Aunt Xu came out at this moment, smiling and saying, "Sir and Madam are back. Wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
Lu Zhengye agreed, then put one arm around his wife's waist and took his son's hand with the other, and went inside.
Lin Yusheng was going upstairs to put her luggage away, and Lu Zhengye originally wanted to go up and help her, but he was refused.
"You stay downstairs with Fanfan, otherwise he'll start acting up again."
Lu Zhengye's face showed his displeasure, but after all, he was his son, so he couldn't say no.
Lin Yusheng was both amused and exasperated by his behavior; Lu Zhengye was being unusually clingy these days.
After watching Lin Yusheng go upstairs, Lu Zhengye walked over to the sofa and sat down.
Lu Shifan was sitting to the side playing with a remote-controlled car.
He mischievously glanced downstairs again, and only after confirming that his mother was gone did he put down the remote control and sit on his father's lap.
Lu Zhengye: "How old are you? You still sit on my lap and want to be hugged all the time."
"I'm still a little kid, okay? You can't always ignore my age just because I'm smart."
Hearing his son's accusing tone, Lu Zhengye realized that his son was not yet four years old and was indeed still at the age where he could be cuddled.
"Fine, I admit I was wrong."
Lu Shifan nodded with a mature look, then tried to pat his father's head like an adult, only to find that he couldn't reach it.
Lu Zhengye lowered his eyes. "You want to rebel?"
"Is touching your head considered rebellion?"
"Have you ever seen a son patting his father's head on TV?"
Lu Shifan thought for a moment, then felt guilty and said, "No."
Looking into his big, watery eyes, just like Lin Yusheng's, Lu Zhengye finally softened.
He lowered his head and said, "Touch it."
"You're encouraging me to rebel?" Lu Shifan's small face was full of disbelief.
"I'll allow you to touch it; it's not considered a rebellion."
Lu Shifan's eyebrows curved into a smile, and then he immediately reached out to grab it.
Lu Zhengye hesitated several times before speaking, but he held back when he heard his son's joyful laughter.
After messing up Lu Zhengye's hairstyle, Lu Shifan suddenly lowered his head and kissed his forehead.
"Dad, why are you crying?"
Lu Zhengye was slightly taken aback, then said, "Dad didn't cry."
"You're lying. Your eyes are all red. Mom's not here. Tell me what happened. It's not shameful. I'm your son. I certainly won't laugh at you."
A warm feeling washed over Lu Zhengye. He patted his son's head and said, "Children shouldn't ask so many questions about adult matters."
“Even though I’m just a kid, I’m a man too. There are only two men in our family. If you don’t tell me what’s wrong, who else can you tell Mom? Aren’t you afraid Mom will laugh at you for crying like that at your age?”
Lu Shifan spoke eloquently, but Lu Zhengye laughed.
He shamelessly said, "I'm just crying for your mom's sake. She'll only feel sorry for me, she won't laugh at me."
"How come this is different from what you told me? You clearly said that if I cry too much, my mother will laugh at me and eventually stop liking me."
"That's because I'm different from you; she's my wife." Lu Zhengye said without batting an eye.
Lu Shifan, with a sullen face, said defiantly, "Then I'm going to go see my wife tomorrow too."
Lin Yusheng heard her son say those words as she came downstairs, and was so startled that she almost tripped and fell.
She said fiercely, "Lu Zhengye, don't teach the child bad habits."
Lu Zhengye looked aggrieved. "I didn't."
"Mommy, Daddy has it." Lu Shifan wanted to cry and run into his mother's arms, but his father grabbed him by the back of his collar, and he couldn't run anymore.
As soon as Lin Yusheng came down, she saw the father and son's messy hair. "Did you two fight?"
"Fight? This brat is only good for me to beat up one-sidedly."
Lin Yusheng put her hands on her hips and said, "You're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?"
Lu Zhengye, "...No."
Lu Shifan immediately raised his head, looking smug.
Seeing such a harmonious scene, Aunt Xu was genuinely happy. "Dinner is ready!"
Lu Zhengye said, "Let's eat first, honey."
"Let's eat first, Mom."
Lu Shifan may be young, but he's clever. If his mother gets really angry, he won't have an easy time either. He doesn't want to go through hardships with his father.
The family of three sat down at the dining table.
Lu Zhengye asked, "What did you talk about with your grandfather today?"
"We talked about some things you absolutely refused to tell me."
Lu Zhengye swallowed nervously. "What?"
Lin Yusheng smiled retaliatoryly, "Guess."
While eating, Lu Shifan repeated in an annoying tone, "Guess."
Lu Zhengye immediately moved his bowl to a place he couldn't reach.
"Aaaaaah, bad daddy!"
Lu Zhengye ignored him, saying, "I can't guess."
Lin Yusheng replied with what he had said before, "I didn't say anything important."
Lu Zhengye knew she was doing it on purpose, and smiled helplessly.
Lin Yusheng put her son's bowl back, and Lu Shifan immediately quieted down, afraid that the scoundrel would move his bowl again.
“You can ask Grandpa next time we go back to Gujia,” Lin Yusheng said.
"Go back to Jiangnan first, then look back home."
Lin Yusheng smiled slightly; Lu Zhengye always put her first.
Lu Shifan was happy again, "Mommy, I miss my grandparents, uncle, and great-grandparents."
"Yes, you'll be able to see them soon," Lin Yusheng said softly.
“This time Dad can come home with us too. I’m going to take him to Di Wenqi’s place and let him see for himself that my dad is much more handsome than his dad.”
Lu Zhengye narrowed his eyes slightly, "This guy named Di Wenqi, he always bullies you?"
He often mocked me for not having a father.
Whenever this topic comes up, Lu Shifan falls into a rare silence.
The food in Lin Yusheng's mouth instantly lost its taste, feeling like chewing wax.
Lu Zhengye suppressed his anger, reached out and patted his son's head, and solemnly said, "Dad promises you, when we get back to Jiangnan, I will definitely get revenge for you."
Lu Shifan instantly perked up, "Really? Can we go back right away? Is tomorrow okay?"
Looking into his son's bright eyes, Lu Zhengye was momentarily at a loss for words.
Knowing Lu Zheng's sensitive nature, Lin Yusheng said to her son, "It's not possible yet. Can we wait until Dad and Mom finish what we're doing here?"
Lu Shifan nodded, "Okay."
...
When Lin Yusheng woke up the next day, she saw that she and Lu Zhengye had kissed at the airport and were trending on social media again, which gave her a headache.
Sometimes being too famous has its downsides; it means less privacy.
Lu Zhengye has already gone to work; he's busy again now.
The phone on the table rang, and when Lin Yusheng picked it up, she felt nothing but sarcasm.
She waited until the call was about to automatically disconnect before answering.
"Girl, did Grandpa disturb your rest?"
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded much more weathered than it had been four years ago.
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