Chapter 159 - 93: Summarized in One Word: Happiness

Chapter 159: Chapter 93: Summarized in One Word: Happiness

Straightening her clothes, Jiang Wanyi opened the car door.

"You take the baby. Let’s head home."

"Dad’s got you. Let’s go home."

Jiang Wanyi got back in the front seat, and Chen Yuan got in the back.

As the sun set, casting an orange glow, they drove home, Chen Yuan singing nursery rhymes to Mili the whole way.

"We’re home, we’re home."

Chen Yuan carried the baby inside, slipping off his shoes. Jiang Wanyi, who was behind him, straightened his shoes and locked the door.

"Are you hungry? I’ll go make you something to eat."

"I ate everything you brought. I’m not hungry at all."

Chen Yuan placed Mili in her playpen. Jiang Wanyi went to her room and came back out with the pair of shorts she had bought for him.

"Get out of your clothes and change into these."

"Okay."

Chen Yuan stood up and took them.

"I’ll go to my room, so you can just change here. But if you’re worried about her seeing you, you can change in the bedroom."

The smile on Jiang Wanyi’s face was a little playful and mischievous, as if she didn’t take him seriously at all.

"I’ll remember that smile."

"Hmph."

Jiang Wanyi went back to her room. When she came out again, she had changed into a loose tank top, though it was stretched taut across her chest.

She put her hair up with a clip and looked at Chen Yuan.

At that moment, she saw a touch of domesticity about him.

Bare-chested and in shorts, he’d look the part even more if he had a bit of a beer belly.

’Still, this physique is definitely better than a beer belly.’

After coming out, Jiang Wanyi opened the drawer under the TV, took out a small white pouch, and sat down in front of Chen Yuan. She habitually brushed her hair back, tucking it behind her ear.

"Alright, it’s time I put you to work."

"For what?"

She opened the white pouch, revealing stacks of documents and the baby’s vaccination record book.

"I looked it up online before, and it said a baby can get the chickenpox vaccine after eight months. She’s nine months old now. When do you think is a good time to get it?"

"Those mommy bloggers online just throw out advice without any follow-through. The chickenpox vaccine is fine to get at twelve months."

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

[System Mission: As a super-dad, you cannot miss any stage of your child’s growth. Accompany your child to one vaccination appointment. Reward: 1,900 yuan in cash, Professional-Grade Human Cub First Aid Skills.]

This reward probably wouldn’t be used often, but if it was needed even once, it would be better than all the other rewards combined.

"She’s over nine months old now. Isn’t it time for the second dose of her meningitis vaccine?"

"You’re a pro."

Jiang Wanyi smiled and gave him a thumbs-up. "She had the first dose at six months, so she needs the second one at nine months."

"When are you planning to go?"

"The appointment is for next Thursday. You don’t have to come with me. I can go by myself."

"I don’t have much going on, just filler classes. Is it in the morning or the afternoon?"

"One in the afternoon."

"I’ll come find you then. We’ll go together."

"Okay."

With the vaccination plan settled, their attention returned to the baby.

"Mili, let Mommy hold you. Daddy’s tired."

Jiang Wanyi clapped her hands, trying to get the baby’s attention.

Mili glanced back, gave Jiang Wanyi a brief look, and then turned her head away again. She was like an old man lounging leisurely on a rattan chair in the summer, even kicking her little feet a couple of times.

"You little rascal, you’re trying to defy me, aren’t you?"

"Goo goo, ga ga..."

"Ugh!"

Jiang Wanyi was so exasperated she didn’t know what to do.

She knew the baby was close to Chen Yuan, but she was also confident that as the birth mother, connected by blood, Mili would surely be closest to her.

But this series of blows was making her start to question the purity of their bloodline.

"Listen to me, you should just save your energy. The baby is closer to me. You’re in second place."

"You’re just gloating after getting your way. I’m her mother, we’re connected by blood! How could she possibly prefer you?"

"Just call her. See if she responds to you."

"Mili, Mommy wants a kiss."

Mili didn’t move an inch, just lay on Chen Yuan’s lap.

She didn’t stir at all, even wiggling her little feet as if she hadn’t heard a thing.

"Mili, Daddy wants a kiss."

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Mili turned her head, scrambled up from Chen Yuan’s lap, and even bounced a few times.

"Come here, kiss kiss."

Chen Yuan planted a big, satisfying kiss on her cheek.

GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGLE...

The room filled with Mili’s laughter.

Jiang Wanyi was practically fuming, feeling like she might faint.

"Take my advice, don’t bother with these pointless attempts in the future. It’s useless."

"I don’t believe it."

Jiang Wanyi got up and sat in a corner of the playpen. She said:

"You sit in the other corner. We’ll have her crawl to one of us and see who she goes to."

"Fine, let’s try it."

Following Jiang Wanyi’s instructions, Chen Yuan placed Mili on the opposite side, then sat in another corner of the playpen. The three of them formed a perfect triangle.

Jiang Wanyi clapped her hands and said in a soft, gentle voice:

"Sweetheart, come to Mommy."

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged, not saying a word, just smiling.

Mili lay on the floor, blinking her big, beautiful eyes as she looked at Jiang Wanyi.

Joy began to spread across Jiang Wanyi’s face.

"Come on, sweetheart, come to Mommy."

But Mili just looked for a moment before crawling toward Chen Yuan.

The smile on Jiang Wanyi’s face froze. She quickly picked up Mili’s favorite little yellow duck, trying to get her attention.

"Sweetheart, look what Mommy has in her hand."

Halfway there, Mili stopped, changed direction, and started crawling toward Jiang Wanyi.

At this very moment, Jiang Wanyi felt like a serf who had been liberated and was now singing in triumph. She was incredibly smug.

"See? I’m her mother. I’m the one who raised and fed her. Of course she’s closest to me."

Chen Yuan wasn’t flustered. Jiang Wanyi was her mother, and the power of a mother’s love and their blood connection was naturally not to be underestimated. It was perfectly acceptable if she crawled to Jiang Wanyi.

’Looks like my 100% Affinity skill still can’t beat the greatness of a mother’s love after all.’

’It’s just a little game, anyway. It doesn’t matter.’

"Good girl, sweetheart. Come to Mommy, Mommy will give you a hug."

Holding the little yellow duck, Jiang Wanyi continued to coax her. Mili wriggled her little butt as she crawled toward her.

But Mili didn’t crawl into her arms. She just snatched the little yellow duck from her hand, then turned around and went over to Chen Yuan.

Step by step, she crawled and crawled, her eyes filled with nothing but a longing for Chen Yuan.