Chapter 5 (1/2)

Chapter 5

When the little one finished speaking, he stared at the tablet silently like he was waiting for something. But, after getting no response in a long time, disappointment gradually seeped into his eyes as his lips curved down. His figure looked lonely and pitiful.

Was he talking to his father? Was he disappointed because he didn’t receive a reply? Tang Tang couldn’t bear to see him like that. She thought for a moment before slowly moving closer to Xiao Zhuo and asked, “Bao Bao, what are you saying to your fa — no, your daddy?”

Ji Xiao Zhuo turned around, so his back was facing Tang Tang. He did not respond.

Tang Tang could only move to the other side and carried on, “Bao Bao, you’re amazing, ah. You know how to use a tablet. I don’t know how to. Can you teach me? I want to learn.”

Xiao Zhuo let out a humph and turned around again. He insisted on not looking at her.

Tang Tang grinned. She patiently moved again and started to say sweet words unwaveringly, “Cute Bao Bao, precious Bao Bao, teach me how to use it. Once I know how to use it, I can use it to talk to you. Isn’t that good? Please teach me, good Bao Bao ~.”

Maybe it was because Tang Tang was being too cheesy, but the little guy reacted as he glared at her with his puffed cheeks, “You’re lying! You know how to use it! You used to play with your mobile all the time.” He had seen her send a voice message to someone to go out for drinks frequently before.

Mobile? What was a mobile? Tang Tang was at a loss, so she could only explain, “Bao Bao, I didn’t lie to you. I really don’t know how to. I got injured before and forgot everything. I don’t know how to do anything anymore, just look at my injuries.”

What she said shocked Xiao Zhuo, so he looked at her with skepticism.

Tang Tang pointed at her leg and the purple bruises on her face. She tried hard to make him believe her, “Look, Bao Bao, I really got injured. I forgot everything, so I’m not as smart as Bao Bao now.”

Xiao Zhuo stared at Tang Tang’s injuries while he clenched his fists. After a period of silence, he said, “I’ll teach you once. If you can’t remember after I teach you, then I’ll just leave it.”

Tang Tang nodded her head happily, “Okay! Thank you, Bao Bao.”

Xiao Zhuo turned around to get the tablet and pushed it towards Tang Tang. He seemed like he was unwilling. Then he pointed towards the ‘speaker’ button and said, “You just need to press this while you speak. Then daddy would be able to hear you.”

Tang Tang was really curious about this object that could speak, so she wanted to learn how to use it. Since she was going to be living in this world from now on, she needed to learn these things, so she watched the little guy carefully. She recognized that the one in the picture was the little one. In one of them, the little guy was biting on a chicken leg. In the other picture, he was sleeping deeply. It was cute.

“Ah, Bao Bao, is this you? It really looks like you!”

Xiao Zhuo humphed, but he was rather proud as he said, “Both mine and daddy’s profile picture is a photo of me. Daddy took the pictures.”

Tang Tang looked at the pictures with amazement. The more she looked at, the cuter she found them. She also felt that the drawing skills here were very mystical, as the person in the picture looked identical to the real person.

When Ji Xiao Zhuo saw Tang Tang kept staring at his picture, his face reddened. He forced himself to keep a blank expression and said, “Do you still want to learn? Don’t waste my time. I’m very busy.”

Tang Tang focused and replied, “I want to learn. I’ll learn it now. So, do you just have to press that, and then speak?”

The little guy nodded and pressed in the speaker button to demonstrate, “Daddy, Daddy, it’s me, Xiao Zhuo!” He let go of the button when he finished speaking. Then he turned to Tang Tang and said, “It’s just like this. When daddy sees it, he can hear what we said. You give it a try.”

“Ah, me?” Tang Tang rubbed her hands. She didn’t know what to do. After all, what should she say to her ‘husband’? What’s the best thing to say? Maybe she should start with a greeting.

Tang Tang felt a bit nervous and a bit excited at the same time. She repeated what she wanted to say a few times in her head. After confirming that it was ok, she slowly moved to press the button, but before she could touch it, a chubby hand stopped her.

Tang Tang confusedly looked at the little one.

Ji Xiao Zhuo puffed his cheeks and glared at her again, “You need to speak nicely. You can’t curse at daddy! You can’t argue with him either! Otherwise… Otherwise…”

The little one couldn’t think about anything else to say, so he could only swing his chubby legs in defeat.

“Eh …” Tang Tang blinked. It took her a moment to understand the little one’s meaning. Could it be the original owner treated her husband badly and frequently cursed and argued with him? Was that the reason why Bao Bao said that?

But, why would the original owner curse at her husband? Since she was married, she should assist her husband, teach the children, and treat them well. That was what a good wife should do. Tang Tang’s wet nurse had always said this to her from a young age. So, why would the original owner treat her husband and children so badly? Unless her husband was a bad person?

Tang Tang asked Xiao Zhuo cautiously, “Bao Bao, is your daddy a good person?”

Ji Xiao Zhuo answered without even thinking, “Of course, daddy is good. He needs to catch bad people and earn money to raise me and you. It’s hard to earn money, and you don’t earn any money. All you do is drink, break things, and curse at daddy. You’re bad! I don’t want a mummy like you!”

As Ji Xiao Zhuo spoke, he remembered all sorts of things from the past. He thought about the sadness and grievances he felt when he saw other mothers love their children. The rim around his eyes reddened. He didn’t want to face her anymore, so he quickly climbed down from the sofa and rushed back into his room and slammed his door shut.