Therefore, when the fireworks ended, he remained far from being satisfied!
âAre there more?â He looked at his father in anticipation, the expectation in his eyes obvious
âThere are.â Mu Yazhe added, âBut theyâre in the villaâs warehouse. Would you like to go get them with me?â
âOf course!â Baby Chu mustered his courage and asked, âCan I light the fireworks myself?â
âNo way!â Mu Yazhe rejected the idea immediately.
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Baby Chu immediately looked crestfallen. âWhy?â
âBecause, youâre still too young.â The man reasoned with the boy.
When Baby Chu heard this, he was even more disappointed. He said indignantly, âIâm not young anymore! Iâve grown up!â
âHahaha!â Mu Yazhe chuckled at that and asked the boy, âHow old are you?â
âIâ¦â Baby Chu didnât know how old he was, but he solemnly counted with his fingers.
Gu Jinglian stood there, fuming at his sonâs âpromisingâ appearance. âHavenât I taught you how to count?â
âYes butâ¦â Baby Chu scratched the back of his head sheepishly and looked rather helpless. âIâve forgotten how old I am myselfâ¦â
âHahaha!â Little Yichen couldnât help laughing at that too.
Thinking that he was mocking him, Baby Chu dodged angrily. âStop laughing!â
Mu Yazhe chimed in. âYou have the nerve to laugh. When you were this age, you couldnât even get your basic arithmetic right.â
Seeing that his father was undermining him, Little Yichen stopped laughing. He grinned awkwardly and turned his head away, pretending to play dead.
His real father?! Was this his real father?! Was there a father who would undermine his own son like this?
Little Yichen was displeased. He stood sullenly to the side, glowering at his father with a most resentful expression.
Mu Yazhe didnât bother with him, but said, âIâll go get a few more boxes of fireworks. Just wait here.â
âAlrightâ¦â
The man returned to the warehouse and returned with a few more boxes of fireworks. This time, Little Yichen said he was going to set them off. Mu Yazhe was completely at ease with that, so he handed him the cigarette butt and led Baby Chu away by his hand.
However, Baby Chu wasnât happy about this. He pouted a little reluctantly. âWhy can he light the fireworks but I canât?â
âUhâ¦â Little Yichen laughed. âIâm older than you, so I can set off fireworks.â
After hearing what he said, Baby Chu suddenly had an inexplicable yearning to grow up. âItâs so good to be grown up and able to light fireworks. I want to grow up quickly too!â
Beside him, a certain man who had already âgrown upâ said faintly, âWhen you grow up, youâll feel that you were happiest when you were young.â
Baby Chu looked at the speaker, Mu Yazhe, who was sighing with emotion, and corrected him seriously, âI donât think youâre a grown upâ¦â
âOh? Whatâs that?â
âYouâre an elderly.â
The manâs face went rigid and slightly ashen.
âHahahaha!â Little Yichen burst out laughing at that.
âDaddy, he said youâre old!â
Mu Yazhe grunted but did not deny it. âIâm old indeed.â He was not an immortal. Growing old was inevitable.
âMove aside!â Little Yichen warned Baby Chu, âIâm about to set off the fireworks. Stay away!â
âOh, ohâ¦â As he stepped back, Baby Chu looked at him with envy and admiration, thinking that when he grew up, he could also set off fireworks as coolly as Little Yichen! How great that would be! If only he could grow up faster!