I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Then he changed the subject and said, "Dad has something else to tell you. You're a boy, so you have to protect your sister, okay?"

"I won't protect her, she stole my toy." Chen Qi'an said unhappily.

"I don't need his protection."

"Da Bao, don't say anything yet."

Chen Shuo turned to his daughter and said something, then continued to Chen Qi'an, "Listen to your father, you are a boy. Boys should be generous and magnanimous, and should not argue with girls. You should also learn to protect your family. That's what makes a brave boy."

"Then...then..."

Xiao Bao was a little hesitant, but in order to be a brave boy, he finally agreed, "Okay, I'll protect Da Bao."

"Come here, Dad will tell you how to protect your sister."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo leaned down and whispered something in his son's ear, then asked at the end, "Do you understand?"

"Ah."

"Very good." Chen Shuo looked pleased, then started the car. "Let's go pick up Mom from the driving school together."

Chapter 312 Am I Not Smart?

Before we knew it, it was the weekend, and the two kids were finally enjoying their first holiday. As a responsible father, it's important to cultivate a sense of time in my children.

They weren't allowed to sleep in for long. Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Chen Shuo knocked on the door to wake the two kids up. After a few days, the two children had accepted the fact that they slept in separate rooms.

There's nothing I can do if they don't accept it; I can't move back to see my dad beating my mom in the middle of the night anymore.

After washing their faces, brushing their teeth, and eating breakfast, Chen Shuo left Bai Xiaoqi and her daughter Da Bao to watch the house while he took Xiao Bao out.

Chen Qi'an's short legs meant he couldn't walk fast, so Chen Shuo didn't carry him. Instead, he held Chen Qi'an's little hand and they strolled slowly through the neighborhood. "Do you know where we're going today?"

"Let's go to Uncle Nie's house."

"That's right, you'll get to see Qingqiu this time, aren't you excited?"

"Happy."

"Xiao Bao!"

As the father and son were talking, a slightly excited female voice came from behind. Turning around, they saw Anya running over in sportswear, panting. It seemed she had just finished her morning run. This woman is getting more health-conscious as she gets older; she even knows how to go for a morning run now.

The only problem is that her morning run time is a bit late; it's nine o'clock now.

Hello, Aunt An.

Chen Qi'an was very polite and greeted everyone in a crisp voice.

"Don't call me 'Auntie,' call me 'Sister.'"

Anya wasn't too happy to be called "auntie," as if it reminded her of her age. She bent down and picked up the little one from the ground, asking, "Did you miss your older sister?"

"I've thought about it."

"Good boy!" Anya kissed his fair little face several times, which made Chen Qi'an frown and wipe his face with his little hand.

"Oh, you dare to dislike your older sister?" Anya kissed him hard on the cheek. Little Bao protested, struggling violently in her arms and crying out, "Daddy, save me!"

Chen Shuo showed no intention of stepping forward to rescue her. The little brat doesn't understand anything. Although your Aunt An is a bit old, she has both looks and figure. Moreover, at twenty-seven or twenty-eight, she is at the prime of her life, graceful and charming.

You're living in a world of good fortune but you don't know it.

When you grow up and look back on this, you will definitely thank your father for his indifference at that time.

"Your dad won't care about you." Anya continued to kiss his little face, while tightening her arms around him, squeezing the poor little boy into her magnificent embrace.

But children have unlimited potential. Although Chen Qi'an was much weaker than Anya, he struggled so hard that Anya couldn't hold him back.

To prevent the struggling baby from falling, she had to let go of his arms and put Chen Qi'an on the ground.

After regaining his freedom, Xiao Bao ran off like a wild dog, then took a sidestep and hid behind Chen Shuo.

He wiped the drool off his face, then hugged his father's leg tightly, peeked out halfway to look at Anya, and quickly pulled his head back in. This woman was terrifying.

Then she shouted at Chen Shuo, "Dad, why didn't you save me just now!"

“…”

Chen Shuo looked down at his son, who only dared to be a bully at home, sighed helplessly, and reached out to pat his head. "She just wanted to play with you."

"But she kissed me! She kissed me so many times, and it was all saliva!" Chen Qi'an shouted angrily.

"Okay, stop talking so loudly, it's giving me a headache."

After saying that, Chen Shuo looked at Anya beside him, "My dear niece, you..."

This woman likes to act young, and Chen Shuo fulfilled her wish, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Anya glared at him fiercely.

"Who are you calling my niece? Let's keep our own names. Don't try to take advantage of me."

At this point, Anya was quite clear-headed and determined not to be out of line with the generational difference. She then asked, "Where are you two going?"

"Go to Nie Xi's house."

"Oh..."

