âYeah, yeah, yeah, youâre a good baby boy.â Xu Youning comforted Xiangyi in a flurry while gesturing Mumu to go upstairs. âGo and call Auntie Jianâan over.â
She could not handle the little baby in her arms!
âOkay.â
Mumu quickly slipped down from the sofa and ran up to the second floor.
Su Jianâan came down to hold Xiangyi in her arms. The little girl gradually stopped crying, hummed in a low voice, and moved around in her motherâs arms.
The more Mumu saw it, the more depressed he became. He held his chin and blinked in confusion. âAuntie Jianâan, why doesnât the baby want me to hold her?â
âBecause you havenât gotten familiar with her yet,â said Su Jianâan. âIf you play with her for a few more days, she will let you hold her.â
Mumu lay down and looked at Xiangyi thoughtfully. âOkay.â
At this time, Aunt Liu went downstairs with two bottles of milk and handed one to Su Jianâan and the other one to Xiyu.
Su Jianâan suddenly thought of something, and she called Xu Youning and said, âDo you want to try feeding Xiyu milk? You should accumulate experience in advance, lest you get flustered in the future.â
â...â Xu Youning paused and forced a smile. âOkay.â
She picked up Xiyu and fed him milk under Aunt Liuâs guidance.
Mumu got close to Su Jianâan and said eagerly, âAuntie Youning, may I feed the baby milk?â
Su Jianâan thought for a while and finally couldnât bear to refuse Mumu. She handed the bottle to him and said, âIn fact, itâs not difficult. Just help the baby hold the bottle.â
âOkay!â
Mumu took over the bottle and looked at Xiangyi seriously.
Xiangyi just drank a few mouthfuls of milk and was still hungry. Suddenly unable to drink the milk for no reason, she was naturally unhappy. Her face puckered and she was about to cry again. Mumu quickly sent the spout to her lips and said, âDonât cry, baby. Be good.â Then he gently rubbed her face.
Xiangyi opened her mouth and bit the spout, gulping down the bottle of milk. She didnât cry again.
Mumu felt that he had comforted the baby. He smiled happily at Xiangyi and said, âThatâs right. Donât cry. Be as obedient as me.â
Xiangyi stared at Mumu for a while, and turned around to continue gulping down milk. After drinking more than half a bottle of milk, she fell asleep in Su Jianâanâs arms.
Xu Youning whispered, âXiyu also fell asleep.â
The two little guys usually fell asleep at the same time. Perhaps, this was because of the spiritual connection between them.
Su Jianâan held Xiangyi in her arms, got up gently, and said, âIâll take them to the room upstairs and let them sleep.â
After the babies settled down, Aunt Liu stayed to watch them in the room. Su Jianâan and Xu Youning took Mumu downstairs.
Su Jianâan checked the time. It was already noon, no wonder she was a little hungry.
When she was thinking about whether to cook or not, her phone rang. The ringtone specially for Lu Boyan sounded.
She answered the phone and heard Lu Boyanâs voice. âAre you hungry?â
âIâm just hungry.â Su Jianâan looked at the kitchen. âI donât know if there are any ingredients in the refrigerator. I suddenly want to eat boiled fish.â
âGo to Mu Qiâs house.â Lu Boyanâs tone was very relaxed. âAunt Zhou has made it for you.â
Su Jianâan was surprised and asked uncertainly, âBoiled fish?â
âYes.â Lu Boyan said, âYou said yesterday that you wanted to eat it.â
Su Jianâan raised the corner of her mouth, and her smile was filled with endless happiness.
After a while, she replied, âThen Iâm going to Sijueâs house. Remember to eat on time.â
Lu Boyan replied with an âokayâ but did not hang up.
Su Jianâan knew his habit, so she hung up the phone first and said to Mumu and Xu Youning, âLetâs have lunch.â
Xu Youning didnât know what Lu Boyan had said to Su Jianâan, but the happiness on Su Jianâanâs face was genuine and obvious.
Such a relationship was really good.
Back at the villa, Xu Youning found that Aunt Zhou had cooked the boiled fish that Su Jianâan had just mentioned. She was amazed. âAunt Zhou, did you predict that Jianâan wanted to eat boiled fish?â
âI donât have that amazing ability.â Aunt Zhou said with a smile as she placed the bowls and chopsticks, âWhen I was about to cook, Boyan called me and asked me to cook boiled fish at noon. I thought he wanted to eat it. But he denied and said that it was his wife who wanted to eat it.â
This was the first time that Su Jianâan had seen Aunt Zhou. She smiled at the old lady and said, âThank you, Aunt Zhou.â
Aunt Zhou waved her hand and said, âYouâre welcome. Please sit down and eat.â
Su Jianâan took the soup bowls and poured a bowl of soup for everyone. Then she sat down. As soon as she picked up the chopsticks, she heard Xu Youningâs sigh.
âItâs really not easy...â
âHuh?â Su Jianâan was confused. âWhat?â
âBoss Lu must be very busy now,â said Xu Youning, âbut he still remembers what you said yesterday.â
Su Jianâan smiled and said, âLetâs eat.â
After the meal, Su Jianâan helped Aunt Zhou do the dishes and said to her, âAunt Zhou, you take a rest in the afternoon. Iâll make dinner.â
âOkay.â Aunt Zhou smiled. âIâve seen Boyan several times. When I heard from Little Seven that Boyan was getting married, I also asked Little Seven what kind of girl Boyan would marry.â
Su Jianâan turned off the tap and asked curiously, âWhat did Sijue say?â
âLittle Seven just said that the girl was said to be good at cooking. I was relieved then.â Aunt Zhouâs smile didnât fade away. âIâm going to the supermarket to buy some ingredients. What do you want to cook? Iâll buy whatever you need.â
âAnything is okay.â Su Jianâan dried her hands and said, âYou can buy whatever Youning likes.â
Aunt Zhou nodded. âOkay.â
Su Jianâan walked out of the kitchen and said to Xu Youning that she would go back.
