Back to Three Years Old: Crushing Scumbags on a Parenting Reality Show 209

Chapter 209

The car entered the residential complex, turning a corner, rows of villas came into view. This mid-range villa complex, developed by his own company, it was quite comfortable.

The car stopped in front of two villas with a shared courtyard.

He Rongzheng, getting out of the car and into his wheelchair, reminded the driver to take the foam box from the trunk, then he wheeled himself towards the right villa.

The smooth road, the gentle slope, the wheelchair glided effortlessly.

Although they had moved here for over two years, He Rongzheng still couldn’t help but admire Cheng Tingyan.

If it weren’t for her hard work at such a young age, earning the money for this villa, he wouldn’t have this convenience.

Although this villa was only a few hundred square meters, smaller than his old villa, it was much better than their previous apartment, he could finally have his own room here, come and go as he pleased.

And he had also reciprocated.

He Rongzheng stopped in the shared courtyard, he glanced at the hidden passage between the two villas, concealed among the plants, and nodded in satisfaction. Little Maomao, when she first saw this passage, she was so excited, like a little fool.

Speaking of fools…

As soon as He Rongzheng and the driver entered the house, they saw the three members of the Wei family sitting at the empty dining table, looking like… fools.

“Mmm… Although I said I would bring breakfast back, but you guys…” He Rongzheng said, looking at the empty table, amused. “Not even a glass of water? Just sitting here waiting for me? Where’s Yan Yan? Hasn’t she come over yet?”

The three exchanged glances, after yesterday’s awkward incident, none of them wanted to go and get her.

Finally, Zhang Shilan, embarrassed, stood up, breaking the silence, she took the foam box from the driver and said, feigning curiosity, “Such a big box, let me see what Dad brought for breakfast.”

“It’s delicious, freshly made crab meat wontons, I had them packed individually in a grid to prevent them from sticking together, that’s why the box is so big, Lili, go and boil some water, we’ll eat them fresh.” He Rongzheng said, glancing at the corridor leading to the bedrooms, he asked, “Where’s Yan Yan? The one who said she wanted to eat crab? Didn’t you ask her to come over?”

Zhang Shilan’s hand paused, she glanced at her daughter, who was picking at the table, she turned and called out to her husband, who was rushing towards the kitchen. “Wei Chengli, go and get Yan Yan.”

“I… I’m boiling water, boiling water…” Wei Chengli said, quickly slipping into the kitchen like a loach, he closed the door behind him.

“Wei Chengli!” Zhang Shilan called out, raising her voice, it was rare for her to be ignored.

“He’s boiling water, Maomao, you go and get her, through the… oh, just call her, it’s faster.” He Rongzheng said, wheeling himself closer to the little girl, who was picking at the table, he poked her. “Why aren’t you moving? Don’t tell me… you two had a fight~~~”

Zhang Shilan, hearing her father’s teasing tone, turned to look at him, his expression clearly one of amusement.

“They didn’t fight.” Zhang Shilan said, then coughed slightly. “I’ll take the wontons to the kitchen and have Wei Chengli get Yan Yan.”

Zhang Shilan, carrying the foam box, quickly went to the kitchen.

“Hey, there are two portions for next door, have Lili take them over.” He Rongzheng shouted, then turned to his granddaughter, who was as quiet as a clam. “Usually, when it comes to Yan Yan, you’re so fast, like you have rockets on your feet, why are you glued to the chair today? Hehe, you definitely had a fight~~~ Why? Tell Grandpa, I’ll be the judge.”

“Dad, you don’t want to know…” Wei Chengli said, walking over reluctantly after being kicked out of the kitchen by Zhang Shilan, he handed two containers of wontons to He Rongzheng. “Dad, if you’re so interested, why don’t you deliver them yourself and ask Yan Yan to come and eat?”

He Rongzheng beckoned Wei Chengli, then, as he bent down, pinched his face. “Let me see, I was only gone for two days, have you gained weight?”

“No… ah, no… I haven’t…” Wei Chengli said, struggling to speak.

“Yes, you have, you’ve gained a lot.” He Rongzheng said firmly.

“I…”

Wei Maomao, tilting her head, said, “Grandpa is saying your face is big, you dare to give him orders?”

Wei Chengli, breaking free from his father-in-law’s grip, glared at the little rascal. “Your mom is about to cook the wontons, if you go and call Yan Yan now, she can still have some while they’re hot. If you don’t go now, she’ll only have shredded crab meat soup later!”

Wei Maomao: “…“

The first bowl of crab meat of the season, Cheng Tingyan did get to eat it.

But it wasn’t Wei Maomao who called her; she came on her own.

Just as Wei Maomao, carrying two containers of wontons, reluctantly walked to the door, Cheng Tingyan rang the doorbell.

As soon as she entered, Wei Chengli snatched the wontons from Wei Maomao and rushed next door, leaving the awkward scene to his daughter.

He Rongzheng looked at the two little ones at the door, one looking down, not making eye contact, her feet shuffling on the floor, the other looking up, nervously fidgeting with her clothes… It didn’t seem like they had a fight, but something felt off.

What was wrong…

How could it not be awkward…

One, after dumping a load of information on the other last night, ran away, the other, buried in her beanbag chair, traumatized, couldn’t even get out of bed.

They had both thought the next two days, being the weekend, would give them time to recover from the awkwardness, since they didn’t have to go to school, didn’t have to see each other.

