Chapter 107: Scolding Xie Sicheng Is One Thing
In short, Chi Wang spent quite a bit of time notifying everyone.
However, while the invitations were sent out, not many people could actually come. With everyone scattered across the country in different universities, it was too difficult to gather everyone—it was practically impossible.
Those who couldn’t make it sent him wedding red envelopes of several hundred yuan each via WeChat. For such friends, Chi Wang didn’t hesitate; he still asked for their addresses, planning to mail them invitations.
The courier who came to pick up this large order found it somewhat unbelievable. Each invitation was insured for over ten thousand yuan, and he could feel the weight and texture in his hands—it indeed had a thick layer of gold plating.
“Rich people even make their invitations out of gold? That’s something new.”
With a mix of indescribable envy, the courier hefted the invitations and took them away.
Chi Wang was a bit worried about them getting lost, but on second thought, they were dealing with big companies, and the likelihood of losing packages was very low. He decided not to dwell on it.
In the group chat, Chu Qing was still complaining that the embroiderers couldn’t finish in time. She wanted to see Chi Wang wear the groom’s attire she had custom-made—super beautiful and especially flattering. She sent Chi Wang the design sketches. Yes, the groom’s attire was also designed by Chu Qing. The images showed two styles of groom’s attire, both elegant and upright, featuring intricate patterns of phoenixes, mandarin ducks, aquatic plants, and parasol trees. The details were exquisitely crafted. No wonder it hadn’t been finalized in half a year; it was indeed a labor-intensive project.
Chi Wang didn’t feel it was a pity. After all, they certainly wouldn’t hold just one wedding. Other people have both engagement parties and actual weddings, let alone them.
Wait, come to think of it, this wedding was somewhat equivalent to an engagement.
But judging by Xie and Chu Qing, they probably didn’t want to treat it as an engagement. There is a difference between an engagement and a real wedding, so they all agreed it was a real wedding, and publicly announced it as such.
Chi Wang knew they were blurring the lines a bit, but whatever—it didn’t really matter.
After sending out the invitations, Chi Wang picked up his phone, switched to his QQ account, and opened his long-neglected high school group chat. Sure enough, they were discussing his upcoming wedding.
Society is quite open now; the fact that two men can get married domestically shows that, so no one was questioning its legitimacy.
Most people just felt regret that he was getting married so early. He hadn’t dated during high school, and after just two years in college, he was “tricked” away.
Many couldn’t help but curse the guys at H University for being so good at wooing people.
Chi Wang: “…”
Indeed, back in middle and high school, everyone was very innocent. The most daring thing was writing love letters, and most didn’t even dare to sign their names.
If these classmates knew he already had a son, they’d probably be even more shocked.
But Chi Wang didn’t tell them about that.
At noon, after Chi Wang finished eating, he went to play with An An. An An’s limbs had become much stronger. When Chi Wang approached the crib, the first thing he noticed was that An An was holding his own foot and gnawing on it!
Chi Wang let out a cry of “Ah!” and quickly took An An’s foot away from his hands. Fortunately, An An was wearing socks; otherwise, it would have been unsanitary.
But even chewing on socks that got soaked was quite dirty!
Chi Wang said to An An, “Feet are dirty; you can’t eat them, An An.”
An An laughed with a “yaya” sound, a laugh unique to infants, making him adorably endearing.
Attracted by Chi Wang’s exclamation, Xie came over. Upon asking, he learned that An An could already chew on his own feet. He couldn’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed. He had anticipated this day ever since he saw An An enjoying sucking his fingers.
But this is the baby’s oral stage, and it’s not good to intervene, so they could only change An An’s socks frequently.
Xie picked up An An vertically. An An lay on his shoulder and reached out to grab Xie’s hair. However, Xie’s hair was too short compared to Chi Wang’s. Even though An An’s hands were small, it wasn’t easy to grab. So An An changed tactics and went for Xie’s ears.
Xie: “…”
An An laughed “ah ah,” but Chi Wang couldn’t delay. He wasn’t overly sensitive to pain himself, but he knew An An’s grip was strong—using all his might. Babies have surprisingly strong strength; they can even pull out your hair. Now, grabbing Xie’s ear must hurt.
Chi Wang quickly approached, carefully prying An An’s fingers while coaxing, “An An, don’t pull Daddy’s ear. If you pull it off, Daddy won’t have an ear anymore.”
Xie remained calm, but Chi Wang noticed that Xie’s ear had already turned red from An An’s grabbing.
Under Chi Wang’s coaxing, An An’s grip gradually loosened, and soon he released his fingers. Chi Wang promptly took An An and changed to holding him in his arms.
While holding An An, Chi Wang asked Xie, “Your ear’s all red from An An’s grabbing. Does it hurt?”
Xie shook his head. Chi Wang said, “Better not hold him upright anymore; he’s grabbing too hard now.”
Xie agreed. He reached out to remove the soaked socks that An An had been chewing on, wiped his toes with a wet wipe, and was about to put on a new pair of socks for him.
An An was tiny all over, including his feet, which looked like little figurines in Xie’s broad palm. Xie put the little socks on him.
Chi Wang laughed and said, “So An An wasn’t actually well-behaved before; his infant body just limited his actions. Now that his hands and feet are stronger, he’s grabbing everything, isn’t that right, An An?”
