What It’s Like Being a Vampire

On the last day of the National Day holiday, Xia Libing took "Baby Alice" to Citong City after explaining the affairs of the base.

Coming out of Citong City Station, Lao Xia held Alice in his arms for a rare moment.

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, when I see the boss's parents later, should I call you mom?" "Baby Alice" said in Lao Xia's arms with a sweet voice.

"No need." Lao Xia said.

"Then...when I see the boss's father and boss's mother, can I call them 'grandparents'?" Alice said again.

"Your character is a gluttonous, sleepy, somewhat stupid but well-behaved child. Apart from eating, you are not very good at talking about other things." Lao Xia explained, "Don't do unnecessary things, be 'natural'."

Alice thought for a while and suggested: "How about being a bit stupid because of gluttony and sleepiness, but sometimes super smart?"

Seeing that Lao Xia didn't answer, Alice retreated and asked: "Otherwise... being gluttonous and sleeping is a bit stupid, but sometimes you can be a little smart?"

"Okay, I will come as planned... But, Lao Xia, Lao Xia, what should I say to eat? The things I usually eat, small cakes, rice cereal, milk, biscuits... I can say 'I want to eat Do you want to eat cakes', 'want to eat paste', 'want to drink grandma'?"

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, our plan does not have the permission of the boss. When the boss wakes up later, I will say that everything was planned by you, right?"

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, will the boss's parents like me? Am I too fat?"

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, do my clothes look bad? Do you want to change into something more cute?"

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, before you meet the boss's parents later, would you like to secretly play Sister Nana's 'Happy Song' to make them feel better and happier?"

"Lao Xia, Lao Xia, how about we come back another day?"

"Lao Xia Lao Xia,..."

Except when she was sitting in the car arranged by the company to pick them up because there was a driver around, Alice slept quietly. At other times, from the moment she got off the train to the time when she climbed the stairs to the door of Xiang Kun's house, she said, "Baby Alice" "They all kept talking.

Xia Libing didn't answer most of the time. She knew that this was Alice being anxious and nervous, and Alice's emotional state must be due to her rational thinking, comprehensive data analysis ability, and super computing power deduction ability. hang".

Under what circumstances would Alice choose to let her emotions dominate her behavior and temporarily abandon her powerful data collection, modeling, analysis and even some degree of manipulation and guidance abilities?

Did she make an active choice, or was she a passive and instinctive reaction?

This was something that made Xia Libing very curious and interested, so even though Alice kept talking non-stop, she didn't let Alice stop and kept observing Alice's reaction - Alice's body The "real body" can truly and concretely feedback her emotions and thoughts.

Xia Libing knew that Alice would enter the state when she met Xiang Kun's parents. She was a child who knew the importance of things.

…

Yesterday, Xia Libing had called Xiang's father and mother in advance, saying that he would visit her today, so the old couple bought a lot of vegetables early this morning and prepared to entertain "Xiao Xia" at noon.

However, when she heard the doorbell, opened the door, and saw Lao Xia holding a cute little girl, Xiang Ma was still stunned for a moment.

When I was on the phone with Lao Xia yesterday,

She had asked Nana, Zhen'er, Little Apple, and Little Lingdang if they would come together, and the answer she got was that they wouldn't come, so she instinctively thought that Lao Xia came alone, but she didn't expect that he would come with him Such a small little girl.

"Oh, this baby is so cute. Whose child is it from?" Xiang's mother subconsciously stretched out her hand to gently pinch Alice's little face and said with a smile, "It's as cute as Little Bell before."

Thinking of the first time she saw that chubby and cute little girl at the airport more than three years ago, Mom Xiang couldn't help but curl her lips slightly. That little girl was so adorable.

After being pinched, Alice looked shy and buried her head on Lao Xia's shoulder.

"Hello, aunt, hello, uncle." Xia Libing did not answer Xiang's mother's question. After saying hello, he walked into the house naturally, then put Alice on the ground and held her hand.

"Auntie, I suddenly have something busy these days and I have to go abroad. Can you and uncle help take care of her?" Xia Libing said.

These words naturally surprised Xiang Ma and Xiang Dad, but Xiang Ma still subconsciously replied: "Ah! It's okay to take care of it. Anyway, we are both retired and usually have nothing to do, but..."

Xia Libing continued: "There is another thing to trouble my uncle and aunt."

Seeing Xia Libing pause, Xiang Ma hurriedly said: "Xiao Xia, if you have any difficulties, just tell me, as long as your Uncle Xiang and I can help, we will be fine." Although before Xiang Kun left, he talked to his parents It is said that if you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, you can go to "Xiao Xia" and "Xiao Tang", but in the opinion of Xiang Ma and Xiang Dad, it is actually the two elders who have more responsibility to take care of the younger generations.

Xia Libing looked at the little girl he was holding and said, "Auntie, her nickname is 'Alice'. She just turned two years old last month, but she hasn't chosen a name yet. Can you ask her uncle and aunt to help her choose one. "

As soon as these words came out, Xiang Ma and Xiang Dad immediately turned to stone, and stared blankly at the chubby but very cute little girl Xia Libing was holding.

