1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 262 Heartwarming Daily Life of Raising a Child

"Wife, wife, look!"

Gu Bin's voice cracked with excitement: "Pingping can hold her head up by herself now!"

"Really! Our baby is amazing! He can lift his head all by himself at only three months old!"

This shout almost caused Grandma Gu to drop the camera on the ground in her excitement. Fortunately, Lin Xiyu reacted quickly and caught it, preventing a tragedy from happening.

"Dabao looks much stronger than his younger siblings, eats and drinks a lot, and digests well."

At Lin Xiyu's insistence, Grandma did not leave and still lives in the old house.

She watched the four babies grow up with her own eyes and knew each baby's habits by heart.

"Grandma, you don't need to use such formal language."

Lin Xiyu put down the camera and jokingly teased her son, "Just say it directly: our Da Bao has a good stomach; he can eat, drink, and poop all the time."

"Hahaha."

Everyone in the room was amused by her witty remarks and couldn't stop laughing.

“Oh my, my sweet baby, let Great-Grandma hold you.”

Grandma Gu was overjoyed and took Da Bao from Gu Bin's arms, calling him her precious darling.

"Can An'an lift her head up now? Let me see."

Gu Bin also became interested and carried Erbao to the window so he could see the snowflakes.

Surprisingly, An'an wasn't very excited. She looked around with her bright, dark eyes for a short while before yawning, looking rather uninterested.

"Why are your two sons so different in personality?"

Gu Bin was a little puzzled. Seeing that Erbao didn't seem to want to lift his head, he put him back in the crib.

"Erbao has always been like this."

Lin Xiyu was quite worried: "He's a bit dull, and he doesn't like to laugh when I try to make him laugh. With this kind of personality, he won't be very likable when he grows up."

"It doesn't matter if a boy likes to laugh or not, as long as he's smart."

Grandma, drawing on her own experience, advised: "Studying well is more important than anything else. You four children should be well-educated and strive to get into good universities so that you can contribute to the country."

"Your understanding is truly remarkable!"

Lin Xiyu gave a thumbs-up to express her admiration: "The babies are only three months old and can't even talk yet, but you've already elevated this to the national level."

“Your child with Xiaobin will definitely be smart.”

Grandma smiled and said, "Your parents' genes are definitely good."

"Da Bao seems quite clever."

Lin Xiyu glanced at Erbao, feeling a little guilty: "I'm afraid Erbao will take after me and not be as smart as his brother."

"How are you?"

Grandma pretended not to lie: "Weren't you a little rascal when you were little, even more mischievous than the boys?"

"This point can be discussed in more detail."

Gu Bin quickly caught up: "Grandma, please don't keep it a secret for her anymore. Let the babies hear about their mother's glorious history too."

"Screw you."

Lin Xiyu gave him a coquettish glare.

"Yeah."

Sanbao Xixi also wanted her dad to hold her. After waiting for a while, she didn't see her dad come over. She got anxious and kicked and thrashed around on the bed with her feet, like a little catfish, spinning around halfway.

"Wow, Xixi is so fast!"

The nanny, Sister Liu, happened to be standing by the crib and witnessed a particularly heartwarming scene.

"Once it starts moving, we need to be even more careful; it can't be left unattended for a moment."

Grandma carefully warned, "Especially if you put it on the big bed, there's no cover. You never know when you might not keep an eye on it and it will fall off the bed."

"Older sister is right, we must keep a close eye on it."

Grandma Gu agreed wholeheartedly and nodded in agreement.

"Does Xixi want to see snow too?"

Gu Bin was used to holding Lele, and while talking about Xixi, his hand unconsciously reached out towards Lele.

"Yeah."

Xixi got anxious and stretched out her little arms, babbling incessantly.

What are you dawdling about?

Grandma Gu couldn't stand it anymore and slapped him on the shoulder: "Hurry up and pick up Xixi, look how anxious the child is."

"You two love Lele, but you can't neglect Xixi either."

The grandmother also showed some displeasure: "They are all born of the same mother, we can't let the children feel disheartened."

"It's my fault, it's my fault, I'm blind."

Gu Bin chuckled awkwardly as he explained, then quickly changed direction and picked up Xixi.

"whee."

When Xixi saw her father finally come to hug her, she squinted her eyes and smiled happily.

Looking at his daughter's innocent and pure smile, Gu Bin felt a pang of guilt in his eyes.

Grandma's scolding was right, and he admitted that he hadn't cared enough about Xixi.

Fortunately, my daughter is still young, so there is still a chance to make amends.

