After midnight, Xu Wenyin’s body’s time limit was refreshed again, and this matter finally passed smoothly.

Faced with Zhao Tao’s persuasion and generous salary offer, Xu Wenyin was very tempted but could only reluctantly refuse. She didn’t want to race against time like that again. What if she really overturned?

If she took the money, she had to do the job. Xu Wenyin still strongly abides by the spirit of a contract^[1]the general obligation of both parties in a contract to line up to the spirit as well as the technical requirements of their agreement.

However, because the financier was really generous, Xu Wenyin also promised that if something like this time happened again, she would try her best to help if she could.

As long as it doesn’t take more than two hours.

Of course, if it’s working at home, she’s available 24 hours a day.

No one knows what Zhao Tao was saying in his mind, but he wouldn’t reveal anything on the surface. 【……Okay, thank you very much.】

For this kind of technical talent, they could only try to please and win him/her over, otherwise, if he/she became unhappy, he/she could publish every stupid thing they said in high school. That would mean social death.

Take time to build a good relationship with the other person first, and maybe the other person will be willing at some point.

Xu Wenyin didn’t know what Zhao Tao and the boss behind him were planning. She was busy buying properties.

As a system, she could find the best use of this 3.5 million through calculations.

And even when she had this amount of money, which was considered huge for ordinary people, Xu Wenyin didn’t stop making small profits.

She still sells one or two programs a month, but now she no longer needs to put them up and wait for a buyer.

Boss Zhao Tao has everything covered!

He would pay 10% higher than the market price. Just pack it well for him and she could charge as much as she wanted.

No middleman would cut of the profit, and occasionally a few orders with very generous remuneration would be given.

What a magical boss!

Xu Wenyin felt that she must send a banner to Boss Zhao Tao if she had the chance.

It was said online that when one wanted to thank someone but didn’t know what to give, a banner was the universal choice.

As for what to write……

Was it better to say ‘Conscientious boss who supports my family’ or ‘Thank you Boss for sending a lot of money’?

Never mind, she would think about it then.

By the time everything was truly settled, in the blink of an eye, it was October.

October 7th was Xu Youyou’s third birthday.

Xu Wenyin had long known from books the importance of birthdays to children, and she happened to still have some money left in her hand, so she could give Youyou a proper celebration.

If nothing else, at least it couldn’t be worse than Qian Xin’s.

Xu Wenyin’s inexplicable desire to compare led her to order a three-layered cake in a pink princess style.

But looking at this house of more than 40 square meters, Xu Wenyin was troubled again.

This house was usually inhabited by Xu Youyou alone. It’s certainly enough for one more child, but if five more children were added, it would obviously be very difficult to have fun in such a tight space.

Was she going to fail on the first step?

Luckily, Qin Yiren sent a hack about an outside venue.

Qin Yiren learned from Lu Chenjun that Xu Youyou’s birthday was on October 7. Thinking of the house where the mother and daughter were currently living and the friends Xu Youyou wanted to invite, Qin Yiren’s first reaction was to offer to celebrate it at her house.

It’s just right next door and the size of the place was also decent, but she didn’t know if Xu Wenyin would take offense……

Xu Wenyin happily expressed her gratitude.

She didn’t feel her pride was hurt or that Qin Yiren was showing off. Xu Wenyin only felt the other party’s sincere desire to help.

Those acting lessons weren’t in vain. Xu Wenyin still had some experience in observing micro-expressions. One look at Qin Yiren and she knew that the other party was a kind-hearted person.

Xu Wenyin suddenly felt that it was indeed right not to move immediately because of Lu Chenjun.

If it wasn’t for Qin Yiren, many things would have been more hassle.

This relationship between the two of them was what the books called best friends, right?!

Although it’s a pity that they couldn’t be husband and wife, the book also said that a truly good friend could stab their own man a few times for each other^[2]Robbin: What books are you reading?.

Of course, Xu Wenyin had no interest in having Lu Weizheng stabbed. Anyway, he’s a man with a low sense of presence and wouldn’t have much impact.

At the same time, Xu Wenyin silently swore in her heart, Sister, don’t worry, your son’s life is on me!

She must eliminate any possibility of Lu Chenjun getting into a car accident!

Once the matter of the house was settled, all that was left to prepare was the gift.

As the dearest mother, and given that this was their first time celebrating Xu Youyou’s birthday together, what gift should Xu Wenyin give?

Looking at all kinds of suggestions online, Xu Wenyin felt that they were unreliable.

