Grandma Lin wanted to know if I kidnapped little Lei Wei. She shook her head sadly at me and said,
"This is not how to deal with your pain. Forgive your sister and give the baby back to his parents."
"Grandma, I didn't kidnap him. I'm his nanny." I told her.
"Why is he home with you and not his parents, it has been almost two days."
"His uncle, Mr. Cheng is out of town on a business trip. He should be back tonight." I answered. Little Lei Wei was sleeping on my bed. I touched him on his cheek, such soft skin.
"You better be getting over-time pay. I don't mind little Lei, but I don't want anybody taking advantage of you."
Grandma had shorten Lei Wei's name to little Lei. I've taken a liking to that name too. In just two days, I've fallen in love with little Lei. I love his energy, his curiosity and his baby babbling. There is just something so magical about baby, their smell, their soft skin, their unconditional faith and love. Looking into little Lei's eyes, I knew he loves and trust me to watch over him and care for him.
"Don't get too attached to little Lei Ariel, someone's ringing the doorbell, go answer." Grandma said firmly. I grinned, grandma had a chair next to little Lei and is hovering over him like a protective grandma bear.
~~~~~`
Mr. Cheng walked inside grandma's apartment and sat down. He appeared exhausted, his business suit was wrinkled and in need of major ironing.
"Just a few minutes." He said and then fell asleep. He was still holding a suitcase in his hand. I carefully loosen his fingers and took the suitcase from him and placed it by his feet. I covered a blanket over him and decided to cook dinner.
One hour later, dinner was ready. Mr. Cheng was still sleeping. I could hear little Lei in the bedroom making baby gibberish. Grandma was in there talking to him. What a pair! Grandma was complaining about a bingo game she lost and little Lei was cooing happily.
"Grandma, dinner's ready."
"Come on little Lei, let's eat!" She sang gliding toward the kitchen.
"Who's that snoring in our living room?" Grandma asked.
"Little Lei's uncle." I said. Grandma went up to him and yanked his shirt. Mr. Cheng stirred and yawned.
"Dinner time." Grandma said loudly. Mr. Cheng rubbed his eyes and stared blankly at grandma. After a few silence seconds, Mr. Cheng jumped from his seat.
"What happen?" He asked.
"Nothing, you fell asleep. Dinner's ready." Grandma answered. She handed little Lei over to Mr. Cheng and pulled him toward the dinner table.
"Mr. Cheng, what is your first name?" Grandma asked.
"Joe Cheng"
Without missing a beat, grandma quickly asked,
"Parents? Siblings?"
"No, they're all deceased."
"Uncles, aunts, cousins?"
"Yes, one uncle he lives in America."
"Girlfriend?" Grandma asked quickly. There was a rhythm going on. Joe paused for a seconds and then answered,
"No."
"Looking for one?"
"No."
"What do you think of Ariel?"
"I...I think she's nice." Joe Cheng stuttered.
"Grandma!!" I tried to stop her. How embarrassing.
"What's your plan for little Lei?"
"Little Lei?" Joe asked.
"She meant Lei Wei." I explained.
"He needs a stable home. You need a wife, little Lei needs a mother...I order you to date Ariel, do you agree? say you agree!" Grandma said. She was smiling and nodding at Joe.
Grandma was practically hovering over Joe. He leaned back in his chair as far from grandma as possible.
"Say you agree Joe." Grandma commanded.
"Agree?" Joe answered looking extremely confused.
"...No" I tried to intervene but no one was listening to me.
"It's all set! First date is this Friday! hahahaha." Laughed grandma.
Joe and I glanced at each other, our eyes met briefly and before I lowered my gaze. Poor Joe Cheng had a "What just happen?" look on his face but was too much of a gentleman to dispute grandma.
"This is not how to deal with your pain. Forgive your sister and give the baby back to his parents."
"Grandma, I didn't kidnap him. I'm his nanny." I told her.
"Why is he home with you and not his parents, it has been almost two days."
"His uncle, Mr. Cheng is out of town on a business trip. He should be back tonight." I answered. Little Lei Wei was sleeping on my bed. I touched him on his cheek, such soft skin.
"You better be getting over-time pay. I don't mind little Lei, but I don't want anybody taking advantage of you."
Grandma had shorten Lei Wei's name to little Lei. I've taken a liking to that name too. In just two days, I've fallen in love with little Lei. I love his energy, his curiosity and his baby babbling. There is just something so magical about baby, their smell, their soft skin, their unconditional faith and love. Looking into little Lei's eyes, I knew he loves and trust me to watch over him and care for him.
"Don't get too attached to little Lei Ariel, someone's ringing the doorbell, go answer." Grandma said firmly. I grinned, grandma had a chair next to little Lei and is hovering over him like a protective grandma bear.
~~~~~`
Mr. Cheng walked inside grandma's apartment and sat down. He appeared exhausted, his business suit was wrinkled and in need of major ironing.
"Just a few minutes." He said and then fell asleep. He was still holding a suitcase in his hand. I carefully loosen his fingers and took the suitcase from him and placed it by his feet. I covered a blanket over him and decided to cook dinner.
One hour later, dinner was ready. Mr. Cheng was still sleeping. I could hear little Lei in the bedroom making baby gibberish. Grandma was in there talking to him. What a pair! Grandma was complaining about a bingo game she lost and little Lei was cooing happily.
"Grandma, dinner's ready."
"Come on little Lei, let's eat!" She sang gliding toward the kitchen.
"Who's that snoring in our living room?" Grandma asked.
"Little Lei's uncle." I said. Grandma went up to him and yanked his shirt. Mr. Cheng stirred and yawned.
"Dinner time." Grandma said loudly. Mr. Cheng rubbed his eyes and stared blankly at grandma. After a few silence seconds, Mr. Cheng jumped from his seat.
"What happen?" He asked.
"Nothing, you fell asleep. Dinner's ready." Grandma answered. She handed little Lei over to Mr. Cheng and pulled him toward the dinner table.
"Mr. Cheng, what is your first name?" Grandma asked.
"Joe Cheng"
Without missing a beat, grandma quickly asked,
"Parents? Siblings?"
"No, they're all deceased."
"Uncles, aunts, cousins?"
"Yes, one uncle he lives in America."
"Girlfriend?" Grandma asked quickly. There was a rhythm going on. Joe paused for a seconds and then answered,
"No."
"Looking for one?"
"No."
"What do you think of Ariel?"
"I...I think she's nice." Joe Cheng stuttered.
"Grandma!!" I tried to stop her. How embarrassing.
"What's your plan for little Lei?"
"Little Lei?" Joe asked.
"She meant Lei Wei." I explained.
"He needs a stable home. You need a wife, little Lei needs a mother...I order you to date Ariel, do you agree? say you agree!" Grandma said. She was smiling and nodding at Joe.
Grandma was practically hovering over Joe. He leaned back in his chair as far from grandma as possible.
"Say you agree Joe." Grandma commanded.
"Agree?" Joe answered looking extremely confused.
"...No" I tried to intervene but no one was listening to me.
"It's all set! First date is this Friday! hahahaha." Laughed grandma.
Joe and I glanced at each other, our eyes met briefly and before I lowered my gaze. Poor Joe Cheng had a "What just happen?" look on his face but was too much of a gentleman to dispute grandma.
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