Husband and Wife Put on a Show: Lying Through Their Teeth

The next day, just as dawn broke, Lin Yi felt something wet on his finger, and the scent of milk filled the air around him.

"Huh?"

He looked down in puzzlement and found Tangtang sucking on his finger.

Lin Yi gently pinched Tangtang's chubby little cheek. "Tangtang, does it taste good?"

"Wah~"

"Mmm~"

He had only asked the question offhand, but the little one actually answered him.

Thinking Tangtang was probably hungry, Lin Yi pulled his finger back.

"Daddy will make you some milk~"

"Be good and stay right here~"

With that, Lin Yi got out of bed to prepare Tangtang's formula.

Once it was ready, he dripped some milk onto the back of his hand, only putting the bottle in Tangtang's mouth after making sure it wasn't too hot.

"Gulp~"

"Gulp~"

"Wahh-waaah-"

Tangtang sucked hard. She really did seem to be hungry. Beside her, Yuanyuan seemed to smell the milk, and his chubby little lips began to move too.

Yuanyuan moved his lips for ages without getting any milk. Aggrieved, the little one let out a "Wah!" and burst into tears.

Seeing that Yuanyuan was crying because he was hungry too, Lin Yi hurriedly made him a bottle of formula.

Yuanyuan had a big appetite, so Lin Yi added two extra scoops of formula.

"Yuanyuan, here comes your milk."

"There, there, there~ Don't cry, don't cry."

He put the nipple to Yuanyuan's mouth, and Yuanyuan only stopped crying once he began sucking the milk.

Meanwhile, hearing Yuanyuan cry, Su Wanqing hurried out of the bathroom, clutching her stomach.

"Honey, what's wrong with Yuanyuan?"

"The little one's fine. He was just hungry."

Lin Yi glanced at Yuanyuan, who was happily sucking away, as he spoke.

Both little ones had been starving. Before long, they were full and spat out their bottle nipples.

Lin Yi put the bottles away and saw Su Wanqing holding her stomach. She seemed to be in a lot of discomfort.

Worried that Su Wanqing was enduring the pain without saying anything, he asked anxiously, "Honey, what's wrong? Is your stomach bothering you?"

"I probably caught a chill last night. I keep having diarrhea."

Lin Yi shook his head with a wry smile. His wife really was a restless sleeper. Whenever he changed the little ones' diapers or fed them, he had to pull the covers back over her.

It was only to be expected that she'd have diarrhea.

"You often sleep with the blanket between your legs, so you probably did catch a chill. I'll get you a hot-water bottle."

"Mm... I need to go to the bathroom first."

With that, Su Wanqing clutched her stomach and hurried away. She knew she was a restless sleeper, but once she fell asleep, she had no idea what she was doing.

Watching Su Wanqing's retreating figure as she fled in a hurry, Lin Yi thoughtfully filled the hot-water bottle with boiling water, ready to give it to her in a little while.

At the same time, a system notification sounded in Lin Yi's mind.

[Ding! Super Dad System activating]

[Host: Lin Yi]

[The system has detected that the host has spent the required amount of time with the babies. Reward: 5,000,000 in child-rearing funds]

[Funds have been disbursed]

As soon as the system finished speaking, Lin Yi's phone received a text from the bank confirming the deposit.

Lin Yi, however, couldn't care less about the money.

Immediately afterward, Lin Yi called out to the system, his face full of displeasure.

"System, system, could you stop giving me money and give me something useful instead?"

"Isn't money useful?"

The system's soul-searching question left Lin Yi with no rebuttal. He continued, "You could give me some pills that improve health."

"Preferably something that can cure postpartum illness and boost immunity and resistance."

"A reasonable request. Exchange successful."

As soon as the system finished speaking, Lin Yi received a bank notification that five million had been deducted. Then a colorful pill appeared in front of him.

Lin Yi really wanted to give the system a big thumbs-up for its considerate service.

This pill looked different from the "immune to all poisons" pill, perhaps because its effects were different.

Before long, Su Wanqing dragged her weakened body back to the bedroom, and Lin Yi hurriedly handed her the hot-water bottle.

"Honey, hold the hot-water bottle. The warmth should make you feel a little better."

"Mm, thank you, honey~"

"You're welcome. This is a candy bean. You'll feel more comfortable after eating it."

Su Wanqing didn't suspect a thing. She thought Lin Yi wanted her to eat something sweet to cheer her up, so she swallowed the "candy bean."

Once the candy bean was in her stomach, the medicine quickly took effect, and fine beads of sweat covered Su Wanqing's forehead. Both she and Lin Yi thought it was because she was holding the hot-water bottle.

Little did they know, it was the effect of the candy bean.

Before long, a flush slowly returned to Su Wanqing's pale face, and her complexion grew better and better.

After some time had passed, when Lin Yi thought the medicine had been mostly absorbed, he asked, "Honey, do you feel any better now?"

"Mm, I feel much better. My stomach hardly hurts anymore."

"This hot-water bottle works so well."

"I'm glad you're feeling better."

Lin Yi stroked Su Wanqing's little head and spoke with concern.

Su Wanqing's postpartum illness was finally gone. Now Lin Yi no longer had to worry about it flaring up in damp or rainy weather.

Before long, Zhang Meilan knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock~"

"Brother Lin, Sister Qing, breakfast is ready."

Zhang Meilan had just heard movement, so she came to call the two of them to breakfast.

Lin Yi answered, then picked Tangtang and Yuanyuan up and placed them in the stroller. "Honey, let's go eat."

Now that her stomach no longer bothered her, Su Wanqing instantly regained her appetite. She felt she could eat a little more this morning.

When she reached the dining room, Su Wanqing smelled meat. Seeing the big-bone soup on the table, she swallowed.

Besides the big-bone soup, she also liked the other dishes very much.

Zhang Meilan was a good cook. Every dish had color, aroma, and flavor.

"Wah~"

"Hey~"

"Eh~"

Yuanyuan and Tangtang smelled the food and began babbling. This was further proof of how fragrant Zhang Meilan's cooking really was: even the two little ones couldn't resist wanting a couple of bites.

Of course, only the adults could enjoy these dishes. No matter how much Tangtang and Yuanyuan drooled over them, they couldn't have a single bite, because the little ones were still too young.

Since the little ones weren't lucky enough to enjoy the food, Su Wanqing decided to eat a hundred million extra bites for them.

In any case, everything she ate would be digested into milk. Maybe the milk the little ones drank would even taste like big-bone soup.

Faced with the little ones' drool critical hit, Su Wanqing said things she didn't mean.

"Yuanyuan, Tangtang, none of this tastes good. Mommy will eat it for you."

"Look, this bone is so big. It's not easy to gnaw on at all."

"Oh my, this spinach is too green. It's unhealthy."

"This steamed egg custard is too tender. It's a little undercooked."

"..."

After listening to Su Wanqing, Lin Yi and Zhang Meilan shook their heads with wry smiles. She was lying through her teeth with her eyes wide open.

To get the little ones to settle down for a while, Lin Yi promptly said,

"Your mommy's right. Daddy will help you wipe them out too."

But who were Tangtang and Yuanyuan? The two little ones were as clever as monkeys. Judging by the way Su Wanqing and Lin Yi were wolfing down the food, how could it be because it tasted bad? It was obviously because it was too delicious.

Seeing the two of them eat, Tangtang helplessly rolled her eyes, her little gaze seeming to say, Daddy, Mommy, do you think I believe you?

Yuanyuan pursed his little lips too, as if to say, We're smart, you know!