Description
Chi Wen's short life has been bumpy. Ever since he could remember things, he was already living in the orphanage, growing up without a family. Later, he entered the entertainment industry and became a first generation film emperor. However, he finally ended up in ruin. In the end, Chi Wen jumped off the top floor of a building, but did not expect that he would get a chance to open his eyes again…
Back to his infancy, Chi Wen coldly looked at the woman who was laughing s*upidly in front of him. He waited, waited until the moment she finally abandoned him.
…
Fu Yuanruo was transmigrated as the cannon fodder in the novel 'First Generation Movie Queen.' When she first transmigrated, it happened to be the plot point when the malicious cannon fodder tried to frame the female lead for the last time. After that, her evil deeds would be exposed. The whole netizens mocked, and her father angrily drove her out of the house. A former wealthy and pampered young miss fall into the mud and finally died after accidentally falling into the water…
Because of the high popularity of the original book, the author used the daughter of the original female and male lead as the protagonist for the second book. The villain who had been against the main couple of this sequel also met his just end and died tragically. After his death, the female lead let out some vague words that made readers speculated that this villain was the illegitimate son of the prequel's cannon fodder.
After recalling the plot, Fu Yuanruo stared at the pregnancy report in her hand. She was torn: should she give birth or not?
"Ruoruo, are you back?"
"Yes. Ah, Auntie Mei, I will pick Baobao1. Thank you for looking after him. We always troubled you."
"Not trouble. Your Baobao is so well-behaved."
"I bought some apples in the town. It's very fresh. Auntie and uncle should taste it."
"You girl, ah. Why are you so polite…"
"Is Baobao asleep?"
"No, he has been paying attention to the movement at the gate very seriously, waiting for your return. I tried to take him inside, but he didn't want."
"Really? Baobao is too sticky to me…"
"You are his mother. Of course he is sticky to you…"
At the farmhouse entrance, a gray-haired and wrinkled middle-aged woman chatted friendly with a beautiful young woman. Chi Wen was lying in the cradle under the shade of the tree, spitting bubble in boredom while listening to the woman talking.
Hearing what they said, Chi Wen snorted. Waiting for her return? How come! He obviously just wanted to confirm when this woman will finally abandon him!
At first, Chi Wen was still calm and indifferent. But after a while, he started to get angry again. This woman left him here for hours! Sure enough, she didn't care about him at all. No wonder she would abandon him in the future!
Chi Wen was indignant. He didn't want to pay attention to this woman, but couldn't help being attracted by her voice. His small chubby face frowned into a few cute folds. The cradle's cover suddenly lifted open, and a woman's silly smiling face appeared before his eyes.
"Baobao, what's wrong? Your face wrinkled like a tiny old man." Soft fingers lightly prodded the baby's forehead. Fu Yunruo leaned over and picked up her son. She rubbed his smooth face and said: "Baobao, are you angry because Mommy left you behind? Baobao don't be angry. Next time Mommy will take you, okay?"
Fu Yunruo went to the town to pick up an express delivery. This village was too remote, package deliveries had to be picked up personally in the nearest town. She ordered a lot of baby products online, and those were almost too much for her to bring back alone. How could she also bring Baobao? What's more, Baobao was only three months old. He was still too young to go so far. That's why Fu Yunruo asked a trusted neighbor next door to look after him.
Chi Wen didn't believe in this woman's nonsense at all. There were so many 'next time,' but she never brought him along. He would never believe her again!
Even though he was unhappy, under Fu Yunruo's soft voice, Chi Wen's face gradually relaxed, and he unconsciously moved closer to the hand on his face.
Seeing Baobao no longer angry, Fu Yunruo felt proud of her coaxing skill. She smiled at Auntie Mei and bade farewell: "Auntie, we are going back now."
"Alright, be careful on the road. Ask me if you need anything."
"Okay."
Fu Yunruo hugged her son and walked out of Auntie Mei's courtyard. Following the village's rustic concrete path, they soon arrived at their rental house. From the outside, the house Fu Yunruo rented didn't look very good. It was a simple hut made from mud and brick that was abandoned after the owner's family built a new house. However, it was very well maintained, and the house itself was enclosed by a sturdy earthen wall. It was suitable for a single mother who lived alone with a young baby.
There was also a small yard inside the wall, which was very neat and clean. Part of it was used as a vegetable garden, planted with various varieties of green vegetables, pepper trees, and a tall persimmon tree. When Fu Yunruo was pregnant with Baobao, she planted many flowers and plants near the wall. This year, many of those flowers have bloomed, and they were so beautiful and colorful.
Although none of those plants and flowers were of a rare variety—only the kinds commonly seen everywhere in this part of the countryside. However, with a neat and meticulous arrangement, the entire yard looked picturesque with a poetic atmosphere.
This house was owned by Auntie Mei's family. After they built another home, it was vacant. When Yunruo first arrived in this village one year ago, Auntie Mei gave her a place to stay and took good care of her. After she gave birth to Baobao, Auntie Mei also helped her during the postpartum confinement.
People in this small farming community were simple and welcoming, but there were inevitably a few with a broken mouth. It was Auntie Mei who stood in front of her, yelled at those gossipers, and defending her reputation.
Auntie Mei's husband was a respected figure in this village. After the family showed their intention to protect Fu Yunruo, the villagers became more welcoming, and her life was much better. Therefore, Fu Yunruo was very grateful to Auntie Mei's family.
Chi Wen was taken home by the woman and waited coldly for her to breastfeed him. But after waiting for a long time, the woman started to daze again, gazing emptily into the sky.
Chi Wen stared at her in dissatisfaction. Woman, what's the matter with you? Don't you see that I am hungry?
Sure enough, she didn't care about him at all! Chi Wen has always kept a small book in his heart, noting every grievance this woman caused him. In the two months after they got off the confinement, today was the second time she has left him alone!
Chi Wen held back for a while, but finally was impatient and made a babble of protest.
Fu Yunruo, who was still immersed in the past, was suddenly pulled back into reality by her son's babbling noise. When she looked down, she met the baby's big eyes, round like black grapes.
"Baobao, are you hungry? Alright, wait a moment. Mommy will feed you soon." Fu Yunruo held her son gently and rubbed his soft face. Then she put him on the bed and quickly changed his diapers with familiar movement. Afterward, she picked up the baby and wiped her breasts with a hot towel before feeding him.
Long before Fu Yunruo opened her clothes, Chi Wen already shut his eyes tightly. When the familiar milk scent came out, he opened his mouth instinctively.
The small, soft body turned as red as boiled shrimp while sucking his milk. Even after three months, Chi Wen still couldn't get used to this moment. Although this woman did give birth to him, as someone with an adult's mind, he couldn't help feeling extremely embarrassed. In the beginning, he struggled. But after a while, he finally resigned to his fate. Chi Wen could only comfort himself silently.
He is still a little baby!
Seeing Baobao eating so eagerly and quickly, Fu Yunruo felt a little guilty. Knowing that he was hungry, she gently supported his body so he would not be choked. This time, she was away for too long. Almost one hour and a half. Next time, she must come back within one hour.
After eating, Chi Wen began to feel sleepy. Today, he woke up in the morning and has not slept until now. He also has to pay attention to the movement outside, which was really tiring. Nestled in the familiar soft embrace and listened to a gentle humming, he soon fell asleep.
