December was the season of winter, but the Qi family's mansion was bustling with activity.
Yesterday was Christmas Eve. Although Grandfather Qi and Grandmother Qi did not like to participate in the festivities, there were more and more children in the house. Qi Youxuan, Little Youjin, Qi Chengyue, and Cheng Dongge's four-month-old Little Xicheng. There was also the little one in Ruan Danchen's womb.
The decorations in the mansion were filled with childlike charm, and they were all prepared for the little ones.
Little Youjin pasted stickers everywhere, Spiderman pasted on the wall by Qi Youxuan, Little Youjin and Little Xicheng's crib side by side, and a pile of toys.
Since Ruan Danchen's womb was already eight months old, Grandmother Qi had prepared another crib in the room. When Ruan Danchen gave birth, she would take out the crib and place it beside Little Youjin and Little Xicheng's.
Grandmother Qi thought that the three cribs in the living room were quite a grand sight. She could show off as long as someone came to visit.
Today was Little Youjin's first birthday. To commemorate this special occasion, a huge Christmas tree was placed in the living room of the mansion. There were colorful lights and ribbons hanging on the tree, and there was a little angel hanging on the tip of the tree. Under the tree were a few adorable boxes, waiting for the little ones to open them.
When Little Youjin came over, they would set off together to hold the birthday banquet. During the banquet, they had to catch Zhou.
Since Ruan Danchen was pregnant, she was afraid of the cold. She was also afraid that Little Youjin and Little Xicheng would catch a cold. Even though the floor heating was turned on, Grandmother Qi still turned on the air conditioner to make the house as warm as summer. Everyone wore short-sleeved shirts and shorts at home.
Not long after, Qi Chengzhi carried Little Youjin in, followed by Song Yu, Song Donglin, and Yu Qianying. Not long after they sat down, Qi Chenglin's family, Cheng Dongge, and his wife came in one after another.
Since Cheng Dongge's parents came from Li City, they came to visit Grandfather Qi and Grandmother Qi yesterday. Qi Chengyue arranged for them to stay at Dynasty, so they did not come today. They went directly from the guest room to the banquet hall to attend Little Youjin's first birthday celebration.
Chang Zhiyuan and the Ruan family went directly to Dynasty as well.
It was cold outside, so Ruan Danchen was wrapped up like a ball. Qi Chenglin was still worried, so he added two more layers of clothes for her.
Now that Ruan Danchen was eight months pregnant, she felt like a rolling ball when she walked.
Ruan Danchen felt unbearably hot the moment she stepped into the room. She started sweating immediately. She quickly took off her clothes, leaving only the thin maternity shirt on. Only then did she feel relieved.
Grandmother Chang's previous stroke was quite serious. Moreover, she had a bad temper and was used and betrayed by Chang Jingqiu. Liu Xiangwen, her daughter-in-law, was not filial to her when she saw that she was paralyzed. Furthermore, Changhe's condition plummeted, causing Grandmother Chang to sulk all day long. When her anger grew, she vented her anger on the caregiver who took care of her.
No matter what kind of illness it was, one should avoid being agitated by anger. Otherwise, the doctor would not have advised her to rest. However, Grandmother Chang continued to look for trouble by getting angry all day long and had been paralyzed all this while.
Ruan Danchen went to visit her once, but Grandmother Chang refused to talk to her with a cold face. Ruan Danchen did not visit her after that.
Chang Zhiyuan and Mo Yuxin also visited her occasionally. Grandmother Chang had a bad temper and would scold them every time she saw them. Naturally, Chang Zhiyuan and Mo Yuxin did not visit her often. They only visited her twice or thrice a month.
Chang Jingqiu had been sentenced to five years in prison while Crippled Wang was sentenced to prison for his involvement in the trafficking and rape of Liu Ronghua. As for the organization that Chang Jingqiu had contacted, both Chang Jingqiu and Crippled Wang were merely on the periphery of the organization. Crippled Wang knew nothing about the organization, so he could not provide any useful information.
Chang Jingqiu only knew about Brother Chen, but she dared not expose him. Previously, Brother Chen's people had contacted her and found a scapegoat to take the blame for him.
Chang Jingqiu knew that Big Brother Chen's unspoken words meant that if she dared to say anything else, she would not have a good life in prison.
Even if she was healthy, the thought of her days in prison made her shiver at night. Now that she was paralyzed, she did not know how she would be bullied in prison.
