Chapter 589: Chapter 589: Human Babies Are So Cute!

「On the other side.」

Liu Bo was discussing some minor content changes with the advertising company.

When the children got home from school, they found Lin Feng teaching a frowning, frustrated Xiao Bao how to get dressed.

“Second Treasure, Third Treasure… Fourth Treasure, First Treasure…”

The moment Xiao Bao saw them, it was as if she’d seen her saviors. She ran over and poured out her grievances.

“Getting dressed is so hard…”

Xiao Bao started to cry. Everyone rushed to console her, wondering why she was suddenly being taught to dress. Lin Feng explained the situation.

Second Treasure immediately began to coax Xiao Bao. “If you want toys, you just have to tell Second Treasure! Second Treasure will buy you as many as you want!”

The others chimed in.

“That’s right! Whatever you want, Fourth Treasure will buy it all for you!”

“Third Treasure can make things for you, too!”

“Our Xiao Bao is still so young. There’s no need to learn how to get dressed so early. Let’s not learn anymore!”

Lin Feng, standing to the side, was fuming.

Children have little self-discipline, and sure enough, the moment Xiao Bao heard them, she promptly gave up. Nothing in the world is difficult, as long as you’re willing to give up.

Lin Feng glared at them. “Stop spoiling her. This is a rare learning opportunity. It’s bad enough you won’t help, but now you’re just making things worse.”

He rarely got angry. In their family, the dynamic was ’strict mother, kind father.’ Lin Feng usually played the good guy and had no problem having fun with the children.

Seeing their father get angry, the siblings looked at Xiao Bao’s pitiful expression.

Second Treasure stammered, “Um, Xiao Bao… maybe we should try to stick with it?”

Xiao Bao looked baffled. Didn’t you just tell me to give up?

Third Treasure pursed her lips. “Xiao Bao, I’ll support you. If you can’t do it, I’ll teach you!”

Fourth Treasure cajoled her, “Xiao Bao, it’s more fun to spend money you’ve earned yourself. To be honest, the rest of us don’t have that much money… How about you give it a real try?”

First Treasure added softly, “If you learn how, we all get a reward, you know!”

Xiao Bao’s interest was piqued by the reward. “What kind of reward?”

Third Treasure teased her, “You can have any reward you want, Xiao Bao. We’ll make it happen.”

Second Treasure quickly jumped in, “Look, Xiao Bao! If you do it, you’ll be on a billboard, and you’ll earn money. We’ll give you a reward, and Mom and Dad will give you a reward, too…”

Fourth Treasure clapped his hands. “Wow, that’s so many rewards! You’ll be able to have anything you want!”

Hearing this, Xiao Bao thought it was absolutely fantastic!

Learn! She had to learn right away!

Xiao Bao walked over to her dad. “Daddy, let’s continue…”

Watching his older children coax and swindle Xiao Bao, Lin Feng was both amused and exasperated. “Alright. Once Xiao Bao learns, we’ll buy her whatever she wants!”

While the praise and promises of rewards made Xiao Bao ecstatic, the actual process of learning was agonizing for her.

Aside from her laziness, Xiao Bao’s manual dexterity was actually quite good. This was always evident when she went to the amusement park or played with building blocks. Her hands and feet were nimble, her mind was sharp, and she was a strong mimic.

When Zhang Yuxi returned home, the meal was already prepared. Xiao Bao scurried over to show off her learning progress.

Zhang Yuxi was completely astounded.

Hey, not bad at all!

She held Xiao Bao, doting on her as if she were the rarest treasure. “Honey, our Xiao Bao knows how to dress herself!”

Lin Feng gave a wry smile. “Yep. It took the entire afternoon.”

Zhang Yuxi kissed Xiao Bao’s forehead. “You’re amazing! You learned so fast!”

Xiao Bao gestured emphatically. “Mommy, I’m going to shoot a commercial and earn money!”

Zhang Yuxi glanced at Lin Feng, who sighed. “I’ll tell you about it later.”

「That night.」

Xiao Bao had learned how to put clothes on, but not how to take them off. Lin Feng wasn’t concerned, however, as that wasn’t a priority for the time being. It was only after Xiao Bao fell asleep that Zhang Yuxi heard the whole story.

“That’s fine,” she said. “If you’ve decided, then it’s settled.”

Lin Feng handled all household matters, big and small. He was also the primary caregiver for the children, so Zhang Yuxi trusted his judgment. Lin Feng didn’t actually care about Xiao Bao earning money; he mainly wanted to use this opportunity to teach her how to dress.

