Chapter 2973: Staying to Take Care of the Child

But they had a second child, a girl, is this her?

Li Mingxi stepped forward and asked doubtfully, "Did Big Cousin and his family come?"

"Yeah, they came to A City to deal with some matters, and entrusted the child to us for the day."

Li Mingxi sat next to the little girl and pinched her hand with a smile, "Is the little one called Xuexue?"

Li’s mother laughed, "Yes, she’s Li Xue."

"Xuexue, I’m your cousin-aunt."

Xuexue glanced at her and continued to wail.

Li Mingxi picked her up and comforted her in English, "Don’t cry, your mom and dad will be here soon. They’ve gone out to buy you some treats."

Xuexue understood and indeed stopped crying, though she kept hiccupping.

Li’s mother laughed, "It’s good we called you. I knew she couldn’t understand what I was saying."

Li Mingxi was teasing the little monster and jokingly said, "Mom, you’re not really asking me to babysit, are you?"

Li’s mother laughed, "You’re free, so I called you to babysit."

Li Mingxi looked up in surprise, "Didn’t you say we came back to celebrate your anniversary?"

Li’s mother laughed slyly, "When did I say you were coming back to celebrate with us? I just said to come back. Your grandma went to see her friends early this morning. Perfect timing, your dad and I are going out to have fun for the day, you and Xiao Lang can stay home and take care of the baby. We’ll be back in the evening."

Li Mingxi felt helpless, "Mom, I’m not a nanny!"

"But you’re Xuexue’s cousin-aunt. Xuexue doesn’t speak Chinese well, and we can’t handle her. See, you comforted her, and she stopped crying, so you’re the right person. Xiao Lang speaks English, right?"

The last sentence from Li’s mother was directed at Xiao Lang.

Xiao Lang nodded with a smile, Li’s mother clapped her hands and laughed, "Even better, you two can take care of the child together, keep each other company. Xuexue is adorable, and you’ll learn to handle a child today, making you more skilled when you have your own later."

Li Mingxi: "..."

Li’s mother pulled Li’s father to stand up, "That’s settled, you two stay at home with the child while your dad and I go out."

"Mom..."

"Mingxi, it’s also for your good. Babysitting might make you want a child of your own."

Xiao Lang’s eyes lit up for a moment, but Li Mingxi felt troubled; here came the pressure to have kids again.

Well, what else can she do now but stay and look after the child?

So frustrating. She had planned to go horseback riding, but ended up babysitting.

As Li’s mother and father were leaving, Li Mingxi still handed them their gifts.

Li’s mother laughed, "We hadn’t decided what to do tonight, but now there’s no need to worry. We’ll try to come back later. Your cousin will probably come tomorrow morning, so today it’s just the two of you looking after this child. That’s settled!"

Li’s mother happily left with Li’s father, leaving Li Mingxi even more frustrated.

Should she have not given them gifts?

Everyone had left, and the living room was left with Xiao Lang, Li Mingxi, and the wide-eyed, innocent Xuexue.

Li Mingxi complained to Xiao Lang, "If we’d known, we wouldn’t have returned!"

Xiao Lang laughed, "If we hadn’t returned, how would our parents celebrate their anniversary?"

True, whatever. For her parents’ happiness, she’ll sacrifice a bit.

Li Mingxi kissed Xuexue and said to Xiao Lang, "Staying here to babysit isn’t fun. You should go to work; I’ll take care of this alone."