My College Teacher is My Children's Mom

Since the babies were around nine months old, Zhang Yuxi had hardly fed them herself. Seeing the tears on An Lan's face, she patiently fed her instead. After An Lan happily finished her meal, she went off to play joyfully with the babies.

San Bao asked, "Godmother, does it still hurt?"

An Lan was confused. "What hurt?"

Er Bao cut in, "The injection! Dad said you cried when you got it."

An Lan grunted in realization. "Oh, right. It hurt a lot!"

Si Bao looked at An Lan's belly. "Godmother, is there a baby in there?"

An Lan nodded. "Yes. Do you hope for a little brother or a little sister?"

"A little brother!" "A little sister!"

The boys wanted a brother, and the girls wanted a sister.

An Lan fretted, "I don't even know what I'll have…" As she spoke, her mood began to plummet again.

"I hope my child is as well-behaved as all of you. If they're naughty, I'll definitely spank them."

"Hmm, I hope they're as cute as you are. Holding them and kissing them all day would make me the happiest person alive!"

"But with Liu Bo's looks, who knows how good-looking the child will be!"

Zhang Yuxi quietly asked Liu Bo, "Was she like this before?"

Liu Bo nodded. "Yes, and even more severe."

It felt as though his very breathing was a mistake. Whenever she was upset, she called him a jerk. When she was happy, she'd sweetly call him 'honey.' It was terrifying. An Lan was driving Liu Bo to the brink of a nervous breakdown. He felt sorry for An Lan, but he also felt sorry for himself.

Lin Feng asked Zhang Yuxi, "Were you like this when you were pregnant?"

Zhang Yuxi shook her head. "No, I was pretty normal. My appetite and everything were fine!"

Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. "Our babies are so well-behaved!"

After muttering to herself for a while, An Lan yawned and went upstairs, announcing she was going to sleep.

"What are you still standing there for? Go put the baby to sleep."

It wasn't clear if this was directed at Liu Bo or Zhang Yuxi. But judging by the indignant tone, it was probably aimed at Liu Bo.

Liu Bo reluctantly followed her upstairs, only to be chased back down less than five minutes later, presumably after a harsh scolding.

"Well, I should get going. I'll leave An Lan in your care."

"Please take good care of her. Sorry to trouble you all!"

Zhang Yuxi asked with a tremor in her voice, "You're leaving?"

Liu Bo nodded. "She told me to pack my things and get lost!"

Zhang Yuxi and Lin Feng exchanged a glance. And just like that… Liu Bo was gone.

For the next few days, An Lan did nothing but eat and sleep, and she still insisted that Zhang Yuxi feed her, because she felt she was a baby herself. One just had to endure it. The pregnant woman gets to call the shots.

From then on, Zhang Yuxi's job at home was to take care of the big baby, An Lan, while Lin Feng looked after the children. Apart from An Lan occasionally making sarcastic remarks to give Lin Feng a hard time, everything was manageable. All it took was a little coaxing from Zhang Yuxi.

Whenever Liu Bo visited, An Lan would berate him.

"Do you not love me anymore?"

"How could you be gone for so many days?"

"You don't answer my calls or reply to my WeChat messages. What's the meaning of that?"

Looking as if he'd been struck by lightning, Liu Bo said numbly, "I did call, but you hung up. I sent messages, but you didn't reply…"

An Lan was stunned. "I did?"

She checked her phone and saw that it was true. She then turned and buried her face in Zhang Yuxi's arms, seeking comfort.

"Yu Xi, what am I supposed to do?"

"They say pregnancy gives you baby brain for three years, and I'm already feeling it…"

Zhang Yuxi comforted her, "Who said that? You'll be fine once this phase of your pregnancy is over."

In truth, An Lan didn't like this version of herself either. She was too dramatic, too sensitive, and her emotions were too volatile. The smallest things would get blown completely out of proportion. But she couldn't control it; her emotions would flare up at a moment's notice, and she was powerless to rein them in.