Naturally, they understood the subtext of these words. This cute little girl was already two years old, but she had not yet been given a name, and they even asked the two of them to help her name it. What was the identity of this child?

Just turned two last month?

Xiang Ma was counting the time in her head while staring at the little girl's face.

At first glance, she thought she was chubby and super cute, reminding her of Liu Shiling's appearance when she saw her three years ago. But now she took a closer look and found that this little girl's facial features were very similar to Xia Libing's, especially her appearance. The eyes, the shape of the mouth, when not making any expressions, are so similar, they are almost printed from the same mold.

Is this little girl related to Xia Libing? Is she Xia Libing's daughter? !

But if it was Xia Libing's daughter, why did she let the two of them choose their names?

Could she be Xiang Kun and Xia Libing's daughter? !

Based on age, this is really possible.

Moreover, in the year when Xiang Kun first went to Europe, although Xiang's father and Xiang's mother had contacted Xia Libing several times, they had never met each other. On the contrary, Tang Baona, Yang Zhener, and Xiao Guoguo had met a few times.

After Xiang Kun went on a business trip, they only met Xia Libing for the first time in January 2022, so they didn't know whether she was preparing for pregnancy or pregnant during that time.

The answer seems to be ready.

Indeed, if this little girl was not Xiang Kun's daughter, how could she bring her here and ask them to help take care of her?

With Xia Libing's financial resources, even if he has something to do, it should be easy to pay someone to take care of him.

She just brought the child over, gave it to them, and asked them to help choose a name.

"This child... is you and Xiang Kun..." Xiang's mother didn't know how to ask, and her tone became cautious.

Xia Libing looked down at Alice and said, "Alice's birth is indeed related to Xiang Kun."

It's really Xiang Kun's child!

At this time, Xiang Mom and Xiang Dad looked at the little girl holding Xia Libing's hand, and suddenly felt something different. She felt that the delicate little face looked a bit like Xiang Kun when he was a child.

"Xiang Kun, do you know... about Liz?" Xiang's father couldn't help but ask. The child is already two years old, and their grandparents have just found out about it. This is so inappropriate!

Xiang's mother couldn't help pinching Xiang's father and whispered: "It's Alice, English! Not Liz!"

"I'm not sure if he knows now, but after Alice was born, I really didn't have the chance to talk to him about it." After Xia Libing finished speaking, he led Alice to sit on the sofa next to him, and then put the The backpack was also put down: "Here are a few sets of Alice's clothes, food for her, and if you need anything else, please tell me and I will have someone deliver it to you."

"Xiao Xia... let's finish lunch first. Let's have a good chat first. I have to call Xiang Kun." Xiang's mother said softly, holding Xia Libing's hand.

"I still have to catch a flight. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat in time. Alice asked her uncle and aunt to take care of her. In a few days, I will ask my cousin to pick her up." Xia Libing said, knelt down and pinched He pinched Alice's cheek as a farewell, then stood up and left.

Xiang's father and mother walked to the corner of the stairs at the door and watched Xia Libing go downstairs and out of the community before returning to the house.

Seeing Alice sitting on the sofa, her feet in pink sneakers dangling in the air, looking at the balcony in a trance, the old couple looked at each other with complicated expressions.

Some are confused, some are worried, some are nervous, some are annoyed, and some are excited and secretly happy.

Xiang's mother first took her mobile phone to call Xiang Kun, while Xiang's father went over to sit on the sofa and took out all the snacks and fruits he could find in the living room:

"Little Ai... don't worry, your mother has gone to work and will be back soon. Stay here with your grandparents. It's okay! Come here, eat some sweets and fruits, and grandpa will peel oranges for you."

Alice did not refuse anyone who came. She ate the candy when Dad handed her the candy. She ate the biscuit when Dad gave her biscuits. She also ate the oranges when Dad peeled them for him.

Dad looked at Alice who was eating obediently. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. The more he looked at it, the more he couldn't stop the joy and smile on his face. When he saw Xia Libing hugging Alice before, he just thought that this child It was quite cute, but after realizing that this child was probably his granddaughter, I felt something different. She was simply the cutest, prettiest, and most well-behaved child in the world. Like the bright moon in the night sky, it suddenly compared with other stars. If you go on, other children can't compare.

After finishing the phone call in the room, Xiang's mother walked out. When she arrived in the living room, she saw Xiang's father feeding orange segments to Alice, as well as the candies and biscuit packages on the coffee table. She was startled and ran over quickly:

"Lao Xiang, don't feed the children randomly. How long have those candies and biscuits been stored at home? They were given to Sister Tang when she got married last time. Oh my, these oranges have been bought for a long time. Children can't mess around with them. Those who eat…”

Dad Xiang looked a little confused. He looked at the 1/4 orange he had fed Alice in his hand and said in a daze, "These oranges look quite fresh. The candies and biscuits also seem to be quite good. They are not bad." I think Xiao Ai’s food tastes delicious…”

"Anyway, you can't feed your children randomly! You didn't feed your son very much when he was a child. What do you know? Let's start!"

