A Beijing socialite stole my boyfriend; she went crazy after I got married.

Xie Man was sticking out his round little bottom, lying in the middle of a pile of colorful solid wood blocks.

Before him stood a crooked "small building," with a foundation made of four long blocks, two pillars in the middle serving as doorposts, and a red triangular roof trembling on top. It was barely recognizable as the outline of a house.

Although the walls were pitted and the whole dilapidated building looked like it could fall apart at any moment in the breeze, it was probably a groundbreaking and meticulous operation for a cub!

At this moment, Xie Man was tightly clutching a yellow semi-circular arch bridge block in his hand, his little eyebrows furrowed, and his big round eyes were fixed on the already shaky roof.

He was torn.

The little chubby hand was raised, hovering in mid-air, tentatively extended forward, then quickly pulled back as if afraid of knocking the little house down.

Xie Man pouted, and even broke out in a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

"What amazing project is our Manbao building?"

Jiang Chu softened her voice, quietly sat down cross-legged beside him, rested her elbows on her knees, and looked at his shaky, dilapidated house with a smile.

Upon hearing his mother's voice, Xie Man, who had been holding back his anger, suddenly raised his head, his bright eyes instantly curving into two crescent moons.

"Mom! Room...room!"

The little guy excitedly pointed to the crooked little house, as if showing his grand plan to the person he admired most.

But he quickly remembered his predicament and looked down at the yellow arch bridge in his hand, which had nowhere to go, with some distress, and then at the fragile little house.

However, three seconds later, this usually generous and straightforward little guy found the best solution.

Without the slightest hesitation, he handed the warm yellow building block in his hand forward and stuffed it into Jiang Chu's palm. Then, he turned around and, with both hands and feet, rummaged through the large building block basket behind him and pulled out the two largest square building blocks, pushing them all to Jiang Chu's side.

"Mommy, play!"

Little Xie looked up with his rosy cheeks, patted Jiang Chu's knees with his chubby little hands, and looked on with unguarded generosity and expectation, urging his mother to join his construction team.

For him, building the house taller with his mother seemed to be the most interesting thing.

Jiang Chu's heart melted completely, and she reached out to rub her son's sweaty bangs.

"Okay, then Mommy will help Manbao build a sturdy foundation, and together we'll build a tall, magnificent castle, okay?"

"Okay! Big...City Baby!"

Little Xie cheered and enthusiastically grabbed another building block, following her mother's lead. She smiled in the sunlight, revealing her few white baby teeth.

Two days later, in the evening.

Jiang Chu returned home and brought gifts for the children.

—A collectible-quality replica model commissioned by the Natural History Museum's collaborative workshop.

It was a miniature Velociraptor figurine, meticulously sculpted to a 1:1 scale.

The feathers all over its body are made of nano-level optical gradient paint, which can change the light from deep blue, peacock green and dark purple with different angles, making it extremely exquisite.

Jiang Chu took the small box and went into the toy room.

Xie Zhuo was sitting on a small rug, fiddling with a few colored crayons.

"Xiao Zhuo, look what Mommy brought you!"

Jiang Chu squatted down and gently placed the exquisite model on the cashmere mat in front of him.

The light inside the room shone on the model's long wings, instantly refracting into a deep and enchanting rainbow of colors, like the aurora borealis.

The little guy was stunned.

His two little hands hung in mid-air, looking a little lost. He stared at the model for a full three seconds, then suddenly stood up from the carpet, pointing at the model with his face flushed with excitement.

"Microraptor!"

Not only did he remember the Chinese name from the day before yesterday perfectly, but he also pronounced the tongue-twisting English word flawlessly!

After shouting, the little guy didn't even bother to pick up his beloved model.

He took short steps and nestled into Jiang Chu's open arms, his chubby little hands tightly wrapped around his mother's neck, and gave Jiang Chu a big kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you... Mom!"

His little head nestled in Jiang Chu's neck, rubbing against her repeatedly, being incredibly clingy.

