Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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After the little guy finished speaking, he stared blankly at the tablet, seemingly waiting for something. But after waiting for a long time without a response, his eyes gradually dimmed with disappointment, his little mouth pursed, and his little back exuded a sense of loneliness, looking quite pitiful.
Was he talking to his father? He must be so disappointed because he didn’t receive any news from his father. Tang Tang couldn’t bear to see the little guy like this. After thinking for a moment, she slowly moved closer to him and asked, “Baby, are you talking to Daddy— oh no, are you talking to your father?”
Ji Xiaozhuo turned around, his back to Tang Tang, ignoring her.
Tang Tang had no choice but to move to the other side to face him and continue, “Baby, you’re so amazing! You can even use this tablet. I can’t do it at all. Can you teach me? I really want to learn.”
The little guy “humphed,” then stuck his little bottom out and spun around in place, before turning his head again, resolutely presenting his chubby little bottom to her.
Tang Tang grinned, patiently following behind him again, relentlessly employing her sweet-talking offensive, “My sweet baby, my darling, please teach me! If you teach me, I’ll talk to you using this from now on, okay? Please, my sweet baby~”
Perhaps Tang Tang was being too mushy, because the little guy finally stopped turning his back, puffing out his cheeks and said while glaring at her, “You’re lying! You can! You used to play on your phone all the time.” Don’t think he hadn’t seen her frequently sending voice messages inviting people to go drinking.
Phone? What’s a phone? Tang Tang was completely baffled, so she could only explain to the little guy, “Baby, I’m not lying to you, I really can’t, because I’m injured. I’ve forgotten everything I used to know, and now I can’t do anything. Look at my injury.”
This startled the little guy, who stared at her with his mouth agape, seemingly doubtful.
Tang Tang pointed to the bruises on her legs and face, trying to convince him, “Baby, look, I really got hurt, and then I just ‘whoosh’ forgot about it. I’m not as smart as you are now.”
The little guy stared at Tang Tang’s injuries for a long time, his little fists clenching quietly. After a while, he finally spoke up in a muffled voice, “Then I’ll only teach you once. If you can’t learn it, that’s on you.”
Tang Tang nodded happily, “Okay! Thank you, baby.”
The little guy turned his head and seemingly reluctantly pushed the tablet towards Tang Tang, then pointed to the talking box below and said, “Just press this to talk, and then Daddy can hear you.”
Tang Tang was really curious about this talking thing and really wanted to learn from the little guy. She would be living here in the future, and she definitely had to learn these things. So she looked very carefully and immediately recognized that both avatars were of the little guy. One was of the little guy holding a chicken leg and eating it, and the other was of the little guy fast asleep. They were so cute.
“Oh, baby, it’s you! You look so much like me!”
The little guy hummed, a little proud. “My dad and I have pictures of ourselves in these portraits, taken by him.”
Tang Tang stared at the two portraits, unable to look away. The more she looked, the cuter they seemed, and she thought the drawing technique here was amazing— it could draw people perfectly, just like real people.
Ji Xiaozhuo blushed when he saw Tang Tang staring at his picture so intently. He tried to keep a straight face and said, “Do you still want to learn? Don’t waste my time, I’m busy.”
Tang Tang snapped out of her reverie. “Learn, learn, learn right now! You talk like this, right?”
The little guy nodded, pressing his index finger on the talking frame to demonstrate: “Daddy, Daddy, I’m Xiao Zhuo!” After saying that, he released his finger and said to Tang Tang, “Like this, Daddy can hear what I say when he sees it. Try it.”
“Huh? I’ll try?” Tang Tang rubbed her hands, a little flustered. Was she going to talk to her current husband? What should she say? Maybe she should just say hello first?
Tang Tang was a little nervous and excited. She mentally rehearsed her speech several times to make sure everything was in order before slowly pressing the talk button. But before she could even press it, a chubby little hand stopped her.
Tang Tang looked at the little one, puzzled.
Ji Xiaozhuo puffed out his cheeks and glared at her again, “You have to speak properly! You can’t scold Daddy! And you can’t argue with Daddy! Otherwise… otherwise…”
The little one thought for a long time but couldn’t think of anything else to do, and frustratedly punched his chubby leg.
“Uh…” Tang Tang blinked, and after a moment, she realized what the little one meant. Could it be that the original owner treated her husband badly, often scolding and arguing with him, so that’s why the baby said that?
But how could the original owner scold her husband? Since she was married, she should be a good wife and mother, treating her husband and child well. That’s what a good wife is, her nanny had told her since she was little. So why didn’t the original owner treat her husband and child well? Could it be that her current husband wasn’t a good person?
Tang Tang cautiously asked the little one, “Baby, is your daddy good?”
Ji Xiaozhuo answered without hesitation, “Of course Daddy’s good! Daddy catches bad guys and earns money to support you and me. Earning money is hard work, but you don’t earn any money, all you do is drink and smash things, and you’re always scolding Daddy! You’re bad! I don’t want a mom like you!”
