Huan Molin immediately put Xiao Bao down and started walking upstairs. "I'll go call him!"
With just a glance and a word, Chen Ji stopped him.
"If you still want to eat, just wait here."
Huan Molin seemed to have been caught red-handed, and stood there without moving.
He swallowed hard, watching Chen Ji leave with longing eyes.
Xiao Bao has short legs and can't climb stairs, so he just stands at the bottom and shouts "ee-ee-ya-ya".
Seeing that her father was gone, she simply lay down and tried to climb up using her hands and feet.
Huan Molin glanced down.
"Silly boy."
Despite his scolding, he still picked Xiaobao up from the ground and carried him to the bathroom.
Little Bao was restless, kicking his legs.
He kicked Huan Molin's leg, and Huan Molin frowned and hissed.
Without any hesitation, he slapped Xiao Bao's bottom.
After the photo was taken, his expression immediately changed.
He was afraid that Xiao Bao would cry.
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Bao burst out laughing and looked up at him, his obsidian-like eyes sparkling with excitement.
"you..."
Huan Molin was quite surprised. Even though he knew Xiao Bao couldn't speak in complete sentences, he still asked, "Doesn't it hurt? Why aren't you crying?"
He was met with a bright smile from Xiao Bao.
Xu Ruantang spent the entire day yesterday thinking about the competition.
She thought for a long time in the study, but couldn't come up with any concrete ideas.
In addition, I went to bed very late last night because of Huan Molin.
Even in his sleep, he had a furrowed brow.
She is the anxious type; once something is on her mind, it will be on her mind whether she is awake or dreaming.
Although it seems like I slept for a long time, I actually had almost no deep insomnia and was still very sleepy when I woke up.
"Wife, get up."
Chen Ji's voice was gentle, but his movements were anything but.
Xu Ruantang was pulled out of bed by him and dressed one piece of clothing at a time.
Her eyes were still closed, and she asked groggily, "Where's Huan Molin?"
"Downstairs, with Xiaobao."
Xu Ruantang snapped out of her daze, stood up, and headed downstairs. "How could you leave them alone together? Xiao Bao is so young and can't even talk."
She can't even complain if she's bullied.
Chen Ji, holding Xu Ruantang's coat, followed behind her and slowly draped it over her shoulders, saying, "Don't worry, it's alright."
Xu Ruantang had a look on her face that said, "You were careless."
“This kid is very cunning. Don’t underestimate him just because he’s young. I personally witnessed him bullying his sister and then pretending to be the victim.”
She saw it by chance.
When Huan Yuanliang arrived, Huan Molin cried even harder than his sister, and everyone thought it was an accident.
In reality, it wasn't an accident; he orchestrated the entire incident.
One reason Xu Ruantang didn't say it was that she disliked Huan Molin's sister; that child was the real troublemaker.
Her mother always said that she was the "princess" of the family, and everyone had to give in to her.
Every time she came to the store, she would bully the staff, rummage through drawers and cabinets, and make others follow behind to pick up things.
Every now and then, they would even take the customers' cakes for themselves, forcing the staff to apologize to the customers and deliver them again.
Huan Yuanliang's wife, Weiwei, completely stood by and watched, not only not stopping it but also praising her daughter for being cute.
She was the boss's wife, and everyone dared not speak out against her.
Someone actually saw Huan Molin beat her up, but no one stood up to tell the truth; it was all her own doing.
Another reason is that Huan Yuanliang was not a fool.
He's a force to be reckoned with in the business world, so how could he not see through such a small matter at home?
As the person involved, he turned a blind eye, and Xu Ruantang, as an observer, couldn't say anything either.
The two hurried downstairs.
The scene of Xiao Bao crying loudly, which Xu Ruantang had envisioned, did not occur.
Instead, she held a steamed bun bigger than her face in one hand and grabbed Huan Molin's trouser leg with the other, eating with great relish.
Huan Molin was setting the table when he saw Xu Ruantang and smiled happily.
"Sister, come and eat. I've set the table for you."
On the dining table, there were only two bowls of rice and two pairs of chopsticks.
"Uncle, I don't know how much you want to eat, so please go in and get the rice yourself."
After Huan Molin finished speaking, he pulled out a stool and sat down in one of the seats.
Next to him was a seat reserved for Xu Ruantang.
Soon, he bent down again and picked up the baby to his other side.
"Sister, what does Xiaobao want to eat?"
Huan Molin blinked, his smile seemingly harmless.
Xu Ruantang: "......"
"Go wash up first."
Chen Ji squeezed Xu Ruantang's hand, then turned to Huan Molin and said, "You eat yours, Xiao Bao drinks his milk."
During the meal, Huan Molin kept talking to Xu Ruantang.
"Sister, is Xiao Bao really your child?"
"She's so cute, she looks exactly like her older sister."
"Sister, aren't you going to the shop today? I'll go with you, okay?"
"Sister, doesn't Uncle go to work? He's so idle. Does he get up so early in the morning to run, just to come back and cook?"
"Sister, my dad said that a man should earn money to support his family, and a man who doesn't support his family isn't a man."
His current appearance should be recorded so that Huan Yuanliang can see it for himself.
The introverted son he described, who wasn't good at communicating with people, was actually incredibly talkative.
This child has two faces.
Xu Ruantang could no longer bear it. "Mo Lin, there is an old saying in our country: 'One should not speak while eating or sleeping.'"
Huan Molin looked completely innocent. "What?"
"Don't talk while you eat!"
After dinner, Xu Ruantang was about to go upstairs when Huan Molin blocked her way.
"Sister, where are you going?"
Xu Ruantang patted his shoulder, "You play with Xiaobao downstairs, I'm going upstairs to work."
"I don't."
Huan Molin refused directly.
"She can't talk, and I'm bored when I'm with her."
Xu Ruantang sighed helplessly, "Then you can talk to Uncle Chen."
"Uncle Chen doesn't like to talk either."
Huan Molin looked disgusted. "Besides, I don't like him and I don't want to talk to him."
Xu Ruantang took a deep breath, "You don't like him? Then why are you eating his cooking?"
They ate it all up; they practically licked the plate clean.
A hint of guilt flashed in Huan Molin's eyes. "Well... I don't like my housekeeper either, but I still have to eat the food she cooks."
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to play with your sister, you can watch TV downstairs."
Xu Ruantang reassured her, "I really have important things to do. Didn't your father tell you that children shouldn't disturb adults when they're busy with important matters?"
Huan Molin pursed his lips into a straight line, standing still without moving, but he did not refute her either.
"You don't like your sister, do you?"
Xu Ruantang asked.
Huan Molin's face was filled with disgust. "I don't have a sister!"
"Then don't be like her. She disturbs adults regardless of the occasion, which is why people don't like her."
Huan Molin was completely deflated. He hung his head and walked down the steps towards the kitchen.
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