Jiang Chu played with him for a while, then stood up and went to find the other two babies.

She first encountered Xie Man, who was running around aimlessly. After nodding to the nanny behind her, she took the child back to the room and opened the heavy box.

Inside is a miniature architectural model with a mortise and tenon structure designed specifically for children.

The entire house is made of more than a hundred pieces of smooth, unpainted natural red sandalwood and linden wood. It not only has openwork window frames and rotating wheels, but also every small tile on the roof is carved with extreme detail. It can even be opened from the side to see the exquisite miniature staircase and small rooms inside.

For Xie Man, who was used to rough building blocks, this model was as exquisite as a magical world!

"Wow--!"

Xie Man's eyes lit up, and he even forgot about his favorite building blocks. He carefully placed his two chubby little hands on the wall of the wooden model, and put his little head very close, almost burying his face in the small wooden window to look inside.

Do you like it?

Jiang Chu casually pulled him into her arms, pointed to the structure of the model, and patiently gestured to him.

"Look, this is called a 'beam,' and this is called a 'pillar.' With these intersecting pieces of wood, the house becomes incredibly sturdy; it won't collapse no matter how much you push it."

Xie Man was held in her mother's arms, her two little hands neatly folded on her knees.

The little head followed the direction Jiang Chu pointed, nodding along with an extremely serious and focused expression, like a chief construction commander listening to a project report.

Although……

Two minutes later, when Jiang Chu asked him where "Liang" was, he confidently pointed to the small car wheel and shouted, "Car!"

Jiang Chu: "..."

It seems he only remembered the active parts.

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Finally, Jiang Chu took the remaining light gift box and found the father and daughter who were watching TV.

Xie Jing had just finished a multinational video conference and was leaning back on a large leather sofa.

Xie Yuan, dressed in pink and white bear overalls, sat upright on his father's lap, his two chubby short legs swinging back and forth.

She was holding a half-eaten teething cookie in her hand, her large, dark, clear eyes staring at the huge LCD screen.

The screen displays financial news.

A sudden event occurred regarding a major international new energy company, whose stock price plummeted due to a supply chain disruption. The accompanying image is a dynamic chart with a red downward arrow.

"It's fallen!"

Xie Yuan nervously pointed at the screen.

Xie Jing looked at his daughter's exaggerated, grown-up expression and couldn't help but chuckle. "Yes, it fell in. Because the company's ship encountered a storm at sea and lost the cargo boxes, everyone thought they wouldn't be able to make any money."

Little Xie Yuan rested his chin on his hand and stared intently at the red downward curve for a full five seconds.

Then he nodded.

She turned around and continued staring at the complex data curves on the screen, muttering in an adult's tone, "Big...big storm...we can't go."

Then he saw Jiang Chu standing next to him.

"!" Xie Yuan jumped down and stumbled towards her, crying, "Mom!"

Jiang Chu hugged her tightly, sat down on the sofa, untied the ribbon, and took out a lifelike model from the box.

It was a beautiful little bird with colorful feathers and blue eye spots on its tail feathers that looked like sparkling jewels.

Xie Yuan accepted it with a beaming smile, "Thank you, Mom!"

Then he kissed Jiang Chu on the cheek.

The little girl held the model's feet, observed them carefully for a while, and then looked puzzled.

Just then, Xie Zhuo, carrying a small raptor model, strolled leisurely down the corridor.

Xie Yuan tilted his head to look at his brother's model, then at his own, and then looked at Jiang Chu.

"Mommy," she said in her childish voice, "Bird...why, no, a baby raptor?"

Jiang Chu was about to speak.

Xie Yuan lifted the little bird a little higher. "Little Velociraptor... why, no, a bird?"

The couple both looked surprised.

Xie Yuan shook the model in his hand. "Bird."

She looked out the window again, pointing outside with one finger, "Birds."

Finally, he pointed to his brother's gift, "A little raptor."