Chapter 17 The Excellent Youngest Son in the Early 1980s (End)

Ji Changze's married life was exactly as he had imagined.

Ji's mother worked hard to be a good mother-in-law to prove that she was not the kind of person who treated her daughter-in-law harshly.

Liu Huifen also chatted with An Xiaolu enthusiastically.

Of course, because of An Xiaolu's mute problem, Liu Huifen usually spoke, and she listened quietly, shaking her head and nodding from time to time.

Ji Changze took An Xiaolu to play everywhere and eat and drink together every day. In the afternoon, he took Zhang Laosan and gave him chicken soup for the soul.

Zhang Laosan has been to school, but only after elementary school. He has almost forgotten the characters he learned before. Now he can only continue to learn to read and write under the command of Ji Changze. Take notes.

Ji Changze: "Remember, we go to the Magic City just to make money. If you want to make other people's money, of course you have to make them smile. So when the time comes, show off your ability to flatter customers and have a good attitude. point."

Zhang Laosan nodded quickly and took notes seriously using his own ugly words.

Ji Changze continued: "Also, we are going to get the goods, so we should have a better attitude towards other suppliers. After all, we have to get them next time. If we want to make money, we have to be grandsons, you know."

Zhang Laosan envisioned himself as a grandson, his expression a little unbearably distorted; "Brother Nagasawa, do you have to be a grandson to make money?"

Ji Changze touched his chin: "Not necessarily, some people don't need it, like me."

Zhang Laosan's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "Then you teach me, and I won't use it anymore!"

"You're quite smart." Ji Changze patted him on the shoulder and smiled mischievously: "Okay, I'll teach you."

Zhang Laosan quickly acted like he was all ears.

Then I heard Ji Changze say: "The reason why I don't have to be a grandson..."

"It's because you take care of it for me."

Zhang Laosan: "..."

While the two were talking, Ji's mother opened the curtain and came out. Seeing Zhang Laosan's face twisted and uncomfortable, she asked curiously: "Lao San, are you sick?"

"No no."

Zhang Laosan shook his head with a grimace.

Ji Changze and his brother put their hands on his shoulders and looked at their mother with smiles: "Mom, he's fine. I just told a joke. He might be holding back his laughter."

Zhang Laosan: "...Yes, yes."

He can now perfectly support others without changing his expression, output all kinds of rainbow farts, and maintain the professionalism that a player should have 24 hours a day.

"Brother Nagasawa."

Thinking of this, Zhang Laosan carefully tugged on Ji Changze's clothes and said coquettishly: "I feel like I've learned enough. When are we going to the Magic City?"

He can't wait to put what he has learned to use.

"Have you learned enough?"

Ji Changze looked him up and down and shook his head: "I think you are still not even half as good as me."

Zhang Laosan: "..."

impossible……

He is extremely shameless now.

When I went out this morning, I could brag to my niece and nephew that he would take them to the Magic City when he made a lot of money.

Ji's mother was anxious when she heard that they were going to the Magic City.

Before getting married, Ji Changze mentioned to the Ji family that he wanted to take An Xiaolu to see a doctor, but it had been three days since the wedding and there was still no movement.

"Nagaze, didn't you say you would take Xiaolu to see a doctor? Why don't you go?"

Ji Changze was letting Zhang Laosan practice various sounds in front of him. When he heard his mother's words, he raised his head with an innocent face:

"Don't I think that I just got married and want Xiaolu to stay with me at home to honor you for a while before going? Otherwise, it would be bad to take my wife to see a doctor just after getting married."

When he said this, his tone was deliberately nonchalant. When Ji Mu heard this, she became anxious:

"You kid, what are you doing with all this nonsense!"

"It's not like your father and I are too old to lie in bed and can't move. We still need you to take care of us. Of course, Xiaolu is more important."

Ji's mother didn't think it was impossible to treat this disease without medical treatment. Who told Ji Changze to tell her before that she would trouble Liu's nephew's nephew for medical treatment?

I owed someone a favor in the first place, but now I've agreed to it and yet I'm putting it off, it's too much to justify.

Ji's mother was angry that her eldest son lived in the Liu family, and even the in-laws who were angry with the Liu family didn't want to have contact with him.

But it's different now.

