Chapter 15, "My Father"
Shocking! A single father in his late thirties with three children did this while alone at home.
He was caught red-handed by his son!
Is this a decline in morality or a distortion of human nature?!
Ji Zhi Qiu only thought about it for a moment, and then awkwardly dug out a Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum with his toes. He didn't know how to face his two good friends, not to mention his entire family in the live broadcast room.
The evil orange-headed creature scratched its two remaining leaves and chuckled, "I don't know why I turned off the TV and hid. Maybe it's ingrained in my DNA."
"I'm sorry, I've embarrassed myself as a father. It's true, who hides from their children? This is my home, what's wrong with me watching TV and having a beer!"
"Was my tone weak...? Impossible, why would I feel guilty?"
“This is not someone else’s child, it’s my own son, my dear eldest son.”
Looking at the question marks filling the entire live stream room, Ji Zhi Qiu realized that he had been maintaining a healthy lifestyle during this period, streaming during the day, while Ji Zi Shen had been attending school and had not appeared in the live stream room.
"Actually, I have three sons. My second son has gone out and hasn't come back yet. He will also appear in the live broadcast room in the future... My family situation is a bit special, but it's not too chaotic or hard. I still have everyone with me."
They chatted for quite a while before Ji Zhi Qiu ended the broadcast.
Evening arrived quickly, and remembering his homeroom teacher's instructions in the homework group, he turned on the TV.
Recently, the concept of all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics has become popular. The education bureau produced a short film and required parents and children to watch it together and write a reflection, and parents also had to sign it.
Ji Zhi Qiu originally wanted Ji Yan Yan to play with Lego on the side, but Ji Yan Yan insisted on joining in the fun, climbing between the two of them and sitting down without any hesitation.
Ji Zhi Qiu glanced at him and asked without any mercy, "What are you doing here? Can you even understand what I'm doing here?"
Long Aotian hated being looked down upon the most. Ji Yanyan's cheeks puffed up as she pouted and complained, "I can understand it. I'm very smart."
Ji Zhi Qiu did not refute him, but simply snorted twice, fully expressing her attitude.
Ji Zishen was focused on finishing his homework and couldn't be bothered with the foolish father and son. His eyes never left the television screen.
He watched very carefully, trying to find a good angle to start with so that his reflection would stand out and get a high score.
While he was thinking, there was a conversation playing in the background.
"What is this? Can I keep it as a pet?"
“This is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. You are Bodhi Patriarch, yet you still want to raise him.”
Ji Yanyan was confused. "Who, grandson grandson what?"
Ji Zhi Qiu affectionately patted his little head: "You'll understand when you grow up."
Ji Yanyan sensed her father's perfunctory attitude, and resentfully dodged his hand, cupping her face in her hands to continue watching.
Kids his age have a million questions: "Why did my grandson pop out of the stone?"
Ji Zhi Qiu teased him deliberately, "How could Yan Yan not know?"
Ji Yanyan stared at him blankly for a moment, her eyes slowly widening, perfectly embodying a surprised expression, "Oh, so I also popped out of a rock?!"
Ji Zhi Qiu had wanted to do this for a long time, and finally got the chance. She deliberately teased him: "Whether you were picked up from a rock or a trash can, you can choose one."
Ji Yanyan sighed like a little adult, looking helpless. "Dad, why don't you read more books? Don't be so childish."
Ji Zhi Qiu: "..."
He was actually being ridiculed, and couldn't help but reach out his wicked claws to Ji Yanyan, "You still think I'm childish? How am I childish!"
Ji Yanyan weakly stretched out her small hand, trying to protect her soft face.
One dodged, the other chased, the father and son wrestling on the sofa, a stark contrast to Ji Zishen sitting upright to the side.
Ji Zishen always pretended to be innocent, but this time he couldn't bear it any longer. He turned around expressionlessly and gave them a cold look.
Ji Zhi Qiu and Ji Yan Yan seemed to have been put on pause. After exchanging a glance, they both looked guilty and sat back down dejectedly, not daring to say another word.
Ji Zishen then calmed down and continued watching the educational videos, but the more he watched, the more childish they seemed.
Children of this age cannot accept high-level education; it is nothing more than the few things like "filial piety, health, and happy growth." After talking about the joys of growing up, the lesson naturally moves on to the part about parental love, fatherly kindness, and filial piety.
Ji Zishen looked unusually awkward and licked his dry lower lip.
They are adoptive father and son. Ji Zhi Qiu only cares about his biological son, and he has no yearning for fatherly love. He is full of scheming. Making the two of them watch this kind of scene is simply torture.
But it seemed only he had this thought; the father and son watched intently, whispering amongst themselves.
"Look, the kid in the video is massaging his dad's shoulders and back. Why don't you have any problems this time?"
Ji Yanyan retorted defiantly, "Didn't you just say I popped out of a rock? If you're not my father, why should I wash your feet?"
"..." Ji Zhi Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Then go find some stones. There are a few downstairs. Remember to find a pretty one."
