Chapter 22 (1/2)
Chapter 22
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Every time Tang Tang selected a snack, she felt her heart bleeding. Tang Tang felt like she had wronged Ji Yan. In the end, she couldn’t handle her guilty conscience and opened WeChat on her phone to confess her sin.
Later that night, when Ji Yan opened WeChat, he was surprised that he received a voice message from Tang Tang.
The only reason why Ji Yan and Tang Tang had added each other on WeChat was due to Ji Xiao Zhuo, who helped Tang Tang add Ji Yan, but they have never talked to each other on WeChat before. To be accurate, they have never contacted each other by phone either, so when Ji Yan saw Tang Tang message him for the first time, he thought something must have happened.
He hurriedly clicked on the voice message and heard Tang Tang’s clear but guilty voice, “Husband, I bought many, many snacks today and spent a lot of money. I’m sorry. It will never happen again.”
After listening to the message a few times, Ji Yan was assured that nothing significant had happened. It was just spending some money to buy snacks, but Tang Tang sounded so guilty like she had committed a crime. Ji Yan really didn’t know how to react.
What does she actually think about him in her heart? Did he look like a man who wouldn’t even let his wife buy a few snacks? He didn’t behave like he was so stingy, right? In the past, Tang Tang’s monthly spending was much higher than now, so the money she used to get some snacks was really not that much.
After thinking for a while, Ji Yan replied to Tang Tang, “Don’t worry, just buy them if you want. Let me know if you don’t have enough money so I can give you more.”
Once the message was sent, Ji Yan felt shocked that he would actually say something like that to her. It sounded like a conversation between a real husband and wife. It was a bit strange for this to happen because this had never occurred in the past before.
It seemed like he was unconsciously treating her more gently.
Ji Yan’s reply arrived when Tang Tang was on the bed battling with Xiao Zhuo.
The two of them were sitting cross-legged on the bed as they faced each other with a pile of high-calorie snacks in the middle.
“Bao Bao, you can’t eat these. When daddy left, he said you can’t gain any more weight,” It was Tang Tang’s first time to speak to Ji Xiao Zhuo in such a solemn tone.
Ji Xiao Zhuo bit his fingers pitifully, “Mummy, I’ll just eat a little bit. It won’t affect anything.”
Tang Tang couldn’t bear to see him looking so miserable. She really wanted to give him some, but she didn’t want to go against Ji Yan’s words either. Ji Yan had specifically told her not to let Xiao Zhuo eat these snacks, especially at night, so how could she give him any?
Um, this was her fault. She shouldn’t have got the snacks out in front of him. Next time, she will eat them secretly. However, lately, the little one was always with her. He was never more than a step away from her, so she didn’t have time to eat the snacks secretly.
Tang Tang was starting to get a headache. At that moment, her phone rang. It was a message notification from WeChat. She quickly opened the app and saw the message was from Ji Yan. Not only did he not blame her for spending money recklessly, he even said to ask him for more if she didn’t have enough!
Heavens; her husband was too good!
Tang Tang smiled so widely that her brows arched as if they were smiling too.
Ji Xiao Zhuo stretched his head to take a glance at her phone. He saw it was a message from daddy, so he quickly asked, “What did daddy say?”
Tang Tang pinched his nose and replied, “Daddy didn’t reprimand me for buying snacks. He even said to ask him for more money if I don’t have enough.”
“Ah,” Ji Xiao Zhuo exclaimed. He became upset and said, “Why can you buy snacks while I can’t eat any? Daddy is being unfair!”
“Daddy is not being unfair. It’s for your own good. Mummy is too thin, so I need to eat more. On the other side, you can’t gain any more weight; otherwise, you won’t be handsome anymore.”
Ji Xiao Zhuo flattened his lips and complained, ” Didn’t you say I was handsome? That you love me? So you think I won’t be handsome anymore if I gain weight? Mummy, you can’t be like that.”
The little one looked like he had been wronged, and Tang Tang couldn’t bear for him to look like that. She hugged him and said, “Of course not. Mummy will always love you. You’ll always be handsome!”
When Xiao Zhuo heard this, he pulled on Tang Tang’s clothing, “Then why won’t you let me eat snacks?”
Tang Tang froze. She felt like she had fallen into his trap.
On one hand, there was a teary-eyed child, and on the other, it was her husband’s instructions, which made her feel conflicted. In the end, she really didn’t know what to do, so she could only ask for help from her husband, who was miles away.
“Let’s ask daddy, ok?”
Before the little one could respond, Tang Tang swiftly sent Ji Yan a voice message, “Husband, Bao Bao wants to eat some snacks. Can I give him some?”
When Ji Yan heard the message, he could pretty much guess the situation. Ji Xiao Zhuo was definitely acting spoiled and shamelessly asking for snacks, and with Tang Tang’s current personality, she most likely couldn’t win against Ji Xiao Zhuo.
Ji Yan simply sent a video call request.
Tang Tang’s heart skipped a beat from shock. When she saw it was really a video call request, Tang Tang swiftly let Ji Xiao Zhuo see the phone, “Look, Bao Bao, daddy’s going to do a video call!”
Ji Xiao Zhuo instantly laid down on the bed and pretended to be dead.
Tang Tang pulled the little one while accepting the video call. Ji Yan’s face appeared on the screen. Words wouldn’t come out of Tang Tang’s mouth, “Hus .. husband.”
“Where is Ji Xiao Zhuo?”
Tang Tang could only poke at Ji Xiao Zhuo, who was still pretending to be dead, “Bao Bao, daddy is looking for you. Quickly get up.”
Ji Xiao Zhuo remained motionless, “I have already gone to sleep.”
Tang Tang blinked. She nibbled her lips while looking at Ji Yan.
Ji Yan laughed lightly once before he spoke to Ji Xiao Zhuo with indifference, “Ji Xiao Zhuo, I limit you to get up in three seconds. One! Two!”
When the word ‘two’ was spoken, Ji Xiao Zhuo quickly got up and sat properly in Tang Tang’s embrace.
“Daddy.” The little one said with a lovable expression on his face.
Ji Yan smiled in his heart even though the expression on his face was still the same, “Mummy said you want to eat snacks now?”
Ji Xiao Zhuo lowered his head and put his fingers together.
Ji Yan didn’t soften because of Xiao Zhuo’s pitiful expression as he would scold him when it was required, “Daddy has told you before. Don’t eat too many snacks and especially at night time. Have you forgotten?”
Biting his lower lips, Ji Xiao Zhuo mumbled his apologies, “I was wrong. There won’t be a next time, daddy.”
Ji Yan nodded and let him off. Then he turned to look at Tang Tang, “You spoil him too much, Tang Tang. You can’t bend even if he is acting pitiful or shameless; otherwise, he will become spoiled.”
Tang Tang knew that she was being too soft on Ji Xiao Zhuo. Her face became red from embarrassment and obediently said, “I know. It won’t happen again, I won’t let him eat too many snacks either.”
Ji Yan sighed. In the past, Tang Tang never cared about Ji Xiao Zhuo and treated him coldly. Now that her personality had changed, she became gentle and naive, so it was impossible for her to win against the quick-witted Ji Xiao Zhuo. If things continued the same way, Tang Tang won’t be able to handle Xiao Zhuo, and he will become spoiled under her care.