Three Years and Three Years

Chapter 59: Whose Child

She is a little girl wearing a pink princess dress, with fair and smooth skin, delicate and tender flesh.

She repeats two words in a childish voice, “Daddy~”

When she sees that Zhou Mushi does not intend to hug her, she pitifully puts her small round hand into her mouth and nibbles on it twice. Not tasting any sweetness, the baby pouts dissatisfiedly and looks at the two adults with big round eyes.

Zhou Mushi looks incredulously at those grape-like watery and bright eyes, and suddenly remembers his former roommate, Lin Shucheng, whom he lived with under the same roof for several years, or rather, under the same blanket.

Last night, I casually mentioned how this guy has such strong abilities to get things done. He sent his daughter to his doorstep so quickly.

Moreover, he quietly placed her in front of the door without even saying hello. Isn’t he afraid that someone would take the child away?

“Daddy~”

The bored baby gnawed on her paws and stretched out her tender paws to her uncle, who was staring at her in a daze.

Zhou Mushi couldn’t resist the temptation of this soft and tender little bundle. He reached out and picked up the little one from the stroller.

The little girl was not shy at all and let Zhou Mushi hold her. She was so happy that she left a shiny puddle of drool on Zhou Mushi’s shoulder.

Jin Yang was stunned for a while before he remembered the business at hand and asked, “Whose child is this?”

Zhou Mushi, who originally planned to bring a child to annoy Jin Yang, felt nervous and blurted out the truth.

“She’s my friend’s daughter. He’s busy with something, so he asked me to help take care of her for a couple of days. It’s just perfect that it’s the weekend.”

It was indeed the weekend, but they didn’t know what their friend could be so busy with on such a big weekend that they could secretly leave their child at their doorstep.

Lin Shucheng is lying in bed right now, pressing on his waist that he feels is about to break. He truly believes that he has the loyalty of a friend who is willing to sacrifice anything for his friends.

How many people in this world have the courage to sacrifice their own waist and daughter to help their friends pursue love?

“Bring her in then.” Jin Yang opened the door wider so that Zhou Mushi could carry the baby in.

Zhou Mushi dragged the soft and squishy little thing as if he was carrying a royal decree. His muscles were taut, and he took responsibility for every step he took.

Jin Yang followed behind, carrying in the baby carriage and a big bag of things next to it.

Opening the packaging bag, there are three layers inside: diapers, milk powder bottles, and small baby toys, each labeled ‘Exclusive to Xiaodie’.

The little baby crawling around with a pair of big round eyes, a small butt sticking out, and kicking her little feet everywhere on the sofa is Lin Shucheng’s daughter and Shen Qirun’s sweetheart, Shen Xiaodie.

Why would a little girl be named after a hotpot dish? It’s because she has an older brother who is nicknamed ‘Hotpot’. How can you eat hotpot without dipping the ingredients?

After much debate between the two irresponsible fathers, they argued over whether their daughter should be named ‘Gan Die’ or ‘You Die’. The situation was so intense that Shen Xiaodie’s grandmother wanted to slap them both. In the end, they settled on the name ‘Shen Xiaodie’.

Zhou Mushi has never taken care of children before, and it was only under the influence of alcohol yesterday that he accepted such a proposal. Now, seeing this little baby, he stands awkwardly on the side, at a loss of what to do.

Jin Yang is doing fine. When he was in the orphanage, he took care of many abandoned infants.

Perhaps it was fate. The little baby looked at Uncle Zhou, who was silly and foolish, and stopped crawling around. Their eyes met, and the baby’s bright and sparkling eyes curved like a crescent moon, with a slight smile on their lips. This smile of eye contact was so naturally charming and incredible, with an indescribable taste and charm that made people hard to forget.

Zhou Mushi’s heart beat faster, and he felt like he had been hit by something soft and fluffy.

“You stay at home and watch the baby. I’ll go buy some ingredients,” Jin Yang said as he left the room. Zhou Mushi hadn’t noticed yet, but he was left alone with the little one in the room.

The baby plopped onto the sofa and lay in the blanket that Zhou Mushi had not yet put away.

Zhou Mushi had an older brother and there were no younger children in his family. Even when he encountered other children outside, he would only observe them from a distance. He had never seen such a lively and active baby up close before.

“Daddy!” The big baby laughed and grabbed a finger that Zhou Mushi extended, calling out in a clear and cool voice.

Zhou Mushi chuckled. Why did Lin Shucheng’s daughter call anyone “daddy”? He had never comforted a child before. Looking at the little baby, he thought for a long time, then ran to his own room and took out a big foam ball that he had bought at some point, which could expand when it came into contact with water.

Another transparent small fish tank was brought over and filled with water. Foam balls were thrown into it.

Originally sesame-sized, the small foam balls swelled up when they met water, quickly becoming as big as mung beans, then as big as soybeans. The colorful foam balls floated in the water.

The baby widened her eyes in astonishment and looked at her uncle who could perform magic.

Her lips parted, revealing two faintly white little teeth, and her pink little mouth could fit a quail egg, emitting a slight sound.

Zhou Mushi looked at this sweet little thing laughing and relaxed along with her.

He made a funny face at the little baby, scaring her so much that she hid behind the pillow.

When Zhou Mushi restored his handsome facial features, the little baby came out of the pillow and laughed out loud again.

Zhou Mushi felt that he had found the skill to coax the baby, so he began to wildly mess around with his handsome facial features.

When Jin Yang returned from the supermarket carrying two bags of fresh vegetables and fruits, he opened the door and saw Zhou Mushi, whose mouth was stretched open and eyes drooping, running around the living room panting.

People who coax children are often a bit crazy. If it weren’t for the baby, Zhou Mushi’s current behavior would definitely make people think he’s crazy.

He almost bumped into Jin Yang, who was wearing a well-tailored jacket. He quickly wiped the silly expression off his face and coughed twice, pretending that nothing had happened just now.

“Ahem, what did you buy?” he asked.

Jin Yang handed him one of the snack bags and said gently, “You can snack on this first. I’ll go cook.”

A minute later, the bored little baby, who was playing with her feet, looked at Zhou Mushi sitting next to her eating chips and drinking yogurt with a longing gaze. She hadn’t closed her mouth since she woke up in the morning, and her drool flowed for miles.