She didnât know whether the two little guys at home had woken up or not. It was a special period now, so she couldnât stay here and chat with Xu Youning with ease.
Mumu pulled Xu Youningâs hand and said, âLetâs go to Auntie Jianâanâs house, okay? I want to see the babies.â
Su Jianâan thought it was a good idea, so she said to Xu Youning, âThen letâs go together. Youâll be idle at home after all.â
If Xu Youning stayed at home, she would indeed be bored. She nodded and walked out with Su Jianâan holding Mumuâs hand.
Back at the villa next door, the two little guys were still sleeping. Su Jianâan asked Aunt Liu and Uncle Xu to go to the restaurant of the club for lunch and assured them that she would look after Xiyu and Xiangyi.
A monitor was installed in the childrenâs room, and the iPad was the display terminal. Su Jianâan turned on the monitor and placed the iPad on the tea table. She chatted with Xu Youning and occasionally saw whether the two little guys were awake.
Mumu could not participate in the conversation of the two adults, so he simply sat down on the sofa and stared at the monitor display.
Su Jianâan and Xu Youning were more and more devoted to the conversation, and the frequency of her watching the surveillance video slowly decreased.
In contrast, Mumu was completely absorbed in the display.
He had never seen newborn babies before, but he had heard from the children in the kindergarten that newborn babies loved crying, and they were ugly and boring with wrinkled skin.
But the two babies were different. Their skin was like milk, and only one of them loved crying.
Thinking of this, Mumu turned to look at Xiangyi who loved crying and suddenly found that there was something wrong with her.
She was struggling on the infant bed, and it seemed difficult for her to breathe!
âAuntie Jianâan!â Mumu called Su Jianâan. âThe baby doesnât seem to be feeling well!â
Su Jianâan looked at the iPad, and her face suddenly changed. She got up and ran upstairs.
Xiangyi suffered from pediatric asthma. Although doctors had been controlling the condition of her asthma, they said that it was difficult to cure this disease.
In summer, Xiangyi had been fine. But in autumn and winter, the symptoms had occurred a few times.
Su Jianâan pushed the door open and found the medicine on the bedside table. She sprayed it a few times, and then the little girlâs breathing gradually returned to normal.
She trembled and picked up her daughter, unconsciously holding the little girl tighter.
Xu Youning took Mumuâs hand and ran up. When she saw Su Jianâanâs pale face, she asked in a low voice, âDo you need to call...â
âNo.â Before Xu Youning finished her words, Su Jianâan had shaken her head and refused. âBoyan must be busy now. I can take good care of Xiangyi.â
âWhatâs wrong with Xiangyi?â Xu Youning was confused. âWhy does she suddenly have difficulty breathing?â
âPediatric asthma.â Su Jianâan said, âMaybe because the temperature here is too low and Xiangyi is not accustomed to it, the symptoms occurred.â
Xu Youning walked over and touched Su Jianâanâs hand. It was cold.
Su Jianâan looked calm on the surface, but in fact, she was afraid after all, wasnât she?
However, she still did not intend to let Lu Boyan know all this.
Xu Youning could only comfort Su Jianâan. âDonât be afraid. We are here too. I heard from the manager of the club that there seems to be a doctor in the club. Would you like to call the doctor to come over?â
âItâs okay.â Su Jianâan patted Xiangyiâs shoulder gently. âThe doctor said that there would be no big problem if the symptoms were relieved.â
âAuntie Jianâan, letâs take the baby downstairs.â Mumu said, âShe wonât feel uncomfortable if we watch her!â
Su Jianâan suddenly remembered something and smiled at Mumu. âMumu, thank you for what you did just now.â
If Mumu hadnât found it in time, maybe she wouldnât notice that Xiangyi was suffering from the symptoms of asthma even until now. She could not imagine the consequences...
Mumu also smiled, and his eyes were full of childâs innocence. âI promised you that I would play with the babies and take care of them.â
âYeah,â Su Jianâan nodded. âThen letâs go down.â
Xiyu was still sleeping. Although he didnât cry at ordinary times, Su Jianâan recently found that Xiyu would be angry after getting up. When he woke up in the morning, he would cry for a while. If he was awakened, it would be a big problem, and he could turn half of the house upside down.
Xiangyi seemed to have recovered. She gradually stopped crying and leaned into her motherâs arms. Occasionally, she would act like a spoiled child.
In the living room, Su Jianâan sat on the sofa with her daughter in her arms, and Mumu climbed up to tease her.
Probably because she had become familiar with Mumu, Xiangyi responded with a smile this time.
Mumu instantly had confidence in himself and asked Su Jianâan, âAuntie Jianâan, can I hold the baby? If she cries, I will give her back to you right away!â
âSure,â Su Jianâan said with a smile. âYou sit down first.â
Mumu sat upright, and Su Jianâan put Xiangyi on his lap. He reached out and carefully hugged the little girl.
This time, Xiangyi was exceptionally obedient. She lay on Mumuâs lap, looking at her mother and then at Mumu, grinning like a little angel.