Chapter 1194: Many Children, Many Blessings

Lin Lang smiled and said to his daughter, "Shall we go to the door and greet your little brother and your Aunt Tang?"

"Okay, okay!" Little Zhixi squirmed excitedly in Lin Lang's arms, her little head already eagerly craning towards the door.

Lin Lang carried his daughter and walked quickly to the door. He lightly tapped the lock with his fingertip, and the door clicked open. In the warm morning light, Tang Yan stood at the door holding Xiao Haoze, her smile gentle.

"Good morning, honey." Tang Yan's voice was sweet. When little Haoze in her arms saw Lin Lang, his big, dark eyes lit up. He wriggled his little body, stretched out his chubby little hand towards Lin Lang, and called out in his baby voice, "Daddy!"

The voice was as soft and sweet as cotton candy, carrying a hint of dependence, and Lin Lang's heart was instantly filled to the brim.

He quickly stepped forward, holding Xiao Zhixi in his left arm and carefully taking Xiao Haoze in his right. The little guy immediately hugged Lin Lang's neck tightly, rubbing his head against his neck, the soft hair tickling his heart.

Tang Yan stood at the door with a smile and said, "Honey, look how close our son is to you."

"Come in and sit down. Have you and Ze'er had breakfast?" Lin Lang stepped aside to let Tang Yan in, his gaze involuntarily falling on Lin Haoze again.

After entering the house, Tang Yan casually closed the door and placed the bag of fruit she had brought on the entryway cabinet.

The chubby-cheeked little Haoze reached out his tiny hand to Xiao Zhixi from Lin Lang's arms, uttering soft, sweet words: "Sister!"

The voice was soft and sweet, like cotton candy, and it melted Lin Lang's heart.

He looked down at Xiao Zhixi and said, "Xi'er, your little brother is calling you. Go say hello to him."

Little Zhixi greeted sweetly, "Hello, little brother Haoze!"

Xiao Haoze chuckled shyly, his eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Xi'er, have you missed Aunt Tang?" Tang Yan raised her hand and pinched Xiao Zhixi's cheek, which felt soft and cuddly.

"I want to!" Xiao Zhixi reached out to Tang Yan for a hug.

"Xi'er's little mouth is so sweet, let Aunt Tang give her a kiss." Tang Yan took Xiao Zhixi from Lin Lang's hands, hugged her in her arms, and kissed her little face affectionately. She really liked her best friend Tong Lei's daughter.

Xiao Zhixi hugged Tang Yan's neck, showing a close bond with her.

At the same time, Lin Lang lowered his head and kissed his son's warm forehead. The faint milky scent of the little guy lingered in his nose, and his eyes welled up with tears. The soft little guy had awakened a strong sense of paternal love in him.

"Son, how come you're so handsome?"

Xiao Haoze reached out his little hand and gently touched Lin Lang's cheek, replying in a cute, childish voice, "Mommy said I look as handsome as Daddy!"

Lin Lang chuckled and couldn't resist kissing Xiao Haoze's cheek again: "You little rascal, why are you so lovable?"

Little Haoze grinned shyly, revealing his white baby teeth as he giggled. A little drool dripped down the corner of his mouth, glistening.

Lin Lang smiled and freed one hand to take out a tissue from his personal space. He gently wiped away Xiao Haoze's drool and then touched his chubby little face: "Son, give Daddy a kiss."

The adorable little Haoze was very obedient and gave Lin Lang a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Good son, so good!" Lin Lang held the warm and soft little Haoze, his lips curving upwards in uncontrollable joy.

Tang Yan, holding little Zhi Xi, asked, "Xi'er, where's your mommy?"

Little Zhixi curiously reached out her little hand and gently touched Tang Yan's diamond earring, replying in her childish voice, "Mommy is having breakfast at the restaurant."

After hearing this, Tang Yan reached out and touched Xiao Zhixi's round little belly, and teased with a smile, "Is Xi'er full?"

Xiao Zhixi giggled and said, "I'm full!"

"Don't stand at the door, come sit on the sofa," Lin Lang said with a smile, leading Tang Yan into the living room.

"Honey, did you spend the night here last night?" Tang Yan carried Xiao Zhixi towards the sofa, her tone tinged with jealousy.