“Then how about making something with your own hands?”

They were on the sofa in the Qin family’s living room while both of their children had gone to kindergarten. Xu Wenyin had just finished eating and was chatting with Qin Yiren.

She wanted advice from her best friend.

“I did, I did.” Xu Wenyin raised her hand. “I’ve knitted scarves, hats, and gloves, but winter is still quite far. Would it be too early to give them?”

Xu Wenyin had also learned from books that there were a hundred ways to care for babies. Scarves, hats, and such things represent maternal love, so she had prepared them early on, waiting for the weather to get cold to take them out to surprise Youyou.

Qin Yiren was fortunate enough to see these handmade products in advance. Touching the precise stitches and looking at the intricate patterns, she fell silent.

Should she also give Juanjuan some ‘maternal love’? Otherwise, when Youyou happily shows off the things her mother knitted for her, would Juanjuan be a little disappointed?

Putting the idea aside for now, Qin Yiren continued to give Xu Wenyin advice, “How about making some dishes?”

“But I cook for Youyou all the time?”

Except for going to the kindergarten and Qin Yiren’s house, Xu Wenyin spent most of the weekends and evenings cooking. She was no longer limited to just feeding Xu Youyou for sustenance. She would now also make cookies, cupcakes, and anything that children like to eat.

Her repertoire had long since broadened, and of course, the delicious food must be shared.

Youyou also liked them very much after trying them.

Qin Yiren who had never cooked or made biscuits for Juanjuan: “……” I lost, I completely lost!

In the end, Qin Yiren could only say, “Youyou will like whatever you give her, don’t worry.”

That was true, and Xu Wenyin believed it so, but she still wanted to give Yuyou a good surprise.

———pr

On October 7, at 1:00 pm, six children gathered at Qin Yiren’s house.

Under the skillful hands of Aunt Qin, the house was instantly filled with a birthday atmosphere, with ribbons, balloons, and so on.

And today’s birthday girl, Xu Youyou, was equally well-dressed. She had on a pretty princess dress, an exquisite tiara, and a bright smile on her little face.

This was her first birthday celebration!

Previously, Xu Youyou still didn’t have the concept of birthdays. Later, when she slowly started to remember things, she saw other children celebrating theirs.

However, birthdays at the orphanage were nothing more than everyone singing Happy Birthday together and the celebrant getting a small gift.

There’s no such thing as a birthday cake.

The first time Xu Youyou ate a formal birthday cake was at Qian Xin’s house. The cake was so beautiful and delicious.

Seeing the way Qian Xin closed his eyes and made a wish, Xu Youyou couldn’t say she wasn’t envious. She also wanted to have her own birthday party with a big cake and play with her friends.

Now that wish had finally come true!

“Youyou, come and make a wish!”

“Youyou, you must close your eyes and you can’t say the wish out loud~”

Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Youyou closed her eyes and made her first birthday wish.

Youyou hope to be with Mom forever, and Mom to forever be with Youyou.

Opening her eyes, Xu Youyou puffed up her cheeks and blew out three candles in one breath.

Qin Yiren recorded this moment with a camera.

The lovely children, the joyous birthday party, no matter what it was, she wanted to keep this moment and hoped to have a heartfelt smile whenever they saw these pictures in the future.

The birthday party lasted until eight in the evening, but this time everyone didn’t stay and sleep together. After all, Qin Yiren’s home wasn’t like the villa, and there weren’t as many helpers as the Qian family, so it was quite inconvenient to take care of six children.

But it didn’t matter, it was enough as long as everyone had fun.

And in late October, the second training camp would start.

Everyone could train and sleep together again.

Except for Gu Weiyi, who was standing at the very edge, a little unhappy.

Faced with his little friend’s suggestion that he also go to the training camp, Gu Weiyi could only smile.

His father’s filming was going very smoothly. They originally thought it would take half a year, but at the current pace, three months might be enough.

In other words, he might stay in Jiang City until November at most, then they have to return to the capital.

But he didn’t want to tell anyone else. Just talk about it later.

It’s rare for everyone to be so happy, and he wanted to laugh with them as well.

After saying goodbye to her friends and Aunt Qin, Xu Youyou returned to her home with a happy smile still on her face. She was in high spirits and seemed like she could go out and run a few laps.

“Mom, Mom, look, this is the toy Juanjuan gave me. It’s a cute little deer!”

Xu Youyou decided to put this little deer on the bedside so that she could see it as soon as she opened her eyes every day.

