When turning to the wall with small shoes, Zheng Wei’s eyes immediately fell upon a pair of light pink ones in the middle, adorned with two rabbit ears, looking incredibly cute. Zheng Wei reached out and took them down. The two pairs of shoes were so small that they barely fit into his palm.
Looking at the tiny shoes, Zheng Wei’s mind automatically conjured an image of a pair of small feet running towards him, making his heart melt.
“Why have I never noticed these little ones were so adorable before?” he wondered. After thinking, he turned to Shen Xiaoyan, who was still discussing comfortable options with Madam Lu, and said, “Xiaoyan, why were all the stores we used to visit so ugly?”
Shen Xiaoyan: “……” How was she supposed to explain this to this big guy? The stores they used to visit were purely maternity and baby product shops, catering to children typically under one year old.
Madam Lu tugged at Shen Xiaoyan’s arm and said loudly, “Xiaoyan, don’t mind that silly man!”
Shen Xiaoyan: “……”
Meanwhile, Zheng, the big silly man, was still browsing. After picking out several pairs of shoes, he moved on to water bottles. Since he had no resistance to pink, he put several pink bottles into the cart.
“Hey, do you have any other pink items? Preferably cute ones, like little rabbits or bears,” Zheng Wei asked the young girl at the counter, disliking acting without a clear purpose.
Upon hearing this, the young girl quickly pointed out all the pink items in various locations to him.
“Thank you,” Zheng Wei said, then elegantly and decisively pushed the cart to sweep up small items.
The young girl at the counter, amazed, rested her chin on the counter and muttered to herself, “Isn’t it said that wealthy families prefer sons the most? This wealthy person seems to prefer daughters!”
“They might already have a son! Isn’t it just completing the set with both a son and a daughter?” a woman behind her chimed in.
However, since the customers were still shopping, the two couldn’t discuss it aloud and had to sit there obediently, ready to be called upon.
“Xiaoyan, they have matching parent-child outfits here too! Shop assistant, why do you only have mommy and baby ones? Does daddy not get enough attention?” Zheng Wei asked with a look of confusion and dissatisfaction.
“We… we don’t know either. It was like this when we arrived,” the two young shop assistants were almost in tears due to Zheng Wei’s words. Their brand focused on a cute style, and typically, mommy and baby clothes were very adorable, but for a grown man, it could be… a bit too childish. Therefore, this brand had very few, or perhaps no, matching outfits for three.
“Show me your company’s official email,” Zheng Wei said, tapping on the counter.
Seeing Zheng Wei’s demeanor, the two young shop assistants were instantly frightened. “Sir, are you going to report us? We really don’t have them here, otherwise we would definitely find them for you. This is our first job, woo woo woo.” The girls misunderstood, thinking Zheng Wei was going to complain about them.
“Girls, don’t be scared. He wants to email your company to suggest parent-child outfits. Don’t be afraid!” Seeing the two girls on the verge of tears, Madam Lu stepped forward to comfort them, then cast an exasperated glance at Zheng Wei.
Her son was truly being silly today.
But Zheng Wei didn’t care how his mother viewed him. He promptly called Assistant Hou. “Assistant Hou, I’ve sent you the email address. Send them an email soon, saying to suggest they quickly release… forget it, just order a few sets of parent-child outfits in my name.”
Zheng Wei finished the call quickly and, without even sparing a glance at Madam Lu, returned to his browsing. The place was enormous; no wonder Madam Lu had called it the largest maternity and baby store in the capital. In any case, before he had finished browsing, Zheng Wei’s cart was already full, and at a glance, it was all pink.
Upon seeing the pink, Shen Xiaoyan’s body couldn’t help but tremble. Old Zheng’s taste could change very quickly.
“Hey, Awei, that’s enough,” Madam Lu said, reminding him.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Wei immediately shook his head. He was so engrossed that he didn’t even look up. He was browsing through maternity clothes, picking items and saying, “Wait a moment, I’ll buy more clothes for Xiaoyan, otherwise she’ll say I’m biased. Actually, compared to the baby, I love her the most!”
Zheng Wei said this very naturally, without any pretense. After speaking, he seemed to enter a state of deep concentration, completely oblivious to anything they said, his eyes fixed on the clothes.
Watching him carefully select items with his head down, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged a look and smiled simultaneously.
Madam Lu couldn’t help but chuckle. She gently pulled Shen Xiaoyan to sit on the side, opened the water bottle she had brought, and offered it to Shen Xiaoyan. “Ah, let’s take a break. Let him pick at his own pace! Seeing him so concerned about the child makes me feel at ease, and you will too!”
Shen Xiaoyan nodded and drank from the water bottle.
The resting seats here were very comfortable, and Madam Lu, fearing Shen Xiaoyan might feel unwell, asked her to close her eyes and rest for a while…
The two young girls at the counter felt their love for the world grow a little more, observing the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law…
…
When Zheng Wei went to pay, the items had filled two shopping carts. Zheng Wei felt this was perfectly normal. After having them packed, a shop assistant personally delivered everything home for him.
“We’ve bought almost everything. Let’s go eat at Aunt Lu’s place!” Zheng Wei said, taking Shen Xiaoyan’s hand.
