Chapter 1665 - 1087: Anxious
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Lin Chuxia was so preoccupied that Luo Xiaoqiong couldn’t take it anymore, and bluntly said, "You can’t solve anything by waiting anxiously here; you might as well go out openly and have a look."
Her thoughts hit the mark, and Lin Chuxia blushed instantly. Just a moment ago, she said she didn’t care, but now she’s eagerly looking out. Isn’t this slapping her own face?
"I’m not hoping to see him, just want to see what he and Wang Meifeng are doing..." Lin Chuxia bit her lip and confessed her thoughts, "He hasn’t come to find me until now. Perhaps, his previous words really can’t be trusted."
Reaching out to pat her shoulder, Chuxia didn’t say much; this sort of thing really isn’t something outsiders can meddle in.
Even though Lin Chuxia said she didn’t like Loo Ping, having been together for so long, how could there really be no feelings at all? Especially since his previous behavior was so pleasing.
"Mom... Mom..."
The room door opened, and two small figures wobbled over, each hugging one of Chuxia’s legs, clearly calling out, "Mama... Mama..."
Stunned by this huge surprise, Chuxia took a long while to recover. She quickly squatted down and hugged the two little bundles, "Good babies, truly Mama’s good babies."
"How come... they can talk in the blink of an eye?" Luo Xiaoqiong, sitting on the kang, was also shocked. No matter how much these two little ones were coaxed before, they wouldn’t make a sound. Chuxia had been worried about this all along, but now, they just spoke up as soon as they opened their mouths, and so clearly. It’s truly... amazing!
Qiao Ying, who came along with the little ones, laughed, "The little ones have already called out to everyone over there, Great-grandmother, Great-grandfather, Maternal great-grandfather, Maternal great-grandmother, Old Great Aunt, Grandma, Grandpa... everyone, basically no one was left out.
Even words like Old Great Aunt that are particularly hard to pronounce, they called out very clearly. I’ve been a doctor for so many years and it’s the first time I’ve seen children not even a year old, able to master speaking so quickly after formally starting to talk."
"I was worried they might be slow to talk and couldn’t articulate well, but now I can relax..." Chuxia, letting out a long sigh, kissed the foreheads of her precious ones, "Good babies, don’t scare Mama again in the future."
"Mm!" The two little ones nodded in unison, their serious little gazes seeming as if they truly understood.
Having stood up a while ago, Lin Chuxia looked at Chuxia with envy. She was even younger than herself and already a mother, to such a pair of adorable, smart kids. Whoever marries such a woman would surely treasure her, right?
These little ones were truly so good looking!
Feeling her gaze, the two small ones looked up and sweetly smiled at her, melting her heart. She’s never wanted to get married as much as this moment—only by marrying could she have such adorable little babies.
Following the direction of the two little ones’ gaze, Chuxia laughed, "This is Auntie, the same name as Mama. Do you like her too? Then call her Auntie."
"Auntie."
The sweet and tender cries in unison made Lin Chuxia somewhat at a loss, and then she pulled two five-yuan bills from her pocket, handing one to each little one: "Here, here!"
"It’s not necessary..." Chuxia quickly took the money back from the children’s hands and stuffed it back into Lin Chuxia’s pocket, "You still have to attend the review class and take care of the family, save it for yourself, they don’t lack spending money.
But don’t overthink it, we know each other well enough not to bother with formalities. When your burden lightens in the future, I’ll bring them to ask you for New Year’s money during the festive season."
"It’s my first time meeting them, and they called me that; I really want to express an auntie’s heart..." Lin Chuxia took the money out again, looking seriously at Chuxia, "You’ve helped me so much, and I have nothing to repay you. Of course, this ten yuan can’t count as repayment, but it’s something within my capability now, could you let the two children accept it?"
Chuxia looked helpless: "You really don’t need to be so polite."
"I’m not being polite, I sincerely mean it."
"Alright then..." Having no other option, Chuxia nodded in agreement, and Lin Chuxia once again slipped the bills into the hands of the two little ones, "Auntie..." the two little ones called out in unison once more.
Sitting on the kang, Luo Xiaoqiong pouted discontentedly: "You’re biased, they haven’t called me Auntie yet."
"You’re their Eldest Maternal Aunt, not an auntie, are you?" Chuxia rolled her eyes at the one being jealous, "Put the little ones on the kang to sit, "Quickly greet Big Aunt, or else she won’t like you anymore."
The two little ones stared blankly at Chuxia, their little eyes obviously accusing: That sentence was too long, we can’t say it!
"Eld...est... Aun...tie..." Thinking she understood the two little ones’ accusation, Chuxia quickly slowed down her speech, teaching them word by word.
"Eldest auntie!"
