Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 354 Little Book

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Wu'er finally woke up. Not seeing anyone around, she started crying.

When He Lai heard this, he hurried into the bedroom and picked her up.

"Come...come..." As soon as Wu'er was in He Lai's arms, she thought about entering the space.

"You little bastard, don't ever say that word again, or I'll spank you."

He Lai said in fake anger.

Wu'er seemed to understand what He Lai said, but didn't say anything.

"elder brother…"

"Hey, you are really my good sister. You have learned to call me brother!"

He Lai smiled immediately. The five-month-old baby had already learned to call him brother. He held up Wu'er and praised her.

He Lai quickly took Wu'er to Wu Juan.

……

"Mom, mom, Wu'er can talk now. She called me brother several times just now."

He Lai happily shared that Wu'er can talk.

"Really? Come and hug me, my good dancer. Learn from me, mother..."

When Wu Juan heard that her little daughter could speak, she immediately hugged her excitedly and asked her to call her mother.

He Lai was also coaxing Wu'er to call her mother.

Unfortunately, the two men tried their best for a long time and called "Mom" several times, but Wu'er remained unmoved. She just smiled and watched their performance.

At the end, he called her "brother", which made Wu Juan a little unacceptable!

After all, I, as a mother, have worked so hard to take care of my child for five months, but it is better for He to come and see me for two days! To be exact, one night and one afternoon!

"Mom, don't worry. Wu'er has just learned to speak. Maybe it won't be until tomorrow that she can say another word."

He Lai could only explain it this way, after all, he had taken away the original happiness that Wu Juan had as a mother.

"Hey, I can see that this little girl is a little heartless. Go with your eldest brother."

Wu Juan said this, but she held Wu'er tightly with both hands.

He Lai decided not to stay with Wu Juan anymore. He was afraid that Wu Juan would take out her anger on him and he would have no place to cry.

He Lai came directly to Sha Zhu's house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qin Jingru holding Meng'er and feeding her.

Jingru, this little cutie, has suffered a lot. She has become an expert in taking care of children at such a young age.

"Sister Jingru, I'll give you two pieces of candy. Look how tired you are."

He said this and took out two pieces of candy and gave them to her.

"Thank you, Brother Lai, I'm not tired." Qin Jingru replied with a smile.

"I'm not tired. Then give the candy back to me." He Lai started to tease Qin Jingru in various ways again.

When Qin Jingru heard this, she immediately peeled a piece and put it in her mouth, indicating that she could not return the candy.

Unfortunately, the little one in my arms refused to listen. "You eat candy, and I drink porridge. How can this work?" He immediately stopped eating.

"Uncle, come here, candy!" Meng'er pushed the small bowl away and stretched out her hand for He to hold.

"You little brat, what candy? I'll give you a big sweet date. Eat it slowly!"

He Lai could only take out a big sweet date from his pocket, remove the core, and give it to her.

When Meng'er saw the big sweet dates, she started to eat them immediately.

"Jingru, where are the others?" He Lai asked when he saw that the others were not there.

"My brother-in-law took Xiao Yangzi to Fengze Garden early in the morning. My sister is feeding the child in the inner room. Xier was also taken away by Sister Yushui."

Qin Jingru answered truthfully.

"Oh, so you are the only one left here to take care of the child. Don't you feel wronged?"

He Lai asked with a smile.

"What? What's wronged?" Qin Jingru didn't feel wronged at all, and asked in confusion.

"It's nothing. Just take care of the little one. I'll give you all the dates. Remember to peel out the core before giving them to her."

He Lai gave all the dozen big sweet dates in his pocket to Qin Jingru and gave instructions.

"I understand." Qin Jingru quickly put the dates in her arms away and replied.

After leaving Sha Zhu's house, He Lai planned to go to the front yard to see what Yu Shui and the others were doing.

It turned out that Chun'er was also in the third year of junior high school, and would have to take the high school entrance exam in half a year, so Yu Shui came over to explain the third year of junior high school knowledge to Chun'er, hoping that Chun'er could also be admitted to a technical secondary school.

Of course, there were two little ones next to them, Nannan and Xier, who were writing and drawing.

"Come here, uncle (brother)!" When the two little ones saw He coming, they immediately put down the pens in their hands and ran over.

"Hey, you two little guys, you let yourselves go as soon as I got here."

He Lai looked at the two little ones coming towards him and said with a smile.

"Uncle, I'm hungry. Dad is not at home today, and the food cooked by mom and aunt is not delicious!"

Xier said aggrievedly.

"Yes, the food my mother cooks is not as delicious as the food we cook at my brother's house." Nannan immediately agreed.

"Okay, you two little heartless kids, how can you say that! You just want me to take you to eat something delicious, okay, I'll take you there later."

He Lai scratched the two little ones' noses and said.

