Reborn as an Alpha and Still Wanting to Engage in Lesbian Relationships - Chapter 22.2

Eager for that exposure, the reporters went all out.

As soon as they stepped out of the car, they were swarmed by a crowd of journalists. Countless microphones were thrust in front of them, and the reporters chattered incessantly, firing off their prepared questions. The noise was so overwhelming that the little ones covered their ears in discomfort.

Both Liu Ying and Xu Nuo were accustomed to such scenes, but even they frowned at the chaotic interview, raising their hands to cover the little ones’ ears.

Before they could express their anger, the awards committee noticed the commotion and dispatched security to push the reporters back, allowing the event to proceed as scheduled.

After being comforted by their mothers, the four little ones regained their confidence, sitting proudly in their mothers’ arms as they stepped onto the red carpet.

Following the usher’s guidance, Liu Ying and the others signed their names on the signature board.

Looking down at the eager little ones, Liu Ying smiled and placed a marker in her child’s hand. Holding the chubby little hand in her own, she guided it stroke by stroke to write the child’s name on the board.

Though the little ones couldn’t read what was written, they were absolutely thrilled to see their names!

Her sparkling eyes twinkled like stars scattered across the Milky Way, puffing softly as she flashed a sweet, gooey smile at her mother.

Held in her mother’s arms, Wen Qing saw this and immediately patted her mother’s shoulder, pointing to the spot where Jiang Man had left her signature. “Go, be with Manman.”

Unable to resist her, Xu Nuo imitated Liu Ying’s earlier gesture, holding her daughter’s little hand and carefully writing Wen Qing’s name right next to Jiang Man’s neatly penned signature.

Once they finished signing, the photographers pulled out all the stops, using every trick in the book to capture the babies’ attention.

In front of the signing board, the four chubby little ones, each held by their mothers and dressed in adorable outfits, took their first official group photo as the future “Baby-Watching F4.”

The red carpet and award ceremony might have sounded glamorous, but the babies quickly grew bored after experiencing the initial excitement.

One by one, the little ones wilted like flowers deprived of water, slumping listlessly in their mothers’ arms.

But the seemingly dull award ceremony ended up delivering a huge surprise for the babies!

Jiang Man, for her cameo role as the childhood version of her mother’s character in a TV drama, won the Best Young Actor Award and was honored with the title of “Child Prodigy Performer.”

The chubby little one was absolutely thrilled. Even though the trophy was small and the ceremony had ended days ago, she kept pestering her mother to carry her into the room that once belonged solely to her mom but now also housed her own trophy. She would gaze at it again and again.

Though she had received many certificates and awards before, this was her very first trophy!

Not only was Jiang Man utterly fascinated by it, but Liu Ying and Jiang Feng were equally enamored.

The most exaggerated reaction, however, came from Jiang Feng, who usually bickered with Jiang Man nonstop. Nowadays, the first thing he said to anyone he met was, “Yes, yes! How did you know our Manman won the Best Young Actor Award? And yes, she’s also a child prodigy performer!”

Aside from Jiang Feng’s slightly over-the-top bragging, life for the little ones soon returned to normal.

As the weather grew warmer, Fang Jin and Mu Qian, whose birthdays fell in March and April, took turns having their belated first-year birthday celebrations.

This was Jiang Man’s first time learning about such a tradition.

Since both celebrations were belated, Qian Duowei and Li Chengxi decided to combine them into one joint event.

Watching from her mother’s arms as Fang Jin and Mu Qian were placed on two separate play mats surrounded by various objects, Jiang Man grew curious about the purpose of these items.

It didn’t take long for her to find out.

Guided by the adults, little Fang Jin, quick as lightning, grabbed the miniature microphone closest to her.

On the other side, Mu Qian took her time, carefully observing the items around her before cautiously picking up a book about photography techniques.

Holding his daughter, Jiang Feng couldn’t help but laugh at the two babies who had just completed their “grab test.” “Who would’ve thought Jin would grow up to be a singer, and Qianqian would become a professional photographer!”

The adults burst into laughter at his remark, while the babies in their arms some oblivious, some simply clueless looked up at the laughing grown-ups with wide-eyed innocence.

However, on the day of Fang Jin and Mu Qian’s grab test, Wen Qing wasn’t present. According to her mother, Auntie Xu Nuo was worried about Wen Qing’s health and had taken her to the hospital for a check-up.

Wen Qing didn’t rejoin the group until two days later.

The moment she spotted Wen Qing, Jiang Man began crawling toward her while calling out “sister!” in baby talk. The two little ones met and immediately started babbling together in hushed tones.

Jiang Man recounted the recent “Zhua Zhou” ceremony in her infantile language, then covered her mouth to stifle giggles while watching the two chubby toddlers lying nearby, whining for fruits. She and Wen Qing found it hilarious that these two chubby babies who couldn’t even recognize basic characters or speak properly had chosen such ambitious paths during the “zhuazhou”: one picking a career as a singer, the other grabbing a dense photography technique book filled with tiny characters!

Just as Jiang Man finished secretly mocking her friends, she turned her head and was stunned to see the two babies she’d just laughed at for not being able to speak now standing steadily on their feet! They even took several confident steps forward!

Watching Fang Jin and the others walk only slightly shocked Jiang Man. But when she turned back and noticed that Wen Qing, who was a whole month younger than her, had also stood up, lured by the fruits.

