Chapter 254

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Four babies, how wonderful."

The cameraman chatted up to this point and finally remembered there was actual business to do: "Even our television station is very eager, specially came over to report on you guys......."

"Can we start now?"

The female reporter who came with him spoke up at the right moment, holding her microphone as she approached the couple.

"Count me out."

Lin Xiyu deliberately avoided it: "Looking like this now, too fat, not good-looking."

"What's not good-looking?"

The cameraman shouldered his camera, deliberately pointing the lens at her: "Becoming a mother gives you more charm, even prettier than an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl."

"Guo Ge sure knows how to talk."

Lin Xiyu covered her face with her hand, self-deprecating: "If I didn't have a bit of self-awareness, I almost would've believed it."

"I'm serious, don't believe me, ask Guben......"

The cameraman pulled Guben in, making him look at the video recording.

"Indeed, very beautiful."

Guben looked at the lens, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly.

"I don't believe it."

Lin Xiyu giggled and shot him a glare.

"Not believing is right."

Guben deliberately teased her.

"Fine, you dare laugh at me."

Lin Xiyu blew up, pounced over and hammered him.

"Alright, alright, just teasing you......"

Guben enjoyed it, smiled a black-bellied smile, then turned around and smoothed her fur the other way.

"Believe you? Fat chance."

Lin Xiyu tsundere-hmphed, rewarded him with a big white eye.

The cameraman filmed the whole process, not missing a single detail.

"Guo Ge, this segment don't broadcast it."

Guben saw through his little scheme, used his hand to block the camera lens.

"Won't."

The cameraman laughed awkwardly: "All bloopers, bloopers......"

"Your camera's not bad, another day I'll buy one too......"

How would Guben be easily fobbed off by him, watched with his own eyes as he deleted the footage just now.

"This one's too heavy......"

The cameraman felt extra regretful: "For your own use, buy a smaller one, a household one will do."

"How about, let the hospital staff take photos first."

Seeing the babies' mother had no willingness to be interviewed, the female reporter turned her gaze toward the other people in the ward.

"Sure."

The nurse head had prepared early, picked four young pretty little nurses from the nurse station, had each hold a baby, standing side by side in the ward.

The female reporter raised her camera, pressed the shutter, captured the babies' first photo after arriving in this beautiful world.

The nurse head also spoke a few words in front of the camera lens as the hospital representative, expressed beautiful wishes for the babies, the interview concluded smoothly.

"Guben, Xiyu, see you again if there's a chance."

The cameraman reluctantly packed up his camera, said goodbye to them.

Guben warmly invited: "In a couple days I'll set up a few tables at home, invite you guys to drink wedding wine, must come......"

"That's a must......"

The cameraman agreed readily: "You guys still live at the old house? Wangfu Pool West Street?"

"Right, that's the place, correct......"

Guben nodded: "Let's leave a phone number, once the date is set I'll tell you."

"Good."

The cameraman cheerfully agreed, took out his mobile phone, exchanged contact info with him.

——

"Was there an interview just now? Such a good opportunity, why didn't you tell me? I can represent the relatives and friends group to accept the interview."

After the reporters left, female cousin brought people to pick up the babies for discharge, hearing there was an interview, another round of exclamation: "Quadruplets' aunt Da, wherever she goes has extra face, I've already bragged to everyone I know, big bosses with business dealings are all envious to death, entrusted acquaintances to inquire about the secret to having four babies."

"Kid's aunt, stop bragging......"

Lin Xiyu held back laughter, stuffed the babies' diapers into her hands: "Hurry up and pack up, let's go."

"I don't want diapers, I want to hold the kid."

Female cousin disliked and threw the diapers away, snatched and picked up Dabao.

Dabao had a lively personality, wasn't shy around strangers, and would let anyone hold him; lying in his Aunt Da's arms, he grinned with his little mouth, hee-heeing stupidly happy.

"This child is closest to me......"

The female cousin watched with delight, and the thought of teasing her brother-in-law rose again: "Why don't I just take him away and let him be my godson?"

"Don't even think about it......"

Guben's face darkened as expected; he reached out his hand, wanting to take his son back.

"You, you're too stingy."

The female cousin wouldn't give him up, dodging aside: "What's wrong with letting Dabao acknowledge me as godmother? Could I possibly wrong him?"

"Aren't you his real Aunt Da?"

Lin Xiyu found it amusing and played peacemaker: "No need for a godson; Dabao is closest to you all the same."

"That's true......"

The female cousin was satisfied, shooting a smug little glance at her brother-in-law: "Xiyu still knows what to say; no wonder she's my own sister."

Guben averted his gaze, not wanting to deal with her.