As Ji Xiaozhuo spoke, he recalled everything that had happened before, thinking of how other mothers loved their children, and felt sad and wronged. His eyes reddened, and he didn’t want to face her anymore. So he simply climbed off the sofa and ran back to his room, slamming the door shut.
“Baby…” Tang Tang was at a loss. She didn’t even have time to grab her cane before hopping to the door, only to find it locked from the inside. Tang Tang had no choice but to knock, “Baby, come out, come out and let’s talk properly, okay?”
There was no response from inside; the little one didn’t want to talk to anyone.
Tang Tang pursed her lips and sighed inwardly. Was the original owner really such a bad woman?
Aunt Li, who was cooking in the kitchen, rushed out upon hearing the noise. “What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”
Tang Tang pointed to the door. “Nothing, it’s just that the baby’s angry with me and doesn’t want to come out.”
Aunt Li glanced at the closed door, moved her lips, but said nothing, and went back to cooking.
Tang Tang took one last look at the door, limped back to the sofa, picked up her cane, and slowly walked into the kitchen, leaning against the cupboard to help Aunt Li prepare the vegetables.
This time, Aunt Li didn’t say anything about her help, probably because she’d gotten used to it these past few days.
Tang Tang was still thinking about what had just happened. She really wanted to know about the original owner of this body, and the only person here who could probably tell her was Aunt Li.
“Aunt Li, I want to ask you some things. Please tell me the truth, okay?”
Aunt Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Go ahead and ask.”
“Aunt Li, you know I don’t remember anything from before. Can you tell me what kind of person I was before?”
Aunt Li hadn’t expected this question and remained silent for a moment.
“Aunt Li, I really don’t remember anything from before, but I know I must have been very bad. Tell me, I’ll change, I’ll be good to the baby and… and the baby’s father… Daddy.”
Aunt Li, thinking about her changes in the past two days, actually believed most of her story about amnesia. After a moment’s hesitation, she nodded. “Okay, I’ll tell you.” Maybe she really did have amnesia; perhaps telling her would make her change and become a better person from then on.
“I don’t know why you and your husband got married, but since I came here, you’ve never let him have a moment’s peace. You only know how to drink, and when you’re drunk you act crazy. Xiao Zhuo was often scared to tears by you when he was little. Your husband was busy in the army and was worried about who would take care of Xiao Zhuo, so he asked me to come.”
“Then why doesn’t my husband… Baby’s father divorce me?” A woman like this should have been divorced long ago.
Aunt Li found Tang Tang’s choice of words strange, but didn’t bother to argue. She simply said, “I don’t know, but I guess it’s for Xiao Zhuo’s sake. A child can’t be without a mother. Xiao Zhuo is still young and wants his mother’s love. Don’t be fooled by Xiao Zhuo’s apparent dislike for you; he still wants you to love him more.”
She had seen Xiao Zhuo staring at women with children more than once, his eyes filled with envy and longing that was heartbreaking. She could see it, and her Master certainly could too. Children this young crave maternal love. Even if their mothers were terrible, they still hoped for their mothers’ affection. They would only truly be disappointed when they grew up.
She guessed that her Master was enduring it all for Xiao Zhuo’s sake.
Tang Tang nodded, but felt a lump in her throat.
But Aunt Li had started talking and couldn’t stop. She decided to get to the bottom of it all at once, hoping it might actually work. Before, Tang Tang wouldn’t listen, but now she seemed to be receptive, so she naturally had to speak up.
“Madam, although I’m just a nanny hired by the master, I have to say it, even if you find it unpleasant.”
“Madam, you truly don’t know how lucky you are. You don’t need to go out and earn money, you have no financial pressure, the master takes care of everything, and he’s handsome, upright, and responsible— a rare and reliable man. Your son is so adorable too. What more could you ask for? This is what so many women dream of their whole lives, and yet you keep acting up! I really don’t know what you’re thinking.”
Tang Tang listened quietly, drawing a conclusion about the original owner’s character: she wasn’t a good wife, nor a good mother.
Such a bad woman, yet the baby’s father hasn’t divorced her. He was truly too kind. Most men would have divorced her and remarried long ago. He was willing to endure this for the sake of the child. The baby’s father was a good man, and a good father.
After Aunt Li finished speaking, she began to persuade her, “Madam, since you say you don’t remember anything, then it’s like starting from scratch. Just live a good life with your husband from now on, be good to the child, then wouldn’t it be better for the whole family to be happy together?”
Tang Tang nodded, “Aunt Li, I will be a good wife and mother from now on, don’t worry.”
Although she had gained someone else’s child and husband for nothing, it was a fact now. From now on, the baby and the baby’s father would be her family, her only support in this world. If she wasn’t good to them, who else would she be good to? This was her meaning here.
Although the baby’s father might not like her, she would try her best to make the baby and the baby’s father like her.
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