Shen Xiaoyan hummed in agreement and stood up, linking her arm through Zheng Wei’s.
“Xiaoyan, I think if they get new stock, I might have them deliver again. Also, the baby’s room at home seems a bit small. We should renovate it to be larger, or perhaps have a separate playroom,” Zheng Wei muttered about this matter even after arriving at Aunt Lu’s place.
Madam Lu was getting a little annoyed. She tapped the table in front of her and said, “Awei, your baby’s room is already over fifty square meters, which is plenty big! Baby clothes are replaced so quickly, they grow so fast each day. If you buy too much, it will be a waste!”
“It’s fine. The leftovers, I’ll keep as souvenirs for my baby daughter!” Zheng Wei felt there was no issue with this.
“Are you only thinking of a daughter like that?” Thinking of the pink items in the cart, Madam Lu now had no doubt that Zheng Wei would turn the entire house pink.
“I originally wanted a son, because sons are less troublesome,” Zheng Wei began to get to the point. “I’ve only ever heard of pigs rooting for cabbage, never cabbage rooting for pigs. But later, when I saw those little clothes, I thought daughters were cuter. At most, I’ll protect her well.”
Shen Xiaoyan was stunned. She never imagined Zheng Wei had such a thought process.
“Your father and I both like it very much, whether it’s a boy or a girl. It’s just that if it’s a grandson, all these clothes you bought will be wasted.” Madam Lu hesitated to say that their Zheng family genes were quite strong, and Xiaoyan’s baby was very likely to be a boy. It had been many generations since they had a daughter…
In fact, according to the old couple, having a daughter would be the ultimate treasure! However, they hadn’t fully conveyed this matter of destiny to Zheng Wei and Xiaoyan.
“Awei and Xiaoyan are here? You finished shopping so quickly?” Aunt Lu knew they were coming today, so she hadn’t stayed home and had come here to wait.
Madam Lu reached out and patted the seat next to her, then handed her phone’s photo album to Mother Lu. “Xiaoyan and I didn’t do much. What you see here are all Awei’s masterpieces. He’s practically emptied the entire store.”
Zheng Wei smirked indifferently.
“Oh, these little clothes are so beautiful! And the hats are so cute, ah, ah, ah, ah!” Madam Lu had intended to join Mother Lu in complaining, but Mother Lu’s reaction was even more dramatic than Zheng Wei’s.
“Aunt Lu, be honest, aren’t these clothes incredibly cute? Imagine if Taobao has a daughter later and she runs to you wearing these little clothes, wouldn’t that be adorable?” Zheng Wei, seeing how excited Mother Lu was, quickly fanned the flames.
Mentioning Lu Taobao made Mother Lu even more excited. She seemed restless and, while returning the phone to Madam Lu, she told Zheng Wei, “Awei, you must persuade Taobao more later, and give him more advice. Ah, I’m really worried I’ll never see my granddaughter’s face in my lifetime!”
“Auntie, please rest assured, Taobao was just promoted a few days ago. He’s a person of status now!” Zheng Wei could tell from Mother Lu’s reaction that she still didn’t know Lu Taobao had become Na Muzhong’s boyfriend.
“Really? How could this brat not tell me?” Mother Lu exclaimed excitedly, slapping the table and standing up from her chair.
Zheng Wei nodded. “As long as he works hard, it’ll happen within a few years!”
“So, if we’re lucky, I might have grandchildren within three years?” Mother Lu felt as if an explosion had gone off in her head…
“You could say that,” Zheng Wei nodded.
“That’s wonderful! Since the food hasn’t come yet, I’ll ask Taobao to bring Xiao Ju back!” Mother Lu said, grabbing her phone and rushing outside.
“Awei, you better not set up Taobao behind his back!” Madam Lu asked Zheng Wei with some concern.
Zheng Wei waved his hand. “I’ve got it under control!”
Lu Taobao was more reliable than Lin Xin, so Zheng Wei wouldn’t deliberately set him up.
Due to Mother Lu’s excitement, the gathering ultimately became a dinner for the couple Zheng Wei and Shen Xiaoyan, and the couple Lu Taobao and Na Muzhong. As for Mother Lu and Madam Lu, they willingly arranged to have Japanese food together, leaving the space for the younger generation.
“Didn’t go to the company today?” Lu Taobao raised an eyebrow at Zheng Wei.
“Accompanying my wife,” Zheng Wei replied with utmost justification.
Upon hearing this, Lu Taobao’s gaze shifted to Na Muzhong, his eyes fixed, unwilling to look away.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Na Muzhong said with a look of disdain. He was staring at himself more and more brazenly now!
Lu Taobao gripped his cup and said, “I wish I didn’t have to go to the company either.”
“You’re the boss, you don’t want to go, so don’t go!” Na Muzhong shrugged, not wanting to understand the implication in Lu Taobao’s words.
“But, I don’t want to go to the company this afternoon,” Lu Taobao seized the opportunity to find an excuse. However, after hearing this, Na Muzhong inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.
Shen Xiaoyan glanced at Lu Taobao, then at Na Muzhong. She wrote something on a piece of paper and secretly handed it to Na Muzhong: “Madam Lu, you’ve gained weight.”