The Stars In Your Eyes - Chapter 232

When you become an adult, time flies like the wind. You can feel it brushed past you, but it was so faint you could not see until it passed.

And time for a father with two children, well, Bai Yutang can’t even feel the wind brushing through him. It just disappeared quietly.

Regarding staying in one house with his parents- in-law, his husband asked him, his friends worry about him, only his sister who didn’t care about it.

Before the babies were born, Jian Kang Lu asked every hour, “Why don’t we buy or rent a house near my mother’s house? We don’t have to stay there.”

Bai Yutang really doesn’t mind staying there. He just felt living in a two bedroom apartment with two children really not suitable, and both of them are inexperienced dads.

Buying a house near his parents- in-law’s house is almost impossible. There are no houses for sale in that area, and the price is high.

His friends, especially Mu Xiaoya, asked every day. “Are you sure? Really? Living with in-laws could make a good relationship severe into a bad one, you know? I don’t think it’s comfortable. It was not as free as living alone.”

It’s true. If not because Bai Yutang worried they will harm the babies, definitely he and his husband won’t stay with someone else. They love their love nest, where they could freely kiss each other everywhere anytime.

But they don’t have a choice. Their life is not their own anymore.

The saddest thing for Bai Yutang was he realised they could not live in that apartment anymore in the future. Let’s say the babies could stay in the other room, what about when they grow up? They need to have separate rooms.

For the first six years it might be okay. After that, they need to move.

Building a new house takes time. That’s why, Bai Yutang decided to stay with Jian Kang Lu’s parents first until the siblings celebrate their first birthday.

Bai Yutang stayed in this house to learn how to take care of his children. Yet he thinks that purpose is now impossible to achieve.

This little prince and princess definitely will be pampered brat once they move out.

The housekeepers in this house are all the old ones who work here since Jian Kang Lu is still a little snotty brat. Now they all become grandparents. Even two grandparents is enough to spoil their grandchildren to the skies, now imagine if these babies were surrounded by eight grandparents.

Moreover, Jian Kang Lu hired two nannies for Bai Jingting and Jian Ying Yue. They will come in the morning and go home at night.

With this small army around them, Bai Yutang even rarely holds his babies.

Lu Hua came to see her grandson. Her face was stiff when Bai Yutang and Lin Caihong fetched her in the airport. But she still didn’t forget her manner, she greeted Lin Caihong.

“Gege is still in the hospital, mom. He apologised that he could not fetch you.” Bai Yutang took the luggage from his mother’s hand.

Lu Hua had to admit his son’s tactic is good. She could not scold Jian Kang Lu in front of his mother, right?

Her feelings once she knew that Bai Yutang stayed in Lin Caihong’s house were also a mess.

Disappointed, for she feels her son is treated like a daughter in law instead of a man.

Worried, for she was afraid her son would be bullied there.

Envy, since Lin Caihong could see their grandchildren everyday.

Yet, she also feels glad, for Lin Caihong treats her son well. The gentle and soft gaze when Lin Caihong talked with Bai Yutang was real.

Lu Hua didn’t talk much, until she arrived in the house and saw the bright eyes and chubby cheek of her grandson. She looked at the baby girl also, her eyes reddened to see two pairs of eyes looking at her, and giving their bright smiles.

“Ahh.. Ah..” Their little hands waving in the air, their legs kick the bed.

Lin Caihong had washed her hands and walked with lips pouting, eyes widened, making the siblings kick livelier. “Ai ai ai.. Ah Ting and Ah Yue recognise your grandma Lu Hua already? So smart.. Give granny a kiss.”

In China, there’s different terms to call your maternal and paternal grandmother. Yet. Since both Bai Yutang and Jian Kang Lu are men, with no mother between them, it was quite difficult to differentiate the call. So Lin Caihong decided to just use english general terms.

After holding the babies, feeling the warmth and the milk scent from their bodies, Lu Hua’s heart melted. Even looking at someone else’s babies used to make her heart soft, don’t mention her own grandchildren.

“They really look alike.” Her eyes still in awe looking at this similar sibling.

Actually, Bai Yutang also felt weird. Definitely the parents are different for these two children and mixed blood from Jian Yang Yue’s face starts to show. Their faces are different, but Bai Yutang also felt they were similar and looked alike.

Is this because they were raised by the same parents?

Bai Yutang receives the milk from the nannies, he truly feels his baby care skill even decrease now. His original purpose might never be achieved this way.

