Nuònuò was sulking all the way.
Upon arriving home, Nuònuò eagerly scrambled down on her own and waddled into the room.
Mèng Huá: "Nuònuò, you're back! What did you eat for lunch?"
Nuònuò spotted her grandma and threw herself into her grandmother's embrace. "I'm angry!"
Mèng Huá was a little surprised. "Who made my good girl angry?"
She glanced at Fāng Xíngyǔ, who took off his sunglasses and sheepishly rubbed his nose.
Nuònuò pouted. "Little mouse is bad! Gave Nuònuò yucky green leaves to eat, yucky little mouse!"
Fāng Xíngyǔ: "Niece, your portion wasn't all vegetables. Didn't you see that huge piece of meat?"
Nuònuò clasped her hands behind her back. "It wasn't tasty. The meat was yucky, no flavor!"
The uncle and niece started squabbling, leaving Mèng Huá utterly confused.
Seizing an opportunity, she slipped away. It was best to let the squabbling uncle and niece sort things out themselves!
The uncle and niece continued to bicker head-to-head.
By evening, Fāng Xíngzhōu entered the house with a little something in his arms.
He picked it up to examine it. Ah, it was his Cub. He contentedly put it back in his arms.
Fāng Zhōngxián walked over, muttering, clearly a little jealous.
Nuònuò wriggled out of her Daddy's embrace, remembering her dance from earlier.
Her desire to perform surged.
Nuònuò zipped down from Daddy's body, waving her little hands and letting out occasional "Ah, ah, ah" sounds to attract everyone's attention.
Everyone was very supportive, especially Mèng Huá, who grabbed her eldest son, fearing Nuònuò would be sad if he left!
Fāng Xíngzhōu's head ached. He helplessly sat on the sofa, watching the two-headed doll before him to see what new tricks she had up her sleeve.
Seeing everyone watching her, Nuònuò stood up straight.
The System 110, having eaten its fill in the system space, also came to join the fun.
System: "Cub, start your performance! Oh, I'm so excited! You are the brightest star of the future!"
Puffed up by the system space's flattery, the Cub instantly felt like she was two meters tall and had the urge to fly to space.
The Cub got ready, raising her hands.
Fāng Xíngyǔ's lips twitched, and he had a sudden premonition of something bad.
Nuònuò readied her little hands, started shaking her hips, and put her whole body into the movement.
*Pat, pat, pat...*
A sound of something falling. Fāng Xíngyǔ covered his eyes, unable to watch.
He had just let the Cub watch some phone videos out of curiosity. Seeing his niece doing the "shake hands" move, he got inspired.
He let the Cub watch a "social shake" dance. He never expected her to learn it, let alone perform it for the whole family.
Mèng Huá felt like the sky was falling. Her only granddaughter was being led astray. Her goal was for her to become a lady of a noble family, but today her granddaughter was doing the social shake.
Mèng Huá: "Zhōngxián, why do I feel a little dizzy? Oh dear..."
Fāng Zhōngxián: "Really? Why do my hands feel a little itchy?"
Fāng Zhōngxián looked at his third son and stretched his wrists.
Fāng Xíngyǔ sensed trouble and fled. Fāng Zhōngxián followed closely behind.
The Cub, lost in her social shake, noticed two giant shadows pass by and paused, looking at the crowd.
Why were two people missing?
The Cub originally wanted to take a few steps forward to see, but she was a bit dizzy from the intense dancing.
She plopped straight down on the floor.
The System in the space didn't know what to say anymore. It closed off the external view, out of sight, out of mind.
The dizzy Cub, still curious about what had just happened, looked up and met her Daddy's thighs.
The Cub slowly pushed herself up using Daddy's legs.
Nuònuò: "Ugh, Nuònuò's head is all dizzy."
Nuònuò swayed from side to side. Fāng Xíngzhōu placed a large hand on Nuònuò's head and, grabbing her collar, lifted the Cub up.
Due to inertia, Nuònuò spun around with her Daddy's pull and faced his handsome face again.
The dizzy Cub instantly cleared her head. She hugged her head with both hands, shook it, and returned to normal.
She cupped her chubby cheeks, which were now flushed.
Nuònuò said what she thought: "Daddy, you're so handsome!"
Fāng Xíngzhōu: Black face!
The next morning, Nuònuò was buried in her little quilt.
Downstairs, Mèng Huá was on the phone with her girlfriends while applying a face mask.
Mèng Huá: "Okay, no problem. I'll get ready right away."
She removed the mask, washed her face, and happily went upstairs to see her little grandson.
Mèng Huá carefully pushed the door open and scanned the bed before locating the small lump.
She gently patted it a few times. "Good boy, good boy, wake up. We're going out to buy pretty clothes."
After a few more pats, a small tuft of hair emerged from the quilt, followed by a soft, round face.
Mèng Huá couldn't resist planting a big kiss on her.
This woke the little baby right up.
After being helped by her grandma to wash up, she went downstairs for breakfast. Seeing the familiar steamed buns made the Cub ecstatic. Any morning grumpiness vanished!
She just ate to her heart's content.
Mèng Huá watched the little Cub eat, growing happier with every bite. She couldn't help but have one herself.
Once Nuònuò's tummy was full, Mèng Huá happily carried her upstairs to pick out clothes.
The Cub was completely docile after eating, letting her grandma do as she pleased.
After changing for the nth time, the Cub was dressed in yellow overalls, a white t-shirt underneath, and two cute turtle hair clips on her head.
She wore white hollow sandals on her feet.
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Mèng Huá looked at her with great satisfaction, then took the Cub's hand and went out, beaming with pride.
In the car, as expected, the Cub was tempted again and promptly fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up, she was surrounded by many grandmas.
Nuònuò hadn't fully registered what was happening. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, staring blankly at the people before her.
Still a bit dazed, the two little pigtails on her head made her look even more bewildered.
Nuònuò had no idea how much her current appearance appealed to the grandmothers.
Mèng Huá's friends covered their mouths, eyes fixed on Nuònuò, their hands also restless.
They reached out their "claws" towards Nuònuò.
Each of them wanted to hold her. She looked so soft; how soft would she be to hold?
Friend number one, and Mèng Huá's best friend, Lǐ Níngnà, spoke up, "I'll go first. I was the first to arrive."
Friend number two: "Come here, Nuònuò. Grandma has a beautiful jade bracelet. It looks lovely on little girls. Do you want it, Nuònuò?"
Friend number three: "Come, come, Grandma has candy. Do you want some candy, Nuònuò?"
The confused Cub was instantly drawn to the candy, her big eyes following the sweets.
Lǐ Níngnà quickly raised her hand, "Nuònuò, don't worry. I have snacks too! I have not only candy but also chips, little steamed buns, jelly... anything you want!"
Nuònuò bit her fingers, looking from one to the other. Finally, Nuònuò gave each grandma a hug, clutching all their gifts.
Only adults make choices; children want it all.