Chapter 1057: Babysitting Again

Although Gao Liang did not believe in religion, the royal family still sent several priests to baptize little Arthur.

In the Protestant-trusting United Kingdom, the royal family is not only the nominal political leader but also the nominal religious leader; every member of the royal family must be baptized after birth.

Although Gao Liang was not royalty, he had been deeply favored by the Queen since childhood; if it weren't for him being the eldest legitimate son of the Albert family, the Queen would likely have had him change his surname and be adopted long ago.

Upon learning that Mia had given birth to a son, the Queen was overjoyed and immediately arranged for priests to come and perform the baptism ceremony for the baby.

Arthur was born in the early hours of the morning, and the priests arrived in Shanghai by plane the next morning, moving quite swiftly.

The baptism ceremony was not as grand as imagined, mainly because there had been no preparation, but all the necessary steps were followed.

As for the final baptism, although a large basin of water was prepared, only a tiny amount was actually used on the forehead.

Miss Luo Quan, who was watching from the sidelines, had originally thought the priest would dunk the baby directly into the water, as she had seen Russian priests do exactly that before.

However, the priest from the UK was clearly not as wild as the "fighting nation"; he simply scooped up a small ladle of water and poured it over Arthur's head.

Feeling the warm water flow over his head, Arthur just widened his eyes in surprise and did not cry out.

Once the baptism ended, Mia immediately wiped her son's head dry with a towel and held him in her arms, fearing he would start wailing if he stayed in a stranger's arms for too long.

After the ceremony, a hint of fatigue flashed in the eyes of the two priests.

With just one word from the Queen, they had to travel thousands of miles to get here, and they had to rush to the hospital for the ceremony immediately after getting off the plane, without even catching their breath.

Fortunately, Gao Liang noticed this and immediately arranged for the two hardworking priests to rest at a hotel.

Miss Luo Quan watched the spectacle with her hands behind her back the whole time, then asked Gao Liang, "Did you go through this kind of setup when you were a kid?"

"Not at all," Gao Liang shook his head. "Our family doesn't believe in religion, so we didn't do this sort of thing."

"In fact, I was lucky enough to become our old man's wingman."

"There's such a thing!" Miss Luo Quan widened her eyes in surprise.

"Yes, back then he would hold me and wander the streets whenever he was free," Gao Liang shrugged helplessly. "A handsome, mature man holding a cute baby has quite a high lethality for many women who aren't very bright."

"My third uncle told me all this; he was a real jerk back then."

Miss Luo Quan curled her lips; although she agreed in her heart, she didn't follow up.

When their father was young, he really didn't act like a decent person; he was promiscuous and flirted everywhere. The only thing worth praising was that he didn't cheat—he only provoked one person at a time.

Now he is certainly a prodigal who has returned, but heaven knows if there are any romantic debts he left behind in this world.

Of course, there was no need to dig deeper into such topics that affect family harmony.

Since none have appeared yet, let's just pretend they don't exist; at least now the family is whole and happy.

Three days later, Mia had recovered to her pre-pregnancy state, bouncing around, and after successfully completing the discharge procedures, she began discussing with Gao Liang where their first stop for travel should be.

As mentioned before, she planned to go out and relax after giving birth, under the guise of avoiding postpartum depression, but in reality, she had been staying at home for several months and simply couldn't sit still, so she wanted to go out and play.

At Gao Liang's pleading, Miss Luo Quan agreed to babysit for the couple for a while.

To help Arthur adapt to days without his mother in advance, they switched his rations from breast milk to formula on the third day after he was born.

After all, if they waited until he was used to it before switching, Miss Luo Quan would really be left anxious with no way to help.

On the fifth day after Arthur's birth, the couple kissed the sleeping Arthur and then tiptoed out of Miss Luo Quan's room.

Their sneaky appearance looked just like a pair of unscrupulous parents abandoning their own child.

Miss Luo Quan slumped in her chair, watching the scene, with a complaint in her heart that she didn't know whether to voice or not.

Since they were so reluctant, why not just take the child with them? Was it not just fear of ruining their "couple's world"?

Young couples these days just lack a sense of responsibility!

