The Empress’ Livestream
chapter-449

Chapter 449: Money That Grew on Trees (III)

The servant girl at home always treated Changsheng with care, but she certainly did not like the servant girl.

Qiguan Rang did not think that the child was pampered. Not only would he pat her bottom gently to urge her to crawl forward, but he would also entice her with objects of bright colors. Hence, Changsheng liked to play with Qiguan Rang a lot, and he was a very good playmate to her.

Using her arms and legs, she crawled very quickly, giggling non-stop. There was crystal-clear drool at the corners of her mouth and she was smiling brightly.

“Tsk. She looks like you and her mother, but her character… How should I say this? She’s not similar to you two at all.”

Qiguan Rang could not imagine Feng Jin crawling and giggling. The key thing was that this little girl was hot-tempered.

It was fine to tease her occasionally. Once she was angered, she would scream at him. She was willful and overbearing.

Feng Jin was busy organizing the files and his daughter was having fun with Qiguan Rang. The situation showed a stark contrast and made him look pitiful.

“She’s just a child who doesn’t know anything. How can you see her character?” Feng Jin answered as he placed the organized files in the specified place. Then, he took out another scroll and unfolded it slowly on the table.

He glanced at Qiguan Rang out of the corner of his eye. Qiguan Rang was walking back and forth in front of Changsheng while holding his own glass. Then, he led the little girl to crawl from the north of the government office to the south. Feng Jin’s daughter crawled and giggled.

The mat in the entire government office was wiped with her tiny body.

“Who says so? Don’t the old people say that one’s manhood can be foreseen at the age of three? Three years old and three months old are not that much of a difference. Anyway, your daughter won’t have a gentle and girlish character.” Qiguan Rang usually liked to keep a straight face. Even his gaze was usually dull. However, his eyes looked gentle and loving when he played with Changsheng. Would people close to him not think that it was rare?

Feng Jin almost broke the brush in his hand. What did he mean by saying his daughter would not have a gentle and girlish character?

Was there any woman in the Feng family who was not educated, gentle, smart and beautiful?

Qiguan Rang did not continue to tease Changsheng. He let her grab his sleeves and climb onto his body. His sleeve was stained with drool.

“You’re tired, right? I’ll carry you and you can take a rest.”

He did not think it was dirty. He carried Changsheng who was giggling and found a comfortable posture for her. He said casually, “It’s nothing wrong for women to be stronger in today’s world. Do you still remember the Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women that you once read? A woman who’s too gentle and girlish would end up like that.”

Feng Jin was startled. Qiguan Rang’s words left him at a loss for words.

“I wish my daughter to be as active and lively as Changsheng instead. I’ll find her a martial arts teacher when she’s a little older. Who knows when the world will be free from all the chaos? Daughters we have brought up ourselves are the flesh in our hearts. We can’t bear to hurt them the slightest bit… Just like you, don’t you still hide Changsheng in your sleeves and bring her here in secret, although she hampers your productivity? However, women should marry someone and have children when they grow up. This is the principle of reproduction and the law of nature. How many years can you accompany her as a father? Children should handle their future themselves. They should be stronger and braver, so that they will suffer less in the future. Am I right, little Changsheng?”

How could Changsheng understand those words? However, she knew that Qiguan Rang was talking to her, so she giggled.

Feng Jin was silent for quite some time and only spoke after a while. “Isn’t it too early to think about these things?”

“She’ll only be by your side for 16 years, at most.” Qiguan Rang gave him a withering look and curled his lips. “How old was your wife when you married her?”

Feng Jin was really speechless then, and he felt terrible.

He did not know whether it was because the amount of time that Changsheng would be by his side was too short, or because of Qiguan Rang’s words.

“Eh, why is Xiaoyu so quiet today?”

Qiguan Rang sat on the floor and played with Changsheng. Xu Ke happened to walk past him.

Xu Ke snorted, “I don’t have a daughter.”

Were they poking his wounds on purpose by letting a man like him who did not have a daughter participate in a conversation like this?

Qiguan Rang curled his lip. Changsheng, who was in his arms, giggled and tried to stand up to pull his hair crown.

“Whose child is this?”

Jiang Pengji was dressed in sleek, brown clothes with a windbreaker over her shoulders. She looked like she had just come from the woodworking room. She saw Qiguan Rang sitting on the floor with a fair baby in his lap as soon as she entered the office. She did not expect that he actually had the potential of being a babysitter.

“Looking at her… Is she Huaiyu’s daughter?”

Qiguan Rang bowed to Jiang Pengji a little while carrying Changsheng. “Lord, this is Huaiyu’s daughter, Changsheng.”

Changsheng did not care who had come, and grabbed his hair crown, refusing to let go. She screamed and prepared to pull it with force.

After a while, a pair of thin and powerful hands held the sides of her armpits, holding her up high. However, she was still pulling his hair crown. The two chubby hands refused to loosen their grip. They were at a silent stalemate.

Qiguan Rang removed his hair crown helplessly and stuffed it into his sleeve. She would not be able to grab it anymore.

“She’s pretty heavy.”

Jiang Pengji carried the child in her arms and weighed her in her hand. She was a lot heavier than many babies of the same age.

Feng Jin had a grave look on his face. “Changsheng, don’t disturb the lord. Come over here.”

He could stay composed when Changsheng disturbed Qiguan Rang. But if she bothered Jiang Pengji, according to the laws of superiority and inferiority, it was not acceptable.

“Don’t be so serious. Changsheng and I are quite fated. I’m the one who named her.”

Jiang Pengji teased Changsheng and pinched her limbs. She was indeed a very healthy and strong baby.

Feng Jin looked at them nervously. He gradually became reassured after noticing that Changsheng did not cry.

Jiang Pengji pinched Changsheng’s chubby face. “Seeing her, I think something good may happen today.”

Qiguan Rang responded with a smile, “It’s strange. She was so lively and making loud noises just now. How is she so obedient when she’s in the lord’s arms?”

Jiang Pengji was not surprised at all and smiled a little. “It’s normal. Children are very sensitive to smell.”

Adults could not compare to children in terms of their perception of smell. Changsheng dared to disturb Qiguan Rang, but she did not dare to do so to Jiang Pengji.

This was the innate survival instinct of small animals.

Meitian Douzai Xiuxian: “Streamer, is she the child whom Wei Jingxian gave birth to during the earthquake last time?”

Renxing Daxiongmao: “Wow. She’s so cute and chubby. Her facial features are beautiful too.”

Richang Huanbuqingzhai: “Take a look at who Changsheng’s parents are. The child will not look too bad when the parents have good genes.”

Jiang Pengji was distracted and glanced at the bullet screens. Her cheeks felt some warmth with the aroma of milk.

Muah…

Jiang Pengji turned her head to look at the child. Changsheng was giggling. Her cute appearance had gained her many fans.

“You’re a naughty one.”

Jiang Pengji gently poked her nose. It was not known what Changsheng wanted to do. She grabbed her finger and wanted to stuff it into her mouth.

“Ah…”

Jiang Pengji’s fingertips touched her teeth and she wanted to pull her finger out.

At that moment, there was a series of heavy footsteps outside.

Meng Hun kneeled outside the door with a thud and said, panting, “Lord, there are nearly 20000 troops and horses 20 miles outside the city. I don’t know their intentions.”

The atmosphere became tense.

Feng Jin looked at Jiang Pengji and Changsheng who was in her arms nervously. His whole body tightened, as if he was about to catch something.

Jiang Pengji frowned. She gently pulled her finger out and kissed Changsheng’s head in an appeasing manner.

“I got it.”