Ji Yanyan blinked, looking at Ji Zhiqi with pleading eyes, then suddenly changed the subject, "Then where is my other father?"
Ji Zhi Qiu suddenly got stuck.
Ji Yanyan had never asked a similar question before, which made him lower his guard and not prepare his answer in advance.
At this critical moment, his mind raced, trying to find the perfect answer, but before he could even speak, Ji Yanyan narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "Are you trying to lie to me?"
When Ji Zhi Qiu was exposed, a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes. "I didn't mean to lie to you. Your other father has turned into a star and is watching over you from the sky."
Ji Yanyan: "..."
Ji Zishen: "..."
Both of them wore speechless expressions, their faces practically screaming, "I'm just young, not stupid."
Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Ji Zhiqi could only awkwardly change the subject, "Zishen, aren't you writing an essay? Pay attention. Yan Yan, look how amazing the kids on TV are! Can you do that too?"
Ji Yanyan's arrogant spirit, which was like that of a dragon, was about to burst forth, and she immediately jumped up from the sofa, "Of course you can! There's no kid more amazing than Yanyan."
Seeing that he had successfully changed the subject, Ji Zhi Qiu let out a long sigh of relief, feeling uneasy.
He actually did something foolish.
Before graduation, he went to a bar to party. He got drunk and had a one-night stand. He couldn't remember exactly what the other person looked like, but he was definitely a handsome guy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so foolish as to pursue him.
He had a fantastic physique, and that night he screamed until his voice was hoarse and he almost died in bed.
When he woke up the next day, he chickened out and didn't dare to look back. His legs trembled and he scrambled away.
He thought it was just a small mistake made by an adult, and that they would never see each other again, pretending that nothing had happened. Unexpectedly, he suffered retribution that night, and four years passed in the blink of an eye.
During those four blank years, things didn't go as he expected. He had a lot of grudges and entanglements with that man. To be precise, it was his one-sided pestering, but for some reason, the man agreed to marry him.
On the eve of the wedding, the white moonlight came back to life, and the domineering CEO's mother came to his door, threw a check in his face, and told him to leave.
He was utterly despondent and heartbroken, so he did something trendy: run away with the ball.
Yes, he can have children.
This brat is the fruit of his love with that man; it all happened on the first try, on that night when he was blinded by male beauty.
Ji Zhi Qiu looked down at his lower abdomen with mixed feelings, comforting himself that he was living in a book and had no previous memories, so it was just a setting for him and he didn't need to take it to heart.
But most of these setups are used and discarded; he wouldn't... be able to reproduce, would he?
He couldn't help but shudder, forcibly clearing his mind, shifting his attention, and pretending that none of this existed, but he didn't expect that his expression and reaction had been seen by Ji Zishen.
Ji Zishen frowned in confusion, his expression strange.
After returning, he was always at a disadvantage, constantly being taken advantage of and teased by Ji Zhi Qiu, which made him very angry.
I need to find a chance to vent my anger!
As the idea gradually took shape in his mind, Ji Zishen ran back to his bedroom and finished writing the essay in just half an hour. He then handed it to Ji Zhiqi for inspection and signature.
It's already good enough if a child this age can do their homework obediently; dawdling is even more common. Ji Zhi Qiu didn't expect Ji Zi Shen to be so self-disciplined, and looked at him with admiration.
He took it and asked, "What is your topic?"
"my father."
Ji Zhi Qiu paused for a few seconds, then looked up at Ji Zi Shen, who had no expression, quite surprised.
How would Ji Zishen write about him?
Was she hunched over, carrying a bag of oranges, watching him leave?
On a rainy day, he carried him to the hospital while he had a fever.
Or is he taciturn yet possesses a fatherly love as deep as a mountain?
During his school days, Ji Zhiqi wrote many essays of this type, and he was able to open his essay book with various memories and speculations.
"my father"
I have a wonderful father, and I have great respect for him.
Ji Zhi Qiu nodded repeatedly, praising without reservation, "The word 'respect' is used well. If I were the teacher, I would definitely circle it in red."
Ji Zishen: "..."
He paused for two seconds, then said, "Take another look."
Ji Zhi Qiu nodded, prepared to be showered with praise and flattery, but she was stunned when she saw the next line.
[When I take my younger brother out to play, my dad will stay home alone watching TV, eating snacks, and drinking beer. Before I come back, he'll turn off the TV, rush to the bedroom, and hide all the snacks, even forgetting to put on his shoes.]
Ji Zhi Qiu: "..."
Ji Zhi Qiu: "..."
Ji Zhi Qiu: "..."
His face flushed red as his body turned bright red: "Why did you write that in your essay?"
Ji Zishen was a master of disguise. He blinked and asked innocently, "Why not? That's what Dad does."
Ji Zhi Qiu opened her mouth and then closed it again.
Ji Zishen smiled, trying to cheer him up. "The teacher even said she'd use my essay as a model and read it aloud to the whole class."
Ji Zhi Qiu gasped, her face filled with terror.
As expected of a villain.
How cruel! They're trying to make him a laughingstock in class!
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