Sensen sat on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
He didn’t like this home, and he didn’t like eating here. The food wasn’t what he liked, and he couldn’t eat until he felt full.
Toys had to be shared with others, and his new backpack became Doudou’s after just two days.
He didn’t like it here. When he called Mom and Dad, they didn’t answer.
They just didn’t want Sensen anymore.
Sensen hugged his arms with his chubby hands. Although young, he knew how to resist. Crying, he stood up from the ground and bit the butler’s hand hard, using all his strength.
The butler cried out in pain. A row of small bluish-purple tooth marks instantly appeared on the back of his hand. He pulled Sensen away, raised his hand high, gritted his teeth for a long time but still didn’t dare to hit.
Usually, they could get away with stealing food and clothing, but if they really laid hands on him, it would be easily discovered. He forcefully suppressed his anger and went to check on his grandson Doudou.
Doudou had been knocked off the chair, and a large bump had formed on his forehead.
“Grandpa, it hurts! Sensen is a bad child!”
“Sensen is bad!”
The butler looked at the injury on his grandson’s forehead, his heart aching terribly. “Sensen is the worst. He doesn’t listen at all. He’s not a good child.”
It seemed all children hoped to earn the label of “good child” when young. Being criticized as a bad child felt like the sky was falling.
Sensen clenched his small fists. “I’m not a bad child! If you say that again, I’ll hit you!”
His tendency to hit people was precisely his way of protecting himself as a young child.
Sensen didn’t want to see them, so he turned his small body and ran to his room.
He wouldn’t get enough to eat for lunch again today.
It didn’t matter. He still had what he brought from Sister-in-law’s house. He pulled out the lunchbox from his backpack, which contained sandwiches and some snack meat jerky.
The sauce wasn’t the sweet flavor most children loved either, which was what he liked. He didn’t like sour and sweet things.
Sensen lifted the sandwich and stuffed it into his mouth in big bites.
If only Sister-in-law was here. At Sister-in-law’s house, the food was all what he liked. Someone would even serve him food. The toys were also all his alone and he didn’t have to share them with others.
He did like sharing, but when what he needed wasn’t enough, he didn’t like it anymore.
He ate the sandwich, remembering that when his arm hurt badly earlier, he seemed to have called Sister-in-law.
Did he answer?
Would he not answer his call like Mom and Dad?
Sensen looked at his phone watch expectantly. The ended call screen was still displayed on the square watch face.
The call was answered, but he didn’t speak to Sensen and hung up.
Sensen bit his lower lip with his two front teeth. Did Sister-in-law also think Sensen was a bad child, so he didn’t talk to him and hung up?
He held the half-eaten sandwich in his hand, his small arm wiping the tears from his face fiercely.
But why couldn’t he wipe them clean?
No matter how he wiped, they wouldn’t go away. The tears kept streaming down his face.
In the dining room, the nanny was cleaning up the mess Sensen and Doudou made during their fight. Food and grease were spilled all over the floor, which looked irritating.
The butler was holding his grandson Doudou on the other side, applying ice to his forehead. If it weren’t for that little brat Sensen, their precious grandson wouldn’t be hurt like this.
The Wang second uncle’s family had always been frugal. The whole family was into research and didn’t have high material desires. Compared to Wang Huanxiu’s large villa, this home was much smaller and had no servants.
There were two before, but the butler and nanny had squeezed them away.
Aside from Sensen’s food and clothing, there were no extra expenses.
If Sensen and Doudou weren’t different sizes, making clothes ill-fitting, the clothes bought for Sensen would appear on Doudou the very next day.
“Grandpa, Sensen is a bad guy.”
A bowl of freshly made abalone porridge sat on the coffee table, waiting to be fed to Doudou once he stopped crying.
“Yes, he’s been a bad guy since he was young. He’ll be a big bad guy when he grows up.”
The butler agreed with his grandson.
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang. The butler placed Doudou on the sofa and went to answer the door. Through the electronic display, he saw Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang outside.
Why were they here?
The butler sensed something fishy, but given they were relatives of his employers, he still opened the door with a smiling face.
“Mr. Bai, what brings you here?”
“You old fool, you still have the nerve to say that!” Wang Muguang stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and lifted him off the ground. “Where’s Sensen! Did you hit him?!”
