【Chen Zixi×You】Chen Zixi's Parenting Notes
Chen Zixi was puzzled by the sudden appearance of a child in the arms of his best friend, a person he hadn't seen for many days, but he didn't ask too many questions. He and Jiang Yan were close friends, so he understood that there would be things Jiang Yan didn't want him to know, and he was the same.
Based on their close friendship, he was happy for Jiang Yan to look after the child when he was too busy, and the child was very cute.
The child was already three years old when she came into Jiang Yan's hands. She didn't cry or make a fuss. When she saw him and Jiang Yan, she would smile sweetly and call him "brother" in a soft and sweet voice. It was really hard for Chen Zixi not to like her. All she needed was a bright look from her and a "good brother" and Chen Zixi would buy her anything.
At the age of five, little Tuanzi suddenly developed a sense of beauty and ugliness. The villagers thought she was cute and loved teasing her, but she ignored anyone who wasn't pretty enough. She would proactively greet attractive people, regardless of age or gender, and if she met someone particularly good-looking, she would even hug their thigh and invite them to her home.
Chen Zixi pretended to be aggrieved: "Little girl, just because you saw another handsome guy, do you no longer like Brother Zixi?"
The little ball shook his head like a rattle, hugged his thigh and shouted in a baby voice: "Brother Zixi is the most handsome, I like Brother Zixi the most!"
Chen Zixi curled his lips and continued to tease her: "So do you like Brother Jiang Yan more or Brother Zixi more?"
The little girl was stunned, her eyes rolled around, and she said sweetly, "Of course it's Brother Zixi. Brother Jiang Yan is just my brother, and Brother Zixi is my adopted husband. He will always be with me!"
Chen Zixi couldn't believe he could hear such outrageous words. He asked her in astonishment, "Tong Yangfu? Who told you that?"
Little Dumpling put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "That's what the sister next door, Xing'er, said! She said Brother Zixi is handsome and gentle, and he holds me in his arms all day, sleeps with me, and gives me clothes and candy. Since he's not my biological brother, then he must be my adopted husband!"
It took Chen Zixi half an incense stick of time to come back to his senses. He hurriedly warned, "Don't tell this to Brother Jiang Yan. Do you hear me?"
The little girl raised a finger and shushed, "I understand, I understand! If Brother Jiang Yan finds out, he'll break us up and lock me up in Leifeng Pagoda!"
...Chen Zixi decided not to let her play with Xing'er next door in the future.
When she was six or seven, the little girl became even more precocious. If he said a word to any woman passing by, she would stare at him angrily. Then, after the woman left, she would lean over and whisper in his ear, "Brother Zixi, you have to wait for me to grow up. You can't be so young as to fall for someone else!"
Chen Zixi: ...
He said helplessly: "I don't like anyone else..."
The little girl immediately clapped her hands and said happily, "You said it yourself. You didn't think I was too young! I'll remember that!"
Chen Zixi:?
He thought to himself, this child is growing up fast and now he knows how to play tricks on him.
At the age of seven or eight, the little girl began to be taught to study by Han Xiangxun and Jiang Yan. Although Han Xiangxun was strict, she did not supervise her every day. Jiang Yan was busy doing bounties outside and loved to spoil the child, so he never monitored her progress.
As the only remaining "cultured person", the task of teaching fell on Chen Zixi. He should have followed the study plan set by Han Xiangxun, but he couldn't resist the little girl's love of acting coquettishly. She would hug his thighs at every turn, "Brother Zixi, how can you be so beautiful, like an immortal?" "Brother Zixi, you are the best to me." "Brother Zixi, you must wait for me to marry you." "If I can't marry Brother Zixi, what's the difference between that and wanting me to die?" Sweet words flowed out like a spring, and Chen Zixi was completely unable to resist.
So in the end, teaching reading turned into teaching painting, teaching flute, teaching piano, and teaching star gazing. Unexpectedly, the little girl was not diligent in studying, but learned these miscellaneous things quickly, which shows her talent.
Two months later, Han Xiangxun asked about Chen Zixi's progress in studies, but found that he had learned a lot of miscellaneous things. So she scolded Chen Zixi and ordered him not to drink for a week.
Chen Zixi had no choice but to teach him strictly, for example, he was not allowed to eat snacks until he had read the article thoroughly.
The little girl was only well-behaved for two days before she found a new way to deal with it. She blinked her eyes and said, "Brother Zixi, give me a kiss and I promise to learn well."
Chen Zixi was about to surrender: "Where do you get all these ideas? Why are you just staring at me and making trouble?"
"No, I just like Brother Zixi." The little girl spoke in a coherent manner, not forgetting to hook her fingers and rub them. "It's worth it for me to study from day to night just to get a kiss from Brother Zixi!"
Chen Zixi had a terrible headache. Of course, he couldn't kiss her, so he could only think of another way: "Don't you want to learn Qingshan's calligraphy? Once you learn one chapter, I'll teach you a trick."
