Chapter 61 Watching the Show

Ma Aning lowered her voice to a whisper, afraid of waking her sleeping husband. She turned her head and looked tenderly at her daughter, Shen Xiaoxiao, beside her, gently giving her some instructions.

"Mmm! Mom, I promise I won't make a sound." Shen Xiaoxiao blinked her big, bright eyes and nodded obediently, answering sincerely.

At this moment, Shen Xiaochuan, who was asleep, seemed to sense the movement of the mother and daughter. He turned over slightly, mumbled a few words in his sleep, and then fell into a deep sleep again.

The sleeping posture was exactly the same as Shen Zishan's, which almost made the mother and daughter burst out laughing.

Ma Aning gently carried Shen Xiaoxiao out of the room, quickly resolving this important matter.

Then, she went back to the room, put Shen Xiaoxiao on the bed, went back to the kitchen to heat up the rice porridge, and brought it to the room and placed it on the table.

He picked up Shen Xiaoxiao and let her sit on his lap. He picked up the bowl of fragrant rice porridge on the table and fed her mouthful after mouthful. Before long, her little tummy was round and full.

The mother and daughter stared at each other, wide-eyed.

Time flies, and it wasn't even 8 o'clock yet when a sudden, urgent assembly whistle rang out from outside.

The sudden noise shattered the tranquility inside the room.

"Oh dear, Mommy has to go out and see what happened. Why don't you stay in bed and play quietly?"

Ma Aning tried to put the person on the bed, but couldn't.

"No, Mom, I want to go too! I love watching the excitement!"

When Shen Xiaoxiao heard that she was not allowed to go with them, she immediately protested. She was wearing a round, chubby outfit and looked like a cute little meatball, bouncing around on Ma Aning.

"Oh dear, you little chubby boy, if you keep bouncing around like that, Mommy won't be able to hold you anymore!"

Ma Aning couldn't help but laugh out loud at her daughter's antics, but she still hugged her tightly.

"No, no, I want to go, I want to go!" Shen Xiaoxiao persisted, stretching out her two chubby little hands and tightly hugging Ma Aning's neck, shaking her incessantly and acting coquettishly.

“That’s settled then, it’s very cold outside,” Ma Aning said.

"I'm not afraid, I'm wearing thick clothes." Shen Xiaoxiao answered in her mind, patting her clothes with her chubby little hands.

"Then I'll wrap another coat around your neck and hold it in my arms. Just don't make a sound."

Seeing her daughter's chubby figure wrapped in a large dress, her small face making it impossible to tell if she was thin or plump, Ma Aning nodded in satisfaction, picked her up, and walked out.

Shen Xiaoxiao regretted her decision as soon as she stepped outside and was hit by the cold wind, but she didn't say anything and instead huddled into Ma Aning's arms.

"I told you it's cold, right? How about Mom carries you back now?" Ma Aning suggested, trying to negotiate.

Shen Xiaoxin's voice rang out, "I don't want to. I won't be cold if I hide. I have to go and see what's going on."

Ma Aning had no choice but to go with her, carrying the person to the brigade headquarters, which was already full of people, some of whom had to stand at the door because there was no room left.

Everyone turned to look, and saw Ma Aning carefully carrying the child as she slowly walked over. Seeing this, they quickly stepped aside to make way so that she and the child in her arms could enter the house smoothly.

Aunt Qin looked at Shen Xiaoxiao with concern and asked softly, "Oh dear, why did you bring the child out in this cold weather?" Her words revealed her affection for the child.

Ma Aning gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "Brother Shan only came back last night. He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he got home. I really couldn't bear to wake him up, after all, he had been working hard all night."

"Xiao Chuan is sleeping soundly right now, so let the father and son rest peacefully at home. But the little one woke up and kept crying, so I had to take her out for a walk and comfort her."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ma Aning couldn't help but sigh softly, as if she had endless worries and exhaustion in her heart.

Ma Aning continued walking into the house until she reached the deepest part.

Ma Aning noticed that Shen Zhong was sitting quietly on a stool, with the two brothers, Shen Zijing and Shen Zicheng, standing beside him.

However, Ma Aning paid no attention to these people; all her thoughts were focused on the child in her arms.

She gently tidied the child's slightly disheveled clothes, her movements light and skillful, as if afraid of hurting Shen Xiaoxiao.

At the same time, Shen Bo, who also had a seat, noticed Ma Aning, who was holding a child but still standing in the same spot.

Without hesitation, he stood up and said, "Shanzi's wife, come and sit down here. It must be so tiring to stand here holding the baby!"

"Thank you, Uncle Bo, but I can't accept this! Please have a seat. The child is light, and I don't feel tired at all holding him."

Ma Aning quickly declined, offering a kind but slightly reserved smile.

Shen Bo waved his hand and said loudly, "Oh, don't be so polite with me! Come and sit down and rest your feet. I'm in good health and can move around easily. How can I compete with a woman with a child for a seat?"

As he spoke, he stood up without hesitation and gestured for Ma Aning to sit down.

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Ma Aning thanked her repeatedly and carefully carried the child to sit down on the chair.

As soon as she sat down, she gently patted the back of the child in her arms and said softly, "Come on, little girl, let's thank Grandpa Bo together." After saying that, she peeked the little head out of her arms.

Then, Shen Xiaoxiao's exquisitely beautiful face was revealed to everyone.

The little guy blinked his big, round, bright eyes, which looked like two crystal-clear black gems.

Her chubby cheeks were rosy and adorable, like ripe apples; her cherry-like lips were slightly upturned, forming an innocent yet slightly mischievous smile.

That smile seemed to light up the whole world.

Looking at the little child in front of him, who seemed to have stepped out of a New Year's painting, Shen Bo felt an indescribable joy welling up in his heart.

He couldn't help but reach out and gently tap the tip of Xiao Xiao's nose with his finger, chuckling as he said, "Oh my, this child is so adorable! So fair and delicate-looking, her name is Xiao Xiao, right? Hmm... really nice, really nice!"

From the moment he first saw Shen Xiaoxiao, Shen Bo was captivated by this adorable little girl.

You should know that his family is all boys. The eldest and second sons had a total of three naughty and unruly boys, but they didn't have a sweet and caring daughter.

Seeing the adorable Shen Xiaoxiao now, how could he not feel happy?

Seeing his granddaughter laughing so happily with others, he felt a pang of sadness.