Perhaps sensing his parents' departure, Arthur, who had been sleeping peacefully, suddenly frowned, then opened his eyes, his mouth pouted, and he started to cry.

At this moment, Gao Liang and Mia were likely just getting into a taxi.

"Oh—baby, don't cry, Auntie is here." Miss Luo Quan quickly leaned over, picked Arthur up, and coaxed him softly.

The warm embrace made Arthur, who was about to wail, pause, and then he stopped the rhythmic sound coming from his mouth that resembled a small diesel engine.

"Ya~~" The little thing broke into a smile upon seeing his aunt's beautiful face and reached out his fair, tender hand to touch Miss Luo Quan's nose.

Miss Luo Quan lowered her head and touched the baby's face with her nose, and the latter laughed even more happily.

After laughing, Arthur closed his eyes again in his aunt's cradle-like arms, while a lullaby hummed by her reached his ears.

Gradually, Arthur drifted into dreamland.

After confirming the little thing was asleep, Miss Luo Quan carefully placed him in the crib and then stuck two circular thin films onto his ears.

These were high-tech earplugs she got from the system; after wearing them, they could reduce external noise to a minimum, which would make it convenient for her to livestream.

Since she had to take care of the child, she definitely couldn't go anywhere.

Her fans had long been urging her to livestream and "pay off her debts," but she couldn't just sit there without talking and stare at her fans during the stream, so she redeemed this prop from the system mall.

With these earplugs, the baby could sleep more soundly, and she could livestream normally.

"Starting the livestream to pay off debts!"

After setting the livestream title, Miss Luo Quan began today's broadcast.

Countless fans waiting in the livestream room cheered as soon as the screen suddenly lit up:

"Finally waited for you!"

"This time you didn't let everyone down."

"Must pay off the debts fiercely, livestream for seven days straight for me!"

"Did anyone notice the crib behind Luo Bao?"

"So the rumors were true, don't do that kind of thing!"

"Don't get overexcited, this should be the younger brother's baby, didn't she just post an update a few days ago?"

"Indeed, overthinking is not a good habit."

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The barrage of comments didn't make Miss Luo Quan angry; she just explained: "This is my newborn nephew, Arthur. His mom and dad have gone on a trip, so he's staying here for me to take care of for a few days."

"Due to hormone secretion after childbirth, new mothers' moods are more or less affected. Coupled with the fact that newborns are quite fussy, to avoid postpartum depression, they went out alone to adjust their moods first, so everyone shouldn't say things about the parents being irresponsible."

Seeing Miss Luo Quan take the lead in addressing it, the fans who already had words on the tip of their tongues held them back:

"So Luo Bao, aren't you afraid of depression?"

"Newborn babies are indeed noisy; I have one at home right now, so I have deep personal experience."

"It's hard to handle before one year old; it will be much better after one year old."

"Life pressure is high now, and the frequency of postpartum depression seems to be higher than before."

"That's because there was no such thing as postpartum depression in the past, so people didn't understand why a mother would inexplicably collapse after giving birth."

"Mothers need the care of their husbands and the guidance of their families the most at this time."

"So Gao Liang took Mia out of town for guidance."

"Detail the guidance."

"Haha, even this broken road can be driven on."

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The "car" always started inexplicably; Miss Luo Quan smiled when she saw it and skipped over it.

The couple's trip was definitely like "long-awaited rain after a drought, dry wood meeting a raging fire"; any adult could imagine what would happen.

This was also the reason they didn't take Arthur with them. If the baby cried while things were "burning," would you take care of it or not?

An arrow on the bowstring that isn't released is very damaging to the bow, but nothing is more important than the baby.

So, to avoid such an infuriating situation, the couple decisively transferred the "heat" to the child's aunt, the unlucky Miss Luo Quan.

Of course, Miss Luo Quan didn't have any particular resistance to babysitting.

After all, he was her nephew; if she didn't take care of him, who would?

She just hoped that when the couple returned, they wouldn't give her another nephew or niece.

"Speaking of which, have you all watched the new movie? How are the reviews?"

After the greetings, Miss Luo Quan asked about the serious business.

"Memories of Murder" had been in theaters for five days, and the box office had already soared to 1.8 billion.

