Chapter 140: Chapter 88: Make Her Call You Daddy
She took a deep breath.
Jiang Wanyi placed a hand on her chest.
’What’s the big deal? It’s just a different way of eating it.’
’I’m a mature woman. I can’t be thinking like this. It’s nothing.’
’Right!’
’It’s nothing at all!’
After calming herself down, Jiang Wanyi put the chopped fruit into the bowl, then added some of the other ingredients.
Just from its appearance, it looked pretty good. She just didn’t know how it would taste.
But she wasn’t going to try this one herself.
Once the fruit salad was ready, Jiang Wanyi brought it to the front of the playpen.
Chen Yuan was inside, holding Mili and playing with a ball. The room was filled with the baby’s laughter.
"It’s ready. Give it a try."
Stepping into the playpen, Jiang Wanyi took the baby from him so he could eat without interruption.
There was nothing wrong with how it looked; it was just like the ones he usually ate.
He speared a piece of cantaloupe, took a bite, and savored it carefully. The milky flavor was indeed a little different, and it was a bit on the sweet side.
"How is it?" Jiang Wanyi asked expectantly.
"I was worried it would have an off taste, so I added some condensed milk."
"You try it."
He speared another piece of cantaloupe and held it to Jiang Wanyi’s lips.
"I’m not eating..."
Jiang Wanyi recoiled in disgust.
"It’s actually really good. Besides, it came from you. Why are you so grossed out?"
"That’s exactly why I’m grossed out! It’s a little embarrassing."
Chen Yuan quickly understood the source of Jiang Wanyi’s embarrassment.
’Drinking your own... stuff... is indeed a bit...’
"You can let her have a taste," Jiang Wanyi said.
"No way. It has condensed milk in it, which makes it sweet. If she gets a taste of this, she probably won’t like your original flavor anymore."
Jiang Wanyi burst out laughing, her chest shaking. "Leave it to you to make it sound like that."
Chen Yuan ate the entire large bowl of fruit salad, not leaving a single bite.
Jiang Wanyi was reminded of an old saying.
’A teenage boy will eat you out of house and home.’ She could never finish that much fruit salad herself, not even in two meals.
"Is it okay like this? If you’re not used to it, I won’t make it this way next time."
"It’s great like this. But next time, don’t add the condensed milk. I want the original flavor."
"You don’t find the taste a bit off?"
"It’s actually fine. I don’t think it tastes that off at all."
"Alright, you’ll get the original flavor next time," Jiang Wanyi said with a smile.
"Da~~da~~~"
The moment Chen Yuan finished eating, Mili scrambled off Jiang Wanyi’s lap and crawled onto his.
Sitting in the playpen, Jiang Wanyi rolled her eyes.
"I’m telling you, from now on, you can just let him hold you. I’m not holding you anymore."
Mili paid her no mind, wiggling her little bottom in Chen Yuan’s arms.
"Da~~da~~~"
Compared to before, the sound was much clearer, though still cute and babyish.
"It’s no use being in his arms. Your daddy’s on my team," Jiang Wanyi said, poking her little bottom.
"Da~~da~~~"
It was as if Mili didn’t hear her at all, staying obediently in Chen Yuan’s embrace.
Jiang Wanyi shot Chen Yuan a warning look.
"I still have to eat your mommy’s cooking, so for now, I have to be on her team."
A smug little look appeared on Jiang Wanyi’s face. She had gained the upper hand in this mother-daughter battle.
"You can soothe her for a bit. I’m going to run her bath."
"Okay."
Getting up from the playpen, Jiang Wanyi grabbed a hairpin from the dining table, twisted her hair into a bun at the back of her head, and clipped it in place.
In the bathroom, she held the baby tub under the faucet and started filling it with water.
Her pretty, shapely brows suddenly furrowed.
’Was I just jealous?’
’Because the baby is so attached to Chen Yuan and always wants to be with him... I was jealous?’
’Impossible! Impossible!’
’He’s just my little brother!’
’How could I possibly be jealous!’
A little while later, Jiang Wanyi called out from the bathroom. Chen Yuan undressed Mili, carried her into the bathroom, and placed her in the little tub.
The rest was splash time. Neither of them was in a hurry to wash her; they just sat beside the tub and watched, not feeling bored in the slightest.
Jiang Wanyi got up and washed the tank top she had bought at the supermarket in the sink, so it would be ready to wear tomorrow.
After she finished washing it, Mili had also had her fun, so they prepared to give her a proper bath.
But Mili wouldn’t let her do it; she wanted Chen Yuan for bathtime too.
Jiang Wanyi was fuming. "I should have had a son."
’Chen Yuan thought of Fang Youning’s little nephew.’
’Even if you had a son, he’d like me more too.’
After the bath, they had a clear division of labor. Chen Yuan carried the baby out, while Jiang Wanyi was responsible for cleaning up the "battlefield."
When she got back to the secondary bedroom, the baby was already dressed.
"Alright, now it’s your turn."
"Okay."
Handing the baby to Jiang Wanyi, Chen Yuan went to the living room.
There was a message on his phone from the External Relations Department. The script for the shoot was finished and had been sent to the group chat.
Everyone was chiming in, tweaking a few details. They would be able to go talk to the boss about it tomorrow.
After he’d been chatting for a while, Jiang Wanyi came out of the bedroom.
"She asleep?"
"She was probably tired from playing so much today, so she fell asleep quickly."
Jiang Wanyi flopped listlessly onto the floor mat, her own energy completely drained.
"You must be exhausted too."
"It’s a happy kind of tired, I guess."
’Looking at her child in the secondary bedroom, she felt a sense of satisfaction despite her exhaustion.’
"Let’s get started, then."
"Okay."
Just like usual, Chen Yuan began Jiang Wanyi’s postpartum recovery routine.
As he was pressing and tapping her pelvic bones, a notification sound echoed in his mind.
[Mission Complete: Reward 1400 yuan cash, Fat-Reduction Card x1]
’Mission complete!’
But since he’d started, he might as well see it through. Chen Yuan finished the entire postpartum recovery session.
"That should be about it. Get up and let’s see the results."
"I think so too."
She got up from the floor mat, first smoothing down her hair, and then stood before Chen Yuan with her legs held tightly together.
"There’s no gap at all."