Chapter 194: The Filial Son (Page 1/2)
The next morning, while her grandfather was out, Lin Man asked Liao Sijie to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy daily necessities. She stayed at home to take care of the children and read books.
She took her two sons to the space and used a blender to make a bowl of strawberry milkshake for each of them.
After they finish eating, put them all on the crawling mat to play. Although Huo Yian can't walk yet, he has no problem sitting and playing.
Seeing Huo Yining fighting with his younger brother for toys, Lin Man suddenly remembered what Huo Qingci had said to him last night, that their eldest child might not be good at studying.
So she wanted to test her eldest son's intelligence, so she took a plate of lychees and put them on the mat, and asked Huo Yining, "Do you still want to eat lychees?"
Huo Yining was about to reach out to take it without thinking, but Lin Man stood up with the lychees in her hand and said, "Answer Mom's question. If you answer correctly, I'll reward you with three lychees."
"Okay." Huo Yining sat down obediently.
Lin Man smiled and asked, "Mom has three lychees. Dad eats one, and my brother eats one. How many are left?"
Huo Yining grinned, "There are two left."
When Lin Man heard this answer, she was so angry that she wanted to hit him twice. "Ningning, Mom said there were three lychees. How come there are still two left after eating two? Tell me."
"Mom, lychees have seeds. My brother is too young to eat them. If Dad eats one, there must be two left, right? Did I get it wrong?"
Lin Man was speechless. It seemed that math problems had to be close to real life, so she continued, "We have five watermelons at home. We eat one at noon and one at night. How many watermelons are left?"
"one!"
Lin Man asked in confusion, "Why is there only one watermelon left?"
"Because we have five watermelons at home, we should send at least two watermelons to grandpa and grandma so that they can have watermelons to eat at noon and dinner."
Lin Man knew that her son was not stupid, on the contrary he was very smart. Although he was greedy, he was very quick-witted. Huo Qingci had really misjudged her.
"Son, you're great! Mom will give you five lychees as a reward."
Huo Yining's eyebrows curved, and she squinted her eyes and said, "Mom, you should reward me with six lychees. Three for each correct answer, and six for two correct answers."
"Ningning, lychees can cause internal heat. Mommy will help you eat the other one."
Lin Man peeled five lychees for Huo Yining, and after they finished eating, she took him to wash his hands. She sat cross-legged on the mat and looked at them slowly.
Huo Yining played with building blocks with his brother for a while. Seeing that Lin Man was still reading, he stood up and walked over to her. He lay on her back and said, "Mom, play with me. I don't want to read anymore."
"Son, let me read you some children's books. They are very interesting."
"Really?"
"You'll know after you see it."
Lin Man found a few three-dimensional children's books and placed them on the mat, letting Huo Qingning flip through them by himself.
As a result, Huo Yining was flipping through the book, making up stories, and asking questions. Lin Man had no choice but to put down the book in her hand, hug her little son and sit in her arms, reading children's books with him.
In the evening, when Huo Qingci got home from get off work, everyone sat at the table and chatted after dinner. Lin Man suddenly told him about Huo Yining.
"Qingci, you said our Ningning doesn't look like a good student. You're wrong. Your son loves reading, has quick reflexes, and is good at math."
Huo Li glanced at Huo Qingci with dissatisfaction, "How can you be a father like this? You actually said that your son is not good at studying."
Huo Qingci touched his nose awkwardly. "Grandpa, I was just kidding. I said Ningning can't sit still. Maybe she's not studying that hard."
"He's only two and a half. How do you know he won't be able to read? I think he's very smart."
Huo Yining chuckled, "I'm very smart. When I grow up I want to fly a plane into the sky!"
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Huo Qingci said in his heart: "When you grow up, you still want to go to heaven. I think your great grandfather spoiled you to the sky."
Huo Li gave a thumbs up and said, "My Ningning is the smartest. She even knew how to fly a plane into the sky."
"My second uncle said that when I grow up, I want to fly a plane into the sky with him. I also want to fly my car and house into the sky.
Our whole family lives in the sky so I can sleep on the clouds at night."
Lin Man and Huo Qingci were puzzled as to why he had such an idea. Huo Qingci asked, "Do you still want to sleep on the clouds?"
"Yes, clouds are definitely softer than cotton and very comfortable to sleep on. When I grow up, I want to build a flying house so I can go wherever I want."
Huo Qingci joked, "If you want to fly, it's easy. Make yourself a pair of wings like a bird, and you can fly wherever you want."
Huo Yining's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly said excitedly:
"Dad, your idea is fantastic! From now on, I'm going to study carpentry hard. When I grow up, I'm going to make a pair of beautiful wings for Dad, Mom, my brother, and my grandparents. That way, our whole family can fly to the West together!"
At this moment, Lin Man, who was drinking water from a cup, was choked when she heard the words "Go to the West". She started coughing and couldn't say a word.
Huo Qingci, standing by, was furious at his outspoken eldest son and angrily shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about, little brat! Stop talking nonsense!"
At this time, Huo Li smiled and tried to smooth things over: "The child is still young, how could he understand the true meaning of 'Western Paradise'? Don't blame him."
However, Huo Yining retorted seriously, "Grandfather, I'm not just saying this casually. Of course I know where the Western Paradise is!"
"Oh?" Huo Li asked curiously, "Then tell me, what exactly is the Western Paradise?"
"Hehe, Grandpa, this is what my mother told me! She said that Monkey King went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures." Huo Yining answered proudly.
"Sun Wukong?" Huo Li was a little confused.
"Yes, that's the Monkey King from Journey to the West! My mother told me the story of how Monkey King and his master went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures this morning.
When I grow up, I will make a pair of bird-like wings for everyone, and then escort everyone to heaven together."
Huo Yining became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had already seen the beautiful picture of his whole family soaring into the sky.
After hearing what her son said, Lin Man was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
This kid actually wants to wait until he grows up and send their family to heaven. He is really her good son and a filial son.
She didn't expect that the 3D children's book "Journey to the West" that she showed her child this morning would give him such wonderful associations and closely combine the plot of the book with real life.
It seems that I have to be more careful when choosing children's books in the future.
Lin Man said to Huo Qingci in a bad mood, "Huo Qingci, you go and explain to your son what going to the Western Paradise means. If he continues, we won't have dinner tonight."
Huo Yining grumbled, "Mom, why can't we talk about going to the Western Paradise? Didn't you say that we have to go to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures?"
"Go wash your hands with your father, then eat right away. After dinner, ask your father to explain to you what it means to ascend to heaven."
"Mom, I know what the Western Heaven is. It means the sky in the west. The sky where the sun sets is called the Western Heaven."
Lin Man was speechless again, "Okay, okay, you are right, go wash your hands and eat."
After she finished speaking, she glared at Huo Qingci and asked, "Is your son clever or just a fool?"
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