But… they met again after just one night.

Cheng Tingyan, looking at the top of the little one’s head, then at her red ears, feeling a bit awkward herself, cleared her throat and asked softly, “What do you think about Zhizhi’s parents agreeing to film that parenting show at their home, the one they were talking about in the group chat?”

Wei Maomao, who had been nervously shuffling her feet, stopped and looked up, surprised. “What?”

“You haven’t checked the group chat this morning? They’ve been talking about it for a while…” Cheng Tingyan said, seeing the genuine surprise on the little girl’s face, she relaxed slightly.

“My phone… Oh, I’ll go get my phone.” Wei Maomao said, patting her pockets, finding nothing, she turned and ran to her bedroom. Hehe, what phone? Not only did she not have time to check it, her dear parents didn’t either, since receiving Grandpa’s message early this morning about asking Yan Yan over for breakfast, the three of them had been sitting at the empty dining table, arguing about who should go and get her.

She ran off like a startled rabbit, Cheng Tingyan let out a sigh of relief.

She had been worried, after all those messages in the group chat this morning, Shen Zilin even tagged everyone multiple times, and Maomao didn’t respond at all, she thought the little one was avoiding her after yesterday’s conversation…

Cheng Tingyan regretted it halfway through her lecture in Wei Maomao’s room last night. Some things were easier said than done… But she had already started; she had to finish, then she quickly found an excuse and left, not even waiting for Maomao to get out of her beanbag chair.

And then, for the entire night, unusually, there were no messages from Little Maomao.

This morning, when Shen Zilin mentioned Wang Zhizhi in the group chat, Cheng Tingyan, not seeing Maomao’s reply, was worried, so she came over, using Wang Zhizhi as an excuse.

Now it seemed she was just busy, not avoiding her.

He Rongzheng, seeing his opportunity, wheeled himself closer to the remaining little one and asked curiously, “Yan Yan, did you and Maomao have a fight while I was away? You two seem a bit… off.”

“No, we didn’t fight…” Cheng Tingyan said, forcing a smile, she quickly changed the subject. “Grandpa, did you see the messages in your group chat with CEO Shen this morning? Shen Zilin said CEO Shen posted about Wang Zhizhi, Director Shi and the others are scolding him.”

Cheng Tingyan knew this grandpa loved gossip and drama, he was an active member of the large group chat they had created in Luhai City.

As expected, He Rongzheng immediately reached for his phone.

“Oh? Oh? Really? I was getting wontons for you this morning; I didn’t have time to check my phone.” He Rongzheng said, taking out his phone, he added, “The crab meat wontons you wanted, Lanlan is cooking them.”

Before Cheng Tingyan could reply, Wei Maomao came out of the bedroom, frowning at her phone, her face annoyed.

“Is that family okay?” Wei Maomao asked, searching for the show’s name, her eyes wide with exasperation. “I’m truly tired of saying this. Can they do something normal? That parenting show, they say it’s about experts and guests discussing parenting, but it’s all just drama. Didn’t they even check the show’s reputation before agreeing to film it?”

“… Wait, I haven’t even seen what show it is yet.” He Rongzheng said, scrolling through the group chat messages.

“Zhizhi is not a little kid anymore; he can refuse to participate, right? Filming at their home… Let Zhizhi move out? There are rooms at Baby’s Home Cooking, they can even hire a nanny to stay with him.” Wei Maomao said, scrolling through the messages to see if anyone shared her opinion.

Cheng Tingyan shook her head. “It’s difficult, his family probably sees him as part of the show. And Zhizhi is only twelve or thirteen; he can’t move out without his parents’ consent.”

“Then don’t cooperate, just act normal!” Wei Maomao said angrily, then she hummed and countered herself. “But if they don’t cooperate, it’ll just play into their hands, right? They want to film a ‘problem child’! If he doesn’t cooperate, they’ll say he’s bad, if he cooperates, they’ll say he’s faking it!”

Cheng Tingyan, looking at the little girl, who was ranting, seemingly forgetting their earlier awkwardness, smiled.

Although she had grown taller, slimmed down, she was no longer the little chubby bunny, she was still the same righteous little bunny.

“They just want to use Wang Zhizhi as a selling point, the show is probably all about him, he’s popular. Judging from the show’s style, they want to film a rebellious teenager and his helpless parents.” He Rongzheng said, having also seen the information in his group chat, he shook his head, disdainful.

“Zhizhi isn’t rebellious…” Wei Maomao said, wanting to defend her friend, but she met Cheng Tingyan’s smiling eyes, her words caught in her throat. “Yan… Yan Yan, why are you… looking at me like that…?”

“Looking at you how?” Cheng Tingyan asked, she looked at the little girl, whose face and ears were now bright red, and said with a smile, “I’m just looking at you normally.”

What normal! She was clearly smiling! Was she smiling because of what happened yesterday?! Wei Maomao felt a bit annoyed.

Seeing her increasingly puffed-up cheeks, Cheng Tingyan couldn’t resist poking them with her finger.

Mmm, she missed this.

“Have some wontons later.” Cheng Tingyan said, changing the subject, she rubbed her finger, missing the soft, bouncy feel.

Wei Maomao: “…“ She wouldn’t get any fatter even if she ate more!

Okay, the shyness was gone, the awkwardness was gone, now she was just angry!