CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 266: PRINCE HUANG IS VERY FILIAL 1

When she and Yin Shixiu returned home, she realized the saying "like father, like son and daughter" was so true!

This wasn’t just about squandering money!

As soon as the door opened, a wave of heat hit them, startling Su Xiaomeng.

Summer nights were always stifling, and she expected a cool breeze upon entering their home, but it was hotter than outside.

Su Xiaomeng ran inside without even changing her shoes.

Earlier that evening, Ah Su left a message saying she had to leave for something important, but the two kids were fed and put to bed.

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang usually slept for one or two hours.

So neither she nor Yin Shixiu was too worried, and they didn’t rush back. Who knew...

"Shuang’er, Huang Huang?"

Su Xiaomeng saw toys scattered all over the living room carpet, and the air conditioner was blowing hot air... the remote mixed in with the toys.

Yin Shixiu came in after her and adjusted the mode and temperature.

Su Xiaomeng emerged from the bedroom, looking alarmed, her eyes red, "Shixiu, the kids... they’re not in their room."

Yin Shixiu paused, "Check the other rooms."

Then he walked into the bedroom, where several pillows had been thrown on the floor, piled up to almost bed height.

Yin Shixiu thought, could these two little ones really be clever enough to use pillows to climb down from the bed?

"Shuang’er! Huang Huang!"

Su Xiaomeng was getting anxious.

Yin Shixiu looked around and saw the last toy at the kitchen door, wide open...

He walked over, a hint of realization dawning... but when he stepped into the kitchen, the scene made him both laugh and cry.

"Meng Meng, stop looking, they’re here!"

Su Xiaomeng rushed over at his call, "How did they end up in the kitc..."

No one knew how these little ones made it to the kitchen.

But it was obvious that they must have accidentally set the air conditioner to heat, felt uncomfortably hot, and started looking for a cool spot...

However, what surprised the couple was, who taught these little ones how to open the fridge?!

The fridge door was wide open, and Shuangshuang and Huanghuang were sleeping soundly on the carpet, snuggled together.

Su Xiaomeng sighed in relief, walked over, and closed the fridge door.

The noise woke Shuangshuang, who was trying to roll over, her big eyes slowly opened, and when she saw Xiaomeng, they shone even brighter.

"Mama... hehe..."

Su Xiaomeng felt her heart melt at that call and quickly picked up the little girl from the floor.

It seemed they couldn’t leave the house unattended, even for a moment.

With this hot and cold, if they got sick, Su Xiaomeng’s heart would break.

Yet this little girl seemed so happy and playful.

Yin Shixiu bent down and picked up his son.

He felt the little belly and forehead; the temperature was normal. Seeing Huang Huang had no intention of waking, he carried his son back to the bedroom.

Once Shuangshuang woke up, she couldn’t stop clinging to Su Xiaomeng.

Her drooling little mouth was rubbing against Su Xiaomeng’s face, as if her saliva was some kind of treasure.

"Daddy!"

The bedroom door opened again, and Shuangshuang’s gaze instantly fixated on Yin Shixiu, stretching out her little arms for a hug.

Yin Shixiu leaned over to kiss his daughter, but didn’t immediately hug her. Instead, he gently nudged her little forehead, "Dad bought you a toy, just wait a moment!"

Su Xiaomeng rubbed her forehead, looking at the toys scattered all over the place...

Then she looked at Yin Shixiu, particularly proud as he assembled the new electronic piano he bought for Shuang’er.

A grown man, didn’t even change out of his work clothes, sitting on the sofa diligently disinfecting the toys with alcohol.

Shuangshuang lay on Su Xiaomeng’s arm, neck outstretched, eyes fixated on the colorful toy piano, practically drooling like a puppy.

"Mmm... ah... ah ah..."

She knew it was for her, stretching out her tiny hands, eager to get her hands on it.

Su Xiaomeng handed Shuangshuang to Yin Shixiu to hold, while she went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

It was so hot that people’s appetites were bound to decrease.

Xiao Meng didn’t plan to make any stir-fries or soups, just some millet porridge with vegetables and carrot bits, and some minced chicken.

Shuangshuang and Huanghuang liked it, and she and Shixiu could eat it too.

Yin Shixiu played with Shuangshuang with the new toy in the living room. Press a key, and it played a children’s song.

Su Xiaomeng had to admit, though over three hundred was a bit pricey, the quality was there.

The audio quality of the music was excellent, unlike those cheap ones that sounded especially noisy.

Kids liked them, but adults couldn’t stand them.

Occasionally glancing at the father and daughter in the living room, seeing how much Yin Shixiu doted on Shuangshuang...

I’m really worried the little girl might get spoiled by him.

Dinner was ready past eight, and Prince Huang woke up hearing the commotion outside the door. He dragged a pillow to the bed’s edge and watched it fall to the ground.

Then he turned to drag the second pillow to the bed’s edge, watching as it stacked on top of the other pillow...

