Chapter 827: 828, there’s not a sound (second watch)

Mo Zhixuan was very composed as he said, "Don’t worry, Mom and the others are all experienced, they can’t handle two little kids?" It wasn’t easy to have time just for the two of them, and Mo Zhixuan certainly didn’t want it ruined so quickly by the two little guys!

These two little annoyances are really so annoying!

"Why so much talk! If I tell you to ride faster, just ride faster!" Chu Jin twisted Mo Zhixuan’s waist fiercely.

"Yes, my ancestor."

Ten minutes later, the imperial palace.

Before Mo Zhixuan’s car had come to a complete stop, Chu Jin jumped out and hurried towards the inner room, with Mo Zhixuan following behind with a ’wronged wife’ face.

Indeed, he was now the person with the lowest status in the family!

Before even entering the inner room, loud cries could be heard from inside, heart-wrenching and accompanied by the soft cooing of the elderly Mrs. Mo and Zhao Yan.

Chu Jin’s heart clenched, she pushed open the door and sped inside.

Hearing the door open, the elderly Mrs. Mo and Zhao Yan instinctively looked towards the door. Seeing Chu Jin, they reacted as if they had seen a savior, and quickly said, "Jin, you’re back, Bao Bao and Bei Bei have been crying nonstop since 8 o’clock, nothing soothes them."

It was now 8:30, which meant that Bao Bao and Bei Bei had been crying for almost thirty minutes.

Chu Jin was filled with distress.

Chu Jin quickly took Bei Bei into her arms, then embraced Bao Bao with her left hand, "Shh, don’t cry, it’s all Mommy’s fault, Mommy came back late, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, no more tears."

Seeing Bao Bao and Bei Bei like this, Chu Jin felt both self-reproach and heartache. If she could have come back earlier, Bao Bao and Bei Bei wouldn’t have had to cry so sadly.

Babies do recognize people in the evening, and it gets better as they grow a little older.

Hearing Mommy’s voice, Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s cries gradually subsided, slowly turning into quiet sobs.

That pitiful sight was simply heart-wrenching.

Mo Zhixuan came in from behind, hurriedly took Bao Bao from Chu Jin’s arms, seeing Bao Bao’s face looking like a little tear-stained kitten, any heart, no matter how tough, would soften greatly. Yet his expression remained unchanged as he touched Bao Bao’s nose, "A big boy crying! That’s embarrassing, don’t you know that you are already..."

Towards the end, Mo Zhixuan silently swallowed ’one month’ down.

After all, Bao Bao was just a one-month-old baby.

Hearing Daddy’s voice, Bao Bao stopped crying completely, as if aware of something, he latched onto Mo Zhixuan’s face with his hand, refusing to let go, as if afraid that Daddy would leave him the next second.

Babies have rather thin nails, which can be painful when they scratch, but Mo Zhixuan wasn’t upset; he just looked at Bao Bao, big eyes meeting little eyes, his gaze filled with warmth.

"Finally, these two little ones have stopped crying," Zhao Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead and sat on the sofa.

The two little ones seem very well-behaved and cute usually, but when they start wailing, they’re like two little devils.

Zhao Yan was also exhausted body and soul.

"It’s amazing that such little ones know their mom and dad already," the elderly Mrs. Mo pinched Bei Bei’s little hand.

Who knew as soon as she touched Bei Bei’s little hand, Bei Bei immediately retracted it and grabbed onto Chu Jin’s clothes tightly, warily eyeing the elderly Mrs. Mo with big, round eyes, afraid she would be taken away again.

Though Bei Bei was small, she was not short on intelligence.

At times, Bei Bei was even smarter than Bao Bao.

Seeing this, both Chu Jin and the elderly Mrs. Mo couldn’t help but conceal their smiles.

"Don’t worry, Bei Bei, Mommy is back now," Chu Jin tapped Bei Bei’s little nose.

