Chapter 73p1
The breakfast Wang Zhizhi brought back was plentiful. Before the soy milk, he had already divided the bacon, sausages, fried bread slices, and egg pancakes between the two of them.
Initially, Wang Qingchuan thought it was quite amusing seeing the tiny little person holding chopsticks and dividing the food for them. It was the child’s first day as a parent, wanting to play house and be in charge, so he, as the dad, would cooperate.
The bacon and sausages, served individually, were distributed one by one, taking turns, Wang Qingchuan didn’t see any problem with it. But when it came to the fried bread slices, it became a bit strange.
The fried bread slices were clearly cut from a large round steamed bun, dipped in egg batter, and fried. A large round bun, when sliced, would inevitably have smaller pieces around the edges, the closer to the center, the larger the slices.
Wang Qingchuan noticed that when Wang Zhizhi distributed the slices, if he gave him a large one, he would also put a large one on that… whoever’s plate, if he gave him a small one, that whoever would also get a small one, very evenly distributed, it didn’t seem random at all.
And when it came to the egg pancake, Wang Qingchuan knew his feeling wasn’t wrong.
A whole egg pancake, usually, they would just tear it apart with chopsticks, right? But this time, Wang Zhizhi insisted on folding it and cutting it with a knife, making sure his and that whoever’s portions were exactly the same size.
Wang Qingchuan figured it out, this kid was putting on a show for him.
What?
Was he being deprived of food and clothing because there was an extra sister in the family? The sister was only a few months old! One was almost five years old, the other was only a few months old, they didn’t even eat the same things, how could there be any unfairness?
At such a young age, he was so petty.
Wang Qingchuan started to feel annoyed, and seeing Wang Zhizhi still measuring the soy milk, he couldn’t hold back anymore.
But even after Wang Qingchuan spoke up, Wang Zhizhi’s hand, holding the chopsticks and measuring the depth of the soy milk, remained steady, he didn’t give up on his persistence because of his dad’s complaint.
A few seconds later, two glasses of soy milk, finally adjusted to almost the same level, were placed in front of Wang Qingchuan and… well, Wang Qingbei.
Wang Qingchuan watched as Wang Zhizhi finished dividing the soy milk, then picked up a ladle and started serving porridge into the two empty bowls, alternating between left and right, he was truly exasperated. “Wang Zhizhi, that’s enough! It’s just breakfast, do you have to divide it so evenly? We can tell you’re a fair and impartial parent, you’re the fairest and most just, okay? Do you want to count the rice grains in each spoonful after you finish serving the porridge?”
“No need.” The bowl wasn’t big, Wang Zhizhi had just finished serving the last spoonful, he turned the ladle sideways and skimmed off a layer of rice soup from both full bowls.
Both bowls now had the same amount of porridge.
“Thank you, Zhizhi.” The woman, who had been silent, eating whatever Wang Zhizhi gave her, suddenly spoke up. Before Wang Zhizhi could even finish serving, she reached out and took the bowl closer to her, even handing Wang Qingchuan his bowl.
Wang Qingchuan: “… “
“Brother, drink while it’s hot.” The woman smiled kindly and continued to focus on her breakfast.
Wang Qingchuan: ???
What was wrong with these two?
One was playing a never-ending fairness game, the other was addicted to role-playing!
Unlike Wang Qingchuan, who was about to be driven mad by these two, the viewers in the live broadcast room were thoroughly entertained.
“The program team is truly amazing! I thought the role swap between babies and dads was already dramatic enough, but this Wang Qingbei from the Wang family is truly something, hahaha. Don’t be fooled by her quietly eating now, earlier, when Wang Zhizhi went out to work, she almost drove Wang Qingchuan crazy.”
“Sob~~~ The one who went to watch CEO Mao braid Yan Yan’s hair is raising her hand timidly, tell me how Wang Qingchuan was driven crazy! Quickly tell me, make me happy!”
