but I also had more time with my family and witnessed my older brother's love story.
Bubble's mother, her soon-to-be sister-in-law, is actually Jiang Yan, the action star she admires!
Influenced by the melodramatic novels she read in her early years, Xu Niancheng secretly believed that her older brother might be keeping some poor and innocent female college student as a mistress.
Rich, good-looking, and intelligent, coupled with a cold and aloof personality, she is very similar to the domineering CEO in melodramatic novels, making it hard for her not to identify with him.
The older brother paid off all of his little canary's debts in one go, gave her a seven-figure allowance, and secretly bought a new house to keep her as a mistress, without letting anyone else know.
In her original assumption, the domineering CEO would definitely like the innocent, pure type of girl, because of her 'cleanliness'.
The result far exceeded her expectations; she wasn't some delicate, innocent girl who was being kept by a sugar daddy. It was all just wishful thinking on her part.
Her domineering older brother actually likes Jiang Yan, a stunningly beautiful woman of the "rich and beautiful" type, who is also a single mother with a family.
This means that the eldest brother became a stepfather in a glorious way as soon as he married into her family.
Xu Niancheng was both shocked and bewildered, and thought awkwardly, "My older brother doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be lustful at first sight."
She sat on the swing in the garden downstairs, looking up at the azure sky. She swung up and down, sometimes slowly and sometimes quickly, and a cool breeze lifted the hem of her skirt.
I can't understand it, I just can't understand it.
She stared at the sky for a long while before suddenly realizing that she was being propelled by a force that did not belong to her.
Xu Niancheng turned her head to look behind her alertly, and her eyes met a pair of bright and clear kitten eyes.
"Xiao Bao, let me push you." Xu Yirou pushed the swing chair with her two delicate little hands.
Xu Niancheng was so frightened that she jumped down.
It's too dangerous. My mother is so small and delicate; she could easily be knocked away if she's not careful.
She still treated her like a child and wanted to push her on the swing.
"Mom, come up here, let's sit together." Xu Niancheng got up and carried Xu Yirou up.
The swing chair can seat two adults, and there's still room to spare even if one adult and one child sit on it.
Xu Yirou relaxed and leaned to one side, her daughter's slender arms wrapped around her back, naturally pulling the cub mother into her arms.
Xu Niancheng tilted her head to the side, looking down at the chubby baby in her arms, watching the little tuft of hair on her head sway in the wind.
Xu Niancheng's gaze couldn't help but drift back and forth along with that little tuft of hair.
Xu Yirou raised her soft neck: "Xiaobao, are you going back to the company tomorrow?"
Xu Niancheng reached out and patted the cute little tuft of hair: "Yes, Mom."
"So you can't come to my Children's Day performance?" Xu Yirou pouted. "I'm the third little bee in the first row. The teacher said I'll be wearing a pretty little dress on the day of the performance."
Children's Day on June 1st is the grandest festival for kindergartens and primary schools every year. Every adult has participated in the Children's Day cultural performance when they were young, more or less.
Back then, the standard four-piece set for children's stage makeup consisted of: a large red dot between the eyebrows, a wide-open mouth, two rosy cheeks, and eyeshadow in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
It's so ugly that seeing it makes me want to call the police.
The family photo album still contains stage photos of the three siblings.
Xu Niancheng's heart skipped a beat, and a picture slowly appeared in her mind: her clean, fair-skinned baby mother, wearing the same beautiful makeup as Yang Yang, jumping and dancing on the stage.
!!
Very good.
The whole family is together, hahaha.
She inquired about the specific time of the arts performance, but Xu Yirou didn't remember clearly, so she sent a message to Teacher Lin.
The Children's Day performance this year is scheduled for Friday, May 31st, starting at 9:00 AM.
Time wasn't too tight. Xu Niancheng looked at the work schedule for this month. The live broadcast on the 31st could be moved up a day or postponed a day, no problem.
Xu Niancheng quickly finalized the arrangements. That day, she would crawl to the kindergarten even if she had to, to record the first performance of the baby's mother.
"Mom, I will definitely come on the day of your performance. I will take beautiful photos with my camera and put them in our family album. I will also share them on WeChat Moments so that others will know that I have a talented, beautiful and lovely mom."
Xu Yirou was flattered by her praise, her fluffy head twitching up in a shy voice as she asked, "Am I... am I that amazing?"
"Amazing! How could you not be amazing, Mom? Look, you learned how to play the paintbrush in just half a month, and you can bring home five little red flowers five days a week. You are the best kid I have ever seen."
Xu Niancheng spared no effort in praising her in various ways, giving the baby's mother the most encouragement, removing the influence of her original family, and hoping that she would become a confident and shining child.
"hey-hey."
Xu Yirou's face flushed: "Will Da Bao and Xiao Bao come to see my performance too?"
“My brother will definitely come, don’t worry.” Xu Niancheng smiled meaningfully. “He probably won’t be going on a business trip anytime soon; he’ll stay in Beijing for a while.”
She touched her chin and said uncertainly, "As for my second brother, I'm not so sure. I heard he's currently filming a big IP project. The crew is very strict, so he might not be able to come back until filming is finished."
Top celebrities of the same caliber as He Nianzhu are busy as spinning tops all year round, flying all over the world, and can hardly rest for more than a few days.
However, before the year is even halfway over, He Nianzhu has already rested for more than a month, and it is estimated that he will be very busy for the next six months and will most likely not be able to come back.
The child didn't understand the intricacies of the story; all she could understand was that her son was too busy to come and watch her performance.
Xu Yirou couldn't help but feel disappointed, and her starry eyes gradually dimmed.
A blurry scene floated into her mind: she sat alone in a luxurious, empty living room, the phone pressed against her ear emitting busy tones and—
"Madam, I'm sorry, the president is currently attending a very important international conference and is temporarily unavailable. Please feel free to tell me anything, and I will pass it on to you."
"Then please tell Ayan to eat on time, work less overtime, and that health is the most important thing."
"Mom, it's almost my turn to act. I'm going to get ready now. You should get some rest."
"good……"
Xu Yirou vaguely knew that she was calling her three siblings. She couldn't reach two of them, and she could reach one but he didn't have time to talk to her.
Her memory was hazy, but the feeling was so real that it made her feel as if she had experienced it all over again.
The cubs' emotions were generally outwardly expressed, and Xu Niancheng immediately noticed when Xu Yirou felt sad.
Before her mother burst into tears, it would be easier to coax her, so Xu Niancheng quickly patted her head and tried to make her laugh.
Xu Yirou, however, seemed not to see or hear anything, and did not respond to her daughter's words at all.
Xu Niancheng had a bad feeling.
My mother has never ignored anyone; even when she's unhappy, she will still react.
Xu Niancheng panicked. At that moment, she felt a tightness in her chest, and the thin fabric she was wearing became damp.
"Xiao Bao, I... I can't find you and Da Bao..."
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