He Lai thought that since he had nothing to do anyway, it would be okay to go and take a look at Fengze Garden.

"Oh, let's eat delicious food!" The two little ones were immediately very happy when they heard that He Lai was going to take them to eat delicious food.

"Brother Lai, don't go out. Fengze Garden is full of people. My brother and my father have been called to help with the cooking. I'll cook for you later."

Yu Shui reminded him that he knew that when He Lai went out to eat, he usually went to Fengzeyuan.

"Oh, is that so? Fine, then I won't go. I'll just stay here and watch you guys study."

He Lai agreed after hearing this. During the National Day, as one of the largest hotels in Beijing, Fengze Garden must have a huge flow of people. He should not join in the fun and just eat Yu Shui's meal.

Then he lay down on the rocking chair and read the picture book. Nannan and Xier also understood that Helai listened to Yushui and would not go out, so they gathered around Helai and read the picture book together.

"Come here, uncle. I want to listen to your story!" Xier was a little dissatisfied with the picture book, and immediately asked He to tell the story in the picture book.

"Come on, brother, I want to listen too!" Nannan became a follower.

"Okay, then I'll tell you the story of Sun Wukong's rampage in Heaven!"

He Lai originally didn't intend to disturb Chun'er from studying, but when he thought that it was almost time for dinner, he just did as he pleased.

"Okay, let's listen to a story!" The two little ones immediately jumped for joy.

"Okay, be quiet, and start telling the story.

The legend goes that on the beautiful Flower and Fruit Mountain, there was a smart and brave Monkey King who named himself Sun Wukong. He gathered thousands of monkeys and practiced martial arts every day. Because…”

"Uncle, my dad said that Sun Wukong jumped out of a stone. Is that true?"

Xier interrupted, obviously she had heard a little bit of the story of Journey to the West.

"That's right. This Sun Wukong is indeed a stone monkey. He was born after a spiritual stone absorbed the essence of heaven and earth."

He Lai could only explain.

"Then did I also jump out of a stone?" Xier asked doubtfully.

"Uh...Xier, why are you asking that?" He Lai was a little confused by Xier for a moment, but he didn't want to tell her how to have a baby.

"Because my mother said I was thrown into the snow by someone else and she felt sorry for me so she picked me up."

Xier said sadly.

"Ah...why did your mother say that? What did your father say?"

Is He Lai surprised that Qin Huairu is so cruel that in this era she actually said that her daughter was adopted?

What He Lai didn't know was that Qin Huairu was a little annoyed by Xier's pestering and said this on purpose.

"My father said that I was born by my mother, but he didn't know how I was born," Xier recalled.

"I'll let Aunt Rainwater explain this to you later. Let's continue the story now, okay?"

He Lai didn't want to talk about how to have a baby, so he could only say something perfunctorily and then continue talking about picture books.

"Ok."

"Well, let's continue. It is said that Sun Wukong then went down to the sea and caused chaos in the Dragon Palace, stole the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and went to the underworld to destroy the Book of Life and Death. The Dragon King and Ksitigarbha were at a loss, so they had to report to the Jade Emperor that he was rebelling.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor became furious and sent his heavenly soldiers and generals to capture him.

……

The Jade Emperor became very anxious when he saw that he could not kill Sun Wukong. At this time, Taishang Laojun stepped forward and offered a suggestion, asking the Jade Emperor to hand Sun Wukong over to him for disposal. The Jade Emperor agreed immediately.

Taishang Laojun took Sun Wukong to the Tushita Palace, tied him up with fairy ropes, and pushed him into the Bagua furnace, trying to refine him with the Three Flames Fire, but he didn't expect...

……

Sun Wukong finally returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain. The little monkeys were overjoyed when they saw him. They jumped for joy and welcomed Sun Wukong into their cave. They took out flowers and fruits and held a big banquet to celebrate his victorious return. From then on, Sun Wukong lived the life of the mountain king again.

OK, that’s the end of the article.”

He Lai finished his story and closed the picture book "Havoc in Heaven".

"Brother Lai, didn't you say that he was pressed into the Five Finger Mountain by the Buddha? How come he is gone?"

Nannan asked doubtfully.

"Uh... who told you?" He Lai saw that someone had already told them.

"Sister Yushui told us." Nannan said, pointing at Yushui, who was covering her mouth to hold back her laughter.

"Then go find sister Yushui. Come to my brother's place. Sun Wukong has returned victoriously and has lived the life of the Monkey King ever since."

He Lai said directly, as if it was a matter of course.

"Oh."

Fortunately, the two little ones didn’t bother about what He Lai said. They were more concerned about what was in He Lai’s pocket. What kind of candies, snacks, fruits? He Lai’s treasure bag had everything, as if there was food in every pocket.

With He Lai's intentional cooperation, the two little ones never stopped talking while listening to the story.