Anya let out an "oh" and fell silent. She was another married woman. Her best friend had gotten married and had two children, and her blind date had also gotten married and had a daughter. It seemed that everyone she knew was married and had children, and she was the only one who was out of place and still single.

It’s miserable just thinking about it.

But it doesn't matter, I'm still young, only twenty-eight years old, not even thirty yet.

Take it easy.

She comforted herself inwardly, then looked down and asked Xiaobao, "Is your mother home?"

Chen Qi'an shrank behind Chen Shuo and ignored her.

"This child..."

Chen Shuo rubbed his head again, "At home, she and Da Bao are staying at home."

"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your thing, I'm going to find Da Bao to play with."

Anya waved to the two of them, then turned and left, running away.

"......"

Seeing the terrifying woman leave, Chen Qi'an cautiously peeked out from behind his father, tugging at Chen Shuo's clothes to look back. "Dad, let's run! She'll be back soon."

"..."

Chen Shuo didn't know what to say about this kid; he was just a coward.

After retrieving his car from the underground garage, Chen Shuo took the little turtle instead of the car itself, and rode his electric scooter with his son towards Nie Xi's house.

Passing by a shop selling fried chicken legs, Chen Qi'an tugged at Chen Shuo's clothes and shouted that he wanted to eat some.

Kids can't resist fried food, but it's also very unhealthy.

If Xiaobao had come out with Bai Xiaoqi today, she would definitely have seriously warned the child that this was unhealthy and children shouldn't eat it, and then bought one for herself.

Fortunately, Xiao Bao came out with his father today.

"Stop yelling, it's not like we're not going to buy it for you."

Chen Shuo rode his electric bike over and ordered two fried chicken legs, one for each of the father and son.

The man selling roasted chicken legs was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw Chen Qi'an sitting on the back of the electric scooter, he praised the little boy, saying that he was really handsome. This made Xiao Bao very happy, and he grinned foolishly.

Chen Shuo couldn't help but purse his lips. The silly look on that smile was exactly the same as his silly wife's smile at home. They were both simpletons.

Each person got a fried chicken leg. Chen Shuo hung his in front of the car, while Chen Qi'an sat in the back and eagerly started to gnaw on it. He took a bite and immediately spat it out.

"Dad, this chicken leg tastes weird."

"That's weird?"

Chen Shuo stopped the car and turned around to look. The fried chicken leg in his son's hand still had a lot of blood in the white meat.

It's obviously not cooked through.

"This isn't cooked through, don't eat it. Hold onto the chicken leg, don't throw it away. Let's go back and find the owner and demand an explanation. They didn't even cook the food for the kids properly."

Seeing Chen Shuo's stern face and angry expression, and that he wanted to go back and demand an explanation, Chen Qi'an felt a little embarrassed and hesitated before saying, "But that uncle just praised me for being pretty."

Seeing that a free compliment had won over this silly boy, Chen Shuo was furious and said irritably, "Then guess why he didn't compliment you on being smart?"

“…”

Chen Qi'an was stunned, holding the chicken leg; his little brain couldn't quite process it for a moment.

Yeah, why don't you compliment me on my intelligence?

Could it be... could it be that I'm actually not smart, but stupid?

Chapter 313 Never mind, he doesn't deserve it.

Discovering that he might not be smart enough made Chen Qi'an feel down, and he felt that he could no longer be as happy as before.

Although Chen Shuo was the instigator of this incident, he had no awareness of the consequences or any sense of guilt. He rode his electric bike, intending to comfort his foolish son when he arrived at the destination.

I've already thought of the lines. I'll just say this: "Xiao Bao, you're actually very smart, it's just that your intelligence isn't very obvious."

With his simple-mindedness, my son definitely wouldn't understand such convoluted language; he would simply think he's very clever.

Chen Shuo had prepared his speech in his mind, but when he arrived at the neighborhood where Director Nie lived, he found that Chen Qi'an had returned to his usual smug self, and his mood was not down at all.

Does it seem like I don't need any comforting anymore?

Chen Shuo was a little stunned. Just a moment ago, the kid had been hanging his head and looked like he had lost his joy, but now, after only a short while, he was all smiles again.

I don't know if this kid inherited his mother's personality, his emotions come and go quickly, or if all little kids are like that.

Without thinking about the issue any further, Chen Shuo parked his electric scooter somewhere, and the father and son went upstairs hand in hand.

Nie Xi still wore gold-rimmed glasses, but after getting married, he grew a short beard, making him look more mature than before.

"Son, call out to him, call him Brother Nie."

“Nie…”

Chen Qi'an was about to call out when the word "Nie" caught in his throat. He turned to look at his father and asked, "Shouldn't I call you Uncle?"