Chapter 493 - 392: Having a Younger Brother

Chapter 493: Chapter 392: Having a Younger Brother

"This is outrageous!"

Yang Zishan said angrily, "If this doesn’t work, I’ll have my dad tie up that bastard Fu Yuan and throw him into the sea!"

???

"Good lord, you’re something else. So protective. Too bad your dear Brother Jiang is going to marry Jun Qingmeng, haha."

Xiao Han grinned, gloating.

Joking aside...

Every one of them was a little worried about Jiang Liu.

After all, it was a Sichuan cuisine competition, and he was following his opponent’s lead.

As far as anyone knew, Boss Jiang’s Sichuan cooking skills were limited to just a few dishes.

Although they were incredibly delicious, he ultimately lacked a deep foundation. There was no way Master Jiang had perfected every single Sichuan dish, right?

That was just too far-fetched.

"Hey, what if Jiang God loses to that moron in the Sichuan food competition? President Jun will lose money. Do you think they’ll have a fight over it?"

The moment Rui Ning said that...

Their minds all started racing.

’Opportunity knocks!’

Yang Zishan’s eyes lit up. She was already prepared to step in for Jun Qingmeng.

She liked Jiang Liu way too much.

*

At 6:40 PM.

The family of three finished their dinner, and Tongtong patted her stomach contentedly.

She squinted her eyes at her father, her little expression one of pure bliss.

Jun Qingmeng took the initiative to clear the table and asked casually, "Honey, when is the competition going to start?"

A lightbulb lit up above Jiang Tongtong’s head, and her eyes sparkled with excitement. "Daddy, Daddy, Tongtong wants to watch you compete against someone! Can Tongtong take a day off from school, please?"

The mother and daughter had completely different things on their minds.

Jun Qingmeng had unconditional faith in Jiang Liu, but she was still a little worried he might lose.

That was why she had to be by her husband’s side. If he lost, she needed to be there to make sure no one bullied her husband.

If anyone dared to bully her husband, she would break them and throw them out!

Tongtong, on the other hand, had never once considered that her father could lose. In her little heart, her dad was the best, the number one best in the whole world. No one could beat her daddy.

’Daddy will only win, how could he ever lose?’

She just wanted to see her dad looking magnificent.

And she also wanted to take a day off to spend with him.

The mere thought of getting a day off made Tongtong bubble with excitement and joy.

Faced with Tongtong’s expectant gaze...

Jiang Liu casually burst her bubble. "I asked about the renovation schedule. The place next door should be finished by Friday afternoon."

"So, the competition will probably be held on Friday after you two get back."

Jiang Liu finished with a smile.

Tongtong’s little face immediately fell.

’I can’t skip kindergarten for it, sigh.’

Jiang Tongtong sighed melancholically, "Daddy, your little treasure’s life is so hard."

"Waaaah! I don’t want to, I don’t want to! Tongtong doesn’t want to go to kindergarten! I want! To be with you! Daddy!!"

Jiang Tongtong yelled loudly.

She started throwing a tantrum right then and there.

Jiang Liu patted her head comfortingly. "Good girl, once you graduate from college, you won’t have to go to school anymore. It’s not that many years. It’ll be over before you know it."

Even Jiang Liu himself didn’t believe the words "before you know it."

But as a qualified doting father, he had to learn how to make grand promises to his little one.

Keep her happy first, and figure out the rest later.

If that doesn’t work, just make more promises.

Jiang Tongtong was still pouting, her little face sullen.

"Daddy, that’s so many years! It’s too long for Tongtong to count! I don’t want to! Tongtong just wants to be with Daddy and Mommy~"

"Can we stay together forever and ever, please?"

Jiang Liu said, ""Be good. You have to go to school. Children who don’t go to school aren’t good children.

"You’ll understand this when you grow up. When you get to college, or continue your studies, you’ll see a much more exciting world. You can also travel, make friends, and do a lot of things you want to do.""

As Jiang Liu spoke, he felt a bit of discomfort in his own heart.

As a father, he didn’t want his daughter to leave him either.

But a fledgling has to learn to fly on its own; she couldn’t just rely on hiding under his wing.

However...

’If my daughter still wants to just laze around by my side after she graduates, then I’ll let her laze around every day. Eat, sleep, repeat—she can do whatever she pleases, as long as she’s happy.’

Jiang Liu was willing to support her.

Jiang Tongtong immediately shook her head forcefully, her little face serious as she refused. "Daddy, Tongtong has already thought it all out. I want to live with Daddy and Mommy forever.

"Did you know, Daddy, Jingjing and the others like to play with boys, but Tongtong doesn’t like boys at all."

"Daddy~"

Jiang Tongtong suddenly looked at Jiang Liu with a pitiful expression.

"You won’t abandon this little cutie, will you? She can help you mop the floor, help you with work, and keep Daddy company every day, okay?"

Jiang Liu frowned.

’My daughter’s line of thinking seems a bit off.’

Jun Qingmeng glanced up at Jiang Liu, her beautiful, shining eyes seemingly able to speak.

Jiang Liu understood his wife’s unasked question.

He nodded. "Tongtong has been like this since she was little. It might be because I’ve been taking care of her for so long."

Kids these days really did mature early. After all, things were different now; every family had phones, computers, and TVs.

There were tons of soap operas and anime.

Children were fast learners, and being exposed to such things accelerated their maturity.

So when it came to things like love between men and women, kids picked up on it. Although they didn’t understand the intricacies, they still formed a vague idea.

His own little kiddo was certainly different from the others.

She wasn’t into that kind of stuff.

She didn’t seem very interested.

Jiang Liu was silent for a moment, contemplating how to give his daughter a lesson on the matter.

Tongtong hurriedly spoke again. "Daddy, please promise Tongtong, okay? Tongtong has already thought about it. In the future, you and Mommy can have a little brother."

"Then we can let the little brother have a grandson for you, Daddy. Isn’t it better for Tongtong to just stay with Daddy and Mommy?"

His train of thought interrupted, Jiang Liu asked in surprise, "You wouldn’t mind having a little brother?"

"Why would I mind?"

Tongtong grinned. "Having a little brother would be great! Look, not only can he have kids for Daddy, but Tongtong can also beat him up for fun!"

??

’He’s already being treated as a tool before he’s even born?’

It made Jiang Liu’s teeth ache.

He was completely dumbfounded.

’So you want me to give you a little brother just so you can beat him up for fun, and then have him fulfill the duties you don’t want to??’

’Wow.’

’She’s got it all figured out.’

Jiang Tongtong’s eyes shone with excitement at the thought. "I saw an auntie on TikTok say that you have to start hitting your little brother early. Otherwise, when he grows up, you won’t be able to beat him anymore."

"Daddy, can Tongtong just hit him a few times to try it out?"

Jiang Tongtong blinked her innocent eyes.

"Ahem."

Jiang Liu tried to speak but choked. He changed the subject. "Tongtong, think about it this way. If we had a little brother in the family, you wouldn’t be the littlest treasure anymore."

"Mommy and I would have to divert a lot of our energy from you to take care of a brother who’s even younger than you. And, you would have to help Mommy and me take care of your little brother. It would be the three of us taking care of him, not Mommy and me just taking care of you. Understand?"

Jiang Tongtong, this silly kid, wasn’t very reliable.

Jiang Liu decided he had to make things clear to his daughter.

He didn’t want his daughter to be unhappy later and take it out on her brother by beating him up every day.

That would be a real headache for him.

"Umm..."