Chapter 544: Chapter 544 Xiao Bao Starts Talking

The first dinner duty fell to Big Treasure.

During the break, Big Treasure’s deskmate leaned over. “Boss, what are you looking at?”

Students weren’t allowed to bring cellphones to school, but the kids would still sneak them in, and the teachers generally turned a blind eye. As long as it wasn’t excessive and didn’t disrupt their studies, playing on their phones in class wasn’t a big deal. So, most students in the class brought their phones to listen to music or check the news during breaks.

As the top student in the class, Big Treasure was paired with the one who had the poorest grades. With the final exams not far off, a plan was put in motion: a peer-mentoring program where students with good grades would tutor those with poor ones.

“I’m looking at recipes.”

“Recipes? What for? Are you going to cook, or are you trying to figure out what takeout to order?”

“I’m cooking. It’s my turn tonight, so I’m thinking about what to make.”

“…”

His deskmate was rendered speechless once again. While he was stressing about homework, his deskmate was worrying about what dishes to cook.

“Boss, not only do you have good grades and a handsome face, but you can also cook! If I were a girl, I’d definitely fall for you! I’d marry no one else in this lifetime!”

A shudder ran through Big Treasure, and he scooted away slightly.

“Keep your distance, and don’t say weird things like that.”

His deskmate chuckled. “I’m just telling the truth. Don’t look at me like that; I’m not into that stuff.”

“You should spend your free time reviewing what the teacher went over in the last class and memorizing the key points,” Big Treasure said coolly.

“I did look at it! I just can’t remember any of it. It gives me a headache.”

Big Treasure put down his phone. “How can you not remember? Did you even try?”

His deskmate looked wronged. “I did! You saw me in class—I wasn’t doing anything else. I was paying close attention…”

Big Treasure pulled out the list of key points and explained them to him again.

“Got it now?”

“A little.”

Seeing the look on Big Treasure’s face, his deskmate asked dejectedly, “Am I really that dumb?”

Big Treasure had to admit that when it came to studying, his deskmate really was… hopeless.

“No, you probably just didn’t quite grasp the concept. Let me explain it one more time.”

“Thanks, Boss. I don’t know how I can ever repay you. How about…”

“No weird stuff. Just listen.”

「After school」

The four of them met Fourth Treasure at the school gate. Fourth Treasure’s school let out much earlier, so he would take a detour to wait for them so they could all walk home together.

“Brother Big Treasure, I want to eat braised chicken with taro, and I want braised eggplant too…”

Hearing the list of dishes made Big Treasure’s head spin. “From now on, just request dishes I know how to make. If the requests are too demanding, I can’t do it.”

Second Treasure said with a smile, “As long as it tastes good, that’s enough. You can practice and get better at cooking over time.”

Third Treasure wasn’t particularly picky about food; as long as it wasn’t terrible, he was fine.

「Back at home that evening」

Big Treasure got busy preparing the meal, and his younger siblings all came to help.

Fourth Treasure announced, “For my turn on Thursday, just text me what you guys want to eat.”

“I won’t wait for you. I’ll head to the supermarket first, get home to cook, and try to have a hot meal ready by the time you all get back.”

The others, “…”

Second Treasure said diplomatically, “We’re not picky. We’ll eat whatever you make.”

Third Treasure said nothing, quietly washing the vegetables.

Big Treasure was already stir-frying. “I don’t have any requests. Whatever you make is fine.”

Since Lin Feng didn’t cook in the evenings, he took Little Treasure out to the yard to play after feeding her some baby food.

When Little Treasure saw her siblings, she charged toward them, headfirst, her legs pumping high as if her little feet were on fire wheels. A moment later, the little girl was also “helping” wash vegetables. Third Treasure had given her a small basin with a few vegetable leaves, and she was having the time of her life splashing in the water.

“Fourth Brother, I want something yummy.”

From sputtering single words, to two words, then four, Little Treasure could eventually speak in complete sentences. The speed of her progress surprised everyone. If Lin Feng remembered correctly, among the four of them, Second Treasure had been the first to start talking and was also the most fluent.

When Fourth Treasure heard this, he grew excited. The family’s beloved darling had actually responded! He hurried over to ask, “What do you want to eat?”

“Fan Fan.”

“What kind of Fan Fan?”

“Yummy Fan Fan!”

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

Second Treasure chuckled. “Little Treasure is still on baby food. Do you even know how to make that?”

Third Treasure added, “She doesn’t even know what she wants to eat yet!”

After playing for a while, Little Treasure got bored, kicked off her shoes, and stuck her little feet in the basin.

“Washing footsies!”

Her siblings’ attitude toward Little Treasure was one of absolute indulgence. When Lin Feng entered the room, he saw her washing her feet in the vegetable basin. And not only that, her siblings weren’t stopping her. Instead, they were dangling vegetable leaves in the water, pretending they were little fish to entertain her.

Damn it, why is she so out of control? It’s all because they spoil her! It’s time for me to step in!

Lin Feng walked over. “Having fun?”

Except for Big Treasure, who was busy stir-frying and didn’t answer, the other four hung their heads.

Little Treasure even replied, “Daddy, it’s so much fun!”

Second Treasure chuckled awkwardly. “Dad, Little Treasure’s feet aren’t stinky or dirty. It’s fine.”

Lin Feng was speechless. How could they even say that? He went over to lecture Little Treasure, telling her she couldn’t do that, that it was unclean and unhygienic, and so on and so forth.

“Little Treasure’s footsies smell nice!”

“Daddy kissed my footsies, so they’re not dirty!”

“Little Treasure smells nice!”

Good grief, she actually got angry!

Then she activated her Charming and Pitiful skill, declaring, “Little Treasure isn’t dirty!”

Lin Feng picked her up, planning to calm her down before gently reasoning with her. As he left, he pointed a finger at the main culprits.

With an expression that was both upset and heartbroken, Little Treasure turned her back on him, clearly indicating she didn’t want to see her stinky daddy.

That’s right. In her eyes, he was now stinky daddy. When she was happy, he was good daddy, super-cool daddy, handsome daddy… When she was unhappy, he was stinky daddy, daddy-who-doesn’t-love-his-treasure, daddy-who-doesn’t-like-his-treasure…

Lin Feng looked at her tiny back and felt a headache coming on. Such a big temper for someone so small. What’s she going to be like when she’s older?

Lin Feng crossed his arms, refusing to comfort her. Let’s see what happens if I just ignore her today.

In less than ten seconds, the little one couldn’t sit still anymore.

She must be wondering why Daddy isn’t comforting her today.

Puzzled, Little Treasure slowly turned her head and saw her dad watching her with a half-smile. She quickly whipped her head back around and continued to sulk, letting out a loud huff to express her displeasure.

Lin Feng saw all of this but pretended not to notice. I just want to see what she’ll do. This little one is getting spoiled rotten.

Seeing that Lin Feng wasn’t reacting, Little Treasure huffed again, even louder this time. Then, louder still, she even mimicked his posture, crossing her tiny arms over her chest.

Lin Feng was torn between laughter and tears. They say children have formidable imitation skills, and today was living proof.

After several tries, Little Treasure finally understood that her stinky daddy wasn’t going to pay any attention to her. With this realization, her tiny shoulders began to tremble, and tears started to well up and drip down her cheeks.

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