Lin Lang replied, "Xi'er called last night and said she wanted to eat the sweet and sour pork with pineapple that I made. I came to cook dinner, and after we ate, I didn't leave until I coaxed Xi'er to sleep."

Nestled in Lin Lang's arms, Xiao Haoze curiously examined the mountain of Barbie doll boxes piled on the living room carpet. His little eyes darted around, then suddenly lit up as he stretched out his hands, repeatedly calling out, "Play...play..."

Lin Lang bent down and put Xiao Haoze on the ground, saying affectionately, "Go play, Daddy will open whichever one you like."

Xiao Haoze nodded as if he understood, picked up a Barbie doll box with blonde hair and blue eyes, and muttered something to himself. He looked extremely cute.

"Dad, can you help me take this apart?"

Lin Lang squatted down and held Xiao Haoze in his arms. Under the little guy's expectant gaze, he opened the box and handed the blonde, blue-eyed Barbie doll to his son.

Xiao Haoze opened his mouth wide, grinned, and held the Barbie doll above his head, showing it off to Tang Yan: "Mommy, look!"

Tang Yan looked at her son's adorable appearance and was filled with joy. She carefully put Xiao Zhixi down and coaxed, "Xi'er, go play with your little brother."

As soon as Xiao Zhixi landed, she was like a light little butterfly, running to Xiao Haoze's side and pointing at the Barbie doll in his hand with bright eyes: "Little brother, this doll has moving eyes! I'll teach you how to comb her hair!"

The two little ones immediately huddled together and started playing.

Xiao Zhixi carefully rummaged through the toy box and took out a mini comb. She stood on tiptoe and taught Xiao Haoze how to straighten Barbie's hair.

Xiao Haoze imitated his older sister, clumsily running a comb through the blonde hair, occasionally pulling and messing up the doll's hair, while giggling to himself.

Looking at his son's chubby little hands holding the pink comb, Lin Lang couldn't help but take out a Polaroid camera from his personal space and snap a few photos of Xiao Haoze and Xiao Zhixi.

Looking at the two little ones' innocent smiles captured on photographic paper, Lin Lang felt a warm glow in his heart.

Tang Yan sat down on the sofa, her eyes fixed on Lin Lang, her tone gentle but with a hint of reproach.

"Honey, so our son's been wanting your cola chicken wings for days, and you've been making sweet and sour pork with pineapple for him first? You're spoiling your daughter more than your son, aren't you?"

Lin Lang put down the Polaroid camera, sat down next to Tang Yan, held her hand, rubbed his fingertips against her palm, and coaxed, "No, no, no, our child is so cute, I can't help but adore her!"

"This noon, I'll personally cook cola chicken wings for Ze'er, and also stew your favorite corn and pork rib soup and steamed hairy crabs. I guarantee you two will eat until you're stuffed."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan immediately smiled and said, "Hmph, that's more like it."

Lin Lang kissed Tang Yan's pretty face and asked with a smile, "Why did you bring your son to play with Xi'er so early?"

Tang Yan nestled into Lin Lang's arms and said with a wry smile, "My son woke up this morning and kept asking to come and play with Sister Zhixi, so I didn't get to sleep in."

Lin Lang looked at Xiao Haoze with doting eyes and said, "I never slept in when I was little, it seems my son inherited that trait."

Tang Yan jokingly said with a smile, "As long as our son doesn't inherit your womanizing ways when he grows up, that's fine."

Lin Lang said guiltily, "No, our son will definitely inherit your devotion to women."

Tang Yan poked Lin Lang's chest with her fingertip and said coquettishly, "If our son grows up to be as fickle as you, then the task of disciplining him will fall to you."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Haoze, who was squatting on the carpet, suddenly cried out "Wow!" The hair of the Barbie doll in his hand was pulled into a tangle, and the little guy's eyes turned red with anxiety. He grabbed a comb and poked the doll's hair wildly.

Seeing this, Lin Lang laughed and said, "Ze'er still has a bit of a temper."

Tang Yan said with a sigh, "This brat has such a bad temper. Sometimes he can cry for half an hour and I can't soothe him no matter what I do. Is he lacking nutrition or vitamins?"

