I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"?"

Chen Shuo paused for a moment, "So the dowry we received will be used to help Xiaobao get married?"

"Is that what you're thinking?" Bai Xiaoqi looked at him in shock. Isn't the bride price something for newlyweds?

"No, no, wouldn't that make me a 'brother-supporting demon'?"

Chen Shuo shook his head repeatedly. He could swear to God that he had never thought of that. At most, he thought of not preparing a dowry and returning the betrothal gifts he had received in the form of a dowry.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clutch his chest. Every time he thought about his daughter getting married in the future, he couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest.

"Forget it, we'll talk about the future later. They're just kids, it's too early for us to be thinking about their marriage."

Chen Shuo unscrewed the lid, sipped his hot tea, and gently teased his daughter's chubby little face with a finger.

A daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket, and he must keep a close watch on her, never letting any rascal steal her away.

Da Bao reached out her little hand and grasped Chen Shuo's finger that was touching her cheek, giggling happily.

"Good boy." Chen Shuo felt his heart melting. "Call me Daddy."

"Cuckoo..."

"Call me Daddy, Daddy..."

"Cuckoo..."

"Dad..." Chen Shuo had barely uttered a syllable when Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but say, "She can't speak yet, so there's no point in you saying anything more."

"Take your time, you'll learn eventually." Chen Shuo wasn't discouraged at all. He gently shook the finger that his daughter was holding tightly in her little hand, and continued patiently, "Daddy..."

Seeing the doting look in his eyes when he looked at Da Bao, Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but pout and say indignantly, "I'm jealous."

"You're even jealous of your own child?"

"I don't care, I'm jealous anyway."

"Alright, then I'll treat everyone the same and spoil you too." Chen Shuo put the thermos aside, gently poked her cheek with his finger, and said affectionately, "Call me Daddy..."

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As June approaches, the weather is getting warmer, and the air conditioner, which runs non-stop, is dispelling the sweltering heat. The two babies are already ten months old.

Chen Shuo was sitting by the crib, typing on his computer, when he suddenly heard a 'snap' sound.

It was very light, like a syllable unconsciously uttered when the upper and lower lips touch, but it was enough to make Chen Shuo's heart stop instantly.

He stood up, held his breath, and leaned closer to the crib, looking at his two children lying inside. The little one was sleeping with his tiny fists clenched, while the older one was looking at him with his big, dark eyes.

Without a doubt, that 'ba' sound must have come from my daughter.

"Call Dad."

"Eeya".

"No, it's Dad..."

"Eee-ee".

"No, no, it's Dad, Dad~ Dad..."

"Beep...beep."

"Oh, right!"

Chen Shuo could hardly contain his excitement. He picked his daughter up from the crib and spun her around a few times, making Da Bao giggle.

She doesn't understand anything right now, but she can sense the happiness of the man in front of her.

The laughter of the father and daughter woke up the sleeping baby. The first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to open his mouth, ready to have a good cry, but just as he was about to cry, he saw his friend laughing and immediately held back.

When Chen Shuo saw that his son was awake, he quickly hugged his daughter and went over to her, saying, "Call me Daddy."

"Oh dear."

"dad."

"Ah."

"dad.."

"Ya ya..."

"No, no, it's Daddy, Daddy..."

“…”

Greed in people's hearts is like a boulder rolling down a hillside; once it starts, it's hard to stop.

Upon hearing his daughter utter the "ba ba" sound, Chen Shuo wanted his son to repeat it as well. However, despite repeating it several times, his silly son just couldn't learn it.

At first, it at least gave some response, making little cooing noises, but later it stopped even that. Seeing Chen Shuo's helpless expression, it just chuckled.

"Nothing!"

Chen Shuo stopped teaching him. He suspected that the unfortunate child was deliberately taking advantage of his father. For several months in a row, the child called him "Dad" hundreds of times a day, but the child never said a word in return.

My daughter is the best; she's truly my sweet little angel.

He leaned over and kissed Da Bao's little cheek, then carried his daughter out of the bedroom, grinning from ear to ear. He winked at Bai Xiaoqi, who was cooking, and asked, "Guess what happened today?"

