Kindergarten was about to start soon. The teacher posted a video in the group chat.

The content of the video was the teacher showing the children how to wipe their bottoms. She turned a small chair with a backrest around, sat on it, and then tied two balloons to the back. The children all did the same.

The two balloons represented a pair of buttocks. The teacher demonstrated with a piece of paper, wiping the "buttocks" and even teaching the children how to fold the paper afterward.

Seeing the babies learning so earnestly, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worrying about how to teach them to wipe themselves after using the toilet.

Sure enough, that evening the babies needed to poop. Lin Feng had them sit on the little potty one by one, holding the toilet paper and figuring it out for themselves while he stood by, arms folded, watching.

Fourth Baby was carefree and chatted with his dad while doing his business. When it came to manual skills, he was a natural. Wiping his own butt? A simple task like that was a piece of cake for him. After using the toilet and washing his hands, he was done. Next!

First Baby was the hands-on type. Not one for words, he would just put his head down and get things done. Even pooping was a serious affair, his little face scrunched up in concentration. When wiping himself, however, he used too much force, and the paper tore.

Then, his little hands became smelly little hands.

He let out a wail. It was hard to tell if he was disgusted by the smell or frightened by the situation, but he stared at his own hand with complete revulsion.

Lin Feng suppressed his laughter and brought a basin of water over to First Baby, who was still on the potty. First Baby whimpered as he washed his hands. He sniffed them; the smell seemed to be gone, but he still wasn't reassured and wanted to wash them again.

Lin Feng brought over the children's hand soap, and First Baby vigorously washed his hands one more time, finally satisfied. This time, when he wiped, he was extremely careful, more careful than ever before.

It was Third Baby's turn. He said, "Daddy, you're watching me... I can't poop..."

"Then Daddy will stand at the door. If you need anything, just call for me."

"Okay."

Soon after, the sound of the toilet flushing was heard, followed by the sound of hand washing. The door opened, and Third Baby announced, "Daddy, I'm done!"

Over at Zhang Yuxi's place, the two little princesses had also finished their business. The little girls loved cleanliness, so much so that they used almost a third of a roll of paper.

This time, the babies had learned to clean themselves—a task they could now complete independently! Sometimes, things were just like that. What Lin Feng had thought would be difficult turned out to be a breeze. The babies could now go to the bathroom on their own, marking a huge milestone in their growth!

By mid-May, Guo Guo was a month old.

Liu Bo's relatives were all in his hometown, and most of them were out of town. An Lan's relatives were all in Modu. After some discussion, they decided to just have a celebratory meal in Yangcheng.

Little Guo Guo was incredibly cute, dressed in festive red.

As for An Lan, she was finally out of her postpartum confinement. She grabbed Zhang Yuxi's hand, nearly in tears. The confinement period had been too hard to endure. While other new mothers gained weight, she had actually lost some. However, she was still producing milk, and her bust had gone up a cup size. Feeding Guo Guo was no problem at all.

Once the baby's one-month celebration was over, the maternity nurse would stay for about another week before leaving.

At the celebration, An Lan sat to one side, breastfeeding Guo Guo while chatting with Zhang Yuxi.

"Are you going to take care of the child by yourself? Will your mother and your mother-in-law help out?"

"I'll raise him myself!"

Zhang Yuxi immediately looked at An Lan with new respect. "Well, look at you! The little girl has grown up!"

An Lan rolled her eyes at her. "What are you talking about? I'm still seventeen, in the bloom of my youth."

Zhang Yuxi was speechless. "You have a child already, and you're still so shameless!"

An Lan chuckled. "It's obviously unrealistic for my mom to take care of the baby; she has too many things to handle back in Modu. As for my mother-in-law, she does want to help, though she hasn't said it outright. My father-in-law's opinion is that she can come over to help occasionally, but she shouldn't disrupt our lives. They'd rather just give us more money."

"Later, I quietly asked Liu Bo about it. He said his father was afraid of potential conflicts between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so he didn't want my mother-in-law to be the primary caregiver."

An Lan sighed. "Actually, my mother-in-law and I get along pretty well. It's just... you know how I am. I'm used to being carefree and unthinking, which is far from the older generation's ideal for a daughter-in-law. So, I think I can handle raising the baby myself."

Zhang Yuxi nodded. "Raising your child yourself is a good thing. You won't miss any of the precious moments of his growth."

An Lan glanced at the son in her arms. "Once Liu Bo is done with work, he'll help me take care of the baby too..."

After Guo Guo finished feeding, An Lan patted him on the back to burp him.

"You know, maternal instinct is really amazing," she said. "It feels like after becoming a mother, it all just comes naturally. You suddenly understand everything." In the past, she would have been afraid to even hold such a small baby.

After the one-month celebration, time flew by, and Father's Day was just around the corner.

Zhang Yuxi still vividly remembered the Mother's Day gifts the babies had prepared. This year, Father's Day fell on a Sunday, and the kindergarten teachers had only mentioned it in passing.

On Sunday, Lin Feng had to go to the restaurant to work. An Lan had to take care of the baby, so she couldn't help much with the many tasks at the restaurant.

Once Lin Feng left in the morning, Zhang Yuxi discussed with the babies what kind of gift they should prepare for their father.

"Daddy will be back tonight. Should we prepare a surprise for him?"

The babies answered happily, "Yes!"

Zhang Yuxi asked, "So, what gift do you want to prepare?"

First Baby said, "Lull Daddy to sleep."

Third Baby said, "Dance for Daddy!"

Fourth Baby said, "Buy a cake for Daddy!"

Second Baby said, "Wash Daddy's feet!"

After listening seriously, Zhang Yuxi thought to herself, I'm not sure what's wrong, but something feels off about these suggestions.

Zhang Yuxi suggested, "How about we try something different this time? Let's think of something else!"

Second Baby said, "Then let's buy a gift for Daddy!"

Zhang Yuxi thought that was a good idea. "Alright, let's go see if we can find a suitable gift for Daddy. How about that?"

Zhang Yuxi drove the four babies out.

Fourth Baby pointed at an ice cream shop and said, "Mommy, can we give Daddy ice cream as a gift?"

Zhang Yuxi replied, "Son, if you want some, just say so."

Fourth Baby blinked. "I want to eat it, and I want to give it to Daddy too!"

There was no flaw in that logic.

Zhang Yuxi shook her head. "If we buy it now to give to Daddy, the ice cream will melt."

So, each of them got an ice cream instead, completely forgetting about Lin Feng.

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