socalfunplaces Chapter 1349 Xi's godmother?
Chapter 1349 Xi's godmother?
Seeing her indifferent and aloof attitude, Shao Yun frowned helplessly, reached out and gently touched her arm to correct her attitude.
"You can't say that. You're also the lady of the house. How can you not give your opinion on matters concerning the family? You need to give some serious ideas."
Ying was getting a little annoyed by his pestering, so she deliberately put on a stern face and pretended to be dissatisfied.
"What if I explicitly disagree? What are you going to do then?"
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun scratched the back of his neck, his tone completely indifferent, showing no sign of coercion whatsoever.
"Then let's just drop this matter. It wasn't anything that absolutely had to be done; it was just a formality of recognition."
Seeing Shao Yun's serious expression, as if he was waiting for her to give her a clear opinion, and remembering his original intention in doing this, which was to give Xi a normal and stable environment to grow up in, Ying gradually put away her perfunctory thoughts and her attitude became more serious.
She lowered her eyes and pondered quietly for a moment, sorting out the key points, then nodded gently:
"Okay, then I agree. Let our child recognize Ningguang as his aunt."
However, while she agreed, Ying thought of Shen He. Shen He had volunteered to come to Nata from Liyue with her family, so she couldn't treat her badly!
"But what about Shen He? I mean, Shen He treated our daughter so well, doting on her like her own daughter, and in the end, she only got the title of godmother."
"It's a bit unreasonable for you to make Ningguang your aunt. We can't let Shen He, who truly cares about the child, suffer."
Shao Yun had, of course, thought of this problem and had already prepared a solution. He said, "I had already thought of what you were worried about. How could I have overlooked Shen He?"
“I didn’t say I wanted Ningguang to be my biological aunt, I said I wanted her to be my godmother.”
He emphasized the words "auntie" to make sure Ying didn't understand the difference, and then explained further.
"Between godmother and god-aunt, Shen He, as godmother, is definitely closer. Does that solve the problem?"
Ying nodded in satisfaction after hearing this clear distinction.
In her opinion, as long as Shen He, who genuinely cares for her daughter, is not wronged, it doesn't matter if Shao Yun makes the child call Ningguang her third aunt.
"Oh... I see. Then I have no objections at all. I never expected that I would suddenly have a god-sister. Thinking about it now, it's quite strange."
Just as the two finally finalized the matter, Adeline's voice suddenly came from the direction of the restaurant.
"Mr. Shao Yun, Ms. Ying, Little Paimon, lunch is ready. Please come and eat."
Paimon was lying on the sofa, swinging his legs aimlessly. But as soon as he heard the word "lunch," all his complaints about Shao Yun calling him a "small-appetite" vanished.
She suddenly jumped up from the sofa.
"Time to eat! Time to eat!" With that, she dashed off towards the restaurant.
Shao Yun and Ying exchanged a glance, then slowly got up and followed them to the restaurant.
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Meanwhile, the midday sun shone through the windows into the nursery on the second floor of Nata Shaoyun's ranch residence, filling the air with a faint milky scent and the warmth of the sun.
Good news! After a whole month of growth, "Xi," a baby who is over nine months old, has finally learned to crawl!
Bad news: Xi has just too much energy.
Once she learned to crawl, it was as if she had opened the door to a new world, and she was filled with curiosity about everything in the room.
One moment she's crawling around on the soft playmat, the next she's reaching for the pillows on the bed, and then she's trying to chew on the toys on the floor.
Shen He can hardly keep up with everything by himself!
Just like now, Shen He is sitting on the floor mat changing Xi's diaper, but the little baby is not at all still.
Its two short, chubby legs kicked and thrashed about, its little bottom kept twisting to the side, and it was humming and cooing as if protesting its restricted freedom.
Shen He held her waist with one hand and busied himself adjusting the diaper with the other, but he couldn't get it right after a while.
With no other option, Shen He had to call Ning Guang for help.
It wasn't until Ningguang came over and held down Xi's kicking little legs that the two of them finally managed to change the baby's diaper safely.
It's likely that when Shen He talks to others about Xi's childhood anecdotes, this scene of needing "two people to work together" to change diapers will definitely be a frequent topic of conversation.
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After changing her diaper, Shen He gently placed Xi on the soft-padded floor and handed her several brightly colored baby toys, letting her explore and play with them on her own.
She then sincerely thanked Ningguang, who was standing to the side.
"Thank you so much, Miss Ningguang. Ever since this child learned to crawl, he's been crawling everywhere. I even need someone to help me change his diaper. You've really gone to a lot of trouble."
Ningguang rubbed her shoulders, a gentle smile on her face, and said calmly:
“It’s nothing to worry about, it’s all normal. All children are like this. Once she learns to walk and starts running around everywhere, that’s when she’ll be really hard to take care of.”