Liu Huifen was so filial to her mother-in-law, and she was extremely kind to Xiaolu, her sister-in-law.

If she wasn't trying to please her mother-in-law, how could she be so affectionate to her sister-in-law.

Ji's mother was of course happy to be flattered.

I don't even have that much opinion on the Liu family anymore.

What's more, every time Liu Huifen and Ji Changguang came back, they brought plenty of gifts, which were easy to wear and affordable, and it was also convenient for her to brag to others.

Mother Liu's face was favored, so she naturally reciprocated the favor. Now at least every time the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along, they look as affectionate as mother and daughter.

Naturally, she didn't know that the reason Liu Huifen was so enthusiastic was because Ji Changguang always carried gifts every time he went to the city.

She actually reciprocates the favor.

Ji Mu doesn’t know.

She only knew that her daughter-in-law was filial, and her in-laws also gave her youngest son face. Knowing that her youngest daughter-in-law needed medical treatment, she specifically asked her relatives to take care of him.

Where can I find such a good in-law?

And Xiaolu is indeed a good girl, quiet, well-behaved, and filial. According to Nagasawa, Xiaolu has always secretly admired her as her mother-in-law.

Such a wonderful daughter-in-law!

Of course I have to treat her! !

After Ji Mu finished speaking, she walked back to the room where she had hidden her things. As she walked, she said:

"I'll get you some things. You take some to your sister-in-law's house, and the rest will be given to your sister-in-law's relative. We are entrusted to others. This time you have done a good job in this attitude. I will definitely give it to you next time. He can still help, but he is still a doctor. If we move around more, there will definitely be benefits in the future, you know."

Ji Changze looked impressed, and came up with a series of compliments:

"Mom, you know so much. Mom, I will listen to you. I will definitely do enough etiquette. It will be easier to find someone next time if something happens."

"Hey, my good son, you are still good." Mother Ji's face suddenly showed a kind smile, and she tried her best to teach her all her skills:

"You have to do things like this when you go to the magic city, do you know? We have to ask for help from others, so just have a nicer attitude. Even if you don't sound good and angry, don't offend people. Otherwise, if you want to ask for help next time, Well, if we offend him, who should we go to?"

Ji Changze nodded and applauded in cooperation, with a look of admiration on his face: "Mom, what you said is so good, why didn't I think of it? You are so awesome, and I am worthy of you!"

Ji's mother looked proud after being praised.

Zhang Laosan: "..."

Isn't this what Brother Nagasawa taught him just now? ? ?

really.

He still hasn't reached the level of Brother Nagasawa.

Ji’s mother: “Dad, look for the key quickly. Where did I put it?”

Father Ji was still sitting under the doorway, smoking a cigarette:

"On the stove."

Mother Ji: "What kind of gift do you think we should give? There seems to be nothing good at home."

Father Ji said: "Send money."

"Tacky!"

Ji's mother glanced at him and cursed: "Smoking, smoking, smoking all day long, why did Nagasawa tell you not to smoke? People who smoke have dark hearts!"

Ji Changze quickly raised his hand: "Mom, I'm talking about the lungs."

"it's the same!"

Mother Ji didn’t listen at all, heart, lung, heart and lung, aren’t they all the same!

She said: "Just smoke it! If you smoke it, you will kick your legs early. Then I will enjoy the blessing of a long life. Then I will find an old man to live with you. You can just watch me from below enjoying the hot food and drinking spicy food. I I won’t even give you a piece of paper money to burn.”

Ji's father calmly raised the tobacco bag in his hand and showed it to Ji's mother:

"empty."

Ji’s mother-in-law, who was training hard: “…”

Ji Changze chuckled: "Mom, I found a photo of a smoker with black lungs and showed it to my father. He said he quit smoking, but he was used to smoking and the cigarette bag didn't click every day. So he took two puffs of the empty one. Enjoyable.”

Ji Mu: "...Do you think your father quit because he was afraid of death? He was afraid that I would beat him."

Father Ji said: "You, mother, are right."

Ji's mother was then satisfied: "You know the truth."

She snorted coldly and went to get the key.

Zhang Laosan watched the daily life of the Ji family; "..."

He can't compare to Brother Nagasawa.

Unexpectedly, even Nagasawa's parents can't compare.

Wuwuwuwu, then when can he go to the Magic City?

