It was almost May.

The weather was getting hotter, and Little Treasure's temper flared up right along with it.

To get her to have a poop, they tried everything: sweet potato soup, sweet potato congee, vegetable congee... They tried all sorts of variations. The situation improved slightly, but the effect wasn't significant.

Little Treasure had naturally learned to use her little potty, but she had to squat for a long time every time. She would squat and play at the same time, managing to combine potty time with playtime. The only one getting anxious was Lin Feng, who stood by hoping she would hurry up and go whenever she seemed to have the urge!

The constipation issue hadn't even been solved yet, and now the great weaning battle was about to begin.

Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi held a family meeting while Little Treasure was asleep.

Among their four children, only the third and fourth had been breastfed; the others were on formula. Just when they thought the third child would wean easily and that the highly-dependent fourth child would struggle, they were proven completely wrong. In reality, the fourth child weaned quite naturally. It was the third child who, after a great deal of fuss, took a week of constant crying and protesting to finally stop.

With Little Treasure's situation, there was no need for speculation or any plot twists; weaning was definitely going to be a challenge. At night, she had to be nursing to fall asleep. In the morning, she'd roll over into Zhang Yuxi's arms looking for her breakfast, unable to relax until she'd had a few sips.

One time, Little Treasure went to bed late, and when she woke up, Zhang Yuxi had already left for work. Little Treasure cried the entire morning. Even bottled milk was no use. If Zhang Yuxi hadn't come home from work early to feed her a few sips, who knows how long the crying would have lasted.

From that moment on, Lin Feng knew weaning would be a tough battle. It would require the cooperation of the entire family.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yuxi had to go out of town for a professional development course that would last exactly ten days. They planned to use this time to wean Little Treasure. It also coincided with a week-long holiday, so the major task for everyone this break was weaning.

"For the next three days, I'll reduce the number of times I feed Little Treasure and try not to feed her at night... We'll see if that works," Zhang Yuxi explained.

The other children hadn't yet realized the horror of weaning and thought it sounded fine.

That night, Lin Feng realized he had been far too optimistic. Without her milk, Little Treasure would throw a huge tantrum!

After Little Treasure fell asleep, Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi switched places. He lay down next to her, acting as Zhang Yuxi's stand-in.

In the middle of the night, Little Treasure sleepily searched for Zhang Yuxi, wanting to nurse for a bit. Her little head nudged and burrowed, waking Lin Feng up. Lin Feng tried to soothe her, but Little Treasure was determined and kept searching.

As a result, she found... a completely flat plain.

Where was her meal?

Little Treasure snapped awake. Her sense of smell was incredible; she clambered right over Lin Feng and found Zhang Yuxi. Zhang Yuxi tried to hide in the darkness, but Little Treasure's eyes had already adjusted. She grabbed her mother and cried out, "Momma!"

She was so anxious!

The first person Little Treasure had ever called for was her daddy. More precisely, it was "Dada," a soft and pleasant sound. Next came "Momma"! Occasionally, she would blurt out a few words like "sissy" for her sisters and "bubba" for her brothers. She babbled quite a lot, like she was chanting scriptures, but you couldn't understand a word she was saying.

Now eight months old, Little Treasure had a bedtime routine where Zhang Yuxi and Lin Feng took turns telling her stories and showing her picture books. But Little Treasure wasn't interested. The moment her bottom touched the bed, she was ready to crawl away! No amount of coaxing worked, and even her siblings couldn't convince her.

It was clear Little Treasure was not going to be a studious child!

And so, on the first night, Little Treasure got her meal and fell asleep, completely content.

「The second night.」

Reading books was a no-go; Little Treasure made it clear she only wanted to play! She crawled off to entertain herself.

Zhang Yuxi sighed, "Honey, just one look at our baby and you know she's not into studying... What are we going to do when she's older?"

As a teacher, she was worried.

Lin Feng was more relaxed. "It's not certain. Maybe she'll love learning later on. And even if she doesn't, that's fine. She'll have some other interests or hobbies! She's only eight months old. Let's not jump to conclusions."

Zhang Yuxi thought about it and realized she was overthinking.

That night, they repeated the plan. The only difference was that when Little Treasure began to stir, Lin Feng immediately signaled Zhang Yuxi. She tiptoed out of the room and hid.

Little Treasure searched for a long time. She even crawled over Lin Feng's sleeping form, but she still couldn't find her mother. Her food source had really disappeared!

Little Treasure was shocked, all sleepiness gone in an instant! She sat up on the large bed, looking left and right, confirming that her meal was truly gone. Panic set in immediately!

She crawled over, trying to wake Lin Feng to help her find her mother.

But as the saying goes, you can never wake a person who is pretending to sleep. So, Lin Feng didn't "wake up." He was actually squinting quietly, watching to see Little Treasure's reaction.

Seeing that she got no response from her father, Little Treasure looked around before slowly moving to get off the bed. To prevent her from falling, the floor around the bed was covered with thick, soft mats. Even if she fell, she wouldn't get hurt.

Lin Feng watched through squinted eyes as Little Treasure's feet inched their way off the bed, her tiny legs dangling as she searched for the floor. After her wobbly little feet finally touched the ground, she steadied herself against the bed's edge and continued her search.

The doors to the bathroom, the nursery, and the walk-in closet were all closed. After looking all around the room and still not seeing her mother, Little Treasure grew even more anxious.

Then she started crying.

Lin Feng, recognizing the sound of genuine crying, quickly sat up. "Little Treasure, what's wrong?"

Seeing her father was awake, Little Treasure hurriedly crawled over, mumbling, "Momma, Momma..."

Lin Feng cooed, picking his daughter up. "There, there, are you hungry? How about Daddy makes you some formula, okay?"

Little Treasure thought Lin Feng was taking her to find her mother. When she realized he wasn't, her temper flared, and she slapped the offered bottle away.

Lin Feng's reflexes were sharp; he caught it just in time. "Momma's not here!"

Little Treasure struggled in Lin Feng's arms, wanting to get down and search by herself!

Through the glass pane on the nursery door, Zhang Yuxi saw Little Treasure anxiously searching for her, and her mother's heart ached. Hearing her baby cry and throw a tantrum, her resolve softened.

"Little Treasure!"

Hearing her mother's voice, Little Treasure turned her head, her expression the absolute picture of misery. Her Charming and Pitiful Skill had just upgraded to version 2.0.

She stretched out her arms for a hug, looking utterly abandoned, crying out, "Momma, momma!"

Zhang Yuxi scooped Little Treasure up, covering her with kisses while wiping away her tears. "Momma just had to go poopoo!"

Little Treasure could only understand a few simple words for now, like "eat," "sleepy-bye," "poopoo," and "go." She could always pick out a few key words from a sentence, making her much smarter than other children her age.

"Momma..."

"Momma's here!"

When she touched Little Treasure's back, it was slick with sweat, and the hair on her forehead was damp. Zhang Yuxi's heart ached with pity.

"Honey, get a sweat towel. Little Treasure's back is soaked."

Lin Feng just brought over a small undershirt and changed her into it directly.

Little Treasure latched on and nursed for a few mouthfuls, then whimpered again, glancing over at Zhang Yuxi. Her little face was filled with endless grievances. She continued to nurse grumpily, eventually falling asleep without realizing it.

Zhang Yuxi pursed her lips. "Just wait until I'm gone to wean her. I can't stand seeing her like this."

A mother's heart couldn't bear it.

Lin Feng also sighed. He couldn't stand it either.

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