A family of lazybones, how come they couldn't corrupt her?!

After a while, taking advantage of Chen Lu's inattention, the two of them slipped into the art studio.

"What's wrong?" Liang Zhirou stopped painting and looked up at the two children.

Being interrupted at the most crucial point in your drawing is no less frustrating than having your deskmate drag you to the bathroom just as you're getting a clue on a challenging problem.

However, Liang Zhirou's tone remained as gentle as usual.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to come see you." Chen Muxue obediently walked behind Liang Zhirou and stood on tiptoe with great effort. "Mom, you've worked hard~ Let me massage your shoulders."

Seeing that Chen Yunqi was still standing there in a daze, she gave him another fierce look, "Brother! Go and pour water for Mom."

"Huh?" Chen Yunqi was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered, "Oh, okay..."

Looking at her daughter's hard work, and then at the water glass on the table that had just been filled, she thought about how she was doing it.

Liang Zhirou's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. Chen Lu always called them two naughty kids, calling them little rascals all the time, but they were clearly two little angels.

Chen Yunqi and Chen Muxue each massaged half of Liang Zhirou's shoulder. Seeing Liang Zhirou's very moved expression, Chen Muxue breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, mom is the easiest to fool.

"Mom, would you like to go to the parent-teacher conference this time?" After a long while, seeing that the situation was almost settled, Chen Muxue quickly said.

Liang Zhirou was stunned. "Huh?"

"Mom, please." Chen Muxue gestured to her brother to shake her other arm, her tone immediately becoming aggrieved, "Other families go with their mothers, we want our mothers to go too..."

Liang Zhirou couldn't bear this. Her two well-behaved children needed her, and she would jump off a cliff if necessary.

...

During the meal, Chen Lu suddenly noticed that Yun Qi and Mu Xue were munching on carrots, which they usually refused to eat.

He smacked his lips, increasingly sensing that something was amiss.

I wonder what trouble they've gotten themselves into this time... But whether they tell me or not, he'll find out sooner or later anyway, and there are plenty of ways to punish them.

Looking up, I saw Liang Zhirou staring intently at her phone, her lips moving repeatedly as if she were reciting something.

He couldn't help but ask, "What are you memorizing?"

"Mu Xue said the teacher might ask me to speak on stage, so I'll memorize what I'm going to say beforehand, just in case I get nervous and can't say anything..."

Chen Lu rested his chin on his hand, looking at her with great interest. "So, you can go this time?"

In terms of social anxiety alone, this guy hasn't changed at all over the past ten years. He's been attending all the parent-teacher meetings, big and small, since his two kids started elementary school.

“Mhm.” Liang Zhirou nodded with great determination. “Leave it to me. I’m a mother of two, after all.”

Chen Lu couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Hilarious! Your two kids suddenly beg you to go to the parent-teacher conference. It's obviously a trap, but you're actually quite happy about it.

As Liang Zhirou's husband, seeing this simpleton about to fall into a trap, he had to...

"Then go ahead."

Two seconds later, he smiled.