Chapter 113
The babies had only been diligently playing the role of their dads for one morning, and the dads were already reeling from the impact.
This noon, some dads were lying alone in their bedrooms, spaced out and lost in thought, separated from their babies by a wall. Some dads were using all their skills, even transforming from singers to actors, just to deceive their children. Some dads were diligently making cards, wishing they could be octopuses, wielding all the colored pens at once.
And some dads…
Cheng Feiying, tossing and turning in bed, suddenly sat up, the pent-up frustration he had been suppressing finally released with a gagging sound.
This house! He couldn’t stay here anymore!
Even with the door closed and the air conditioner on, he could still smell the cilantro, it was haunting him!
Cheng Feiying rubbed his face vigorously, the anger in his eyes unconcealed.
But at this moment, there was no one he could vent his anger on.
Cheng Feiying glared at the screen not far away, on the bed behind the screen, only Cheng Rongrong was sleeping.
That Cheng Tingyan, she actually took advantage of his absence this morning, when he went out to contact the other dads, to secretly pack her things and move back to that little menace’s house!
Initially, he didn’t mind, if she wanted to go, let her go. When Cheng Feiying first heard about it from Cheng Rongrong, he was even a bit happy, at least with her gone, he wouldn’t have to face the cilantro she created.
But Cheng Feiying’s happiness was short-lived.
They actually came back at lunchtime!
The lunch was provided by the program team, but they still brought cilantro!
What adding a bowl of soup! What having cilantro every meal, he would eventually get used to it! What he was a baby who didn’t know the benefits of cilantro, the new parent had to choose for him! Weren’t they just using his own words against him!
Cilantro noodles, cilantro soup, no matter what it was, as long as it was cilantro, Cheng Feiying wouldn’t eat it!
But that little menace was truly evil! He had said he wouldn’t eat it, but she still cooked it…
The whole house was filled with the smell of cilantro! The lunchbox provided by the program team was perfectly normal, but after being contaminated by that smell, Cheng Feiying felt like even the rice tasted like cilantro!
The most hateful one was the program team! Not only did they completely reject his proposal, they even kindly informed him that Wang Qingchuan, the only one he had persuaded, had also surrendered. And not only that, when he, unable to bear it any longer, stood on the moral high ground, accusing Cheng Tingyan and that little menace of cooking such a large pot of cilantro, knowing full well he wouldn’t eat it, wasting food was shameful… Several staff members who were with the little menace stepped forward and said they would eat it, there was no need to worry about waste, they even said they hoped he could try this delicacy together.
Delicacy my ass!
And they actually ate it, squatting in a row not far from him, slurping down the cilantro mixed with sesame sauce…
Ugh!
Cheng Feiying, who hadn’t eaten breakfast and was very hungry, lost his appetite for lunch.
His frustration grew.
He couldn’t eat properly, he couldn’t sleep either.
Cheng Feiying glared at the screen, if Cheng Tingyan were here now, he could at least lecture her. But the one who brought cilantro back at mealtime was gone when there were no cameras or microphones, she was truly despicable! And Cheng Rongrong was useless, she didn’t try to stop Cheng Tingyan when she came back to pack her things, she didn’t even go and find him, useless!
Cheng Feiying couldn’t help but feel that the smell of cilantro in the room seemed to have intensified after he sat up.
He truly couldn’t stay in this house anymore!
Cheng Feiying stormed out of the room.
The door opened.
The door slammed shut.
Behind the screen, Cheng Rongrong, lying in bed, opened her eyes, her gaze clear, not at all groggy from being woken up.
She knew, this guy, having nowhere to vent his anger, was truly troublesome.
Unlike what Cheng Feiying thought, Cheng Rongrong did try to stop Cheng Tingyan when she came back to pack her things. After all, the volcano was about to erupt, she didn’t want to face Cheng Feiying alone.
She tried to stop her physically, if she could stop her, great, if she couldn’t, then it would be Cheng Tingyan using force against her, bullying the younger one.
But!
Before Cheng Tingyan could even make a move…
That little stinky fatty!
Used her own body to block her!
Half a year, just a difference of half a year, it restricted her performance.
Yes, she gave up on her own, definitely not because of any suspicious weight.
She also tried to persuade her verbally, even using the program team’s rules.
“You’re the parent today, how can a parent abandon their baby and go live somewhere else?”
Cheng Rongrong felt her reasoning was sound, it was an unbreakable argument, the little stinky fatty was just being unreasonable.
However, the one who retorted was the usually quiet Cheng Tingyan.
“I’m Dad today, isn’t this what Dad always does, going out to live somewhere else?”
Cheng Rongrong thought she must be hallucinating from being crushed by the little stinky fatty, otherwise, how could she sense a sharp edge in Cheng Tingyan’s tone at that moment?
How dare Cheng Tingyan!
Cheng Rongrong still remembered that she later said, “Dad goes out to work, to earn money to support the family.”
And in the next second, Cheng Tingyan retorted directly, “I’m also working now, I’m also earning money.”
Sharpness, assertiveness, it wasn’t an illusion.
Cheng Rongrong was very surprised, because Cheng Feiying had a long private conversation with Cheng Tingyan the night before… Logically, Cheng Tingyan, who had been slightly off track these past few days, should have been successfully suppressed and disciplined, obediently returning to their plan.
But look, what was going on today…
Cilantro, moving out, a firm attitude, a sharp edge in her words.