After her son was asleep, Fu Yunruo put him in the crib. Seeing the little baby's pure and innocent sleeping face, she smiled satisfyingly.
Fu Yunruo was very grateful that she had decided to keep the child. It had been more than a year since she mysteriously transmigrated into this world. She began to recall the first day she occupied this identity. At that time, she was tortured by her body's abnormal reaction and almost lost her reason.
She hid at the stairs, curled up on the ground, trying to clear out her foggy mind. When she heard the movement of an unknown man outside, and seemingly getting closer and closer, she subconsciously tried to climb the stairs. She didn't know how long she climbed, but she vaguely remembered to have fallen into the arms of the stranger.
When she woke up again, she was shocked by this body's original owner's memory. She actually transmigrated as the vicious step-sister of Fang Xueruo, the female lead in 'First Generation Movie Queen' that she just read not long ago, and that her miserable life would soon begin.
A dignified young miss from a wealthy family was kicked out of the house and was scolded by the whole netizens. She fell into the mud, living a truly harsh life. Finally, she accidentally fell into the water when drunk.
At this moment, the plot was about to develop to the point when countless reporters broke in and took the moment of her embarrassing exit after losing the bait when trying to lure the chicken1 causing her to receive ridicule and abuse all over the internet.
Fu Yunruo recalled the fate of this body's original owner. She reacted very fast. Her first instinct was to avoid being discovered by the reporters, so she ran away in a hurry and even forgot to take a look at the man with whom she had spent a chaotic battle last night.
Afterward, she went into a run, trying to find a place that wouldn't get discovered by people with malicious intentions. Although this parallel world was a book setting, place names were the same as her original world, except that it had different people and lives.
Fu Yunruo had nowhere to go. She felt that no place was safe enough. Almost unconsciously, she remembered her hometown of her previous life, so she took turns and detour, using unregulated transportations that didn't demand an ID, and finally returned to her hometown in her previous life—a small remote village in southern China.
All the way, she was in constant fear, awkwardly covering her tracks in fear of being discovered. Afterward, she began to feel even more frightened. In case the strangers she rode together had a bad intention, her end might not be better than the body's original owner.
Fortunately, she arrived safely.
This world also had her hometown village. But her home was nowhere, and even the villagers were all unfamiliar to her. In the place where her family's house should be located, there was the village chief's house. That is, Auntie Mei's family.
That day, Fu Yunruo knocked on the door. And when she saw that the one opened the door weren't her grandparents, tears came down uncontrollably.
In that world, when Fu Yunruo was a child, she lived with her grandparents in the countryside, and later was taken to live with her parents in the city after she began schooling. Both of her parents were workaholics. It wasn't that they didn't love her, but they were people with a high sense of professionalism. Even though they lived together, Fu Yunruo rarely saw her parents, so her relationship with them wasn't deep.
Grandpa and grandma were worried about her, but they weren't accustomed to living in the city, so they frequently visited her at her parents' house. When she entered the dormitory in high school, the visits became scarce.
Her grandparents were already over seventy. She suddenly transmigrated here, and she wasn't sure whether her body in that world was dead or not. If her body died, how sad her grandparents would be? What if the sadness took a toll on their body? Maybe because of her lingering worry, she began to have a dream.
In that dream, this body's original owner transmigrated into her original body and accompanied her grandparents, looking very happy. Having dreamed like this for several nights in a row, Fu Yunruo had a feeling, maybe their souls had been exchanged. Seeing the loved ones in her original world was not devastated, she finally was at ease.
At that time, Fu Yunruo's mind was full of worries. She was still afraid that her whereabouts would be tracked, ending herself in the same predicament as this body's original owner. She deliberately never thought about that night, pretending nothing has happened with that stranger. Because of that, she didn't notice the abnormality of her body.
When she found out, she was already three months pregnant.
Fu Yunruo suddenly remembered. Because of the popularity of the book 'First Generation Movie Empress,' the author serialized the sequel 'Second Generation Movie Empress.' The new female lead was the daughter of the first book's main couple.
In the book, there was a villain, a boy named Chi Wen who grew in an orphanage. The villain repeatedly made trouble with the female and male lead. But because of his lack of power, Chi Wen couldn't do anything to the main couple who had a strong and deep background. In the end, he was ruined and finally jumped off the top floor of a building.
Because of the vague words of the female lead at that time: "Although the previous generation…but after all…" and her initiative to bury the enmity and properly held a funeral for the villain, the female lead's action brought countless praise, and everyone admired her kindness.
There was a discussion in the comment area that this villain might be the illegitimate son of the vicious step-sister who committed countless mistakes in the first book. This topic invited many debates, but the author never expressed anything.
Fu Yunruo also couldn't be sure, because in the first part of the book, 'Fu Yunruo' went offline after being kicked out of the house and ridiculed by the netizens. Her name was last mentioned only two years later. Because of the cause of her death, she was once again ridiculed by the netizens, until finally Fang Xueruo stood up and asked everyone to give her deceased sister peace…
When she became pregnant, Fu Yunruo was finally sure. It seemed the ill-fated villain in the sequel was really the one in her belly. So, not only that she would be stepped on by Fang Xueruo even after death, but even her son would also be stepped on by Fang Xueruo's daughter?
What kind of tragedy is this?
Fu Yunruo gritted her teeth. Although she read the novel, it didn't mean that she agreed with the author's three views2 No matter how well the author wrote, it couldn't cover up some essential problems.
No need to mention other things. The male lead was 'Fu Yunruo' fiance. How could a woman who seduced her step-sister's fiance be pure-hearted? The novel said that the female lead simply couldn't restrain her feeling. But because she had her own bottom line, she was unwilling to be a woman who destroyed other people's relationships. However, in the memory of this body's original owner, this female lead was a perfect model of a green tea3 since childhood. As a result, this body's original owner was stimulated to the extreme.
It could be said that this body's original owner was played to death by Fang mother and daughter's green tea act.
Back to the topic, after discovering that she was pregnant, Fu Yunruo did hesitate. She actually has no memory of that night. She woke up the next day and was shocked by the huge amount of information she received from this body's memory, and ran away in panic. Looking back now, she must have avoided the man with malicious intent and accidentally ran into a passerby, and threw herself upon this stranger…But it was actually better. She would rather this pregnancy was an accident after doing a one-night stand carelessly, instead of being the product of a man who almost certainly was arranged by an unknown party.
Fu Yunruo pondered for a long time, but in the end, she decided to give birth to this child.
First, this child was initially destined for a miserable future. Therefore, she must give him even more love, to make up the debt to the child together with this body's original owner.
Second, she was too unfamiliar with this world. The only blood relative of this body was too unreliable. Living alone was lonely. She wanted something that could bind her to this world.
Third, and most importantly, she couldn't make up her mind to kill up a life.
From the moment Fu Yunruo felt her child moved inside her stomach, she knew that she would never regret this decision forever.
Chi Wen woke up from his not so deep sleep and stared at the childish baby bed's cover. The room was quiet. He subconsciously wanted to cry a few times, but stopped in time. As a three-month-old baby with an adult mind, he wouldn't cry like a normal baby after waking up.
He struggled to pull out his hand from the loose swaddle. His black eyes blinked, thinking seriously.
Where is that woman?
