Dun Dun is half a year old, and it’s his first time going out with both dads to visit his grandparents and little uncle.
During dinner, Auntie Zhang carried Dun Dun in a baby carrier, standing by while eating and soothing the child, “Dun Dun is getting harder to handle as he grows older. He wants to grab everything he sees.”
So, they dare not let this little guy sit on their laps to eat together, or he would mess up the entire table of food.
“Huh?” The handsome little meatball now grasped a spoon and energetically waved it at the dining table.
That adorable little mouth was mumbling in a language of its own that adults couldn’t understand.
Seeing this, Ding Wei felt embarrassed as the hostess; it wasn’t right to let the older elders stand while eating. “Auntie Zhang, shall I hold the baby? You sit down and eat first?”
She was very polite.
“No need, no need.” Auntie Zhang refused, then glanced at Mr. Huo, who was almost finished eating, and said with a smile that surprised Ding Wei, “Mr. Huo will be done soon. Let him hold Dun Dun in a while.”
Parents-in-law: “???”
A while later, Huo Yunchuan put down his chopsticks and, under the incredulous gaze of the An family, took the mischievous meatball from Auntie Zhang’s back.
“Oh…” Dun Dun was always close to Huo Yunchuan, cleverly wrapping his arms around his father’s neck and soon using the spoon in his hand to tap his father’s head.
After all, in Ding Wei and An Cheng’s impression, their son-in-law must be the strict and authoritative type, not one to indulge children.
So when they saw Dun Dun recklessly tapping his dad’s head, they immediately broke into a cold sweat for their grandson, thinking of saying something to stop the child.
However, before they could say anything, An Wuyang noticed Dun Dun’s mischief. Rarely serious and stern with his son, he said gently, “Dun Dun, you can’t hit Dad’s head. It might make him silly.”
Then he tried to take the shiny silver spoon from his son’s hand.
“Oops!” Dun Dun was in a playful mood, vigorously shaking his head, clearly unwilling to surrender his weapon.
An Wuyang found himself in a dilemma, but he thought to himself that unruly behavior in children often stemmed from parental indulgence. He couldn’t afford to spoil the child excessively.
With this in mind, he sternly took Dun Dun’s spoon away, earnestly instructing, “No means no.”
Before he could finish speaking, the little prince of the Huo family, deprived of his toy, burst into loud, powerful tears.
An Wuyang: “…”
You cry if you want to cry; let’s see how long you can keep it up.
So, Dun Dun cried for a solid three seconds.
“Alright, let him play with it,” Huo Yunchuan couldn’t bear it and said, then picked up a new spoon from the table and handed it to the little meatball, even if he might continue tapping his head.
Witnessing this situation of conflicting parenting styles, An Wuyang was utterly bewildered. As for the An family, they seemed pensive, surprised that their son-in-law appeared to spoil the child more than their own youngest son.
“Burp…” Dun Dun stopped crying once he got the spoon, letting out a satisfied burp.
The small father whose educational plan had been disrupted felt conflicted. On one hand, he thought his son was indeed very cute; on the other hand, he felt annoyed. If Dun Dun turned into a brat in the future, that wouldn’t be good.
In a soft voice, he reminded, “The food’s getting cold, let’s eat.”
An Wuyang scratched his ear, feeling embarrassed to continue daydreaming as Huo Yunchuan stood so close to him. “Oh,” he replied, picking up his bowl and eating obediently.
Huo Yunchuan, who adored this teenager dearly, comforted and cherished his son in his arms while his warm gaze constantly watched the teenager eating.
Just watching him eat with his mouth moving delighted Huo Yunchuan both physically and mentally.
The affectionate old man couldn’t help but stroke his hair, feeling the texture was very good.
Having significantly reduced his appetite since half a year ago, An Wuyang finished his bowl and put down his chopsticks with a slight sense of fullness. “I’m done eating. Take your time, everyone.”
An Cheng looked at his second son’s empty bowl. “Wuyang, you ate so little?”
They say half-size kids eat up their parents. Their second son is only nineteen years old and should be in the growth period.
A bowl of rice is actually quite a lot; I eat this much at home too.
An Wuyang grabbed a wet tissue, wiped his mouth, and said, “Dad, I’m already full, I really can’t eat anymore.”
Appearing focused on taking care of the child, but actually paying attention to his wife all along, Huo Yunchuan said, “Eat smaller meals more frequently, don’t eat too much at once.”
An Cheng nodded in agreement, “That’s true.” After that, he didn’t say anything more.
Only Aunt Zhang and An Cheng were left slowly eating at the table.
After washing his hands and returning, An Wuyang immediately clapped his hands towards Dun Dun in Huo Yunchuan’s arms to attract the attention of the little meatball, “Dun Dun, can Daddy hold you?”
Dun Dun turned his head and looked at him for a second, “Ah…” Upon realizing it was An Wuyang, he immediately smiled and opened his arms.
Seeing his irresistibly cute son, An Wuyang immediately forgot about Dun Dun’s mischievous act of ‘abusing’ his own father with a spoon earlier.
