Chapter 837: 838, Silly Daddy (Second Update)

"Bei Bei, are you really not going to swap?" Mo Zhixuan continued to look at Bei Bei and said, "Look how sweetly brother is eating. Candy is very sweet..."

Bei Bei kept shaking her head, eyeing the candy in Mo Zhixuan’s hand with longing, but still firmly stood her ground, saying in a babyish voice, "Not enough... Daddy, not enough..."

Hearing this, the others laughed again, originally thinking that Bei Bei understood the importance of money, but it turned out, Bei Bei just thought the candy wasn’t enough...

Mo Zhixuan then took another piece of candy from his pocket and placed it in his palm, "Bei Bei, is this enough now?"

"Not enough..." Bei Bei shook her head.

"I’ll give you two more." Mo Zhixuan reached into his pocket and pulled out two more candies.

"Not enough..." Bei Bei continued shaking her head.

"I’ll give you one more, I really can’t give you any more than that." Mo Zhixuan pulled out another candy from his pocket.

"Not enough... Daddy... not enough..." Bei Bei still shook her head.

"If it’s not enough, then forget it." Mo Zhixuan pretended to put the candy away, "I’ll keep the candies for myself then."

Seeing Mo Zhixuan starting to put the candy away, Bei Bei panicked, hurriedly trotted over with her little short legs, puffing and panting as she ran towards Mo Zhixuan, shouting as she ran, "Enough... Daddy, enough!" In her urgency, Bei Bei’s speech became more articulate.

Fearing that Mo Zhixuan would change his mind, Bei Bei stuffed the three big red envelopes she was holding into Mo Zhixuan’s pocket, then stretched out her little hand towards him, "Daddy, Daddy..."

Mo Zhixuan took out the candies and filled Bei Bei’s little pockets.

"Is Daddy good?" Mo Zhixuan bent down to pick up Bei Bei and kissed her on the cheek. How could his daughter be so adorable?

"Good..." Bei Bei nodded vigorously, "Daddy... good..."

Seeing this, both the elderly Madame Mo and Zhao Yan couldn’t help but smile broadly.

No wonder they say children are like little bundles of joy...

Chu Jin looked at Mo Zhixuan and raised her eyebrows slightly. This man was so adept at coaxing out red envelopes, he must have tricked Mo Qingyi into giving him many red envelopes when he was young.

I should have recorded a video just now to show to Bao Bao and Bei Bei when they grow up.

Their father was already outwitting them in their childhood.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the family went outside the imperial palace to set off fireworks.

Because Bao Bao and Bei Bei are young, they couldn’t set off big fireworks and could only be satisfied with fairy wands.

Even with the small fairy wands, the two little ones were still very happy and laughed a lot.

They chased and frolicked on the lawn.

The dazzling fireworks reflected on everyone’s cheeks.

Such a life was really wonderful.

Ordinary, yet filled with happiness.

The next day.

The first day of the new year.

Chu Jin woke up early and dressed the two little ones in new clothes.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei didn’t have much concept of the New Year yet, but eating candy every day made them very happy.

So, they were still very happy now.

"Do you love Mommy?" As Chu Jin dressed Bao Bao, she asked.

"Love." Bao Bao stood on the bed, letting Chu Jin fuss over him.

Chu Jin kissed Bao Bao and asked with a smile, "How much do you love her?"

Bao Bao, eager to please, said, "Love her very very much."

Bao Bao’s emotional intelligence was still very high; he already knew how to make Chu Jin happy.

Bei Bei lay on the bed, holding a little foot in her mouth and nibbling on it, looking as if she was savoring a delicious pig’s trotter.

Mo Zhixuan came over and lay down on the bed, pinched Bei Bei’s little face, and said with a look of disgust, "Bei Bei, quick, put down your foot. It stinks to death."

"Not stinky, smell good..." Bei Bei’s drool was about to dribble out.

To those unaware, they might think she was enjoying some exquisite delicacy.

Mo Zhixuan leaned over to take a sniff, then immediately covered his nose with his hand, saying with distaste, "Yuck... it stinks!"

