"It doesn’t matter, as long as Sister buys it for Baobao, Baobao will like anything!"
Ji Baby’s mouth was as sweet as if it were filled with honey. As he spoke, he happily swung the hand held by Le Tong, bouncing like a little monkey.
Since they would be going back to Ji Rui’s house to make dinner later, Le Tong decided to just take Baobao for a walk nearby, while her luggage was taken back to the Ji Family by Aunt Guan.
Although Aunt Guan didn’t go with them, there were two bodyguards accompanying them.
Le Tong had no objections to this and knew it was Ji Rui’s way of protecting Baobao, probably not a measure against her.
"Sister, where have you been these past few days? Why didn’t you turn on your phone? Baobao thought you ran away again!"
Once Ji Baby’s joy passed, he remembered the grievances of the past few days and pouted to complain to Le Tong.
Le Tong felt a pang of sadness in her heart but still smiled as she lowered her head to give him a kiss on his pouting lips.
"Sister’s phone was broken, and I couldn’t find a place to fix it. Sister was afraid Baobao would worry, so she ran back to see Baobao."
With her coaxing, Baobao grinned.
Le Tong walked with Ji Baby hand in hand along the sidewalk, chatting happily for about ten minutes, before entering a nearby shopping mall.
"Are all Baobao’s clothes bought by Daddy?"
Baobao shook his head, "Daddy would never go shopping with Baobao; they are all gifts from uncles and aunts."
The uncles and aunts Ji Baby mentioned were likely the managers of the clothing stores. It was easy to guess that a work-focused man like Ji Rui wouldn’t have time to handle such trivial matters for his son.
After all, he had money, and if he couldn’t get it himself, he would just have it delivered.
Again, Le Tong harbored some resentment towards Ji Rui’s wealth.
"What about the Spring Festival?"
In Le Tong’s mind, the Spring Festival is a sacred and festive holiday. Although she spends every Spring Festival with only her mother, that simple but warm mother-daughter life might be a luxury that some can only dream of.
"It’s the same during the Spring Festival. Grandpa will have uncles and aunts tailor clothes for Baobao, and then a pile of clothes will be delivered."
To Ji Baby, clothes were basically items sent by uncles and aunts, not things bought from the store.
"Baobao, choose carefully later; I’ll buy whatever you like for you to wear during the Spring Festival, okay?"
Le Tong led Ji Baby into a children’s clothing store, and Ji Baby naturally agreed readily.
Ji Baby took a liking to a yellow down jacket, and Le Tong had him try it on. The little guy strutted around the store energetically as he modeled it, attracting staff to gather around him, taking pictures and showering compliments. One staff member said to Le Tong, "Miss, your son is so handsome and stylish. When he grows up, he’ll surely captivate many girls." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel~fire~net
Le Tong’s eyes dimmed slightly, but she maintained a polite smile, "No need to wait for him to grow up; he’s already captivating many."
She didn’t make any effort to correct the staff’s words and even secretly felt a sense of pride from the compliment.
"Miss, this little friend’s down jacket is a parent-child style. We also have adult male and female styles in our store. Would you like to take a look?"
A woman in a manager’s uniform held two adult-sized yellow down jackets and offered them to Le Tong.
Le Tong was still hesitating when Ji Baby, with ears as sharp as a cat’s, immediately ran over, hugged Le Tong’s waist, and began to beg.
"Mommy, Baobao wants to wear matching outfits with you!"
The little rascal was trying every trick to get Le Tong to be his mommy, and now that he had a chance, he quickly seized it, blinking his eyes as he tried to charm her.
Le Tong felt a surge of emotion, and her tears almost escaped. She turned away toward an unoccupied wall, tilted her head back slightly, and blinked forcefully, trying hard to calm her turbulent emotions.
Ji Baby, holding onto her arm, thought she was angry with him, so he quickly changed his tune, "Sister, just buy one piece, okay, Sister!"
Ji Baby whined in a sweet voice, clasping Le Tong’s arm and shaking it gently.
Eventually managing to adjust her emotions, Le Tong turned around, gently patted Ji Baby’s head, and said to the manager, "I’ll buy the women’s style, but you can keep the men’s style."
The manager seemed embarrassed by her misunderstanding and smiled apologetically, "I’m sorry, I thought the little one was your child."
Le Tong neither confirmed nor denied it, just smiled at the manager and then led Ji Baby to look at other clothes.
Le Tong and Ji Baby wandered around the shopping mall, from big pieces like outerwear to small items like socks, buying a whole load of things. The two bodyguards, who had been following them all along, finally came in handy, with both their hands full of items.
The mall had a large supermarket, and after buying clothes, Le Tong took Ji Baby to the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.
That day, in the small town’s supermarket, Le Tong had also taken Ji Baby to buy ingredients. However, since it was a remote town with limited consumer power, there weren’t many options available.
But this time, as soon as Ji Baby followed Le Tong into the food section, he pulled her all around the place. Seeing lively crabs, he asked, "Sister, can Baobao eat crabs?"
Le Tong nodded, "Mm, you can."
So, Ji Baby had the sales assistant select a few big crabs.
Before long, the little guy pointed at a stingray swimming in the fish tank and asked, "Sister, Sister, can Baobao eat this strange fish?"
Le Tong nodded again.
Thus, more than two hours later, when President Ji, after a long day at work, opened the door, he smelled a rich aroma filling the house. Changing his shoes, he first went to the dining room, only to find a large dining table for ten people fully laid with a feast.
The Ji Baby, who usually ran to greet him as soon as he heard the door, was now sitting on a chair without any decorum, pulling at a crab leg and devouring it with gusto.
Hearing the sound, Ji Baby raised his greasy mouth and, seeing Ji Rui, mumbled, "Daddy..."
"Did Sister make all this?"
Even though Ji Rui knew Le Tong had good cooking skills, he was still surprised to see the full table of dishes that were on par with those in five-star hotels, both in appearance and taste.
Ji Baby nodded, his eyes shining, "Mm, Sister made them all, isn’t she amazing?"
Ji Rui couldn’t help but nod in agreement, "Mm, she really is amazing."
After saying that, Ji Rui pulled out a chair to sit down, but Ji Baby tilted his head to remind him.
"Daddy, you haven’t even taken off your clothes or washed your hands! Daddy is an adult and should be hygienic, you know!"
Presumably, this was something Ji Rui often told Ji Baby, and now, given the opportunity, Ji Baby seized it with a smug expression.