"You little rascal," the elderly Mrs. Mo laughed affectionately, "Do you think grandma hasn’t been good to you?"

Bei Bei clung tightly to Chu Jin’s clothes, blowing a saliva bubble at the elderly Mrs. Mo, a stark contrast to her earlier demeanor.

The former was a little devil; the latter, a little angel.

"Mums, you both really worked hard today," Chu Jin said to the elderly Mrs. Mo and Zhao Yan.

"Not at all, not at all," the elderly Mrs. Mo waved her hand with a beaming smile, "They’ve been so good during the day, and they only just started fussing for a little while. It’s okay for kids to cry a bit."

"Children tend to recognize people at night, Jin, remember to come back early if you go out next time," Zhao Yan mentioned.

Chu Jin nodded, "Mmm, I understand."

Even if Zhao Yan hadn’t said a word, she would have done differently next time.

Some things you only understand after becoming a parent. While it’s the children who cry, it’s the parents who truly feel the heartache.

Evening.

Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan carried Bao Bao and Bei Bei upstairs to bed.

Mo Zhixuan looked at the two little troublemakers sprawled between him and Chu Jin with a mournful expression and said in a muffled tone, "Jin, they’re already a month old, isn’t it time for them to sleep in their own room? They need their privacy, don’t they?"

"Did you have your privacy when you were a month old?" Chu Jin looked at Mo Zhixuan, her eyebrows slightly raised.

"Of course! You can’t be ageist, even the little kids have their privacy. Bao Bao and Bei Bei are already so big, how can they still squeeze into the same bed with us?" Mo Zhixuan glanced at Chu Jin and continued, "Otherwise, how about we put Bao Bao and Bei Bei in the crib?"

"Don’t even think about it." Chu Jin covered Bao Bao and Bei Bei with the blanket, flatly rejecting Mo Zhixuan’s suggestion.

One-month-old children cannot sleep alone in a small bed, especially at night.

Because the children don’t have enough body heat, and also because of the influence of their auras.

Chu Jin didn’t want to let the maternity matron sleep with the children, so she took on the task herself.

Only after three months would they be able to sleep alone.

Mo Zhixuan silently sighed, closed his eyes, and prayed that the two little ones would fall asleep quickly.

As it turned out, Bao Bao and Bei Bei hadn’t fallen asleep yet, but he had dozed off first.

When he woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

When Bao Bao and Bei Bei were just born, they both had the habit of being noisy at night, but now that was completely gone.

The two little ones were very well-behaved.

Time flew, and before one knew it, Lin Xiyuan had officially enlisted, and Bao Bao and Bei Bei were already three months and ten days old.

Which is to say, one hundred days old.

When Bao Bao and Bei Bei were one month old, there had not been much of a celebration, so on their hundredth day, many guests were invited.

The family of four wore matching outfits, and standing together, they were just like figures stepping out of a painting.

"Bao Bao, let grandma hold you," Zhao Yan stretched out her hand to pick up Bao Bao.

Bao Bao cooperated well, opening his arms to be picked up by Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan held Bao Bao and smiled, "Our Bao Bao is so well-behaved."

Bao Bao and Bei Bei had undergone another transformation compared to one month ago.

A three-month-old child is at their most playful stage.

With just a little teasing, they would burst into bell-like laughter.

Bei Bei was held by Mo Zhixuan, whose gaze was practically melting Bei Bei.

As Bei Bei grew with each passing day, Mo Zhixuan found that Bei Bei was looking more and more like Chu Jin, with the same little nose and eyes, as if they were carved from the same mold, incredibly adorable and endearing.

At this moment, Mo Zhixuan holding Bei Bei was like holding the whole world.

Zhao Yan teased Bao Bao, who intermittently let out crisp laughter.

Like a chain reaction, after Bao Bao laughed, Bei Bei would start to laugh out loud, their cute little expressions causing Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan to involuntarily burst into laughter too.

Such joy of parenthood, perhaps, can only be understood through personal experience.