"Does not stink! Smells good!" Bei Bei glared at Mo Zhixuan with big eyes.

"Stinky!" Mo Zhixuan teased Bei Bei on purpose.

"Daddy stinks!" Bei Bei looked at Mo Zhixuan angrily. Her little foot didn’t stink at all!

"Stretch out your little foot and let Daddy sniff it again." Mo Zhixuan lowered his gaze towards Bei Bei.

Bei Bei first slapped Mo Zhixuan, then steadying herself with his head, she stood up wobbly and stretched out a foot to his face, "Daddy, take a good sniff..."

Mo Zhixuan acted as if he was possessed by a drama king, pulling a "stinking" face and collapsed onto the bed, "Bei Bei’s little feet have stunk Daddy to death!"

After speaking, he lay there motionless, as if he had indeed died.

Bei Bei looked at Mo Zhixuan speechlessly, then patted Chu Jin on the shoulder with a forlorn look, "Mommy, Daddy is retarded!" Her little expression seemed to be questioning Chu Jin, how could you marry a retard just like that?

Chu Jin chuckled, "Then let’s not play with the retard."

Bei Bei said seriously, "Retardation is contagious!"

Mo Zhixuan gave Bei Bei a melancholy glance, "Bei Bei, Daddy really is dead!"

"Daddy is a big dummy." Bei Bei walked over and kicked Mo Zhixuan, since when do dead people still talk? Did Daddy really think he was a dummy?

Mo Zhixuan: "..."

From then on, Mo Zhixuan was given the nickname "big dummy" at home.

After dressing Bao Bao, Chu Jin began to dress Bei Bei.

"Don’t want to wear, don’t want to wear!" Bei Bei was very resistant to the set of clothes Chu Jin had, continuously pushing it away with her hands.

"Why don’t you want to wear it?" Chu Jin looked at Bei Bei with some confusion.

Bei Bei pouted dissatisfiedly, "Ugly!"

"It’s not ugly, look, Grandma specifically bought this for you, and look, there’s even a ’fortune’ character on it, how nice is that." The old folks all have the same idea, they think children during the New Year should wear something a bit more festive, so for Bao Bao and Bei Bei, they had prepared a set of red Tang-style clothes with the character for fortune embroidered on it.

It’s somewhat like the blessing babies from the New Year pictures.

Don’t think that Bei Bei’s young, but she still loves to be pretty. She’s not like Bao Bao, a classic rough and tumble kid, who is okay with any clothes, even if there are patches on the clothes, it doesn’t matter.

That’s also the difference between having a son and a daughter. Boys can wear the same clothes for a year, while girls need many pretty clothes, dresses, leggings, lace-trimmed socks, leather boots... and all sorts of pretty hair ties...

Having a daughter is like possessing a treasure that you must guard all the time.

Boys are different; after they grow up, they can bring a treasure back home.

"Ugly! Mommy, that one!" Bei Bei pointed at a pink outfit with bunny ears hanging in the closet.

Holding the little Tang outfit, Chu Jin said, "This was bought by Grandma for you. If you don’t wear it, Grandma will be upset with you. If Grandma is upset, then no one will buy you candy anymore. Think it over for yourself, do you want to wear it or not?"

It was after all a thoughtful present from Zhao Yan, and if Bei Bei refused to wear it, Zhao Yan would certainly be sad.

Today was also the first day of the New Year, and Chu Jin wanted to make the elderly happy.

"Ugly..." Bei Bei pouted, feeling wronged.

"It’s not ugly," Bao Bao took Bei Bei’s little hand, puffed up his chest, comforting her, "Pretty!" Bao Bao was also wearing an outfit just like Bei Bei’s.

Chu Jin placed the little bunny outfit in front of Bei Bei, saying casually, "Choose for yourself between the candy and the clothes."

"Sister, block, block." Bao Bao reminded Bei Bei from behind.

Bei Bei touched the bunny outfit, very reluctant to put it down, but then took the Tang outfit instead, "Mommy, I’ll wear this one." Between candy and clothes, she chose candy.

