Chapter 239: The Glass-Hearted Child (Page 1/2)
Huo Qingci was also left speechless by his son. He sat by the bed and sternly scolded Huo Yining, "Why are you talking nonsense again, kid?"
"Dad, I'm not talking nonsense! Uncle He said that Auntie cheated on him and he wanted to beat her to death.
Dad, why did Xiaohua's mom cheat on Uncle He? Are cuckolds always beaten to death?
Dad, you must never go to work wearing a green hat again, or you will be beaten to death."
Huo Yining blinked his big, innocent eyes, looked at Huo Qingci, and said seriously.
When Huo Qingci heard this, he felt a surge of anger rising to his head, and he wished he could slap the boy on his chubby butt right away.
"Huo Yining...are you itching for a fight? You want to be beaten, right?" Huo Qingci suddenly raised his voice and shouted.
Huo Yining was startled by his father's sudden roar. He quickly crawled to his brother Huo Yian, tightly grasped his one-year-old brother, and said to him tremblingly: "Brother, help me block it, Daddy is going to spank you!"
Lin Man was knitting a sweater, and when she heard Huo Yining's nonsense, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She quickly put down the wool and bamboo needles in her hands and prepared to explain it to the child.
Lin Man first took Huo Qingci's military cap from the chest of drawers, then slowly walked to the bed and sat down. She gently put the military cap on Huo Qingci's head and said with a smile:
"Huo Yining, please don't talk nonsense like you did just now! Look, your father is wearing a military cap!
There is a shining five-pointed star in the middle of the military cap, and only soldiers can wear this kind of cap!
It represents honor and dignity and is a very sacred and solemn symbol."
Then, Lin Man patiently explained to her son, "As for what you said before about 'Uncle He being cuckolded', it doesn't refer to a real hat.
The "green hat" here is actually a metaphor, meaning that Xiaohua's mother may have done something wrong to Uncle He and betrayed him.
So, we can’t use this word carelessly! Next time you hear someone say it, don’t imitate them, and don’t say it yourself, okay?
Huo Yining seemed to understand what he said, but he nodded. After a while, he blinked his curious eyes and asked cautiously:
"Mom, so the green hat Dad wears is different from the green hat Uncle He wears?"
Lin Man looked at her son's innocent appearance and couldn't help feeling pity in her heart.
She gently stroked Huo Yining's head and replied, "That's right, baby. Your father is wearing a neat military uniform and a majestic military cap on his head. This is an incomparably noble and sacred responsibility.
Uncle He's term "green hat" is a metaphor used to describe relationship problems. The two are completely different and should not be confused.
Lin Man hopes that through this conversation, the young Huo Yining will be able to gain a preliminary understanding of these complex concepts, while also guiding him to establish correct values and moral concepts.
Huo Qingci took off his hat and put it away, then said helplessly, "Manman, Sijie takes them with her all day, gossiping with people in the compound about all sorts of things. I don't think this is good.
Otherwise, we should send him to a nursery next month! There are so many children there…”
"It's going to be cold soon, so don't let him go. I'll talk to Si Jie tomorrow and tell her not to take the child to watch the crowds."
Huo Yining wound up the tin frog, placed it on the bed and let it jump around. "Brother, look! The frog prince is here."
Huo Yian stuffed the small ball into Huo Yining's arms and said in a baby voice, "Switch...the ball!"
Huo Yian took the ball and said, "Call me brother and I'll give you the little frog to play with."
Huo Yian grinned, "Haha!"
"It's not Ga Ga, it's Brother. Don't you know how to call me brother?"
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“Quack, quack!”
"I said I'm your older brother, don't call me quack, I'm not a duck. Mom, my younger brother is so stupid, he can't even call me an older brother."
Seeing the two of them suddenly quarreling, Lin Man sat down and coaxed them, "Okay, Ningning, your brother is still young and his pronunciation is a little unclear. He will be fine when he grows up."
Huo Yining said with a look of grievance: "It's clear why he calls me dad and mom. He just doesn't like me, so he calls me Ga Ga."
Lin Man didn't expect that her eldest brother was so fragile. She was so tired that she didn't want to explain it anymore.
"Qingci, you come and take care of your son. I'll go make a pot of milk for An An so she can drink it and sleep well."
When he heard about drinking milk, Huo Yining immediately looked up at Lin Man pitifully, "Mom, I didn't eat enough tonight, can I drink some more milk?"
Lin Man looked at her son's flesh. If he continued to drink milk powder, he would probably never lose weight. She couldn't directly say that her son was fat, so she had to say it in another way:
"Ningning, your brother is still young and doesn't eat much all day, so he needs to drink milk powder. You don't need it now that you're three years old."
Huo Yining pursed his lips and said, "Mom likes my brother but not me."
Huo Qingci couldn't stand his son's behavior, so he said, "Huo Yining, you are older than your brother and were born before him. You drank all the milk powder we bought before.
Now your little brother is still small and can barely walk, and you already eat by yourself, so what's wrong with giving the milk powder to your little brother?"
Huo Yining said stubbornly and firmly, "I won't fight with my brother for milk powder! I just want mom to make me half a cup of milk powder so I can taste what it tastes like. I promise I won't drink too much."
Lin Man looked at the stubborn little guy in front of her, feeling extremely helpless, but she couldn't bear to refuse his request.
She sighed and finally agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll make it for you. But you have to promise mom that you'll go to bed after drinking it, okay?"
Hearing his mother's words, Huo Yining jumped out of bed excitedly.
He jumped up and down happily on the bed, shouting, "Yeah, yeah, yeah! Long live Mom! I can finally drink milk powder!"
Huo Yian, who was standing by, was also infected by his brother's happiness when he saw him so happy.
He slowly climbed out of bed and tried to jump on the bed like his brother.
However, due to his lack of skill, his little hands were waving around in a funny way, which made Lin Man unable to help laughing.
Huo Qingci stood aside, looking at the two adorable children, and couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
He thought to himself, these are really two little darlings who make me love them but also give me headaches!
The next morning, sunlight streamed into the room through the window. Lin Man got up early and worked in the kitchen with Liao Sijie, preparing breakfast for the family.
Taking this opportunity, Lin Man mentioned some problems about Huo Yining to Liao Sijie.
"Sijie, I think when you take your children out in the future, try to avoid taking them to watch the fun." Lin Man said earnestly.
Liao Sijie asked in confusion, "Why? Don't children like to watch the fun?"
Lin Man explained: "Because sometimes the topics between adults are not suitable for children to hear.
Especially since Yining is now in a stage of strong curiosity, he finds everything new and likes to imitate. We should provide him with a healthy and positive growth environment.
Do you know what Ningning said to us yesterday? He said Xiaohua’s mother was cheating on Uncle He. He also asked your cousin not to go to the hospital to cheat on her…”
Liao Sijie didn't expect that Huo Yining took this matter to heart. She nodded, indicating that she understood Lin Man's concerns.
She also realized that as parents, they need to be more careful in choosing what their children are exposed to to ensure they can grow up healthy and happy.
"Cousin, I understand. I won't bring them to join in the fun anymore."
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