Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
âl want to,â Pei Jingzhou said. Yaoyao grinned, but before he could be happy for more than three seconds, he heard his father say, âEven if I want to take your mother and Youyou to Alaska, do you think your mother will come with me?â
Yaoyao shook his head. âNo.â
Pei Jingzhou said, âSo you know it, too.â
âButâ¦â Yaoyao said obediently,â I can go to Grandpa and Grandma, or
Great-Grandmaâs place. Iâll wait for you guys to come back obediently.â
Pei Jingzhou thought for a few seconds. âThen Iâll communicate with your mother.â
Yaoyao nodded. âOh.â
Pei Jingzhouâs gaze landed on his sleeve. âLet go.â
Yaoyao quickly let go of his fatherâs sleeve, but just as Pei Jingzhou was about to leave, Yaoyao grabbed his fatherâs hand again worriedly. âDad, please.â
Pei Jingzhou only said, âIâll try my best.â
Yaoyao understood the meaning of trying his best. It means he couldnât be 100% sure. Yaoyao slowly let go of Pei Jingzhouâs hand. He still felt uneasy. If his mother really did not go to see the beautiful aurora because of him this year, would he be happy?
He wouldnât be happy.
Dad said that no mother would leave her child to see this beautiful world alone. Mom didnât want to leave him behind and only take Youyou to see the beautiful aurora. He wouldnât go, so Mom wouldnât go either.
But Mom would be unhappy not to see the beautiful aurora. If Mom was unhappy, he wouldnât be happy either.
This was originally a sure thing, but it quickly became something that made Yaoyao conflicted. In the end, he wavered at the juncture of changing his mind.
At night, Pei Jingzhou was dealing with some work in the study. If he dealt with these in advance, he could go to Alaska in peace. Yaoyao avoided Li Xiwu and Youyou. He sneaked to the door of the study and raised his hand to knock.
Knock, knock.
Pei Jingzhou said, âCome in.â
Yaoyao raised his hands and pressed the doorknob hard. He pushed open the door and entered.
Seeing his father sitting in his office chair with the computer open in front of him, the half-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose reflected the light on the computer screen. Yaoyao did not come in directly. He asked politely, âCan 1 come in?â
Pei Jingzhou looked at the small figure standing at the door. Young brat, Iâve been waiting for you for a long time. He didnât come until he was almost done with his work. He thought he wasnât coming.
Pei Jingzhou moved the computer in front of him in another direction and said, âYou can come in.â
Only then did Yaoyao tiptoe in. He didnât forget to close the door after entering. He shuffled over in his small slippers and stood outside Pei Jingzhouâs desk. He stood obediently. Pei Jingzhou pretended not to know why his son had come in and asked, âWhy arenât you back in your room to sleep?â
Yaoyao turned his head and pointed at the Hermler clock in the corner. âItâs only nine.â
Of course, Pei Jingzhou knew that it was only nine oâclock, but his son actually said, âit was only nine oâclockâ. He deliberately retorted, âOnly? Children should sleep early. Otherwise, they wonât grow tall in the future.â
Yaoyao shook his head. âItâs okay. Niom said that I can be as tall as Dad in the future. Itâs good enough that Iâm as tall as Dad. I donât need to grow taller anymore.â
Pei Jingzhou:
Yaoyao walked around the desk to Pei Jingzhouâs side. He leaned on the armrest of Pei Jingzhouâs chair with both hands and looked up. âDad, have you communicated with Niom?â
Pei Jingzhou placed his elbows on the armrest and pressed his fingertips against his head. âIâve communicated with her. Sheâll go.â
Yaoyao was not very happy. He just asked again, âWill Mom really go?â
âYes,â Pei Jingzhou replied. He looked at the kidâs unhappy expression and asked, âIâve already communicated with your mother, she will go to Alaska. You donât have to go. Just wait for us to get home. Why do you still look unhappy?
Yaoyao asked, âThen is Mom happy that Iâm not going?â
Pei Jingzhou shook his head. âSheâs not happy.â
Yaoyao said, âThen Iâm not happy either.â
Pei Jingzhou asked, âWhat reason?
âBecause Mom isnât happy, so Iâm not happy,â Yaoyao said.
Pei Jingzhou smiled and asked, âThen what should we do?â
Yaoyao said, âIâve decided.â This tone was the same as when Pei Jingzhou said, âIâve decided.â Pei Jingzhou knew what the little guy was going to say next.
After all, it was all within his expectations. The young brat had only been born for a few years. How could he beat him, his father? As Pei Jingzhou had expected, Yaoyao said, âl want to go to Alaska with you.â
Yaoyao expressed this very clearly. The enunciation was also clear.
Pei Jingzhouâs reaction was calm. âYouâre going?â
Yaoyao nodded. âYes.â
Pei Jingzhou removed his hand and looked at his son sideways. âIt might be too late.â
Yaoyaoâs eyes widened in disbelief. âArenât you still here?â
âYes, we havenât left yet,â Pei Jingzhou said unhurriedly. âBut the tickets 1 booked are only for me, your mother, and Youyou. Theyâre tomorrow morning, and I donât intend to change them.â
A huge sense of disappointment wrapped around Yaoyao. He pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice, âWhy canât we change our airline tickets?â
Pei Jingzhou reached out and pinched his sonâs face. He said in a benevolent fatherly tone, âBecause Iâm afraid that you wonât be used to going overseas. If anything happens to you, my wife will scold me first.â
Yaoyao quickly shook his head. âNo, I guarantee.â
Pei Jingzhou retracted his hand and said firmly, âThis is not something you can guarantee. You canât control the various discomforts in your body. Actually, itâs good for you to stay at home.â
âBut I want to go,â Yaoyao said firmly.
When Pei Jingzhou saw that his son was about to cry, he knew that it was not appropriate to go overboard. He just had to stop when necessary. He sighed, then asked, âHave you really thought it through?â
Yaoyao nodded without hesitation. âIâve thought about it.â
Pei Jingzhou said, âAlright, since youâre so persistent, Iâll change our plane tickets and add you.â
Yaoyao grinned. The smile on his lips was bright, and his crisp voice said, âThank you, Dad.â With that, Yaoyao turned around and ran out.
Pei Jingzhou looked at the little guyâs back and smiled. âYoung brat.â
In the childrenâs room.
Li Xiwu had just washed Youyouâs face and came out. She carried Youyou to the bed and changed into her pajamas. Yaoyao did not return. She tucked
Youyou in and said, âGo to sleep first. Mommy will call Yaoyao back to sleep.â
Youyou said obediently, âOkay.â
Li Xiwu stood up and was about to go out to find Yaoyao to sleep when she turned around and saw that Yaoyao had returned by himself. Li Xiwu walked towards Yaoyao and squatted down in front of him. âDid you go to look for Daddy?â
Yaoyao nodded. âYes..â