It’s pretty quick to get to the Magic City.

As expected, An Xiaolu's illness was not treated well by the hospital here.

The young doctor who came to their hospital to see a doctor because it was rare that he had a relative willing to take care of him was very embarrassed:

"Our hospital probably can't treat her well. I heard the teacher say before about her case that in order to be cured, you need to find a professional doctor who specializes in this area. You still have to go to a big provincial city to see her. I'm really sorry. "

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you can see well."

Ji Changze was not disappointed at all.

He even looked at An Xiaolu next to him with a surprised smile: "Xiaolu, do you hear me? Your illness can be cured. When it is cured, you can continue to go to school."

An Xiaolu really didn't expect that her muteness could be cured.

When Ji Changze wanted to take her to see her, she hesitated, thinking that the doctor said it couldn't be cured and that coming to the hospital was a waste of money.

But she couldn't stand it, Ji's mother kept trying to persuade her not to give up, and Ji Changze also kept comforting and encouraging her.

When I came to the hospital, it would be a lie to say that I didn’t have hope in my heart.

But when the doctor actually said that there was hope for a cure, the surprise at that moment simply filled her heart.

An Xiaolu didn't know how she got back. Fortunately, although she hadn't come to her senses yet, Ji Changze had been protecting her along the way, preventing her from falling or tripping.

When she returned, Ji Changze took her directly to her parents' home.

Mother Liu can now go to the ground and is walking slowly around the yard.

Her son-in-law said that people who have been lying in bed for a long time have no strength, so they should move around more to recover faster.

While walking around, I saw An Xiaolu and Ji Changze coming together.

When she walked to the door, An Xiaolu was still taking small steps, but her steps were getting faster and faster, and finally she almost ran to her mother and hugged her with a smile on her face but tears. It landed on Mother Liu's shoulder.

"Xiaolu, what's going on?"

Mother Liu subconsciously hugged her daughter to comfort her. While comforting her, she looked at Ji Changze who was also coming over: "Changze, what's wrong with Xiaolu?"

She didn't think that her daughter was bullied by Ji Changze.

After all, Liu's mother particularly believed in Ji Changze.

She felt that her son-in-law was the best son-in-law in the world. Since the marriage, Ji Changze had taken over the task of buying medicine for his father-in-law and mother-in-law. He went there in person every time and didn't ask for their money. Sometimes he would buy meat for their family's meal.

He was also very good to his daughter-in-law Xiaolu.

Since the marriage, he took Xiaolu to the town and the city to play every day, bought her new clothes, and took her to eat and drink everywhere. Sometimes Liu's mother could hear Liu's father telling her that he happened to meet the two of them when he went out. The couple was picking chrysanthemums hand in hand and said they would keep them in a bottle. He complained that the two of them were idle, but his face was wrinkled with a happy smile.

After all, if they didn't have a good relationship, they would definitely not do this.

Since the marriage, Xiaolu has smiled more. She used to be calm and calm, and she was very calm in doing anything. Even if she smiled, it was a shallow smile. After she became mute, she smiled even less.

When she was with Ji Changze, she smiled more and more, and it was so bright.

How could Liu's mother not be happy when she saw it?

Ji Changze would even think of bringing food to Xiaolu when he went to town, which shows how good he is to her daughter. How could he bully her?

Ji Changze smiled and said happily: "Mom, Xiaolu is happy. We just went to see a doctor and he said that her disease can be cured."

He removed the word "maybe".

Liu's mother was stunned at first, and then her face was full of unbelievable ecstasy:

"Really?? That's great, that's great!! Woo woo woo woo my dear daughter, you finally made it through, dear, don't cry, let's treat the disease well, and after it's cured, we will still be the same as before, ah."

An Xiaolu got up from her arms, her eyes red from crying, and nodded with a smile.

She thought that even if the disease could not be cured, she would be happy with Changze.

***

Ji Changze took An Xiaolu and Zhang Laosan to the Magic City.

After settling An Xiaolu, he started to work with Zhang Laosan with a serious face.

"Laosan, you train for a thousand days and use your troops for a moment. It's finally your time to shine. Are you ready?"

Zhang Laosan nodded seriously and wanted to swear to the sky.

"Brother Changze, I'm ready!"

"No matter how hard the hardships are, I can do it!"