The little girl's eyes lit up: "Then I want to teach you step by step!"
Chen Zixi sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I'll teach you whatever you say."
He kept muttering in his heart, what were Jiang Yan and Han Xiangxun thinking? They knew clearly that he was a lazy person, but they insisted on asking him to take care of the child. How could he do that? He was reluctant to beat and scold him, but if he didn't, he would be out of control.
When the little girl was over nine years old, she had a sad face for a long time and would sigh when she saw Chen Zixi.
The sighs of a little adult were both cute and funny. Chen Zixi admired her enough before asking her, "What's wrong? Do you hate Brother Zixi? Why do you keep sighing?"
He was still wondering, could it be that I've been too strict with his studies these past two years? Is the little guy holding a grudge?
The little girl said seriously, "Sister Xing'er said that Brother Zixi is already in his twenties. If he doesn't get married, he will become an old man. But I'm still young. What should I do? Otherwise, why don't you take a concubine first?"
Chen Zixi:?
Even he was about to collapse: "Why should I take a concubine? Besides, I'm only 23, it's still a long way from becoming an old man. Why are you worrying about this at such a young age..."
He couldn't help but wonder, is he really old... No, didn't he say that he was not allowed to play with that gossipy Xing'er anymore!
"I understand." The little girl looked at him with an especially deep gaze, even holding his hand. "Brother Zixi, don't worry. I will never let you down. I only love you. Thank you for keeping your virginity for me. I will definitely not leave any cloud in Wushan."
Chen Zixi:?
He thought to himself, "That's great. My studies have paid off. I've even learned how to use poetry and idioms."
After she turned ten, Jiang Yan ordered the little girl not to sleep with them anymore.
Jiang Yan said, "Girls and boys should not sit at the same table after the age of seven. It's a bit late now. We can indulge them in other things, but we absolutely cannot indulge them in this aspect."
Chen Zixi understood what he meant. Although he kept calling him brother, after all, neither of them was her biological brother, so they needed to avoid suspicion. He understood the logic, but there was a strange feeling in his heart, a little... reluctant.
If we talk about mischievous girls, she has to be the one. That night, while Jiang Yan was asleep, the little girl sneaked to Chen Zixi's bedside.
Chen Zixi had heard the noise a long time ago and quietly leaned towards the inside of the bed. He felt the small, sweet and soft little girl climbing onto the bed silently, pulling open the quilt and snuggling into his arms. In just a moment, she fell asleep with steady breathing.
Chen Zixi couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He suspected that he had become mentally abnormal because of being lonely for a long time.
Obviously, Jiang Yan couldn't hide the little girl's little movements. The next day, while she wasn't paying attention, Jiang Yan whispered to him, "Chen Zixi, she's not sensible, and you're not sensible either?"
Chen Zixi, who was always smiling, was silent for a long time, then spread his hands and said, "Jiang Yan, I can't do anything to make her unhappy."
Jiang Yan was helpless as his best friend compromised helplessly. In fact, it would be the same for him. As long as the little girl acted coquettishly, he would turn a blind eye to everything.
So from that day on, the little girl climbing onto his bed every night became Chen Zixi's daily experience. After getting used to it, he couldn't fall asleep without hearing her footsteps.
When he was thirteen years old, one morning, Chen Zixi was awakened by the screams of a little girl.
He sat up in confusion and saw the little girl huddled beside him, looking pitiful with tears on her face. "Wuwuwu, Brother Zixi, I'm bleeding. Do I have a terminal illness and I'm going to die?"
Chen Zixi was really scared and quickly took her pulse. He found that it was not a terminal illness, but the little girl had grown into a big girl.
After a brief explanation, the little girl blushed as she looked at the blood on the bed, unable to raise her head in shame: "I'm sorry, Brother Zixi, I made your bed dirty..."
Chen Zixi felt sorry for her, holding her in his arms and coaxing her patiently: "Don't be afraid, it's nothing. Just change the sheets, won't it be fine? My dear, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you have a stomachache?"
The more he coaxed her, the more aggrieved she felt. She sobbed softly in his arms: "Wuwuwu, my stomach hurts... Brother Zixi, save me..."
This scene should have made him feel even more sorry for her, but Chen Zixi couldn't help but laugh. Look, even at this time, she was still so cute, even using interjections when speaking.
After so many years of studying medicine, using Qigong to help the little girl relieve pain was a piece of cake. Chen Zixi lay on his side, holding her, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had finally stopped crying, no longer in pain, and had fallen asleep again.
Now that she's having her period, she needs to be monitored for the next few days. She can't eat anything cold or spicy, can't run around, can't jump up and down with her Qinggong skills, or she might fall into the water again. She can do her homework, but she needs to stop practicing martial arts. Doing horse stance too much can make her waist sore...
The more Chen Zixi thought about it, the more he came to his senses and cursed himself: "I told you you're a pervert, and you're really a pervert. How can you be moved by looking at a grown child? Chen Zixi, you are a real beast."
