Chapter 5: The Vanity of Being a Sperm 05: Storytelling
Although the children didn't really want to apologize, they had to bow their heads due to Yan Mi's majesty.
"Why should we apologize to him? We clearly didn't do anything, yet you, an adult, come to bully us. Don't you have any shame?" The little boy who had been scolded by Yan Mi before was not convinced.
The adults told him that adults should not bully children, and if they bully children, they will be pointed at and scolded.
Yan Mi shook his head and said, "So what? I'm bullying you. Who told you to bully my little treasure? I'm telling you, if you don't apologize now, I'm going to spank you!"
The little boy glared at Yan Mi, turned around and ran. While running, he looked back and smiled smugly when he found that Yan Mi had not caught up with him.
He stood there and made a face at Yan Mi, "You can't catch me. When I get home, I'll tell my mom that you bullied me and let her teach you a lesson!"
The others watched the little boy run away and say such words to Yan Mi, and they also wanted to run away.
Yan Mi naturally saw through their thoughts, so he said softly, "You guys run away. There will be no reward after you run away. Whoever apologizes to Xiaobao will be rewarded by me."
"Reward? What reward?" the children asked.
"Want to know? If you want to know, apologize to Xiaobao first. Apologize sincerely and promise not to bully him in the future." Yan Mi pulled Chen Xiaobao out from behind him.
Chen Xiaobao lowered his head, his fingers constantly entangled with each other.
He has never received any reward from his mother, but these kids who bullied him only need to apologize to him to get a reward.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobao sniffed and felt extremely aggrieved, but he couldn't cry.
The children really wanted to know what the reward Yan Mi was talking about, so they lined up one by one to apologize to Chen Xiaobao.
"I'm sorry, we shouldn't have bullied you. Please forgive us."
When it was the boy's turn, he patted his chest. He was the oldest of the group, and many of the children listened to him. "I apologize to you. I promise I will never bully you again. I will protect you from now on. If anyone bullies you, just tell me and I will teach him a lesson."
Chen Xiaobao nodded, hesitated for a long time and said, "Then you can't bully Wang Xiaopang either."
For the reward Yan Mi mentioned, the boy thought for a few seconds and nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I won't bully him."
After they all apologized to Chen Xiaobao, Yan Mi covered his forehead again and said, "Oh, it's too hot. I'm thirsty now. If I had some water, I might be able to give more rewards."
When the other children heard this, they all said, "My home is nearby. Wait, I'll bring you some water."
Then some children found a big tree and took Yan Mi to sit under it to prevent him from being exposed to the sun.
When everything was arranged, a group of children surrounded Yan Mi, looking at her intently, looking forward to the reward Yan Mi mentioned.
Yan Mi was not in a hurry. She asked Chen Xiaobao, "Is there anything you want?"
Chen Xiaobao shook his head.
Yan Mi was sitting on a big rock. There was no room left nearby, so she pulled Chen Xiaobao to her side and said, "Come and sit with mom."
Chen Xiaobao took a look and saw that there was no seat next to Yan Mi, so he didn't know where to sit.
He didn't really want to sit with Yan Mi.
Just when he was feeling a little disappointed, Yan Mi pulled Chen Xiaobao and held him in his arms with a little effort.
My chin rested against Chen Xiaobao's head, and I felt a furry touch. There was indeed a milky scent at the tip of my nose.
Yan Mi hugged him tightly, then looked at the other children, "The reward I'm talking about is telling you a story."
A group of children didn't want to listen to the story and were immediately disappointed.
They wanted something more practical, such as Yan Mi giving them candy or money. They were not interested in such illusory things as stories.
"You are just trying to trick us into apologizing. You are not honest at all. You are a bad adult!" said a little kid.
Yan Mi smiled slightly, "I said I would give you a reward, but I didn't tell you what it was. If you don't want to hear it, forget it. I'll take Xiaobao home and tell him about it alone."
Yan Mi pretended to leave, but the children didn't want her to leave.
Before, they had been serving Yan Mi for the sake of rewards, but now Yan Mi just left and all their efforts were in vain.
Even if there are no other rewards, it's nice to listen to a story.
"Don't go. If you want to tell a story, just tell us one." The boy stopped Yan Mi, and Yan Mi sat back down.
"That's what I told you. You've never heard the stories I tell you. And who tells you stories at home? Does your mother tell you stories before you go to bed?" Yan Mi asked.
The children looked at each other and shook their heads.
Their parents are very busy and usually go to bed early, so who would tell them stories?
As soon as she saw the expressions of these children, Yan Mi knew that she had guessed correctly. She hugged Chen Xiaobao and said proudly, "I will tell stories to my little treasure."
Chen Xiaobao's eyes suddenly widened. He couldn't stop his mother from lying with her eyes open, but he felt uncomfortable and dug even harder with his little hands.
