"I know you're fine."
This child is introverted, and Li Qiao was surprised that he could say such words.
He added: "When I grew up, I always wanted to be smaller. My childhood was full of regrets and shadows, and I wanted to change, so I envied him..."
That "he" refers to little Li Yao.
"But now that I've grown smaller, I've realized that I'm not a complete child at all. I can't learn to laugh heartily, make friends, or be sweet-talking..."
"I'm not a child."
Every time Caius teased him, he always wondered, what was he?
He is a child, but not a child. He wants to be a child, but he doesn't want to be a child that much. He is very conflicted.
"You always think too much." Li Qiao sighed, "Child, have you ever thought that no matter you are three or four, nineteen or twenty, or even sixty or seventy, in your mother's eyes, you are still a child."
The little guy was getting stuck in a rut again. Li Qiao understood and patted his head, trying to enlighten him, "Actually, age doesn't matter. What matters is what you want to do."
"Do you like painting?"
Li Qiao answered for him, "I don't really like it that much."
"I don't like it, but I don't hate it either, right?"
"We still have a long, long time to live. Our lives are very ordinary. Look, before we know it, a year has passed. We still have many, many years to go. This time, Mom will watch you grow up little by little and become an outstanding adult."
"Life is very dull. Do you find it boring?"
Li Yao nodded hesitantly. He just felt it was a bit boring, even dispensable, which made him feel that he himself was dispensable as well.
"Well, Mom thinks you should calm down and think carefully about what you want to do. We're not talking about dreams, but what do you like to do?"
"I like?"
Li Yao was stunned by the question.
What does he like?
He liked...being with them.
He loves having a mom.
Even though he acknowledged Caius's identity in his heart, the role of mother was still the most important in his heart.
He also knew that when Li Qiao said he liked someone, he didn't mean this.
Let him think about what he likes...
"I like... studying?"
As soon as these two words came out, Li Qiao almost doubted her ears, "Study?" Is this what she thought?
She laughed, "Our cub is actually a good kid who loves to study."
"Tell me, Mom, what does it mean to like learning? Do you want to learn knowledge from your teachers at school?"
Li Yao shook his head, "I don't know either."
"I didn't go to kindergarten before, but now I have, so..."
"So you don't want to go anymore and think it's a waste of time?" Li Qiao continued for him.
Li Yao nodded. "At first, I wanted to go to school with him. He always suffered losses, and I could protect him, but..."
“Now, I want to be myself.”
"Mom has always hoped that you could be yourself. You are you. Now that we can start over, we must do something without regrets."
Li Qiao said earnestly, "Tell mom, what do you want to do?"
"I want to go to school, I want to skip grades, I want to keep skipping grades..."
Li Qiao was suddenly amused. This little guy was still jumping.
"How do you dance? Mommy's a little clumsy, can you explain it to me?"
Li Yao: “…”
He coughed lightly, looked away, and muttered, "I want to go to sixth grade, but I don't want to finish it. I want to go to junior high school, but I don't want to finish it either. I want to go to high school..."
That's how you jump.
This is really difficult for my old mother.
Li Qiao patted his back gently and said, "Little boy, I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing."
"What on earth are you trying to learn by jumping around like this? Are you just trying to experience something?"
Li Yao didn't say anything, he just wanted to experience it.
"Then what can you learn? Don't you want to learn?"
He was stumped again.
Li Qiao gave him a suggestion, "How about this, if you want to study, Mom will hire a good teacher to teach you at home. We'll hire a tutor, one-on-one, but for this experience of going to school, Mom thinks it's better to take it slow."
"When you've had enough, we'll keep your student status and let you study at home. Mom will support you in whatever you want to learn. Of course, when you want to go back to school, we'll go, but you have to take the high school entrance exam and the college entrance exam on your own."
Li Yao listened and thought it was pretty good.
"Will I get you into trouble?"
"No." Li Qiao's voice was gentle, "You are our family's treasure. Even if you get into trouble, Mommy is capable of solving it."
Dear child, you don’t have to worry so much. The most important thing in life is to be happy.
"You just need to live happily. Mom will take care of everything else."
It must be said that when Li Yao heard this, his heart sank and his nose felt a little sore.
He paused, and said in a muffled voice, "You are doting on me."
"How can this be called spoiling?" Li Qiao was amused by his words and scratched his nose. "Child, if you go astray, do you think your mother will spoil you?"
This time, the word "spoil" was spoken with great emphasis, causing Li Yao's back to stiffen. He suddenly recalled the scene of Li Qiao beating someone that he had seen before.
"I won't."
"I won't learn bad things."
He was almost swearing to heaven.
Li Qiao found it even more amusing, "You are my child, and I believe in you."
"Of course, even if it's crooked, Mom can guarantee that it can be bent back."
"What if... I can't put it back together?"
"It can't be put back..." Under the curious gaze of the little guy, Li Qiao smiled slightly, "That's not possible."
Li Yao: “…”
"Are you happier now?"
Li Qiao looked at him teasingly. Although she was a quiet person, she really liked to play with children.
Li Yao felt much more comfortable, "Yeah."
"Then tell Mom what you want to do in the future. We're just studying, so do you want to get a doctorate and become a scientific researcher?"
Speaking of this, Li Qiao was a little curious, "Why, do you want to be like your mother?"
Li Yao looked at her and shook his head silently.
“I want to be the boss.”
He said seriously, "I want to have a lot of money."
He has been poor before, so he knows how important money is.
He doesn't want others to look down on him because of his money.
"But, little darling, you already have a lot of money now, don't you? Mommy has been making money for you, and your daddy said that everything he has is yours."
There is no shortage of money at home.
Li Yao shook his head, "No, I want to have my own money, I will earn it myself and support you."
Before Li Qiao could be moved, the next second, the little guy said, "I think I'm even better than you."
Oh, you have great ambitions.
The child's eyes were full of ambition, and he obviously regarded Li Qiao as a challenge.
Li Qiao: “?”
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