Chapter 560 - 360: Daughter Mo Tong_2
Su Motong shook her head again.
Su Mo: "Oh... then drink when you’re thirsty."
Su Motong blinked her sleepy eyes and let out a long yawn.
Su Mo was delighted: "Motong, are you sleepy? How about taking a nap?"
Su Motong shook her head, pouted her little lips: "Not sleepy, just a bit bored..."
Still, it was a staring contest between big eyes and small ones, and the atmosphere just froze there awkwardly.
Although Su Mo seemed calm, he was actually breaking into a sweat.
What should I do now?
How do you take care of a kid?
I’ve been single since birth, asking me to take care of a kid, isn’t this task a bit out of my league?!
"Ring, ring, ring." Just at this moment, the phone rang.
After Su Mo finished the call, he was even more conflicted.
Don’t forget, he’s the Mercenary Corps Leader, and with Edge at its current size and rapidly rising phase, there are simply too many social engagements outside.
The call just now was to discuss business with someone.
Now what, what about Su Motong?
Not to mention, taking a child to a business meeting isn’t appropriate.
But I can’t just leave Su Motong here alone...
Suddenly, Su Mo had a lightbulb moment.
I’m stretched too thin; I can ask my companions for help.
With many hands comes great strength; if I can’t take care of a kid, let’s have everyone help out.
With so many talented people around, surely there’s someone who can handle a kid.
With Su Motong in tow, Su Mo first went to find Future.
Future was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, and having her take care of the kid, she could observe and study at the same time.
Unfortunately, Future was incredibly busy recently. During the month she helped Su Mo build the Earth Navigation Spaceship, all her work was put on hold; now she needed to catch up like crazy, and simply couldn’t spare any energy.
With Future unavailable, Su Mo could only look for someone else.
Su Mo ran to the door of Nuobai’s room and knocked.
After Nuobai opened the door and saw Su Mo holding Su Motong outside, she blinked and picked up her phone to type:
[What’s up?]
Su Mo peeked into the room.
Nuobai’s room was simply and neatly arranged, similar to her previous single apartment, and she had some cats again.
Su Mo chuckled: "Nuobai, I need to head out for a business talk, can you help me babysit for a bit?"
Nuobai was taken aback, looking a bit apprehensive:
[I don’t know how to take care of kids...]
Without further ado, Su Mo stuffed Su Motong into her arms: "I believe you can do it! Look how well you take care of your cats. Cats and kids are both baby animals, right? Taking care of a kid is just like raising a cat. However you take care of cats, just do the same with the kid."
Nuobai, at a loss, awkwardly pulled at her mouth corners, and typed:
[I’ll give it a try, then?]
"Great, great, I trust you to handle it." Su Mo pinched Su Motong’s chubby little cheek and said, "Motong, Daddy has to go out for a bit, you need to listen to Sister Bai, okay?"
Su Motong, hugging Nuobai’s neck, nodded sensibly: "Okay!"
After saying goodbye, Su Mo left to take care of business.
...
After finishing the business matters, it was already afternoon, and Su Mo hurried back to Edge Mansion to see how Nuobai was doing with the babysitting.
When Su Mo got to the hallway where Nuobai’s room was, the door happened to be open.
As he walked past, he suddenly noticed a red light dot on the floor.
He was still wondering what it was when a flurry of rapid footsteps came from the room, and a few small shadows rushed out.
You could see Su Motong crawling quickly on all fours, followed by two chubby cats, all charging after the red light dot.
The person controlling the red light dot had very adept skills, sometimes making it wriggle like a snake on the floor, and sometimes making it climb up the wall. The person and the two cats were enticed to pounce everywhere, rolling and tumultuously turning.
This scene directly petrified Su Mo.
He dashed into the room to get a closer look, only to see Nuobai sitting in a chair, waving a laser pointer.
Seeing Su Mo, Nuobai turned off the laser pointer and raised his hand to greet him.
Su Mo asked blankly, "What are you doing?"
Nuobai blinked and typed:
[Playing with cats]
Su Mo: "It’s not just playing with cats, why are you messing with Mo Tong as well..."
