He sensed something was wrong, so he got up, wrapped himself in a towel, opened the bathroom door, and poked his head out to ask, "Who is it?"

Lin's mother, standing outside the door, replied, "It's your mother!"

"Mom?" Lin Congzhi asked, puzzled. "Why are you knocking?"

Lin's mother told the truth: "Your father went to take a shower just now and got cold."

Lin Congzhi frowned: "Are you cold? Didn't I already adjust the water temperature?"

Lin's mother: "I don't know, come out and take a look."

"good!"

Lin Congzhi wrapped himself in a bath towel, then came out in his slippers, walked to the guest room bathroom, knocked on the door, and asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Lin's father, furious, yelled from inside the bathroom, "You little brat, you lied to me! There's no hot water at all!"

"That's impossible!" Lin Congzhi turned the handle, intending to open the door and go inside.

Seeing signs that the door was being opened, Lin's father inside the bathroom cried out in alarm, "You little brat, what do you think you're doing?"

Lin Congzhi explained, "Go in and take a look?"

Lin's father scolded, "I haven't even put my pants on properly yet."

"Then hurry up!"

Lin Congzhi closed the door again, stood outside, frowned, and waited quietly for his father to open the door and come out.

Lin's father hurriedly put on his pants and then came out to open the door.

"Snap!"

As soon as the door opened, a reproachful gaze was cast upon Lin Congzhi.

They exchanged a glance, Lin Congzhi swallowed hard, his throat bobbing.

That look in his eyes was terrifying; it could practically slap someone. He hadn't felt anything like it in a long time.

Lin's father glared angrily: "You brat, you've actually betrayed your father!"

"Dad, if I wanted to cheat you, would I need to bring you up here?"

Lin Congzhi rolled his eyes at his father, utterly speechless.

Lin's father believed that his son did not do it on purpose and gave him a chance to make amends: "If you can't find out the reason, or if you made a mistake, I will definitely beat you up."

Lin Cong said guiltily, "If you don't hit me, I'll hit myself."

That's a really heartwarming statement.

Lin's father's anger subsided considerably, and he felt much better than before.

Actually, he often takes cold showers at home, so he doesn't really care about the cold water splashing on him; what really bothers him is that his son lied to him, which he can't swallow.

After checking the bathroom, Lin Congzhi immediately discovered the truth: "Dad, you turned the water switch to the cold water side, of course there's no hot water."

Upon hearing this, Lin's father felt he might have made a mistake and asked somewhat guiltily, "What do you mean?"

Lin Congzhi beckoned and said, "Come in!"

Lin's father went in to see what was going on.

After his father came in, Lin Congzhi began to explain: "There are words here. The right side is cold water, and the left side is hot water. Move the switch this way, and it will be hot water."

Mr. Lin tested the water temperature coming from the showerhead and found it was indeed very hot. At this, his anger quickly subsided, and he dared not let even a trace of it remain.

Seeing his father speechless and embarrassed, Lin Congzhi knew he realized his mistake and continued to explain: "Because the hot water is very hot, it needs to be neutralized with cold water. Turn the switch slightly towards the hot water side so you can get a suitable water temperature; in other words, turn it here to get whatever water temperature you like, understand?"

"I see."

Lin's father suddenly realized that he had indeed made a mistake.

This was the first time he had ever seen a switch that controlled hot and cold water, so he didn't know how to operate it, which led to this huge blunder.