Chapter 299: Chapter 296: Daddy’s Books Are So Big Too!
When he called out, Liu Gaoyuan and Liu Rulan were both stunned.
But soon, a strong sense of joy appeared on their faces, and they quickly walked over to pat his head, praising him for being so sensible.
"Naonao is so good, when you come back, Grandma will give you some candy~"
"Grandpa will buy you new toys too!"
Being affectionately touched on the head by the two elders, He Yanzi inexplicably felt quite happy inside.
He felt that maybe what mom and dad said made sense, everyone in the family besides mom was nice too, and he should treat them well, not ignore them.
He Chen was very strong; carrying his son was not tiring at all, not needing to set him down even once along the way.
He Yanzi found it quite novel too.
He had never traveled so far from home, and everything by the roadside seemed magical.
Moreover, whenever mom carried him, she’d get tired quickly and set him down to walk on his own for a bit; he didn’t expect sitting on dad’s shoulders to be so easy, letting him see so much higher and farther!
The other adults and strangers by the road were much shorter than dad!
So dad is also amazing!
His big eyes looked at others and then at his own dad; when he saw other children being led by dad or mom, begging to be carried yet still having to walk by themselves, he felt inexplicably proud.
Look! My dad can carry me all the way without setting me down, and I don’t even have to pout!
With this thought, He Yanzi sat in He Chen’s arms feeling more at ease, even wrapping his little hands around his neck.
He Chen was a bit surprised, giving his son a curious glance.
Though he didn’t quite understand, it was good his son was becoming close to him.
Soon, the big and little duo arrived at the company entrance.
Though called a company, it was more like a large factory.
Since He Chen dealt with braised products, this was his company headquarters, naturally with a big factory, and the company’s office building was smaller but still impressive.
Though he didn’t visit the company often, his image was deeply rooted in each employee’s mind because such tall and handsome bosses were rare; even the newest employees, seeing him from afar during meetings, could remember him as the company’s president.
Today, He Chen wasn’t supposed to come to the office, so when he appeared carrying an adorable little munchkin, everyone passing by was shocked.
Employees in lower positions could only watch from afar, but higher-ups were different; a department had just finished a small meeting, gathering several high-ranking leaders who were now excitedly moving closer to praise him when they saw the president’s son.
"Oh my, whose little guy is this, so handsome! President He, is this your son?"
He Chen nodded slightly with a bit of pride, then tousled his son in his arms.
"Yes."
"He Yanzi, greet uncle and auntie."
Though He Yanzi didn’t know these people, he wasn’t shy at all; since He Chen told him to greet them, he did so, calling each of them uncle and auntie, and then pointed excitedly at a large poster hanging on the wall.
"Mom!"
The child’s tender voice was exceptionally cute, not to mention how obedient little He Yanzi was for his age, which made everyone around adore him, continuously praising him for being well-behaved.
He Chen carried him to stand under that large poster, while He Yanzi’s eyes widened, reaching out to touch the poster.
"Mom is beautiful!"
Even children understood beauty and ugliness; from the first moment he opened his eyes and saw his mom, he couldn’t look away, not getting tired of looking even for a year, liking his mom more and more. Now, seeing mom outside in different clothes, she seemed even more beautiful, and he was mesmerized.
He Yanzi’s little hand touched Ye Manman’s face on the poster, and soon, his pretty big eyes were brimming with tears.
He Chen was just feeling happy, turning to see his son unexpectedly crying.
"What’s wrong?"
He asked with concern.
He Yanzi kept looking at that poster, unable to pull his eyes away, tears streaming down freely.
"I miss mom."
He cried out, and immediately buried himself into He Chen’s shoulder, sobbing pitifully.
"Oh no, he misses his mom. President He, why didn’t you bring your wife along?"
Someone teased, and He Chen felt a little helpless.
"He’s just too attached to mom."
Nobody took it too seriously, "Well, kids cling to moms when they’re young, my boy was the same, always crying when he couldn’t find mom, even throwing a tantrum on the ground. It only got a bit better at six or seven, and now he’s a teenager, completely not clinging anymore, finding us annoying, starting to rebel."
Others sighed as well.
"Yeah, kids have their own ways of being troublesome at each age, but President He’s son seems so well-behaved—withstanding for so long before crying just at the sight of his mom’s photo, not throwing a fit—a really good kid, taught excellently."
"Yes, indeed, it’s rare to see such a good kid; usually, they collapse to the ground without mom, unable to be pulled away."
"..."
He Chen was the biggest in the company, so everyone naturally praised him habitually, but he didn’t want his son to be overly flattered by these people too, so he quickly took the little guy to his office.
There weren’t many people here unless someone was coming to discuss matters or bring documents.
He set He Yanzi on a chair, but he refused to sit, insisting on looking around.
Clearly, children forget easily; though crying sorrowfully a moment ago, now in a new place with many unfamiliar things, his curiosity took over, and he was soon exploring and examining everything, completely forgetting his tears.
However, He Chen’s office had many photos of Ye Manman, mainly the one from the packaging poster. There were samples with it too, and He Yanzi started a little treasure hunt, crawling and rummaging to collect pictures of his mom.
He Chen ignored him, taking the opportunity to open some files he needed to handle; the office remained quite quiet.
But it wasn’t long before He Yanzi was by his leg again, trying to climb onto his lap.
He Chen scooped him up and set him on his lap.
He Yanzi curiously looked at the documents in his hands, utterly amazed.
"Dad’s book is huge too!"
"..."
He Chen really wanted to say it wasn’t a book.
But concerned about his image as grand or mighty in his son’s eyes, he simply kept quiet.
Sure enough, soon He Yanzi was looking up at him with a face full of admiration.
"Dad, you and mom should both teach me, so I can read big books when I grow up too!"
Surprisingly, his son was so easy to influence!
He Chen secretly chuckled inside, rubbing the little guy’s head hard with a big hand.
"Alright."
He Yanzi was very happy, believing he’d have the two most amazing people teaching him, so he too would become the most amazing person.
But only after a few minutes on He Chen’s lap, he tilted over and fell asleep.
Afraid he’d catch a cold sleeping outside, He Chen quickly gathered the documents and headed back home from the company.
Although after waking at home, the first thing he did was look for mom, thinking about how dad could teach him too, becoming better before mom returned would make mom happy, so it didn’t feel so bad.
He Chen was also studying at home, being a self-made man, there was much business knowledge he needed to learn, so when He Yanzi found dad also reading big books, his resolve was even firmer.
He had to learn well from dad!
Moreover, since mom liked dad, learning from him would surely make mom like him more too!