Chi Wen subconsciously stuffed his chubby hand into his mouth and sucked it with gusto. Transparent saliva came out from the corner of his mouth. The baby's small body stiffened. He took out his wet hand and wiped the saliva onto the bed.
Suddenly, his small face wrinkled, and his white cheeks flushed red. He tried to control his body reaction, but warm fluid still gushed out.
Chi Wen couldn't help it anymore and started howling.
Soon, there was movement coming from outside the door. A figure came into the room and walked towards him.
"Baobao, are you awake?" Fu Yunruo smiled, picked up her son, and coaxed him with familiar movement as she walked out. "Let's pee first, okay?"
"Ah, you already peed! Alright, Mom will replace your diaper."
Why does she have to say that aloud? Does he not need his face anymore? Chi Wen's body was gently rocked by the woman. His little face was like an old monk disillusioned by the world's dirtiness.
In fact, if he tried to adapt, this kind of thing is…eh?
A soft pacifier suddenly stuffed into his little mouth, and Chi Wen subconsciously sucked it.
Warm water?
He took a few more sips. He was thirsty. Howling was too much for his throat, and it needed moisturizing.
After he drank the water, the woman hung colorful little bells on the top of his stroller, which jingled every time the stroller moved.
Chi Wen only took one look before dismissed it disdainfully. Is he such a childish person?
Chi Wen was in good spirits. He was lying on his back, and his eyes were just in sight to see the woman, so he looked at her intently. Of course it went without saying that it wasn't of his intention to keep looking at her. However, his small body was still too mushy that he couldn't even move his head.
Fu Yunruo picked up her son, put him in the stroller, and pushed it out into the yard. Today was cloudy, and the temperature wasn't high. There was also no wind, perfect for taking out a small baby. She left Baobao in the yard and could see him whenever she looked up.
Fu Yunruo went to pick vegetables in the field. It was almost noon, and she was going to stir-fry some greens for her lunch today. With the bone soup that was still simmering in the kitchen, it would be enough for one person.
After picking the vegetables, Fu Yunruo looked at the row of mustard greens. It was time to harvest and dry them, she thought.
Fu Yunruo went to the faucet and washed the vegetables she just picked. Then she went to the kitchen, cooked the green vegetables, poured a bowl of bone soup, and had her lunch. After feeding herself and her son, she added a bit more salt to the leftover soup on the stove, poured it into the thermos, and was going to take it to Auntie Mei. Because Fu Yunruo was still breastfeeding, the food she ate was relatively less seasoned, while Auntie Mei's family preferred stronger seasoning.
Perhaps the older generation of farmers was frugal by nature. Even if the family was not short of money, they still wouldn't buy meat frequently. Especially when there were no growing children in the family, they might only buy meat every ten to fifteen days. Even if Auntie Mei's family was the village head, they rarely put meat and fish on the dining table and was more used to plain tea and simple food.
Whenever Fu Yunruo cooked broth or soup, she would make extra portions for Auntie Mei's family.
She carried the thermos, pushed the stroller, and walked out of the yard to Auntie Mei's house. The two houses were only ten meters apart. If Fu Yunruo shouted from her rental house, people at the other house could hear her.
When Fu Yunruo arrived, Auntie and Uncle Mei were preparing the table for lunch. After getting along for a long time, Fu Yunruo also knew that the couple's mealtimes were very regular, and they usually only started eating lunch after 12:30.
"Uncle Mei, Auntie Mei." Fu Yunruo called, pushing the stroller into the house.
"Ruoruo is here. Hurry up and sit down. We are just about to have lunch." Auntie Mei greeted warmly.
"I have eaten at home. Auntie Mei, this is a bit of bone soup that I cooked. I made too much and cannot finish it alone. You and Uncle can drink some."
"You girl. If you cannot drink all at noon, keep it for dinner."
"I've kept some, but there is still too much. It's too wasteful to throw it away."
Auntie Mei was still going to speak, but Fu Yunruo said coquettishly: "Auntie Mei, just take out your soup bowl. I'm tired of pretending, and besides, I still have to trouble you to teach me how to dry my vegetables! If you are so polite, I am too ashamed to ask for your help."
Fu Yunruo knew how to dry vegetables, but she had tasted the vegetables dried by Auntie Mei. It was obviously much tastier than hers, so she wanted to learn from Auntie Mei.
Uncle Mei said: "This child is kind. Just take it."
Auntie Mei relented. She went into the kitchen to take a large bowl and poured the bone soup from the thermos into the bowl.
Fu Yunruo carried the empty thermos and said: "Then I will go back first. I have to coax Baobao to sleep."
"Okay, I'll go there when I'm free."
"Okay!"
Fu Yunruo pushed the stroller back slowly. When they arrived home, Baobao had begun to sleep, and she was also sleepy. So she took Baobao to bed, coaxed him to sleep, and fell asleep by the side.
Fu Yunruo was sleeping until almost two o'clock in the afternoon. When she woke up, her mind was still dizzy, and she lay down lazily on the bed.
The little baby next to her slept soundly. His bulging cheeks were flushed, his chubby hands clenched into fists against his sides, and she could hear a faint snore from close.
Fu Yunruo's heart melted into a puddle.
Her Baobao is the cutest baby in the world!
Fu Yunruo reached out and took the mobile phone from the desk. She then took countless photos from various angles but still couldn't satisfy her desire. Fu Yunruo had been completely awake at this moment, but still didn't want to get up, so she was half-sitting, half-lying on the bed to play with her mobile phone.
Her original phone number could no longer be used after she ran away. Afraid that someone might track her whereabouts, she bought an unregistered sim card. Using an unregistered sim card meant that some of the functions couldn't be used. But Fu Yunruo only used her phone to read web news and do some browsing, not to contact other people.
Now she longer paid attention to the outside news like she did at the beginning, but she still occasionally browsed entertainment news when she was bored. Fang Xueruo's press releases basically announced what endorsements she got, what female lead roles she played, and gossips about her relationship with a certain rich and powerful guy. In short, it was prosperous and smooth-sailing.
Fu Yunruo also checked the news related to the Fu family, but nothing said about Mr. Fu driving his daughter out of the house. She guessed that Mr. Fu was too embarrassed to let everyone knew about his family's scandal. Fu Yunruo had been paying attention to the news on the internet at the beginning, but didn't find any splash. This was completely different from the total abuse this body's original owner received in the plot.
Fu Yunruo didn't think that the female lead had found her conscience. Even if Fu Yunruo escaped in time, the female lead and her mother could still stir the matter into the mud. For example, revealing that she had drugged the female lead and then 'fled in fear for being exposed'?
From the memory of this body's original owner, Fu Yunruo could see that the novel plot had many blind spots. The self-reliant, kindhearted, and strong female lead was actually very questionable.
The female lead was the stepsister of this body's original owner. After the mother and daughter entered the Fu family, on the surface, they treated the original 'Fu Yunruo' very well. But in fact, she was wronged countless times in secret.
At that time, 'Fu Yunruo' was still young and didn't know how to ask for help. She repeatedly complained to her father, only to receive reprimands. Gradually, 'Fu Yunruo' understood that her father was unreliable, so she became thorny to protect herself. The male chauvinist father didn't know that there were many ways a stepmother could bully a stepchild in secret and let his daughter be wronged for years.
