Ning Zheng watched the show from the side, laughing until tears came out. He squatted down and pulled Wu Dandan over, “You’re Dandan, right? How about you call me daddy once, and daddy will buy you another car model?”
Wu Dandan cheered and without hesitation called Ning Zheng “Daddy,” “I want that yellow Bumblebee that can transform into a Transformer.”
This one was also very expensive.
Wu Mangmang forcibly carried Wu Dandan back and handed the car model in his hands to Lu Sui, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lu, this item is too expensive. Dandan can’t accept it.”
Lu Sui didn’t reach out to take it back, just looked at Wu Mangmang without speaking.
Wu Mangmang knew this car model was just a small thing to Lu Sui – he probably wouldn’t even bend down to pick up that much money if he dropped it on the street. But Wu Mangmang felt children couldn’t be taught this way.
Seeing that Lu Sui wouldn’t take it back, Wu Mangmang directly placed the item on a nearby shelf and started walking out while carrying Wu Dandan.
Although Wu Dandan was only a few years old, when he threw a tantrum, Wu Mangmang simply couldn’t hold him.
Children’s voices were high-pitched, and when they cried it was like setting off firecrackers. Finally, he even sat on the ground refusing to get up and started rolling around.
Wu Mangmang was so angry her pretty face turned pale. She had no way to deal with Wu Dandan – whenever she approached, Wu Dandan would push her away, “Don’t want you, don’t want you.”
Wu Mangmang could only step aside to call Ms. Liu, rattling off the situation rapidly, “Mom, that car model is too expensive. We absolutely can’t accept it from others.”
“Then just buy it for him,” Ms. Liu was always generous with her son.
Wu Mangmang felt bitter inside – one car model cost two months of her current allowance, “I don’t have that much money.”
“You buy it for him, and I’ll pay your card,” Ms. Liu was very straightforward.
But Wu Mangmang was a responsible good sister, “Mom, could you please not educate children this way? Dandan is still so young, and just because he’s crying and making a fuss, you give him whatever he wants. What will happen when he grows up? If he wants to kill someone in the future, won’t you hand him the knife?”
Ms. Liu said, “What nonsense are you talking about? All children are like this. You were the same way when you were young, and I didn’t see you go kill anyone.”
“How could I be the same as him?” Wu Mangmang protested.
Ms. Liu said, “Ha, you were much more domineering than Wu Dandan back then. Whatever you wanted, if we didn’t give it to you, you could cry and fuss for a whole day. Do you think those Barbie dolls of yours were cheap? Back then, for one antique doll, you insisted on having it no matter what – it was over 300,000 yuan, and your father and I still gritted our teeth and bought it for you.”
Wu Mangmang thought about it – there seemed to be such a doll. “But I had good taste. It’s appreciated in value now. Wu Dandan’s broken car model only depreciates, with no possibility of appreciation.”
“It will appreciate,” Lu Sui appeared behind Wu Mangmang at some point, holding Wu Dandan in his arms.
Although Wu Dandan’s eyes were red, he had stopped crying.
“Who’s talking?” Ms. Liu asked.
Wu Mangmang glanced at Lu Sui, quickly covered the phone, nodded apologetically to Lu Sui, then walked aside and said quietly, “Nobody.”
Ms. Liu wasn’t so easily dismissed, “A car model that expensive – who would be bored enough to give it to Wu Dandan? Wu Mangmang, you confess honestly to me.”
Ms. Liu really should have been a detective.
Wasn’t Lu Sui exactly someone who was bored and wealthy enough to throw money around?
“It’s Lu Sui,” Wu Mangmang didn’t hide it from Ms. Liu. “We just happened to run into him. Wu Dandan eagerly went and called him daddy just for the car model in his hands. It was so embarrassing – how do you usually educate this child?”
“Ha, haha,” Ms. Liu laughed wildly on the other end of the phone. “That’s wonderful, just wonderful! Thank Mr. Lu for me. You should accept the gift. If there’s a chance later, let Wu Dandan acknowledge Mr. Lu as his godfather – that would be perfect.”
Ms. Liu was truly worthy of being a business elite – her thick skin rivaled Wu Mangmang’s, and Wu Mangmang had finally found the source of her genetic inheritance.
“I’m not talking to you anymore,” Wu Mangmang decisively hung up, then walked out from behind the shelf.
As soon as she came out, Ms. Liu called again, demanding to speak with Wu Dandan.
