I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Bai Xiaoqi scoffed dismissively, saying that he would never beg her to go back.

She turned and walked confidently toward the bedroom, glancing at the two siblings peeking out from behind the door. "Why aren't they going to sleep?"

Chen Qinghan glanced at her elderly father on the sofa and asked in a childish voice, "Mommy, aren't you sleeping with Daddy tonight?"

"I won't sleep with him; let him sleep on the sofa by himself."

"Can I sleep with my mom tonight?"

"I want to sleep with my mom too."

"Go sleep on your own. How old are you? Don't you feel ashamed to still sleep with your mother?"

Chen Shuo, who was on the other end of the line, couldn't stand it anymore. He was just temporarily down on his luck and was only sleeping on the sofa tonight, but these two little brats couldn't wait to steal his wife away.

It's completely upside down!

The two little kids pretended not to hear, tilting their heads back and looking at their mother with hopeful eyes.

Looking at the two little babies, Bai Xiaoqi felt a surge of tenderness in her heart. She took Da Bao's hand with her left hand and Xiao Bao's hand with her right hand, and the three of them walked together towards the bedroom.

Just before entering the house, the two little brats both turned around and glanced at Chen Shuo.

Those two unlucky kids!

Chen Shuo was so angry he wanted to bite the blanket; this was definitely a show of force and a boast.

Night deepened.

Bai Xiaoqi turned over and then back over, unable to fall asleep. Without that guy's embrace, she felt uncomfortable in every way.

She sat up to take a look and saw that the two little ones were fast asleep. After hesitating for a moment, she simply sat up in bed, then quietly rolled out of bed, pushed open the door, and went to the living room.

Chen Shuo lay on the sofa playing on his phone, the cold light from the screen illuminating his face. Hearing a noise, he turned his head to look at the phone, then looked at it again, and asked casually, "Can't you sleep without your husband holding you?"

"No, I slept like a log."

"If you were sleeping so soundly, what were you doing out here? Sleepwalking?"

"I just came to see if you were asleep."

"Oh, is that so?" Chen Shuo nodded in realization, not calling her out on her stubbornness.

"Yes, that's right."

Bai Xiaoqi sat down on the sofa and peeked at his phone screen. "What are you looking at?"

"Watching the survival show, this man had a fight with his wife and was kicked out of the house because she wouldn't let him sleep on the sofa. He was all alone in the deep mountains and forests. He made tools, built a house, and found food. His self-reliance is very inspiring."

In the video, a foreign man, shirtless and muscular, is seen fetching water from a river using homemade tools. He then carries the water back, pours it into a pit, and starts mixing it with mud.

A bunch of people were also spamming the chat with comments like, "Dude, if you can't handle it, go apologize to your wife."

"oh...."

Bai Xiaoqi wasn't particularly interested in this kind of video, nor did she find anything interesting about playing with mud. Moreover, she felt that the guy's words had a hidden meaning, so she just said "oh" and then stopped.

But she remained seated on the sofa, not moving an inch, and didn't say she wanted to go back to sleep. Chen Shuo glanced at her, then glanced at her again, before pulling back the blanket and asking, suppressing a laugh, "Want to come up and watch with me?"

"Okay."

Bai Xiaoqi readily agreed, eagerly kicking off her slippers, squeezing into the covers and snuggling into his arms. Surrounded by his familiar embrace and smelling his familiar scent, she couldn't help but take a deep, happy breath.

Then he suddenly felt that this wasn't a good idea, so he paused and added with a serious expression, "I'll go back to sleep after I finish watching this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo quickly turned off the screen, saying, "I'm done watching."

"?"

A few seconds later, Chen Shuo suddenly chuckled and affectionately rubbed his nose against her forehead. "Alright, just say you want me to hold you while you sleep."

"

"I didn't."

"Then why didn't you go back to sleep after I finished watching it?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi was furious and made to get up, but Chen Shuo grabbed her and pressed her back down. "Alright, alright, never mind. Lie down and go to sleep."

"Humph!"

Bai Xiaoqi snorted loudly, and was pulled down to lie down by him. She rolled over and snuggled into his arms.

That guy is wicked, I'll kill him.

Chapter 335 Suspecting the Neighbor of Stealing the Axe

Almost everyone has a question when they are young, or perhaps they discover that they have some kind of superpower, which is that no matter where they fall asleep, they will always wake up in bed.

Unfortunately, this amazing superpower disappeared inexplicably after he grew up.

The siblings haven't awakened this superpower yet, since both kids have very regular schedules, go to bed on time, and are always in bed when they do go to sleep.

But some questions remain. For example, they clearly remember sleeping with their mother last night, but when they woke up this morning...

The two little kids rubbed their eyes, looked at each other groggily, and then simultaneously glanced at the middle of the bed.

Huh? Where did Mom go?

