Chapter 73: Beat Dad

Su Xi asked Zhu Xueheng, and Zhu Xueheng hurriedly took out his phone to call, "Wife, where are you?"

"What?"

"Okay, I'm coming too."

Liang Yan had been counting the flowers in the lake, and upon hearing Zhu Xueheng's words, his brows and eyes filled with anxiety, "What's wrong with Mom?"

"It's that Liang Chengwei got into trouble, and your mother was forced to go help."

Liang Yan pursed his lips, "He bullied me all day; how can he have the nerve to ask us for help?"

What Liang Yan didn't say was why his mother had to help him.

"It's at the request of your great‑grandfather. If your mother wants to completely break away from the Liang family, she must do this favor."

Zhu Xueheng knows that Liang Yan understands many things, so he never hides anything from her.

Su Yu was wrapped in a suit jacket by Su Xi, and she became a bit agitated upon hearing this.

【What exactly did Liang Chengwei do? Even Liang Liying couldn't solve it?】

"We'll go too; this clothes is too big."

Su Yu shook her sleeve; it's almost like a stage costume, not solemn and especially comical. She could only tug the sleeve upward with effort.

"Oh, little sister Xiao Yu, you look like you're wearing a skirt."

Su Yu pursed her lips at Su Xi, "It doesn't look good."

Su Xi helped her, adjusting the sleeve and buttons, and said patiently, "It's windy outside; wearing only a thin garment will make you catch a cold, or you can come with me back to the lounge and not have to wear it."

Su Yu shook her head, "Go quickly help Huo Huo's mother!"

【Let's go watch the fun! If we could stir up trouble, even better!】

Liang Yan nodded, "Dad, hurry!"

Su Xi lifted Su Yu, and Zhu Xueheng held Liang Yan, letting the waiter lead the way.

Along the way, Su Yu was curious, 【Wulongcha, what leverage does Liang Lijiang actually have over the Liang family?】

【I don't know, let me check.】

That check took quite a while.

Until Su Yu was carried to the scene, wearing a little chubby face, cursing furiously in her mind, 【Unlucky!】, Wulongcha didn't say a word.

Su Xi also regretted bringing Su Yu along.

"Mom!"

Liang Yan got down from Zhu Xueheng's arms, shuffled up to Liang Lijiang, and rubbed his head against Liang Lijiang's hand.

Liang Lijiang kissed Liang Yan on the mouth, "Hmm, now that you're here, be obedient."

Su Yu pressed her head against Su Xi, no longer interested in watching the spectacle. She might have a karmic tie with the Jiang family; she runs into all this.

Su Xi was just about to tell Su Yu that they should go home early, when a "Wah wah wah!" cry rose from afar to near, interrupting his words.

"Su Xi, quick quick quick, soothe my daughter!"

Shi Xu brought over a soft baby. He gently rocked it and cooed "Oh oh", but the baby gave him no quarter, continuing to cry wildly!

Su Xi:??? Who gave you the illusion that I can soothe a child?

【Hmm? When does my great‑uncle ever soothe a baby? Neither the great‑grandmother nor the butler said so!】

"There are doctors and nurses here; you can look for them."

"You think I don't want to?!"

"The closer they get, the more this little brat cries louder!"

Being mindful of his daughter in his arms, Shi Xu didn't even dare to shout in his breakdown.

"Aren't you her dad? Grab something she likes to distract her, and she won't cry, right?"

At least Su Yu does that. Change the subject, divert her attention, and she'll gradually forget why she was angry.

"I'm her dad, but aside from her birth, this is the second day I've been with her!"

He was exhausted to the point of a dog before finishing the tasks and rushing home for his daughter's hundred‑day banquet! How could he know what she likes?!

【Uh… Shi Xu's wife is too generous! This situation even lets Shi Xu hold the child!】

"How does your wife trust you to take the child?"

"She wasn't crying just now!"

"How about I give it a try?"

Shui Wanhua pulled a gentle smile and slowly approached.

"I've raised three children from childhood to adulthood; they were all well‑behaved and never cried!"

While waving her hand in front of Shi Xu's daughter, making various little motions, Su Yu's heart boiled, 【The Jiang family plus me make four children total, who does she think she is?! Why am I not well‑behaved?】

Shi Xu felt uneasy; although Su Yu's current actions seemed like a goofy husky and her profile in the data was still that of a normal person, everything she endured was real. Shi Xu was not comfortable handing his three‑month‑old daughter to Shui Wanhua.

What if she just threw her onto him? The child would die and couldn't be revived!

Shi Xu's daughter oddly stopped crying the moment Shui Wanhua approached.

【Ah, she actually likes her? Then we're out of luck!】

Seeing this, Shui Wanhua's smile deepened. She reached out to take the child from Shi Xu's arms.