Liu Xiangwen, who had always been close to her, ignored her completely. Chang Zhiyuan would not help her in prison either. Chang Jingqiu could only save herself. She hoped that Brother Chen would help her in prison because of her tactfulness. At least, he would arrange for someone to protect her and be on good terms with her.
Even so, as a cripple, she would be at a disadvantage if there was someone to protect her.
Nevertheless, Chang Jingqiu gritted her teeth and did not expose Brother Chen. However, Ruan Danchen did not know what was going on in prison. She did not ask about it either.
Qi Chenglin would not waste his time on a woman like her. He would only ask about her from time to time. He knew that she was not doing well in prison. Her body was inconvenient to begin with, and she had never suffered before.
Knowing that she was not doing well in prison, Qi Chenglin was relieved.
Ruan Danchen hugged the big ball on her belly and sat down with difficulty. Qi Chenglin immediately took a pillow and placed it behind her back.
Little Youjin's eyes lit up when he saw Qi Youxuan. He immediately crawled to Qi Youxuan's feet and followed him like a little follower.
Little Xicheng, who was more than four months old, sat beside Qi Chengyue and clapped her hands to join in the fun.
Qi Youxuan pointed at Little Xicheng with his chubby finger. "Er Cheng, you need to learn from your big brother. You need to crawl early so that your big brothers can play with you!"
"Mmhmm!" Little Xicheng extended her arms and wanted to join them.
When Cheng Dongge gave his daughter this name, he had Qi Chengyue in mind. He wanted his daughter to have his name in her name, but the character 'Cheng' was not suitable for a girl's name, so he changed it to 'Cheng'.
The day after Qi Chengyue gave birth, Qi Youxuan followed Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen to the hospital. He pointed at his daughter and laughed. "Pfft! That's Er Cheng! Lil 'sis, your nickname will be Er Cheng from now on! "
Poor Little Xicheng was still young and naive. She was still sleeping beside her mother and did not know that her nickname was decided by her big brother.
Little Youjin twisted his little butt and grabbed the edge of the coffee table to help himself up. His short arms reached for the middle of the coffee table and wanted to eat a pear, but his arms were too short and could not reach it.
Qi Youxuan took a pear and gave it to him. Little Youjin held it with his chubby hands and felt that the pear was too heavy.
His little baby teeth gnawed on the pear with difficulty. After gnawing off a few pieces of pear, he began to taste the juice. His face was full of happiness and he smiled so sweetly that his eyes narrowed.
Qi Chengzhi looked at his son's silly face and his face darkened. He used to be a normal son, but after playing with Qi Youxuan for a while, he became such a wretched person.
"There's no food among the things you're grabbing, right?" Song Yu asked worriedly.
The grabbing was during the feast and there were so many people watching. Anyway, Song Yu admitted that she was a vain person. She could not let this little foodie stuff all the good food into his mouth during the feast and completely ignore the feast.
Qi Chengzhi nodded solemnly. "I've told you not to put any food in the feast."
Song Yu heaved a sigh of relief, but she still looked at her son with a troubled expression. What should she do in the future?
Everyone set off for Dynasty. At the place where the feast was held, a large table was specially set up for Little Youjin so that the guests could see clearly when the feast was being held.
Qi Youxuan pushed the pram while Little Xicheng sat in the pram. She was holding a box in her arms. It was wrapped in bright red paper, and the words' Red Package Box 'were written on it in large, crooked letters.
At first glance, it was obvious that the words were written by Qi Youxuan.
Qi Youxuan pushed Little Xicheng and stood at the entrance of the elevator. The two children were like little door gods. Of course, Little Xicheng did not know why they were there. She just took the box since her brother asked her to.
It was rare for her brother to bring her along without Youjin. Little Xicheng thought that she should perform well.
When the elevator door opened, Yan Beicheng was stunned when he stepped out. He looked at Little Xicheng's innocent face and the box with the name 'Red Package Box' in her hands.
"Uncle Yan, today is Youjin's first birthday party, we have to give you some red packets." Qi Youxuan blinked his big eyes and gave Yan Beicheng a look that said, "If you don't give me the red packets, you're bullying the child".
Yan Beicheng took out the red packets and stuffed them into the red packet box. As he walked, he saw Qi Chengzhi from afar and said, "Look at you, you give us a red packet after you give birth, one for your first month, one for your first year, one for your hundredth year, one for your first year, and one for your first year. Two months later, you'll have to give us a red packet every two months!"
