「In the blink of an eye.」

The babies grew rapidly and were now nearly eight months old. The First and Second Treasures had no interest in crawling; they insisted on standing and could even stand alone for a short while! The Third Treasure loved to imitate, while only the Fourth Treasure still preferred to crawl.

To prevent the babies from falling and getting bumped, Lin Feng purchased corner guards to cover all the sharp corners. This was a massive project, as every area in the villa accessible to the babies had to be covered. Lin Feng had no choice but to hire people to do it.

This was the first time the babies had seen guests in their home. They all looked around curiously. The Fourth Treasure was so curious that he toddled over to watch the men work. The Second Treasure followed right behind him.

"Babies, those are tools. You can't touch them."

Lin Feng snatched the tools from the hands of the Fourth and Second Treasures, but the Fourth Treasure immediately grabbed another one.

Lin Feng was speechless.

Seeing the four babies, the workers were filled with admiration.

"Babies are so curious about new things at this age, always looking for an adventure!

"My son is about the same age as yours, and he's a real handful. My mother and my wife take care of him together, and it's still exhausting!

"It's truly incredible that you're taking care of four babies all by yourself!"

Lin Feng smiled wryly, admitting that he was exhausted too. If it weren't for [High-Quality Sleep], I probably would have collapsed by now.

The workers were busy from morning until seven in the evening before they finished. Lin Feng offered to treat them to dinner, but they declined.

"My wife has already prepared our meal."

"Today's my mom's birthday, so I have to get back early."

Lin Feng gave them an extra five-hundred-yuan red envelope. "You've worked hard. Go buy a gift for your mother on the way back."

The man refused, but Lin Feng insisted with a smile.

"Take it. It's just a few hundred yuan."

They had been meticulous and conscientious in their work, and Lin Feng was quite satisfied with the results.

When Zhang Yuxi returned home, she saw that all the corners had been covered. She no longer had to worry about the babies bumping into things and getting hurt.

"When the babies get a bit older, I plan to disable the elevator."

"Mm-hmm."

Zhang Yuxi hugged him. "Honey, you think of everything. Unlike me, I didn't even consider these things."

Lin Feng laughed. "You're just flattering your husband!"

"No, it's true!"

That night, the two of them had a long chat.

「The next day, everything was as usual.」

Life seemed to pass by peacefully every day!

They say that when children are quiet, they're either sleeping or up to mischief.

Lin Feng was outside hanging laundry. It was a sunny day, perfect for airing out the bedding to make it warm and cozy.

Suddenly, he felt something wasn't right; the babies were a little too quiet.

He peeked inside and was instantly terrified beyond belief.

The First and Second Treasures had somehow climbed onto the dining table, while the Fourth Treasure was leaning against a chair, looking up at them with his head tilted back. He eagerly lifted a leg, seemingly wanting to climb onto the chair and then the table as well.

But that wasn't the main problem!

The main problem was that the First Treasure was standing on the dining table, tottering back and forth. The Second Treasure was sitting on the table, smiling at Lin Feng.

"Dada."

The First Treasure had reached the edge of the table, completely oblivious to the imminent danger. The hard floor was right below! If he fell, the impact would surely be loud.

Lin Feng's heart leaped into his throat. He quickly dropped the pillowcase he was holding and raced over.

The Fourth Treasure, completely unaware of the situation, saw Lin Feng running toward him with a look of sheer panic and actually laughed.

Then, the First Treasure's foot slipped.

The expression on the boy's face was one of pure bewilderment.

Just in the nick of time, Lin Feng caught the First Treasure, crashing heavily onto the floor himself.

THUD.

Lin Feng held the First Treasure tightly, ignoring his own pain as he checked the baby for injuries. The First Treasure sat cheerfully in Lin Feng's arms, clapping his hands. "Dada fly, fly fly…"

Relieved to see he was unharmed, Lin Feng reached up and carefully lifted the Second Treasure off the table.

The First Treasure still wanted to see more flying, but Lin Feng remained sitting on the ground, trying to calm his racing heart.

"Fly? Yeah, right! You almost scared Daddy to death!"

Just thinking about it is terrifying. He held the First Treasure and used his phone to play back the security footage. Only then did he witness the full extent of the First and Second Treasures' mischief, and it was beyond his imagination. How did they even manage to climb up there?