“Mom, hahaha, Miaomiao gave me a doll. It’s so pretty.”

“Huh? What’s this one from Xiao Pang?”

The little girl muttered as she opened the gifts, and the little tiara shook along with her head, causing Xu Wenyin, who had already transformed back to a system, to feel the itch to fix it.

Today’s birthday party started at one in the afternoon and she couldn’t stick around for that long, thus she only showed up for a while at the beginning and then returned home on the pretext of having something urgent at work.

Basically, Xu Wenyin only appeared during dinner and candle-blowing. The rest of the time, Xu Wenyin wasn’t visible in the eyes of others.

Only Xu Youyou knew that she was always there.

However, when Xu Wenyin heard Liu Miaomiao’s question, she still felt abnormal.

“Youyou, is your mom so busy? A birthday is not every day, my mom and dad will make sure to always accompany me.”

Liu Miaomiao might have been unintentional due to her confusion, but it was overheard by Xu Wenyin.

Will Youyou be sad? It’s obviously such an important day for her.

Then she heard Xu Youyou’s reply.

“Because it’s hard for Mom to raise Youyou by herself.”

Xu Youyou countered Liu Miaomiao matter-of-factly. “Youyou can skip birthdays as long as mom is here.”

Her mother told her that if anyone found out she was a fairy, she could no longer accompany Xu Youyou. Therefore, it’s okay if her mother could only appear for a while a day. She would keep this secret as long as her mother could always stay with her.

It was difficult for Xu Wenyin to describe the emotion she had when she heard Xu Youyou’s reply. She felt particularly out of sorts, as if there was an itch spreading from her heart, making her want to scratch it hard.

But it shouldn’t be. She didn’t have a body right now, so how could she feel itchy?

Xu Wenyin didn’t know why she was in a particularly good mood. She even started humming a song in Xu Youyou’s head.

Her baby was really unlike others, sensible, smart, and cute!

She’s the best baby in the whole world— no— in the entire universe!

Xu Wenyin, who had deliberately saved fifteen minutes of her time, suddenly materialized. “Youyou, Mom hasn’t given her gift yet.”

Under Xu Youyou’s surprised and expectant gaze, Xu Wenyin took out…… a stack of red booklets from behind her!

It opened like a fan and on closer inspection, there were six booklets.

Xu Youyou looked confused. “Mom, what are these?”

There are so many. Was it for drawing?

Xu Wenyin showed a proud smile. “It’s real estate certificates! Everything is under Youyou’s name~”

Real estate certificate? What’s that?

Xu Youyou cocked her head, then opened one of the booklets.

Hmm, she doesn’t recognize a single word.

Xu Wenyin sat down cross-legged and started explaining to Xu Youyou.

“This thing indicates that Youyou own the house written here.” Xu Wenyin took out a booklet and continued, “Mom didn’t know what birthday gift to give Youyou, so after much consideration, Mom decided to give these. This way, no matter what Youyou encounter in the future, you don’t have to worry about not having a way out.”

“And these six booklets go like this, one is a birthday gift for Youyou’s first birthday, two for your second birthday, and three for today’s birthday. Next year, Mom will try her best to give Youyou four, five the year after that, and so on, all the way until Youyou is one hundred years old!”

One hundred was a big number for Xu Youyou. After all, she’s only just learning to count right now, and it would take a long time to count to one hundred.

Does that mean her mother would stay with her for a long, long time?

Xu Youyou had no idea what the real estate represented, let alone that these six books had basically consumed all of Xu Wenyin’s hard-earned money so far.

Moreover, these six properties were carefully selected by Xu Wenyin.

It would be demolished in the next ten years. When the time comes, one would be two, and two would be three. Xu Youyou would become a landlady with no worries about food and clothing!

Xu Wenyin saw from the Internet that many humans nowadays dream of becoming landowners, so naturally she couldn’t let Xu Youyou fall behind.

They’d start with a small goal and strive to make Xu Youyou the most powerful landowner on this planet!

Hearing Xu Wenyin’s words, Xu Youyou’s big eyes curved into lovely crescents, and at the same time, she hugged the six booklets tightly in her arms. “Youyou like these gifts very much, thank you, Mom~”

In Xu Youyou’s eyes, these weren’t just a few ordinary booklets, but a promise given to her by her mother, which meant that her mother would always be with her.

What better gift could there be?

None!

Xu Youyou’s third birthday was spent in joy and happiness.

