Little Casanova

“Mother…”

Before anybody entered the room, a lively voice could be heard from outside the door.

“That is my eldest son. You have to be prepared.”

Hearing the voice, Xiaoyang knew whose voice it belonged to. She mentioned her eldest son fondly to Xiaoguo, but there was a hint of helplessness in her tone.

Xiaoguo nodded quizzically and reached out to pull Zhuang Zhuang from behind her. She was going to let him greet his new friend. Zhuang Zhuang was very obedient. As long as he didn’t have to go near the baby, he would do anything.

“I heard from Dad that I have a new friend?!”

The boy lifted the curtain with a cheerful expression and poked his head in to look. The child’s hair was in a mess, and his fair face was covered in black and gray streaks.

The only visible feature on his face was his pair of big round eyes. At this moment, he was looking around the house. Xiaoguo found him very interesting—he was just as lively as Zhu Yang.

The boy suddenly made eye contact with Xiaoguo and he retreated with a cry.

Xiaoguo was confused and she looked at Zhuang Zhuang. “Did I scare him?”

Xiao Yang knew her son’s personality, so she shook her head helplessly. She wasn’t scaring him, instead…

With a bang, the door was pushed open together with the curtain. Xiaoyang covered the baby girl’s ears in anticipation of the noise—she knew that the boy was going to do that.

“Ahem, beautiful lady, can I bring you to the lake for tea and snacks?”

The child, who had retreated from the room earlier, reappeared in the room with his hair neatly coiffed. His face had also been wiped clean. He walked elegantly towards Xiaoguo and shook his small hands—acting like he was holding a fan.

The corners of Xiaoguo’s lips twitched as she smiled. She turned around stiffly and looked at the helpless Xiaoyang. She now knew what she meant earlier on. “This little casanova…”

Zhuang Zhuang wasn’t smiling anymore. “I can’t believe my eyes…”

“Zhu Ming, call her Aunt.”

As soon as Xiaoyang finished speaking, Zhu Yang, who had just arrived, threw a kick at his son. “Rascal, how old are you to be making moves on girls!”

“Ouch!”

Zhu Ming landed on the bed. Just before he could land on Xiaoguo, Zhuang Zhuang had pulled her away. He scrutinized the boy with his big and critical eyes. “Don’t think that I cannot see it. You were aiming to land in my mother’s arms.”

Zhu Ming, who was still acting, felt a different sensation when he landed. It was not the soft embrace he had imagined. Instead, he had landed on something hard. He took a peek and found himself sitting by the bed. The embrace he was anticipating was standing so far away from him. How sad!

Zhu Yang carried his two-year-old child to the bed. When Zhuang Zhuang saw a bigger version of the smelly baby, he immediately ran away and hid behind Xiaoguo.

Jiang Danhe sat beside Xiaoguo and asked her what was wrong with Zhuang Zhuang, using his eyes. Xiaoguo responded with an indescribable expression on her face, implying that they would talk about it when they go back.

“Come, baby. Come to me.”

Xiaoyang took her second child from Zhu Yang and gave a kick to Zhu Ming, who was still trying to look cool. She said gently, “Xiaoguo, come and see my older daughter, Ruolan.”

“Ruolan. That’s a pretty name.”

“How adorable!”

Xiaoguo praised the child, saying that the two-year-old Ruolan was really cute. Her facial features were similar to her baby sister, but they were more prominent and sharp.

“Hehehehe…”

Xiaoguo’s praise made Zhu Yang extremely happy. As long as his daughter received praise, he was happy.

Xiao Yang rolled her eyes at him. “What a daughter slave.”

Jiang Danhe was very keen for Xiaoguo to interact more with the little girls. What if she was tempted to have another child? Wouldn’t that be what he wished for?

With this thought in mind, Jiang Danhe was also prepared to let Zhuang Zhuang interact with the girls. In the future, he would become a big brother and would have to play with his little sisters.

That’s right. Jiang Danhe felt that it would be great if he could have a few more daughters with Xiaoguo. It would be even better if all his daughters were as cute as Xiaoguo. He was now thinking about how he would have a bunch of little girls with buns in their hair, calling him father in their babyish voices. Just by imagining, he could feel his bones going soft.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Zhuang didn’t want to join in the fun at all. Seeing that Xiaoguo wasn’t near the baby, he stood beside Jiang Danhe again. No matter what, he wouldn’t go over there. Little babies were too smelly! Not to mention that the one who had just arrived was big. She must smell even worse.

Jiang Danhe looked at Zhuang Zhuang, who had a look of resistance on his face, and felt a little helpless. If Zhuang Zhuang would not follow his plan, how is he going to have a daughter?

The father and son were secretly competing. One kept pushing, while the other kept moving backwards. Neither of them were willing to admit defeat.

“Let’s eat.”

As Xiaoyang couldn’t leave her room during the confinement period, dinner was sent into the room. Zhu Yang didn’t care about Xiaoyang’s bashful protests as he bent down and carried her to a chair.

At the same time, he gestured for Xiaoguo and the others to take their seats.

“Let’s go. What are you waiting for?”

Xiaoguo stood up and looked at the two of them, who were still motionless. She felt a little tired as she had been worried sick all day about Jiang Danhe. He had been in a daze since they arrived at the inn. Now, even Zhuang Zhuang was being like him.

When they heard Xiaoguo’s words, they ended their silent confrontation indignantly.

Zhuang Zhuang snorted silently. Without looking at Jiang Danhe, he went to hold Xiaoguo’s hand. Unexpectedly, another small hand beat him to it.

“Aunt Guoguo, I’ll bring you to the dining table. Be careful. There’s a screen here. Be careful. This is a vase. Don’t bump into it…”

“Okay, okay…”

Xiaoguo was a little amused by his words, so she nodded happily. Although Zhu Ming was small, he was strong. Little Zhu Ming was able to drag her along even though she was an adult.

Zhuang Zhuang retracted his awkward hand and looked sadly at the two people who were leaving. He gave out a small sigh. “Mother, your baby is still here.”

At this moment, a cold laugh sounded behind him. Zhuang Zhuang turned around abruptly and saw Jiang Danhe shaking his head with a smirk on his face. Then, he gave Zhuang Zhuang a meaningful look before sitting down beside Xiaoguo. He had taken up Zhuang Zhuang’s seat.

The boy gritted his teeth in hatred. From this moment on, he announced that his ties with Jiang Danhe would be temporarily cut off for 15 minutes!

“Zhuang Zhuang, come here.”

Although Xiaoguo had been taken away by Zhu Ming, she was still paying attention to the father and son pair. When she saw Jiang Danhe coming over, she pushed him away and called out to Zhuang Zhuang.

Zhuang Zhuang’s face lit up. “I’m coming…”

Jiang Danhe slowly shifted himself and sat down on the next chair. He was not affected by the awkward situation just now. He still looked suave.

Of course, this was how Jiang Danhe saw himself. The others may not be thinking the same way.

When Zhu Yang and Xiaoyang saw this, they looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

The little protagonist of the full month banquet was sleeping soundly with her sister. Zhu Yang called the nanny in to watch the sleeping kids and pulled out a screen to segregate the room. This way, the sound of them eating would not disturb the two children.

At the dining table, the group was chatting and laughing. It was very lively, but the chatter mostly came from Zhu Yang and Zhu Ming. The two of them were talking incessantly and Xiao Yang was obviously used to the two of them being like this. She looked completely nonchalant and carried on eating calmly, but Xiaoguo was amused by them and laughed out loud. These two could totally crosstalk. One could be the main lead while the other would play the supporting role.