Gina carried the toddler downstairs. The little fellow's big eyes were glistening with tears, and he looked like an aggrieved kitten. His eyes lit up when he saw Irina. He reached out his little hand and made a squeaking sound.
Irina's gaze became gentler. She was about to take Mai from Gina's hands.
Meg gave her a look.
Irina's hand paused halfway. She patted Mai's head and smiled. "Is this the child you brought back yesterday? She's quite cute. "
"Yes, Lady Boss. You're back." Gina nodded with a smile. "Her name is Mai. She can't talk yet, but she seems to like you a lot."
"Do you want to get her something to eat? Let me hold her for a while. "Irina smiled and reached out to take Mai from Gina.
"I'll have to trouble you then." Gina walked towards the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Mai.
"Squeak …" Mai acted coquettishly in Irina's arms as if she had temporarily forgotten about her hunger.
Taking care of a child was a technical job. Normal people wouldn't be able to do it. For example, Phyllis, who followed them downstairs.
She was a young girl, but after one night, not only did she have two eye-catching dark circles under her eyes, but she also looked dull as if she had been through some serious torture.
"Boss, Lady Boss." Phyllis greeted Meg and the others. She stared at Mai in Irina's arms in a daze.
"Dou … Phyllis, what happened to you?" Irina looked at Phyllis in surprise. It had only been one night. How did she become so dispirited?
"Yes, were you frightened yesterday?" Meg asked with concern.
"No … nothing. I just didn't sleep the whole night watching her." Phyllis shook her head. She didn't forget to remind him, "You have to be careful when you carry her. Her body is very soft. She can get hurt easily."
"Does Mai cause trouble at night?" Meg asked with some surprise. Some children were quite noisy at night, causing the people taking care of them to suffer.
"No, I woke up once last night. After drinking the goat's milk that Sister Gina prepared, I immediately fell asleep again. I slept soundly until dawn." Phyllis shook her head.
"Then why did you stare at her the whole night?" Irina couldn't help laughing.
"I … I was worried that she would flip over and fall to the ground. The princess told me to take good care of her …" Phyllis blushed and said in embarrassment.
"It's Phyllis's first time taking care of a baby, so she's too nervous. Actually, I've already set up a protective formation around her bed. Even if Mai wakes up in the middle of the night, she won't fall off the bed." Gina walked out of the kitchen with a milk bottle and handed it to Mai.
The little guy consciously hugged the milk bottle and began to suck on it. It was extremely fragrant.
"She's just too responsible." Gina looked at Phyllis with a smile and said tenderly, "But it's too tiring to take care of a baby like this. You still have to sleep when you need to. The little ones sleep soundly. As long as you let them fill their stomachs, you don't have to take care of them at all."
"Okay, I'll be more careful next time." Phyllis nodded in embarrassment.
"Phyllis, eat something first, then go upstairs and get some sleep. I'll be in charge of cutting the ingredients this morning." Meg scooped a bowl of tofu pudding for her. "You'll feel refreshed after you wake up."
"It's … it's okay, Boss. I can finish my job." Phyllis glanced at Mai. "Besides, I still have to take care of little Mai."
"Okay, go to sleep. I have nothing to do this morning anyway. Let me take care of this child. It seems like she likes me," Irina said to Phyllis. "You can't take care of anyone like this."
Phyllis felt a sense of familiarity from the lady boss. Inexplicably, she felt a little guilty and nodded obediently.
After breakfast, Phyllis went upstairs to get some sleep.
Mai drank two bottles of goat's milk before putting down the milk bottle in satisfaction. She lay in Irina's arms.
"You've made so many delicious dishes. Is there nothing she can eat?" Irina asked Gina. Although goat's milk was good, it couldn't be compared to Meg's delicacies.
"Mai is still young. She's about three to five months old. She only has three baby teeth. She can't digest a lot of food, so it's safer to let her drink goat's milk for now," Gina explained. "When she's a little older, we can give her some supplementary food, but it can't be what we eat. It's too sweet or too salty. We have to make it for her."
Irina nodded thoughtfully. She looked at Gina with emotion. "Gina, you know so much."
So it's not easy to raise a child. She couldn't help but look at Meg. Her gaze became gentler.
Meg only smiled. He didn't know much about raising a child, either.
"Where's Little Guai? Is she still not awake? "Meg asked Gina.
"She should be awake soon, but she's already learned how to dress and wash herself. She can go downstairs by herself," Gina said.
"Mommy, my throat feels uncomfortable …" Little Guai said as she ran downstairs and looked up at Gina.
"Are you sick?" Gina touched Little Guai's head nervously and asked her to open her mouth. She didn't feel hot, and her throat didn't look red, either.
"Do you want me to try healing?" Irina asked.
"I think she's wearing her clothes inside out," Meg said faintly after watching for a while.
The dining room was silent for a while. Then, laughter erupted.
Little Guai was wearing a pullover sweater today. It looked the same front and back.
However, it was indeed inside out. That was why she felt like she was being strangled by fate.
"Look at you. I told you to distinguish the front and back of your clothes before you put them on. Why did you put them on so casually?" Gina said with a helpless smile as she changed Little Guai's clothes.
Little Guai poked her head out of the collar with some effort. She stuck her tongue out at Meg, and said aggrievedly, "Why do I have to distinguish the front and back of my clothes? My neck is clearly round. "
At first glance …
It sounded quite reasonable.
"Mai, Mai, come down and play with Big Sister." The little fellow stared at Mai in Irina's arms after changing her clothes.
Mai lowered her head and stared at Little Guai for a while. She didn't move for a while, as if she didn't want to.
"Come down, Big Sister will bring you to ride the big cat." Little Guai grabbed Ugly Duckling, which was passing by, and sat on it skillfully.
Ugly Duckling froze instantly. It turned to look at Little Guai. It didn't dare to get angry, nor did it dare to say anything.
Mai's eyes lit up when she saw Ugly Duckling. She waved her little paws and squeaked as if she couldn't wait to get on the ground.
"Alright. You can get on the ground to play if you want." Irina put Mai down on the ground directly.
An elf cub wasn't as weak as a human cub. Although they were delicate, crawling was definitely not a problem for them.
The dining room wasn't open for business yet. The floor had been cleaned with magic last night, so it was spotless. It was the cleanest playground for children.
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