They had not spent much time with Sensen before, and their relationship was at best that of an unfamiliar relative’s child. After two days together, they found the child wasn’t as naughty or unreasonable as described.
Wang Muguang couldn’t control his emotions. It’s hard to guard against thieves even if you’re on guard day and night. Just now, Bai Shuijin received a call from Sensen. The little guy was crying heart-wrenchingly on the phone, saying his hand hurt, and there were curses from the butler and nanny.
The butler’s face turned pale with fear. “Young Master Muguang, there must be some misunderstanding. How could we hit Sensen? Do we not want our jobs anymore?”
His voice trembled, eyes hiding guilt. “During lunch just now, Sensen didn’t eat properly. He not only knocked over the rice bowl but also hit Doudou. We only scolded him verbally, but we didn’t harm Sensen at all.”
“Can’t we educate a child for being picky and not eating?”
Wang Muguang pushed him away, and the butler almost fell flat on his face.
Sophistry.
Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang walked straight in.
Seeing them, the nanny quickly adjusted her demeanor. “Mr. Bai, Young Master Muguang, what brings you here? Sensen was eating just now but didn’t eat properly and made a mess.”
The mess in the dining room had not been fully cleaned up. Aside from the two spilled dishes, most on the table were still intact.
Bai Shuijin glanced around. Almost none of the dishes on the table were what Sensen liked; most were sweet and sour flavors. No wonder they always said Sensen was picky.
If there was nothing he liked on the table, how could he not be picky?
Sensen never showed this behavior at kindergarten or their home. If there were a few things he didn’t like, he would force himself to eat them, like carrots and broccoli.
Picking the little tomatoes in the botanical room was probably to take them back to eat.
Combining Sensen’s various behaviors at home and kindergarten, the answer wasn’t that Sensen loved to lie or was randomly picky, but that he simply couldn’t eat properly.
Bai Shuijin looked at the nanny’s hypocritical smile and was furious. He confronted her directly. “None of these dishes are what Sensen likes. Why did you make them?”
The nanny’s expression stiffened. “I… I wanted to help Sensen correct his bad habit of picky eating. He can’t always be picky and not eat, right?”
The more she spoke, the more guilty she felt, as if sensing Bai Shuijin had discovered something.
“As Sensen’s nanny, you can’t be unaware of what Sensen doesn’t like to eat. He also likes many vegetables. If you cook them in different flavors, there shouldn’t be issues with insufficient nutrition or picky eating.”
The nanny was momentarily at a loss on how to defend herself. Just then, Wang Muguang discovered Doudou eating by himself in the living room.
Doudou hadn’t eaten lunch. Seeing guests at home, he sat on a small stool by the coffee table and started eating the abalone porridge. First, he was hungry; second, he wanted others to see him eating and praise him.
His parents always praised him when he ate by himself.
When Wang Muguang saw the luxury brand shoes on Doudou’s feet, he almost fainted on the spot. He raised his hand to pinch his philtrum, instantly picturing a drama of the butler and nanny abusing Sensen.
These two old fools!
Even if Wang Hua paid them well, there was no way the couple could buy such expensive shoes for their grandson. A pair was several thousand yuan and the shoes were clearly too big and ill-fitting on Doudou.
Seeing the abalone in Doudou’s bowl, Wang Muguang completely exploded.
“Are you abusing Sensen? Not giving him good food, and even taking his clothes and shoes for your own child to wear!”
“Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding. How could that be?” The butler tried to placate him.
Although Wang Muguang was simple-minded, he wasn’t unaware of the world’s darker sides. He had seen enough in the entertainment industry. He immediately called Sensen’s parents. When he couldn’t get through, he called the second uncle and aunt.
He also didn’t forget to call the police.
Seeing Wang Muguang about to call the police, the butler trembled and tried to snatch the phone. “Why are you grabbing? Are you feeling guilty?”
Butler: “No, no, Young Master Muguang, this is all a misunderstanding. Why call the police?”
The nanny also stepped forward to intercept Wang Muguang.
For a moment, the three of them circled around the living room.
Bai Shuijin searched for Sensen’s room. It was hard for a small child to climb stairs, so he couldn’t be on the second floor. Sure enough, after opening a few rooms like blind boxes, he found Sensen’s room.
The little guy was sitting on the floor, stuffing a sandwich into his mouth while crying.
His small head tilted back as he cried out, “I’ll eat all your chocolate!”