When the two children walked into the living room in their pajamas, the two people outside had just woken up and were cuddling together, enjoying the morning's tenderness.

Hearing the door open, both of them felt a sudden jolt and turned to look, only to meet the gaze of the two dolls.

Bai Xiaoqi's gaze darted away unconsciously, unable to meet her children's eyes, feeling inexplicably nervous with a guilty conscience.

The siblings seemed a bit stunned, finding it hard to understand the situation. They remembered that their mother had sung nursery rhymes to them before bed last night, but now they were in their father's bed.

Chen Qinghan, being the older sister, was a bit quick-witted. After a moment of stunned silence, she figured out the reason.

"Mom, did you sneak out and sleep with Dad last night while we were asleep?"

"No, it's like this, your mother slept with you last night. Although she's lying with your father now, she just woke up and came over to talk to him for a while."

Chen Shuo was just spouting nonsense, and whether the two little brats believed him or not, he believed it anyway.

"......"

When it came time to brush his teeth and wash his face, Chen Shuo was still puzzled. His two children were usually hard to get up when they were in kindergarten, so why were they waking up so early during summer vacation?

Is it inhumane?

Not only did the two little kids wake up early, but the elderly couple also woke up exceptionally early. He had just finished washing his face when Chen Jian and his wife came to visit their grandchildren.

The family of four had just finished washing up, hadn't eaten breakfast, and hadn't had time to tidy up the blankets and pillows on the sofa.

As soon as the elderly couple entered the living room, they saw the scene on the sofa. Their expressions paused for a moment before returning to normal, and they picked up the two little children who had run over.

The couple each held one child and asked, "Do you miss your grandparents?"

"miss you!"

The siblings answered crisply, but their eyes simultaneously glanced at the large and small packages brought by their grandparents.

You can see the colorful patterns inside even through the plastic bag; it's clearly a variety of snacks and treats.

The kids are drooling over it.

Chen Shuo walked over, grabbed the bag, and looked inside. "You, you bought so much this time?"

The bag was filled with a lot of snacks of all kinds; it seemed like the couple would be able to eat for a long time.

The two little ones are still growing. Eating too many snacks will make them unable to eat meals, and may even lead to anorexia or malnutrition.

So every time the elderly couple came over, they brought snacks, but the two children were only allowed to eat a little each day, and the parents took care of most of the rest.

After all, being a parent means enduring some hardship, and it's all for the sake of the child.

"Grandpa, I want to eat those chocolate cookies." Chen Qi'an had sharp eyes; the moment Chen Shuo tore open the bag, he saw the packaging of the chocolate cookies.

And by this point he's quite clever; he knows to talk to his grandfather, because if he talks to his father, it won't do any good.

"Okay, Grandpa will get it for you."

"Dad, don't give him any. He hasn't had breakfast yet. He can have snacks after he finishes eating."

"It's almost nine o'clock and you haven't had breakfast yet?" Chen Jian and Wu Yulan couldn't help but look at the sofa with blankets and pillows lying around.

The reasoning in my mind came naturally.

The couple had a fight, and Chen Shuo was sleeping on the sofa. They're still sulking, so no one is making breakfast.

As for why people assume that Chen Shuo was the one sleeping on the sofa, that's just a matter of habitual thinking. Anyway, when the couple argues, Chen Jian is always the one sleeping on the sofa.

"Why do kids get up so early on summer vacation? I wish they could sleep in longer."

That's true. Chen Shuo wished the siblings could sleep until noon so that he and his wife could have more time alone together in the morning.

Speaking of this time alone together, he suddenly remembered, "Oh right, Dad, Qiqi and I are thinking of going on a trip soon. Could you and Mom help look after these two kids for a few days?"

"Going on a long trip?" Wu Yulan frowned, her reasoning taking a new turn.

The couple had a fight and decided to take a long trip together to clear their heads and see if it would resolve their conflict.

Where are you headed?

"I haven't decided yet. It's been too hot these past few days. I'll wait until it gets cooler before making a decision."

Bai Xiaoqi had just finished preparing breakfast, and Chen Shuo called out, "Mom and Dad, have some with us."

"You guys eat, we've already eaten."

"That's fine."

Breakfast was simple and didn't need to be too lavish; it consisted of millet porridge, steamed buns, eggs, a dish of pickled radishes, and milk for the two children.

Bai Xiaoqi grew the radishes herself, and she even pickled them herself following online tutorials. Besides looking after her online store, she didn't have much else to do all day except water the flowers, grow vegetables, and research other random things.

After marinating, add some seasonings, pour some hot oil over it, and mix it up. The taste is surprisingly good.

Two adults and two children were eating at the dining table. The elderly couple were whispering to each other, and Wu Yulan bent down to tidy up the sofa and fold the quilt.

"Mom, just leave it there, I'll clean it up in a bit."

"It's okay, Mom will help you collect it."