He lowered his head to look at An An. An An, treating everyone equally, reached out to grab the hair hanging over Chi Wang’s forehead. Chi Wang quickly raised his head, his smile smug, “Hey, An An can’t reach~”
Then he lowered his head again. The moment An An stretched out his hand, Chi Wang raised his head once more, “Still can’t reach~”
Raising and lowering his head was too tiring, so Chi Wang directly grabbed a rattle and shook it in front of An An. The dangling little balls swung back and forth. An An reached out to grab them but always missed. However, he was patient, smiling broadly as he continued trying to catch the little balls next to the rattle.
Chi Wang knew he couldn’t let him fail every time, so he deliberately slowed down the shaking of the rattle, allowing An An to successfully grab a little ball. Just as he was about to praise him, he saw An An grabbing the little ball and bringing it to his mouth.
Chi Wang: “…”
Why does he want to eat everything?
The oral stage doesn’t make any sense—is that even edible?
It seems you can’t be careless at all when raising a child. Who knows what An An might grab and put into his mouth.
Xie said to him, “If An An wants to chew on his feet, let him. Just keep things clean.”
Chi Wang continued shaking the rattle as he said, “I know; it’s the oral phase. I’m prepared.”
He wasn’t sure about other babies, but he could feel that An An was growing quite fast.
Thinking of this, Chi Wang felt happy again. It wasn’t due to “top cancer”; he simply was eagerly anticipating the day An An would call him “Dad.”
According to books, some quick-developing children can speak at nine months; under normal circumstances, they start talking at one year old. He wasn’t in a hurry—just taking it step by step.
After playing with An An for a while, he noticed An An’s big eyes blinking slowly before drooping. Chi Wang knew he was about to sleep and stopped teasing him. Gently rocking him in his arms for less than two minutes, An An peacefully fell asleep.
Chi Wang placed An An back into the crib and covered him with a small blanket. Now that An An’s limbs were stronger, he could easily kick off the blanket. But as Xie said, chewing on his feet was normal behavior, and Chi Wang couldn’t interfere.
Babies eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and they grow very quickly. Chi Wang felt that perhaps in the blink of an eye, An An would be calling him “Dad.”
Thinking of this, Chi Wang’s lips curled into a joyful smile.
As Xie walked out of the nursery with him, noticing the light smile on his lips, he asked softly, “What are you thinking about?”
Chi Wang said, “I’m thinking about An An calling me ‘Dad’ in the future… It feels so awesome. Haha.”
Xie said, “An An will need at least half a year before he can call people.”
Chi Wang replied, “Doesn’t stop me from imagining. But when the time comes, we need to let An An distinguish between ‘Big Daddy’ and ‘Little Daddy.’ I’ll be ‘Big,’ and you’ll be ‘Little.'”
Xie: “Sure.”
Having settled it, Chi Wang pondered and felt it wasn’t quite right. “‘Big Daddy’ and ‘Little Daddy’ don’t sound smooth, and we need to consider An An’s cognitive capacity—whether he can understand the difference. Besides, it doesn’t roll off the tongue.”
Xie asked, “Then how do you want him to address us?”
Chi Wang pointed to himself, “I’ll be ‘Papa,’ and you’ll be ‘Daddy.’ That sounds smoother. What do you think?”
Xie nodded, “Alright.”
Chi Wang couldn’t help but marvel at his thoroughness. He clapped his hands, “Then it’s decided!”
But deciding these things was still too early. The most pressing matter now was their wedding in half a month.
Chi Wang counted the days, and soon the school had its National Day holiday.
On National Day, Chi Wang’s classmates arrived in H City.
Xie and the driver picked up one group after another, but it still wasn’t enough. Chi Wang enlisted his brother Xiao Fu to help pick people up.
When Xiao Fu heard Chi Wang say he had many friends coming over, he was surprised and asked the same question as Xie, “Exactly how many friends do you have?”
Chi Wang answered vaguely, “Quite a few.”
Xiao Fu pressed further, “How many is ‘quite a few’?”
Chi Wang said, “…Over twenty are coming.”
Xiao Fu: “…”
“That’s two soccer teams. Impressive. We don’t even need to have Grandma, Grandpa, uncles, and aunts come over.”
Chi Wang glanced at Xiao Fu but didn’t see any unusual expression on his face. He asked, “Brother, aren’t you jealous?”
Xiao Fu snorted through his nose, “What would I be jealous of? What’s there to be jealous about this? Why are you asking? Did Xie get jealous? I told you, you can’t spoil a man too much. Look at how you’ve spoiled Xie. As men, we should have more friends outside. You need to teach Xie properly; being jealous all the time isn’t good for family harmony.”
“Also, you can’t indulge him too much. A partner needs to be disciplined. Men are inherently tricky; the more you chase after them, the less they care. Don’t act too much like a lovestruck fool or show that you care too much about him, or he’ll take advantage and make you suffer. This is all from experience; you need to remember it.”
Chi Wang: “…”
Brother, if he remembered correctly, they are both men, right?
Scolding Xie is one thing, but how did he end up scolding both of them?
- “Top cancer”: A slang term in BL (Boys’ Love) fandom referring to someone who is overly obsessed with being the “top” (dominant) in a relationship.