Did Cheng Tingyan not want to live a good life after the show?
She didn’t know how Cheng Feiying talked to her!
She tried both soft and hard approaches, but she couldn’t stop her, Cheng Rongrong was helpless.
As for Cheng Feiying… As long as he didn’t vent his anger on her, let him go wherever he wanted.
The further away from home, the fainter the smell of cilantro.
After walking from one end of the alley to the other, Cheng Feiying finally took a few deep breaths, he couldn’t help but regret it. He should have left home immediately after receiving the lunchbox from the program team at noon, found a random place to eat! Tonight, definitely tonight!
The midday summer sun was harsh, even walking in the alley, there was no shade to be found.
Cheng Feiying started to miss air conditioning, the kind without the smell of cilantro.
After mentally reviewing the families again, Cheng Feiying looked back at the way he came, two houses away was Wang Zhizhi’s house.
Familiar gate, familiar commotion.
Cheng Feiying stopped at the gate, glancing at the scorching sun above.
Mmm… It’s okay, it wasn’t him they were arguing with, and there was no cilantro inside.
He was also someone who had been wronged by the program team and rejected, what was wrong with him visiting?
As for awkwardness… as long as he didn’t feel awkward, it was fine.
“Enough is enough! You sat on the ground and said I pushed you, during meals, you wanted everything on my plate, you were sleeping in your room, I was walking in the courtyard, you said I was being noisy, look at the soles of my shoes, they’re so soft, how could they make any noise! Then I went back to my room, two doors away, you said my snoring was too loud? Is it really that loud? Do you have insomnia? You’ve been doing nothing all morning but staring at me? Even if it’s a script, it can’t be this intense, right?” Wang Qingchuan said, his back to the gate, glaring at Wang Qingbei.
Heaven and earth could bear witness, after meeting with Jin Youliang, he had been very cooperative and patient when he came back.
But this woman, she was such a troublemaker, even if he just sat there, she would make up lies and say he was being noisy. If this continued, was his existence itself a mistake!
“And you!” Wang Qingchuan looked down at Wang Zhizhi, who was standing in front of Wang Qingbei, like a protector, although he was small. “Do you think you’re really acting like me? Am I that unreasonable? This arguing scene, did you tell them to do it? Didn’t you make your sister cry a few times? She’s so young, she sleeps so lightly, you slammed the door so loudly, you were even running around in the house! Shouldn’t I scold you? If you had walked as quietly as I did just now, would I falsely accuse you like you’re falsely accusing me?”
“Brother, what are you talking about! You were walking very loudly just now!” Jiang Heye said, the hand on Wang Zhizhi’s shoulder unconsciously tightening, she suppressed her anger and continued with a hint of grievance, “I know you’re not used to having a sister like me at home yet, you forgot, you thought you were the only child, so you didn’t pay attention to the noise you made.”
As she spoke, Jiang Heye clearly felt Wang Zhizhi’s body tense up under her hand.
Yes… What Wang Qingchuan said, it had indeed happened before, but only once, at the very beginning.
At that time, Wang Zhizhi’s sister was just born, they had just brought her home. That day, when Wang Zhizhi came home, he made a bit of noise and was scolded.
Later, even though he never made that much noise again, always being quiet, they would still scold him, they kept bringing up that incident…
Jiang Heye knew she shouldn’t add anything, but she couldn’t help it, she could only incorporate it into her character’s lines.
But…
It seemed to be useless.
Looking at Wang Qingchuan’s still indignant expression, she knew he didn’t understand at all.
Jiang Heye patted Wang Zhizhi’s shoulder twice, she really wanted to hit someone.
“Listen to what you’re saying… Fine, I won’t argue with you anymore. Your script is truly unrealistic. I’m not that kind of person, I wouldn’t falsely accuse Wang Zhizhi. When I scold him, it’s because he truly disturbed his sister, not like you.” Wang Qingchuan said, waving his hand dismissively.
Wang Zhizhi looked down at the small badge on his chest.
Li Mu had given it to him this morning.
It was a photo of Wang Qingchuan.
Li Mu said that he noticed he was a bit hesitant and unsure when facing family conflicts. Li Mu hoped that when resolving conflicts, he could first look down at this badge, reminding himself that he wasn’t Wang Zhizhi now, but Wang Qingchuan.
Wang Zhizhi looked at it, then took off the badge.
“Now, I’m Wang Zhizhi.” Wang Zhizhi said firmly, looking at Wang Qingchuan. “Dad, I’m telling you again, I only forgot about my sister that one time when I came home! That day, I wanted to show you the little red flower I got from kindergarten, that’s why I pushed the door open so hard! Only that one time! The other times, you were falsely accusing me! I wasn’t walking loudly! My sister was crying on her own! It wasn’t because of me!”
Wang Qingchuan frowned. “It was clearly you…”
“You kept saying why I didn’t go and see my sister, that I was the older brother and should go and see her. I didn’t go to see her because every time I went to see her, if she cried, you would scold me for being too loud and disturbing her!” Wang Zhizhi said, clenching his fists. “Why would I go and see her, just to be scolded by you again?”
After saying that, Wang Zhizhi put the badge back on his chest.
“Then you should be quieter…” Wang Qingchuan said, his frown deepening.
“I’m you now.” Wang Zhizhi touched the badge and said coldly, “Now! You! Apologize to your sister!”
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