He will pay attention in the future and try his best to be impartial so that every child can feel the love of their parents.

"Yeah."

Xixi was attracted by the snowflakes and pointed her little finger at the door, wanting to go out and play.

"It's snowing"

Gu Bin instinctively stopped him: "It's cold outside, you can't go out."

"Eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

Xixi didn't understand what he was saying. She struggled to get out of his arms, still trying to get out.

"Okay, Daddy will take you out to play for a while."

Out of guilt towards his daughter, Gu Bin couldn't bear to refuse again.

"Hey, we can't go out."

Grandma Gu hurriedly pulled the child back: "The child is dressed too lightly. He'll catch a cold if he goes out like this for even a short while."

"Wrap yourself in a cloak and put on a hat."

Lin Xiyu quickly brought over a coat and personally helped her daughter put it on.

"Let's go play in the snow!"

Gu Bin carried his daughter out of the house. Xi Xi reached out and grabbed a handful of snowflakes from the windowsill, giggling happily.

Since his daughter was small, Gu Bin didn't dare to hold her outside for long. He stood under the eaves for a while and then came back.

Even after Xixi went inside, she still couldn't bear to throw away the snow. Her little hands were red from the cold, but she still clenched them tightly and wouldn't let go no matter who coaxed her.

"This child isn't afraid of the cold."

Lin Xiyu felt sorry for her daughter and also harbored some resentment towards her child's father.

"Don't blame me, it's my daughter who insisted on going out."

Seeing his wife's cold gaze, Gu Bin hurriedly tried to explain.

"Yeah."

When Lele saw her father carrying her older sister out to play, she stretched out her little arms, wanting her father to carry her too.

Gu Bin quickly handed Xixi to his wife and picked up Lele himself.

"Yeah."

Lele pointed to the door, wanting to go out and play too.

"Lele, be good, let's not go out, it's too cold."

Gu Bin held Lele with exceptionally gentle and careful movements.

Lele resisted and tried to imitate her sister, straining her little body to break free, but her father's attitude was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

Lele pouted, looking aggrieved, as if she wanted to cry.

"It's really cold outside."

Left with no other choice, Lin Xiyu could only hold up her sister's little hand and wave it in front of her eyes: "Look at my sister's hand, it's red from the cold."

"Yeah."

Xixi blinked her big eyes, looked at her father, then at her mother, and suddenly reached out and handed the last piece of ice made from a snowflake the size of a fingernail to her younger sister.

"Lele."

Lin Xiyu was pleasantly surprised: "Look how kind my sister is, letting you have the snow." "Thank you, Lele, sister."

Gu Bin cooperated perfectly, taking the ice cube from Xi Xi and touching Lele's little hand.

"hiss."

The ice was very cold, and Lele shivered like a frightened little rabbit, pulling her little hand back.

"It must be very cold; you can't go out."

Lin Xiyu took the opportunity to lecture: "Lele is the best-behaved. Being obedient makes you a good baby."

"Xixi is great."

Gu Bin then praised Xixi, saying, "She's so young and already knows how to give way to her younger sister. She'll definitely grow up to be a sensible and adorable little beauty."

"whee."

Xixi understood, giggled, and laughed very happily.

When Lele saw her sister smile, she grinned and chuckled to herself.

"Is this what they call telepathy?"

Looking at the two adorable baby girls, the nanny, Sister Liu, jokingly said with a smile, "When the older sister smiles, the younger sister smiles too, just like looking in a mirror. Even the curve of their mouths is exactly the same."

"I've read in the newspaper that many twins are like this."

Another nanny, Sister Xu, quickly followed up: "They have the same intelligence, the same hobbies, very similar living habits and academic performance, and they even got into the same university together."

"That's it"

Grandma Gu nodded: "I've seen similar reports before. Twins understand each other very well and can guess what the other is thinking."

"so"

Lin Xiyu secretly wondered, "Did Xixi give the ice to her sister because she saw through her sister's thoughts?"

"Most likely"

Gu Bin nodded in agreement.

"Your family doesn't have twins."

Sister Liu praised them enthusiastically: "Maybe not only Xixi and Lele are of one mind, but Pingping and An'an are too. In fact, all four babies are of one mind and can guess each other's thoughts."

"How about we do a test?"

Lin Xiyu's eyes lit up, and she became interested.

"Okay, I agree."

Grandma Gu was the first to express her support.

Since we can't go out anyway because of the snow, and we're just sitting at home doing nothing, we might as well spend time with our grandchildren and play with the little ones. It'll be a lot of fun.

