CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 420: WHAT TO DO WITH HER

"Mmm! Daddy, you’re the best, Little Baby believes what you said." Upon hearing this, Little Baby immediately nodded obediently, breaking into a smile through her tears.

Humph, it was clear favoritism. She, the mother, had nearly talked herself dry, and the little girl was still suspicious of her, those doubtful eyes hurting more than she could say. But as soon as Song Yuanhuan said a word, the little girl immediately believed him. She was doing this on purpose just to upset her, wasn’t she? Ah!

Indeed, Little Baby was intentionally trying to upset her. When she looked up at the conniving father and daughter speaking ill of her, she saw Little Baby purse her lips and whisper into Song Yuanhuan’s ear, loud enough for Xu Xiuxiu to hear, "Daddy, Mommy just said Little Baby is dumb, but actually, Mommy is the dumbest, right?" She tugged at Song Yuanhuan, trying to persuade him to agree that Xu Xiuxiu was dumb.

"Me, bad? Me, dumb? Hey! Song Chenxi, you ungrateful little thing, you try saying one more bad thing about Mommy out loud—see if Mommy pays you any attention in the future!" Xu Xiuxiu huffed, storming over to Song Yuanhuan, hands on her hips, staring down at Little Baby in his arms, both mother and daughter looking like they were about to start a fight.

"Humph, Mommy, you are bad! If you’re not bad, then why did you lie to Little Baby, saying that Little Baby couldn’t see Junjun? If you’re not bad, why won’t you have a little brother for Little Baby to play with?" Little Baby retorted righteously, although her words couldn’t help but amuse Xu Xiuxiu.

"You still want me to have another baby brother for you to play with? Are you asking for it? Ah! Do you think I give birth to children just for your amusement?" Xu Xiuxiu’s forehead throbbed violently, her teeth clenched tightly.

"Yeah!" Little Baby nodded, blatantly admitting it.

Xu Xiuxiu was instantly infuriated by the cheeky little girl’s audacity, her lips involuntarily twitching, her heart feeling unbearably stifled.

"Little Baby, how can you speak to your mother so impolitely? Hmm!" Seeing that Xu Xiuxiu was truly upset, Song Yuanhuan immediately cleared his throat as a reminder to the mischievous Little Baby.

"Sorry, Mommy." Little Baby pouted, reluctantly hanging her head.

"..." Watching Little Baby instantly hang her head, Xu Xiuxiu really couldn’t describe the complexity of her emotions at that moment: "I’m going to cool off, call me when breakfast is ready." She turned her head, choosing to retreat to the bedroom to escape the unstable emotions she had just felt.

She felt that maybe there really was a problem with her. Lately, she was often losing her temper, and even indulging in sulks with Little Baby—who was still so young! Was it necessary?

"..." Little Baby also sensed Xu Xiuxiu’s discomfort and felt guilty: "Daddy?" She turned her head, calling out to Song Yuanhuan beside her with a face full of the guilt she felt for upsetting Xu Xiuxiu.

"Go apologize, tell Mommy you were wrong." Song Yuanhuan usually spoiled Little Baby to the extreme, but when it came to Xu Xiuxiu, even Little Baby’s untouchable status wavered.

"Okay." Little Baby also knew she had done wrong, so she obediently agreed.

After climbing out of Song Yuanhuan’s arms, Little Baby hung her head low, her little legs slowly shuffling toward Xu Xiuxiu’s bedroom door: "Mommy." Standing at the bedroom door, Little Baby called out hesitantly, then paddled closer with a patter of footsteps.

"Hmm, what’s wrong?" Xu Xiuxiu looked listlessly at Little Baby, eyeing her sideways.

"Mommy, I’m sorry, Little Baby didn’t mean to upset you. Little Baby just really wants a little brother. Could you and Daddy have a little brother for Little Baby? Little Baby will be really good to him," Little Baby pleaded as she began to shake Xu Xiuxiu’s arm.

"..." Oh, my sweet girl! It’s not that Mommy doesn’t want to have another baby, but the national birth control policy doesn’t allow it! Xu Xiuxiu chuckled and glanced at Little Baby, "Do you really want a little brother that much?"

"Yes!" Little Baby nodded unequivocally. "Little Baby is so cute, and Little Baby’s brother would surely be very cute too, right Mommy?" Little Baby said, her eyes brimming with a smile that was sure of it.

"Then, how about Mommy takes Little Baby to see Junjun more often?" Xu Xiuxiu shook her head to dispel the gloom in her heart, smiling softly, "And your aunt is also expecting a baby now, so maybe Little Baby will have a cute little brother very soon!"

"Yeah!" Little Baby nodded obediently, reaching out her chubby little hand, "So you’re not upset with Little Baby anymore, are you?" she asked with a smile of concern.

"Not upset," Xu Xiuxiu softly said, leaning in to kiss her daughter’s tender face.

Even though the mischievous children occasionally made her mad, it was mostly all in fun when she teased them. And if she were to take their innocent child-like talk seriously all the time, there would be no end to it.

"Love you, Mommy," Little Baby said with a laugh, taking Xu Xiuxiu by the hand. "Let’s go! Daddy made porridge today, and it smells so good."

Guided by Little Baby, Xu Xiuxiu left the room. In the kitchen outside, Song Yuanhuan saw his daughter had sweet-talked his wife and gave her a knowing look that conveyed "good girl," then smiled contentedly and comfortably.

Song Yuanhuan had a rare day off, and Xu Xiuxiu had planned to take the children out to play. But with the scorching sun and unbearable heat outside, she ultimately ditched the idea of going out, and instead, settled on the sofa with the kids to spend the sweltering summer day. However, that afternoon, she unexpectedly received a distress call from her sister-in-law, Song Yuanyao.

"Sister-in-law, how is everything going with you guys recently?" Song Yuanyao started the phone call with a polite inquiry into their recent wellbeing.

Xu Xiuxiu naturally answered that all was well. Even though Song Yuanyao was now married off to someone from a small county near Z city, the relationships with her in-laws were relatively harmonious, and as a teacher herself, she had a good relationship with her husband. Now over three months pregnant, her days were passing comfortably.

As someone who had been through it, Xu Xiuxiu was naturally very concerned about the pregnant Song Yuanyao, interrogating her thoroughly about her recent appetite and other conditions. The sisters-in-law chatted away, but the conversation suddenly shifted to the wedding matters of their uncle Song Yuantao and even touched upon Song Tianxin.

"Sister-in-law, Mom sent Tianxin to stay with me. That child is getting more and more stubborn, and I just don’t know what to do with her!" Song Yuanyao’s headache was clearly audible over the phone.

"Mom actually sent Tianxin over to you?" Xu Xiuxiu exclaimed in surprise. Indeed, Song Tianxin was like a ticking time bomb wherever she went. Xu Xiuxiu thought she had dispelled Mrs. Song’s intentions, but to her surprise, in a turn of her head, Mrs. Song had dumped Song Tianxin on her daughter. With Song Yuanyao pregnant and just settling into her pregnancy, what a big heart Mrs. Song must have to send Song Tianxin over to her!