I almost touched the moon

Chapter 371 Business trip

"Baby, there is an entrepreneur exchange meeting in Los Angeles tomorrow. My dad asked me to attend it on his behalf. I also need to meet some major partners in the United States, so I will be away for three days."

Cheng Che was cooking while chatting with Wen Song, "I wanted to bring Astrid along, but she would be bored at the business exchange meeting, and I don't have much time to play with her."

"Go ahead." Wen Song took a piece of pork ribs from the pot, tasted it, shook his head and said, "It's not sweet enough, add more sugar."

Cheng Che smiled helplessly, touched her head and said, "I have already put a lot of rock sugar, the amount is the same as before, no change, Princess. You have been eating too much sweets recently, which is not good, it is easy to have high blood sugar."

"Okay..." Wen Song nodded, "But it's still delicious."

Cheng Che turned down the fire, took off his apron, hugged Wen Song and said, "Baby, Astrid will be in your care during the few days I'm not home."

"No problem." Wen Song said confidently, "Don't we have Brenda and Aunt Zhang to take care of her? There's a chef to cook for her, and a driver too. There's nothing I need to do, right?"

"Of course." Cheng Che lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, and instructed, "Every afternoon at three o'clock, Dr. Garcia and the physical therapist will come to the house to do rehabilitation for Astrid. Don't worry, Brenda will accompany her. But at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, Astrid must be taken to the hospital for a follow-up check. If my wife can't get up, I will make an appointment with the doctor to change the time."

"Ok." Wen Song nodded, "No problem, I'll do it. Anything else?"

"Yes~" Cheng Che smiled, "Make sure she goes to bed at nine o'clock every night. Astrid must listen to stories before going to bed, so you have to tell her stories. By the way, don't read your papers and books, she won't understand. And baby, she doesn't like to be touched by outsiders, so I have always combed her hair. I'll ask you to comb her hair for her these few days when I'm not at home."

"Ah?" Wen Song showed an indescribable expression, a little embarrassed, "I can't..."

"It's okay, it's very simple." Cheng Che kissed her cheek and said, "If you don't know how, just help her comb her hair straight, tie her hair into a ponytail, or use a curling iron to curl her hair. You know how to do these, right?"

"I can." Wen Song smiled, "It's very simple."

"And the most important thing." Cheng Che instructed again, "If Astrid has a nightmare at night, she will wake up in fright and usually call me or knock on our door and ask me to accompany her. Honey, don't silence your phone when you go to bed at night. I'm afraid Astrid can't find you. If you don't hear me knocking on the door, she will cry for a long time."

"Oh my god..." Wen Song felt a headache after hearing this. "What's there to be afraid of about nightmares? When I was a child, I dreamed that I was caught by a witch in a cave. No one comforted me, so I got used to it."

"But if your mother was by your side at that time, comforting you and accompanying you, or if I was with you at that time, wouldn't your sister feel better?" Cheng Che touched her face with some heartache, and said gently, "Baby, Astrid is still young, it's normal, she won't be afraid when she grows up."

"I understand. Is there anything else?" Wen Song asked again.

"And Cece." Cheng Che hugged her and said, "Cece is old and not very flexible. She often climbs onto the cabinet and can't get down. So before your wife goes to work, remember to take her back to her room. Brenda and Zhang's mother will do most of the things. You just need to give Astrid emotional value."

During dinner, Cheng Che told Astrid that he was going on a business trip to Los Angeles. Astrid was obviously sad and said with a sad face, "Dad, is he going to be gone for so long? Oh my God, who will comb my hair in the morning? Mom is always asleep when I get up."

"Then you sleep a little longer, and wake up when I wake up." Wen Song said unhappily, "Dear Astrid, aren't you tired? How can you get up at 8 o'clock every day? Isn't it good for children to sleep more?"

"Because I go to bed at nine!" Astrid retorted confidently, "But mom goes to bed late every day!"

Cheng Che smiled and said to Astrid, "Baby, Mommy will comb your hair, but Mommy works very hard, so sometimes she gets up late during the day, you can't disturb her. You can comb your hair straight first like Daddy taught you before, and Mommy will tie your hair when she gets up. When Mommy and Daddy are not around, you must not use a curling iron by yourself."

"I understand, Dad!" Astrid nodded in response, then said unhappily, "But if Dad is not at home, do I have to eat only the food cooked by Aunt Zhang or the chef? But I think their food is not as good as Dad's. I only like the food Dad cooks. Dad, I want to eat omelette rice!"

