Life continued as usual. Lin Feng took care of the children at home while Zhang Yuxi attended her classes at school. After several months of living together, the two had developed a strong, unspoken understanding.
Spring arrived in the blink of an eye, and the babies were about to turn eight months old. They were all hefty, especially the eldest. Holding them for long periods made his arms a little sore.
He wasn't sure if it was because the fourth baby was so active, but despite his long days of rising early and sleeping late, he was growing the fastest. When comparing the four babies, the fourth was noticeably taller. The third baby came in second. Could it be that being lazy and motionless is a way to store energy?
On this sunny day, Liu Bo called.
"Bro, Xiaotong and I were talking and we're planning to hold an event at the store. It's called the Baby Crawling Race, and there are prizes for the top three. Are you coming?"
Lin Feng had seen this type of event before and had even wandered over to watch out of boredom. Back then, he wasn't a father and just found it interesting. He had even taken Chuan Chuan to a crawling race before, where they had won second place. The prize was a towel. Now that he was a father himself, he found the event even more fascinating.
"I'll be there! When does it start?"
"Three in the afternoon. We're here preparing for it now."
"Okay."
At three in the afternoon, Lin Feng brought the babies to the storefront.
Liu Bo was counting the prizes. When he saw Lin Feng arrive, he said to Chen Xiaotong, "Go give him a hand."
Chen Xiaotong hurried over to help.
This time, Liu Bo had put a lot of thought into it, making the crawling race a major event. There were five lanes in total, and to ensure fairness, the races were divided by age group.
First Prize: A 100-yuan store coupon, redeemable for any product.
Second Prize: A set of spring clothing selected by the store, valued at around 80 yuan.
Third Prize: Two bags of complementary food noodles for babies, valued at around 50 yuan.
Fourth Prize: A small gift from the store—a thin bath towel, valued at around 20 yuan.
Fifth Prize: An award for excellent participation.
Any baby who participated would receive a small gift. It was a little toy worth a few yuan, like a squeaky duck or frog.
They set up three separate crawling tracks for three different age groups. Liu Bo had sent a notification to every store member and advertised the event on their official account with digital flyers.
The idea for the event had come from Chen Xiaotong. The stores where she used to work would hold events in the spring, but they were just for show. Nothing had ever been on such a grand scale.
When Lin Feng arrived with the babies, it was no exaggeration to say the place was packed. Parents had brought their babies, buzzing with excitement to sign up.
Lin Feng's quadruplets instantly became the center of attention.
"Wow, it's them! I saw them back when they were handing out flyers!"
"The babies have gotten so big!"
"They're such cute babies. Suddenly, my own looks so plain."
"Sigh, I always thought I was pretty good-looking, but I can't compete with the father's strong genes..."
Though the mothers said such things, they adored their own babies the most. In their eyes, their children were one-of-a-kind angels.
The crowd was so large that Liu Bo had to call two more employees out to maintain order.
"We're going to start at three-thirty," Liu Bo announced. "Race track number one is over here, and race track number two is over there.
"There are five lanes, so parents, please line up properly!"
The parents were thrilled, acting as if they were the ones about to compete. Each of the two race areas had one person maintaining order and another registrar handing out gifts.
After making the announcement, Liu Bo was free and came over to help Lin Feng.
"Bro, are all four babies going at once, or one by one?"
"Let's do it one by one. If they all go together, it'll be just like playing at home. It's better for them to interact with other children."
The first to go up was the eldest. As soon as he sat down, it was clear he was more than a size bigger than the other babies his age.
The parents stood at the other end of the track, using toys to entice their babies forward. Lin Feng held a snack he had made himself: a tube of soft food paste that could be squeezed out.
"Ready... Go!"
At the sound of the whistle, the parents did their best to coax their babies.
Lin Feng squatted at the other end of the track, shaking the tube of paste. "Eldest, look what Daddy has! Yummy food, your favorite!"
The other babies had already started crawling, but the eldest looked around curiously, finding the whole scene rather interesting. When he heard Lin Feng's voice and saw the tube of paste, he wiggled his bottom. I'm gonna crawl!
The eldest was sturdy and didn't actually exercise much. But if there was food involved, he could move heaven and earth! The eldest's foodie nature was different from the fourth baby's. How to put it? One was a conscientious eater, while the other ate with flair. One was reserved, the other was outgoing.
Even though he started after the other babies, the eldest still won second place!
More than the prize, however, he preferred the food. Lin Feng picked him up and planted a kiss on his little cheek.
"You're amazing, baby!"
The second race featured the girl who was as swift as the wind: the second baby... Her liveliness was by no means inferior to the fourth baby's. Compared to the fourth baby's gentle nature, she was more like a little boy.
The second baby sat there, watching everything in wonder and curiously eying the other babies. At the signal, the parents tried all sorts of tricks to get their babies crawling. The second baby found it amusing and just sat there for a while, watching blankly. No matter how Lin Feng tried to tempt her with toys, he couldn't get her attention.
Suddenly, she saw a mother holding a pink doll.
WOW! The second baby's eyes instantly lit up. Like a little bull, she let out a cry and started crawling.
How to describe it... Since she was his precious daughter, comparing her to a gecko felt inappropriate. Let's just say she was... a girl as swift as the wind.
"Come on, baby... come on..."
Lin Feng realized his daughter was crawling off course! The scene looked just like one of those viral videos where the contestant goes off-track!
"Second baby, where are you going!"
The second baby acted as if she couldn't hear a thing; she just wanted that doll.
The twist was that the other family's baby was interested in the little dinosaur in Lin Feng's hand. And so, the two babies crawled toward each other's parents.
The other parent was a dad. He glanced at Lin Feng and laughed. "Well, let's just trade toys then."
"Alright!"
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