But isnât this supposed to be a pregnancy?
Ye Fan was feeling rather gloomy.
âAlright, Iâll stop teasing you!â Bai Susu said.
Look, how frightened that made you.
âWhat are you two talking about, seeming so happy? Is there anything I can help with?â Mother Ye came over at this point, rolling up her sleeves.
The two of them were chatting so merrily.
âMom, we were just praising you, saying how Little Fourth takes after you, so straightforward!â Bai Susu glanced at Ye Fan and quickly spoke to Mother Ye.
âOf course, thatâs my granddaughter. Little Fourth does resemble me quite a bit,â Mother Ye said.
Ye Fanâs heart suddenly leapt, but upon hearing his own motherâs words, he was reassured,
Good grief, this wife of mine is trying to dupe me.
Who does this, tricking their own husband.
Thankfully, mom didnât blow up.
âItâs nothing, Mom, why donât you go sit down and rest!â Ye Fan suggested.
With mom around, any slip of the tongue could get me in trouble; it was quite risky.
Therefore, I had to find a way to distract mom.
âAlright then, Susu, come with me for a walk. Youâre pregnant and all this smoke from the cooking isnât good for you,â Mother Ye said tenderly.
âMom, itâs not good for me to smell it all the time either!â Ye Fan looked at his mom and said.
Isnât this favoritism a bit too much?
With a daughter-in-law, have you forgotten your son?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Others might forget their daughter-in-law because they have a son.
How come itâs the other way round in my case?
âYou ought to smell it more. Susu, letâs go!â Saying that, Mother Ye took Bai Susu and left.
(âoâ)⦠Eh
Can you believe what my own mother just said?
The daughter-in-law should smell less; itâs bad for her health.
What about me?
The son should get a good dose of it.
Ah,
Itâs clear, mom doesnât love me anymore.
Iâve been abandoned.
See, I always said Iâm the one who married into this family.
Bai Susu didnât believe it, but now she must understand.
Ye Fan looked at his father with a sense of grievance.
Mom took Susu away, leaving dad here; does this mean heâs supposed to help me?
That must be it, right?
âSon, dad will help you with the barbecue,â Father Ye said, feeling somewhat sorry for his son as he looked at him.
There was no choice.
Such a look in his sonâs eyes made himâ¦
So, he decided to help out his son.
No choice, they could only turn into helpers.
âDad, youâre the best!â Ye Fan said sincerely.
âOf course, I am your dad!â Ye Dong immediately responded.
âYe Dong, what are you doing? Come over here!â At that moment, as Mother Ye looked back and didnât see her husband, she noticed him with their son and called out to him.
So immediately she shouted.
How come theyâre over here having a barbecue.
âAlright, coming right now!â Ye Dong responded awkwardly,
Thatâs a slap in the face arriving swiftly.
Ye Fan just quietly watched his dad.
Waiting to see how he would choose.
âSon, you know your momâs temper, I canât afford to provoke her, so Iâm heading over first!â Ye Dong said, and with that, he left in a swift and stylish manner.
Watching his retreating figure, Ye Fan felt more uncomfortable than words could express.
It turns out that itâs my parents who have true love, and I am just an accident!
I have heard that saying before, never believed it, but now deeply empathize with it.
Ye Fan shook his head resignedly and started grilling the barbecue in front of him with a lowered head.
âDaddy, Daddy!â At that moment, Little Fourth Ye Jie arrived.
Huh, why does dad look unhappy?
What happened?
Why is it just dad alone grilling here?
âHmm, what is it, Little Fourth?â at this point, Ye Fan reacted and immediately asked.
Why has Little Fourth come over here?
âDad, I just wanted to see why you are alone here?â Little Fourth Ye Jie asked, looking at Ye Fan.
Right, she had just seen mom, grandma, and grandpa around.
Why is it that as soon as she came over, only dad was left?
Whatâs the reason?
Moreover, dadâs expression seems off, very lonely and aggrieved.
Could it be a mistake?
My dad is so strong, how could he feel lonely and aggrieved?
It must be a mistake!
âThey have all gone, leaving just dad here to barbecue all alone,â Ye Fan explained.
Isnât that right?
All of them, without a shred of conscience.
Look, even mom, really!
Now here I am alone, without anyone to talk to.
âOh, in that case, Ye Jie will stay here to keep dad company, so he doesnât feel lonely!â Little Fourth Ye Jie thought for a moment and then earnestly said.
âYou really are dadâs good child!â Ye Fan immediately lit up with a smile.
âOf course, I am.â Little Fourth brightened up as soon as she heard the praise.
âSo dad, what can I help you with?â Little Fourth asked again.
She didnât know what she could actually do.
âYouâre so little, just play around here, keeping dad company is enough,â Ye Fan said.
Look at her, my good daughter of Ye Fan.
Only three years old and already knows how to show concern for her dad.
Thinking of helping him do something.
What can such a small girl do though?
She canât do anything; besides, he wouldnât want his precious daughter to do these things anyway.
The best thing for a girl is to be pampered, but not spoiled.
That way, a girl can get better and better, and when looking for a husbandâs family in the future, sheâll know to look for one that is well-to-do, to avoid a love that requires enduring hardships, eating wild greens due to lack of house, car, or money!
That also depends on whether the man is worth it, but thatâs rare, I suspect!
Ye Fan thought, am I overthinking it?
My daughter is only three years old; itâs too early to think about these things.