Step by step, a gentle breeze leads to a smooth path

Chapter 231 Handing Over the Mission

Song Tingnan spent two days in the county town, waited for Zheng Xiangqian's family, and then went home together.

Not only did Song Xiuying and her brother Zheng Ruidong come this time, but also her sister-in-law Chen Xiangxiang and her six-month-old son Zheng Binhui. The family was left in the care of Xiangxiang's father for two days.

Seeing her chubby little nephew, Song Tingnan couldn't resist asking, "Sister-in-law, is Binbin shy around strangers? Can I hold him?"

"Sure, give it a try!"

Ting Nan wiped her hands, rubbed them together, and breathed warm air on them. Ting Nan was worried that Bin Bin would be shy, as this was the first time the aunt and niece had met.

First, I tried to tease him a little, then clapped my hands and reached out to him to see if the child would cooperate. Binbin stared with his bright eyes, without resisting, and only then did Nan reach out to take the child from his older brother's arms.

She held him upright, one hand supporting his hips and the other protecting his back, and Binbin rested his head on Tingnan's shoulder.

Hearing Nan whisper, "Sister-in-law, he's so cute!" my heart melted.

"Hmm, Tingnan, Binbin really likes you. After all, you're his blood-related aunt!" Chen Xiangxiang's eyes were full of smiles. She still remembered the warning her sister-in-law had given Zheng Xiangqian before the marriage: if he were to abandon her after starting a relationship, he would disown her as his older brother.

“Sister-in-law, Binbin is so biased. I’m his uncle, but when I hold him, he whines and sometimes even cries loudly, as if I’m bullying him. He doesn’t cooperate at all.” Zheng Ruidong said aggrievedly.

Zheng Xiangqian, having lightened his load, swung the hand at his younger brother, "Get away from me! How can you blame Binbin? You're so heavy-handed. Look how gentle your little sister is!"

"Hehehe, Ruidong, of course we know you like Binbin, but we heard that girls from the south might be more experienced," Chen Xiangxiang said, acting as a peacemaker.

"That's right, I've held plenty of kids, I've held all the younger brothers and sisters, I've taken care of..." Ting Nan is indeed experienced in taking care of children, she has four younger brothers and one younger sister.

Song Xiuying and Zheng Xiangqian fell silent. One can imagine that when Tingnan was a child, he was treated like an adult and taking care of children must have been a daily routine.

In particular, Song Xiuying felt a surge of guilt—how could she, as a mother, have been so heartless as to abandon her child who was only two years old and not come to see him for several years, until the child found his way back to her?

"Tingnan, I..."

Knowing what Song Xiuying was about to say, Ting Nan quickly interrupted, "Mom, we're almost home. Mom and Dad are very good to me. Grandma isn't feeling well right now, so let's not talk about the past. We're all happy."

"Tingnan, are your arms tired from carrying Binbin? He's a bit heavy, let me do it!" Chen Xiangxiang, being perceptive, quickly changed the subject.

"It's alright, sister-in-law, I like carrying Binbin, it's not tiring at all. You must be tired from the car ride, take a rest." Ting Nan didn't realize how heavy the baby was.

Song Wanli and Yi Dani helped Qian Shuzhen stand at the gate, eagerly waiting. It had been more than four years since they last met. How could they not miss each other?

"Mother! Eldest brother! Sister-in-law!"

"Xiuying!"

"grandmother!"

"Uncle, aunt!"

The family exchanged warm greetings. Mingxiang, along with his younger siblings, greeted the adults and then gathered around Zheng Binhui.

"Sister, can I hug him?"

"Sister, his nose is so small, and his little hands are so soft."

"Sister, can I touch his face?"

"Sister, I want to hug him too."

……

"Okay, but you all have to wash your hands with hot water first." It felt hot in the winter at Nanjing University, surrounded by so many people.

"Great, let's go wash our hands."

"We'll go by age, I'm the oldest, first one," Song Mingxiang ordered, and no one objected. Since Brother Nan wasn't usually home, they naturally listened to their eldest brother; they were all used to it.

Binbin was very considerate and didn't cry or make a fuss. He listened carefully as Nan helped him complete the 'handover' task, which scared him so much that he broke out in a sweat.

Zheng Ruidong felt uncomfortable standing next to him. Was it really because I wasn't gentle enough? Humph, brat!