Chapter 349: Ashamed to Call Myself a Teacher

“Mommy, why did you come pick up Yiyi so late!”

Inside the white sedan weaving through the bustling city streets, Qin Yiyi, sitting in the co-pilot seat, seemed to think of something.

She couldn’t help but pout, staring at her mother with wide, pitiful eyes.

“Uh… sorry, little Yiyi… I had some matters to attend to with Auntie Yu… it ran late…”

Lin Xinyuan felt a bit embarrassed at her daughter’s question and let out a light cough.

But in truth, that wasn’t it at all.

She had spent the afternoon at home playing a game that someone’s company had just released not long ago, gotten too tired playing it, and ended up oversleeping.

She forgot to set her alarm.

Now, she could only use that club president as a scapegoat…

Sure enough, upon hearing this answer, the innocent little Yiyi naturally wouldn’t suspect her beautiful mommy, who was the prettiest in the whole world. Instead, she grew even more dissatisfied with that bad auntie.

“It’s her again! Hmph…”

Why was the little one so upset with Yu Xiaowei?

Not just because of some gut feeling, but because this bad auntie used to love teasing her every day, which left her with a rather poor impression of the woman.

Watching her daughter trust her and look so indignantly fired up at Yu Xiaowei, Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt deep down.

Sorry… President Yu…

Anyway, little Yiyi already has a bad impression of you…

The kindergarten wasn’t far from the residential building—just about a ten-minute drive.

Soon, they arrived at the main gate of the community.

Grandpa Xu in the security booth was clearly very familiar with the Qin family, and it was also true that the Qin Nanfeng family’s looks were so stunning that forgetting them was harder than remembering them.

So Grandpa Xu recognized Lin Xinyuan’s car immediately and let them through without delay.

“Oh, the little one’s back?”

Grandpa Xu waved at the two of them enthusiastically.

The car window rolled down.

Before Lin Xinyuan could say anything, Qin Yiyi propped up her little body and waved back at the old man, her delicate, porcelain-doll face brimming with the joy of the weekend break: “Hello, Grandpa Xu!”

“Uncle Xu.” Lin Xinyuan also smiled and greeted him. “You’re not on the night shift today, right?”

“No, no. A young man will be coming to take over for me soon. I’m getting up there in years—can’t stay up late like I used to!” Grandpa Xu waved his hand with a chuckle.

“Mmm, that’s good. Take care of yourself…”

“Hahaha… no worries, no worries…”

After a brief exchange, the two said goodbye to Grandpa Xu. After all, the man still had work to do, and they shouldn’t block the way.

After parking the car in the underground garage, Lin Xinyuan took her bouncing little daughter by the hand and headed for the elevator to go upstairs.

While waiting for the elevator, they happened to run into a neighbor auntie from downstairs whom they often met in the mornings. They exchanged greetings.

The auntie was around fifty years old and was very affectionate toward the little one.

Her son worked far away all year round and had never brought a girlfriend home, which left her somewhat anxious—after all, her son was already pushing thirty.

So now, her obsession with having grandchildren ran deep, which was why she had such a fondness for the delicate, adorable, and well-behaved little Qin Yiyi.

“Ah, when will I ever get a little granddaughter as cute as your daughter…”

The auntie couldn’t help but sigh, feeling disappointed, yet she couldn’t force her son.

After all, times were different from her own generation—there were so many more things to consider now.

To that, Lin Xinyuan just smiled and comforted her: “It’s okay, it’ll come when the time is right…”

“Goodbye, Auntie Wei!”

“Alright, dear. Have a great weekend, little one~”

With Qin Yiyi’s polite and adorable farewell, they bid goodbye to the neighbor auntie, stepped into the elevator, and soon arrived at the eighth floor where the Qin family lived.

It was exactly 6:30. As soon as they got home, sure enough, that someone still hadn’t returned.

So Lin Xinyuan first let little Yiyi watch some TV in the living room by herself while she hurried to start cooking.

In the kitchen, Lin Xinyuan took out the ingredients she’d bought at the market that morning and began bustling about.

Besides a few ordinary home-style dishes and a pot of soup, she also prepared to make sweet and sour ribs—one of little Yiyi’s favorite dishes.

Unlike her own and that someone’s preference for savory flavors, little Yiyi’s taste clearly leaned toward grandmother’s—she had a real sweet tooth.

She only made this dish because she thought of the little one being off for the weekend and still scoring first in the class on the exam.

Normally, she really wasn’t all that willing to make it.

