Bab 37: I pretty?
After Jack jogged off, Lyle immediately placed his sister on the floor. Little Monkey then placed her one of hands on Han Ye's knee for support while her brother helped her to put on the pair of pants. Once the pants were on, Lyle helped her into the purple tutu.
As she twirled around, Little Monkey asked, "Han Ye, I pretty?"
"Of course! Little Monkey is the prettiest."
Little Monkey chuckled and gave him a thumbs-up. Then she took her tutu-wearing stuffed bunny from Lyle and held it in front of Han Ye before asking, "Mr. Bunny, pretty?"
Han Ye put on a serious expression, and he even scratched his chin as if he was thinking about it seriously. After a few seconds, he replied, "Mr. Bunny is very pretty, but not as pretty as our Little Monkey."
The toddler nodded with a serious expression as if she was agreeing with his words.
One of the staff brought over a small platter of cut fruits for Lyle and Han Ye to tide them until dinner and some dried strawberries for Little Monkey as well. In addition, Old Mo brought some toys over so that Little Monkey could play with them while Han Ye and Lyle talked.
Even though Lyle was only 13 years old, thanks to the training that his father gave him, he could understand things well beyond his age. Since Lyle, as well as his brother, both dabbled in the stock market as well, Han Ye was able to talk about the stock market with Lyle.
They discussed their latest acquisitions and dispositions of shares as well as their plans for the immediate future. Occasionally, Little Monkey would give them each a little pink cup of tea or a piece of plastic donut or cake, and they would pretend to drink it before complimenting her on her tea-making skills.
After a while, Little Monkey pouted and hugged Lyle's thigh, causing him to stop his train of thoughts. He looked down at his little sister and picked her up.
Little Monkey sighed and leaned her head against his chest as she said softly, "Hungry…"
At this time, Old Mo offered, "How about Old Mo feed you tonight?"
"No. Daddy!"
Suddenly, a woman's voice traveled over, "Old Mo, bring her milk over please. I'll feed her."
It was Kai Xin. She was in a beautiful floral style maternity dress that reached her knees and was walking over slowly with a maid following right behind her. Because of her condition, DX would not allow her to go up and down the stairs without a staff present. Thus, even though she found it annoying, she had to deal with having people following her whenever she wanted to up to her room.
Once she was in the living room, Kai Xin dismissed the maid before she walked over to her son and daughter.
"Daddy feed me!" Little Monkey said sadly as she looked up at her mother.
"Mummy will feed you tonight. You don't like mummy anymore?" Kai Xin patted her daughter's head and smiled at her daughter's style of dressing. Little Monkey's dark brown hair had almost reached her arms, and Kai Xin made a note to take her for a trim as soon as possible.
Little Monkey wiped the lingering tears away from her eyes and sniffed, "Daddy!"
She missed her father. Even though it had only been like 14 hours or so since she said bye to her father, but it felt like an eternity to her.
With Han Ye's help, Kai Xin slowly lowered herself on one of the couches. Once she was seated down, she thanked Han Ye before reaching her hands out for her daughter. "Daddy is working. Come, Mummy will feed you. You can sleep on my stomach and listen to your little brother…"
Little Monkey was upset, but she still made her brother lowered her down to the ground. Her mother was a lot scarier than her father, but Little Monkey still loved her all the same. So once she was on the ground, she ran straight to her mother and climbed onto her lap.
"Daddy come back soon?" asked Little Monkey with a sad expression.
Kai Xin smiled and patted her daughter's head. "Yes, daddy will come back tomorrow morning. Sleep with mummy tonight, alright?"
Little Monkey sighed and nodded dejectedly. She loved sleeping with her mother but she preferred it if her father was there as well. After all, her father was a better storyteller and when he was there, he could voice the male characters.
Once Little Monkey had calmed down, Old Mo went to the kitchen and prepared the bottle of milk. Even though he was a staff, he doted on Little Monkey as well, and as long as it was about her, he would do it on his own instead of instructing someone else to do it. By right, at his advanced age now, he should have retired, but having served the Du Family for his whole life, he did not know what else to do or where to go.
Hence, DX allowed him to live with them on the condition that Old Mo would keep himself away from the cleaning duty or anything heavy. All Old Mo was allowed to do was to supervise the younger staff and to deal with matters relating to hiring and firing. And to play with Little Monkey, of course.
Once Old Mo came back with the bottle of milk, Little Monkey was in her mother's lap with her ear pressed again her mother's bulging belly. She was wondering how her little brother managed to get in.
"Here, Madam President Du…" Old Mo handed her the bottle of milk.
Kai Xin took it and thanked him before she placed the nipple against Little Monkey's mouth. The toddler parted her lips and took in the nipple. She then took the bottle from her mother and allowed her mother to position her to a lying position so that she would be able to eat more comfortably.
Lyle had resumed to his conversation with Han Ye and he smiled when he saw his cute little sister drinking her milk quietly.
During their conversation, every now and then, Kai Xin would offer her opinion as well. Since she was unable to work, she had been spending her time reading company reports and looking at the stock market. Using her own savings as well as the money she continued to get for her shares in AVENGE, she had been dabbling in the stock market as well.
Their conversation bore Little Monkey and the little girl merely ignored them while she gently caressed her mother's belly, as if she was talking to her brother through her touch.
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