Shen He's gaze fell on the ground, watching Xi holding a rattle toy, tilting her little head to study it, and occasionally raising the toy to her mouth to chew on it. He couldn't help but sigh at the passage of time.
"In the blink of an eye, the baby has grown so big and is so energetic. He's full of energy all day long. At this rate, he might become a little bully around the Suspended Wood People tribe."
When she said this, her eyes were full of doting affection, without a trace of reproach.
Ningguang has been living in this family for a while now. She has witnessed Xi's growth from a tiny baby crying for milk in swaddling clothes to a little one who can crawl and make noise.
She followed Shen He's gaze to Xi and commented softly, "It's a good thing that the child is energetic; it means he's physically strong."
"If someone is listless and doesn't like to move around all day, then you should worry that they might be sick."
Xi played with the rattle toy for a while, then seemed to get bored. She turned her head and her gaze fell on Ningguang.
She blinked her big, round eyes, stared at Ningguang for a few seconds, then simply dropped the toy in her hand, lowered her little body, and crawled towards Ningguang on all fours.
Before long, Xi crawled to Ningguang's feet, stretched out her little hand, and firmly grabbed Ningguang's trouser leg. Her little body swayed back and forth as she continued to hum in her soft, sweet voice.
Ningguang was taken aback by this sudden closeness, then slowly squatted down: "What... what's wrong? Do you still want me to play with you?"
Xi let go of her little hands that were gripping her trouser leg, sat on the ground, opened her two chubby little arms, and leaned forward slightly, clearly looking like she wanted a hug.
Shen He, who was watching from the side, smiled and said to Ning Guang, "It seems that the baby likes you and wants you to hold her."
Ningguang looked at the baby in front of her, who had wide eyes and stretched out her little arms, wanting to be held. She smiled helplessly and could only free her hands to carefully pick Xi up from the ground and hold her in her arms.
"Okay, but I have to do some housework later, so I can only play with you for a little while."
Ningguang gently patted Xi's back, coaxing the little one in her arms in a low voice. Xi obediently leaned on her shoulder, occasionally nuzzling her head against her, looking very well-behaved.
Just as this warm and harmonious scene unfolded, the sound of a door opening came from downstairs. Soon after, the footsteps of Shao Yun and Ying approached and arrived at the door of the nursery on the second floor.
Shao Yun gently pushed open the door to the nursery and immediately saw Ning Guang holding Xi in the center of the room, while Shen He stood to the side watching them with a smile. The scene was exceptionally harmonious.
"Ningguang, so you were here."
Hearing the sound, Ningguang turned around and saw Shao Yun and Ying returning. She paused in her embrace of Xi, then smiled faintly and replied:
“Miss Shen He was having some trouble changing the baby’s diaper, so I came over and helped. After I finished, the little one kept bothering me and insisted that I play with her for a while.”
As she spoke, she gently patted Xi in her arms.
"Is there any work you need to assign me?" Ningguang subconsciously assumed that Shao Yun had asked her to arrange some housework.
Shao Yun slowly shook his head, his expression becoming slightly more serious, and said, "It's not housework, it's something else I want to talk to you about."
Seeing this, Ningguang carefully handed Xi back to Shen He, who was standing beside her, and let Shen He hold the child against the bedside. She then straightened her clothes and looked at Shao Yun, asking:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Ying took a small step forward and began by saying, "Ningguang, there's something my husband thinks is very important that I need to tell you."
Ningguang was incredibly nervous when she saw that the male and female owners of the ranch had come together to announce something to her. She subconsciously swallowed.
"Why...why are you being so serious? Has something happened?"
Ying opened her mouth, intending to finish what she was saying, but then swallowed the words back down.
She was used to relaxed and casual interactions and was really not good at dealing with such serious and formal situations. The more she tried to speak seriously, the more awkward she felt.
She turned to Shao Yun beside her and asked for help, "Honey, you should say it. I feel like I'm really not suited for these serious situations. I keep wanting to burst out laughing as I talk."
This sudden turn of events made Ningguang even more nervous. She unconsciously rubbed her hands together and asked, "Is it...is there something I've been doing wrong lately? Or have I not been doing the housework properly?"
"If there are any problems, just tell me directly, and I will definitely fix them."
"No, no!" Ying quickly waved her hand, afraid that Ningguang would misunderstand, and then reached out and gently shook Shao Yun's sleeve, urging him:
"Honey, you need to explain things to her quickly, so she doesn't overthink it."
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost frozen with tension, Shao Yun stopped keeping him in suspense and cleared his throat.
"Then I'll be frank. Considering that you don't have any other plans for the future and will continue to live with our family, Ying and I have discussed it and feel that your place in the family needs to be clearly defined."
He paused for a moment, then directly stated his core idea.
"So, after discussing it with my wife, we'd like to ask you if you'd be willing to be our child Xi's 'god-aunt'?"