「After school.」

The driver came to pick up Li Long. "To the supermarket," he said. He went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and then returned home.

The housekeeper, whom Li Long had instructed not to make dinner, had assumed they were going out to eat. She was surprised when Li Long came back carrying several bags full of groceries.

He busied himself clumsily in the kitchen, telling her, "Call them and say they shouldn't go out tonight. Tell them to come home for dinner." Once he heated the oil in the wok, however, Li Long looked like he knew exactly what he was doing.

While helping him, the housekeeper brought up Big Treasure and Second Treasure. "They sometimes cook special dishes for us, and they're always delicious!" From her tone, it was clear she was very fond of them.

When Li Long's parents came home, they were pleasantly surprised to find their son had prepared a large meal for them.

"Come on, try it and tell me what you think."

Li Long had made hot pot. He decided to try making it himself because the preparation was simple.

"How does it taste?"

His mother took a bite. "Not bad. It's a little spicy, but I can handle it."

His father took several bites. "I think it's great! It's not spicy at all. This is delicious!"

"I've had hot pot with clients before, but this is better than what you get at restaurants. How did you do it?"

Li Long smiled. "I added a few special things to the broth. It gives it a much richer flavor."

After dinner, Li Long and the housekeeper washed the dishes together.

The biggest impression Li Long had from his visit to Lin Feng's house was that they didn't have a housekeeper. He was surprised that a family of seven, who clearly weren't short on money, wouldn't hire help. He later learned that they could manage just fine with or without one. From what he gathered, the quadruplets had started washing their own dishes when they were very young. Even now that they were older and had a new baby in the house, they still did chores. They took turns washing the dishes and doing other housework every day, and the four of them got along so well that their chore time was always harmonious.

This left a deep impression on Li Long.

After finishing the dishes, he went to find his parents, his footsteps making a soft TAP, TAP, TAP as he went.

"Have another baby?" Li Long's parents were stunned by their son's sudden request.

"Have you two ever considered it?" Li Long asked.

His parents honestly shook their heads, then asked, "Do you want a younger brother or sister?"

"Of course!" he exclaimed. He hadn't felt this way before, but now he genuinely believed that having more siblings was a good thing.

Seeing how much their son had changed since his return, the couple hesitated. "We'll think about it."

Li Long didn't press them. His parents were incredibly busy with work, and he couldn't make them do something they disliked just because of his own selfish wish.

"Just think about it. I'll support whatever you decide. I'm going up to bed!"

After returning home, Big Treasure couldn't stop thinking about the laboratory. Ever since being introduced to physics and chemistry, he had fallen in love with conducting experiments. His school had science classes and a lab, but it wasn't enough to satisfy his passion. The visit to Li Long's school had given him an idea. If the school's lab wasn't sufficient, he could just build one at home. They had spare rooms, after all.

Lin Feng had no objections. He had always been a strong supporter of his children's interests and hobbies.

In truth, Big Treasure's interest in experimentation hadn't appeared overnight. It had started when Lin Feng used a rice cooker to hatch chicks, which ignited his curiosity. Later, when the family started growing plants and vegetables, his interest was the most intense, and his observation journals were the most detailed.

Big Treasure's new laboratory was to be built in the basement. To ensure the lab was set up properly, Lin Feng specially invited the boys' teacher over to advise on what they needed to consider. The next step was to hire contractors for the construction and renovation, which would take about two or three months.

In the blink of an eye, Little Treasure turned one hundred days old.

Even without the system's nutrient solution, Little Treasure grew plump and fair-skinned, and was in excellent health. In both height and weight, she was leagues ahead of other babies her age. At just two months old, she had already started trying to roll over by herself.

The saying goes that babies roll over at three months and sit up at six, but Little Treasure, at only three months old, somehow managed to push herself into a sitting position while trying to crawl.

Lin Feng hadn't heard a peep from Little Treasure, so he went to check on her when it was time. He found her sitting up against the side of her crib, blinking her big eyes at him. Although some babies are more physically advanced and develop skills earlier than their peers, Lin Feng wasn't going to push her. He would let her develop at her own pace without any interference.

"Should we throw a big party for Little Treasure's one-hundred-day celebration?" Lin Feng asked Zhang Yuxi for her opinion, and she looked to him to see what he wanted.

In the end, the couple decided against it. With the Lunar New Year just over a month away, they didn't want to trouble everyone by making them travel to Yangcheng. They agreed it would be enough to invite close family and friends, like An Lan and Lin Jiajun, over for a simple meal.

"We definitely have to take her one-hundred-day photos, though," Zhang Yuxi added.

Little Treasure was strong, had a healthy appetite, was full of energy, and was always active.

Little Treasure... well, she had quite a temper!

It was something Lin Feng had never experienced while raising the quadruplets. Her temper had started to emerge gradually after her one-month celebration.

Lin Feng discovered that whenever he held her, she couldn't stay still in his arms, squirming as if she were sitting on pins and needles. At first, he thought she was uncomfortable, but a checkup revealed nothing wrong. Later, they figured it out: whoever was holding Little Treasure was not allowed to sit down. The moment he sat down, she would start to grunt and huff, kicking her little legs and waving her tiny arms in protest. But as soon as he stood up again, she would be perfectly happy.

So, after Little Treasure woke up, it was fine as long as you didn't pick her up. But once you did, you couldn't put her down again. You might think, "Then just don't pick her up." But the moment you touched her, even just to change a diaper, you were stuck. If you tried to put her down, she would immediately start wailing...

Lin Feng was an experienced father and refused to spoil her. Later, even after she stopped her loud crying, she would continue to whimper, her expression the very picture of misery.

As if she were some poor, pitiful thing abandoned by the world...

It was enough to break Lin Feng's heart.

Little Treasure couldn't talk yet, but she could already put on a sorrowful face and cry real tears on command.

Lin Feng was dumbfounded. What a little drama queen! If she could talk, he was sure she would stand right up and point a finger at him. Her expression already said as much.

And so, Lin Feng always gave in. Whenever Little Treasure put on this act, he surrendered completely...

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