Chapter 036

“Mother, you can’t be like this!” Guo Bao Rou didn’t know what she was thinking, but her expression was one of horror. “I have trouble just doing a somersault. There’s no way I can stretch my thighs over my head!”

“Nothing is difficult in this world if you set your mind to it,” Yan Jin encouraged Guo Bao Rou. “Your father is very good at dancing. He must be a great teacher who can smoothly teach you how to stretch your thighs over your head.”

[I’m in so much pain trying to hold back my laughter. So now Yan Jin is accepting that Yu Shu is Guo Bao Rou’s father, and she is Guo Bao Rou’s mother? Tsk tsk tsk.] [Your father, you mother and daughter. Yooo, speaking so intimately, no wonder people suspect your relationship.]

After buying the books, the three of them had lunch outside before returning home.

When they passed by the house of Guo Guo, who was previously put in a hanging basket by his parents, Guo Guo happened to be kicking a shuttlecock at the door, making Guo Bao Rou’s eyes go straight.

“Mother, Father, I want to go play.” Guo Bao Rou, who was being held by one hand each by Yan Jin and Yu Shu, tugged at the two of them, her eyes hopeful. “Can I?”

“If you want to go play, then just go play.” Yan Jin said nonchalantly, “Just remember to come home before dark.”

Seeing Yan Jin agree, Guo Bao Rou wanted to break free and run off, but Yu Shu grabbed her. “Don’t leave yet. I haven’t finished speaking.”

Guo Bao Rou stood there listlessly.

Sigh, Father is going to nag again.

Yu Shu instructed, “You can play, but you just took a bath, so be careful. Don’t get your clothes dirty. Also, don’t roll around on the ground and mess up your face and hair.”

Yan Jin sighed from the side, “She’s still so young. Even if you tell her, she probably won’t remember.”

Guo Bao Rou nodded her head like she was pounding garlic.

“Kids these days are very smart. If we treat them like dumb children, we’ll suffer big time,” Yu Shu disagreed with Yan Jin’s words. “Besides, good habits need to be cultivated from a young age. If we don’t say it now, it’ll be hard to manage her when she’s older.”

Yan Jin said “Oh,” then lowered her head to say to Guo Bao Rou, “What your father said is right. Listen to your father and don’t make yourself a mess. Otherwise, the two of us will eat meat tonight while you drink plain congee and eat vegetables alone.”

Guo Bao Rou pouted. “I know.”

Seeing that she was a bit unconvinced, Yan Jin turned to Yu Shu and winked. “Actually, kids don’t need to be so restrained. Let Guo Bao Rou play happily later. When she grows up, she can look back on it without regrets.”

“Right! Exactly! Mother is right!” Guo Bao Rou applauded vigorously, her little fleshy hands almost turning red from clapping.

Yu Shu received Yan Jin’s hint and cooperated, “Actually, I also hope Guo Bao Rou can play happily later. After all, we plan to eat roast lamb tonight. With one less person eating, the two of us can eat more.”

“Roast lamb!” Guo Bao Rou’s eyes lit up. She circled around the two of them. “Mother, Father, are we really eating roast lamb tonight? Really? Really!”

“Even if it’s true, it has nothing to do with you,” Yan Jin said with rare gentleness. “After all, you’re a child who will play happily. Your clothes and hair will definitely get dirty. Your father said if your clothes get dirty, you won’t get to eat meat. So there’s no share of tonight’s roast lamb for you.”

“I promise I won’t get my clothes dirty, and I won’t mess up my hair either,” Guo Bao Rou assured repeatedly. “I’m an obedient, sensible, and clean child. I won’t be like those kids who like to play rubbing against the ground and get all dirty.”

Yu Shu sighed worriedly, “But I heard people say that children’s words don’t count because they quickly go back on their word and forget what they said.”

“I’m not the kind of person who makes empty promises. Mother, Father, you have to believe me. If you don’t believe me, I’ll swear an oath.”

Guo Bao Rou thought she really wouldn’t get a share of tonight’s whole roast lamb. She anxiously patted her chest and promised, “If I go back on my word and make myself all dirty, not only will I not get a share of tonight’s whole roast lamb, but I also won’t get to eat any of the family’s meat in the future!”

“But doesn’t this make us look particularly tyrannical and arbitrary?” Yan Jin thought for a moment. “How about we forget it?”

Guo Bao Rou’s eyes lit up. “I knew Mother is the best mother in the world.”

“Eating too much meat isn’t good for children either. How about this,” Yu Shu clenched his right fist and tapped his left palm. “When we eat meat, Guo Bao Rou, you just hide to the side. If you can’t see the meat, it’ll be a bit easier to bear and not so sad.”

[Can you two be human? Taking turns bullying a child.] [Based on their performance, I suspect that if they have children in the future, they’ll definitely treat the child like a toy to play with.]

“I really will listen,” Guo Bao Rou assured again and again. “Aren’t I Mother and Father’s favorite child? Why don’t you believe me at all?”