Wu Mangmang had no choice but to hand her phone to Wu Dandan, then said to Lu Sui and Ning Zheng, “Mr. Lu, Mr. Ning, I’m really sorry for today. We’ve wasted your time. Dandan is a bit naughty – I’m truly sorry.”
“Not at all, he’s very cute,” Lu Sui said.
Ning Zheng immediately agreed.
Cute my ass – scary was more like it! Wu Mangmang thought.
“This car model is a limited edition produced in cooperation with the original factory. All parts are made according to the real vehicle. It’s very valuable. Your brother has good taste,” Lu Sui said.
Wu Mangmang said “Oh” and replied with a forced smile, “Mr. Lu also has good taste.”
After just a few words, Wu Dandan hung up and returned the phone to Wu Mangmang, then took the bag containing the car model from Lu Sui’s hands and said sweetly, “Thank you, Godfather.”
Ning Zheng was treated equally, “Thank you, Godfather.”
The little child carrying two big bags looked absolutely ridiculous. Wu Dandan even looked at Wu Mangmang with an adult-like expression, then turned back to Lu Sui and Ning Zheng, “Sorry for lying to you just now. Mangmang is my sister. She’s not actually that old – not old enough to be my mother yet.”
Wu Mangmang wanted to cry again.
This little brat had been stepping on her sore spot ever since she turned twenty-five.
Ning Zheng laughed out loud, and even Lu Sui’s lips curved into a gentle arc.
Wu Dandan pulled Wu Mangmang over to Lu Sui and Ning Zheng, “Sister, quickly call them Godfather. If you call them Godfather, they’ll buy you gifts too.”
OMG, Wu Mangmang was directly choked by her own saliva, wishing she could use glue to seal Wu Dandan’s mouth.
Ning Zheng laughed loudly without giving face, and even Lu Sui had a rare smile on his face.
Innocent children couldn’t be corrupted, so Wu Mangmang didn’t dare explain to Wu Dandan that the word “godfather” had other meanings. She could only say euphemistically, “Girls can’t casually acknowledge godfathers.”
Wu Dandan pouted and said very seriously, “You’re not a girl, you’re a woman.”
What else could Wu Mangmang say? She directly picked up Wu Dandan and quickly fled the scene. If they didn’t leave, she’d probably be so angry at Wu Dandan that she’d have smoke coming out of her head and drop dead.
Going downstairs, Wu Mangmang twisted Wu Dandan’s ear, “You’re really something. When have Boss Wu and Ms. Liu ever lacked toys for you? For a car model, you actually called someone else daddy. Aren’t you ashamed? Aren’t you afraid Boss Wu would be heartbroken if he heard?”
Wu Dandan, having achieved his goal and feeling satisfied, calmly rolled his eyes at Wu Mangmang, “What do you know? I was helping you test them.”
“Test what?” Wu Mangmang was puzzled.
Wu Dandan said very maturely, “You’re so old and don’t even have a boyfriend. I saw those two men looked decent, so I thought I’d help you test them. If they’re willing to accept even a burden like me, then they’re sincere about you, so you shouldn’t put on airs and should hurry up and marry one.”
Wu Mangmang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “You’re really capable – you even know about being a burden. You must watch soap operas with Ms. Liu a lot.”
Wu Dandan rolled his eyes at Wu Mangmang.
“I think the one surnamed Lu is better than the one surnamed Ning,” Wu Dandan concluded with this summary.
Wu Mangmang was immediately curious, “How do you know? You’re just a little kid.”
“You can’t discriminate against me just because I’m young,” Wu Dandan said angrily.
“Fine, fine, I won’t discriminate against you. Then tell me your reasons,” Wu Mangmang didn’t take Wu Dandan seriously at all – wasn’t it just because Lu Sui bought him the car model?
“That guy surnamed Ning asking me to call him daddy was obviously targeting you, wanting to take advantage of you,” Wu Dandan said.
Wu Mangmang felt Wu Dandan was simply divine – was this still a child?
“Great, you knew he had bad intentions, yet you still called him daddy,” Wu Mangmang pretended to be angry.
“He takes advantage of you, I take his stuff – that evens it out, doesn’t it?” Wu Dandan said.
At first glance, it seemed somewhat logical, but Wu Mangmang wasn’t easily fooled. She directly flicked Wu Dandan’s forehead, “He takes advantage of me, you take advantage of him – what kind of even is that? I’m still the one who loses out.”