"Good!!"

Ji Changze patted his shoulder encouragingly: "You can do it!!"

So, in front of a store in the Magic City, Ji Changze beat the gong and drum, attracted enough attention, and then displayed the rows of goods behind to passers-by:

"New store opening, three discounts, the first is buy one get one free for the same item, the second is a discount of three yuan for consumption over 20 yuan, a discount of ten yuan for consumption over 50 yuan, and a discount of twenty-two yuan for consumption over 100 yuan. The more you spend, the more discounts you get. The third is a random draw for consumption of five yuan, with prizes up to one hundred coupons, which can be used for spending one hundred and fifty. Everyone come and take a look."

Passers-by were immediately attracted by this activity that sounded like a big discount.

At this time, the Magic City had just opened up free business, and there were not so many routines. Ji Changze's move was very fresh.

But when I saw the price, I was a little hesitant.

"It seems very expensive."

"Yes, the price is much higher than other stores."

"What kind of material is this?"

Zhang Laosan was mixed in the crowd.

Sometimes he spoke in a shrill voice like a middle-aged woman, and said in ecstasy: "Isn't this material from Yucheng? I heard it was very expensive, how can it be so cheap, such a beautiful dress only costs more than 30 yuan."

Sometimes he spoke in a loud voice like an old man: "The quality of this watch looks good, and it's buy one get one free, so cost-effective?"

Sometimes he spoke in a steady tone: "Sister, look at this dress, buy one get one free, cheap and good material, why don't I buy it for you and my second sister, you will have face when you wear it out during the New Year."

After that, he took another dress to the front.

"Boss, check out."

Ji Changze: "Hey, your clothes are exactly five yuan. Do you want to participate in the lottery? You can win a coupon worth up to 100 yuan."

Zhang Laosan tried to show hesitation and entanglement on his face, pretending to want to take advantage of a small bargain, and reluctantly put the buy-one-get-one-free clothes back: "Okay, let's try the lottery."

Ji Changze handed him the box: "Put your hand in and take out a note."

For a moment, everyone in the store was watching this scene.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhang Laosan reached in and handed the note to Ji Changze: "I can't read, what is written on it?"

Ji Changze was shocked: "First prize!!"

"Congratulations! ! A coupon worth 100 yuan can be used when spending 150 yuan or more. Of course, you can also choose to discount it into 50 yuan in cash. It's all right."

"I, I won?!!"

Zhang Laosan was ecstatic and said quickly: "I want 50 yuan!!"

Ji Changze gave him 50 yuan.

In an instant, the people in the store looked at Zhang Laosan with envy and jealousy.

When Zhang Laosan walked out of the store, everyone was already shopping crazily with enthusiastic and excited expressions.

He exhaled and rubbed his face.

A few people happened to pass by together and saw that the store was so popular. They asked curiously: "What is sold here? Why are there so many people?"

Zhang Laosan immediately put a look of joy on his face skillfully, waved the fifty yuan and said: "It's a new store. If you buy something for five yuan, you can draw a lottery. Look, I just drew the money out, fifty yuan." !”

Prices at this time were not high. Thirty yuan a month for ordinary people was considered too much. A lottery could actually earn fifty yuan. These people were immediately intrigued and walked in one after another.

When Ji Changze purchased goods, he always calculated the prices. At the end of the day, everything was sold for 77, 88 or 88. As he was counting the money, Zhang Laosan came in and said in a loud voice:

"Brother Nagasawa, why do I feel that you are not working in a factory, but are speculating?"

Ji Changze kept counting the money without even raising his eyelids: "It's nothing more than speculation. This is responding to the country's call and making contributions to the country."

Zhang Laosan: "...But isn't this your personal business? It's just speculation..."

Ji Changze: "You don't have to pay me back the fifty yuan I gave you during the day."

Zhang Laosan: "!!!"

Ji Changze; "Come on, third child, tell me, what are we doing now?"

Zhang Laosan raised his chest and raised his head with a loud voice:

"Answer the call of the country!! Contribute to the country!!"

****

Zhang Laosan has always felt that he is thin-skinned and a straight person.

Later, he was called Mr. Zhang. When he was making money even though he was lying down for a month, when someone teased him for being thick-skinned, he would wave his hands and say seriously that he was not thick-skinned.