Bai Shuijin stepped forward and picked him up. Sensen was startled and almost punched him hard, but when he turned his head and saw Bai Shuijin, the whole person was stunned.
“Sister-in-law!”
He touched Bai Shuijin’s face, his big eyes filled with surprise. He never expected Bai Shuijin, who had hung up on him earlier, to suddenly appear.
“Sister-in-law, did you miss me?”
He hugged Bai Shuijin’s neck, leaned on his shoulder, and the next second burst into loud wails.
He thought Bai Shuijin would think he was a bad child and never play with him again.
Bai Shuijin patted his back. “I came as soon as I got your call. Did they bully you?”
Holding Sensen, Bai Shuijin leaned his head against the little guy’s body. He didn’t know how to comfort him, but if it were him being bullied as a child, being held by an adult would definitely make him feel safe.
“Sensen is not a bad child. The food just doesn’t taste good.”
Sensen opened his mouth wide and began to wail. “It tastes too bad! Sensen can’t eat it!”
Before, when he called his father saying he wasn’t full, his father said he was picky, so of course he wasn’t full.
He was very angry and never wanted to talk to his father again.
Sensen was afraid Bai Shuijin wouldn’t believe him because everyone thought he was a lying bad child, so he explained for himself, “Sensen didn’t lie. It’s true.”
Bai Shuijin wiped his tears and looked into his eyes seriously. “I believe you. I believe Sensen didn’t lie.”
Sensen’s small hands squeezed Bai Shuijin’s face, pressing against him fiercely.
He liked Sister-in-law.
“Sister-in-law, when Sensen and Tiantian get married, we’ll take you with us.”
Bai Shuijin: “…”
Thank you for not forgetting me even when planning your future.
Soon, the Wang second uncle and his wife and the police arrived.
Wang Muguang and the butler and nanny each had their own story.
Wang Muguang was so angry he was about to faint.
His second Uncle was involved in research and had always maintained an intellect persona in the Wang family. Now when he saw the second uncle’s family, Wang Muguang finally understood the look his brother sometimes gave him…it was like looking at a fool.
“If you have a child but don’t look after or care for him, why did you have him in the first place?! You didn’t raise your daughter and son-in-law properly. Look how starved Sensen is! And you still believe these two criminals! Did research make you stupid?!”
The police officer stepped forward to mediate. “Sir…”
Wang Muguang raised a palm to him. “Comrade, I’m handling family matters right now. I’ll give you an autograph later.”
Officer: “No.”
Wang Muguang: “A photo is fine too. Line up over there with the policewomen.”
“…”
‘I just want you to calm down.’
The Second Aunt initially couldn’t believe the butler and nanny would mistreat Sensen. After all, regarding some shoes and clothes, they had said Sensen didn’t like them, so she told them to give them to Doudou.
But when she saw the abalone porridge in Doudou’s bowl…
The fresh ingredients she ordered daily were measured precisely for Sensen. Now they were in Doudou’s bowl. So what did their Sensen eat?
“Why are the ingredients I ordered for Sensen in your grandson’s bowl?”
The butler and nanny’s hearts began to tremble. The butler said, “Sensen doesn’t like these.”
“Doesn’t like them?” Wang Muguang: “At my house, he ate three bowls of rice and almost ate the abalone shell. You say Sensen doesn’t like them?”
The butler quickly changed his tune. “He ate too much the past couple of days, so he doesn’t like it today.”
Seeing the butler and nanny still refusing to admit it, Wang Muguang walked over to Doudou playing nearby. He didn’t want to involve the child in adult matters, but this child had benefited a lot while Sensen suffered.
“Little friend, can Uncle ask you a question? If you answer, Uncle will give you candy.”
The nanny couldn’t sit still and tried to intervene, but the Second Uncle stopped her. “Let’s hear what the child says.”
Nanny: “This…”
Wang Muguang smiled at Doudou. “Little friend, why do you get to eat abalone, but Sensen doesn’t?”
Doudou said innocently: “Sensen is a bad child. Good food isn’t for Sensen; it’s for Doudou.”
“All for Doudou?”
“Mm, not for Sensen. All for Doudou.”
Not just today’s abalone, Doudou also mentioned several foods the Second Aunt had previously ordered for Sensen.