Chu Jin took the little Tang outfit and dressed Bei Bei, then held her in front of the mirror.

Immediately, a doll with rosy cheeks and a delicate appearance appeared in the mirror, looking just like a doll that walked out of the television.

Chu Jin smiled, "See, it looks really nice. Where is it ugly?"

Only then did Bei Bei smile satisfactorily, "Pretty."

Bao Bao also stood in front of the mirror, admiring himself, "Beautiful."

The two little ones in the mirror truly had the power to melt hearts.

It has to be said, genetics is a powerful thing.

Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes; this saying isn’t false.

After looking in the mirror, both little ones, one on the left and one on the right, pulled on Chu Jin’s hands, "Mommy, let’s go downstairs to eat."

"Go call Daddy," Chu Jin reminded them.

Bei Bei said with a face full of disdain, "Daddy is a big dummy!"

Bao Bao then said, "Daddy, cleaned up!" Cleaned up = died.

If he’s cleaned up, there’s no need to eat.

Chu Jin chuckled, "When did Daddy clean up?"

Bao Bao scratched his head seriously, "Just cleaned up... stinked up by sister..."

Chu Jin was amused by Bao Bao’s earnest manner and laughed softly.

"Who told you Daddy was dead?" Mo Zhixuan jumped up from the floor, scooped up Bao Bao in one swoop and planted a big kiss on him.

"Daddy’s alive." Bao Bao reached out to poke Mo Zhixuan’s face, his big puzzled eyes twinkling with curiosity.

Daddy is so strange, one moment he’s alive, the next moment he’s washed.

Mo Zhixuan pinched Bao Bao’s little nose, "Daddy has always been alive."

"Daddy said, Daddy was washed." Bao Bao blinked with big eyes, he still didn’t quite understand the true meaning of ’dead’.

"So what would you do if Daddy were really dead?" Mo Zhixuan continued asking.

Bao Bao glanced at Mo Zhixuan and said indifferently, as if it had nothing to do with him, "If he’s washed, he’s washed." What else could he do if he’s washed?

Mo Zhixuan: "..." This really is his own son.

Chu Jin smiled and said, "Who asked you to talk nonsense in front of the child? You had it coming."

"Daddy’s not dead! Little rascal, don’t spout nonsense in the future!" Mo Zhixuan reached out and pinched Bao Bao’s face.

Bao Bao nodded, but his big eyes rolled around as he thought, Daddy is really strange, it was clearly he himself who said he was washed...

"Daddy, hold me..." As they descended the stairs, Bei Bei also reached out her little hands toward Mo Zhixuan.

"Let Mommy hold you," Chu Jin squatted in front of Bei Bei.

Bei Bei pushed Chu Jin’s hand away, "I want Daddy to hold me..."

The two little ones started their daily competition for affection again.

Mo Zhixuan immediately freed one of his hands and picked up Bei Bei, "Let Daddy give you a kiss."

Bei Bei immediately placed her little hand in front of Mo Zhixuan’s lips, "No! Daddy smells!"

Bei Bei was a child who ’held grudges.’

It was all because Daddy was the first to call her smelly!

"Daddy doesn’t smell at all!" Mo Zhixuan forcibly kissed Bei Bei on the face, "Daddy smells nice."

"No, Daddy smells!" Bei Bei covered her little nose with her hand, looking very disgusted, "Daddy smells washed!"

Mo Zhixuan took Bei Bei’s hand away and brought his face close to her nose, smiling, "You smell it carefully, does Daddy really smell?"

Bei Bei immediately collapsed onto Mo Zhixuan’s body, "Bei Bei has been washed smelly by Daddy..."

Mo Zhixuan: "..." Why does this scene feel so familiar?

Chu Jin laughed softly on the side, true enough, like father, like daughter.

Bei Bei was imitating Mo Zhixuan perfectly.

Downstairs.

Chu Xiu was video calling with the little loli.

Across the screen, the little loli very politely sent her New Year’s greetings to Chu Jin, "Jin brother, happy New Year, wishing you a fresh start in the new year."