It wasn’t long before the guests started arriving one after another.

Mo Zhixuan handed Bei Bei over to the elder Mrs. Mo, while he accompanied Chu Jin to greet the guests.

The two elderly people both loved children very much.

Even though the Mo family had hired two maternity matrons, the matrons only occasionally held the children; most of the time, it was Zhao Yan and elder Mrs. Mo who held them.

Because Bao Bao and Bei Bei were still young, the banquet was held at the imperial palace.

Everywhere in the imperial palace was festooned with colorful decorations.

Brimming with joy.

"Mom, Aunt Yuan." Mo Qingyi, arm in arm with Duanmu Zhe, walked in from outside.

This was Mo Qingyi’s and Duanmu Zhe’s first visit home after joining the army.

With the nourishment of love, Mo Qingyi had become even prettier.

It was a mature beauty that came from the transformation from a young girl to a young wife.

Indescribable.

Duanmu Zhe too seemed much more mature.

This is the power of marriage.

"Mom, Aunt Yuan." Duanmu Zhe also followed behind, greeting them.

Elder Mrs. Mo and Zhao Yan nodded with smiling eyes.

"Wow, Bao Bao and Bei Bei have grown so much? They’re really too cute, let me hold them," Mo Qingyi’s heart melted at the sight of Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

Bao Bao glanced at Mo Qingyi, then at his grandmother, and then clung tightly to elder Mrs. Mo’s clothes, making elder Mrs. Mo burst into laughter, "Oh my, what a little clever imp, don’t you want auntie?"

Bao Bao looked at Mo Qingyi with a gaze similar to that of someone observing a kidnapper, shaking his head firmly.

Bao Bao was already quite wary of strangers.

Apart from daddy and mommy, grandma and maternal grandmother, as well as the maternity matron at home, he seldom allowed strangers to hold him.

Mo Qingyi looked at Bao Bao as if she had discovered a new continent, "Wow, mom, look at him shaking his head!"

In fact, a three-month-old baby, besides being wary of strangers, doesn’t understand much; shaking his head was just a coincidence.

Mrs. Mo and Zhao Yan also burst into hearty laughter.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei nearly monopolized all the laughing points of the Mo family.

"Mom, which one is Bao Bao and which one is Bei Bei?" Mo Qingyi asked as she looked at the two little guys, momentarily unsure which one was Bao Bao and which one was Bei Bei.

The two children were dressed in identical clothes, even the colors were the same, and their features and figures were almost similar; it really was hard to tell them apart at a glance.

"This is Bei Bei," Zhao Yan said, holding Bei Bei and smiling.

"Bei Bei, do you want auntie to hold you? Auntie will buy you candy," Mo Qingyi coaxed as she clapped her hands at Bei Bei.

Bei Bei looked at Mo Qingyi, blinking her beautiful peach blossom eyes, watery and innocent like those of a lively little deer. After a moment, she stretched out her little hand towards Mo Qingyi and even flashed a friendly smile.

She was simply a mini version of Chu Jin.

Mo Qingyi marveled inwardly at the power of genetics.

It made her wonder what her and Duanmu Zhe’s kids would look like.

"Bei Bei is so good," Mo Qingyi said as she took Bei Bei and planted a big kiss on her face.

Perhaps it was her first time seeing Mo Qingyi, but Bei Bei curiously observed her, batting her big eyes full of wonder, and even reached out to touch Mo Qingyi’s face.

Zhao Yan said with a smile, "Bei Bei, like Bao Bao, usually doesn’t take to strangers, but today is strange, allowing Qingyi to hold her. Despite Bei Bei’s young age, she actually is quite clever."

Mrs. Mo also said with a smile, "Bei Bei takes after Jin in both looks and temperament, both smart and quick-witted."

Seeing Bei Bei being carried away, Bao Bao became anxious, shrieking and babbling, and kept slapping Mrs. Mo, as if asking her to bring his sister back quickly.