The house exploded immediately. The second uncle’s family, which was always as calm as a chrysanthemum, suddenly began to shout at the butler and nanny.
“You dare treat my grandson like this! I’ll soak you all in formaldehyde!”
“Does the country know you abuse children like this? Scum of society!”
“And I trusted you so much! I’ll sue you! Wait for jail!”
The two must have also taken many things from the house. Theft alone was a serious crime.
“Your grandson can forget about becoming a civil servant in the future!”
Wang Muguang watched both sides tear into each other, stunned. The second uncle’s family had studied until they became fools; they didn’t even know how to curse properly.
If it were someone from the fandom, they could spew the Yellow River in minutes.
Hearing about jail and its impact on their grandson’s future career, the butler and nanny instantly felt cold from head to toe.
If relatives go to jail, the child can’t pursue careers like civil service or police in the future.
Doudou always talked about becoming a police officer when he grew up.
The nanny was terrified. They were already old; if they really went to jail, how old would they be when they got out?
“Sorry, we really didn’t mean it. It’s because Sensen didn’t like them that we took them. It’s all a misunderstanding.”
The butler and nanny wouldn’t give up until they saw the Yellow River.
The Second Uncle pushed away the butler who was trying to plead. “Get lost! There’s nothing to discuss! Just wait for prison food!”
The butler and nanny were arrested on the spot. The police also needed to visit their son’s home. The old couple mistreated Sensen and stole things; their son must have known. Complicity in crime was unavoidable.
The butler and nanny had considered being discovered, but thought they’d be fired at worst. They never expected such severe consequences and instantly began crying and wailing.
“We know we were wrong. Please forgive us. My wife and I are old. Please, we beg you.”
One was forty-nine, the other just over fifty, not yet old enough to avoid jail.
After this incident, the Second Uncle immediately called his daughter and son-in-law, but it took half an hour just to get through.
Learning of this, Wang Hua and her husband were also shocked and wanted to book flights home immediately. However, due to the blizzard, local transportation was blocked and the earliest tickets were half a month later.
Bai Shuijin carried Sensen out of the room. Outside had returned to quiet. The Second Uncle wanted to take Sensen, but the little guy refused to let him hold him, clinging tightly to Bai Shuijin’s neck.
His chubby back was full of resistance. “Sister-in-law, let’s go home. Not here, not here.”
Seeing the child’s resistant attitude, the Second Uncle’s heart ached painfully.
“Sensen, Grandpa and Grandma are sorry for you.”
But Sensen ignored them. A child’s emotions are very direct; he likes whoever treats him well.
The Second Uncle hadn’t seen him for a long time, so they couldn’t be close.
Compared to his Grandpa and Grandma, Sensen preferred going home with Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang, whom he had only known for three days.
Seeing that Sensen really didn’t want to stay, the Second Uncle had no choice but to trouble Wang Muguang to take care of Sensen for a while longer, until his daughter and son-in-law returned in half a month.
Bai Shuijin and Wang Muguang didn’t refuse.
After all, Sensen was a good child.
.
Wang Huanxiu, who hadn’t returned home for three days, went to the fourth-floor bedroom as soon as he got back.
After the last car accident, some minor external injuries were found during the check-up. To avoid worrying Bai Shuijin, he only returned after recovering. In addition, he was so busy with his future plans afterwards that he had little time to reply to messages often.
After three days apart, even a strand of Bai Shuijin’s hair was enough for him to miss for a while.
It was now 9 PM. The bedroom was quiet, with only the sound of water flowing from the bathroom.
Taking a shower?
Wang Huanxiu walked into the walk-in closet and changed clothes. Since he was showering, they might as well shower together.
He wore a bathrobe. Before opening the bathroom door, Wang Huanxiu hesitated. He stepped back, and did thirty push-ups on the open floor to pump his body up. Only after achieving a perfect wild effect did he walk in.
Bai Shuijin should be more satisfied when he saw it.
The bathroom was steamy, but there was no sign of Bai Shuijin in the bathtub. Wang Huanxiu walked in with his sturdy, long legs.
The sound of the shower became clearer. He parted the steam and saw a plump Sensen sitting under the showerhead.
Wang Huanxiu: “…”
Did Bai Shuijin find a younger one behind his back while he was away?
Sensen was sitting on a small stool showering. Hearing footsteps behind him, he thought Bai Shuijin had returned, but when he turned around, he saw Wang Huanxiu, who was like a towering tree.