When Fu Yunruo combed over this body's original owner's memory, she felt endless grief. It was not easy for the original 'Fu Yunruo' to grow up until now. No wonder her personality became so extreme. But in fact, she has never become truly vicious. Her father was taken away, her identity as Fu family's young Miss was taken away, and in the end, even her childhood sweetheart was also taken away. The original 'Fu Yunruo' thought of revenge and the method she chose was to add some drug to the female lead's drink. But unexpectedly, ended up drinking the spiked drink herself.
When Fu Yunruo recalled the memory of this incident, she knew that it was definitely not so simple. Therefore, this female lead was not innocent and kindhearted as the novel described. Using the mask of gentleness and kindness, she took away everything from 'Fu Yunruo' bit by bit.
Fu Yunruo couldn't figure out why the female lead mother and daughter let go of a perfect opportunity to completely discredit herself. Was it because she escaped in time and was not caught on the spot, so they didn't have conclusive evidence?
Forget it. There was no need to entangle with this matter anymore. If they wanted to make a fuss, they wouldn't wait until one year later. It must be because they couldn't catch her whereabouts that they had to give up. In this case, there was no need for her to kept being frightened.
Fu Yunruo immediately turned her mind back to her son.
Should she take Baobao out?
Fu Yunruo quickly dispelled this idea. This body's original owner died two years after being driven out by her father. But the exact time of her death was not clear. Fu Yunruo was afraid that she might die unexpectedly outside and couldn't protect her son.
She better waited patiently until the original 'Fu Yunruo' death time passed.
But for the time being, there was another problem: she was about to run out of cash. Moreover, she didn't dare to use her bank card to withdraw money. Maybe the card had even long been frozen.
When she was in the run one year ago, she hurriedly withdrew 100,000 yuan when passing through a city and hid it inside a temporarily bought backpack. And now she had spent almost 80,000 yuan in one year.
Moreover, although she could skimp on her own food and necessities, she couldn't wrong her son. Baobao's appetite was getting larger and larger, and breastmilk alone would soon be not enough for him to eat until full. Once he began to drink baby formula, she might not even have enough to buy him the milk he needed.
She has to figure out how to earn some money…
…
Chi Wen had a good sleep. Probably because there was a familiar smell next to him, he didn't wake up for a few hours. When he opened his eyes, the woman was still sitting next to him, playing with her mobile phone with one hand and stroking him with another hand.
He looked at her, grinning unconsciously.
What Fu Yunruo turned her eyes, she saw Baobao smiled innocently at her. She put down the phone and playfully rubbed her head on the baby's soft belly. Her voice was very gentle: "What kind of dream did Baobao see? Why are you so happy?"
"Aaaa…"
"Haha! Huh? Baobao can't see me. Hey! I can see Baobao!"
"Aaa…aaa…!"
He laughs? How can he laugh?
Chi Wen tried to stay calm, but couldn't control his body's instincts. When the woman teased her, he chuckled instinctively.
Fu Yunruo played with her son happily, and for the time being, forgot the problem of earning their living.
After playing, Chi Wen's chubby face was red and rosy.
Tsk, it's all because baby's instincts were too strong and he couldn't control himself.
In fact, he was not happy.
Also, he must solemnly emphasize that this woman was too childish, and he kindheartedly accompanied her to play such a childish game.
During the summer, the morning was always bright. Maybe because she had a long nap yesterday, but Fu Yunruo woke up earlier today. She looked at her sleeping son and slowly got out of bed to not wake up the baby.
After putting a pillow on the edge of the bed, Fu Yunruo left the room. Baobao still couldn't turn around yet, let alone crawling, so she didn't have to worry about him falling off from the bed.
Fu Yunruo let the door to the bedroom open, went into the kitchen, had breakfast, and went outside the house. During this period, she cleaned the yard before going back to see if Baobao was awake.
Sure enough, when she returned to the bedroom, Baobao had already woke up, amusing himself on the bed alone without making any noise.
After three months of being a mother, Fu Yunruo understood some of her son's habits. No matter how deep Baobao was sleeping, as long as she wasn't by his side, he would wake up soon.
Fu Yunruo smiled and hugged her son: "Good morning, Baobao! Today's Baobao is even cuter!"
Fu Yunruo kept chattering with a soft voice. She deftly cleaned Baobao's body, fed him breastmilk, then put him into the stroller.
Baobao must be the most well-behaved baby in the world. He didn't need his mother to hold him all the time. Although this little guy was still small, he was heavy, and it was tiring to hold him for a long time. Fu Yunruo usually puts him on the stroller nearby. Baobao was very well-behaved. He would stay quiet and don't make any trouble.
Fu Yunruo had just washed the dishes from her breakfast when a woman's voice came from outside: "Ruoruo, are you home?"
"Auntie Mei, I am here." Fu Yunruo raised her voice and replied.
Auntie Mei entered the yard. Seeing Fu Yunruo, she smiled and said: "I thought you are still sleeping at this time."
Fu Yunruo pursed her lips and smiled embarrassedly.
"Have you eaten breakfast? Auntie cooked porridge."
"I have. Auntie, you shouldn't trouble yourself for me."
Auntie Mei looked at the vegetable field and walked over. "Don't you want to make dried vegetables? I am free today." She bent down to pull out the mustard greens.
Fu Yunruo's eyes lit up. She replied sweetly: "Thank you, Auntie Mei!"
Auntie Mei shook her hands and said to Fu Yunruo, who was about to bend down and pull vegetables together: "Go and get a basket."
So Fu Yunruo went to the kitchen to get a basket.
Two people worked together. They harvested vegetables, rinsed them under the water, and then carried them into the kitchen.
Fu Yunruo took off the straw hat she wore. Although it blocked the direct sunlight, she still felt pretty hot. But Fu Yunruo didn't care. She wiped the sweat from her skin happily. Thinking about delicious food gave her ample motivation.
In the kitchen, Fu Yunruo leaned in front of the earthen stove and controlled the fire. Meanwhile, Auntie Mei stood next to her, putting the mustard greens into a big iron pot full of boiling water.
The baby stroller was put nearby, with its back facing the stove so the direct heat from the fire wouldn't get Baobao. This little guy was too attached to his mother. As soon as she was about to leave his range of sight, his small black eyes would chase her figure. He didn't cry, nor did he make any noise, just staring at his mother quietly. But he made people inevitably felt soft and couldn't bear to leave him alone.
"Have you choose the child's name?" Auntie Mei asked casually while boiling the mustard greens.
"Not yet."
Fu Yunruo was in a great dilemma. Since she decided to give birth to this child, she had been thinking hard about his name and even specially bought a baby name directory. She knew that Baobao was originally called 'Chi Wen' in the novel, but that Chi Wen's life was full of tragedy. Fu Yunruo didn't want her Baobao to follow Chi Wen's footsteps in the novel and hoped that he would have a new and happy life, so she had been contemplating hard about his name.
'Fu Chiwen' seemed to be okay. However, her aesthetics refused to give her child this name. Fortunately, she didn't have to register Baobao for the time being, so she wasn't in a rush to choose a name.
After Baobao was born, taking care of him consumed a lot of energy, and she forgot about his name.
Now that Auntie Mei suddenly mentioned this, Fu Yunruo felt that the matter of naming her son couldn't be postponed any longer.