Cheng Che touched her head and said lovingly, "Dad will make you omelette rice for lunch tomorrow, and then I will go to Los Angeles. Don't worry, the Chinese food made by Aunt Zhang and Uncle Su is also delicious. I will cook for you as soon as Dad comes back."

"Okay..." Astrid nodded obediently and said, "I understand."

Cheng Che added, "Astrid, you must not make mom angry. If mom gets off work very late, you must not pester her to tell you a story. You can call dad via video and he will tell you a story. Also, baby, mom is afraid of anything with feathers, so you must not bring these things home. Remember?"

"Remember." Astrid nodded again, "I will miss you very much, Dad."

"Me too." Wen Song had never taken care of a child alone before, and for a moment he felt a little confused. "Come back early."

"Well, don't worry." Cheng Che kissed Wen Song and Astrid on the face and said, "My meeting on Friday will end at three o'clock. I will be back as soon as it's over."

Before going to bed at night, Cheng Che put down the book and sighed, and said to Wen Song: "I'm still worried about you and Astrid being alone at home. She has never left me. Otherwise, I should take her to LA."

"… .."

Wen Song turned over speechlessly and said unhappily, "Why should I worry? I'm her biological mother. Can't I take good care of her?"

"No, baby." Cheng Che quickly hugged her and coaxed her, "Astrid really needs attention. I'm afraid you'll feel tired and won't get enough rest. Of course I believe you. My professor Iseylia can even design and develop the Kuiper belt detector. It's just that taking care of a daughter is not difficult. You will definitely do better than me."

However, the next day, when Wen Song just got home from work, Brenda walked up to her and said to her with some embarrassment: "Professor, Astrid rejected eating dinner, she said she only wanted to eat meal cooked by Mr. Cheng."

(Professor, Astrid refused to eat dinner. She said she only wanted to eat the food cooked by Mr. Cheng)

Wen Song frowned and said to Brenda: "As a childminder, it's your responsibility to keep Astrid from fussy about food. If you can't do that, I have the option of hiring another childminder who can manage that."

(As a nanny, it is your responsibility to ensure that Astrid is not a picky eater. If you can't do that, I can choose to hire another nanny who can do that.)

"I'm sorry..." Brenda lowered her head and said, "But Astrid wasn't fussy about food. I'm afraid maybe she's just not used to other people's cooking."

(I'm sorry, but Astrid wasn't a picky eater before, I think she just wasn't used to meals cooked by other people)

"It's not the reason." Wen Song frowned again and said to Brenda, "just leave her alone. She'll eat when she feels hungry."

(That's not a reason. Leave her alone, she'll eat when she's hungry)

Wen Song also walked to the dining table and saw Spanish ham and avocado crispy toast, rosemary grilled steak, garlic shiitake shrimp, caviar fried scallops with pea puree, orange chicken wings, white truffle scrambled eggs and salmon asparagus soup. The nutritional combination was balanced and the dishes were very rich.

She sat down and took a sip. The soup tasted just right. The sweetness of the asparagus neutralized the greasiness of the cream. The salmon was cooked just right, not dry. She drank a bowl of soup and saw that Astrid still didn't eat anything. She asked casually, "Warum isst du nicht zu Abend?" (Why don't you eat?)

"Ich vermisse Papa!" Astrid said, dropping the spoon and lowering her eyes. "Ich will nur von Papa gekochte Mahlzeiten essen."

(I miss my dad! I just want to eat the food my dad cooks)

Wen Song originally tried to persuade Astrid kindly, telling her that her father was in Los Angeles and couldn't cook for her, and that the food cooked by the chef was delicious and had been busy for a long time, so she shouldn't let the fruits of other people's labor go to waste.

But seeing that Astrid was still pouting, with a look of reluctance on her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice, she became even more speechless, and said to Zhang Ma, "Sister Zhang Jie, I'm done eating, please take the food away. Since Astrid said she's not hungry, you are not allowed to cook for her later, and absolutely no snacks or desserts are allowed."

"This..." Aunt Zhang looked embarrassed and said carefully, "Professor Wen, but the young lady hasn't had dinner today."

"You won't starve to death if you don't eat a meal." Wen Song stood up from the table and prepared to leave the restaurant. "She said she only wants to cook the food that Cheng Che cooked, so she can eat after Cheng Che comes back."