ebookland Chapter 176 The Resentful Baby
Chapter 176 The Resentful Baby
The young couple were deeply in love, the atmosphere was just right, when suddenly a familiar wail came from outside. Shu Yun sat up straight with a start, "Oh no!"
She and Gu Jun exchanged a glance and asked in unison, "Where's the baby?"
There was a knock on the door, followed by Zhang Zhanhong's frantic voice, "Is anyone home? Is anyone home?"
"Waaaaah, muah." Occasionally, the baby's cries would be heard.
"Oh, baby, don't cry. I've brought you to find your mommy. Let's not cry."
Zhang Zhanhong wiped the sweat from her forehead. The little guy was quiet and well-behaved at their workplace during the day, but in the afternoon, he turned his head towards the door with a pout, but still held back from crying.
By 3 p.m., Shu Yun still hadn't returned. The little guy finally couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears. Several people in the whole unit couldn't calm him down and were at their wits' end.
It wasn't until Xiao Ma returned that Zhang Zhanhong realized Shu Yun had already gone home, but had she forgotten about her child?
"Coming, coming." Shu Yun hurriedly opened the door, took the baby, whose voice had become hoarse from crying, into her arms, and said apologetically, "Director Zhang, I'm really sorry about this."
The baby stopped crying as soon as he was in the familiar embrace. He wrapped his little arms around Shu Yun's neck, as if afraid that his mother would disappear. His little body was still twitching, and he looked so pitiful.
As soon as the child stopped crying, Zhang Zhanhong visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Heaven knows that listening to the child's nagging all the way here had caused her migraine, which she hadn't had in a long time, to start throbbing again. "It's good that the child isn't crying anymore. Comrade Xiao Shu, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you still managed to leave the child out on a trip. It's lucky that the child stayed at our workplace. If you encountered a situation like this, you would be devastated. What a wonderful child!"
"Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention next time." Shu Yun hurriedly nodded and admitted her mistake.
Gu Jun stepped forward. "Director Zhang."
Zhang Zhanhong recognized Gu Jun and nodded, but still couldn't help but offer a few words of advice, "You young people must be careful when you go out with your child. You can't let your child out of your sight. Child traffickers outside also love your fair and tender little baby the most."
Gu Jun nodded, "We'll be more careful next time."
Perhaps feeling abandoned today, the little one, after cuddling with his mother, sullenly pushed Shu Yun away, looking like he didn't want to stay in his mother's arms, and stretched out his little hand towards Gu Jun, "Ah ah, bo ah."
Although the child's pronunciation wasn't perfect, the father recognized that he was calling him "Dad," and he quickly and affectionately hugged the child, saying, "We're little men, we can't cry."
"Ah ah." The baby responded a few times, pressing its little face against Gu Jun's cheek, looking like it was saying "I'm the best person in the world to you," which made Shu Yun both laugh and cry.
Shu Yun thought her baby was exceptionally cute and couldn't resist poking his chubby little face. However, instead of the silly smile she used to get, he widened his eyes and yelled "Ah ah!" a few times, indicating that he was very angry and wouldn't let his mother touch him.
Shu Yun sighed, "Alright, our baby's holding a grudge and doesn't like Mommy anymore."
That's what they said, but the cold war between the baby and the mother only lasted a few hours. When it was time to go to sleep at night, the baby snuggled affectionately into Shu Yun's arms again.
Mom smells good, Dad's hard!
Shu Yun teased him, "Didn't you say you didn't want me to touch you?"
"Ah ah." The baby snuggled closer to its mother, its soft, milky body patting gently on the back. Soon, the baby fell asleep.
Gu Jun gently took the child out of Shu Yun's arms and placed him in the crib on the side.
Shu Yun whispered, "He'll make a fuss again when he wakes up tomorrow morning."
Gu Jun: "It's okay, I got up early, I'll put it back for him tomorrow."
What's the point? Shu Yun rolled her eyes. "Whatever you want, but if he cries, you're the one who has to comfort him."
"Mmm." Gu Jun lay back down on the bed, wrapped his long arm around Shu Yun, and kissed her on the top of her head. "Sleep."
Shu Yun was speechless. She kicked Gu Jun in the blanket. How childish! She was about to fall asleep while holding the baby!
The next day, Shu Yun had a mission: to go to the school with Xiao Ma to mediate a problem. It would be inconvenient to bring the child along, so Shu Yun had no choice but to reluctantly leave the baby at the Women's Federation office again. To prevent the baby from throwing a tantrum, Shu Yun also brought the baby's favorite cloth tiger.
"Please take care of me for one more day, no, half a day. I'll be back soon."
Zhang Zhanhong helplessly picked up the child and said, "Half a day, come back soon. Don't forget your child this time."
Shu Yun felt ashamed and promised, "I definitely won't forget this time. I'll come back with Xiao Ma."
Xiao Ma also knew about yesterday's events and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll remind Sister Shuyun later."
After the four of them gathered, they headed straight for the military primary school. The gatekeeper, as usual, asked what they were doing there. Just as Xiao Ma was about to say, "Women's Federation," Shu Yun interrupted, "Sir, I'm a family member of Yao Xiaomu, a first-grader. We have some family matters to attend to and would like to ask for leave to take my child home."
The gatekeeper glanced at them and said, "Oh, I see. I'll go get someone."
Xiao Ma quickly replied, "No need."
She spoke too quickly, and the gatekeeper gave her a suspicious look. Shu Yun quickly smiled and said, "Really, there's no need. We know where Xiao Mu's class is. There's no need to trouble you to make the trip for us. And you don't need to worry about my identity. I'm a family member of a military officer, Shu Yun."
Shu Yun revealing her home address softened the guard's expression considerably. "Come in."
The group went inside, and Shu Yun then explained, "Let's not talk about the Women's Federation yet, it might alert them. Let's go to the classroom first and see what the situation is like."
Xiao Ma nodded. "You're very thoughtful."
After asking a passing child, the group learned the exact location of Xiaomu's class. Coincidentally, when they arrived at the classroom, it was during an art class.
The person standing on the podium was very familiar; wasn't it Ding Hongmei, her neighbor and old classmate?
Shu Yun: ...
The group of people observed from outside furtively for a while. Seeing that everything was normal, they were about to breathe a sigh of relief when Ding Hongmei inside let out a furious roar, which not only startled the children in the class but also frightened the group of people outside the door.
What kind of person is Ding Hongmei? She suddenly went crazy without warning.
Ding Hongmei had no idea that there were people outside. Recently, she had found a scapegoat to vent her anger on whenever she was upset, which made her feel much happier.
"Xiao Mu, is this how you attend my class? Daydreaming? Is my class that boring? Stand up right now."
As she spoke, Ding Hongmei threw the chalk at Xiao Mu. She had been throwing chalk a lot lately, so her aim was pretty good. She hit Xiao Mu's forehead immediately turned red, and his eyes also started to redden.