How do you want to test it?

Gu Bin had no objection, smiled indulgently, and then looked at his two sons.

"Use an Apple product."

Lin Xiyu looked around the room and her gaze fell on the fruit plate.

She picked out a large, bright red, ripe apple and tossed it in her hand with a smile.

Grandma Gu tried asking, "Do you want Da Bao to give the apple to his younger brother?"

"It's not about letting."

Lin Xiyu smiled slyly and gave a different answer: "It's robbery."

"Rob?"

Grandma Gu frowned, unable to grasp her deeper meaning for a moment.

"Whether you let them have their way or you take them, as long as you can test whether the two children are on the same page, then you've succeeded."

Gu Bin truly deserves to be called the perfect husband, unconditionally supporting his wife.

"Then let's try it."

Grandma Gu handed Da Baoping to Sister Liu, and with great interest pulled Grandma Gu to sit on the edge of the bed, waiting for the show to begin.

Sister Xu bent down, picked An'an up from the crib, and stood facing Sister Liu.

"Babies, do you want an apple?"

Lin Xiyu smiled and held up the apple, waving it above the two children's heads.

"Yeah."

Da Bao Pingping reacted very strongly, flapping his little arms and legs and babbling incessantly.

In contrast, Erbao An'an only stared at the apple, her eyes darting around a few times before she quickly lost interest.

"Hey, this kid's really showing no respect."

Lin Xiyu was speechless at her son's lack of support.

"I'll try."

Gu Bin took the apple from her hand and gave it directly to Da Bao.

"whee."

Pingping was all settled, and she was holding the apple, smiling happily.

An'an watched him chuckle foolishly, unmoved.

Gu Bin continued testing, then snatched the apple from Da Bao's hand and stuffed it into An An's hand.

"Wow!"

Pingping was unhappy and started crying loudly.

Gu Bin carefully observed An An's expression and saw that he was still calmly watching Da Bao, making a lot of noise but not actually doing anything, and had no intention of returning the apple to him. Helpless, he could only take the apple back and give it to Da Bao again.

The rain suddenly turned into sunshine, changing as quickly as turning the pages of a book.

An'an watched him perform like a monkey show, changing positions and entertaining himself.

When she got tired of watching, she simply tilted her head to the side, closed her eyes, and fell asleep instantly.

Test failed!

The couple exchanged a glance, both with expressions of bewilderment, neither able to laugh nor cry.

"Isn't An'an such a dull child?"

Grandma Gu had hoped to witness a spectacular show comparable to the struggle for the throne among the nine princes, but instead, she was met with nothing but disappointment.

From beginning to end, it was Pingping performing a one-woman show, and An'an had no intention of cooperating at all. She was extremely indifferent to her own brother.

"Whose personality does this child inherit from?"

Lin Xiyu was troubled again: "Neither Gu Bin nor I were such withdrawn people when we were young, so it shouldn't be like this."

"Don't worry about this."

Grandma had a different opinion: "In my opinion, this child is either stupid or extremely smart. There's a saying that great wisdom appears as foolishness, and An'an is very likely the latter."

"I hope so."

Lin Xiyu was actually a little worried, fearing that premature birth might affect the child's intelligence. Not wanting to spoil the rare good mood of the two elderly people, she didn't say it to them.

"Do not worry."

Gu Bin noticed that she was preoccupied and comforted her, saying, "Let's pay more attention to An'an in the future. With the good guidance of his parents, he will gradually become more lively and cheerful."

"Uh-huh."

Lin Xiyu and he exchanged a glance, both seeing the hidden meaning in each other's eyes.

Being parents of four kids is a heavy responsibility with a long way to go!

-

Snowflakes fell heavily for a day and a night, leaving a thick layer of snow on the eaves and tiles.

The next morning, the snow stopped, and a ray of sunlight peeked through the clouds, bringing a touch of warmth to the cold winter day.

Lin Xiyu opened the window and took a breath of the fresh air after the snow.

Gu Bin got up early, took a shovel, and started shoveling snow in the yard to build a snowman.

"Oh, President Gu is in high spirits, building a snowman here so early in the morning?"

Seeing that he was working very hard, Lin Xiyu couldn't help but tease him a few times.

"Snapped."

A snowball flew over, hit the window, and splashed snow all over her face.

"Hey."

Lin Xiyu laughed in exasperation: "You start a war without saying a word? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"come!"

Gu Bin raised his eyebrows, rolled another snowball, and threw it over, officially issuing the challenge.