The other parent's brow imdiately furrowed, and they spoke in a cold voice.
"If my son says he didn't, then he didn't! How can you, an adult, pressure a child like this?"
This parent's voice was loud, attracting the attention of the people nearby.
Zhang Yuxi hurried over. "What happened?"
Even the playground staff ca over. "What's the matter?"
San Bao burst into Zhang Yuxi's arms with a wail. Er Bao explained the situation in a single sentence.
"He stole my brother's little pony, pushed him down, and won't even apologize."
A staff mber ca over to diate. "Kids will be kids. It's normal to have little bumps and scrapes while playing!"
Lin Feng ignored the staff mber and addressed the father and son directly. "Unfortunately for you, I caught that whole scene on video..."
He played the video. It hadn't caught the very beginning, just snippets of the children playing. In less than ten seconds, the video showed the boy snatching the little pony from Si Bao and pushing him down.
The other parent's face was a mix of embarrassnt and displeasure. They yanked their child out of their embrace. "Go and apologize to the other child!"
The child was startled. "Daddy..."
The parent's face was stern. "You did sothing wrong. Go apologize!"
Frightened, the child approached Si Bao. "I'm sorry..."
The parent added, "And?"
In a ek voice, the child said, "I shouldn't have taken your little pony, and I shouldn't have pushed you over."
Si Bao remained expressionless. "It's okay."
The child ran back to their parent, looking aggrieved. Now knowing the truth, the parent apologized to the quads and Lin Feng.
Lin Feng accepted the apology and asked, "Are you guys going to keep playing?"
The quads said they didn't want to play anymore; they were hungry.
"Let's go. Daddy will take you to get so food."
Today was Children's Day, so Lin Feng wouldn't object to whatever the children wanted to eat or do.
Seeing an ice cream stand, the children clamored for so. They each got one, and Lin Feng specifically asked the vendor to put less in. The children were still young, and eating too much of that wasn't good for them.
Eventually, they arrived at a hot pot restaurant. Since the children had just had ice cream, Lin Feng purposefully walked them around the mall for a while to let it digest before they went to eat.
The quads quickly forgot about the incident at the playground, but the adults rembered.
While serving the children food, Zhang Yuxi said, "That parent wasn't so bad in the end."
Lin Feng remarked indifferently, "If I hadn't recorded it, I doubt they would have reacted the sa way. What can you argue against hard evidence?"
After leaving the playground, he had made a point to praise the quads for their unity.
After finishing the hot pot, the family headed ho.
「」
There were no classes tomorrow.
Lin Feng planned to take them fishing. Not on the yacht, but to a place where you pay to fish at a stocked pond.
So, the next day, Lin Feng drove his wife and children to a local fish farm. Each pond had different prices and different kinds of fish. Lin Feng took the children to the cheapest pond, which was filled with small fish.
The family of six settled down to fish. The pond was teeming with fish, so there was no worry about not catching any.
Sure enough, the first to get a bite was San Bao. Seeing this, the other children rubbed their little hands together, eagerly waiting for a fish to take their bait. Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi were just there to keep them company, their minds not really on the fishing. The main event was the children fishing.
They fished all afternoon and had a bountiful harvest. The children's faces were all brimming with joyful smiles.
They had caught so many fish that they gave so to An Lan on the way back.
An Lan was at ho counting the days on her fingers, just waiting for her postpartum confinent period to end. During her recovery, she did nothing but sleep, eat, and breastfeed. For soone as lively and active as An Lan, it was truly difficult.
"You know, if I just had my phone, I wouldn't be this miserable," she complained.
Zhang Yuxi smiled and consoled her, "There's not much more ti. Just bear with it."
An Lan sighed. "What else can I do? And it's June, for goodness' sake! It's already started to get hot. I can't use a fan, I have to wear a hat, wear fluffy slippers... I want to cry!"
Zhang Yuxi listened to her rant absentmindedly while holding the baby. "Have you decided on a na?" she asked.
"Yes, we nad him when we were getting the birth certificate at the hospital."
"What's his na?"
"His formal na is Liu Ziyan, but his nickna is Huo Huo."
Zhang Yuxi sputtered with a laugh. "Why Huo Huo?"
An Lan sighed. "Huo Huo is already a good one. Both sets of grandparents said that a cruder nickna makes a child easier to raise, so they were suggesting things like 'Iron Egg' and 'Little Bolt'."
Zhang Yuxi laughed. "I've heard that one before."
Just as Liu Bo walked in, An Lan continued, "His naming suggestions were ridiculous too. He wanted to call him Zhuang Zhuang, to an he's physically strong. Or Niu Niu, so he'd be as hardworking as a little ox!"
"I said we might as well call him Shun Shun, for the good fortune of 'smooth sailing'."
"So why Huo Huo in the end?" Zhang Yuxi asked.
An Lan explained, "It's from the phrase 'hóng hóng huǒ huǒ,' which ans prosperous and thriving. He's a boy, so we can't very well call him 'Hong Hong' or 'Hong Huo,' can we?"
Fair enough. Zhang Yuxi couldn't refute that logic.
However, nobody could have expected that the na Huo Huo would be replaced in an instant.
Here's what happened. When Da Bao, with his little kid brain, heard the na 'Huo Huo', he misheard it as 'Guo Guo'.
The na Guo Guo was instantly requisitioned by the quads. Just like that, Guo Guo beca the exclusive nickna the quads used for the baby.
A newborn's appearance changes so quickly. The baby looked one way when he was just born, but after a month, he looked completely different. He had filled out and was unbelievably cute. The quads absolutely cherished him and would video call An Lan whenever they could just to see their little brother.
「In the blink of an eye, Children's Day was over.」
That evening, the system's voice sounded.
DING!
[For celebrating Children's Day with your children and fulfilling your responsibilities as a father, you are rewarded with 10,000,000 yuan in cash!]
[You are awarded the "Lush Hair" Skill!]
[Lush Hair: With this skill, the host will forever be free from the worries of hair loss!]
Lin Feng, lying in bed: ?????
Upon reflection... Hmm, in an era where everyone's going bald, this skill is a bit flashy, but it's actually quite useful! I don't want to go bald when I'm old.
The next day, when he looked in the mirror, he wondered if it was his imagination. His hair was indeed much thicker.
But a man is more than just the hair on his head, right?
In the bathroom, Lin Feng examined other areas.
What a showy skill. It's instantly made
incredibly manly!
By coincidence, Lin Feng was wearing casual capri pants that day.
Zhang Yuxi glanced at Lin Feng's legs, looking like she wanted to say sothing but was holding back.
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