Chapter 19: Stay Here Tonight (Please Bookmark, Please Vote)
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The reward arrived, and Chen Yuan’s mind was flooded with various cooking recipes. However, these recipes were highly specialized—they all related to lactation, nourishing qi and blood, or baby complementary foods, having nothing to do with everyday home cooking. Still, they counted as useful skills. Perhaps he could start selling postpartum meals in the future, and by then, all his WeChat contacts would be married women and young mothers... Heh heh heh, that’s a good gig.
[System Task: As a qualified stay-at-home dad, bathing a human infant is a daily essential. Please attempt to bathe the human infant. Reward: 900 yuan cash and professional-level singing skills (limited to nursery rhymes and related songs).]
This reward... Judging by the description, it might be similar to the culinary skill reward, but limited to the category of nursery rhymes. Looking at the task instructions, it wasn’t difficult at all—just give the child a bath, and with the experience in his mind, it would be easy to complete. Besides, the child was currently naked, so it was a good opportunity to bathe her.
“It’s getting late; let’s give her a bath,” Chen Yuan said.
“Yeah, I was too tired yesterday and didn’t get around to it,” Jiang Wanyi replied.
“You should rest. You probably didn’t sleep much last night. Just find the baby bathtub for me,” Chen Yuan said.
To ensure the system would fully recognize the task’s success, Chen Yuan preferred not to have Jiang Wanyi assist him. But he could only express this subtly, as she was her daughter after all, whereas Song Jianian was his own.
One wonders—when will he finally get around to bathing her?
“Let’s do it together. I can help you out a bit.”
“Alright.”
Jiang Wanyi found the child’s small bathtub, took out the special baby shampoo, and even brought along a few small toys for her to play with in the water. Chen Yuan was in charge of filling the water and adjusting the temperature, then gently placed the little millet grain into the tub.
Once in the water, the baby was like a little fish swimming in the ocean, excitedly splashing water everywhere. Jiang Wanyi kept a safe distance, but Chen Yuan bore the brunt, getting splashed all over.
“Millet, behave yourself,” Jiang Wanyi said in a slightly stern tone.
“It’s okay; she doesn’t understand what you’re saying,” Chen Yuan reassured her.
Looking at Chen Yuan, Jiang Wanyi’s eyes softened with warmth—he was so pleasing to look at. “Your mood is really steady; you seem very patient.”
“Well, it’s just a child. It’s nothing.”
Jiang Wanyi prepared to wash the child herself but noticed Chen Yuan wasn’t in a hurry. He splashed some water on the baby and played with her for a while. The daughter paid attention only to him the entire time, ignoring Jiang Wanyi, leaving her with just the stubborn back of the child’s head.
Jiang Wanyi couldn’t help but laugh inwardly—if outsiders saw this, they might mistake him for the father and her for the stepmother.
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After playing for about ten minutes, Chen Yuan finally started bathing the child. Jiang Wanyi rolled up her sleeves; as a mother, she felt she needed to do something—otherwise, she’d be a useless mom.
But just as she was about to step in, she saw that Chen Yuan had already started washing the baby’s hair. Using the baby shampoo, he washed her hair without any fuss; the child obediently sat still.
Jiang Wanyi didn’t know how to describe her feelings—whenever she bathed her, the child was never this cooperative.
After washing the hair, Chen Yuan lifted the child out and began washing her body. Jiang Wanyi came over, and they coordinated quite smoothly.
At that moment, Chen Yuan noticed the deep cleavage beneath Jiang Wanyi’s collar, extending inward and gently moving with her body...
In less than half an hour, the bath was done.
The system prompt appeared as expected.
[Task Completed: Reward 900 yuan cash, professional-level singing skills (nursery rhymes and related songs only).]
The reward credited, Chen Yuan felt terrifyingly strong in the nursery rhyme category—the only competitor might be the song “I Offer Petroleum to the Motherland.”
“Your clothes are all wet; take them off first. I’ll wash them later,” Jiang Wanyi said.
“I still have to go back later. If I wash them, I won’t have anything to wear.”
Jiang Wanyi tucked a few strands of hair away from her forehead, exuding feminine charm.
“Stay here tonight. You can sleep in the second bedroom.”
“Huh? That won’t do. If my brother-in-law finds out, you two will probably fight.”
*Pffft*—Jiang Wanyi laughed out loud. “We’re divorced. It’s just me and the child at home. Listen to your sister and stay here.”
No wonder she was raising the child alone—she had been divorced.
[System Task: Putting the child to sleep is a mandatory skill for every stay-at-home dad. Complete one instance of putting the child to sleep. Reward: 1000 yuan cash and a 5% boost to kidney function.]
Chen Yuan: ???
[Being a stay-at-home dad is a very demanding job. Good health is essential. Strong kidney function provides ample physical endurance support...]
Chen Yuan suddenly understood. Overall, the system was quite straightforward and didn’t give out any nonsense.
Many people mistakenly believe that good kidneys mean longer life, but there’s no direct correlation.
However, good kidney health does provide abundant energy, making labor less tiring and keeping one’s spirits high—just like Jiang Wanyi.
A 1000-yuan reward plus a 5% boost to kidney function made Chen Yuan eager to try.
He hoped more such tasks would come his way, ideally with the effect of a twin V12 engine.
But to complete this task, he had to stay.
“I won’t be polite then.”
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“There’s no need to be polite with your sister. You’ve been such a help these past couple of days, and I haven’t been polite to you either. Just take off your clothes.”
“Alright.”
Chen Yuan took off his shirt. Though he didn’t have a six-pack, he had no belly either; his physique was fairly well maintained.
Jiang Wanyi fetched a blanket, wrapped the child up, and carried her to the master bedroom.
The first challenge of the task was solved. The second was how to get the child to sleep.
Normally, Jiang Wanyi wouldn’t agree to let him put the child to bed at night.
He would have to find an opportunity gradually.
In the bedroom, Chen Yuan laid the child down on the bed.
“Where’s the baby powder?”
“I’ll go get it.”
Jiang Wanyi brought over the powder and handed it to Chen Yuan.
He skillfully applied it to little Millet’s skin, marking the end of the bathing process.
“You keep her company for a while; I’ll wash the clothes.”
“Thanks, Sister Jiang.”
“No need to be polite. It’s nothing.”
Jiang Wanyi tied up her hair and headed to the bathroom, while Chen Yuan stayed in the room to entertain the child.
Millet was very obedient beside him, and coaxing her wasn’t tiring at all—the youthful kidney power was strong.
He opened his phone: he had completed nine tasks in two days, earning 4,500 yuan. One more task—putting the child to sleep—would bring the total to 5,500 yuan, enough to pay for driving school.
Looking at little Millet, Chen Yuan thought of the system reward.
He tried humming a favorite song, “City of the Mustang,” but immediately felt off-key; the tune veered northeast.
So Chen Yuan turned to nursery rhymes.
“Under the big bridge in front of the door, a group of ducks swam by...”
“Daddy’s daddy is called grandpa...”
“Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are...”
I really sing like a pro...