Liu Bo was also very worried. If An Lan's emotional state remained unstable, it would be detrimental to both her and the baby. He had searched online and found that there were people with even more extreme and bizarre behavior than An Lan. She wasn't even the strangest case.

After coaxing An Lan to sleep, Zhang Yuxi felt emotionally exhausted. She was worried. What would they do if An Lan's mood swings continued like this?

At this point, An Lan was the household's big baby. Zhang Yuxi was the nanny, tasked with looking after both the big baby and the little ones.

That night, after An Lan had fallen asleep, Zhang Yuxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"That girl even had me tell her a bedtime story. And Aunt An called to thank me profusely!"

Over this period, Lin Feng had grown accustomed to An Lan's unpredictable nature. The children had as well. With the 'big baby' An Lan causing such a stir, the children surprisingly became much more well-behaved.

Lin Feng was reading a book when Zhang Yuxi brought up Liu Qing. "She was a little uncomfortable for the first few days, but she's gotten the hang of it now," Zhang Yuxi said. "I asked around, and the feedback from her classmates is quite positive."

Lin Feng put down his book. "Honey? Do you have any time to care about me?"

Zhang Yuxi was startled and quickly asked, "Darling, what's wrong?"

Lin Feng leaned in closer. "All of your attention has been on An Lan lately."

Zhang Yuxi, likely on autopilot from all the coaxing she'd been doing, replied without thinking.

"I didn't mean to."

"You know An Lan's situation is special!"

"Come here, a little kiss so you don't feel so neglected! It'll all be better once this phase passes."

"And you've worked so hard too, darling, coming up with different nutritious meals for An Lan every day…"

Lin Feng asked glumly, "So how are you going to compensate me?"

Actually, making nutritious meals for An Lan wasn't hard at all. The meals for pregnant women and children were the same; he just had to make an extra portion. Seeing his wife looking so soft and adorable, he felt he ought to do something about it.

Zhang Yuxi coaxed him, "Then what kind of compensation do you want?"

Lin Feng's spirits lifted instantly. "Anything?"

Zhang Yuxi nodded shyly.

…

「In the blink of an eye.」

The end of October arrived. An Lan had been staying with Zhang Yuxi for almost a month. Then, on the last day of the month, her condition vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.

It was a Friday. Zhang Yuxi had swapped lessons with another teacher, so she had the day off. She was discussing with Lin Feng about taking the kids—and An Lan—out for a stroll on Saturday and Sunday. How could she just eat and sleep all day without any exercise?

As they were talking, An Lan woke up. She was actually up before noon, which made everyone glance at her in surprise.

An Lan yawned, looking quite refreshed. She even greeted Lin Feng and the others with a beaming smile. "Good morning, everyone!"

Since pregnant women were prone to mood swings, no one immediately noticed the change in her. That is, until she started eating without asking Zhang Yuxi to feed her.

Oh my gosh! She had been her nanny for nearly a month, so seeing An Lan eat by herself filled her with the excitement and relief one feels when their own daughter has grown up.

An Lan was completely oblivious to Zhang Yuxi's thoughts. She said cheerfully to Lin Feng, "Director Lin, I'm craving pickled vegetable fish and pork knuckle."

Lin Feng asked nonchalantly, "Aren't you afraid it will be too rich?"

An Lan thought for a moment. "I don't think so. Just thinking about them makes me hungry. I really, really want to eat them!"

Zhang Yuxi glanced at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded. "Alright, I'll go buy them now."

An Lan's face lit up with gratitude. "Director Lin, thank you so much! If you weren't already married, I'd offer myself to you in return."

You blockhead! What are you talking about? Am I invisible? Zhang Yuxi fumed internally.

An Lan paused for a second, then lightly slapped her own mouth.

"Yuxi, don't mind me! I was just kidding, just kidding!"

Zhang Yuxi knew An Lan had been speaking without a filter lately and figured this was just a lingering side effect of her condition.