Lin Lang looked at Xiao Haoze with tender eyes and replied, "Our son lacks nothing. It's just that he's still young, his self-awareness is developing, and his ability to express himself is insufficient. He tends to express his emotions by crying and fussing. He'll be fine when he grows up a bit more."

Tang Yan was relieved after hearing this.

At the same time, Xiao Zhixi quickly put down the small hair tie in her hand, leaned over and coaxed softly, "Little brother, don't worry, let me help you comb it out."

She carefully held the doll's golden hair and gently smoothed it with a small comb: "Mommy taught me that you have to comb a doll's hair gently, otherwise it will hurt the doll."

"Oh," Xiao Haoze responded, his adorable smile returning to his face.

At this moment, Tong Lei came out carrying a plate of sliced ​​watermelon. When she saw Tang Yan and Lin Haoze, a surprised smile immediately appeared on her face: "Tang Yan, when did you arrive?"

Tang Yan smiled slightly: "Just arrived."

Seeing Tang Yan nestled in Lin Lang's arms on the sofa, Tong Lei chuckled and teased, "Oh, what are you two whispering about?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan tightened her grip on Lin Lang's arm and raised an eyebrow at Tong Lei, who was walking over: "It's a little secret, I won't tell you."

Tong Lei placed the fruit platter on the coffee table and greeted them with a smile, "Come on, have some watermelon."

Tang Yan let go of Lin Lang's arm, picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to him, "Honey, have a slice of watermelon too."

Lin Lang politely declined, saying, "I just finished breakfast, you can have it."

"Okay." Tang Yan leaned forward on the sofa and started eating the refreshing watermelon by herself.

"Ze'er, Xi'er, do you want some watermelon?" Tong Lei asked gently with a smile.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Haoze looked up and saw the watermelon platter. He immediately toddled over on his short legs, jumped into Tong Lei's arms, and called out in his childish voice, "Aunt Tong!"

Tong Lei first knelt down and kissed Xiao Haoze on the cheek, then picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to the little guy, saying gently, "Eat up, Ze'er, be careful not to get it on your clothes."

Xiao Haoze chuckled and eagerly started eating the watermelon.

At this moment, Xiao Zhixi followed and said in a clear voice, "Daddy, I want to eat watermelon too."

Lin Lang picked up a slice of watermelon, handed it to his daughter, patted her cute little head, and said affectionately, "Eat it."

Xiao Zhixi took the watermelon with both hands, smiled sweetly with her eyes narrowed, and began to eat the watermelon in small bites, much more ladylike than Xiao Haoze.

As Xiao Haoze ate, watermelon juice dripped down his chin. Tong Lei quickly picked up a tissue from the coffee table, wiped it off, and said with a smile, "Our Ze'er is so easy to feed. He eats like a little boy and isn't picky at all."

Tang Yan laughed and joked, "Then let's take turns raising the kids. Xi'er is so well-behaved and obedient, while Ze'er is as naughty as a little monkey every day, jumping around and never stopping."

Lin Lang pinched Xiao Haoze's cheek and said affectionately, "Ze'er, your mother said you're as naughty as a little monkey. Are you a little monkey?"

While eating watermelon, Xiao Haozi mumbled playfully, "I am the Monkey King, Sun Wukong."

"Haha..." Lin Lang and Tang Yan smiled at each other, their eyes filled with love for their son.

Just then, Lin Lang's cell phone vibrated.

"Buzz..."

Because the caller ID showed Gu Ran, Lin Lang answered the phone immediately: "Hello!"

Gu Ran's sweet voice came through the receiver: "BOSS, don't forget to attend the Xia Guo International Financial Forum which opens today. It will be held at the Shanghai International Conference Center at 9:30 a.m.

Upon hearing this, Lin Lang immediately heard a system notification in his mind.

"Ding! Friendly reminder: The host will be giving a speech at this year's Xia Kingdom International Financial Forum as a representative of Xia Kingdom entrepreneurs. The theme is 'Open Cooperation, Innovative Development and Risk Regulation.'"

After reading it aloud, Lin Lang replied during the call, "Okay, I almost forgot if you hadn't reminded me. Now drive to Tong Lei's house in the Gubei villa area to pick me up."

"Yes, BOSS." Gu Ran hung up the call.