"Come come come, you all hurry inside, help carry things......"

The female cousin, feeling she'd won a round, was quite smug in front of the subordinates.

"Coming, coming."

A crowd of onlookers eager for entertainment surged in noisily, pitching in with many hands to tidy up.

The two maternity matrons each held a child.

Guben held Lele; the female cousin held Dabao.

As the mother of four babies, Lin Xiyu left the hospital in a grand procession, under the envious gazes of everyone, surrounded by relatives and friends, leading the whole entourage.

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Wangfu Pool West Street, Old House.

Golden autumn, October, the harvest season; the fruits on the pomegranate tree and grape vine were all ripe, red and purple, looking very pleasing.

Grandma Gu had never been willing to pick them, just wanting to wait for her precious great-grandson and great-granddaughter to return so they could see the beautiful sight of their own fruit trees' harvest with their own eyes.

The female cousin's company car couldn't enter the alley; the group got off at Daming Lake South Gate and walked home carrying large bundles and small bags.

Along the way, four little babies wrapped in identical swaddling clothes attracted many gazes.

Neighbors who saw them were also extraordinarily curious; whoever ran into them would stop, crane their necks, and peek at the babies.

The couple were also very obliging; whether they knew the person or not, as long as someone greeted them, they would respond warmly.

"Aiyo, my darling babies, you're finally back."

Grandma Gu had opened the Door wide early on, waiting at the Doorway.

"Babies, we're home."

Guben was also very happy to see the old lady; striding on his long legs, he entered the house first.

"Lele, good baby, come let Grandma hold you."

Grandma Gu was beside herself with excitement; she took Lele from her grandson's arms.

Lele's bright, lively big eyes curiously looked all around, and sure enough landed on the red-and-green pomegranate tree.

"Does Lele like pomegranates? Let Daddy pick one for you......"

Grandma Gu favored her great-granddaughter and promptly urged her grandson to pick pomegranates.

Guben was a bit speechless: "I just got back, haven't even had a sip of water yet, and you're driving me to work."

Grandma Gu glared: "Picking a pomegranate for your daughter, what's there to be dissatisfied about?"

"Fine fine fine, I'll pick, I'll pick, okay?"

Guben resignedly agreed; the newly hired Nanny responsible for cooking was very perceptive and brought him a stool.

"She's Xiao Huang."

Grandma Gu introduced her to him: "She's been here several days, quite capable, cooks well too; from now on with her and Xiao Liu taking turns cooking, you won't have to busy yourself in the Kitchen anymore."

"If you think it's good, your approval is enough."

Guben had no objection, took the stool, stepped up, and picked pomegranates for his daughter.

"Back home and there's pomegranates to eat, how nice."

Lin Xiyu and the female cousin's group entered one after another; seeing him picking pomegranates, they all perked up and gathered around smiling.

"Pick a few more......"

Grandma Gu watched happily, continuing to order her grandson to work.

"Might as well pick them all."

Guben wanted to save trouble and pick them all in one go.

"No."

Grandma Gu forbade it: "Pick as many as you eat."

The corner of Guben's mouth twitched; he selected a few fully ripe, larger pomegranates and pulled them down from the tree branch.

"The grapes are ripe too, pick a few bunches while you're at it......"

Grandma Gu ordered her grandson about with practiced ease.

Guben smiled helplessly, followed the old lady's wishes, finished picking pomegranates, and continued picking grapes.

"Yiya ya."

The four babies found the pomegranates very novel, blowing saliva bubbles, babbling nonstop.

"Come come come, Great-Grandma will give you each one......"

Grandma Gu's eyes crinkled with smiles; she indeed picked the four pomegranates with the brightest colors and gave one to each baby.

"This pomegranate is really huge."

Female Cousin took it for Dabao, peeled it open herself first, and ate a few seeds.

"Yiya ya."

Dabao drooled incessantly with craving.

Female Cousin bit open a pomegranate seed and let him have a taste.

Dabao's little eyes brightened, he smacked his little mouth, still wanting more.

Female Cousin watched with delight, and bit open another pomegranate seed.

"Can't really let him eat it......"

Maternity Matron Xu kindly reminded: "Small infants can only drink fruit juice after six months; too much sugar is bad for the body."

"I'm just letting him have a taste, not letting him eat much."

Female Cousin withdrew her hand with an awkward smile, and stuffed the pomegranate seed into her own mouth.

"Wah."

Seeing she didn't give it to him, Dabao gaped his mouth and cried.

"Hey hey, don't cry......"

Female Cousin coaxed for a while but couldn't calm him; at her wit's end, she could only turn to the child's mother for help.

