Chapter 039

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Shu realized what he had blurted out. Just as he was about to stop Yan Jin, he heard her asking with great interest, “Why did you suddenly say Guo Guo is stupid?”

Guo Bao Rou, hearing the excitement in Yan Jin’s voice, immediately perked up from her previous listlessness, her eyes shining brightly. “She wants to go out and play, but doesn’t want to do her homework. But where in the world can you enjoy the benefits without putting in the effort? Isn’t that just being stupid?”

“That’s right,” Yan Jin glanced at Yu Shu’s “kind” gaze and forcibly changed her tone, “Indeed, we can’t say that about others. She’s just young and hasn’t learned to allocate her time reasonably yet.”

Yu Shu felt he must have been out of his mind just now. Right after lecturing Guo Bao Rou about not doing to others what you don’t want done to yourself, Yan Jin turned around and undercut him. His words had been in vain.

[I knew it. Aside from ruining the atmosphere, Yan Jin’s mouth is also unparalleled in dragging Yu Shu down.] [This reminds me of when I secretly ate fried chicken as a kid and got inflamed. My mom punished me by making me drink plain porridge and pickles for three days to reduce the inflammation, but my dad secretly took me to eat kebabs, saying it was fighting fire with fire.]

Seeing Yu Shu remaining silent, Yan Jin knew that Mr. Yu Yuan Yuan was unhappy. If it were before, Yan Jin would have gone to coax him.

But now with Guo Bao Rou here, she could be put to good use at critical moments like this, helping to absorb some of the heat first. Then when Yan Jin stepped in, it would take half the effort for twice the result.

Thinking of this, Yan Jin patted Guo Bao Rou’s back and urged her, “Your dad is angry, go coax him.”

“I can’t coax dad. If I try to coax him, he’ll scold me.” Guo Bao Rou put her chubby hands on her hips, puffed out her chest and belly. “Guo Bao Rou is the smartest child and won’t do something so thankless.”

Yan Jin tapped Guo Bao Rou’s nose. “But I’m your mother. You have to listen to me.”

“…But I really can’t coax dad.” Guo Bao Rou twiddled her fingers. “Only mom can coax dad. It’s no use if I try.”

Yan Jin: “How could it be useless.”

“So I’m that useful in mom’s heart!” Guo Bao Rou excitedly cupped her cheeks with both hands. “If mom praises me a hundred times without repeating herself, I’ll go coax dad.”

Yu Shu almost couldn’t keep a straight face.

This little girl, Xiao Xiao had never praised him a hundred times without repeating herself like that.

Yan Jin said earnestly, “Without you leading the charge, your dad would be too difficult to coax.”

“Ah… so that’s my only use.” Guo Bao Rou dejectedly put her hands down.

Yu Shu couldn’t help but turn his head away, secretly curling up the corners of his lips.

Yan Jin held back a laugh. “Don’t be discouraged. You’re very useful.”

“Don’t think I don’t know mom is just teasing me.” Guo Bao Rou angrily turned her head. “I won’t help mom anymore. Coax your own husband yourself!”

Yan Jin raised an eyebrow. The little girl was angry?

Before Yan Jin could speak, Guo Bao Rou mumbled shyly, “If mom agrees to let me play in the river tomorrow, it’s not like I can’t help mom.”

“Play in the river? Absolutely not!” Seeing that Guo Bao Rou actually wanted to play in the water, Yu Shu immediately turned his head. “The river is so dangerous. You’re not allowed to go in.”

Seeing Yu Shu finally willing to speak, Yan Jin also took the opportunity to educate Guo Bao Rou. “That’s right! What’s a little kid doing playing in the water! It’s too dangerous!”

After saying that, Yan Jin very deliberately praised Yu Shu. “Look at your dad, see how much he cares about you. If you don’t listen and make your dad sad, you’d be letting him down.”

[Yan Jin, look at Yu Shu’s expression. Promise me, if you can’t praise properly, don’t praise at all.] [I thought after all this time, Yan Jin would have perfected the art of coaxing Yu Shu. Who knew as soon as Guo Bao Rou arrived, she’d even regress.] [The old saying is true. Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.]

“Guo Bao Rou learned all her bad habits from you.” Yu Shu pinched Yan Jin’s palm. “Yan Xiao Xiao, you set a bad example.”

“What does it have to do with me?” Yan Jin was very puzzled, but deliberately pretended to be aggrieved on the surface. “Guo Bao Rou wasn’t here before, and you treated me so well then. As soon as she came, you started nitpicking me in every way.”

“It’s not as exaggerated as you make it sound.” Although Yu Shu knew Yan Jin couldn’t possibly get upset so easily, seeing her put on such a pitiful act, his tone unconsciously softened. “Besides, I’m clearly treating you even better than Guo Bao Rou.”

“Really?” Yan Jin pretended not to believe him.

“Of course it’s true.” Speaking of this, Yu Shu’s tone turned sour. “You’re the one accusing me, but clearly you treat Guo Bao Rou better than you treat me.”

Before Yan Jin could respond, Guo Bao Rou let out a heavy sigh.