Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Establishing Authority Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Establishing Authority Su Yinwan didn’t move, but Director Qian turned around, ran to the kitchen, cleaned the milk bottle, and brought it over.
Seeing this, Su Yinwan clenched her fists in frustration.
How come even her PD teacher was listening to Jiang Li’s orders?
After getting the bottle, Jiang Li didn’t idle either; he quickly found An An’s milk powder.
After glancing at the instructions, he effortlessly prepared the milk. He then brought the warm milk to An An’s lips.
The little baby immediately stopped crying and started sucking on the bottle vigorously.
While An An was occupied, Jiang Li also noticed his soiled clothes and had Xiao Xu fetch clean ones from the yard to change him into.
Watching her series of calm and skilled actions, the live audience was dumbfounded.
[Holy crap, has Jiang Li had a child before? How is she so skilled? How did she know An An was crying from hunger and an uncomfortable diaper?]
[I’m dumbstruck; how does Jiang Li manage to hold a child in one hand and prepare milk powder with the other? Her arm strength is incredible.]
[Watching Jiang Li take care of the child feels so reassuring. She doesn’t dawdle at all, unlike Su Yinwan, who can’t even remember when to feed the child.]
[I thought it was strange too, since Sister-in-law Lan had given instructions before she left.]
[A normal person, driven crazy by a child, wouldn’t remember so much, okay? Can you please not be so harsh on the pretty sister?]
[Exactly, maybe the reason Jiang Li is so skilled is that she secretly has an illegitimate child.]
The satiated An An stopped crying and fussing and even giggled as she grabbed Jiang Li’s fingers. Soon she drifted off to sleep.
Seeing how effortlessly the other party settled the child, Su Yinwan felt quite uneasy inside.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes shifted, and she approached.
“Jiang Li, you’re so experienced. Do you often take care of such young babies?”
The live broadcast audience had already begun to suspect this, and Su Yinwan’s comment undoubtedly pushed the discussion to a fever pitch.
Jiang Li naturally heard the implied meaning in her words and didn’t take the bait, not even sparing her a glance as she spoke indifferently,
“I used to watch the servants take care of my youngest brother at home. Being around it quite a bit naturally gives you experience. What’s wrong, Miss Su, is it forbidden for others to have brothers just because you don’t?”
“Ah, I thought Miss Jiang only had an older brother.”
“A cousin, not a blood relative. He’s my Third Uncle’s child, three years old now. Do you want me to show you our household registration book?”
Su Yinwan’s face choked up, and she was lost for words.
“No, that won’t be necessary…”
[Hahaha, Sister Li nailed it!]
[Su Yinwan’s words always have a hint of snark to them, saying how experienced Jiang Li is. Anyone who doesn’t know better might think she’s implying Jiang Li has an illegitimate child.]
[Folks, I’ve learned a new clever comeback.]
After putting An An back in the cradle, Jiang Li finally turned towards the crying twins who were sitting on the floor.
From the time she prepared the milk for An An until now, more than ten minutes had passed, and the two children were still crying, evidently full of energy.
Jiang Li walked up to them but didn’t come closer. Instead, she sat down on a bench to the side and casually poured herself a cup of tea.
The children had expected the beautiful sister to come and soothe them but watched in dismay as she simply breezed past them, calmly sipping her tea, feeling somewhat ignored.
They instinctively stopped crying and raised their heads to peek at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li immediately met their gaze, her icy and indifferent look startling the children into silence.
The cup in Jiang Li’s hands paused at her lips.
“Why aren’t you crying anymore?”
Xingxing seemed to then realize her intention and was just about to open her mouth to continue her tantrum when Jiang Li’s ethereal voice came again.
“If you want to cry, that’s fine, but every time you do, I’ll keep you from seeing your mother for an hour. Don’t worry, I never coddle children, so once I say something, not even a team of horses could pull it back.”
Xingxing was genuinely scared this time. She immediately hiccupped from her tears and sat there, staring blankly at this pretty but somewhat fierce sister.
Seeing this, Su Yinwan immediately voiced her dissatisfaction, “Jiang Li, how can you intimidate them ? They’re just children.”
Jiang Li laughed indifferently, “Can’t you see they’re crying on purpose for you to see, hoping you will call their parents back? With such unreasonable children, the more gentle you are, the more they will push their luck.”
[Wow, Lili’s analysis makes so much sense, I’ve had an epiphany!]
[As a mother myself, I can say some children are indeed like that. They see an adult who is easy to bully and talk to, so they keep acting out. But as soon as they meet someone tough, they immediately shut up.]
Jiang Li was that tough character now.
As soon as she sat down on the chair, her sharp aura was fully unleashed.
Even adults had a hard time dealing with it, not to mention children.
Fearing that Jiang Li might really pick up a stick and spank her the next second, Xingxing dared not cry loudly anymore, sniffling and sneaking glances at Jiang Li with the corner of her eye.
Seeing that she had stopped her outburst, Jiang Li finally set down her teacup.
“Tell me, why are you throwing a fit?”
She did not speak in the coddling tone usually reserved for children but asked sternly, like a judge high above.
But oddly enough, Xingxing responded well to this approach, instantly casting herself as the wronged victim in a TV drama.
The next second, she pointed at Ah Fu lying on the side, “It’s all Ah Fu’s fault, he—he ruined my favorite hair tie and pulled my hair, wuwuwu.”
She was young, but her diction was clear and her expression smooth.
Obviously, she was a smart child.
Jiang Li nodded slightly and looked at the so-called “Ah Fu”.
“Did you ruin sister’s hair tie?”
Ah Fu’s body stiffened instinctively, and then he started crying again.
“I didn’t, I didn’t, Xingxing is lying, Xingxing is lying.”
Xingxing, now even more upset, stood up and yelled, “I’m not lying, I’m not lying!”
Jiang Li’s brow furrowed.
These two kids were indeed making a fuss.
With a “slap,” her hand struck the armrest, “Stop your crying, both of you!”
The two children were so frightened by this outburst that they immediately stood still with their necks retracted.
Jiang Li continued, “I know who’s at fault here, so, before I lose my temper, the one who made the mistake had better come forward on their own.”
Upon hearing this, Ah Fu pouted.
He didn’t believe this woman could really catch him out.
He wouldn’t apologize to Xingxing if it killed him!
Jiang Li saw through his little scheme and called over Director Qian.
“You’ve been filming here all day, right?”
Director Qian nodded.
“Then there must be footage from earlier in the camera. Bring it out for everyone to see.”