Wu Dandan sighed, “Girls shouldn’t be so crude.”
“I’m a woman. Women are just this crude,” Wu Mangmang said huffily.
“Let’s talk about the one surnamed Lu,” Wu Mangmang couldn’t help wanting to know what Lu Sui was like in a child’s eyes.
“He’s not bad, quite generous. Even if you two divorce in the future, he’ll still give you alimony,” Wu Dandan said.
Wu Mangmang was floored, “Thanks so much for your auspicious words.”
After being floored, Wu Mangmang felt somewhat melancholy. She then felt sorry for Lu Sui and Ning Zheng – they spent so much money buying him toys, but as soon as they turned around, they went from “daddies” to “the one surnamed Lu” and “the one surnamed Ning.”
Who said children didn’t understand anything? Kids nowadays were all little demons.
And their innocence was like a mirror that could accurately reflect what kind of person you really were.
“But you probably don’t have a chance,” Wu Dandan’s neck followed his gaze upward, then slowly bent down with his gaze, then he shook his head disappointedly.
“Why don’t I have a chance?” Wu Mangmang couldn’t believe she was being looked down upon by her own brother.
Wu Dandan looked at Wu Mangmang with an expression of “I don’t want to hit you where it hurts, but you’re forcing me to say it.”
“Go ahead, I can take it,” Wu Mangmang said bravely.
“That guy surnamed Ning…”
Wu Dandan’s words were interrupted by Wu Mangmang, “Call him Uncle Ning. People should be polite.”
“That Uncle Ning looked at your chest several times and at your legs several times.”
Wu Dandan’s words were interrupted by Wu Mangmang again before he finished, “Just call him the one surnamed Ning.”
“You women are too fickle, just like You Zuanzuan in our class,” Wu Dandan sighed.
“Continue,” Wu Mangmang raised her eyebrows, her face saying “So what if I’m fickle?”
Wu Dandan thought, I’ll endure.
Then he continued, “That Uncle Lu never looked at your chest or your legs.”
After Wu Mangmang heard this, she thought about it, “Let’s just call him the one surnamed Lu.”
“Eh, you women are really strange,” Wu Dandan expressed his confusion. “Do you like them looking or not looking?”
Wu Mangmang said, “Aren’t you very capable? Don’t you claim to have first-rate intelligence? Then figure it out yourself.”
Wu Dandan gave Wu Mangmang two words: “Childish!”
“Little brats love pretending to be adults,” Wu Mangmang shot Wu Dandan a look.
A moment later, Wu Mangmang suddenly came to her senses – wasn’t Wu Dandan’s “sex education” a bit too early?
He even knew what it meant for men to look at women’s chests.
Wu Mangmang fired off countless questions like a machine gun, “Dandan, how do you know about looking at chests or not? Do you actually know what it means? Where did you learn these things?”
Wu Dandan looked at Wu Mangmang with a “you’re making a big deal out of nothing” expression, “Once Lu Sensen brought his dad’s magazine to our class to look at, and it was full of chests.”
How did a magazine full of chests end up in a child’s hands?
Wu Mangmang decided to go back and complain, having the teacher tell Lu Sensen’s father to properly manage his magazines.
“He already got beaten by his dad, but his dad told him it’s normal for men to look at women’s chests, and we’ll like it too when we grow up,” Wu Dandan said.
What kind of bastard father was this?!
And did elementary school kids also have late-night screenings?
“Dandan, you’re still young and shouldn’t be exposed to these things,” Wu Mangmang said seriously.
Wu Dandan waved his hand, “You’re really an old fogey.”
This was the first time Wu Mangmang had been called an old fogey.
“Does Mom know you know these things?” Wu Mangmang quickly asked. Although she didn’t particularly like her precious little brother, she didn’t want her only brother to grow up crooked.
“Of course Mom knows. Otherwise, how do you think Dad’s secretary resigned?” Wu Dandan said matter-of-factly.
Wu Mangmang recalled Boss Wu’s secretary from memory – her chest was indeed a bit large.
Wu Mangmang rolled her eyes, planning to communicate with Ms. Liu privately. She really wasn’t comfortable discussing such adult topics with her brother.
But some things still needed to be addressed.
“Dandan, your behavior today of asking for things from two uncles you don’t even know was wrong, you know that?” Wu Mangmang said. “Talking to the two uncles like that – they might say behind your back that you have no manners.”