"Dabao be good, don't cry."

Lin Xiyu took him over, gently patted Dabao.

Dabao affectionately nuzzled against his mother's chest, then feigned grievance and howled a few times, and indeed stopped crying.

"Heh......"

Female Cousin laughed in exasperation: "This little brat, really knows how to pretend — all thunder, no rain."

"Babies who cry are smart......"

Xu watched with amusement, offering a different take.

"Sure enough......"

Female Cousin realized: "The crying child gets the milk — I've truly witnessed it today."

"Dabao is mischievous, Erbao is a bit dull, doesn't like to cry or laugh......"

Lin Xiyu looked at her two sons with completely different personalities, a bit worried: "Going by that, Dabao's smarts take after their dad; could Erbao's IQ have taken after me?"

"What can you tell from such a young child?"

Female Cousin laughed and scolded: "You just stop worrying blindly; maybe among your four kids, the unassuming Erbao who doesn't fight or grab is actually the smartest."

"Hope so."

Lin Xiyu didn't take Female Cousin's words to heart; at this moment, no one expected that Female Cousin had actually guessed right.

Erbao, who disliked speaking from a young age and once led his parents to mistakenly think he had a language disorder, truly was the smartest of the four babies.

His IQ was so high it even exceeded imagined expectations.

It was also for this reason that from a young age he disliked playing with peers, appearing somewhat dull, until age five when he won at chess against his own father, and his outstanding talent only then gradually emerged.

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"Come come come, eating grapes now, one bunch each."

Grandma Gu watched Grandson finish picking grapes, then happily distributed grapes to everyone.

"We won't eat."

The Decoration Company staff felt awkward staying longer, put down their things and wanted to take their leave.

"Take grapes before you go."

Grandma Gu enthusiastically forced a bunch of grapes into each person's hand, only then letting them leave.

"The grapes are really sweet......"

Female Cousin didn't mind the dirt, peeled the skin with her hand, and tossed a grape into her mouth.

"You're not even going to wash them?"

Lin Xiyu glanced at her with a smile.

"What's wrong with this?"

Female Cousin didn't care: "Didn't we all eat like this when we were young? Back then nobody cared whether hands were clean or not."

"No such thing."

Lin Xiyu smiled and denied: "I washed my hands; only you didn't wash yours."

"The way you put it......"

Female Cousin laughed in exasperation: "As if I was more mischievous than you."

"Aren't you?"

Lin Xiyu smiled and retorted.

"Of course not."

Female Cousin boasted: "I was raised by Grandma according to the standards of a noble young lady; you and Nana never learned needlework, only I did — hidden stitch technique, know it? The stitches are sewn inside, invisible......"

"Really can't tell, you've still got this skill."

Lin Xiyu deliberately teased her, picking an argument with her.

"Bring out your household needlework, I'll demonstrate one for you......"

Female Cousin indeed took the bait, and right there wanted to show off her craft.

"Just right, Dabao's diaper is torn......."

Lin Xiyu conveniently pulled Dabao's diaper from the swaddle and handed it over: "Child's own Auntie, sew it up for us."

Female Cousin: "......"

Looking at the wet diaper, she was quite speechless.

"Pfft."

Grandma Gu couldn't hold it in, and a mouthful of grape skin sprayed out.

"Hehe."

Guben was also amused by his wife's rare black-bellied moment, letting out a pleased laughter from his throat.

"I really can't figure it out."

Female Cousin was angered into a laugh: "Birds of a feather flock together; you're becoming more and more like Guben, just as black-bellied as him."

"We're originally one family, after all......"

Lin Xiyu smiled until her eyes curved.

"She's the baby's own Auntie, after all......"

Guben also said: "Sewing a diaper is only right, isn't it."

Female Cousin: "......."

A mouthful of anger stuck in her heart, neither to spit out nor to swallow.

"Hahaha."

Lin Xiyu laughed so hard she sprayed again.

"Heehee."

Dabao saw Mommy laughing, and also grinned her little mouth, heehee laughing stupidly happy.

"It's just good that the babies are home......"

Grandma Gu's eldest daughter comforted widely: "The house hasn't been this lively in a long time."

"Starting tomorrow it'll be even more lively......"

Guben smiled meaningfully.

"Why?"

Grandma Gu froze for a moment, unable to react for a while.

"Think about it....."

Guben didn't let the old man wait long, giving the answer himself: "The babies are discharged; who can sit still? Probably won't even wait for tomorrow, someone will show up at the door."

"Right, how did I forget this matter."

Grandma Gu realized, happiness overflowing: "I have to give Eldest Uncle a phone call, he said he'd come home to see the babies."