———pr

The five children had their second training soon after.

This time, with their previous experience, it started smoothly and ended smoothly.

Xu Youyou even received a small badge as an extra reward from the instructor for her outstanding performance.

Even though the badge had no function other than that it looked good, it was a symbol of honor for the little children. Xu Youyou instantly received a series of envious looks.

The little girl wasn’t the least bit embarrassed about this and happily accepted the stares.

Those few months were enough to change a lot for a child.

Just like Xu Youyou, she no longer shows the cowardly and insecure appearance she had when she was in the orphanage.

Anyone who sees her now could tell that this child was growing up surrounded by love.

That love gave Xu Youyou the greatest confidence.

As soon as the training camp ended, in order to reward Xu Youyou for her hard work, Xu Wenyin took her child to the mall and planned to buy her a big stuffed toy.

Xu Wenyin saw Liu Miaomiao’s new room shared by Mother Liu in their group chat.

They couldn’t compare in terms of the room size, but having a few more stuffed toys was no problem.

Xu Wenyin discovered that Xu Youyou particularly liked cute stuffed toys. The one Xiao Juanmao gave her was like her treasure and had to be placed by the bed so she could fall asleep.

Originally, the toys could be purchased online, but Xu Wenyin felt that Xu Youyou’s range of activities was too narrow. She was three years old and had only been to the mall a couple of times. Was that reasonable?

The book says that girls should see more of the world so that they wouldn’t be easily deceived by scumbags.

So she specifically picked a weekday, asked for leave directly from the kindergarten, and drove Xu Youyou to a newly opened shopping mall closest to the community.

Xu Youyou was indeed very happy.

This mall was bigger than the ones she had been to before, and the little girl almost fainted just by going up one level after another on the escalator.

“Wow—”

When she followed Xu Wenyin to the store that specialized in stuffed toys, the little girl opened her mouth in surprise.

So, so many toys!

The biggest one was even taller and bigger than her mother!

Seeing Xu Youyou’s eyes falling on the top platform, Xu Wenyin thought she had set her sights on the largest teddy bear, which was probably two meters tall.

Xu Youyou could even use it as a bed.

“That one, Youyou want it.”

Since her baby likes it, Xu Wenyin doesn’t feel bad about spending money.

Besides, her income had been very stable recently, and in a while, she would be able to save up for another real estate for Xu Youyou.

This store provides door-to-door delivery after purchasing a certain amount. Since they were already there, Xu Wenyin thought to simply let Xu Youyou pick out a few more.

Xu Youyou didn’t just buy randomly because of that, but pointed to a stuffed doll about 20 centimeters tall placed on the middle shelf on the other side of the store and said, “Youyou just want that one. It looks like Juanjuan~”

When Xu Youyou said so, Xu Wenyin couldn’t help but look at it a few more times.

It does look like him!

The same curly hair, the same cynical eyes, and even the expression of disgust were exactly the same!

Xu Wenyin wanted to laugh when she looked at it, so she bought it without hesitation and took a picture for Qin Yiren. 【Your son.】

Qin Yiren who received the photo replied, 【Hahahahahahahaha.】

She could hardly wait to see Juanjuan’s expression after he saw this doll. It’s really similar!

Xu Wenyin was having a great time with her child. She took Xu Youyou to other parts of the mall. They happened to see a children’s supplies store and the two of them walked straight in.

“Xu Youyou?”

At that moment, an annoying voice came from behind.

Sure enough, it was Zhou Weimin and his wife.

Xu Wenyin rolled her eyes at the two and wanted to pull Xu Youyou in another direction.

It’s really unlucky to encounter these two during a good mother-daughter bonding time!

“Ms. Xu! Ms. Xu!”

Who knew that Zhou Weimin wouldn’t give up and catch up to block them?

“I wonder if there’s some kind of misunderstanding between us? Ms. Xu, I—”

“There’s no misunderstanding, I simply don’t want to see you.” Xu Wenyin interrupted Zhou Weimin’s words without politeness.

Whenever she saw these two people, she would think of the various abuses Xu Youyou suffered in the novel.

If Lu Haoyu tormented Xu Youyou for the second half of her life, then this couple, as well as their child, tormented Xu Youyou for the first half of it.

They should all be thrown in the non-recyclable garbage bin!

Xu Wenyin glanced at Zhou Weimin’s wife’s slightly protruding belly. With her flat shoes and lack of makeup, Xu Wenyin was almost certain that the other person was truly pregnant.