And so, the next morning, after taking care of his wife and the other children, he checked the time, guessing that Xiao Bao would be waking up soon. A quick look confirmed she was indeed awake. Fat Fat was sprawled on the quilt, letting Xiao Bao stroke her.

“Daddy, hug!”

Lin Feng lifted Xiao Bao out of the blankets. He was halfway through dressing her when he suddenly felt something wasn’t right. He took the clothes off again and let Xiao Bao dress herself.

Xiao Bao refused, rolling around on the bed, playing and whining coquettishly. “No, no! I want Daddy to dress me! Daddy has to dress me!”

Lin Feng tickled the soles of her feet, coaxing her, “Don’t you want to earn money for toys anymore? Don’t you want to go to the amusement park?”

Xiao Bao giggled and hugged Fat Fat tightly. “Daddy has money! Xiao Bao will use Daddy’s money!”

Since no one else was around, Lin Feng tried to imitate Xiao Bao’s cute act, blinking his eyes. “But we don’t have much money left at home. Your older brothers and sisters have to study and work to earn their own living!”

Xiao Bao was clearly skeptical. “Daddy’s lying!”

Lin Feng sighed. “I’m really not lying. Why do you think we grow our own vegetables? It’s because we don’t have money to buy them at the store! All our money went to buying toys for you. You have so many toys, and they cost a lot, a lot of money!”

Seeing how earnestly Lin Feng was speaking, Xiao Bao was completely taken in.

Lin Feng quickly pressed his advantage. “From now on, if Xiao Bao wants something, you have to earn the money to buy it yourself, okay?”

Xiao Bao tilted her head. “But I’m still little!”

Lin Feng picked her up and handed her the clothes. “That’s okay. There’s a way for you to earn money right now. You can do it, Xiao Bao!”

Xiao Bao was speechless. Children, after all, have no real concept of money, only a vague sense of “a little” versus “a lot,” and “buy” versus “don’t buy.”

Finally, the tiny girl relented and began to dress herself, with Lin Feng helping her along. Afterward, Lin Feng showered her with effusive praise and helped her imagine her bright future, hyping Xiao Bao up until she was ecstatic.

Meanwhile, the ad agency revised its proposal after learning that the talent was a one-and-a-half-year-old child.

“They said that when Xiao Bao wakes up, she should already be wearing a little dress,” Lin Feng later explained. “She only needs to put on a jacket, her socks, and her little shoes by herself.”

They wanted to film it in a single shot if possible, but they could use cuts and camera switches if necessary. They had even provided a line for her. After getting dressed, Xiao Bao was to go downstairs and say to the actress playing her mom, “Let’s go!” This would be followed by scenes of them on an outing.

Lin Feng thought it was a workable plan. The next step was to teach Xiao Bao how to put on socks. The little shoes were slip-on princess shoes that she already knew how to wear, so their difficulty was low. The socks, however…

Lin Feng couldn’t help but laugh. Every time Xiao Bao tried to put on socks, her chubby little feet seemed to have a mind of their own. They would wiggle and twist around, and their owner, Xiao Bao, had no way to control them. Lin Feng was thoroughly entertained as he watched from the side, even taking out his phone to record it.

After several failed attempts, Xiao Bao looked up for help. “Daddy, my feet are being naughty…”

Lin Feng soothed her. “Oh really? Show Daddy what’s happening…”

Xiao Bao tried a few more times, but with the same result. She decided to give up. After all, giving up was so much easier.

Lin Feng put the socks on for her. “Alright, let’s leave it at that for now.”

Throughout the rest of the day, Lin Feng seized every opportunity to have Xiao Bao practice putting on her socks. Finally, after numerous attempts, she learned to sync her movements with the wiggling frequency of her feet and successfully put them on, one after the other.

Watching from the side, Lin Feng burst out laughing. My goodness, Xiao Bao is so cute, and she’s trying so hard!

Xiao Bao wiggled her sock-clad feet, her little face beaming with pride. “Daddy, am I amazing or what!”

“Amazing! Xiao Bao is the best!”

He had to lay on the praise.

That evening, after everyone else returned home, Lin Feng had Xiao Bao demonstrate her new skill, which completely charmed the entire audience. Second Treasure practically smothered Xiao Bao’s chubby feet with kisses.

“Too cute.”

“Those little feet are just too adorable!”

Third Treasure was baffled. “Why do they do that? How did she manage it?”

Second Treasure propped her chin in her hands, watching Xiao Bao with a huge grin. “Our Xiao Bao is just so amazing!”

First Treasure also watched the video of Xiao Bao putting on her socks and laughed. Human cubs are truly adorable!

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