“Dun Dun, do you know how cute you are?” The slightly awkward teenager held his legitimate son seriously.
“Eh?” Dun Dun, with his round eyes, tilted his head to look at him.
“I’m saying you’re a good boy. You shouldn’t hit people in the future, understand?” An Wuyang patiently imparted, even though Dun Dun was only half a year old and couldn’t understand what the adults were talking about.
Sure enough, silly Dun Dun picked up the spoon and started tapping his father’s head again…
An Wuyang: “…”
Everyone present looked at the father and son, unable to help but smile involuntarily.
Especially An Cheng and his wife, they had a feeling before that their second son became more likable after getting married and having a child.
However, the more they felt this way, the more they felt a sense of loss every time they saw the child, as if they had missed out on many important things.
For example, today, although their second son came back to visit with their son-in-law and grandson, they couldn’t stay long.
The reason being, after lunch, Huo Yunchuan saw both the adults and the children getting sleepy, so he bid farewell to Dun Dun’s grandparents.
So, all in all, they spent about four hours at An’s house, ending their visit due to the children getting sleepy.
On the way back, An Wuyang didn’t fall asleep. He felt calm and enjoyed this quietly happy mood.
Due to inferiority issues, An Wuyang lacked confidence in front of his parents and never expected anyone to particularly like him.
To be honest, as a young person under twenty, he felt quite lost.
Fortunately, now that he had his own little family and son, he realized he didn’t need to derive his growth energy from his parents anymore.
Stepping out of that circle and reconsidering his relationship with his parents, he found that everything was so light and insignificant, not worth mentioning.
Huo Yunchuan reached out and touched the boy’s hair and ears next to him without saying anything.
The boy who was touched tilted his head, rubbed the warm fingers with his head, and after being kissed twice, the teenager, who was not always conscious of making a move, immediately turned his face and took a kiss…
Immediately a tingling sensation spread from Huo Yunchuan’s fingertips to his brain, directly awakening the beast hidden deep in his heart.
Half an hour later, the silver-gray car pulled into the community parking lot.
“We’re here.” An Wuyang unbuckled his seatbelt but was stopped by the man next to him, who pressed his hand against the door, preventing him from opening it.
Meeting the puzzled eyes of the little angel, Huo Yunchuan didn’t say anything.
He just turned his head towards the back seat and said, “Aunt Zhang, you take Dun Dun up first. We’ll stay here for a while.”
Aunt Zhang was taken aback, nodded, and with a kind face, she carried the sleeping Dun Dun out of the car. “Dun Dun is asleep. I’ll take him up first to sleep. You guys take your time.”
An Wuyang blinked, “Huh?” Seeing Aunt Zhang take Dun Dun away, he was left in a mini-lesson: “What did you say?” He looked at Huo Yunchuan nervously.
Thinking, did he do something wrong today?
Honestly, he felt pretty good about himself.
“You’re so innocent. What else can we do when we’re alone together?” Huo Yunchuan said, unbuckling his seatbelt, leaning across the distance between the driver’s seat and the passenger seat, and passionately kissing the naive little sweetheart.
So, he just wanted to steal a kiss?
As a caring partner, the little angel hugged Huo’s neck warmly in response.
Huo Yunchuan forced himself to temporarily pause his advances, enjoying the youthful and lively response in his embrace, but he couldn’t resist for long and eagerly took back control.
After some time passed, An Wuyang suddenly realized he was sitting on Huo Yunchuan’s lap.
When he understood what Dun Dun’s Dad meant, panic flashed across his face. He quickly grabbed those capable hands and stammered, “Ah, what are you doing?”
In broad daylight, still in the parking lot.
A deep voice came, “There’s a raincoat in the car.”
An Wuyang’s face instantly turned red. He hesitated and said, “But, it’s daytime now… and we’re in a parking lot…”
Huo Yunchuan immediately pecked him again, “Where is it white? Look around, is it black or white?”
An Wuyang glanced around, feeling a bit aggrieved, “Of course, the basement level is black…”
There’s no light source here.
“So what are you worried about?” Huo Yunchuan asked, coaxing gently while making his move. In fact, that day in the parking lot of the University, he had planned to do just this: “Yangyang, you know me best. There’s no way I’d let anyone see you.”
That was true; he would go mad.
“Um…” It was a kiss with ulterior motives.
Huo Yunchuan didn’t leave himself any room for second thoughts. As An Wuyang realized this fact, he wrinkled his nose and frowned in discomfort.
Yet this discomfort wasn’t simply discomfort.
Overall, it wasn’t that uncomfortable…
“Ah.” When the little angel gradually got used to this narrow space, he tugged softly at Huo’s hair and mumbled, “So impressive..”
Huo Yunchuan: “???”
The man who also wanted to tug at his own hair was now certain and assured. He had never taught the little angel to talk dirty?
Author’s note:
The saucy prince of Old Huo suddenly came online.
1TL: YSIAD “You can support me if you like my translations by leaving a comment below, or by sending me a Ko-fi. Thank you and Enjoy reading! ❤️”