Yes, compared to Brother Nagasawa... no, Dong Ji, his skin is so thin that it can be broken with just a poke.

Sometimes when Zhang Laosan, who has become a winner in life, looks back on the past, he will also remember that at the beginning, he was still a rookie and was ordered around by Director Ji.

At that time, he was very satisfied with fifty yuan a day. He even thought that it would be great if he could have fifty yuan a day in this life.

Who would have thought that Director Ji would lead him step by step from a small vendor, a small store, a small boss, and a small company to the position of the richest man.

Of course, he is the richest man, Mr. Ji.

And he is the most loyal subordinate under Director Ji.

After the group grew bigger, no one wanted to recruit him, but he refused.

Not only because he was grateful to Ji Changze, but also because Zhang Laosan, who followed Ji Changze step by step, knew clearly that no one could outplay him.

On this day, someone came to interview him. To be precise, they came to interview Ji Changze. But because he was currently working (traveling) abroad, he could only try to learn more about Zhang Laosan, the richest man who was self-made and legendary throughout his life.

The reporter asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Zhang. I heard that you only had a primary school degree at the beginning. Later, you studied on your own and passed the exam step by step. Until now, you have a doctorate. What keeps you studying unremittingly?"

Zhang Laosan showed a smile of memories:

"I was encouraged by Director Ji. At first, my sister-in-law, namely Director Ji's wife An Xiaolu and Dong, was hesitant to return to school after recovering from illness. It was Director Ji who strongly supported me and said that knowledge is the most useful. He also encouraged me to go to a nearby night school.”

"By the way" to protect An Xiaolu, he didn't want to go at that time, and then he almost didn't see the sun the next day.

The reporter laughed: "I see, I heard that you are very serious when studying."

Zhang Laosan: "Yes, I was studying very hard at that time."

Can it be done without learning? If Brother Nagasawa can't learn it well, he plans to send him to Africa. Of course, he will have to risk his life to learn it.

Reporter: "I really admire you. By the way, speaking of Director Ji, I heard that he trusts you very much, right?"

Zhang Laosan: "Yes, Director Ji trusts me. After all, I have accompanied him step by step. I can guarantee that among his employees, I am the most loyal one."

——Watch step by step how he deceives those who want to deceive him, and how he strategizes.

He would only betray Ji Changze if he was crazy.

The reporter also asked about Ji Changze's family situation, who doesn't like to appear in public very much.

Zhang Laosan: "Dr. Ji has a very happy family. His sister-in-law works in an educational institution. She is committed to helping poor children and has built many primary schools. They have three children in total. They are all well-behaved and sensible. Now Ji Dong doesn't appear in front of people very much, either. Because he feels that he is getting older and is ready to retire and travel around the world with his sister-in-law.”

Retirement at forty-five is, well, too old.

After the reporter finished interviewing him, he went to Ji Changze's hometown, which is the small mountain village.

Regardless of whether they are old or young, the villagers' answers are surprisingly consistent.

"He is a good person. He has been sensible since he was a child. He has known how to help his mother with work since he was a child. He is very diligent."

"Yes, he is kind-hearted, and he is very grateful. There is a lonely old man in our village. Nagasawa calls him Uncle Qi. In the past, he always gave him mountain goods. But later, Nagasawa took him to enjoy the blessing, saying that he wanted to give him He provides for his old age, and this kid knows how to be grateful."

Older people still remember some of the bastard things Ji Changze did in the past, but they are not stupid. After Changze became prosperous in these years, he built primary schools and roads for the village, and also arranged for the village to engage in breeding and planting. He came to be responsible for the acquisition of the business. It can be said that he has absolutely done his best to the fellow villagers.

At this time, he is still saying bad things about Ji Changze? He's not crazy!

He vowed: "Nagaze has been a good boy since he was a child. I have told you a long time ago that he must be promising! And this child does not hold grudges. His wife is Xiaolu. Grandma Xiaolu has a strange temper. She treats Nagasawa and Xiao Lu is not good either, but Nagasawa always carries his things to see her, which is filial. "

This is the truth.

The things Ji Changze brought were all food.

He usually showed up when Grandma An was saying bad things about An Xiaolu, bringing a bunch of things that Grandma An couldn't eat, after all, she had lost her teeth, and then he ate them in front of her.

