প্রথম খণ্ড, উনপঞ্চাশ অধ্যায়: দুধের বাচ্চার সামনে সব ফাঁস

qin yingying was awakened by the sound of pattering water.

where was the water coming from?

could she have returned to the ocean?

was the sound of water the result of her grandmother and mother flicking away turbot with a swing of their tails?

qin yingying tumbled out of bed, sprang up, and rushed toward the source of the water sound without even opening her eyes.

yan licheng was taking a shower. having endured the entire night, he had reached his limit. it was only six o'clock in the morning, and according to little yingying's biological clock, she would definitely not wake up at this hour, so he could take a quick shower.

he hadn't even locked the bathroom door, just so he could listen to any movement in the bedroom, just in case little yingying fell, allowing him to rush over and catch her instantly.

he had just finished washing and was drying his body facing the doorway.

the bathroom door was pushed open, and looking startled and dazed, he met a pair of sleepy, chubby cheeks.

little yingying lifted her eyelids with difficulty to look at the stark-naked feeder brother, and her overflowing joy turned into disappointment.

"oh, it's licheng brother. i thought it was grandma and mom and the others."

yan licheng: "..."

yan, the eldest young master, who had always been poised and elegant, was completely dumbfounded, his entire body instantly blushing like a boiled prawn.

time seemed to freeze at this moment!

yan licheng could only hear the sound of his own heart beating faster and faster, thud, thud, thud!

how humiliating!

sleepy, qin yingying let out a yawn. although disappointed, she was still happy that she could take a bath.

"licheng brother, i..."

yan licheng, petrified into a statue, finally found his voice and hurriedly covered his body with a towel.

"little yingying, you go outside first."

qin yingying refused to go out; she wanted to wash too.

not only did she refuse to leave, but she walked around yan licheng's leg and entered the bathroom.

yan licheng: "..."

although little yingying was only three and a half years old and understood nothing, he understood everything.

yan licheng felt that he might not be doing very well.

no!

it was extremely not good.

he felt awkward, flustered, and somewhat... ashamed.

it was all his fault. why hadn't he locked the door when taking a shower? what would happen if this caused little yingying to misunderstand?

yan licheng gave a dry cough and, seeing that little yingying had already climbed into the bathtub and was turning on the water, took a deep breath.

he wanted to ask little yingying if she hadn't seen anything just now?

but he also knew that was self-deception.

after all, he had been so stunned at the time that his mind went blank for several seconds.

qin yingying seemed to guess what he was thinking and comforted him in her milky, childish voice while letting the water run.

"licheng brother, don't be sad. you're still young, which is why you haven't grown up yet. when you grow up, that part of you will grow up too."

yan licheng: "..."

the half-grown boy, who had always been calm and self-contained, was about to go mad.

"little yingying, who told you all this messy nonsense?"

watching the feeder brother's adorable face turn exceptionally red and pretty, qin yingying covered her mouth and chuckled.

"brother and uncles said so. oh, grandma and mom mentioned it too. because before, brother saw that uncle's was very big and couldn't understand it at all, so grandma and mom explained it to him, and i just happened to be standing next to them and remembered it."

yan licheng was almost suffocated.

he felt like he was falling apart!

while eating breakfast, qin yihai noticed that licheng was acting strange.

"licheng, what's wrong with you?"

qin yingying opened her little mouth to speak, but yan licheng, rarely changing expression, quickly chimed in.

"it's nothing, just woke up early and took a shower, not quite used to it."

qin yihai was surprised: "taking a shower in the morning?"

qin yingying nodded with a beaming smile while taking a large gulp of milk: "yeah, i took a bath too, it felt so comfortable."

qin yihai: "together?"

one was a boy, and the other was a little girl.

that simply wouldn't do.

yan licheng prepared to explain, but qin yingying swallowed a mouthful of seafood congee and shook her head.

"no, no, licheng brother took a secret bath and i caught him. he wouldn't let me wash with him, so after he finished, i washed by myself."

qin yihai let out a long sigh of relief.

that really scared him to death.

licheng was a child who never gave him cause for worry; he had been too arbitrary just now.

he had almost misunderstood licheng.

qin yihai nodded: "mm, little yingying must remember: little yingying is a girl, while dad and licheng brother are boys, and you cannot take baths together."

qin yingying muttered inwardly that there were way too many rules.

but since this was her feeder dad, she had better listen.

"dad, i'll remember."

after breakfast, qin yihai and yan licheng took little yingying to kindergarten first.

watching his precious daughter walk into the kindergarten and turn around to wave her little hand at him, qin yihai smiled rarely.

once his precious daughter was out of sight, he looked at the half-grown boy beside him.

licheng liked little yingying so much, yet today he hadn't waved goodbye to her, nor had he said he would come eat lunch with her at noon.

qin yihai originally wanted to ask what was wrong with licheng, but ultimately decided to trust him and give him enough personal space.

even though licheng looked quite tall, he was still only a ten-year-old child.

little yingying was still just a little dumpling and a child too; as for matters between children, it was better to let them communicate among themselves first.

if worse came to worst, he, the head of the family, would step in then.

"licheng, see you tonight."

"uncle qin, have a safe trip." yan licheng smiled faintly and watched uncle qin's car drive away.

upon arriving at the high school department, his heart—seemingly calm on the outside but extremely tormented and restless on the inside—still had not settled down.

he realized a very serious problem: whether last time or this time, little yingying still had no clear concept of gender.

her original family environment had taught her that boys and girls being