Chu Jin smiled and replied, "Pengpeng, happy New Year to you too. When are you coming over to play? I’ll pick you up at the airport."

Every summer and winter holiday, the little loli would come and play at Chu Jin’s place for a while.

Chu Jin had also invited the little loli to stay over for the New Year, but she refused every time. She was a very filial child, and couldn’t bear to leave Mo Qianjue alone during the New Year.

So every year, it was the little loli who spent New Year’s with Mo Qianjue.

And Mo Qianjue hadn’t been looking for a mother figure for the little loli.

The little loli said excitedly, "I’ll come in a few days, Jin brother, you must prepare lots of delicious food!"

Chu Jin nodded slightly, "Don’t worry, I will prepare lots and lots of delicious food for you."

After chatting for a while with the little loli, Chu Jin handed the phone back to Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu and the little loli had many common topics of conversation.

The two of them were chatting very happily.

Chu Xiu, a young man usually reticent, was transformed into a chatterbox under the influence of the little loli.

It must be said that the little loli was also a very influential young lady.

When chatting with the little loli, Chu Xiu’s smile appeared more frequently.

The Duanmu Family.

The Duanmu Family was especially lively today, with Duanmu Zhe, Mo Qingyi, Duanmu Sheng, and Duanmu Zhe’s two other sisters, Duanmu Yao and Duanmu Ting, along with the other two brothers-in-law, all present in the living room.

They all came to pay a New Year’s visit.

Duanmu Yao and Duanmu Ting, who had married far away, were usually out of sight, and were only seen during the New Year and other holidays.

At the moment, the Duanmu Family was bustling with noise, as it was rare for the whole family to be together, making Duanmu Canghai and Zhou Jin very happy.

Everyone was fussing over Little Nianen.

Little Nianen was now over three months old and could already smile. She was looking very cute and growing more and more like Duanmu Sheng.

Luckily, this child doesn’t resemble Shen Haoguang; otherwise, everyone’s feelings would’ve been a bit uneasy.

Duanmu Canghai also went from initially resisting to now liking him. Holding Little Nianen, he almost couldn’t bear to put him down, affectionately calling him "Bao Bao" at every turn.

"Little Zhe, look how much Dad likes the child. When are you and Qingyi going to have one?" Duanmu Yao asked with a smile.

Upon mentioning this issue, a shadow of sadness flickered across Mo Qingyi’s eyes.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want one; she just couldn’t conceive.

Though the pre-marital medical check-up showed that both were perfectly healthy, it had been over a year since their wedding, and yet her belly remained still.

Mo Qingyi was also very anxious.

Duanmu Zhe said with a smile, "Qingyi and I are still young; we’re not in a hurry to have children. Besides, isn’t there Nian’en in the family now?"

Duanmu Yao glanced at Duanmu Zhe and chided, "What do you mean ’little’? You’ve turned thirty today! Listen to your sister; it’s better to have children sooner rather than later."

Duanmu Zhe took a sip of tea and continued, "I don’t want to have kids right now, big sister, so please let’s not talk about it." Duanmu Zhe took all the responsibility upon himself as he didn’t want Mo Qingyi to suffer any grievances.

Moreover, having children wasn’t just an issue for Mo Qingyi alone.

These kind of things couldn’t be rushed; everything should follow its course.

Duanmu Ting added, "Big sister is right. Little Zhe, you are not getting any younger. You should think about having a child soon. It would be more lively with a few more kids at home. Look at Nine Ye and his wife, their child is nearly one year old now, right? Your wedding wasn’t much later than theirs, so why isn’t there even a whisper of news yet?"

Duanmu Zhe was already thirty years old this year, and Mo Qingyi was twenty-six. Both of them were indeed at an age suitable for becoming parents.

Zhou Jin said with a smile, "Tingting, Yaoyao, don’t worry about it so much. Having children is not that easy. You’re speaking about Little Zhe, but why don’t you have one yourself?" Duanmu Ting and Duanmu Yao had been married for five or six years and still didn’t have any children.