Ji Changze always suspected that Grandma An died so early because he was "filial".

"He was also very good to his wife. He loved his wife the most in our village. When his wife was sick before, he took care of her. Yes, his mother was also good to his wife, treating her like her own daughter. His mother was also very kind, a very good person."

When the reporter came out of the village, he looked at the screen full of words such as "good man", "good-hearted", "the world's most righteous man", and "good temper", and his expression was full of yearning.

"Don't say it, there really are such perfect good people in this world."

There are many versions of Ji Changze's legend of the richest man.

In that era when gold was everywhere, everyone dug up gold, but he created a gold mountain.

When he and his wife An Xiaolu passed away together, everyone realized how many donations and good deeds the couple had made over the years, and how many poor children they had helped.

He, Ji Changze, is a great good man, no doubt.

[Ding! Mission completed, please choose to take a vacation or continue the mission. ]

Ji Changze: [Continue the mission. ]

Extra

Uncle Ji Qi has always been lonely.

When he was young, he joined the army, not for anything else, but just thought that he also wanted to guard their country and protect it.

It's a pity that he was injured and had to come back.

He married a wife and had a son, which was considered a warm bed with a wife and children.

At that time, Uncle Ji Qi felt that he was the happiest person in the world. He wanted to protect his wife and son well. If his son was willing, he would send him to join the army when he grew up to continue to protect their country.

However, his son died of illness.

His wife was not in good health to begin with, and she was heartbroken and followed him soon.

Uncle Ji Qi didn't want to marry again.

But he still liked children. He still remembered that when he joined the army, their squad leader said that children were the hope of the country. No matter who suffered, the children should not suffer.

In addition, Uncle Ji Qi was very kind to the children in the village. He had some skills and would go up the mountain to get mountain products, and sometimes he would get some bird eggs or something.

Generally, he was reluctant to eat them and shared them with the young children. When they ate, Uncle Ji Qi looked kind and smiled beside them.

At this time, he just liked these children simply and didn't expect them to repay him when they grew up.

Until Changze pestered him for food.

Changze was very young, born white and clean, and had a sweet mouth. He called him uncle all the time. When he got food from him, he was very happy to say to him;

"Uncle, you are so good. When I grow up and have a good future, I will definitely be filial to you and take care of you in your old age."

At first, Uncle Ji Qi didn't take it seriously.

But slowly, Changze kept talking more and more, and he was older, so he felt comforted in his heart.

He began to go up the mountain frequently, braving the cold, just to get Changze the mountain products he liked to eat.

He didn't think about what he would ask Changze for in the future.

He just thought that when he was old and couldn't go up the mountain anymore, Changze would come to see him and let him know that he was still remembered.

Day by day, Changze grew up, and his body was not good, so he didn't go up the mountain much.

Uncle Ji could clearly feel that Changze didn't seem to be as warm to him as before.

He felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want to believe that this child he had raised was such a person.

Uncle Ji went up the mountain again and got some mountain products down, wanting to give them to Changze to eat.

Changze gave him money this time, and Uncle Ji was a little nervous, but also a little happy.

Not for money.

But for Changze's respect for him.

Later, Changze went to the city, to the Magic City, and got married.

I heard that he made a lot of money and was often in the Magic City.

While Uncle Ji was happy for him, he felt a little lonely in his heart.

He thought that this child would not come back often.

One day, someone knocked on the door.

Uncle Ji Qi went out, but found that the child he had watched grow up was standing outside the door, with the familiar ruffian smile:

"Uncle, I'm here to pick you up!"

"I've said long ago that I will take care of you in your old age."

*****

Ji Changze opened his eyes and found that he was holding a book in his hand.

Turning his head again, a middle-aged woman was looking at him with a loving face. Seeing him looking over, she quickly handed the spoon in her hand to him, and her tone was gentle as if she was talking to a child:

"Come, Changze, drink soup."

Ji Changze: "..."

He was very sure that he was an adult now.

He quickly checked his memory and found out.

This time, his identity was a student who knew nothing except studying.

That is, he had good grades, but he had to take his parents to school, he couldn't wash clothes or cook, and he had to be fed when he ate. He had no life experience at all, and he didn't want to have life experience.

In layman's terms, there are two words:

Giant baby.