After the two little ones smoothly finished saying it, Luo Xiaoqiong couldn’t stop laughing: "You underestimated them, didn’t you? They said it very smoothly; they didn’t speak earlier because you gave such a long sentence, and they thought it was too long."
At this moment, Chuxia realized she’d made a blunder and helplessly tapped the two little ones on their foreheads: "You little rascals, daring to tease mom. No dinner for you tonight!"
"Stop pretending to be tough; what you say doesn’t count..." Luo Xiaoqiong rolled her eyes at her, "Don’t believe me? Try starving them for a meal. Even if you don’t feel bad, a whole basket of relatives will be heartbroken."
"Can’t you save me some face in front of the kids?" Chuxia glared at her, "Is it okay if I just give them a little less to eat? They need to develop the habit of facing consequences when they make mistakes from now on!"
"Really?" Luo Xiaoqiong looked speechless, "Kids not even one year old, give them a little freedom, will you? Think back to your own childhood, how can you do this to Beibei and Nannan?"
"Yes..." Chuxia seriously looked at Luo Xiaoqiong, "I utterly disagree with how you’re handling it now. If they were a bit older, and I educate them this way, and you speak up for them, think about what would happen?"
In fact, the moment she spoke, Luo Xiaoqiong regretted it.
Previously, concerning child-rearing, Chuxia had debated with Zhao Yulan, Old Madam Zhou, and Old Master Wan, among others. She didn’t want others siding with the kids when educating them.
In fact, she also felt Chuxia made a point. Children don’t yet have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. They act based on their instincts. If someone educates them and another shields them, they’ll naturally follow the one who shields them. Over time, they may even grow to dislike the one responsible for education...
"Sorry, I was too quick to speak earlier, just used to bickering with you and overlooked it." Recognizing her mistakes and correcting them is Miss Luo’s greatest virtue.
"Good to know. Fine, I was wrong too, no need to be so serious about this..." Chuxia sighed as she touched Beibei and Nannan’s curious little faces looking at her and Luo Xiaoqiong, "You two little rascals, you’ve landed your eldest auntie in trouble. I’ll remember this debt; when you’re older, I’ll have her give you a good spank to settle it."
Luo Xiaoqiong, Qiao Ying, Lin Chuxia: "..." Seriously, what kind of mother is this? Is she even their real mother...
The two little ones officially spoke for the first time at Longlong’s one-month-old banquet, and the Zhao family was the happiest.
What a great omen is this?!
Thus, not long after the two little ones had been there, Old Lady Zhao came to fetch them; she wanted to show off her big grandchildren to the village elders, who were under a month old and could already say some words!
Taking advantage of this moment, Lin Chuxia also followed along, only to find after a lap she couldn’t spot Loo Ping, so she helplessly returned to the room where Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong stayed.
It’s not that Chuxia was lazy to help out, but today was a special day; the eldest auntie and others were too busy, and Chuxia had to help Luo Xiaoqiong take care of Longlong. This was something Old Lady Zhao and the eldest auntie had specifically instructed.
When Lin Chuxia walked in, she happened to see Chuxia changing Longlong’s diaper and couldn’t help but laugh, "The moment I opened the door, I thought I was dreaming. This scene clearly just happened, haha..."
"Grandma and the eldest auntie were afraid the eldest sister-in-law might snap Longlong’s little leg while changing him, so they instructed me to properly teach her how to change a diaper. Therefore, it’s quite normal you walked in on this scene," Chuxia said while tapping the small one who was staring straight at her with little eyes, "Shame on you, when you grow up, Auntie’s going to tell your wife it was Auntie who changed your diapers."
The little one grinned wide with his toothless mouth.
"What are you grinning at?" Luo Xiaoqiong looked at her son with speechlessness, "Just a month old and already grinning about a wife, you’ll definitely be the kind to forget your mom once you get a wife!"
"Look at you, jealous mom..." Chuxia amusingly glanced at Luo Xiaoqiong and said to the little one, "Starting to get jealous already, huh? Looks like you’ll have a lot to deal with in the future, bringing a wife home, watching mom and wife compete for affection every day, tsk tsk..."
"Don’t forget, you have two." Luo Xiaoqiong gloatingly looked at her, "And with your Beibei and Nannan growing up to be such heartbreakers, they’ll definitely attract a hoard of little girls for you to entertain in the future."
"Some entertaining for me?" Chuxia pursed her lips, "You think I’ve got the patience for that? Whoever causes it deals with it. I won’t go pandering for anyone unless it’s confirmed to be my future daughter-in-law; otherwise, no one’s getting a finger’s worth of advantage off me, hmph!"
Watching the two banter merrily without being able to interject, Lin Chuxia started to get anxious. She wanted to ask Chuxia if the guests, aside from being in the courtyard and these few rooms, would also be elsewhere. After all, she came with the Qiao Family and couldn’t just recklessly go out looking for people. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)