Prince Huang rolled over and slowly crawled to the bed’s edge, tentatively touching the ground with his little foot. Once he felt the pillow, he set down his other foot and successfully "rolled" off the bed.

He happily waddled over to the door, seeing it shut. He leaned on the door and stood on tiptoe, but not reaching the doorknob, he reluctantly knocked on the door.

Yin Shixiu heard the sound and went to open the door, seeing the pillows stacked on the ground again, he couldn’t hide his pride despite his dazed expression.

He picked up Prince Huang, hugging and kissing him repeatedly.

When Su Xiaomeng came out with a pot of porridge, she heard Yin Shixiu proudly muttering to himself, "My son is so smart, just like Dad; he can get off the bed by himself!"

"Enough, hurry up and wash your hands for dinner."

Su Xiaomeng urged with a laugh.

Yin Shixiu responded, but still didn’t put down his precious son, and the two headed to the kitchen together.

"Do you know how he gets off the bed? He stacks the pillows one by one on the ground and then rolls down along them."

Su Xiaomeng listened, but found it hard to believe.

It wasn’t until a few days later, when she saw Huang Huang help Shuangshuang off the bed the same way, that she believed it.

After Su Xiaomeng went on holiday, she carefully stayed home to take care of Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.

And then she understood, even though Shuangshuang seemed naughtier and more likely to cause trouble, she wasn’t as destructive as Huang Huang.

Most of Shuangshuang’s toys were smashed by her, and she liked to make "bang bang" sounds when smashing.

Whenever Su Xiaomeng heard this noise, she immediately stepped in to stop and guide, saying things like, "This is very expensive, this is also very expensive, this one and that one are also very expensive... Do you know what expensive means? It means it costs a lot of money, it’s—"

However, each time Su Xiaomeng patiently taught her, Shuangshuang would give her a sunny smile and then grab a toy with a "bang" and smash it right in front of her.

Probably the only comfort Su Xiaomeng could find was that Shuangshuang’s destructive behavior was always within her sight.

The one who always gave the impression of being obedient, smart and quiet, Prince Huang...

Was actually an out-and-out destroyer!

The kind of kid who can silently dismantle your house before you even realize it.

The TV remote left on the coffee table had already been silently dismantled by Prince Huang three times. Initially, she, Shixiu, and Ah Su all assumed Shuangshuang had done it.

It wasn’t until the day Su Xiaomeng saw Prince Huang silently putting the dismantled remote back in place, that she realized Shuangshuang had been wrongly blamed.

Now, Su Xiaomeng no longer finds solace in Huang’s quiet demeanor.

Because no one knows what smart little mischief he might concoct next.

Su Xiaomeng found it quite a headache and even called her parents about it.

She worried that she and Shixiu were pampering the children too much and would spoil them.

She asked her parents if such destructive behavior could indicate a child’s innate bad nature.

Su’s father kindly replied, "I don’t know if Shuangshuang and Huang Huang have an innate bad nature, but I do know that Su Xiaomeng nearly burned the house down at one, and she didn’t turn out bad."

The call lasted over half an hour, with only the first sentence related to Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.

The rest were nostalgic stories of Su’s father recalling silly things Xiaomeng did as a child.

Listening to it made Su Xiaomeng want to seal Dad’s mouth shut.

Yet Yin Shixiu was right beside her ear, laughing as he listened.

After hanging up the call, Su Xiaomeng glared at Yin Shixiu, "What are you laughing at!"

Yin Shixiu pulled her into his arms, "Don’t worry, with a good mom like you, the kids will turn out fine."

Su Xiaomeng gave him a sidelong glance, "Nonsense, you don’t need to say that, what worries me is with an unreliable dad like you, they... mmph!"

Yin Shixiu then nibbled at her lips.

Su Xiaomeng rolled her eyes at him; she understood Yin Shixiu’s tactic now.

If things get tense, he quickly resorts to kissing.

Yet... she enjoys it, which is just crazy!

Though Su Xiaomeng was quite concerned about Huang Huang’s silent destructiveness, when it came to Huang Huang always managing to fool Yin Shixiu...

She couldn’t help but admire it.

Huang Huang quickly grew his teeth and loved chewing, often biting down on fresh carrots Su Xiaomeng bought, chewing one for over an hour.

Once, when Mr. Yin and Mrs. Yin came to see their grandson and granddaughter, they saw Huang Huang gnawing on a carrot and paused for quite a while, then almost simultaneously said, "This child is great, not picky."

But Su Xiaomeng reckoned that even if Huang Huang weren’t chewing on such grounded things like carrots and preferred more exquisite items...

The two elders would still find it praiseworthy.

They’d likely say, "This kid is great, knows what’s good from an early age." or something similar.

Getting teeth quickly meant more things could be eaten.

When Grandpa and Grandma visited, they had the housekeeper bring some fresh tangerines; summer tangerines are still a bit sour.

But Huang Huang and Shuangshuang were never afraid of sourness since they were little.

Yin Shaohui peeled a tangerine for Huang Huang, giving him a small piece, and Huang Huang ate it with drool streaming.