The little girl became more fond of acting like a spoiled child. When she was reading, she would insist on sitting next to Chen Zixi. When she was practicing martial arts, she would say her hands were sore and asked Chen Zixi to take her pulse. When she was combing her hair, she would say she didn't know how to do it and insisted that Chen Zixi do it for her. When she had her period, she would make excuses saying she had a stomachache and asked Chen Zixi to hold her in his arms and use his internal energy to keep her warm... Her little tricks were so numerous, and her beautiful big eyes were filled with bright emotions that made Chen Zixi's heart burn and he couldn't suppress it.
——In the final analysis, he just liked her, and he just couldn't refuse her. After years of practicing internal energy, all of it was used to keep her warm and relieve her pain. Chen Zixi didn't think it was a waste at all, but felt that it was wrong for him to make her shed a tear.
The little girl will soon be fourteen years old and it is time for her to come of age.
Jiang Yan discussed with Han Xiangxun, Chu Qingquan and Chen Zixi that although it was not advisable to hold a grand ceremony that would cause the girl to be targeted, it was also necessary to not hold it. They planned to take her out for a good meal, and then each of them would give her a gift, and then have a simple little ceremony.
The hairpin was prepared by Han Xiangxun and his wife long ago, but Chen Zixi also secretly picked one. In addition, he also prepared a beautiful fan for her, which was very similar to his, for her to use when writing with Qingshan.
The little girl was particularly happy on her coming-of-age day. The dishes were made by Han Xiangxun herself, all of which were her favorites; Chu Qingquan gave her a secret manual of mental skills, Han Xiangxun gave her a set of clothes, and Jiang Yan gave her a sword... She liked everything very much, and obediently let Han Xiangxun help her braid her hair and put on the golden hairpin... Several people also allowed her to drink a small glass of wine with them.
She was still young and had little tolerance for alcohol, so she felt dizzy after just one glass of wine. Chen Zixi offered to carry her back. The two of them walked slowly past the pear blossom tree with petals flying everywhere. She felt refreshed and insisted on jumping down to bury the flowers.
Chen Zixi was helpless. He sat on the roots of a tree and watched her kneeling in the pile of petals, crying and laughing. He sent away several groups of villagers who came to see what was going on. He just told them, "The child drank too much and acted crazy." They just laughed and walked away.
Finally, the little girl had enough of making a fuss and ran towards him.
Chen Zixi quickly reached out to catch her. She hugged his neck to steady herself, and buried her head in his collar and sniffed it again and again.
Chen Zixi smiled and asked, "What's wrong? What do you smell?"
"What a nice smell! It's Brother Zixi's scent." Her eyes sparkled like precious gems. "I'm most familiar with Brother Zixi's scent. He was my childhood husband and was so kind to me. He ate with me, slept with me, practiced martial arts with me, and studied with me. I've loved him since I was a child!"
Chen Zixi was stunned, and his heart felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey.
"Brother Zixi, can you please not marry someone else?" The little girl tugged at his collar, looking at him intently. "Can you please marry me? I've always been afraid that you'll wait too long, become unwilling to wait for me, and turn around and marry someone else..."
"No," Chen Zixi heard herself say. "I will always wait for you, until you come to your senses, until you are willing to marry me."
"Chen Zixi, you beast, you're doomed. You can't climb out of her trap," he said to himself. "That's easy. Just stay at the bottom of the trap and wait for her to look down and see you. That's enough."
Jiang Yan was a quiet man, and he didn't like disciplining children, but he wasn't blind and knew everything very well, especially when he was drunk and out in the fresh air, and accidentally caught a glimpse of Chen Zixi and his little girl huddled together under a pear tree.
That night he entered Chen Zixi's room with a sword in hand. The little girl had already fallen asleep, curled up in a ball on Chen Zixi's bed, while Chen Zixi sat beside her drinking alone.
Jiang Yan looked over and confirmed that she was sleeping soundly, then nodded to Chen Zixi: "Come out with me."
It had been a long time since they had fought with swords. Chen Zixi knew how to use a sword and his swordsmanship was pretty good, but he just never used it.
That night, they practiced sword fighting for half the night. When dawn was about to break, Chen Zixi reminded him, "She's about to wake up."
Jiang Yan sheathed his sword and looked at him calmly, "Chen Zixi, you've watched her grow up. I don't object to her liking you, but I don't want you to mislead her while she's still young and can't tell the difference between dependence and liking."
Chen Zixi said, "I know, and I will respect her wishes. But, Jiang Yan, you know my temper. If she really likes me, I won't let her go."
Jiang Yan remained silent, and Chen Zixi ignored him and walked straight back. When he reached the door, he found that the little girl had woken up and was sitting obediently by the window with the sash open. She lay on the windowsill and smiled at him and said loudly, "Brother Zixi, I missed you so much!"
Chen Zixi clenched the fan in his hand and blinked at her: "Well, I miss you too."
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