Yan Yan - Chapter 73.1

Chapter 73.1 – Extra 7
When Bai Qiqi turned four months old, she began trying out solid foods. With her huge appetite and routine of finishing every meal, her mom affectionately called her “Master Bai, the eating pro”.
“Master Bai” was able to crawl when she was eight months old. If her parents weren’t paying attention, she would sneak away from their sight, so they had to keep a watchful eye on the baby to stop her from getting into trouble, like munching on the anti-collision stickers on the coffee table legs.
As she grew, taking care of her became more exhausting. Su Yan, a full-time screenwriter and freelancer, usually works from home. Even with a nanny helping out, she still had to keep an eye on the baby.
With the May Day holiday approaching, Bai Xingfan took leave giving Su Yan a chance to relax.
Su Yan booked a trip to Tibet and planned to visit the Potala Palace with her best friend Yao Anan to recharge her energy.
Moreover, Su Yan decided to let her husband take care of the baby, hoping this would be the perfect time to start to make their bond stronger.
[Note:- The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. From 1649 until 1959, it served as the Dalai Lamas’ winter residence. Since then, it has been a museum and, since 1994, a World Heritage Site.]
Bai Xingfan usually took care of the child, so he didn’t feel uneasy.
However, things didn’t go as he thought. After a few minutes past eight in the morning, two troublemakers appeared in front of Bai Xingfan.
From the moment these two people walked into the house, Bai Xingfan had a vague premonition that this holiday would not be a restful one.
However, Bai Qiqi was extremely happy. She stuck out her little butt and ran around her two uncles, hugging their legs affectionately from time to time, as if these two were her two favourite pets.
Both of them had the same reason for their sudden visit: they wanted to see their little niece.
Bai Xingfan let out a sigh, asked them to keep an eye on the little one, and headed to the kitchen to grab the baby food the housekeeper auntie had made for Qiqi.
In the living room, Qiqi was already sitting in her baby seat, looking all cute waiting for her dad to bring the food.
Meanwhile, Bai Xinglan opened his backpack and pulled out his breakfast—a KFC family bucket.
Su Zhan raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. “Seriously? Fried chicken for breakfast? Aren’t you worried about choking?”
Bai Xinglan just smirked, pulling out a juicy piece of chicken. “You’re just jealous.”
Su Zhan rolled his eyes, calmly reaching into his own bag to reveal his breakfast: egg pancakes, plain pancakes, moon-shaped buns, soup dumplings, and a cup of fresh soy milk.
Bai Xinglan: “Aren’t you worried about choking on all that?”
Su Zhan replied, “I just love having a variety.”
Just then, Bai Xingfan walked in with a bowl of egg custard.
Qiqi’s eyes were wide, darting between the fried chicken and the steamed buns in her uncles’ hands. As soon as she spotted her dad, she stretched out her chubby little arms, pointed at her uncles, and started babbling excitedly. “%%###%……&&”
The child’s face turned red with anxiety and she was drooling.
Taking a deep breath, Bai Xingfan looked expressionlessly at the two people sitting on the sofa eating their food: “Go to the dining room to eat.”
Bai Xinglan didn’t understand what was going on, so he puffed up his cheeks and asked, “Why?”
Su Zhan also had a mouthful of food. “The two of us can just eat like this.”
“…” Bai Xingfan: “Because some people are almost crying because of greed.”
The two people who were concentrating on eating breakfast just noticed Master Bai who was looking at the food in their hands eagerly. They felt a little guilty but did not stop eating.
Su Zhan swallowed a mouthful of the steamed bun and said to his niece sincerely, “Qiqi, this bun is not delicious at all. I’m about to vomit.” After that, he put another bun into his mouth but didn’t look like he was going to vomit at all.
Bai Xinglan was more sincere, but only a little bit. He didn’t eat the fried chicken but held it up. “Qiqi, I eat junk food. Only children who are not loved eat junk food. You are loved by us, so the money in the family is used to buy you egg custard. I can only eat fried chicken.”
Bai Qiqi: “%……##%………………%”
She said a lot of gibberish and gesticulations. Although no one could understand her, judging from her flushed face and drooling mouth, they could understand that she did not believe what her uncles said.
Bai Xingfan was so tired that he had to remind them.”She is just small, but she is not stupid.”
‘Well, okay.’
Bai Xinglan and Su Zhan had no choice but to move their “junk food” to the dining room to continue eating.
Master Bai was still dreaming about tasty treats. Even though she was strapped into her high chair, her mind was already on the dining area. She reached out her tiny hand, pointing towards there, looked up at her dad, and babbled in her adorable baby talk, trying to persuade him to take her there.
Bai Xingfan let out a sigh, settled in front of her high chair, grabbed a spoon, and scooped up a bit of egg custard. “This egg custard is way better,” he said gently as bring the spoon towards the little girl’s mouth.
Master Bai never turned down food offered to her. She eagerly took a big bite, but after swallowing, she continued her baby talk, urging her dad to take her for some junk food.
“Nope.” Bai Xingfan offered her another spoonful of egg custard. “Those things aren’t good.”
Master Bai patted the little table in front of her, nodded, and managed to say a few words she had learned. “Cha, monkey cha!”
With her gestures, Bai Xingfan quickly figured out what she was getting at. Yummy! So tasty!
He couldn’t help but chuckle. “How do you know it’s delicious?”
Master Bai: “%#%…&”
Bai Xingfan sighed, shaking his head with a smile. “You’ll have to wait until you’re older to eat that stuff; you’re too little right now.”
Master Bai seemed to get the message. She frowned, let out a deep sigh, and looked a bit sad.
Her dad couldn’t help but laugh at her expression.
Thanks to Master Bai’s professional approach, Bai Xingfan managed to serve the meal without a hitch. Once he set the empty bowl aside, he sent a WeChat message to his wife. “Xinglan and Xiaozhan are here.”
Su Yan was about to check in when she saw the message and felt sad for her husband. “Honey, you’ve got to hang in there!”
Have a nice day!