“Give it to me. Let me feed him.” Lu Hua said.

Bai Yutang could only see the two grandmothers chatting happily and feeding his babies. Even his role is now downgraded into a third party who only gets the milk from nannies and gives it to this two blind grandmother.

Looking at her grandchildren, Lu Hua finally agreed to stay in Lin Caihong’s house. Previously she refused Jian Kang Lu and Bai Yutang’s request, but now she only wants to stay near her grandchildren. She only stayed in B city for three days.

At night, they have dinner together. The babies sleeping upstairs. Lu Hua amazed to see Lin Caihong and Jian Shen dressed well like they want to have dinner outside. She started to wonder whether she was too shabby. Her son also wear white long sleeve shirt under the thin blue cardigan.

The dinner also looks like a feast from a well known restaurant.

“Do I need to change my clothes?” She whispered to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang smiled, “No need mom. It is just this family habit. Even if they go nowhere, they will still dress like this in the house.”

Lu Hua now could see the rich families dramas on the television is actually accurate. She once thought the drama was exaggerated when she saw them eating with nice dresses, high heels shoes, pearl necklace, while her own family usually wear T-shirts and shorts when they eat.

“Try this osmanthus duck. This is our cook’s signature dish.” Lin Caihong cut the duck personally and put it on Lu Hua’s plate.

Jian Kang Lu comes home when they’re in the middle of dinner.

“Good evening mom, dad, mother in law. I’ll wash my face and hand first. I’m sorry for being late.” He said.

Jian Kang Lu’s plate and glass are already prepared at the dining table. Bai Yutang flips it and fills it with dishes that his husband likes. He also poured a cup of warm tea. He saw Jian Kang Lu wanting to walk upstairs and he said, “Gege, eat first. You could see them later. They just sleep, don’t wake them up.”

Jian Kang Lu turned his head and smiled to see his little husband. He walked to the dining table and kissed Bai Yutang’s cheek before he sat and started to eat.

This is his instinct and habit branded to his soul. He forgot, Lu Hua sat next to Bai Yutang.

Lin Caihong and Jian Shen already saw this hundreds of times, so they didn’t look at it differently.

For Lu Hua, well, it was between shame and rage. She saw her son in law eating calmly and asking about the children today. She looked at her son who had red cheeks, and pretended the kiss never happened. Even though her heart softened, it’s still hard for her to see two men intimate, moreover the man is her own son.

After a while, Jian Kang Lu just realised his mother in law stopped eating and looking at him. He scolded himself inside but his face was still calm and he smiled brilliantly.

“Mother in law, how’s your trip? I’m glad TangTang told me you’ll stay here. Actually, three days is too soon, why not extend it? TangTang will be happy if you help him take care of the babies.”

Bai Yutang was helpless. His mother already saw how idly he was in this house. He didn’t have and didn’t need to do anything. There’s a lot of people who wanted to take care of their children until he himself had to queue if he wanted to hold his children. And yet, his husband sells these obvious lies.

Lu Hua holds her temper, seeing how calm Lin Caihong and Jian Shen accept their own son’s behaviour. “I can’t decide yet. Later I still could come here again.”

Lin Caihong chipped in, saving his son, “Why don’t you come here every week? Or at least twice a month. You know babies, they will start to recognise faces and voices soon.”

“Mm..” Lu Hua could only nod.

In another two weeks, Chinese New Year will come again.

“Mom, I can’t visit you on new year, the babies just went through a long hour flight this month. Could you come visit me here?” He asked when they were going upstairs to feed the babies again.

Lu Hua was smiling and still talking to her grandson, she then turned around to answer her son. Yet her attitude and eyes were so different when she faced her own son. “I’ll think about it first.”

Bai Yutang could only nod and smile, “Okay, let me know earlier to buy the ticket. It’s hard to book in this season. And ask RenRen too.”

Jian Kang Lu came inside and took his daughter from Bai Yutang. He politely chats with Lu Hua while playing with his daughter.

He could only spend one to two hour per day with his children. Time is really precious.

In the bedroom, Bai Yutang hugged his husband while the other read his resident’s journal for tomorrow’s journal reading. “Gege, i want to work again after Chinese New Year. Can I?”

Jian Kang Lu didn’t take his eyes from the tablet, he only played with his kitten’s hair. “Mm… Just do what you want to do, baby.”