Chapter 11: Raising Her as My Own Granddaughter

After dinner, Old Mrs. Chi played with the two children for a while before it was time to coax them to sleep.

Tiantian liked Grandma, and after being held in Old Mrs. Chi’s arms, she fell asleep before long.

Chengcheng looked at the way Grandma held Tiantian with her little chubby face, recalling things from her past life.

In her past life, she and Tiantian had come to the Chi family when they were five years old.

Although she was in the Chi family as an adopted daughter, she had lived happily.

But the vicious male supporting character couldn't stand seeing her happy, so he had a maid brainwash her, wanting to make her jealous of Tiantian.

At the time, she hadn't listened and had remained rational.

Later, it seemed as if the plot demanded it; the maid had handed her a cup of strange sweet water. After drinking it, she became irrational and extremely irritable, leading to arguments with the family.

Thinking back now, the plot progression of her past life was designed to lead the Chi family toward decline.

Now that she had been reborn, she would no longer be foolishly incited by "malicious people," nor would she follow the cannon fodder plot of having her personality drastically changed.

Regardless of whether the Chi family believed her or not, she would love her family and never lose her temper with them again.

Old Mrs. Chi turned around and saw those big, expectant eyes, which looked a little pitiful.

She smiled lovingly, "Do you want a hug?"

After placing Tiantian in the crib, she walked over to pick up Chengcheng.

Old Mrs. Chi picked up Chengcheng, smiling with kindness, "Chengcheng wants a hug to sleep too, right?"

Being gently coaxed by Grandma, Chengcheng felt a little moved. Her little nose sniffled, and she looked especially pitiful.

Old Mrs. Chi’s heart softened as she held and coaxed her, "Don't cry, don't cry, Grandma Chi is here."

Poor child, to have such rich emotions at such a young age; she must know how pitiful she is.

Old Mrs. Chi gently patted Chengcheng’s back and hummed a lullaby.

Chengcheng leaned on her shoulder, crying until she eventually fell asleep.

Seeing her little hands drop as she slept, Old Mrs. Chi finally placed her in the crib, letting her sleep next to Tiantian.

When Auntie Fang came in, she saw Old Mrs. Chi rocking the cradle with a loving expression, just as gentle as when she had taken care of her twin sons back in the day.

"Ma'am."

Old Mrs. Chi made a "shh" gesture at her.

"Keep it down, they’re both asleep."

Auntie Fang smiled silently, "These two children are so well-behaved."

Old Mrs. Chi looked kind, "Yes, they’re nothing like Wenting and Jianghe were when they were little."

Those two little brats were little devils from infancy; the world was only quiet when they were asleep.

Otherwise, when they were awake, there wasn't a moment of peace; they were so troublesome.

"It’s better to have little granddaughters; both of them are such sweethearts."

Auntie Fang nodded, "It’s a pity Chengcheng isn't the young master's child; otherwise, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were twin sisters?"

Old Mrs. Chi also felt a bit regretful, "I did a paternity test for Chengcheng that day, but unfortunately, it showed she isn't his biological daughter. Otherwise, I would have hoped she and Tiantian were twins too."

"Besides, this child has a spiritual quality; she’s very endearing."

She was actually quite like a child of the Chi family.

Although not related by blood, her temperament was quite similar to Wenting’s when he was young.

Auntie Fang nodded, "Yes, Chengcheng’s personality is quite like Wenting’s when he was a child. I suppose it’s all fate."

Old Mrs. Chi thought so too.

"I see that Wenting likes this girl quite a bit, too. Let’s just raise her as our own granddaughter from now on."

Auntie Fang was a little surprised, "Do you mean you want Chengcheng to take our family name?"

Old Mrs. Chi nodded, "Yes, but we still need to ask the old man and Wenting for their opinions on this."

If they had no objections, she would adopt Chengcheng as her granddaughter. In the future, she would let her go to school and study with Tiantian, and they would be good sisters.

Auntie Fang felt a warmth in her heart, thinking that Old Mrs. Chi was still the same kind-hearted girl she was before she got married.

"It’s a blessing for Chengcheng to be able to come to our house."

Old Mrs. Chi was very open-minded, "She’s still young. Her coming to our house might just be our family's blessing. Other families want such a cute child but can't get one."

Hearing this, the corners of Auntie Fang’s mouth lifted, and she felt happy for Chengcheng.

After all, the life of a biological daughter and an adopted daughter were completely different.

Especially since the child was still young; if she could be treated as a biological child, she wouldn't grow up feeling inferior or sensitive.

Actually, Old Mrs. Chi had this intention in her past life as well, but at that time, Chengcheng was already old enough to understand things. When she was told about the adoption, she knew she wasn't biological and didn't want to cling to the Chi family, fearing she was asking for too much.

However, Old Mrs. Chi had always loved her dearly.

Otherwise, Chengcheng wouldn't have been so desperate to tell the family when she saw the test results.

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Early the next morning, Chengcheng woke up well-rested, and Tiantian followed suit.

The two little ones, with their fluffy hair and tiny, milky-cute bodies, sat there, simply melting the hearts of the maids who came in to tidy up.

"Oh my god, the little miss and Chengcheng are so cute~~"

"They look like mixed-race babies; their features are so delicate."

Another maid, "Yeah, their looks are really high-tier. I wonder how pretty Miss Lan is to be able to give birth to such beautiful children?"

"Exactly. It’s not just Miss Tiantian who is pretty. Chengcheng is also so beautiful, she’s like a doll come to life. These eyelashes are so much longer than mine."

"And these big double eyelids, how can they be so pretty? This is the baby I’ve dreamed of having."

The two maids looked at Chengcheng and Tiantian with infatuation, wishing they could hold and kiss them more.

However, they remembered the rules, tidied the room obediently, and called Auntie Fang before heading out.

Before Auntie Fang arrived, Chi Wenting walked in first.

"Baba~"

Chengcheng saw Chi Wenting first, happily grabbing the crib railing and wiggling her little butt in excitement.

Tiantian’s reaction was a beat slower; after a while, she stood up and wiggled her little bottom along with Chengcheng.

Chi Wenting found the two fluffy little balls quite a sight to behold.

He walked over, picked them both up, and poked each of their chubby faces.

"Awake? Are you hungry?"

Chengcheng nodded, "Da." Hungry.

Tiantian nodded along, no longer as afraid of Chi Wenting as she had been yesterday.

Chi Wenting felt that parent-child interaction was quite effective, so he had a sudden whim.

"How about I take you to the company later?"

Take them to the company for a spin, then have the driver take them back?

For one, it would increase parent-child interaction, and for another, it would let those old fogies at the company see that he was a man with children now, and see if they still had the nerve to say the old man had no grandchildren.

Before, he and Jianghe didn't date or get married, causing the old man to be mocked by those old fogies at the company.

They said that no matter how capable the brothers were, if they didn't marry and have children, the Chi family would have no heirs. Hearing that made the old man want to beat them up.

Now that they had children, he naturally had to take them over to show off.

Old Mrs. Chi heard his strange idea and felt a bit helpless.

"Don't just come up with ideas on the fly. The company is so busy, where will you find the time to look after children?"

Chi Wenting was calm, "Just taking them over for a stroll, then sending them back. It won't delay my work."

Old Mrs. Chi:...

Who’s worried about delaying your work!

I’m worried you won't be able to take care of the children!

(End of chapter)