While blanching the mustard greens, Auntie Mei smiled at Fu Yunruo and said: "When the child was born, your Uncle Mei specially calculated the child's horoscope. It seems that from five elements, he is short of water element1. Since you didn't say anything about the child's name, I didn't dare to mention it either."
"Although the science is now all-powerful and superstition is no longer as prevalent, it is for a child after all. Names symbolize the wish for the children to be safe and successful in their lives. Regardless of you believe it or not, you can use it as a reference."
Auntie Mei didn't ask Fu Yunruo to follow the old tradition when choosing her son's name. Although they still retained this habit in this countryside, Fu Yunruo was not a local after all.
This girl clearly was a city girl. Although she adapted well into the farming life afterward, she still looked like a city dweller living in the countryside.
Although Auntie Mei didn't know why this kind of girl came to such a remote countryside, she still remembered their first meeting. When opening the door, she saw a strange girl burst into tears, making her felt pity and soft. Auntie Mei felt a kind of bond with this girl, and that was why she cared so much about her.
Auntie and Uncle Mei only had one son, who was also the only university student who passed the national exam in their village. Their son was studying in a big city far away, and it was not easy for him to come back. Auntie and Uncle Mei was distressed for their son and only let him go home once a year.
Last year, their son said that he had found a good internship and couldn't return for New Year. The couple didn't want to cause trouble to their son and didn't bother him much.
Auntie Mei couldn't help thinking. If only they also had a daughter, she must be as caring as this girl.
Fu Yunruo smiled. "Uncle is kind." She didn't say whether she believed it or not, but couldn't help thinking: could it be that 'Chi Wen' name was chosen because of this reason2.?
But, Chi Wen's life didn't go on smoothly.
The origin of the name Chi Wen was not mentioned in the original book. Was it chosen by this body's original owner?
It's possible.
Maybe when he was sent to the orphanage, he had this name written on him?
What if it was true?
If this was the case, she couldn't give him a new name either.
Suddenly, inspiration flashed through Fu Yunruo's mind, and she hit her palm enthusiastically: "Fu Wenwen!"
Auntie Mei glanced over Fu Yunruo, who said affirmatively: "His name is Fu Wenwen, the 'Wen' from 'warm.' I wish Baobao's life will be warm."
May his life be warm, and he wouldn't taste the world's coldness and indifference so early. This new name was in line with his original name and also contained Fu Yunruo's wish for her son.
"His name is Fu Wenwen, the 'Wen' from 'warm.' I wish Baobao's life will always be warm."
May his life be warm, and he wouldn't taste the world's coldness and indifference so early. This new name was in line with his original name and also contained Fu Yunruo's wish for her son.
Fu Yunruo looked at Auntie Mei expectantly, hoping she would agree.
Auntie Mei smiled, "It's a good name. Cute and very suitable for Baobao."
The bored Chi Wen who was subconsciously playing with his chubby feet: "…"
He didn't want this name, thank you. It was not suitable for his cool and elegant future image.
Chi Wen made a protesting "Waa!" sound.
Fu Yunruo came over in an instant. She smiled and said in surprise: "It seems that Baobao also likes this name!"
"Isn't it right, Baobao Wenwen ah?"
"Aaah!" No! Chi Wen flailing his chubby limbs vigorously, trying to let the adults saw his protest.
"See how excited Baobao is."
"Right, haha…"
Chi Wen: "…" This damned woman doesn't understand his thoughts at all!
Chi Wen unilaterally decided to go into a cold war and ignore this woman. Let her see his determination to resist this childish name!
Chi Wen closed his eyes and refused to let the woman enter his sight.
"Is Baobao going to sleep?" Fu Yunruo leaned over to take a look.
Chi Wen refused to say a word and didn't respond at all.
So Fu Yunruo and Auntie Mei continued to talk in low voices.
"By the way, Auntie Mei, is there any job available around here?"
"Are you short of money?" Auntie Mei asked in surprise.
"No, no," Fu Yunruo denied hurriedly. "I just think I cannot stay idle forever. I still have to raise Baobao!"
Auntie Mei reluctantly accepted this reason. She thought for a while and said: "This village is small and remote. Most of the people here are self-sufficient. At most, we buy some daily necessities in the town. But the shops there are family-owned, and they don't employ outsiders."
Fu Yunruo was disappointed. Think about it again, how can there be many jobs in the countryside?
"You still have to raise a small child. How do you have time to work? If you are short of money, you must tell us. We two old guys don't spend much money, and we have some savings."
"You already gave me a place to stay, and I'm very grateful. How can I trouble Auntie and Uncle even more? Auntie Mei, you are right. There is Baobao. I can't go out to work."
"No hurry. I will ask around if there is a suitable job." Auntie Mei considered Fu Yunruo's situation of being a young single mother. This girl probably didn't have much saving, so Auntie Mei kept this matter in her heart.
"Then I will trouble you…"
Chi Wen didn't want to listen nor to pay attention. But after a while, he was attracted by their conversation and secretly pricked his ears to listen.
He closed his eyes in sleepiness.
This woman couldn't afford to raise him?
Did she abandon him because she had no money?
Chi Wen was angry. Anyway, he would become a movie emperor in the future. Any advertisement he did randomly paid a lot of money. He would definitely make her regret…
Overwhelmed by a baby's natural sleepiness, Chi Wen fell asleep.
Fu Yunruo saw his son was asleep, so she took him back to the room. After turning on the small fan to blow diagonally, she returned to the kitchen.
Fu Yunruo took the bunch of blanched mustard greens and went out to dry them under the sun.
Auntie Mei stopped her: "Now the sun is fierce. Don't go out. Your tender skin will get sunburned."
"It's okay. My skin is thick enough." How could Fu Yunruo sit under the shade and watched Auntie Mei did the work alone?
"You go back inside and watch Baobao. What if he rolls out of bed?"
"No, Baobao still cannot turn over yet."
"You cannot say so. Baobao is already three months old. He will begin to turn over before you notice it."
"Is that so?" Fu Yunruo didn't know it. She suddenly felt uneasy. "Then I will go and take a look."
Fu Yunruo quickly returned to the bedroom. Originally, she had prepared a pillow on the edge of the bed, but now she felt it unsafe. She moved her son nearer to the wall and surrounded him with a 'fortress' built from pillows and blanket. After making sure it was safe, Fu Yunruo went out again.
When Fu Yunruo returned to the yard, Auntie Mei had neatly arranged the vegetables on the drying rack under the sun. She said: "Wait five days until they fully dry."
"Yes, yes! Auntie Mei, for lunch…"
Before Fu Yunruo finished speaking, Auntie Mei turned her body swiftly and rushed out of the yard: "I have to go home now. Your Uncle Mei is still waiting for me to go back and cook lunch."
Fu Yunruo watched her disappear quickly.
"…"
Auntie Mei refused to stay for lunch. Since it was so, Fu Yunruo could only bring some fruit to their house.
…
It was already night, but the hour was still early. In the countryside, there was no entertainment after dark. Fu Yunruo also didn't like to watch TV drama, so she took Baobao to play on the bed.
Baobao was very energetic. But for some reason, he was unresponsive today. No matter how Fu Yunruo teased him, he didn't give any response.
Fu Yunruo thought in distress. Could it be that these toys had lost their charm?
She remembered what Auntie Mei said during the day and suddenly had an idea. She lay beside her son: "Baobao, look. Look at Mommy!"
