The Cedillo family was busy bundling up their kid like a little Michelin Man, and Mia wasn't spared either; her husband was making sure she looked like a bigger version.

Even though it wasn't the dead of winter yet, out came the thick coats and grandma's vintage wool pants for her to wear.

Mia protested, "Babe, I'm not wearing this. It totally clashes with my elegant vibe. You come to pick me up from the hospital in a million-dollar car, but then you dress me up like a country bumpkin? No way! I want to look fabulous." Andre, ever the patient one, coaxed her, "The trend now is 'ugly rich.' The uglier, the more elite. Come on, just put on another hat."

"Honey, I'm already wearing three. I'm chubbier now than when I was pregnant!"

In her mind, Mia had envisioned herself leaving the hospital looking stunning-flowy dress, chic sunglasses, and all. But reality was far from it; she looked like a bundled-up barrel.

Andre zipped up her coat and wrapped a scarf around her neck. "Keep your neck warm; don't want you catching a chill."

He then slipped gloves onto her hands. "Keep these on to stay warm. We don't need you catching a cold."

In no time, he was putting a mask on her. Before Andre could say anything, Mia quipped, "What's next? An oxygen mask so I don't suffocate?"

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter. Even Hansen was amazed by Mia's wit. He wondered how she came up with such things.

Soon after, Molly came in from outside and saw her best friend looking like a bundled-up bear. She couldn't help but laugh. "Mia, this is definitely the ugliest you've ever looked!" Mia waddled around like a penguin. "Andre says the trend is 'ugly rich,' the uglier, the more elite."

Molly could hardly stand to look. She covered her eyes, "If Andre isn't in the fashion industry, it's a real loss, haha!"

Before long, their little 'barrel' son was all wrapped up too.

Barrel mom and barrel son looked at each other, only their eyes visible.

Mia looked at her son and burst out laughing. "Oh my gosh, kiddo, how many layers are you wearing? I've got three; what about you?"

Anya counted on her fingers. "Auntie, it looks like the baby has one more layer than you."

Mia sighed. "Oh, I lost then."

Henry, seeing the chubby barrel in front of him, didn't recognize who it was. He had never seen this person before.

off her mask, revealing her face, the little guy saw it was his mom and started to

at our son.

the mask

stayed fixed on Mia's eyes,

again, the little guy saw her face and smiled, sticking out his

she put the mask back on. After a few times, the little guy seemed to recognize that it was

handed his mom a pair of

And then...

the woman in front of him wearing sunglasses, blinked, and then

in the room quietly watched the little guy, waiting for his

confused: ?? Where's

for a minute, then Henry started to

was filled with his crying,

no one in the room could soothe him. In the end, the child ended up in his father's arms,

took off her sunglasses and

looked at Mia's face, his eyes filled

son, and

held their son in one hand and his wife's hand

steps, and she was so hot

Mia was worried that

of them. Andre was driving,

at the mother and son playing in the back. At this

seat, the little guy put his hand in his mouth to suck. Mia teased him, pulling his hand out. He wasn't happy and pouted. Mia pinched his little nose, kissed his forehead,

car roof, as if he had

you like your dad's car? Do

was driving, called out,

little guy didn't move, as if it had nothing

see the person who had just called his name through the gap between the driver's and

was a red light. Andre stopped the car, turned his head, and looked at his little

long after, the car started moving again. Mia

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