"Don’t be scared, Bao Bao, that’s your auntie, she won’t hurt your sister," Mrs. Mo said with a smile, trying to explain to Bao Bao.

Bao Bao didn’t understand Mrs. Mo’s words and screamed anxiously.

"This is serious now, such a little kid already knows to protect his sister. What will happen when he grows up?" Mo Qingyi managed to free one hand to pinch Bao Bao’s hand.

Bao Bao looked at Mo Qingyi with a wary gaze, babbling in protest, and forcefully pulled his little hand away, his pretty big eyes seemingly saying, "Let go of my sister!"

Seizing the moment when Mo Qingyi wasn’t paying attention, Bao Bao lowered his head and bit down on Mo Qingyi’s hand.

Bao Bao didn’t have teeth yet, so it wasn’t very painful, but Mo Qingyi’s hand was smeared with drool.

Mo Qingyi was so amused that she burst out laughing, "Jin’s son is really something." So protective of his sister at such a young age, will he be a sister complex when he’s older?

"Bao Bao, let go of auntie," Mrs. Mo said as she stepped back holding Bao Bao.

It was then that Bao Bao released Mo Qingyi’s hand.

Seeing that Bei Bei was still in Mo Qingyi’s arms, Bao Bao grew even more anxious, flailing his arms and babbling at Bei Bei.

Bei Bei was babbling back.

The two little fellows seemed to be having their own conversation.

This amused the adults around them, and they all laughed happily.

Laughter is contagious.

"Bao Bao and Bei Bei." Chu Xiu came out from the crowd, accompanied by a little Lolita.

When Bao Bao and Bei Bei saw these two people, they immediately smiled happily and stretched out their arms for them to hold.

Chu Xiu and the little Lolita had come to the imperial palace almost every day in recent days, becoming very familiar with Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

"Bao Bao, did you miss uncle?" Chu Xiu said, holding Bao Bao with a beaming smile.

"Bei Bei, call me sister," the little Lolita said as she held Bei Bei. She really liked these two younger siblings.

Of course, the two little ones just babbled without responding.

"Xiu brother, if Bao Bao and Bei Bei call you uncle, wouldn’t that mess up our familial hierarchy?" The little Lolita looked up at Chu Xiu, now somewhat grown-up and understanding a lot. She called Zhao Yan grandma and was Chu Jin’s goddaughter, but she called Chu Xiu brother...

If that were so, she should also call Chu Xiu uncle...

But she didn’t want to call Chu Xiu uncle at all.

Chu Xiu smiled gently, "It’s okay, we’re not strict about these things in our family, don’t mind the details. Just keep calling me that, it’s alright." The little Lolita had been calling him ’Xiu brother’ for so many years; to change it to ’Xiu uncle’ would feel quite strange.

"Xiu brother, you’re right," the little loli said with a sweet smile, suddenly enlightened, and then continued to play with Bei Bei in her arms.

The two adults and two kids were having great fun together.

Chu Xiu and the little loli were holding Bao Bao and Bei Bei, while Mo Qingyi looked up at the Mo family’s elderly madam, "Mom, where’s Jin brother?"

"He’s over there greeting the guests," the elderly madam of the Mo family looked towards the other side.

Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan were busy greeting the guests there.

"Then I’ll head over for a bit," Mo Qingyi walked towards where Chu Jin was.

"Go ahead," the elderly madam of the Mo family nodded slightly.

Watching Mo Qingyi’s retreating figure, Zhao Yan lowered her voice and said, "In-law, when are Qingyi and Little Zhe planning to have children? It’s been so long and there’s no news at all?"

Seeing that Mo Qingyi also liked children, it seemed strange.

Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe were both vigorous young people; it should be easy for them to have children, so why had there still been no news after such a long time?

Or could it be that they don’t plan to have children within a short period?

The elderly madam of the Mo family was also perplexed, she furrowed her brows, "I don’t know either, they haven’t mentioned not wanting children. Do you think there might be an issue?"