"Ah!" Fu Yunruo pretended to turn over: "Huh? I'm turning over! Isn't Mommy great? Take a look again!"
Fu Yunruo turned over again, looking at Baobao expectantly: "Can Baobao do it?"
The baby's sullen eyes looked straightly at his mother. His little cheeks were bulging. So cute! Fu Yunruo became even more enthusiastic.
"Hey! Look at Mommy turning over! Mommy's turning over, Mommy's turning around!"
Chi Wen: "…"
He looked at the woman who was turning around like a fool. Who couldn't do such a simple action? He ignored this silly woman.
"Oh, Baobao, what to do? Mommy cannot turn over. How to turn over?" Her beautiful face wrinkled, looking over pitifully with an expression of asking for help.
Chi Wen: "…" This stupid woman is really hopeless. She turned over and even forgot how to do it again. Look at him!
Chi Wen held his breath, shook his small body vigorously, and finally turned over with difficulty. He triumphantly looked at Fu Yunruo.
Did you see, woman? This is how to turn over.
"Wow, Baobao is amazing!" Fu Yunruo clapped her hands in surprise, then turned over on her stomach before frowning again. "Then how do I turn back? Oh, it's so difficult…"
Isn't it easy? Look!
Chi Wen raised his head, propped his small body strenously, and turned back again.
He pointed out his fat hands and feet in triumphant: Did you see it, stupid woman!
Fu Yunruo praised him excitedly: "Wow, Baobao is amazing, you are so great! Mommy's Baobao is the most amazing baby in the world! Baobao is even more amazing if you turn over once again!"
That's of course. Chi Wen was very proud and turned over once again. See? This is the amazing Golden Horse Movie Emperor!1
Under the woman's coaxing and fancy flattering, Chi Wen turned over again and again. After a long time, he suddenly reacted.
No, isn't he in the cold war? Why does he play such a stupid game with her?!
Chi Wen looked up angrily. But when he met the proud face beamed with a bright smile, he…seemed to lose his anger.
Chi Wen shut himself up. He obviously decided to ignore the woman, but in the end, he always got tricked into playing with her.
Was he so naive and ridiculous in his childhood?
Obviously when he was a child, he always sneered and looked down on the children he saw running and playing with their parents…
Ever since he could remember, Chi Wen already fought with older children to grab a bit more food. Later, in order to get ahead in the entertainment circle, he had to crawl and tread on thin ice. Even after he became famous, he still had to calculate his every step.
…So, before he could remember, did he also have such a carefree life?
He didn't remember…
Fu Yunruo didn't know the twist and turn that happened in her son's mind right now. Seeing that her son could turn over, she couldn't wait to share the news with the whole world.
Early the next morning, Fu Yunruo took her son to Auntie Mei's house. Even before entering the door, she already announced excitedly: "Auntie Mei, Baobao can turn over!"
Auntie Mei was drying clothes in the yard. Hearing this, she said with a smile: "Ah, Baobao can turn over? How awesome!"
Uncle Mei also came out of the house with a palm-leaf fan in his hand: "Wenwen can turn over?"
"Yes, Uncle Mei." Fu Yunruo smiled, "Last night, Wenwen turned back and forth three times!"
Fu Yunruo pondered. Now that her son's name has been determined, there was no need to keep calling him a generic nickname like Baobao. So, she decided to call him Wenwen from now on.
"So amazing!" Uncle Mei smiled heartily.
Auntie Mei took out a bamboo mat, spread it on the living room floor, and put a thin blanket on it.
Fu Yunruo gently put her son on it and began to encourage: "Wenwen, show your turn over to grandpa and grandma."
Uncle and Auntie Mei sat around and looked expectantly.
Chi Wen lay on the mat. He glanced at the adults silently and subconsciously stuffed his chubby fingers into his mouth.
He doesn't want to perform.
Fu Yunruo skillfully pulled out the fingers from his mouth, then wiped the saliva from both the fingers and the mouth. "Wenwen, you shouldn't eat your hands!"
Fu Yunruo coaxed for a while, but her son still refused to respond and just lay there silently.
Auntie Mei was disappointed that she couldn't see the baby turning over. But she still smiled and said: "This child is still young and cannot understand what we say. When he wants, he will turn over by himself."
"Yes, children grow fast. Soon, he will be able to crawl, walk, and run. We can watch him anytime!"
Fu Yunruo proudly said: "Wenwen is so good. He never troubles me."
Chi Wen looked at the woman, then looked at Grandpa and Grandma Mei. He moved his limbs vigorously and quickly turned over. This kind of thing was just a matter of getting used. After turning over a few times last night, he mastered the skill beautifully and knew how to turn over faster with less effort.
As soon as he turned over and lay on his stomach, Chi Wen's ears were filled with multiple exclamations and praises, as if he just accomplished an amazing feat,
He really couldn't understand these adults. It was just turning over. Why did they have to make it such a big matter?
So noisy.
Chi Wen turned over his back once again and was met with three proud smiling faces.
Well, Grandpa and Grandma Mei had taken care of him a lot, and he should give them some face. He comforted himself. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal to perform a bit for them.
After showing off, Fu Yunruo took her son home contentedly. Since then, she has fallen in love with this game and coaxed Wenwen to show his turn over skill every day. She wanted to record every single bit of his growth stage. However, the child was too cold. She had to demonstrate it in person every time before he was willing to do it.
Fu Yunruo sometimes wondered if her son was making fun of her.
…
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. The old house Fu Yunruo rented had a yard with trees and a good draught system. The house was not particularly hot. Using an electric fan was enough.
A little baby was so tender and weak, and couldn't bear the harsh sun, so Fu Yunruo basically kept her son indoors every day.
Other people also didn't like to go out in the summer daytime. But in the evening, the village became lively. Adults sat on small stools around the neighborhood, shaking palm-leaf fans and chatting with their neighbors, while the older children took the younger ones around to play.
Fu Yunruo also walked out for a stroll during this time, taking her son in his stroller. Staying all day indoors was too boring.
Most of the people who stayed in the village were elderly and children. Many of the adults and young people went out to the city to work or study. Fu Yunruo and her baby, a pair of beautiful mother and son, were very conspicuous. She had been living here for more than a year. Many people knew her, and she had a good relationship with her neighbors.
Of course, her relationship with the children was even better. When village children of all ages saw such a beautiful and gentle elder sister, they naturally liked to flock around her.
Now, as soon as Fu Yunruo appeared pushing a stroller, a group of children immediately crowded around.
The four-year-old little Shitou1 occupied the front position with his stocky body. He stuck on Fu Yunruo's side, calling her 'big sister' several times and clamoring to see the little baby.
Fu Yunruo opened the cover, and a few small heads immediately came over. Little Shitou leaned on the side of the stroller and poked his head in, asking: "Big sister Ruoruo, when can younger brother play with me?"
Unlike adults, children didn't care much about generations and said whatever they saw. Pretty big sister was pretty big sister, younger brother was younger brother.
"Very soon." Fu Yunruo answered gently.
"Big sister Ruoruo, this is my new toy. It's for younger brother."
"Thank you Junjun, but younger brother is still young and cannot play with the toy yet. Junjun plays first, after younger brother grows up, you can take him to play together…"
"I will keep it well, and will play with younger brother in the future!"
