Chapter 1386 Crying Babies

Each of the babies reacted differently to the visitors.

Little Mochi liked good-looking people. He was drawn to Ren Alejandro right from the start. Even so, he was still cautious at the stranger and didnt smile too much. He just stared at Ren Alejandro and ignored Randy for the most part.

Little Matcha only gave them a cursory glance before returning to his toys. He was still a baby but he already inherited his fathers usual indifference to a tee.

Like Little Mochi, Little Misha seemed to be interested at the visitors. But unlike Little Mochi, Little Misha was more drawn to the flamboyant Randy than at Ren Alejandro. It was mostly because of the Zumba instructors bright, neon-coloured clothing. The babys interest in the visitors only lasted for a short while before he ignored them.

Last but not the least, Little Dima had a more extreme reaction than his eldest brother and cousins but actually quite normal for babies. He cried as soon as he saw the strangers. Long Jinjing was quick to pick him up and comfort her baby.

Ren Alejandro already had an idea about each of the babies personalities based on their reactions. Among them, he had the highest chance of becoming closer to the eldest, Little Mochi.

The baby also resembled Wei Lan. Maybe this was one of the reasons why Ren Alejandro felt confident about this particular baby. He needed to observe more. If Little Mochi also resembled his maternal grandmothers personality and not just appearance, then Ren Alejandro was sure that he could make the baby like him.

First attempt.

h.e.l.lo, Haoyu, he greeted in his gentlest and friendliest tone. Im Uncle Ren.

Little Mochi stared at him.

So far so good.

The babys full attention was on him.

Ren Alejandro took a squeaky toy and squeezed it in front of the baby. You want this toy, yes?

Little Mochi reached for it. Ren Alejandro planned on teasing the baby a little and try playing with him so he moved the toy out of reach.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated Little Mochis seeming openness to him. He didnt expect Little Mochis expression to crumple so suddenly. Then a loud wail filled the nursery.

Ren Alejandro panicked inside. He wasnt used to dealing with babies this young. He tried salvaging the situation by directly handing the d.a.m.n squeaky toy to the wailing baby but Little Mochi slapped it away in distress.

Iris swooped down and immediately started comforting her baby in her arms. Little Mochi cried on his mothers chest and continued wailing in an aggrieved manner.

On the carpet, the indifferent Little Matcha was no longer indifferent. He finally made a scene. He threw the rattle that he had been playing at the strange man who made his brother cry. Then he also began wailing at the top of his lungs. Unlike his elder twin brothers aggrieved cries, his wails were furious.

At the moment, three of the babies were crying at the same time.

Little Misha wasnt crying at first but when Little Matcha started his angry wailing, he must have decided that it was fun to join the others so he wasnt the only one left out.

And so the three crying babies became four crying babies.

Ren Alejandro was speechless.

Although the mothers didnt seem to blame him, the nannies and even Randy did. They threw him accusing looks.

Iris, Jinjing, Im sorry, he said while showing a guilty expression.

Long Jinjing didnt say anything. Iris, however, didnt mince her words.

Its stupid to tease babies these young especially when theyre not yet familiar with you, she told Ren Alejandro to his face. Be more careful next time.

Ren Alejandro could only say, I understand.

Iris nodded. She instructed a nanny to play a calming tune that she specially composed for the babies.

The Lu twins were the first ones to stop crying and calm down as soon as the instrumental music began playing.

Then Little Matcha finally stopped his furious wails. He snuggled with his mother and twin brother.

On the other hand, Little Mochi continued being dramatic. He only decreased his cries to pitiful whimpers after his mother kissed him several times.

What in the wooooooooooorld is going on? Wei Lan finally appeared and entered the nursery.

The Jin twins looked at the new stranger with even more caution.

Ren Alejandro explained, I have upset Iris and Jinjing by making their babies cry. It is my fault.

Wei Lan waved a dismissive hand. Oh, is that soooooooo? Dont worry about it toooooooo much, dear Ren Alejandro. Im suuuuuuure you didnt mean it. You dont mind it, right, Xiuuuuuuuulaaaaaaaan?

She only addressed Iris and ignored Long Jinjing.

Iris didnt bother answering Wei Lan. Instead, she wiped her sons remaining tears and continued comforting them.

