Chapter 567: Crying Duet
"Do you like kids that much?" Yin Yang said helplessly.
"I do! If we only had Doudou, he’d definitely be lonely. Having more people around is much better, more lively. Grandpa and Sir Jian are even thinking of each taking care of one." Xu Mumu replied with a smile.
"Then let’s have a few more," Yin Yang said with a bit of excitement in his eyes.
The two looked around, and Xu Mumu didn’t see anything that needed changing. She thought the place was already perfectly furnished.
Seeing that Xu Mumu liked it, Yin Yang was immediately relieved.
The moving plans were thus set. They decided to move after the New Year, but would celebrate the New Year here with the Old Xu Family.
During the New Year, Fengfeng went wild with fun. Every day he joined Xu Mumu to take care of Doudou. The little one collected quite a few red envelopes, though Li Caixia took the bulk of them, he still had a good amount of pocket money.
During this New Year period, the little guy used the money in his pocket to buy a bunch of snacks every time they went out.
Xu Mumu watched helplessly as her little brother’s face got rounder and he gained quite a bit of weight.
"Mumu, next time you go out, keep an eye on your brother. Don’t let him buy more snacks. He can’t get any fatter," Li Caixia said worriedly to Xu Mumu. Seeing her son getting chubby, she thought of the diseases that overweight people can develop in books. She didn’t want her son to get those and just wanted her kids to be healthy.
"Got it, Mom," Xu Mumu nodded. When she was watching Doudou, the little rascal would disappear in a blink, and when she found him again, he would be clutching various snacks.
Xu Mumu felt the headache coming. During the New Year, the family didn’t really stop him from eating snacks, so he indulged to his heart’s content.
"Mom, I only had a little," the little guy said indignantly, looking at his mother.
"Touch your face. Aren’t you the one who loves looking in the mirror? Go see for yourself, you’re chubby now, not as good-looking," Li Caixia mercilessly said. This little rascal wouldn’t stop eating snacks unless he was jabbed a couple of times.
Sure enough, the little guy seemed struck by lightning, "Mom, am I really not good-looking anymore?" His face bore disbelief.
"Of course, if you don’t believe me, check for yourself," Li Caixia said with disdain, wondering who this conceited child took after.
The little guy rushed to the full-length mirror. Every morning, after putting on clothes, he’d go there, turning around to see if he looked good.
This time, he leaned in for a closer look.
Xu Mumu nearly burst out laughing. Her little brother was just too funny.
Li Caixia watched him with disdain, unsure where her son got this fondness for vanity.
"Sis, I really got fat, what should I do? Will I get fatter than Yu Yi?" The little guy was distressed. His deskmate was a little chubby, and that little chub Yu Yi could never outrun him. If he got chubby, would he end up like Yu Yi? The little guy thought in a troubled mood.
"Who told you to eat so many snacks? Serves you right," Li Caixia continued to stab at her son’s feelings. After all, he was a naughty boy, and she believed in raising him with a rough hand, like Xu Minghui and Xu Minglei had been before.
However, since moving to the county, their living standards had improved significantly. Even with a rough upbringing, the little rascal still grew up fair and tender.
"Waa waaa," the little guy couldn’t accept the truth and started crying loudly in front of the mirror.
When the little guy cried, Doudou in Xu Mumu’s arms joined in.
The sobs echoed in the hall, and Xu Mumu rubbed her ears. Those two little ones had quite the volume.
Li Caixia looked at her son in disbelief. Just telling him he was fat made him cry? Other families’ girls don’t even do this!
"Stop crying, it’s useless," Li Caixia said with resignation while wiping her son’s tears.
Fengfeng was usually very boisterous and rarely cried. She hadn’t expected him to cry just because she said he was fat and not as good-looking.
"Our Fengfeng is still handsome, hasn’t turned ugly. Please don’t cry, okay?" Xu Mumu softly comforted the little guy while soothing Doudou in her arms.
Was crying contagious? Watching the two kids cry so heartbreakingly, Xu Mumu felt terrible.
"Really?" The little guy asked tearfully, looking at his sister. At this moment, he only believed his sister, as his mom kept jabbing at his feelings.
"Of course it’s true. Our Fengfeng is the most handsome little friend," Xu Mumu said earnestly, looking genuinely sincere.
Xu Mumu comforted the little guy for quite a while, finally getting him to stop crying, and Doudou’s sobs also gradually eased.
The little guy’s eyes were all red from crying. Xu Mumu gently laid a wet cloth on his face for a while until the swelling went down a bit.
"See, you’re already an uncle, yet you’re still crying. Now Doudou cried with you, and his eyes are red, too. I wonder if Doudou feels any pain. Doudou, want to let Grandma hold you?" Li Caixia said while talking to her son, not forgetting to check on Doudou and wanting to hold him.
"I didn’t know Doudou would cry with me too." Fengfeng blushed at the mention of his own crying. He hadn’t cried for a long time, and today he did, purely because he couldn’t accept being fat and not as good-looking.
Seeing Doudou crying along with red eyes, he felt even more embarrassed.
He’s a big kid now, also an uncle, yet he cried in front of Doudou, which was really embarrassing.
"You’re a big kid now, no more crying next time, okay?" Li Caixia said calmly, mostly feeling more sympathetic towards Doudou.
Doudou was handed over to Li Caixia, who shook a rattle in front of him. The little guy loved those sounds, and soon he was entirely fascinated by the sounds of the rattle, reaching out with his little hands to grab it.
"Got it, Mom," the little guy said shyly, looking down.
Once Doudou was pacified, the little guy seemed tired from crying and soon fell asleep. Xu Mumu carried him to the bed next door to let him sleep.
But as soon as she laid him on the bed, he woke up. Xu Mumu coaxed him for a while before he fell asleep again, letting her finally breathe a sigh of relief. Taking care of kids was indeed exhausting, but thankfully there were many family members eager to help, otherwise, she wouldn’t have known what to do.
When Xu Mumu came out, Jiang Yuxiu happened to be coming back from outside, carrying some fruits.
"Where did these fruits come from?" She asked, surprised to see honeydew melons. These things can be stored, and looking at their yellowish skin, they must be very sweet.
