Half an hour later, the little princess finally woke up, lazily gazing at the unfamiliar surroundings.
She was not afraid of strangers at all. She even stared at Su Jingsheng and giggled continuously, waving her chubby little fists.
Su Jingsheng's heart melted from her cuteness.
“All right, let’s go out and stroll around the shopping mall.”
Unwilling to waste even a second, she carried Xiaobao while having Lu Qingyu hold the things Xiaobao might need along the way.
The family of three made a grand entrance at the nearest shopping mall.
It was probably Xiaobao’s first time there. Seeing so many people, she smiled so brightly that her eyes disappeared, happily squirming in Su Jingsheng’s arms.
Su Jingsheng laughed. “Xiaobao, we’re girls, so we have to be reserved.”
Reserved?
In the Lu Family’s bloodline, only nobility existed; there was no such thing as being reserved.
Thinking of something, Su Jingsheng furrowed her brows. Xiaobao had the Lu surname, so she certainly could not decide her formal name, but surely they could not keep calling her Xiaobao forever.
It felt like they would run into countless people with the same name whenever they went out.
“What do you think about giving Xiaobao a nickname?” Su Jingsheng turned to look at the man beside her.
Lu Qingyu’s thin lips parted slightly, and he spoke in a voice pleasant enough to be fatal. “You decide.”
Having received his permission, Su Jingsheng did not hold back.
What would be a good name for the little girl?
Something Xiaobao liked to eat? No, Xiaobao could not eat anything besides infant formula right now.
Her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, “How about Duoduo? The ‘duo’ from Cloud.”
Xiaobao was soft and pudgy now, just like a Cloud. Duoduo could not have been a more suitable name.
Lu Qingyu had no objection.
“Sure.”
Su Jingsheng lowered her head and kissed Duoduo, joy filling her brows. “I’m so happy! From now on, our Xiaobao will be called Duoduo. Duoduo, I’m mommy.”
Standing behind the mother and daughter, Lu Qingyu became an impenetrable wall, blocking all improper gazes.
Duoduo was still small, so the only things Su Jingsheng could buy were clothes.
As soon as they appeared in the mother-and-baby store, they attracted countless gazes.
Some were envious, while others were jealous.
They envied her for being able to go out with her husband, and were jealous that her husband was so handsome.
Su Jingsheng did not care and did not look at them at all.
The sales associate approached Su Jingsheng and asked with a smile, “Hello. What should we call your baby?”
Su Jingsheng froze for a moment before answering, “Duoduo.”
“Is duoduo's mom looking to buy her clothes or toys? Our store offers one-stop service. From newborn infants to five- or six-year-olds, we sell everything they need,” the sales associate explained.
One-stop service. Perfect.
“Let’s look at clothes first,” Su Jingsheng said.
“All right. Duoduo's mom and duoduo’s father, please follow me.” The sales associate led the way.
Su Jingsheng blinked.
Duoduo’s father?
Why did that sound so strange?
Lu Qingyu was tall and imposing, with an exquisite face. A man like him should have been a playboy, with labels like beautiful women, red wine, and nightclubs.
Suddenly having the label of father attached to him felt indescribably out of place.
Forget it. What she said was not wrong, after all. He was duoduo's father.
They walked ahead while the other mothers followed behind with their own Babies, watching them.
Most of them had come with friends. Men were extremely rare in this store, and even those who were there could not compare with Lu Qingyu’s bearing. They were instantly outclassed.
“Damn, where did she find that husband? Why can’t I find one like him?”
“What a pity. If I weren’t already a mother, I’d really want to give it a try.”
“Boo-hoo, if my husband were that handsome, I wouldn’t have to worry about my baby’s looks.”
“What kind of blessing did this woman receive in her past life?”
“Oh no, I think I’ve fallen for someone else. This husband is too handsome. I want him!”
The voices behind them were neither loud nor soft, just loud enough for Su Jingsheng to hear.
Lu Qingyu’s looks were indeed excellent. His identity was unfortunate, though—but surely that was no reason for those mothers to be so obsessed with him.
She smiled and teased Lu Qingyu. “If that night had never happened, what would you be doing now?”
Lu Qingyu said, “Working.”
His world contained nothing but work. The child was merely a necessity; otherwise, he would not have touched this woman that night.
“In other words, would you have married someone else and had children? Would Duoduo’s existence have had any effect on you?”
Su Jingsheng still had this concern.
Without them, shouldn’t a normal man date, then marry and have children?
Their family had gained Duoduo out of nowhere. If she affected Lu Qingyu’s marriage, then Su Jingsheng would be a sinner.
Of course, by then, she could simply return the ‘troublemaker’ Duoduo to her. Deep down, Su Jingsheng still sincerely hoped Lu Qingyu would marry.
Then the two of them would completely lose contact. That would be good.
Lu Qingyu understood the implication behind Su Jingsheng’s words. A trace of coldness flashed through his narrow eyes, and when he looked at Su Jingsheng, there was unmistakable displeasure and anger in his gaze.
Su Jingsheng looked bewildered.
What had she said wrong?
The sales associate brought Duoduo’s clothes over and interrupted the awkward atmosphere. “Duoduo is still young, and her skin is delicate, so the fabric must be of the best quality. We also have dedicated designers, so even children’s clothes are very beautiful. Duoduo's mom, take a look.”
“All right.” Su Jingsheng shifted her gaze.
The clothes were tiny, only slightly larger than Lu Qingyu’s large hand. They had Cloud patterns on them, and Su Jingsheng fell in love with them at first sight.
She could not try the clothes on while holding Duoduo.
The sales associate quickly understood and held the clothes up against Duoduo. “To be honest, I receive many customers every day, but there are very few babies as cute and beautiful as Duoduo. Once Duoduo grows up, duoduo’s father probably won’t even be able to work anymore. He’ll have to follow Duoduo around all day to stop her from dating.”
There was no question about Duoduo’s looks. Even now, it was clear she would grow into a beauty capable of bringing ruin to kingdoms.
Even if Lu Qingyu did not act, someone else would.
As The Lu Family’s Little Princess, there were practically only a handful of people qualified to pursue her.
Su Jingsheng thought that, by then, she would definitely be following Duoduo around every day to stop those pigs from trampling her family’s cabbage.
No, she had to hide Duoduo well to keep her from encountering those scumbags.
If she did encounter one, that would be fine too. She could have her daddy step in. With Lu Qingyu’s build, taking on one or two people should not be a problem.
“Definitely,” Su Jingsheng replied.
“Duoduo's mom is so lucky to have met such a wonderful man as duoduo’s father. He’s so handsome and so domestic too. Men like him are impossible to find nowadays.”
As she spoke, the sales associate did not stop, holding the other clothes up against Duoduo as well.
Taking Su Jingsheng’s tacit approval for granted, she placed them all on her other arm.
“Mm-hmm.” This time, Su Jingsheng sounded a little more perfunctory.
The sales associate chose three pieces with Cloud clusters, as well as some with flowers and grass.
Su Jingsheng suddenly spotted a tiny bodysuit that read, “My Mom is Super Pretty,” with another one beside it that read, “My dad is Super Handsome.”
She thought they looked great, so she said, “We’ll take this one too.”
She meant that they should take the one saying “My Mom is Super Pretty,” but the sales associate misunderstood and took both of them down.
When Su Jingsheng wanted to refuse, she felt too embarrassed, so in the end, she could only tacitly accept both.