Chapter 415: Secretly Tell Mama You Want a Brother!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
That Lin Nuan wouldn’t be able to pa.s.s on the first day of shooting was within Su Manman’s expectations.
After all, Lin Nuan had never received professional training where acting was concerned. Furthermore, she didn’t have any acting experience.
Su Manman told Lin Nuan to relax. Although it was important to find that feeling from when she went to Iraq, on the contrary, she might enter a blind alley if she cared too much about it. The reason she had looked for Lin Nuan in the first place was that she hoped Lin Nuan could present a genuine performance that didn’t seem like acting.
Su Manman’s words made Lin Nuan feel even more pressured…
A genuine performance that didn’t seem like acting—Lin Nuan, who had zero performance experience, could understand it, but it would be hard to accomplish it!
Never mind Lin Nuan, even for Song Yao, who had been in the vocation for so many years, it would be a tough feat.
Fu Huai’an and Tuan Tuan watched as Lin Nuan furrow her eyebrows and stared at the photo on her phone, biting on her fingers.
The soft little Tuan Tuan that was nested in Fu Huai’an’s arms was staring at the frowning Lin Nuan with those large eyes of his. He reached out to grab Fu Huai’an’s collar, then turned around to kneel down next to him, two chubby little hands holding onto Fu Huai’an’s elbow as he asked, “Papa, Mama… is unhappy.”
“En!” Fu Huai’an nodded. He thought about something, then said something in Tuan Tuan’s ear with a hand over his lips.
Tuan Tuan gazed up at Fu Huai’an and saw the latter nod at him. Little Tuan Tuan propped up both hands against the sofa, his right leg testingly landing on the ground as he got off, then bounced in Lin Nuan’s direction.
Lin Nuan was feeling troubled when she heard the sound of light footsteps…
Looking up, she saw Tuan Tuan bouncing towards her.
She revealed a smile at Tuan Tuan. Seeing him standing right in front of her, Lin Nuan bent over and asked, “What is it?”
Tuan Tuan grabbed Lin Nuan’s elbow and stood on his tiptoes, his fat little hand covering his lips as he whispered in an especially small voice, “Mama, en… Papa said, want… want… secretly tell Mama I want a younger brother!”
Fu Huai’an had said a ton in Tuan Tuan’s ears just now, but this was all Tuan Tuan managed to remember. Furthermore, Tuan Tuan wasn’t so good at talking, so after he clumsily blurted out what he just said, he lowered his head with his ears reddened in embarra.s.sment. At moments like this, he would think of Little Candy. Little Candy was very good at talking!
Tuan Tuan didn’t know what those words meant…
But Papa said, these words would make Mama very happy, so Tuan Tuan obliged.
Tuan Tuan knew what a younger brother was, but why did he have to secretly ask for one?
Upon hearing this, Lin Nuan’s ears and neck instantly reddened. She raised her head and gazed in Fu Huai’an’s direction, feeling that he was so annoying!
How could he let such a pure child relay a message like this!
Lin Nuan glared over with those beautiful eyes of hers. Fu Huai’an smiled and switched to a different channel on the tv.
Tuan Tuan appeared puzzled as he tugged on Lin Nuan’s sleeves, asking, “Why… secretly?”
Tuan Tuan’s words made Lin Nuan even more embarra.s.sed. Her face was so hot that one could probably fry an egg on it.
Lin Nuan didn’t know how to explain it to Tuan Tuan. She swallowed down some water with much difficulty, her fingertips mildly numb. “That… don’t listen to Papa spout nonsense. Mama and Papa don’t want a little brother for the time being. Mama has Tuan Tuan, and that’s enough for now…”
“Little brother play with Tuan Tuan!” Tuan Tuan looked like he was truly yearning for a younger brother, his black eyes gazing at Lin Nuan, his gaze full of purity.
Lin Nuan didn’t feel like she could continue talking with Tuan Tuan, so she raised her head in Fu Huai’an’s direction. “Fu Huai’an!”
Fu Huai’an supported his jaw with one hand as he turned around to look at Lin Nuan, a twinkle of a smile in his deep facial features. “Tuan Tuan, do you see a happy Mama?”
