CH 6

Jiang Jianguo couldn’t bear the sight of his son starving. He put Xiaobao on the sofa and said, “Sit here and watch TV. Dad will get you something to eat.”

Yin Yin corrected some homework and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water when she saw Jiang Jianguo cooking noodles inside.

As soon as Jiang Jianguo saw her, he let out an awkward smile and said with a slightly timid expression on his face. “Xiaobao is hungry. I want to cook something for him.”

“I’ll do it. You should be tired. Go take a bath and rest early.”

When he saw that Yin Yin didn’t get angry, Jiang Jianguo secretly sighed in relief. It seemed that his wife still loves her son very much.

“Alright, then I’ll leave it you.”

“Dad, it smells so good.” Jiang Tianyang, who was so hungry couldn’t stop himself from swallowing his saliva after smelling the delicious aroma from the kitchen.

He turned his head, and in a timely manner, saw Yin Yin who had just come out of the kitchen. His face froze.

“Mom,” he said softly.

Putting down the noodles, Yin Yin pulled Xiaobao to her side. She lowered her head and asked, “Is Xiaobao hungry?”

Jiang Tianyang nodded his head quickly.

“Do you want to eat noodles?”

Jiang Tianyang nodded again and touched his round belly.

“Then eat noodles. Look over there, see that? That’s the food you knocked off just now. If you wipe it clean, mom will give you the noodles.” Yin Yin deliberately didn’t clean up the mess in that place.

As soon as he heard that he needed to do something, Jiang Tianyang immediately wanted to quit. Tears welled up in his eyes, but in front of Yin Yin, he didn’t dare to cry again.

“Mom, Xiaobao is hungry and wants to eat noodles.” He pulled Yin Yin’s sleeve with his tiny hand and said pitifully.

Yin Yin shook her head and said with a firm attitude: “No, mom said you have to clean your mess before you can eat the noodles.”

Yin Yin put the noodles in front of him.

The hot noodles exude a fragrant aroma that arouses people’s appetite. Fresh green onions were sprinkled on top of the noodles, paired with one whole poached egg and many slices of pork.

Jiang Tianyang’s stomach growled again. He looked at the noodles eagerly.

“Want to eat? Then clean up your mess.”

In the end, Jiang Tianyang picked up the broom and rag.

The five-year-old Xiaobao was already strong enough to lift a broom. But he, who didn’t even know how to eat by himself, looks very clumsy while holding the broom.

Little by little, he swept the rice and meat thrown on the ground using the broom, with a resigned expression on his face, looking at Yin Yin from time to time.

Yin Yin calmly watched him clean up, showing no intention of helping him at all.

After cleaning, Yin Yin wiped the small piece of floor with a rag.

To be honest, Xiaobao didn’t do a very good job in cleaning up the mess on the floor, but Yin Yin didn’t care.

After a period of time, Jiang Tianyang sat on the ground: “Mom, I’m done wiping.”

“Alright, good job.”

“Then mom, can Xiaobao eat noodles now?” Jiang Tianyang rubbed his stomach using his chubby hands, “Its all flat now.”

“Does Xiaobao know what he did wrong today?” Yin Yin asked in a warm voice.

Jiang Tianyang’s eyes were a little blank, and his small hands grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Yin Yin gave him an analysis: “First, your sister’s toys is only for your sister, and Xiaobao can’t grab them. If you like her toys, you should ask for her permission first. If your sister agrees, then you can play with it. Understand?”

“Second, Xiaobao is already five years old, not young anymore. You must learn how to eat by yourself. When your sister was at your age, she not only knew how to eat by herself, but also knew how to bathe and dress without the help of others. So, in the future, you have to learn it all little by little. Starting from tomorrow, you should learn how to eat by yourself. Can you do it?”

Jiang Tianyang bit his little finger, and finally nodded.