Zhou Jin was a good mother-in-law. Although she also valued offspring, she didn’t want to be the kind of mother-in-law who unreasonably pressured her daughter-in-law.

Duanmu Ting immediately replied, "Aren’t we still young? Having a child is too much of an encumbrance."

Duanmu Yao added with a laugh, "Exactly, having a child is such a hassle. I still want to enjoy a few more years of comfort."

A child is like a burden that can make life difficult early on.

Duanmu Canghai added, "That’s the spirit; don’t impose on others what you yourself do not desire." Then he turned to Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe, "Little Zhe, Qingyi, don’t rush. You young people should have your own plans for a career; don’t let family hold you back."

Duanmu Canghai was a very open-minded family elder who could understand the young people of today.

It was normal for young people who are under a lot of stress not to want children so early.

"Thank you, Dad." Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe said their thanks in unison, perfectly in sync.

Just then, a servant guided a young man and woman over.

It was Zhou Yiheng and Lin Xiyuan.

The last matchmaking attempt was very successful; Lin Xiyuan and Zhou Yiheng had already become a couple. They were now in their honeymoon phase, having met each other’s parents, and wedding preparations were the only thing left.

"Uncle, Aunt, three younger sisters, and cousins, Happy New Year," Zhou Yiheng greeted everyone with great politeness.

"Uncle, Auntie, Happy New Year. Sisters Tingting, Yaoyao, Shengsheng, Happy New Year." Lin Xiyuan followed with greetings. "Big Brother Duanmu, Sister-in-law Qingyi, Happy New Year.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, please sit down," Zhou Jin promptly invited Zhou Yiheng and Lin Xiyuan to take a seat.

Mo Qingyi took the initiative to pour tea for the two of them.

As a guest, and as the daughter-in-law of the Duanmu family, it was her duty to serve tea and attend to guests.

"Xiyuan, why did you come here first with Yi Heng? Have you visited your mother’s home yet?" Zhou Jin asked with concern.

Zhou Jin always paid attention to etiquette; if Zhou Yiheng hadn’t visited the Lin family but had come here first, it would have been improper.

"Auntie, Yi Heng has already visited my home. It was my dad and mom who asked us to come here to give our New Year’s greetings," Lin Xiyuan politely replied.

"That’s good," Zhou Jin said with satisfaction, nodding her head. "Go ahead and eat some sunflower seeds. Oh, Yi Heng, you must not bully Xiyuan. She is a good girl."

"Auntie, rest assured, I might bully others but I’ll never bully Xiyuan," Zhou Yiheng said earnestly, then continued, "Auntie, you can speed things up on your end, talk to my parents-in-law and arrange when I can take Xiyuan back home."

As the matchmaker, it was natural for Zhou Jin to take care of arranging the wedding date.

At the mention of this, a glint of light flashed in Lin Xiyuan’s eyes.

Just then, Duanmu Zhe came over with a cup of tea, "Xiyuan, have some tea."

Lin Xiyuan quickly reined in her thoughts, took the cup with a soft voice, "Thank you, Big Brother Duanmu."

"You’re welcome." Duanmu Zhe’s expression was calm as he handed another cup of tea to Zhou Yiheng, "Cousin, have some tea."

This tea should have been brewed by Mo Qingyi, but Duanmu Zhe, feeling sorry for her, took it upon himself to do it instead.

Mo Qingyi sat beside Duanmu Zhe, who occasionally whispered to her, eliciting light laughter.

Lin Xiyuan glanced at the pair and commented with a smile, "Big Brother Duanmu and Sister-in-law Qingyi have such a great relationship."

"Listen to you," Zhou Yiheng raised his hand to pull Lin Xiyuan closer by the shoulder, "we are also very much in love, I swear, after we get married, our relationship will be even better than my cousin’s and his wife’s."

"I don’t believe you!" Lin Xiyuan teased, "Who was it that was one whole hour late to the movies the day before yesterday?" The remark seemed to scold Zhou Yiheng while also signaling to others in the Duanmu family, a statement laden with multiple meanings.

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