Even if they hadn’t adopted Xu Youyou, this child would still be born.

Xu Wenyin wasn’t surprised by this.

“Ms. Xu, I don’t know how we’ve offended you. Have you heard any rumors—” Zhou Weimin was still trying to struggle.

He never really expected Xu Wenyin to be related to the daughter of the Qin family. Fortunately, the other arty only sent her assistant to give him a warning.

It’s the Qin family ah! That’s a powerful family in the capital, not to mention that the daughter of the Qin family was married to the second son of the Lu family.

Zhou Weimin had also heard things from the grapevine and knew how tough the second son of the Lu family was.

In case those two people showed even the slightest dislike for him because of Xu Wenyin, it would be a big blow to his company, which had only been established for a few years.

But he didn’t know who spread the news about Qin Yiren’s warning to him, and during this period, Zhou Weimin’s business was already struggling. Many of the previously negotiated orders were canceled even though the other party had to pay liquidated damages.

That was never a good thing for a company!

The only good news was probably that his wife was finally pregnant. Zhou Weimin asked a master to take a look, and it was basically certain that it was a body.

“You’re gonna block the way again?”

Xu Wenyin was impatient. Her time was so precious, how could she waste it on such a scumbag?

After saying those words which had a hint of threat, Xu Wenyin picked up Xu Youyou and walked directly around Zhou Weimin in the other direction. It was unknown if Zhou Weimin was really afraid of offending Xu Wenyin, he hesitated for a while but still didn’t try to catch up again.

Of course, no matter how many times he cursed her behind her back, Xu Wenyin wasn’t interested.

“Youyou, don’t be afraid, Mom’s here.”

After walking away, Xu Wenyin patted Xu Youyou’s head. She still remembered that the last time Xu Youyou saw Zhou Weimin and his wife, she hid behind her in fear.

Now she was keeping her head down and not saying anything, Xu Wenyin assumed it was the same as last time and wanted to say a few more words of comfort.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Youyou heard Xu Wenyin’s comforting words, she immediately raised her head and said loudly, “Youyou isn’t afraid! Youyou is just thinking about whether to dial demon spirit!”

“Didn’t Mom say to call the police uncle right away if you meet a bad person who won’t leave you alone?”

Xu Wenyin: “……?”

Baby, you’re even fiercer than me!

“Yes, that’s right!” Xu Wenyin didn’t think there was anything wrong with this kind of education at all. After encouraging Xu Youyou with a couple of words, she quickly forgot about Zhou Weimin.

———pr

In the evening, at the Qin family’s house.

Lu Chenjun looked at the three smiling females across from him and showed a typical helpless face.

Then he saw them smiling even more.

Similar! Really similar!

Xu Youyou even cheerfully declared that she would put Juanjuan No. 2 on the other side of her bed.

Lu Chenjun: “……” As long as you’re happy.

But there was indeed one more thing to talk about today.

After Qin Yiren finished laughing, she casually asked, “Wenyin, have you ever thought of letting Youyou learn a special skill or something?”

In families like theirs, many children start learning those things at the age of three.

Although Lu Chenjun was a prodigy, he would inevitably end up like Zhongyong^[3]《The Pity of Zhongyong》; a story about a prodigy child named Fang Zhongyong who became an ordinary person because his father did not allow him to study. It warns people that they must never rely … Continue reading if he didn’t study.

In the past, Lu Chenjun was withdrawn and didn’t like to talk much. Qin Yiren didn’t dare to let him come into contact with too many other children at once, so she just passed on the hobby classes.

If a teacher was invited to teach alone, Lu Chenjun would also hardly listen and just do his own thing.

Now that there was finally improvement, she thought about hiring a teacher for her child, maybe it would get better and better.

And considering that Juanjuan appeared more like a child in front of Xu Youyou, Qin Yiren took the opportunity to ask Xu Wenyin if she was willing. She didn’t have to worry about the teacher or anything else.

Unexpectedly, Xu Wenyin showed an astonished expression. “Youyou is only three years old, learn what?!”

At this age, shouldn’t she be eating, drinking, having fun, sleeping, and playing? Even going to a training camp was only agreed upon because Xu Youyou strongly requested it from Xu Wenyin.

Moreover, Xu Youyou was slowly starting bilingual teaching step by step in kindergarten from Monday to Friday, learning a new foreign language.

Now they have to learn new things again? Do human babies work so hard?

A certain system knows nothing about the intense education style of human parenting.