“Hahaha, he wasn’t exactly driven crazy, but he did seem quite annoyed. This morning, after Wang Zhizhi was taken away by the staff, Wang Qingchuan started asking this girl, ‘What’s your name?’, ‘Where are you from?’, ‘Are you an extra hired by the program team?’, ‘How did you get this job?’… Anyway, Wang Qingchuan, with a curious expression, asked for a long time, then the girl smiled and said, ‘Brother, what are you talking about? I’m Wang Qingbei, your younger sister.’ Hahaha, it was hilarious, Wang Qingchuan’s face immediately darkened.”
“This girl is wasting her talent if she doesn’t become an actress, have you noticed, she even has her own camera now, her name is Wang Qingbei, hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Earlier, she was acting like she was at home, coming and going, oh, and she even cleaned the room next to Wang Zhizhi’s bedroom, even made the bed, it seems she’s truly the younger sister.”
“The best part was, when she was cleaning the room, she encountered a box she couldn’t move, she turned to the door and called Wang Qingchuan ‘brother,’ hahaha, truly… The experience of being an older brother was truly forced upon Wang Qingchuan. He was ordered to move several things by her, thinking he had built a rapport with her, then asked again, ‘What’s your name?’, ‘Where are you from?’, ‘How many days will you be here?’, and then, hahaha… She was still Wang Qingbei!”
“Yes! I had her live stream open the entire time, I can testify, Wang Qingchuan still doesn’t know her real name, hahaha!”
“Our Beibei is very professional! The program team should give her extra chicken legs! But although Beibei is professional, she’s still kind-hearted, the only time she went out of character this morning was when she helped Zhizhi with his porridge bowl. That porridge was steaming, Zhizhi filled the bowls to the brim, if Beibei hadn’t helped and let Zhizhi carry them to them like before, he would have gotten burnt.”
“To be honest, even a random girl has that much common sense, how come Wang Qingchuan was only focused on being angry at Zhizhi for being too fair, not noticing the full, hot porridge bowls? Tsk tsk tsk…”
“What’s there to be angry about with fairness? So many children in families with two or three children are crying for a fair parent. It’s so difficult to be impartial, our Zhizhi, at such a young age, knows to strive for it, and Wang Qingchuan has the nerve to be angry, he should be angry at himself!”
“Fairness is much harder than favoritism. Although Zhizhi is still young, his understanding of fairness seems… hahaha, not that comprehensive yet. But he’s truly trying his best. The program team even gave Wang Qingchuan a sister, but Wang Zhizhi didn’t take the opportunity to let him experience the taste of parental favoritism towards the second child, it truly surprised me.”
“The program team is too kind to the dads, the speech they gave to the babies before assigning the task this morning, asking them to think about what kind of parents they want to be. The babies are so kind, how could they possibly be bad parents… They wouldn’t make their dads eat mush and drink ginger juice, force them to eat a pot of food they dislike, make them memorize fifty poems a day, make them calculate every decision, tell them everything is borrowed, and threaten to beat them if they don’t take care of their fake sisters.”
“Ah, that summary… Just reading it makes my fists clench.”
“Sob, sob, sob, the kindest Zhizhi in the world, he’s even asking if his fake sister has enough to eat…”
“Of course she has enough, he prepared the food based on an adult male’s portion for both Wang Qingchuan and Wang Qingbei. Hahaha, Wang Qingbei has been eating non-stop, it’s all Daddy (Zhizhi)’s love.”
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“I’m full, thank you, Zhizhi, the breakfast you brought back is very plentiful.” Wang Qingbei put down her chopsticks, finished her sentence seriously, then smiled. “Zhizhi, don’t call me ‘sister,’ I’m your dad’s younger sister, now I’m another baby in this family, you can call me Beibei.”
“Girl, you don’t have to act so hard.” Wang Qingchuan was truly speechless, such a pretty girl, why was she so stubborn? “Even according to the program team’s arrangement, parents and babies are just different in terms of work division, it’s not like we have to completely reverse our roles…”
“Brother…” Wang Qingbei turned to look at Wang Qingchuan.
“Don’t call me ‘brother’…” Wang Qingchuan raised his hand to stop her.
“Chuanchuan?” Wang Qingbei changed her address.