Sensen: “…”
The little guy looked at Wang Huanxiu’s tall figure and cold face, and his mouth twisted.
Wang Huanxiu’s eyebrows twitched.
The next second, crying erupted from the bathroom.
When Bai Shuijin walked in with Sensen’s clothes, he saw Wang Huanxiu standing in the bathroom trying to coax the crying Sensen.
His cold, domineering CEO face uttered two words coldly: “Don’t cry.”
“…”
What a refreshing and unique way to coax a child.
Bai Shuijin carried Sensen out of the bathroom, with Wang Huanxiu following closely.
“Laogong-ge, when did you get back?”
After days apart, Bai Shuijin was pleasantly surprised to see Wang Huanxiu suddenly back. If not for Sensen, the two should be clinging together now.
Wang Huanxiu watched him hold the child skillfully. “Just now.”
Bai Shuijin placed Sensen on the bed. “Laogong-ge, why was Sensen crying just now?”
Wang Huanxiu’s face darkened. He had no idea. This little fat kid started crying as soon as he turned around and saw him.
His bathrobe was properly on; so he couldn’t have been scared by his body.
He could only tell the truth.
Bai Shuijin was shocked. Sensen wasn’t prone to crying. He hadn’t cried when facing completely unfamiliar him and Wang Muguang before. Unexpectedly, seeing Wang Huanxiu directly scared him to tears.
Sensen sat on the bed looking at Wang Huanxiu. “Sister-in-law, who is he?”
His small hand quickly pointed at Wang Huanxiu, afraid of being noticed.
Bai Shuijin explained to him, “He is my laogong-ge, and also your uncle.”
Wang Huanxiu corrected, “Maternal Uncle.”
**Bai Shuijin introduced Wang Huanxiu as “Shushu” which means paternal uncle, and Wang Huanxiu corrected with “Jiùjiu” which is for maternal uncle. I can’t keep using “Maternal Uncle” cause it sounds weird so we’ll go with just “Uncle”☺️.
The only person in the family who could figure out the family hierarchy had returned.
After comforting Sensen, Bai Shuijin prepared to go to the bathroom to shower. Wang Huanxiu wanted to take Sensen to Wang Muguang’s room so he could join the shower, but the little guy refused to go no matter what.
Wang Huanxiu frowned. Wang Muguang’s boast that his charm worked on anyone from three-year-olds was a lie. Sensen wouldn’t go, and he couldn’t argue with a child. He had to watch Sensen to prevent accidents while Bai Shuijin showered.
Only after Bai Shuijin finished showering and came out did he get up.
Bai Shuijin didn’t wear pajamas but changed into shorts and a T-shirt. He looked energetic, like a college student.
Wang Huanxiu felt moved, but out of consideration for the five-year-old child in the room, he had to suppress his restlessness.
They took turns showering. When it was time to sleep, unsurprisingly, Sensen domineeringly entered the bed.
After days apart, Wang Huanxiu’s first thought upon returning home was to hold Bai Shuijin properly, but Cheng Yaojin suddenly jumped out.
**Cheng Yaojin was a famous general in the Tang dynasty, often portrayed in stories as bursting into battle suddenly and disrupting things.
Sensen looked at Wang Huanxiu standing by the bed and asked innocently:
“Sister-in-law, why isn’t Uncle leaving? Doesn’t he have a room?”
Wang Huanxiu: “…”
Wang Huanxiu lifted the quilt and got into bed, shocking Sensen, who instantly climbed onto Bai Shuijin.
Even if Wang Huanxiu and Bai Shuijin slept on the same side, they couldn’t hold each other.
Bai Shuijin explained to him, “Uncle sleeps in this room.”
Sensen frowned. “Do you sleep together every day?”
Bai Shuijin blushed a little. “Yes.”
But for the past two days, he had slept with Sister-in-law. Suddenly, a third person appeared in their little world, and Sensen’s possessive DNA exploded.
“Sister-in-law, who do you like more, Sensen or Uncle?”
Bai Shuijin was stunned by the question.
Both parties were present. How was he supposed to answer?
The next second, Bai Shuijin’s wrist was grabbed and he turned his head to look.
Wang Huanxiu’s eyes were filled with determination to win.
‘Bai Shuijin, tell him.’
“…”