Wei Lan didnt mind being ignored either. After all, she was the type of person who could hold a full conversation by herself without any problem.

Are these my graaaaaaaaandsons?

Yes, Iris nodded. Be careful, Mother. Dont be too aggressive or theyll cry again.

Wei Lan rolled her eyes. Then her attention was soon caught by Little Mochi. Oooooooooooh my! This baby looks just like meeeeeeeee!

She was delighted. Not caring about her image, she also plopped down on the carpet in front of her daughter and grandsons.

Ooooooooooooh! The other one looooooooooks exactly like dear Liwei!

Iris observed her sons reactions. They didnt look like they were going to cry again but their wariness was in full force after what happened with Ren Alejandro.

Although she wasnt close to Wei Lan (and neither was the original Long Xiulan), the woman was still her twin sons biological grandmother. She didnt want to alienate her children from their biological relatives as much as possible but only if said relatives werent complete trash like Long Hui and most of the members of the Long clan.

Wei Lan had a lot of faults but she was mostly harmless. Iris and Jin Liwei had already decided to keep this grandmother for their babies as long as she didnt make too much trouble.

Iris introduced Wei Lan to her sons. The Jin twins stuck closer to her while observing the strange woman with distrust.

To her credit, Wei Lan didnt mind the babies less than ideal reaction to her. It was more likely that she didnt notice at all. She was too absorbed in admiring her grandsons good looks.

One looked like her. She was already 100% certain that Little Mochi was going to be gorgeous just like her when he grew up. The other one looked like her handsome son-in-law. Little Matcha would surely become a heartthrob just like his father in the future.

She didnt attempt to hold or even touch the babies either. Even when Iris offered, she rejected.

I already forgot how to hold a baaaaaabyyyyy! The laaaaaaaast time I held a baby this small was when you were one. And I oooooooonly held you a few times at that. Hahahaha!

Iris rolled her eyes. At the same time, she couldnt help but pity the original Long Xiulan for having such an irresponsible mother.

Well, her own experience wasnt any better than the original Long Xiulan either. Back in her past life as Evelina, her mother was many leagues worse than Wei Lan.

Madam Vetrova wasnt an irresponsible mother per sein Vetrov standards. As a matter of fact, she was too responsible. She presided over her childrens education and training with a robots precision and an anacondas viciousness.

But when placed in the rest of the words standards, Madam Vetrova would surely fail and be labelled as a dangerous and unfit mother.

Comparing the two, Wei Lan was actually the better mother than Madam Vetrova. At least Wei Lan never did anything to leave a heavy and irreversible trauma on her child.

Back to the present, Wei Lan couldnt stop praising her grandsons good looks.

Ill wait for my handsome grandsons to groooooooow up a little before I hold them. What iiiiiiiiiif I drop them? I dont want dear Liwei to scold meeeeeeeeee for accidentally hurting his sons.

Iris mentally rolled her eyes. Wei Lan was afraid of angering her son-in-law but not her daughter? Iris was already used to the woman placing more importance on Jin Liwei than on her. She didnt care about it that much anyway.

Randy excused himself to find Dom and gossip together.

Ren Alejandro eventually managed to insert himself in the conversation. Even though Iris reprimanded him to his face earlier, he appeared not to mind it. He acted more carefully and attempted several times to change the babies bad impression of him.

Wei Lan moved on from her own grandsons to the other babies in the crib.

Wow, they really looooooook alike! She studied the Lu twins more carefully. How come they doooooooont resemble any of their parents at all?

She had been ignoring Long Jinjing all this time but now she cast a suspicious look on her daughters half-sister.

Long Jinjing understood the look. She flushed from indignation.

Wasnt this Wei Lan implying that her sons werent sired by husband?

Mother, stop it, Iris said. Liwei told me that my twin nephews look like their father when Big Brother Zihao was a child. They grew up together so Liwei knows. Big Brother Zihaos appearance apparently changed a lot after he hit p.u.b.erty.

Oooooooh. Wei Lan sniffed before admiring the Lu twins as if she didnt doubt the babies paternity just now.

Sorry, Iris mouthed to Long Jinjing.

Its fine, Long Jinjing mouthed back despite still feeling angry.

Little Misha was curious about Wei Lan while Little Dima once again started crying upon seeing a new stranger hovering over their crib.