"Hehe." Qi Chengzhi hugged Little Youjin and said, "I had a son earlier than you."
Then, he lowered his head and said to Little Youjin, "Say hi to Uncle Yan, he's here to give you money."
Little Youjin extended his chubby hands to Yan Beicheng and waved them left and right as if he was really greeting him. The guests who came after Yan Beicheng did not have a pleasant expression on their faces.
Everyone was blocked by Qi Youxuan as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Their eyes twitched when they saw how he blocked their way like a bandit.
Before the banquet started, Song Yu carried Little Youjin and placed him on the big table. Little Youjin had gained a lot of weight recently, and she almost could not carry him on the table just now.
Little Youjin was surrounded by items for the banquet. There was a book, a pen, a calculator, a drawing paper, and a small wooden sword.
In fact, it did not matter to Little Youjin what he got. The Qi family knew what he would do in the future. Being born in the Qi family meant that he was favored by the gods. No matter what he chose in the future, he would have to achieve something.
"Youjin, go ahead and choose. Take whatever you like." Song Yu said gently. She had practiced with Little Youjin at home just for this day, and the practice went smoothly.
Little Youjin sat on the table and looked at the three items in front of him. He kicked his little legs and turned around to look at the two items behind him. He did not like either of them.
Hence, he sat there without moving.
A group of guests stared blankly at Little Youjin who was sitting on the table.
"…" Qi Chengzhi nudged his son gently. "Be good, go and choose one. Just choose whatever you like."
All of them had good meanings, and it would not be embarrassing to choose any one of them.
Little Youjin, on the other hand, stared at the few exquisite cold dishes on the table in front of him. "Yayayayayayi!"
"Let's eat after we're done with the banquet," Song Yu said with a red face.
However, Little Youjin did not cooperate. He had an attitude that he would not eat if he was not given something to eat.
Qi Youxuan rubbed Ruan Danchen's round tummy with his little hand and said softly, "That's why I said that the food in your hand will attract Youjin. It's very accurate."
Before Ruan Danchen could stop him, the little boy had already picked up a piece of pastry and ran over.
"Little brother, come here!" Qi Youxuan waved the pastry at Little Youjin.
Little Youjin immediately fell down and crawled over with his little butt sticking out. He grabbed the pastry and stuffed it into his mouth. His cheeks were bulging from the stuffing.
Song Yu was worried that he would choke, so she quickly poured a glass of warm water for him.
Under Qi Chengzhi's gloomy expression, Qi Chenglin felt pressured and dragged his troublemaking son back to the table.
"You've eaten, hurry up and eat." Qi Chengzhi was no longer in a good mood and urged him coldly.
Little Youjin shuddered and turned around to look at Qi Chengzhi pitifully. Qi Chengzhi squinted his eyes, and Little Youjin acted as if someone was poking his buttocks from behind. He immediately twisted his buttocks and crawled forward.
He stopped in front of the book. Song Yu looked at it happily, but she did not dare to teach him anything.
Little Youjin reached out his chubby little hand and grabbed the book. Under everyone's gaze, he stuffed a corner of the book into his mouth and tasted a mouthful of pulp.
"Pfft! Pfft! "Little Youjin spat out his saliva and threw the book on the floor.
He then picked up a pen and stuffed it into his mouth like a lollipop. "Pfft!" He threw the pen on the floor as well.
The following items did not escape the fate of being stuffed into his mouth and thrown away. In the end, there was nothing on the table other than Little Youjin.
It was not known who started laughing first. "Hahahahaha! This is the first time I've seen someone grab Zhou like this, hahahahaha! "
Song Yu's face turned red. Little Youjin looked around and realized that there was nothing else he could grab, so he wiggled his little butt and crawled in front of Qi Chengzhi. He shamelessly grabbed Qi Chengzhi's belt and started to climb up. He used all four of his limbs to climb Qi Chengzhi like a tree.
Qi Chengzhi looked at him coldly. "You're not grabbing Zhou properly, and you're asking me to carry you?"
Qi Chengzhi did not move and did not carry Little Youjin up.
Little Youjin pulled on Qi Chengzhi's belt and tried to climb up. He was so anxious that he was on the verge of crying.
Song Yu's heart softened when she saw that her son's eyes were filled with tears. She quickly carried her son.
Little Youjin sneaked a glance at his father's face and felt that his father's expression was extremely unpleasant. He shrunk his neck and pointed at the floor pitifully. "Yiya … Yiya …"
"Do you want to go down?" Song Yu asked.
