Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 693: Chapter 693: Tears Well Up

Everyone says kids have short attention spans and need someone watching them to do their homework. But in Mo Jingchun’s opinion, that’s just nonsense.

As long as you turn homework from a passive task into an active one, is there any need to worry about kids not doing it or not taking it seriously?

The key is finding the right solution!

It’s like this: if you walk through a crowd with a cup of tea and politely ask people to make way, not many will listen. But if you shout "Watch out, boiling water!", most people will instinctively step aside.

That’s the most genuine side of human nature.

In the yard, Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling are lounging on deck chairs, soaking up the sunlight of the afternoon at around four o’clock.

Meanwhile, Candy is munching on a plate of fruit from the small table, not at all worried about her sister checking her homework. At least, there’s no sign of worry on her face.

Zhou Yaling glanced through it. Such a little bit of homework, she could have finished it in half an hour if it were her.

"Can’t find anything wrong with it." With these words, the lazy Zhou Yaling tossed the homework books onto her brother’s lap.

"Have a look yourself, big bro."

Mo Jingchun yawned, put down his sunflower seeds, picked up the books, and flipped through them carelessly, not paying much attention.

He planned to take Candy and Zero, the two big third wheels, out to play anyway. Whether the homework was done didn’t really matter; Mo Jingchun just wanted to tease his little sister.

Of course, it would save the embarrassment of coming home from the trip and having to explain why no homework was done when the teacher broadcasts it to the parents’ group.

"You’re allowed to come with me tomorrow."

"We’ll probably be gone for five days. Do you know how many changes of clothes you’ll need to bring?"

"I do!" Getting to go out and play, such a minor issue is nothing.

It’s just five days, after all. Bringing five outfits isn’t a big deal, since she’s not the one doing the laundry anyway.

Mo Jingchun nodded and said, "Good, find your clothes, pack them in your little suitcase, and bring it to the car when we leave tomorrow morning."

With her mouth stuffed with fruit, Candy mumbled in agreement and continued snacking from the table.

Really, her brother and sister are awful. She was upstairs doing homework and they didn’t send her any snacks.

As he cracked open more sunflower seeds, Mo Jingchun casually said, "Eat slowly, don’t choke. No one’s fighting you for it."

At these words, Candy rolled her eyes dramatically, gulped down the fruit, and loudly complained:

"Brother, you’re lying to a kid again. You and sister are snacking on seeds leisurely down here, while I was up there doing homework all day with no one bringing me any snacks."

"Xiang’Er told me when she does her homework, Grandma Xiang’Er even prepares a glass of milk."

"We’re all kids from the same village, how can the difference be so big."

Mo Jingchun’s mouth twitched. Honestly, you can’t really blame him; he simply forgot.

"The snacks and fruit at home are always there, remember how you used to help yourself?"

Candy was at a loss for words. So self-sufficiency is a problem now?

It’s just that she may have "occasionally" snuck a tiny bit more snacks and fruit. Why is her brother making an issue of it?

After thinking for a while, Candy came up with a retort.

"Kids need nutrition, I’m still growing."

"You wouldn’t want me to be stuck at 1.2 meters forever, would you?"

Under the camellia tree, Zero, who was teasing a dog, turned around with an innocent expression and looked at Candy.

Why am I getting hit by this?

"Candy, you can still grow taller, but I still have a chance to get a new body. I’m not staying 1.2 meters forever."

Candy blinked and smiled dumbly, "Huh? I was just using it as a metaphor."

Mo Jingchun pushed up his sunglasses. He realized that Candy, only in first grade, had somehow learned to use such advanced vocabulary.

In the morning, a ray of sunlight filtered through the curtains into the cozy pink bedroom.

As time passed, that ray of light started to move.

Feeling the warmth on her face, Candy in her drowsiness thought it was Bun sleeping there, and instinctively reached out to touch, only to grab air.

In a sleepy haze, Candy continued to sleep for another ten minutes, by which time the sunbeam was shining right into her eyes.

"Ah, it’s the light!"

Candy grudgingly pulled the quilt over her head. The next moment, she ripped it off, checked her left hand, and gasped—it was already half past eight, and nobody had come to wake her up!

This is not normal!

"Oh no~ did brother leave with Xuanyu without me!"

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Candy slipped into her slippers and started rushing downstairs.

Just as she stepped out, Zero’s voice came from her watch.

"Sleepyhead, you’re finally up."

"You’re the sleepyhead," Candy scrunched her nose and harrumphed.

"Where’s my brother? Did he sneak off with Xuanyu without me?"

Zero, playing Candy’s toys downstairs, curled his lips slightly and continued through the watch, "Right now, your brother and sister-in-law are already in the car."

Indeed, they were in the car. The elder brother went to pick up Li Xuanyu, then returned for their things, ready to take her and Candy out to play.

"I knew it!"

"I knew it!"

Candy plopped down on the cold floor, tears welling up in her eyes.

As she was about to cry, Zhou Yaling opened her door with a yawn.

"You’re crying outside my room so early, are you trying to send me away?"

Zhou Yaling also heard part of Zero and Candy’s conversation earlier. She sighed, "Zero, you deal with the mess you made."

"Honestly, big bro said he would take you, he wasn’t kidding."

"He just went to pick up your sister-in-law, look how upset you are."

With that, before Candy’s astonished eyes, tears involuntarily spilled out, and her sister closed the door with a bang.

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Laughing and chatting, Mo Jingchun and Li Xuanyu walked in, feeling the tension in the air.

And rightly so.

In the living room, two 1.2-meter individuals glared at each other across the table, silently waiting for the other to speak.

"Oh~ a cold war between you two?"

As Mo Jingchun spoke, Candy broke down, unable to hold back her complaint.

"Brother, Zero lied to me, said you ran away."

"I didn’t! I clearly said you were already in the car."

Standing beside Mo Jingchun, Li Xuanyu, with a touch of light makeup, smiled warmly, stepping in as a peacemaker.

"Alright, alright, see, you’re not left behind."

"Your brother just wanted you to get some extra sleep."

"Hmph!" Candy turned her head defiantly in mock disdain, withdrawing her objection.

Staring at Zero had made her neck sore. She’d been hoping her brother would return soon to rescue her.

PS: Hehe, dozed off by accident, hence the slightly delayed update.