"I will take younger brother to play hide-and-seek…"
"Yes…"
"I want to take younger brother to play house…"
"Take younger brother to pick fruits…"
"Yes, yes. Younger brother remembers all." Fu Yunruo generously promised in her son's place.
Chi Wen: "…" He doesn't want to play these childish games!
The children have seen the baby brother and also got the promise. Satisfied, they immediately ran to have fun.
Then a group of aunts gathered around in their place, showering Chi Wen with praises: "Baobao is really good looking. Even more beautiful than a little girl."
"Oh, look at his eyes! They are so black and lively!"
"Baobao is not only so cute, but also well-behaved and not troublesome at all. If only my stinky boy is half as behaved as Baobao, I can wake up with a smile every day…"
"…"
Baby Wenwen's popularity in the village was very high. Men and women alike, regardless of age, adored him so much. The baby was white and chubby, so cute. He also had a pair of big, shiny eyes with double eyelids inherited from Fu Yunruo. Very lovely and beautiful. Moreover, this child was very well-behaved and didn't make any noise at all. Just watching him lay well-behaved melt any person's heart.
Fu Yunruo sometimes really felt that her life in the village was getting better and better was thanks to her son's charm.
Fu Yunruo was so proud.
Chi Wen, who was regarded as a panda mascot and was showered with praises after praises, lay inside the stroller quietly. He was as calm as the wind and as still as the mountain.
Don't panic. This is just a small scene. He has a lot of experience.
Chi Wen listened to various people talking, but the woman's young and soft voice was particularly prominent.
Suddenly, a sharp voice said: "Ruoruo, isn't it too hard for a single woman to raise a child alone! Raising a child is not a simple task. You have to give your son a complete family. You listen to me. There is a son of my distant cousin, their family has a shop and a house in the town. Although he is seven or eight years older than you, he has never been married. They don't mind you bringing a child there. What do you think?"
Fu Yunruo's face stiffened, and she was about to refuse. But before she could say a word, Auntie Mei snorted and began to scold loudly: "Wang Cuiju, what are you old scumbag planning now? Who doesn't know that crooked relative of yours? Already 30 years old but very lazy, dares to be nitpicky but with no ability. Do you dare to accept such a useless man as your son-in-law?!"
"Yeah. Ruoruo is beautiful and excellent. She can even marry into a big city. Why should she marry a lazy man who does nothing all day?" Others also began condemning Wang Cuiju.
Wang Cuiju raised her chin: "You mean I don't have good intention? Although the man is a bit lazy, it's not a problem. His family has a shop and won't go hungry. If Ruoruo marries into his family, she doesn't have to live so hard!"
"Even if Ruoruo is so good, but she still has a child!"
"Then why don't you let your daughter marry him!"
Being attacked by all sides, Wang Cujiu was so embarrassed that she hurriedly ran home, muttering how others didn't understand her good intentions.
"Ruoruo, you shouldn't mind her words. Wang Cuiju's mouth has no filter, and she speaks without using her brain."
Fu Yunruo smiled and shook her head, saying that she didn't care.
In the end, some aunts persuaded her to consider remarrying once she found someone reliable. It's hard for a young woman to raise a child alone. In case something happened, she needed a reliable spouse.
Fu Yunruo knew that these people had a good intention. They stayed in a remote rural area all their lives. Without being baptized by big cities, their way of thinking was more traditional and conservative.
Fu Yunruo was afraid that someone would begin to matchmake her again if she stayed longer. After saying that she wanted to concentrate on raising her son for a few years without considering marital affairs, she fleed with Wenwen.
After reaching the home, Fu Yunruo finally sighed in relief. She decided to not going out for a stroll until the wind passed in a few days. It would be terrible if someone really pushed her into remarriage.
Fu Yunruo looked into the stroller and saw her son lay there quietly, as if in a daze. It was almost the baby's usual bedtime, so she picked him up and coaxed: "Baobao, let's go to sleep, okay?"
Chi Wen was lying on the bed. He listened to the woman's hum and felt her familiar presence, but actually didn't feel sleepy.
Chi Wen clenched his small fists unconsciously. Many thoughts were swirling in his mind. From his birth to the present, he had never seen another relative besides this woman, let alone the man who supplied another half of his gene. He could also see that this woman was incompatible with other people in this countryside. She definitely came from a totally different environment.
Thinking a bit, the truth was actually very easy to figure out.
This woman was so stupid. She must have been deceived by a scum man. Her family was very disappointed with her and then abandoned her. With nowhere to go, she left for the countryside.
This woman was running out of money and soon wouldn't be able to raise him. Maybe in the near future, she couldn't hold it any longer and find a man to marry. Maybe the man she found later didn't want a dragging oil bottle1 like himself, so she cruelly threw him to the orphanage.
Upon arriving at this conclusion, Chi Wen's heart suddenly became cold, and he sneered at this cruel woman. A turbulent of negative emotions surged from the bottom of his heart and gushed out, prompting him to scream uncontrollably.
Fu Yunruo, who had coaxed her son to sleep and almost fell asleep herself, suddenly was startled by the high-decibel scream and woke up in surprise. She quickly checked her son. The baby, who should have been sleeping, didn't show any signs of sleepiness and looked very energetic, babbled and screamed incoherent words while waving his limbs vigorously.
"Wenwen be good. Go to sleep now, okay? You need to sleep more to grow up."
"Ah, ah, ah!"
"Wenwen is a good baby…"
"Whaaaa! Aaaaa! Aaaaa!"
Fu Yunruo later realized that her son was becoming lively. The baby, who previously was quiet and well-behaved almost all the time, now made noise even when he wasn't hungry or soiling his diapers.
Before, Fu Yunruo felt that her son was like a girl, and was worried about a boy being too quiet. Now that he became lively and handful, she thought that her previous quiet son was still better.
When the baby was used to be too quiet, she was worried. But now he loved to make noise all the time, she became exhausted.
Only in a few days, Fu Yunruo almost couldn't bear it anymore. It was too noisy.
Every day seemed to be endless. Except for sleeping time, the baby basically never stopped making noise. It was as if he had too much energy and couldn't stop for a moment. The only moment of peace was when he got tired and fell asleep.
Furthermore, the baby no longer liked to be put on the stroller. He had to be hugged, and only allowed Fu Yunruo to hug him. Before, Auntie Mei could still hug the baby. But now, whenever Auntie Mei tried to, he would resist fiercely. Despite his small body, this little guy was very strong. Fu Yunruo was really afraid that he might fall off and injured himself, so she always had to hold him in her arms.
Recently, this child also didn't like to drink baby formula anymore. After he turned three months old, Fu Yunruo bought a can of infant milk powder and fed him once before going to bed at night. Other times, she still fed him her breastmilk as usual.
The first time Fu Yunruo gave her son baby formula, he seemed to prefer this instead of breastmilk. However, Fu Yunruo heard that breastmilk could enhance a baby's immunity, so she resolutely fed him baby formula only once a day. Now, however, the baby was very resistant to it. Whenever he saw Fu Yunruo was about to mix the milk powder, he would make a loud protesting noise, and then refused to take even a sip.
Worried that her son might be sick, Fu Yunruo took him to the clinic. Fortunately, the doctor said that the baby had no problem. Fu Yunruo saw that he still drank breastmilk in the same quantity as before, so she felt relieved. Maybe this little guy thought that baby formula wasn't as tasty as breastmilk. After all, it was normal for children's tastes to change from time to time.