Jiang Man felt as if the sky had fallen!

Betrayed, the round-eyed toddler’s expression clearly spelled out “utter devastation.” Watching her three friends who had secretly learned to walk behind her back, the little one clutched her tiny chest in heartbreak.

Though she had the appearance of a toddler, Jiang Man’s inner self was that of a future college girl! She absolutely couldn’t disgrace the dignity of an almost-adult!

Thus, the determined toddler decided to learn from this painful lesson. That very day, she secluded herself, refusing to meet her friends, and wheedled her mother into letting her sleep in another villa within the estate.

She, Jiang Xiao Man!
Was determined to secretly practice walking, then amaze everyone!

With fiery determination burning in her heart, the little one began learning to walk with the help of her nanny. Jiang Man thought her covert practice sessions were well-hidden, unaware that Wen Qing had been appearing punctually outside her practice cottage window since day one.

What started as Wen Qing’s solitary secret observation gradually expanded first Fang Jin joined, then Mu Qian followed. The two villas in the estate stood neither too far nor too close apart.

Every time the toddlers made the “long journey” to climb up and peek through the window, they’d find the practicing toddler inside already with sweat-dampened hairline from effort. Watching the adorable unsteady steps made their little hearts race even more anxiously than the nanny’s inside.

For several consecutive days, this scene of one toddler practicing while three secretly watched was completely captured by the production crew’s cameras.

[Netizen: This is too sweet! The friendship between these toddlers!]
[Netizen: Agreed! No adult complications or ulterior motives just pure affection for each other, sincere and untainted!]
[Netizen: This kind of bond is truly beautiful!]

By May, after the traditional Start of Summer period, the weather grew increasingly hot with no signs of cooling down. The daily task of crouching by the window to watch Man Man practice walking was now only maintained by Wen Qing alone.

The other two silly toddlers, Fang Jin and Mu Qian, had stubbornly given themselves heatstroke days earlier while secretly watching Man Man’s walking practice!

Having been cooped up in the Jiang family estate for so long, the toddlers had long reached their limit of patience.

Although this estate had ornamental features like an artificial lake, cygnets, and a greenhouse, it was ultimately Jiang Feng and the others’ accommodation and resting place, more of a recreational area designed for adults.

The child-friendly facilities were extremely lacking. For young children, there were hardly any entertainment options where they could run around and have fun.

No child could quietly admire all sorts of exotic flowers and plants for an entire afternoon!

Drink bitter leaf-infused water and gaze at the blue sky and white clouds all afternoon!

Watch adults swinging metal sticks and hitting little white balls on the lawn all afternoon!

Absolutely not!

After two foolish children had sunstroke and were deprived of their only source of fun for several days, confined to a large room, the first thing they did upon recovering was:

Rebel! Resist!

Children have rights too! Children want to play ball! Drink sweet beverages! Watch cartoons!

As soon as the two children left the nursery, they began their uprising.

Though their little brains weren’t very capacious, this time they had a stroke of brilliance: they enlisted Wen Qing, who was two-faced and mischievous but could speak, to join their rebellion.

The two fierce-looking children, sandwiching a calm and composed Wen Qing, ran over to their mothers, who were enjoying the flowers.

“What do you want?” Liu Ying asked, puzzled as the children stared at them without saying a word. “Are you looking for Manzai to play with?”

Fang Jin and Mu Qian nodded, then remembered their demands and immediately shook their little heads like rattle-drums.

The adults thought they wanted biscuits and offered them, but the children refused. They offered warm tea, but the children sniffed it, wrinkled their little faces, and backed away.

After offering everything on the table without success, Liu Ying and the others were at a loss and asked helplessly, “Then what do you want to do?”

The children remained silent, only shaking their heads.

Fortunately, the only child who could speak was pushed forward by her companions. Wen Qing stood in front of her mother, her chubby little face lifted. “They, play,” she said.

Afraid her mother wouldn’t understand, Wen Qing thought for a moment and added, “Not here.”

The parents exchanged glances and took a while to finally grasp the children’s request.

So, they were bored here and wanted to go somewhere else to play!

Just then, the producer appeared as if out of nowhere.

“Ahem.” The producer cleared her throat, drawing everyone’s and the children’s attention to herself, and pretentiously pulled out a handwritten script. “The weather has been hot lately, and with the birds singing and flowers blooming, it’s the perfect season for an outing. We kindly ask the parents to take the children out to experience the world and all its wonders.”

But as for how exactly to experience it or where to go, the producer didn’t specify.

In fact, the idea for the outing had only occurred to her three minutes earlier, after watching the replay of the children planning their rebellion.

However, with the weather so hot and Fang Jin and Mu Qian having just recovered from sunstroke, Qian Duowei and Li Chengxi were hesitant.

At that moment, the domineering CEO Jiang Feng raised her hand. “I own a leisure estate with plenty of recreational facilities for children. They can also pick fruits there, and the staff is fully equipped. Why don’t we go there?”

The producer’s eyes lit up, and before anyone could react, she quickly shook Jiang Feng’s hand up and down in gratitude.

Thus, the outing for the four little ones was settled.

Since it was an estate with many activities for children, it wouldn’t be too close to the city.

After practicing walking on her own for a long time, Jiang Man finally mastered the skill of walking as a young child and met her little friends for the first time.

She had been secretly practicing for ages, and this time, she was determined to amaze her friends!

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