This growth rate made people think they were still in the Spring Festival season, but after comparing it with other movies from the same period, they realized how outrageous the box office of "Memories of Murder" was.

Saying it was a nationwide viewing might be an exaggeration, but the discussion about "Memories of Murder" online was truly overwhelming.

People's discussions were not limited to the case in the plot but extended to those real-life homicides and cold cases.

First of all, "Memories of Murder" was adapted from a real case in South Korea, and the prototype of the case had already been solved in reality.

But in fact, China also had many similar vicious cases, and there were quite a few that remained unsolved.

Because the social impact was too huge, the investigation into the case had never stopped for a day, and netizens' attention to the case had continued to this day.

The release of the movie resonated greatly in everyone's hearts, especially the gaze of Xiao Yang at the end, which could be called a classic in film history.

Many netizens felt that this was director Miss Luo Quan using the actor's hand to express a deep warning to those criminals:

I am watching you, countless netizens are still paying attention, the righteous police are still working tirelessly, just wait, sooner or later you will all be brought to justice.

Perhaps such a cry wouldn't have any effect; after all, if a single look could solve a case, the world would have been peaceful long ago.

However, this represented an attitude and also stirred up a huge wave of justice in the hearts of netizens.

I don't know when it started, but having a sense of justice became a derogatory term that would be mocked by netizens.

"How much do you earn a month to be so indignant!"

"What does it have to do with you to act righteously? Can you afford the compensation if you get framed?"

"Do you have a mine at home to dare to be a busybody?"

"If you didn't hit them, why go to help them up?"

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The collapse of a building is never the work of a single day; it is a major disaster gathered from every small problem.

The once-common "seeing injustice and acting" now seems to be tied to "the gain not being worth the loss," and everyone has to consider whether they will be bitten back before helping.

The coldness of the world is actually controlled by the warmth and coldness of the human heart.

The good news is that although there are many bad people now who make those heroes and righteous partners suffer grievances, there are still many people persisting in doing good deeds.

Perhaps in the eyes of those with absolute rationality, doing good deeds carries a high risk, but this does not affect the heroes' determination to forge ahead.

Miss Luo Quan didn't originally intend to tell this truth by filming this movie.

But after some "brain-filling" by netizens, it was endowed with such meaning.

Just like a quote from Lu Xun:

There were no roads in the world originally; there were many people walking, so they became roads.

A profound movie should originally allow fans to analyze a variety of content, even if it exceeds the director's initial conception.

"So I have always said one thing, that is, you are sometimes more powerful than the director, able to extend the work into more and better understandings."

"This movie can have its current popularity, and everyone has made an indelible contribution."

Miss Luo Quan looked at the camera and sincerely thanked her fans and even the moviegoers.

If nothing unexpected happens, the box office of "Memories of Murder" shouldn't stop at 4 billion, and entering the top ten of the domestic box office list can be said to be easy.

Moreover, after five days of release, the Douban rating is still as high as 9.3, countless film critics are full of praise, and it has even attracted strong recommendations from foreign media; winning a major award is also a completely foreseeable future.

Speaking of which, thanks to this movie, Miss Luo Quan's reputation in South Korea has completely reversed.

Being able to film a case that happened in their country so fascinatingly, and with almost no "magic changes," is already quite rare.

Not to mention that it finally attracted the admiration of Western media, which greatly satisfied the pride of the Korean people.

Of course, most people in other countries don't particularly understand this sense of pride; after all, apart from the source material, this movie has nothing to do with South Korea.

But this doesn't affect the Korean people; whenever they hear about this movie and Miss Luo Quan, they proudly puff out their chests and show confident smiles.

It makes it seem like Miss Luo Quan is Korean, and there are even quite a few people starting to argue about the relationship between Miss Luo Quan and South Korea, attempting to help her change her nationality.

This kind of thing is no longer surprising.

However, the fans in China haven't reacted yet, but the Japanese fans were the first to disagree.

Clearly, they were the ones who became fans of Miss Luo Quan first; her debut and her first album were all their doing!

Such remarks make people unable to help but laugh. ===== CHAPTER 1058 =====