Tuan Tuan looked up at Lin Nuan upon hearing this question. Feeling like Lin Nuan’s expression didn’t seem as serious as before, and since she was no longer furrowing her eyebrows, Tuan Tuan happily nodded. “En!”
Afraid Tuan Tuan might continue to bug her with the younger brother topic, Lin Nuan glanced at her watch and said, “Tuan Tuan hasn’t eaten his calcium tablets and VC, right? Let’s eat them now!”
Tuan Tuan watched as Lin Nuan turned around to retrieve his calcium tablets and VC. He stuck like a little tail behind Lin Nuan as he bounced along. When Lin Nuan got to the cabinet in the kitchen, she stopped beside it; Tuan Tuan also stopped and gazed up at Lin Nuan.
Tuan Tuan was a little afraid to see Lin Nuan retrieve the calcium tablets and VC from the kitchen cabinet…
Lin Nuan took out Tuan Tuan’s little milk cup and filled it with warm water. Tuan Tuan grabbed the cup with both hands then saw Lin Nuan bend over and deliver the calcium tablets to his mouth. The little one opened his mouth slowly, his little hand resting on Lin Nuan’s wrist as the calcium tablet entered his mouth.
He then closed his eyes tightly and drank some water before swallowing the calcium tablet.
The VC came in the form of a lozenge; it was sour and sweet, so Tuan Tuan liked it very much. When the VC was delivered to his mouth, Tuan Tuan obediently opened his mouth, his arms raised high as he returned the cup to Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan smiled as she stroked Tuan Tuan’s head…
She had heard Auntie Li say that Tuan Tuan was most afraid of eating calcium tablets. When it came to eating calcium tablets, Tuan Tuan would shun it if he could.
Lin Nuan straightened her body, then placed Tuan Tuan’s cup on the tabletop, the other hand grabbed by Tuan Tuan’s two chubby little hands…
Tuan Tuan’s little hands were soft, as well as warm.
She turned around and gazed at Tuan Tuan, only to see the little one looking up at her, solemnly declaring, “Tuan Tuan wants a little brother!”
A thin layer of sweat started forming on Lin Nuan’s palms; what Tuan Tuan said made her feel awkward.
“Tuan Tuan really wants a little brother?”
Tuan Tuan recalled what Papa just told him…
Papa said that if Tuan Tuan had a little brother, he would be a big brother! There would be a person calling him Big Brother every day!
Papa also said that a little brother could play with him.
Tuan Tuan had always been lonely every day when he came back from kindergarten; he wanted to have a younger brother who could play with him.
“En! I want!” Tuan Tuan nodded his head vigorously, his gaze very serious; even the two words said in a soft and cute voice, “I want,”
came out with perfect articulation.
Fu Huai’an watched the fun as he sat on the sofa, full of smiles as he watched the serious Tuan Tuan and the blus.h.i.+ng Lin Nuan.
“Tuan Tuan, if you want a younger brother, you need to sleep alone tonight… until Mama gives birth to your younger brother!” Fu Huai’an said.
Tuan Tuan’s eyes were widened, his bun-like chubby little face deep in thought.
Give birth?
Tuan Tuan knew the meaning of this phrase but didn’t know how long it would take, so he asked, “How long?”
Fu Huai’an smiled lightly. “Papa is awesome, so it’ll be quick!”
Lin Nuan had no words to describe Fu Huai’an, but she couldn’t very well berate Fu Huai’an in front of the kid, so she could only blush furiously!
“Then… little brother, sleep… with Tuan Tuan?” Tuan Tuan raised another question.
Fu Huai’an nodded. “Of course! But Papa and Mama need to secretly prepare for your little brother’s arrival! Tuan Tuan cannot take part!”
Lin Nuan truly didn’t dare to continue this topic with the father and son duo, so she turned around to pour away the remaining water in Tuan Tuan’s cup and wash it.
Tuan Tuan followed closely behind, saying in a soft and cute voice, “Tuan Tuan will take care of little brother!”
Lin Nuan didn’t turn back. After was.h.i.+ng the cup, she felt Tuan Tuan tugging at her clothes. She then turned her head sideways and said to Tuan Tuan, “Mama’s got it, Tuan Tuan is the best!”
Tuan Tuan was super happy with the praise.