After rushing Dad to the side, Mom Xiang sat next to Alice, and immediately put on a gentle and loving expression, and said softly: "Alice, let's have lunch first. After lunch, grandma will take you to eat." food."

She held Alice on her lap, and while looking through Xia Libing's backpack for milk powder, rice cereal and other foods, she lectured Xiang's father: "You can't feed such a big child random candies and biscuits. Especially before eating a main meal, you should not eat oranges on an empty stomach, not to mention that our oranges are not fresh enough. Children’s teeth and stomach’s digestion ability are not good enough, so the food should be made soft and mushy, Xiao Xia Bao If there is staple food for dinner in the bag, we have to give her the staple food in the bag. If not, we have to prepare it separately. The fish and shrimp we made for lunch can be smashed and given to her. Alas... By the way, I don’t know about Aili. If Si can eat seafood, I’ll ask Xiaoxia on WeChat later.”

Just as she was talking, Alice, who was being held by her, suddenly shouted in a milky voice: "Grandma...Grandma..."

Xiang's mother was stunned and looked a little excited, but Xiang's father smiled and pointed at her hand turning over Lao Xia's bag and said, "Xiao Ai is calling for the milk powder in your hand."

Xiang Ma also understood and said with a smile: "Go, go, don't say 'Xiao Ai' or 'Xiao Ai'. She is called Alice! It's an English name! Nowadays, young people are accustomed to giving their children an English nickname. Old The grandson of the Qin family is called Andy, Xiao Zhao's daughter is called Lucy, and Sister Wei's twin granddaughters upstairs are named Jesse and something... Emma. Hey, how about saying that Xiao Xia is a top student, in English The name is also different, Alice, Alice, it sounds more advanced."

Dad Xiang happily let Mom talk to her. He squatted on the edge of the sofa, holding Alice's little feet in sneakers with both hands. Looking at the cute little chubby face, he really felt that this baby was good at everything and was so cute. . His nose was actually a little sore, and he felt that he had never been so happy when his own son was born.

"Alice, call me Grandpa, Grandpa." Xiang Pa pointed at himself with a smile and repeated: "Grandpa, Grandpa."

He didn't have high hopes at first, because he felt that Alice was only two years old and wasn't very good at talking yet, so it shouldn't be easy for her to learn to call people.

But what she didn't expect was that Alice, who was being held by Xiang's mother, actually smiled with crooked eyebrows and said: "Ya Ya! Ya Ya!"

Although the pronunciation was not accurate, Dad Xiang burst out laughing with excitement, and then wanted to hug Alice over.

"Look at you like that..." Xiang's mother wanted to prepare lunch for Alice, so she let Xiang's father hug her. Her face was also full of uncontrollable smiles.

Now she doesn't need to take a DNA test or ask Xiang Kun or Xia Libing. She is very sure that Alice is her granddaughter. The feeling and intuition when she hugs her are completely different from holding other children or other people's grandchildren. of.

"Hehe, weren't you the same just now? When you thought Alice was calling you 'grandma', your expression made you almost cry." Dad Xiang hugged Alice and said with a smile.

"Anyway, Alice knows how to call 'grandma' first." Xiang Ma said, pointing to herself, and said to Alice, who was being held by Xiang Dad, "Alice, grandma."

"Grandma, grandma..." Alice shouted in a sweet voice.

"Hey! Be good, so good!" Xiang Ma couldn't help but kiss Alice, and happily went to prepare Alice's lunch.

"By the way, didn't you call your son just now? What did this boy say? Why don't you know that you and Xiaoxia have children? When will he come back?" Father Xiang held Alice and asked next to Mother Xiang. , but for fear of scaring the little girl in his arms, the tone and tone of his words that were obviously a little dissatisfied were extremely soft.

"The call was not answered by him, but by his assistant. He said that he and his partners had gone to sea on a boat. The phone was left on the shore and he would not come back for a week." Xiang Ma said.

"Why such a coincidence?" Dad Xiang frowned.

"I think this guy is hiding from us on purpose. Maybe he is nearby. Otherwise, he answered the phone every time before. Why did he leave his phone with the assistant this time? He... probably knows too. Xiaoxia brought Alice to see us."

"Why are you hiding? What is this? The child is two years old, what is there to hide?"

"I think it's not that simple. I used to think that when I talked to my son on the phone, video chat, or sent voice messages, he would often behave a little strange, but I couldn't tell what was strange. I felt that something must be wrong with him. I'm always worried... so I've been thinking that we should find time to go to Europe to see him, meet him, and make sure that I can feel at ease. But now it seems that this kid... probably has never dared to come back. ." Xiang Ma analyzed.

"Don't dare to come back? Why?" Dad Xiang was confused. "We will definitely support him and Xiao Xia being together. He and Xiao Xia have children, so we can't object...ah! Could it be Xiao Xia's family..."

"No." Xiang's mother made the rice cereal. She first tested the temperature, then scooped a little bit with a spoon and brought it to Alice's mouth. After she ate it, she continued: "Old Xiang, do you remember Before Xiang Kun went to Europe, when he brought Xiao Tang, Xiao Xia, Xiao Yang, and Xiao Pingguo to our house, was this the last thing he said to us?"