“No… Don’t call me Chuanchuan either!” Wang Qingchuan’s scalp tingled, what was this, sounded like a type of skewer, was she being polite?
“Brother, eat, it’ll get cold if you don’t.” Wang Qingbei didn’t indulge him, finishing her sentence directly.
“Sis… Mmm, Beibei. I’m going to the market to sell the vegetables we picked this morning, the money from selling the vegetables will be used to buy our lunch, is there anything you want to eat?” Wang Zhizhi tried his best to get into the role of a parent with an extra daughter.
“Everything Zhizhi buys is delicious, I like vegetables, any vegetable is fine, I’m easy to feed.” Wang Qingbei said with a smile.
Wang Qingchuan stuffed a piece of egg pancake into his mouth and looked at Wang Zhizhi with dissatisfaction. “Why didn’t you ask what I want to eat?”
Wang Zhizhi looked at him, puzzled. “I know what you like to eat.”
“No, you don’t.” Wang Qingchuan leaned back in his chair, holding the egg pancake in his mouth. “Parent Zhizhi, I want to eat braised beef, boiled mutton, and roast duck for lunch.”
“Okay, if they have it at the market, I’ll buy it for you.” Wang Zhizhi mentally noted it.
Wang Zhizhi readily agreed, but Wang Qingchuan wasn’t happy.
His son, who was quite adorable a few years ago, had become a ticking time bomb this year. Just during the few days of filming, the father and son had been bickering over trivial matters.
What, when he was the parent, this child was a handful. Now that their roles were reversed, he had suddenly become mature? Obedient and well-behaved?
Wang Qingchuan didn’t believe it.
“Parent Zhizhi, there should be pretty hair accessories, nice handkerchiefs, and cute clothes at the market. You can earn money now, you’re a parent, be more generous, buy some for your sister too.” Wang Qingchuan didn’t believe this child could change overnight. Of course, if this role-playing game could truly make him understand the hardships of being a parent, make him emotionally stable and get along with his sister, he wouldn’t mind playing along for a bit longer.
Usually, if Wang Qingchuan brought up this topic, Wang Zhizhi would explode in the next second, even if he didn’t talk back, he would give him the cold shoulder.
However, not today.
Wang Qingchuan, looking at Wang Zhizhi, who seemed to be thinking with a calm expression, was a bit surprised. Could it be that the program team hadn’t lied to him, could this new type of role-playing game truly make children see things from another perspective?
Of course, in the next second, Wang Qingchuan knew he was being too optimistic.
“Beibei, do you want pretty hair accessories, nice handkerchiefs, and cute clothes?” Wang Zhizhi’s face was slightly flushed. “I don’t know how to choose things girls like, if you want them, can I ask Yan Yan, Maomao, and Yueyue to help me choose?”
This time, even Wang Qingbei was stunned.
But she quickly smiled. “Zhizhi, you’re truly a good parent, I’ll like whatever you buy.”
Wang Qingchuan was truly impressed by this girl, her words were so sweet, why not just call her Wang Qingtian!*(tian means “sweet.)
But now wasn’t the time to tease her.
Wang Qingchuan tapped his fingers on the table. “Parent Wang Zhizhi, I’m asking you to buy something for your sister. Forget about the Baby Coins, you’re going to the market to sell vegetables today, it’s real money, right? This is also the first money you’ve earned in your life, Dad and Mom won’t take any, Dad hasn’t been very satisfied with your attitude towards your sister recently. Shouldn’t you be nicer to your sister? Dad and Mom are very fair, when your sister grows up and can earn money, we’ll also let her buy you gifts. Your mom and I only have you two children, you’re the closest to each other, you have to get along, right?”
Wang Qingchuan felt he had spoken from the bottom of his heart, then he saw Wang Zhizhi frown.
“Our family, it’s just me, you, and her.” Wang Zhizhi pointed his finger at himself, Wang Qingchuan, and Wang Qingbei one by one, then continued, “I’ll take care of you and her. It’s just you and her. You’re the closest to her now, you have to get along with Beibei.”
Wang Zhizhi, angered by Wang Qingchuan, retorted thoughtlessly, parroting his words. But as soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned by his own words.
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