Just as Shi Xu released his grip on his daughter's neck, the child let out an earth‑shattering wail that pierced everyone's eardrums, flailing arms and legs. She refused to be taken by Shui Wanhua, and anyone with eyes could see it!

Shi Xu quickly scooped the child away from Shui Wanhua, cooing "Oh oh" again.

Shui Wanhua awkwardly withdrew her hand.

【Ahahaha, little sister is great!】

"Let's go, let's go, let's go, we'll go out and see."

Shi Xu carried his daughter outside to stroll, and Su Yu, wanting to watch the fun, urged Su Xi to follow.

Let's go take a look at little sister too!

Su Xi didn't think there was anything worth seeing.

Come on, let's go!

Su Yu tugged at Su Xi's sleeve. 【Anyway, the Liang family's bustle isn't interesting; better go see Shi Xu's fancy ways of comforting the child!】

Su Xi: Yeah, getting the Jiang family involved makes this bustle not fun.

Su Xi carried Su Yu out, while Shi Xu was introducing flowers to his daughter, but the child in his arms paid him no heed, eyes narrowed, constantly welling up with tears.

【Host, found it.】

【68】【Wulongcha, wait a moment—can this child use a communication card?】

【69】【Humans are animals too, so it should work, right?】

【70】【Give her one to try!】

【71】【Host, done!】

【72】Su Yu, hearing this, immediately asked the little doll, 'What do you like?'

【73】The little doll's crying stopped abruptly, then came a grievous sob: 'Mommy, I want Mommy!'

【74】Shi Xu heard the child's crying soften, breathed a sigh of relief, and joked, 'Su Xi, you're not as useful as your daughter.'

【75】Su Xi:??? Did I promise to help you entertain the kid? I just came out to watch the excitement!

【76】'Mommy will be back soon!'

【77】Shi Xu hurriedly coaxed the child, 'Yeah, Mommy went to get you some shares! Do you know what shares are? You can buy lots and lots of yummy stuff!'

【78】Su Yu immediately chimed in, 'Mommy went to get you money!'

【79】'Do you know what money is? It can buy lots of formula, lots of tasty things and toys.'

【80】The child's crying began to grow louder: 'Mommy, I want Mommy!'

【81】Su Yu, seeing this, got a little flustered: 'Otherwise, what do you like? I'll go get it for you?'

【82】'A bottle?'

【83】'A toy?'

【84】'Or should I hit your dad?'

【85】Shi Xu stared wide-eyed at Su Yu. 'That vicious? You open with hitting Dad?' And to his dismay, when his daughter heard 'hit Dad,' she actually stopped crying.

【86】Today's update~

【87】Thanks for the votes, cuties~

【88】No news of four rounds today, maybe it's Tuesday? Cuties, don't hoard the chapters~

【89】Also, sometimes it's early, sometimes late because I'm dissatisfied and rewrite; rewriting slows things down a lot, and then there's proofreading (sometimes I really have to read it several times to spot mistakes—if you see them, can you help by pointing them out?)

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【Wulongcha, wait a moment, can this child use the communication card?】

【Humans are also animals, so they should be able to, right?】

【Give her one to try!】

【Host, it's done!】

Su Yu heard this and immediately asked the little child, "What do you like?"

The child's crying stopped abruptly, then came a grievous sob, "Mommy, I want Mommy!"

Shi Xu heard the child's crying soften, breathed a sigh of relief, and half-joked, "Su Xi, you're not as useful as your daughter."

Su Xi:??? Did I promise to help you calm the child? I just came out to watch the fun!

"Your mommy will be back soon!"

Shi Xu quickly tried to soothe the child, "Yeah, Mommy went to get you some shares! Do you know what shares are? You can buy lots and lots of yummy things!"

Su Yu immediately followed up, "Your mommy went to get you money!"

"Do you know what money is? It can buy lots of formula, lots of tasty things and toys."

The child's crying began to grow louder, "Mommy, I want Mommy!"

Seeing this, Su Yu panicked a bit, "Otherwise, what do you like? I'll go get it for you?"

"A bottle?"

"A toy?"

"Or hit your dad?"

Shi Xu stared wide-eyed at Su Yu, "That vicious? You open with hitting Dad?" And what chilled him was that his daughter, upon hearing 'hit Dad,' actually stopped crying?

Today's update~

Thanks for the votes, cuties~

No news of four rounds today, maybe it's Tuesday? Cuties, don't hoard the chapters~

Also, sometimes it's early, sometimes late because I'm dissatisfied and rewrite; rewriting makes it much slower, and then there's proofreading (I sometimes have to read it several times to spot mistakes—if you see them, can you help by pointing them out?)

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