"Maybe the young people have their own plans," Zhao Yan patted the elderly madam’s hand, "You shouldn’t worry too much."

"I hope so," the elderly madam of the Mo family looked at Mo Qingyi with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Zhao Yan continued, "Young people these days like to enjoy their couple’s world; it’s normal for them not to want children right away. These things will work out when the time comes."

"Yes, you’re right," the elderly madam of the Mo family nodded, and her gaze returned to Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei were having a great time playing with Chu Xiu and the little loli.

Chu Xiu, ordinarily quite reserved and serious, actually liked children very much.

The elderly madam of the Mo family looked at Chu Xiu with a touch of sentimentality, "In the blink of an eye, Xiu has grown so much, you’ll be busy once you get married and have kids."

Chu Xiu had no parents, Zhao Yan was like a mother to him; when he had children, it would definitely be Zhao Yan who would take care of them.

Zhao Yan chuckled, "Xiu is just seventeen this year, it’s still early for marriage and kids."

"Not really," the elderly madam of the Mo family continued, "Time flies in the blink of an eye. I always think of Qingyi and Zhixuan as children, but now they both have their own families, and Zhixuan even has his own child."

Time is the most merciless thing in this world.

As the saying goes, both water and fire are ruthless.

But unbeknownst to most, time is the most ruthless.

Zhao Yan nodded in full agreement, "You’re right, time flies so quickly." When she fell from a building and was in a coma, Chu Jin was just a child of eleven. By the time she woke up again, Chu Jin had grown into a young lady, engaged, married, and had children...

All of this felt like a dream.

Mo Qingyi found Chu Jin and began to complain about Bao Bao, "Jin brother, your son doesn’t want this auntie anymore! He even bit me just now!"

Chu Jin chuckled lightly, "Bao Bao is indeed a bit shy, since it’s his first time seeing you. If you spend more time with him, he won’t be like that." In fact, it wasn’t the first time Bao Bao saw Mo Qingyi, but they hadn’t yet reached a month old at that time and couldn’t remember Mo Qingyi.

"But Bao Bao and Bei Bei really are so adorable," Mo Qingyi said with a touched expression, "If they were my kids, I think I’d wake up from dreams laughing."

Though Bao Bao was a bit naughty, it didn’t make him any less cute.

"Then why not have one?" Chu Jin also looked at Mo Qingyi seriously, "Since you like kids so much, have a few while you’re young. Being a high-risk mother can be dangerous."

Whether alive in the ordinary world or in the Superpower World, being a high-risk mother was very dangerous.

Chu Jin was just kindly reminding and also a bit curious; Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe had been together for so long without any news.

Mo Qingyi smiled and said, "We’re still young, there’s no rush." But a trace of sorrow flickered through her eyes, brief and elusive.

Hearing this, Chu Jin lowered her voice, curiously asking, "You and Duanmu Zhe haven’t been avoiding pregnancy all this time, have you?"

Addressing such a sensitive topic, Mo Qingyi’s beautiful eyes flickered, and her face blushed with shyness, "We haven’t been deliberately using contraception. It’s better to let nature take its course. Besides, I’m not in a hurry to have children, and neither Duanmu Zhe nor his parents are rushing us. We haven’t even had enough of our couple’s world yet."

Duanmu Canghai and Zhou Jin were quite progressive. They never said anything about it in front of Mo Qingyi.

Mo Qingyi felt fortunate to have such wonderful in-laws.

"That’s true," Chu Jin’s eyes smiled, "No need to rush these things. Enjoy yourselves while you’re young, but it’s best to get pregnant before 35, as there’s increased risk after that age. Just make sure you time it right, younger bodies recover faster."

Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe had only married six months ago, and were in the honeymoon phase; not wanting children was normal.

Mo Qingyi nodded, "I know." She was only 26 now, nine years away from the age of 35. There was no need to rush.

What’s meant to come will always find its way.

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