Because the girl was very picky—once there was a dish she especially liked on the table, she’d eat nothing but that and ignore everything else…

Just as she was thinking about this, accompanied by the sound of “Monkey Brother, Monkey Brother, you really are something” coming from the living room, the little one’s voice called out from the direction of the kitchen door.

“Mommy! What about the thing you promised yesterday!”

Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan, wearing an apron and in the middle of chopping vegetables, turned her head slightly and glanced at Qin Yiyi, who was full of anticipation.

She naturally knew what her daughter was talking about.

It was none other than last night, when the girl had begged her to buy that Great Sage brand gummy candy.

Her tone was gentle, but brooked no argument: “No, you need to eat soon. I’ll get it for little Yiyi later.”

Hearing this, Qin Yiyi let out an “aww,” her little face scrunching up in grievance.

But before the little one could continue pleading, Lin Xinyuan added, “There’s sweet and sour ribs coming up. Don’t you want those?”

At that, Qin Yiyi’s little expression changed in an instant. She no longer felt upset and was so happy she looked about to bounce off the walls.

“Mommy’s the best! The very best mommy in the whole world!”

The little one praised Lin Xinyuan in her crisp, clear voice, then scampered off in a flash.

Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan felt both helpless and amused. She shook her head: “This girl…”

But even as she said that, a faint blush crept across her delicate face.

She was clearly a little embarrassed by her daughter’s words, and the tenderness and happiness at the corners of her lips were impossible to hide…

Meanwhile, back in the living room, Qin Yiyi sat on the soft sofa, clutching a big chibi Sun Wukong plush in her arms, staring intently at the large TV screen without blinking.

When she saw Tang Sanzang chanting the Incarceration Spell at Sun Wukong because of the White Bone Demon disguised as an old man, the little one genuinely got angry.

Even though this wasn’t the first time she’d watched it, she still felt furious!

“Stupid monk! Can’t tell right from wrong! Ashamed to be a teacher!”

“Fat pig! Good thing you turned into a pig! I’ll turn you into a big roasted pig!”

Qin Yiyi muttered like this, her little face puffed up with anger, flailing her arms and claws as if she wanted to teach that Tang Sanzang and the instigating Zhu Bajie a lesson on behalf of her idol.

At the same time, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance, but it was drowned out by the TV volume in the living room, so neither mother nor daughter noticed.

A handsome, upright man in a black suit took off his suit jacket, revealing the white shirt and tie underneath.

He hung it on the solid wood coat rack beside him.

He had just walked from the entryway into the living room when he saw this scene.

His daughter was talking to herself at the screen, her choice of words so refined and scholarly that it didn’t seem at all like something a child her age could say.

Combined with that cute, innocent little face that was already starting to resemble her mother’s features at such a young age, it looked utterly hilarious and adorable.

The little one was still in a huff. It wasn’t until Qin Nanfeng walked over and sat down beside her that little Qin Yiyi finally snapped out of it and immediately threw herself into her father’s arms.

Of course, normally she wasn’t nearly as affectionate with Qin Nanfeng as she was with her mommy, and she usually wouldn’t initiate a hug on her own.

But right now she was angry. She’d just wanted to call out “Daddy” in a pitiful voice and then vent to Qin Nanfeng about her dissatisfaction with Tang Sanzang, when he covered her little mouth.

“Is mommy in the kitchen?”

Qin Nanfeng blinked, producing a gummy candy from seemingly out of nowhere.

Qin Yiyi looked closely and realized that the packaging featured the chibi Great Sage Sun Wukong—wasn’t this the Great Sage candy she’d been longing for?

So her big, dark eyes rolled around for a moment, and she immediately nodded vigorously to show she’d stay quiet.

Only then did Qin Nanfeng release his hand from her mouth.

“Mommy’s in the kitchen!” As she said this, the little one raised both tiny hands, reaching to take the coveted Great Sage candy from her father’s grip.

Hearing this, a smile tugged at the corners of Qin Nanfeng’s lips.

He let his daughter take the candy from his hand, but he still patted her head and instructed, “Be good… don’t eat too much. Dinner’s coming soon, understand?”

“Got it!”

After getting her answer, he gently picked up Qin Yiyi, set her on the sofa, and then strode on his long legs toward the kitchen, his footsteps silent.

Qin Yiyi, meanwhile, couldn’t care less. She eagerly tore open the packaging and began to enjoy it herself.

“Munch munch…”

As the sweet and sour gummy entered her mouth, she seemed to temporarily forget all about that Tang Sanzang guy and started humming the nursery rhyme her mommy had taught her…

In the kitchen, Lin Xinyuan was still busy, stir-frying the last plate of green vegetables.

She had no idea that a tall figure with a mischievous smirk was already standing right behind her…