Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin are twins, but because one is the older sister and the other is the younger brother, they usually disagree and argue more often than they get along well.
But no matter how much they argue, the twins still share a bond from the long time they spent together in their mother's womb.
Their tacit understanding is generally unmatched, and they are absolutely unambiguous when it comes to uniting against external forces.
At this moment, Ye Qing became their "enemy".
When Ye Yiran saw his sister Ye Yixin make a phone call, he cleverly pressed the speakerphone button, meaning he wanted Ye Qing to hear what Xi Quan was saying.
Because in the eyes of the two children, Xi Quan was actually an easy person to talk to, and although Xi Quan treated Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin differently, compared to Ye Qing, Xi Quan was actually very indulgent towards them.
So both children believed that since Xi Quan had spoken to them, the matter was settled, and their right to eat candy without restraint could be protected.
Ye Qing looked at the two children giving her a knowing, provocative look, and almost laughed. When she was abroad with them, she was so busy that she hardly had time to outwit them.
At that stage, Ye Qing felt that her child was obedient and sensible.
However, things weren't so tough after returning to Nancheng. Although Ye Qing was still busy, she had more time to spend with her two children. Over time, Ye Qing discovered that while it was true that her two children were obedient and sensible, it was also relative.
Most of the time, they're just like other kids their age—mischievous, throwing tantrums, and so on...
So now Ye Qing isn't as surprised as he was when he first came back and saw them acting up and making a fuss. Now Ye Qing can handle their moves very well.
So, facing the two children's provocative gazes, Ye Qing held Xi Yike with great composure, exuding an air of domineering confidence that she could never lose.
After the call connected, Ye Yixin didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Dad, can we eat candy freely during the New Year?"
Xi Quan was looking at the documents and about to sign them, with his assistant waiting beside him. He was somewhat distracted by Ye Yixin's words and was about to say yes.
But before she could even speak, Ye Qing said, "Are you guys on speakerphone? I can't hear Dad's voice. I need to hear what Dad is saying, otherwise I won't know if you're lying to me."
“It’s open, but Dad hasn’t said anything yet,” Ye Yiran answered Ye Qing’s question.
Ye Qing knew, of course, that he had turned on speakerphone. Ye Qing had seen Ye Yiran's actions just now, and the speakerphone button light on the phone was on.
She said this not for Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin to hear, but for Xi Quan to hear.
Xi Quan, who had been absent-minded, stopped signing when he heard Ye Qing's words. He put down his pen, considered for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean by 'can we eat candy freely during the New Year'?"
Ye Yixin and Ye Yiran leaned over the phone, repeating what Aunt Zhang had just said to Xi Quan, one after the other.
Although Xi Quan only understood half of what he heard, he could roughly grasp what had happened.
After all, the two children have a great passion for eating sweets, and if no one stops them, they could eat sweets all the time.
Her love for sweets is truly unrestrained.
Ye Qing felt that they should limit their consumption of sweets.
However, Xi Quan would occasionally secretly buy chocolates and candies for the two children. He felt that although the two children liked them, they didn't need to be like Ye Qing, who couldn't eat candy and chocolate at all.
But now that Ye Qing is nearby and can hear them on the phone, Xi Quan has no choice but to be extra vigilant.
So after the two children finished chattering, Xi Quan said, "There is such a custom during the New Year, but that doesn't mean you can eat candy as much as you want. You still have to do what your mother asks you to do. Normally, your mother asks you not to eat more than five pieces of candy a week, and the same applies during the New Year."
The two children's expectant gazes instantly filled with tears because of Xi Quan's words.
Xi Quan usually spoiled Ye Yixin and rarely acted so formally. Therefore, compared to Ye Yiran, Ye Yixin found Xi Quan's answer unacceptable and said in a tearful voice, "I don't like Dad anymore."
Although he couldn't see Ye Yixin crying over the phone, Xi Quan's heart ached just hearing his daughter's voice. As a doting father, he couldn't bear to see his daughter cry.
But when he thought about how Ye Qing was also on the phone, and that this call might be the result of a battle of wits between the child and Ye Qing, Xi Quan knew that even though he indulged his daughter, he should stand firmly with Ye Qing at this moment.
Xi Quan originally thought that this was enough.
But who knew that Ye Yiran would add fuel to the fire by saying, "Dad is a liar, and I won't like Dad anymore."
She already had a "same-sex repulsion" feeling towards her son Xi Quan, and now that she heard her son say this, Xi Quan didn't hold back at all: "It's okay, as long as I have a mother who likes me, that's enough."
Ye Yixin, who was still crying, forgot to cry when she heard Xi Quan say that, and felt even more aggrieved.
The goal wasn't to make the child cry, but to prevent the child from always feeling that someone was backing them up. Therefore, Ye Qing thought it was time to hang up the phone.
Before hanging up, Ye Qing said to Xi Quan on the other end of the line, "You will always have my love."
Although Ye Qing hung up the phone without giving Xi Quan any reaction, Xi Quan on the other end of the line was overjoyed. He felt it was a rare treat to hear Ye Qing say that. Even if he offended his daughter and son, it didn't matter, because he had Ye Qing's affection, which was enough.
Ye Qing had no idea that her casual remark about liking someone would excite Xi Quan so much.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Qing saw that Ye Yixin and Ye Yiran were still immersed in their own emotions and couldn't extricate themselves. She sighed softly, handed Xi Yike, whom she was holding, to Aunt Zhang and let her hold her for a while. Then she pulled Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin to sit on either side of her.
"Eating candy during the Lunar New Year is a tradition. If you go out to visit people for the New Year, they will give you candy. I can allow you to keep the candy and eat two pieces a day during the Lunar New Year period. If you finish eating it all during the Lunar New Year, then there will be no more. But if you save the candy, then you can eat two pieces a day from now on. How long you can eat it depends on whether you can resist the urge."
Hearing Ye Qing's words, the two children's eyes lit up. They looked at each other. Although two candies a day wasn't much for them, who had a sweet tooth, it was still quite good. So, they were still led astray by Ye Qing's words: "How long is the New Year period?"
"How long is Christmas?" Ye Qing asked in return.
"Two days," the two children said, referring to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in their minds.
Ye Qing nodded generously: "Yes, for the New Year, it's New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the New Year, three days in total."
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