"Yiya!" Little Youjin nodded vigorously.
Song Yu put him on the floor. Little Youjin could walk a few steps now, but it was quite difficult for him to walk. He wobbled like a little penguin until he reached the calculator that was thrown on the floor. With a thud, he fell on the floor.
Fortunately, the floor was covered with a thick and soft carpet, so there was no need to worry about him falling.
Whether it was the Old Mansion, Jade Villa Garden, Imperial Palace Garden, Scenic Garden, Famed Garden, or even Cheng Dongge's house, they were all covered with thick carpets. This was to ensure that the children would not fall when they played.
Little Youjin had developed a habit of not sitting down slowly. He was too lazy to sit down slowly. He would just fall on the floor directly since there was a carpet to catch him.
He did not feel any pain. He reached out his chubby little hand and grabbed the calculator. He waved the calculator at Qi Chengzhi and asked for praise. "Yiya yiya!"
Qi Chengzhi's expression became slightly better. He took the initiative to carry Little Youjin and nodded satisfactorily. "Hmm, not bad. This means that you're going to inherit the family business."
Everyone was speechless.
Qi Chengzhi tried his best to make it sound better.
…
It was Chinese New Year again. Ruan Danchen's due date was within these few days, so they were extremely nervous these few days.
Qi Chenglin even called Chu Zhaoyang every day to confirm that there was indeed a gynecologist on duty in the hospital. He even asked for a schedule and asked for the doctors' conditions.
In the end, Qi Chenglin felt that the doctors on duty during Chinese New Year were not good enough. "Arrange a few more shifts for Director Li so that he can be on standby. Danchen might give birth at any time, so we need to find a reliable doctor when we go to the hospital."
Chu Zhaoyang was speechless.
Chu Zhaoyang could not be bothered with him. The doctors in the hospital were all reliable, so who would arrange shifts randomly for him?
Thus, Qi Chenglin sent him a few messages on WeChat every day.
Wei Zhiqian: Qi Chenglin, don't bully Chu Zhaoyang because he doesn't talk much! Do you think Chu Tian Hospital is your backyard?
Han Zhuoli: So what if your wife gives birth? Who hasn't given birth before?
Qi Chenglin: You haven't given birth before.
Han Zhuoli: …
Chu Zhaoyang was annoyed by Qi Chenglin's constant pestering. He had no choice but to agree to it. In the end, he was scolded countless times by Director Li and had no one to complain to.
Qi Chenglin was so thick-skinned that he even called Chu Zhaoyang on Chinese New Year's Eve to confirm that Director Li was on standby at the hospital.
Chu Zhaoyang, who was usually a man of few words, could not take it anymore. "We don't know when your wife is going to give birth yet, but you're forcing Director Li to stay at the hospital every day."
"It's going to happen in these few days anyway. We don't know when she's going to give birth, so we have to be on standby," Qi Chenglin said shamelessly. He did not feel that he was troubling Director Li at all.
Chu Zhaoyang hung up the phone angrily and decided to ignore him.
Little Youjin was now one year and two months old. Although he still could not speak much, he could only say monosyllabic words.
For example, 'daddy', 'mommy', and 'hug'.
However, he was much more stable when he walked compared to when he was at his first birthday party. He had become Qi Youxuan's little tail. Wherever Qi Youxuan went, he would sway his butt and follow him.
Since he could not walk fast, Qi Youxuan would fall if he tried to walk faster. Therefore, Qi Youxuan was very considerate of his speed.
Since the day started, there were children in the courtyard setting off firecrackers. They were not too dangerous and were usually used to set off firecrackers.
Qi Youxuan also persuaded Qi Chenglin to buy a lot of little things with different designs. At that moment, he was holding all of them in his arms.
"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, let's go set off some flowers!" Qi Youxuan hugged Qi Chengji's leg and squeezed his chubby tummy onto Qi Chengji's leg.
Qi Chengji scooped up all the things in his arms and left with the two boys.
Ruan Danchen sat on the sofa and saw colorful lights in the courtyard from time to time. She could also hear the two kids shouting excitedly.
Suddenly, Ruan Danchen felt a sharp pain in her stomach. "Ouch!"
For the past few days, Qi Chenglin was like a bird startled by the twang of a bow. When Ruan Danchen had a stomachache, Qi Chenglin started counting the time between the pain.
When he turned his head and saw Ruan Danchen's expression change, he started counting the time again. "Is today …"
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