Fu Yunruo finally experienced the hardship of motherhood she read on the internet. At that time, she compared her experiences with the mothers on the parenting forum and felt very proud. Her son must be the most considerate and well-behaved baby in the world!
Sure enough, she must not be too proud. She finally understood what it meant for a child to be a little angel when he was asleep, and a little devil when he was awake. It was so tiring, but also gratifying.
The baby didn't like playing with toys anymore. Every time his mother tried to coax him to play with the toys, his chubby little hands flailed and he babbled loudly, as if to say that he didn't like playing with toys. Fu Yunruo thought he was bored with the old toys, so she went to buy new ones. Unexpectedly, he made an even louder noise, as if he was angry with her.
Chi Wen was indeed furious. This woman is so prodigal! She doesn'tknow how to be frugal!
Not knowing when this woman might starve him to death, he even cut back his own food to save some money. As a result, she bought so many useless toys!
She wants to run out of money earlier, so she has an excuse to throw him away, right? Since that is so, it is better if she felt annoyed with him earlier and threw him away sooner!
Chi Wen deliberately threw a tantrum every day. Since she would abandon him sooner or later, then it was better to throw him away as soon as possible. Anyway, he didn't care!
…
Yesterday afternoon, there was heavy rain that lasted until midnight. The temperature was cool in the morning, the summer heat was dissipated a lot, and some small puddles still remained on the ground.
Chi Wen hadn't been out of the house for several days. He saw the woman carefully put him in the stroller. It seemed that she was going to take him out today.
He wanted to make a fuss again, but hesitated after seeing the woman's visibly tired face and the dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't slept well for days.
Chi Wen, who was about to throw another tantrum, finally stayed quiet until he was put into the stroller and pushed out. He decided to stop making noise today. In case this woman really got annoyed and didn't take him out today, his loss wouldn't worth the gain.
He hadn't been out for many days. Although there was actually nothing fun outside…
Fu Yunruo walked slowly while pushing the stroller, enjoying the rural scenery on the side of the road. In June, the rice fields were still green. But the young ears of rice had already grown, which were pleasant to the eyes. Washed by the rain, the mountain peaks in the distance also looked more vibrant and refreshing.
The sun was bright today, but it was not too hot, and many people were working on the field.
After walking for a while, someone was shouting from behind: "Ruoruo, Ruoruo!"
Fu Yunruo turned around. Auntie Mei was running forward with a hoe on her shoulder.
"Auntie Mei." Fu Yunruo's face brightened. She smiled at Auntie Mei.
"I went to your house before and didn't see you. I didn't expect to see you here." Auntie Mei walked up to Fu Yunruo, put down the hoe on the ground with a loud 'thud!', and rested one hand on it.
"It's not very hot today, so we are taking a stroll outside."
Auntie Mei nodded. She smiled brightly: "Ruoruo, ah. Last time, you said that you want to work, right? I found a good one."
"Really?" Fu Yunruo's eyes lit up. But she suddenly hesitated. "But Wenwen hasn't been too good recently. Maybe…"
There was no way she could leave her infant son at home and go to work for hours. She would definitely feel unease and couldn't even stay for an hour, so how could she take a job? Could she bring a baby with her?
"You can take your child to your job. He won't mind." Auntie Mei waved her hand, "However, the salary isn't high, just one thousand yuan per month. One lunch per day is included, but you have to cook your own lunch. There is no fixed holiday. If you need to take time off, just ask."
"One thousand yuan is all right! Thank you, Auntie Mei." Fu Yunruo was very happy. She knew that job opportunity were scarce in remote countrysides. For one opening, maybe there were hundreds of people available. Auntie Mei probably had to ask for a lot of favor to secure her this job.
Fu Yunruo began to think happily. One thousand yuan per month. She could buy two cans of milk powder, some cheap toys, and two sets of baby clothes…also free lunches for her!
Knowing that she could bring her son to work, Fu Yunruo immediately agreed.
Seeing Fu Yunruo's pure joy without the slightest reluctance on her face, Auntie Mei secretly sighed in relief. It was good that Ruoruo didn't mind. She was worried that the girl might be dissatisfied with the job she offered. She knew that in big cities, monthly salaries of five to six thousand were still considered low. White-collar office workers could even earn tens of thousands of yuan per month. But she was just an ordinary old countrywoman. She had no way to find a job with such a high salary. To obtain this job, her husband had to ask for favors from acquaintances.
Happy to be a help, Auntie Mei picked up the hoe with a beaming smile: "Good. Then you come to our house early tomorrow morning. I will take you there so you can remember the way. Alright, I'm going to the field now."
"Yes!" Fu Yunruo nodded sweetly. "Auntie Mei, thank you!"
After Auntie Mei left, Fu Yunruo smiled into the stroller and said happily to her son: "Auntie Mei is so nice. We must respect her well later!"
She no longer needed to worry about income! One thousand yuan was not much, but at least she could buy two cans of milk powder for Wenwen.
Fu Yunruo did not expect Auntie Mei to actually find her a job. No matter how hard the job would be, she must preserve and never waste Auntie Mei's kindness! Alas, she was so excited that she forgot to ask what kind of job it was. But it didn't matter. Anyway, she would know tomorrow.
Being in a happy mood, Fu Yunruo continued her walk for a while, then turned around to go back home. As soon as she entered the village, she was stopped by someone.
Fu Yunruo saw Aunt Wang from the same village walked towards her with a wide smile.
"Ruoruo!" Aunt Wang looked around. Seeing that no one was nearby, her smile became enthusiastic: "Have you considered what I said last time?"
"…" Fu Yunruo wondered why Aunt Wang looked so mysterious, but didn't expect that she…was still unwilling to give up. Fu Yunruo said helplessly: "Aunt Wang, I just want to raise this child well, and don't have time to consider other things."
"You girl, ah!" Aunt Wang was anxious. "A child cannot do without a father. You should look for a man sooner, so the child won't get estranged with his stepfather."
"I really don't want to consider this matter now. Aunt, I shouldn't trouble you."
"You are a young woman. It's not good if you keep like this…"
"If you don't like one man, there are many others. Right, I know…"
Aunt Wang kept blabbering nonstop, introducing various marriageable partners. Fu Yunruo tried to stop, but with no result.
"Ah, aaaah!" Inside the stroller, Chi Wen yelled angrily.
Cannot this woman understand human words? She was already rejected but still clinging stubbornly. What does she want to do? Is she using her seniority to bully the young? Does she think they don't dare to turn their face on her?!
Who said that he wants a stepfather?!
"Baobao is fussy. I have to change his diaper quickly. Aunt Wang, goodbye." Fu Yunruo found an excuse and hurriedly ran home with her son on the stroller, ignoring Aunt Wang's frantic calls from behind.
After getting rid of Aunt Wang, Fu Yunruo reached home with a lingering fear. She patted her chest in relief. Luckily, she escaped fast enough.
Fu Yunruo leaned over to hug Chi Wen and rub his cheek with a smile: "Fortunately, there is Baobao. Baobao is very awesome and amazing! Otherwise, Mom would be taken away by a big monster."
Chi Wen sneered inwardly. His face was cold.
Although this small incident affected her mood a little, Fu Yunruo was still very happy. She would start her job tomorrow!