"Dabao called you Dad."

"Hey, how did you know?" Chen Shuo was stunned.

"I heard you."

“…”

Chen Shuo glanced at the cat ears on her head and almost forgot that she had four-channel hearing and a bunch of cat ears on her head, making her hearing several times better than a normal person.

Chapter 307 Have you ever considered giving up?

It was early autumn in September.

Inside the driving school.

An old Santana was parked on the training ground, with the words "Coach's Vehicle" sprayed on it in red paint.

Inside the car, a female instructor in her thirties sat in the passenger seat, frowning as she looked at the student who was muttering various words while fastening his seatbelt.

Every time this pretty girl got on the bus, she felt a headache coming on. It wasn't because she was jealous of her looks as a fellow woman, but simply because this student was very difficult to teach.

Because of this, there were some things she had kept to herself for a long time, and she just had to say them.

After hesitating several times, she asked slowly, "Have you ever considered giving up driving?"

"?"

Bai Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head, "No, Coach, don't worry, I'm very confident, I'm sure I'll learn it."

"Having confidence is a good thing."

The female coach appreciated her attitude, but silently added to herself, "It's a pity that confidence is something you have but I don't."

"Um...."

She drew out her words through her nose, carefully choosing her phrases in her mind. After a moment, she suggested, "The driving school next door is pretty good. Why don't you go ask them? I can recommend one to you."

"...I transferred from the driving school next door."

"......"

Upon hearing this, the female instructor fell silent. After a moment, she finally sighed and asked, "How many times have you taken your driving test (Part 2)?"

Four times.

"You know you can only take the driving test a maximum of five times, right? If you fail on the fifth try, you have to re-register and start from the first subject again. And this time... do you think you can pass?"

"I think we can give it a try."

"..." The female instructor didn't want to say more, and waved her hand, "Never mind, let's drive."

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi responded and then carefully started the car. The old training car began to move at a snail's pace. After only about ten meters, the female instructor next to her asked again, "How are your eyesight? Is there anything wrong with it?"

"It's fine, there's no problem."

"Didn't you see that you were crossing the line? You kept going forward, forward! Is that how you drive a car?"

"Oh..."

Bai Xiaoqi responded repeatedly, while frantically adjusting the steering wheel to get the car off the line. She also accidentally turned on the windshield wipers and quickly turned them off.

"Drive that way, practice reversing into a parking space." The instructor sighed and put his hand to his forehead. With this kind of flustered state when things happen, even if he gets his driver's license, he'll probably still be a novice on the road.

A pure road hazard.

She really wanted to get the girl off the bus and let the next student come on, but she managed to stop herself from doing so.

I kept reminding myself, "I paid for this, I paid for this..."

You have to take responsibility for yourself.

After two hours of driving lessons, Bai Xiaoqi had only passed the reverse parking maneuver a few times out of more than twenty attempts, but she was still quite happy. It was better than the last time, and she was more confident about the second part of the driving test this time.

Just as it was time to get out of the car, the female instructor breathed a sigh of relief and was about to call the next student up when Bai Xiaoqi spoke up again, asking, "Instructor, my driving test is next week..."

Before he could finish speaking, the coach cut to the chase, "Reject it. With your current level, the chances of passing are very slim. Don't take your chances. Practice for a while longer."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi's expression instantly turned somewhat disappointed. She hesitated several times, her lips trembling as if she wanted to say something, before finally nodding in agreement.

She knew the coach was right; she couldn't rely on luck, but...

"Next person!"

As she unbuckled her seatbelt, she pondered the situation. Just then, the instructor called out "Next!" A young man came running over and stood outside the car window, giving her a shy smile.

Bai Xiaoqi kept her head down and didn't see it. Even if she had, she wouldn't have responded. She simply quickened her pace of unbuckling her seatbelt, then pushed open the car door, got out, and made room for the car.

Watching the car steadily drive away, she stood there watching, her expression somewhat unwilling.

Time flies, and now her two children are a little over three years old and of kindergarten age.