He picked Su Motong up from the ground. The little guy, who had been playing and rolling around with the cats for an unknown length of time, was covered in cat fur, looking dirty, and stared at him with big, innocent eyes.
Nuobai scratched the back of his head and typed:
[Didn’t you say raising cats is like babysitting?]
Su Mo smiled helplessly: "Sis, there’s a rhetorical device in literature called a metaphor, a metaphor! Do you know what a metaphor is?"
Nuobai unconsciously scratched her face, feeling a bit embarrassed as she looked at Su Mo.
Although Nuobai had done something ridiculous, she had helped babysit all morning, so Su Mo couldn’t complain. He comforted her: "No worries, no worries, thank you for your hard work. You continue playing with the cats, I’ll go clean up Mo Tong."
Su Mo returned to his room and used the roller Nuobai gave him to remove cat fur from Su Motong.
As he worked, Su Motong suddenly raised her little hand, stuck out her tongue, and began licking the back of her hand, mimicking the cats perfectly.
Su Mo quickly pressed down her hand to stop her: "Mo Tong, the cats are cute, but there’s no need to mimic their actions. You’re a person, not a cat. It’s not hygienic."
Su Motong tilted her little head: "Um... okay!"
She obediently put her little hand down.
Su Mo let out a sigh of relief, hoping she wouldn’t turn into a Catgirl.
After finishing cleaning off cat fur from Su Motong, he received a call from the administrative assistant reminding him of an afternoon meeting.
Su Mo felt overwhelmed, needing to go out again, with Nuobai seeming incapable of babysitting. Who could he delegate this responsibility to?
Suddenly, Su Mo thought of two people.
He brought Su Motong to the 80th-floor entertainment area to the arcade room, where KK and Dongdong were playing games.
The two had just finished a game, munching on snacks and teasing each other about their performances.
Dongdong spotted Su Mo and Su Motong, raised her hand to greet them: "Boss, little sister Motong."
Su Mo waved them over: "Come here, come here."
"What’s up?" Dongdong and KK ran over together.
Su Mo coughed lightly and said: "I have to go out this afternoon, can you help take care of the kid?"
Dongdong and KK exchanged glances, their expressions puzzled: "Boss, do you really think we look like people who can babysit?"
Su Mo explained: "You’re both young, only about ten years older than Mo Tong, so you count as kids too. You’ll surely play together harmoniously."
"Err..." Dongdong seemed speechless.
Su Mo took Dongdong’s hand, letting her hold Su Motong’s hand: "I’m entrusting this important task to you and KK! Don’t stress, babysitting mainly means playing with her."
Dongdong placed her free hand on her hip: "Alright, I’ll give it a try. Come on, little sister Motong, let’s go play at the gym next door."
Dongdong and KK, one on each side, took Su Motong’s hands and ran to the gym.
Su Mo decided to discreetly follow them, peeping through the door crack to observe the activities inside.
The gym was spacious, and the three stood on the basketball court.
KK threw off his jacket, caught the tossed basketball, made a beckoning gesture to Su Motong, and then started dribbling between his legs awkwardly.
Dongdong burst into laughter so much she bent over, while Su Motong, not fully understanding, found it amusing and began giggling.
Seeing this, Su Mo was thrilled.
It was indeed a wise decision to let kids babysit kids; they instantly bonded and began playing around.
Moreover, playing in the gym would be healthy exercise, though constructs might not need "exercise." More activity is always beneficial.
Watching Su Motong happily play with the two, Su Mo contentedly left.
His afternoon engagement lasted until past seven in the evening; after having dinner with business partners, Su Mo headed back.
Upon returning to Edge Mansion, Su Mo didn’t find anyone in the 80th-floor entertainment area. Asking around revealed Dongdong and KK brought Su Motong to the top floor.
Su Mo reached Dongdong’s room, hearing her energetic voice before entering: "Come on! One more! You can do it!!!"
Su Mo wondered: Are they still exercising?
The 81st floor and above were core member living areas, each with exceptionally spacious, custom-designed apartments, like Dongdong’s, which included a private gym at her request.
The door was ajar, so Su Mo crossed the large living room, following the sound to the gym, taking a look inside.
Upon seeing the scene before him, he was dumbfounded.