Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1195 - 702: Jiang Xiaowai’s Failed Quadruple Kill? Lonely or in Love (3 Updates)

Ever since Jiang Xiaowai achieved a "triple kill" on Huo Zheng, Tang Wan has been hesitant to let him hold the child. However, Huo Zheng doesn’t mind; most of Jiang Xiaowai’s time at the Huo Family is spent nestled in his arms.

Most of the time he is sleeping, and when he wakes up, he is carried by Huo Zheng to the stable in the backyard to look at the horses for a while.

Perhaps it was the first time seeing such creatures, the little guy found them fascinating.

Later, Huo Zheng took him to see the German Shepherds kept in the backyard. Huo Zheng instructed them to perform many difficult actions, which delighted the little one, who endlessly waved his arms, babbling happily.

For the first time, Huo Zheng experienced the joy of taking care of a grandchild and increasingly looks forward to the birth of his own grandson or granddaughter.

Other people’s children are fun to play with for a while, but to actually keep watch over a child 24 hours a day, Huo Zheng feels...

It’s even harder than leading troops into battle!

Every day, the house feels like a battlefield, a complete mess.

Can’t hit, can’t scold, they don’t understand words, just wail and cry.

If the child weren’t so young and the couple didn’t have other things to do, Huo Zheng would have planned to have them stay for dinner or have Jiang Xiaowai stay the night at their place.

On the way home, Tang Wan gave him a "lecture," mostly because of the triple kill on Huo Zheng.

Xiaowai, lying against her neck, couldn’t understand what she was saying and just giggled, leaving Tang Wan exasperated and amused.

Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang did not go straight home but instead went directly to Zhou Zhongqing’s residence.

He was still at the hospital on New Year’s Eve. It was said that there was a critically ill patient, and the surgery lasted until after 2 A.M. Tang Wan tried to bring him a New Year’s Eve dinner, but he refused.

So they chose New Year’s Day to have dinner with him.

After the surgery, Zhou Zhongqing returned home to find the house had already been cleaned, with a sticky note from Tang Wan on the fridge, telling him there were dumplings in the refrigerator. He was too tired to eat; when Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang arrived at his home, he had just woken up.

"Let grandpa hold you—" In the second half of the year, Zhou Zhongqing was swamped with back-to-back surgeries, hardly having any free time.

"You didn’t eat the dumplings?" Tang Wan opened the fridge, finding the dumplings untouched.

"I was too tired when I got back, so I went straight to sleep. I’ll eat later." Holding the child, Zhou Zhongqing took a thick red envelope from the room and handed it to Tang Wan, saying it was a New Year’s gift for the child.

"You gave too much." The red envelope was bulging, exceptionally thick.

"Not too much. Besides, this is for my grandson. How can it be too much, right—" Zhou Zhongqing particularly liked Jiang Xiaowai.

Tang Wan wanted to say something, but Jiang Jinsang had already taken the red envelope, not being polite at all.

Jiang Xiaowai watched as the red envelope once again went into his father’s pocket...

He was too young, wherever he went, he would receive red envelopes, and all that money was managed by Jiang Jinsang.

This money, he naturally couldn’t get hold of in the future either.

During dinner, Tang Wan mentioned again that Zhou Zhongqing should take good care of himself, and if it couldn’t be helped, he could hire a cook.

"I’ve gotten by fine all these years, what do I need a nanny for." Zhou Zhongqing smiled, content with the child’s sentiment, "In a few more years, I’ll retire to the second line and be able to take care of myself; you all needn’t worry."

Jiang Jinsang, however, added:

"Uncle Zhou doesn’t need a nanny; he needs a partner."

Zhou Zhongqing shot him a sharp look:

You brat, I cured your illness, and now you’re stabbing me in the back?

...

After taking the child home, the elderly lady also inquired about Zhou Zhongqing’s current situation.

Before Jiang Jinsang’s body recovered, any abnormality in his health, Zhou Zhongqing was always at his beck and call. He said he remained single and unmarried, which had nothing to do with Jiang Jinsang, but deep down, the Jiang family felt indebted to him.

They always felt Jiang Jinsang had delayed him, and the elderly lady often reminded them to take good care of Zhou Zhongqing.

"Is Shuci okay? It’s tough for the child to be pregnant, and with Qinqi not around." After asking about Zhou Zhongqing, the elderly lady began to express concern about Shen Shuci.

"Auntie’s doing quite well."

Just as Tang Wan finished speaking, Jiangjiang and Taotao came running in from outside. It turned out Jiang Chengsi had taken the kids out for dinner and had just returned.

"Second Aunt! Look, my sister and I bought a gift for my brother." Jiangjiang had a toy gun in her hand, sputtering with blue light, "And I won this toy."

The elderly lady, seeing that Jiangjiang knew how to care for her brother, looked over at Jiang Yanting and Jiang Shiyi, who were chatting not far away, with increasing disdain.

"Brother, look at this..." Jiangjiang, holding the toy, kept showing off to Jiang Xiaowai, who enthusiastically waved his hands and feet in response.