While Yan Mi continued to brag to the kids about how good she was to Chen Xiaobao, Chen Xiaobao's mind was not on what Yan Mi was saying at all.
But later, his hand was held by Yan Mi, who gently stopped him from picking his fingers.
Chen Xiaobao looked up at Yan Mi. Yan Mi looked normal, as if he had just said that accidentally while pulling his hand.
After Yan Mi finished boasting, she got down to business. She took Chen Xiaobao's hand and gestured in the air, "You know monkeys, right?"
“Yes,” the children replied.
"If a monkey becomes a spirit, do you know what it would look like?"
The children's curiosity was piqued. "If a monkey becomes a spirit, wouldn't it look like a monkey?"
Yan Mi looked at him in agreement, "Yes, you're right! It looks like a monkey, but it's different from ordinary monkeys..."
The children were moved by Yan Mi's vivid story. Many of them wanted to leave at first, but as Yan Mi continued to tell the story, they followed Yan Mi into that fantastic and colorful fantasy world.
Chen Xiaobao was also fascinated by what he heard. He was imagining how the monkey named Sun Wukong led a Flower-Fruit Mountain, how he fought back and forth with Erlang Shen, and how he picked the fairy peaches. But just when Sun Wukong was about to be pressed under the Five Finger Mountain by the Buddha, Yan Mi stopped.
It was getting late, so in order to continue attracting the children, Yan Mi stopped talking.
Their village was not that developed, so no family had a TV, and the richest family only had a radio at most.
So even if the children knew this story, it was far less fascinating than the one told by Yan Mi.
"You won't tell me anymore?" The children felt it was a pity, and at the same time, they looked at Chen Xiaobao with envy.
Yan Mi is such a good storyteller, Chen Xiaobao must have heard many of his stories, but they don’t have that privilege.
"I won't tell you anymore. If you want to listen tomorrow, come to my house, but I may not be able to get up." Yan Mi put Chen Xiaobao down. Her legs were numb from sitting.
"We will definitely come to see you tomorrow," said the children.
These children are not yet of school age. They run around the village all day long and form groups to bully weaker children. This cannot go on. At least we cannot let them bully Chen Xiaobao anymore.
Chen Xiaobao has a soft personality and was not well cared for by the original owner, so he is fragile and sensitive. Yan Mi only hopes that Chen Xiaobao can interact more with these children so that his personality can change a little.
Besides, she is there. Even if Chen Xiaobao can't play with these peers, she has ways to make him more cheerful and lively.
The group dispersed and went home. When Chen Xiaobao was about to leave, the children waved goodbye to him reluctantly.
On the way back, Chen Xiaobao kept wondering, "Why did you lie to them and say you were so good to me?"
Although Chen Xiaobao is only a little over three years old, he already has his own ideas and emotions. Chen Lixu always tells him to be a good child, not to lie and to be obedient.
What Yan Mi did today was completely different from what he knew before.
Yan Mi walked slowly behind Chen Xiaobao, "Mom did this because they said she didn't love you. In fact, she loves you very much. I want them to know that you will be the happiest and most joyful child in the future."
Chen Xiaobao didn't say anything else. He didn't believe what his mother said at all. His mother had said this to him before, but in fact she just wanted him to persuade his father so that his father would give her more money.
Seeing Chen Xiaobao's silence, Yan Mi thought it was normal. The original owner was very good at taking advantage of Chen Xiaobao, so she would always give him some sweet treats before breaking Chen Xiaobao's trust.
This matter cannot be rushed, we have to take it slowly.
The original owner didn't know how to cook, and Yan Mi didn't want to cook either. Even though she and Chen Xiaobao were a little hungry, Yan Mi didn't want to do it.
So Yan Mi rummaged through the drawers and cabinets at home and finally found some cookies.
She and Chen Xiaobao shared the cookies.
Chen Xiaobao didn't finish his biscuit. Yan Mi asked why he didn't finish it. Chen Xiaobao quickly pinched the biscuit in his palm and said, "I want to save it for Dad. I can't give it to you."
Yan Mi turned his head and said, "I don't care about that cookie."
Seeing that Yan Mi was angry, Chen Xiaobao suddenly fell silent and curled up into a ball.
Yan Mi looked over and saw Chen Xiaobao's fearless look, wanting to protect the biscuit.
Yan Mi: ...
She really wouldn't be that hungry, and she wouldn't snatch the gift that the child wanted to leave for Chen Lixu.
When Chen Lixu came back in the evening, he saw Yan Mi and Chen Xiaobao standing back to back.
The mother and son must have had another fight.
Chen Lixu didn't pay much attention to him, but just walked over to Chen Xiaobao and said, "Xiaobao, go boil some water with Daddy."
"Oh, I'm here, Dad." Chen Xiaobao jumped off the chair and followed Chen Lixu's long legs with small steps.
Yan Mi was bored alone, so he followed her to the kitchen.
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