My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 309 - 24 Zeng Yi

"Brother Ping’an," Shen Yinian said, her face brimming with happiness upon seeing Xu Ji.

Perhaps because they were both precocious, these two children were always close, slightly overshadowing Han Xinyu and Wan Youle.

"Did you come alone?" Lin Xiaoguai pulled out a chair for him to sit.

"Mm," Xu Ji nodded and explained, "Mom’s accompanying Uncle to a dinner function, so after I put Nannan to sleep, I came over."

"Did you take a taxi here?" Shen Mincheng handed him a peeled apple, while Shen Chi asked from the side.

"I took the bus," Xu Ji said. Seeing Shen Chi frown, he added, "We have a new bus stop now, just less than two hundred meters away from my house."

Shen Chi’s expression softened slightly, but he still said, "I’ll take you back later."

Xu Ji nodded, not objecting.

Due to the fact that the wound didn’t require stitches, Shen Yinian didn’t stay long at the hospital—just three days, and Lin Xiaoguai also stayed in the hospital for three days.

By the time they returned home, the little tyrants of the house had almost caused a ruckus.

Leaving aside Little Spring Breeze, who managed to smash all the toys he got his hands on, and Qiaoqiao, who insisted on being difficult during every feeding, even the usually easy-going Sisi and Little Sun had protested after not seeing their mother for three consecutive days.

Surprisingly, the fighting spirit of these two little ones was not just as strong as their younger siblings’; it went far beyond.

Lin Xiaoguai silently observed Sisi, who had spit up milk all over her bib, and Little Sun, who kept placing various objects in front of Little Spring Breeze to entice him to cause destruction.

So it turned out these two were the hidden bosses.

Seeing their mother return, the little ones all got excited, stretching out their arms to be held.

Lin Xiaoguai felt somewhat distressed; with four pairs of hands to choose from, whoever she didn’t pick would feel left out.

"Sisi, come here, Daddy will help you change your clothes," Shen Chi said, coming down the stairs with a clean baby shirt.

Sisi hesitated, glancing between her dad and mom before finally looking down at her soiled bib, and with a pout, she reluctantly reached out her arms to her dad.

Lin Xiaoguai thought it over, and instead of holding any of the children, she squatted down and took turns kissing each of their cheeks.

"Yiya..." A sleeve half-on, Sisi called out eagerly from the side.

Lin Xiaoguai smiled, moving forward to gently kiss her cheek.

Just then, Lin Xiaoguai felt something cling to her leg; she looked down to find Little Spring Breeze wrapping his arms around it.

"How did he get here? Can he crawl now?" Lin Xiaoguai asked in surprise as she picked him up.

The children were just under five months old; even Little Niangao didn’t crawl at this age.

"Of course not," Shen Chi, having just dressed Sisi, replied with a touch of speechlessness, "He can only shift himself along like a snake."

Lin Xiaoguai felt a bit awkward, but then she felt something unusual on her chest, and looking down, she saw Little Spring Breeze rubbing his head against her, clearly wanting to nurse.

Blushing slightly, she glanced at Shen Chi, then turned away to lift her shirt and start feeding the child.

Out of her sight, Shen Chi’s eyebrows rose, a faint smile in his eyes.

It seemed like the siblings realized one of their own was eating alone; the remaining three children all started fussing, stretching their necks and "crawling" towards Lin Xiaoguai.

Worried about drawing Shen Chi’s attention as well, Lin Xiaoguai said somewhat embarrassedly, "Shen Chi, could you tidy up the toys on the floor?"

Knowing she was self-conscious, Shen Chi, although regretful, complied.

After each of the four children had been fed in turn, Lin Xiaoguai let out a sigh of relief and placed them on the play mat. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Shen Chi came over with a toy box, tapped Little Spring Breeze, and said, "You little money waster!"

He tapped him lightly. Little Spring Breeze thought it was a game and laughed, raising his fists to pounce as well.

"What’s wrong?" Noting that Shen Chi was genuinely a bit angry, Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t help but ask.

"Look, hardly any of them are intact," Shen Chi said, placing a large box of toys in front of her.

Lin Xiaoguai picked up a toy car and noticed it was missing a wheel. She examined the other toys and found most were damaged or missing parts.

"Half of these were Little Niangao’s when he was little, and they’ve been fine for years. But in this little guy’s hands, look what happened." Despite not being short of money now, Shen Chi had known poverty and wasn’t one to fuss over every penny, but he still disliked this kind of destructive behavior.

"It’s not just toys," he continued, "Your handmade screens, crystal ornaments, weebles, jade decorations, and wooden carvings—lots of things have been broken by this little fellow."