He felt a wave of retrospective fear. I was lucky to have noticed early. What if I had been just a moment later? The consequences are too frightening to even consider! So the typically 'honest and obedient' First Treasure is a quiet little master of mischief, too.

He turned his head and saw that the Fourth Treasure, after much persistent effort, had also managed to climb onto a stool.

Lin Feng was at a loss for words.

After settling the babies down, he no longer had the heart to air out the quilts.

"Feifei…"

Lin Feng turned to look at Fatty Fatty. "Were you out stealing chickens and ducks again?"

Fatty Fatty was relentless in his chicken-thieving efforts. When he got tired, he would lie down beside the babies, completely still.

Once they had played enough, Lin Feng coaxed them to sleep. Except for the Third and Fourth Treasures, the others were all sweating profusely from their activities. He had to constantly change their sweat towels and their undershirts to keep the clothes against their skin dry.

DING!

[For protecting the baby and preventing injury, fulfilling a father's responsibility!]

[Reward: "Weeble" Skill!]

[Weeble Skill: Applicable when babies are just starting to stand or learn to walk, preventing them from falling!]

[Note: The skill is usable for one month.]

Hearing the system's announcement, Lin Feng began to ponder the "Weeble" skill. Does this mean the babies will be like Weebles, unable to fall over?

When Zhang Yuxi got home, Lin Feng told her about the First Treasure's "remarkable exploits." The story scared her pale.

That evening, Zhang Yuxi played games with the babies while Lin Feng was busy in the kitchen. She was teaching them simple words.

"Goodbye, bye-bye…"

"No, want…"

Zhang Yuxi turned to him and said, "Honey, are we going to the restaurant to make new dishes tomorrow?"

"Mm-hmm."

Zhang Yuxi teased the Fourth Treasure, "We get to see Godmother tomorrow. Are you excited?"

The An Lan of today was an independent woman. She managed the restaurant with impeccable order, and business was booming. She had even said that once the restaurant was stable, she wanted to partner with Lin Feng to open a hotpot restaurant, franchising the one from Meicheng.

In its first one or two months, the money earned from the hotpot restaurant helped Lin Feng cover some of his previous debts. By the third month, Jiang Anmin and Lin Jiajun had recouped their initial investments. They were all smiles every day and would video call Lin Feng every few days.

Lin Jiajun had matured a lot. His speech and demeanor were completely different from when they'd met during the New Year. Of course, his tone had changed as well.

Lin Feng asked him, "When is Sister Lu due?"

"September."

Lin Feng calculated the timing. "Giving birth in September is great. The weather for the confinement period will be nice, not too cold and not too hot."

"That's what I thought, too."

"The kids turn one in September."

"That's a huge milestone! You have to have a big celebration."

Lin Feng laughed. "Of course. I'll throw a huge party for the babies then."

After hanging up, Lin Feng returned to the room. Zhang Yuxi had the heater on and was bathing the babies. The boys and girls were bathed separately. The heater was turned up high, and with May Day just around the corner, the weather wasn't so cold anymore.

The First Treasure's fear of bathing hadn't changed at all. After the Third and Fourth Treasures were done, it was his turn. The boy struggled fiercely, his little body surprisingly strong, and cried pitifully, soaking Zhang Yuxi from head to toe.

"Honey, come help, quick!"

"You watch the other babies. I'll call you when I'm done washing him!"

"Okay!"

Lin Feng got a bath towel ready, waiting for Zhang Yuxi's call.

"Honey!!"

Lin Feng caught the boy and quickly wrapped the naked First Treasure in the bath towel.

"Oh my, where did this little baby come from? And why isn't he wearing any clothes?"

With tears still on his cheeks, the First Treasure gave him an accusatory look. Lin Feng found it amusing.

"You're the big brother, you know. Look, your younger brother and sisters are all watching you, wondering why you're crying."

The First Treasure pouted, his little face tense as he held back his sobs.

Lin Feng asked Zhang Yuxi, "Honey, the babies' hair has gotten pretty long. Should we get it cut?"

This was especially true for the First Treasure. He disliked bathing, and washing his hair was an ordeal. Since his hair was growing both thick and long, it seemed it was finally time to take them all for a haircut.

"Okay, I remember there's a barbershop near An Lan's place."

"We can go there tomorrow and get the babies' hair cut while we're in the area."

"Mm-hmm."

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