Chapter 65
Tiantian held up his small bowl, his eyes as bright as a multitude of stars, and said obediently:
“Thank you, Auntie Mu-Mu. I want a big bowl of rice.”
Auntie Mu came over, smiled and said “yes,” and took the small bowl to get rice for Tiantian.
Shen Yuanchuan watched his son take the rice, stuff a mouthful into his mouth, his cheeks puffed out, his round eyes open, and he even took a moment to glance at this old, empty-nester father of his.
“What are you wooking at?” Tiantian asked indistinctly.
Shen Yuanchuan’s heart skipped a beat.
He cleared his throat hard, sat down opposite Shen Tiantian, and prompted:
“The gifts Tiantian gave to his two big brothers are very nice.”
Tiantian immediately swung his short little legs, looked up with his little face, confident and sunny.
“Of course. I have very good taste. I only pick very pwetty things.”
Shen Yuanchuan saw his happy little appearance and couldn’t help but feel even more sour.
The tone of his voice unconsciously carried a hint of sourness.
“Why does everyone else have one, but I don’t?”
Tiantian was holding his small bowl, wolfing down his food.
Hearing this, he couldn’t help but lift his eyes, swallowed the rice, and the expression on his little face was a rare seriousness.
“Daddy.”
Shen Yuanchuan looked at him like this, was stunned for a moment, and nodded.
“What is it?”
Shen Tiantian tried his best to keep his chubby little face straight, cleared his throat, and placed his small hands on the table, his posture very proper.
If you ignored the grain of rice stuck to the corner of his mouth.
“Daddy, I also prepared a gift for you, but I can’t give it to you directly.”
Shen Yuanchuan was puzzled. “Why?”
Shen Xiuze and Shen Jinfeng, who had a rare free moment for lunch and had come home, heard this, stopped outside the dining room, and didn’t go in.
Shen Tiantian’s little milky voice continued:
“Mommy said that a baby’s love is also limited, like a small bucket of water. You have to choose who to share the love inside with.”
He counted on his little fingers:
“Mommy went to heaven, but baby’s love still has to be saved for her, hidden at the bottom of the bucket. Big brother is cold, but he got me a new little bed, so I have to give big brother a share.”
“Second brother is always very annoying, and I like to hit his stomach with my head, but he took me riding, so I have to give him a share too. And Butler Uncle and Auntie Mu, they’ve taken care of me for a long time, and I like them too.”
“And Grandma. Although Grandma also loves cousin and aunt very much, I can’t be sad because of that. I have to love Grandma very much too.”
After he finished, he added:
“Daddy, you see, my little bucket only has this much love. There’s not much left to share with you. Do you know why?”
Shen Yuanchuan was stunned on the spot and didn’t come back to his senses for a long time.
The air fell silent. After a long while, Shen Tiantian finally continued:
“Because a baby can’t just selflessly give. He also has to receive equal love.”
Mommy said that Tiantian is the best baby in the world and deserves to receive the most love.
Thinking of his mother, Shen Tiantian’s eye sockets soured, and he felt like crying a little.
But he was a big kid now and wouldn’t cry at the drop of a hat. He just wiped his eyes and looked at the speechless Shen Yuanchuan.
“Daddy, we’ve only met three times this month, so I can’t squeeze out a lot of love for you.”
Compared to his two brothers, Shen Xiuze and Shen Jinfeng, Shen Yuanchuan, this biological father, was indeed very unqualified.
Of course, in Shen Jinfeng’s opinion, Shen Yuanchuan was already quite good to Shen Tiantian.
You know, when he was a child, he really didn’t see the busy Shen Yuanchuan for long periods of time. Every day after school, besides enduring his biological mother’s phone calls, he faced an empty room.
Parent-teacher conferences were all attended by aunties or the butler. Anyone who didn’t know would have thought he was a child without a father or mother.
Shen Yuanchuan didn’t get a gift and was instead taught a lesson by his little son.
He couldn’t help but reflect and thought that he was indeed a person who was very stingy with his emotions.
It probably had to do with his upbringing. Shen Yuanchuan didn’t like very intimate relationships, whether it was love or family.
It could be said that he was actually a typical egoist.
Including the one after another female companions he had, Shen Yuanchuan would never talk about love with them.
As a result, Shen Yuanchuan’s handling of family relationships also became very indifferent.
He let out a deep sigh and nodded.
“Sorry, I didn’t do a good enough job. I really don’t like to give too much attention to others.”
Shen Tiantian jumped down from his chair, his little brows furrowed tightly.
“But I’m not others!”
His chubby little face was full of unhappiness. He looked up at Shen Yuanchuan.
“I’m your most well-behaved and cutest son.”
Shen Tiantian climbed onto the chair next to Shen Yuanchuan, rubbed his little fleshy face against him, and said in a milky voice:
“Daddy, you forgot, you still have to give the company to your cute son. When you can’t walk, I still have to push your wheelchair for you.”
Shen Yuanchuan was almost moved by this little brat.
He pushed Shen Tiantian’s fluffy little head, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
“Get up. I’m not so old that I need you to push my wheelchair.”
Shen Tiantian was not happy. He huffed, jumped down, and took out the gift he had prepared long ago from the cabinet by the sofa.
“For you.”
He threw the little shark to his biological father, then held out his small hand and craned his little neck.
“Hurry up and announce that you’re giving the company to me!”
Love is equal.
Tiantian gave out a little shark and wanted to receive a small company.
At this moment, the veins on Shen Yuanchuan’s temples were throbbing.
He tapped Shen Tiantian’s forehead hard, so angry that he gritted his teeth.
“Can’t you let me be happy for a while?”
He wanted the company as soon as he came up. His intentions were so obvious. It really made one want to roll up their sleeves and beat a child.
Shen Yuanchuan finally understood why some of his old friends were always having a headache about not being able to discipline their children.
Shen Xiuze and Shen Jinfeng were too outstanding, which had made Shen Yuanchuan think that all children were so excellent and obedient.
It wasn’t until his little son, Shen Tiantian, appeared out of nowhere that Shen Yuanchuan knew that it wasn’t that it wouldn’t happen, it was just that the time hadn’t come.
Shen Tiantian was so angry he pattered away.
Halfway through, he turned back and giggled.
“I was so angry I got confused. I still have to eat.”
Shen Yuanchuan: “…Who is angry at whom?”
Looking at his little son sitting down to eat lunch again without a care in the world, and his fragrant little appearance as he ate, Shen Yuanchuan thought, it’s not without its advantages.
At least he eats very heartily.
A lunch was eaten with ups and downs and yet was very calm. In the middle, Shen Xiuze and Shen Jinfeng also came back and sat down to eat together.
The family of four was rarely gathered together.
At the end of the meal, Shen Yuanchuan looked at his reliable and cold eldest son, then at his gentle yet stubborn second son, and his silly little son who was burying his head in his food.
For a moment, Shen Yuanchuan felt that if the three sons really fought over the inheritance of the company…
Then Shen Tiantian would definitely be the first to be kicked out by these two brothers with high IQs and ruthless methods.
He had no chance of winning at all.
People are biased. Shen Yuanchuan’s brows couldn’t help but furrow as he deeply pondered one thing.
Could it be that his little son would really have no food to eat in the end?
Shen Yuanchuan’s gaze fell on Shen Tiantian, who had rice stuck to the corner of his mouth and was beaming with joy from eating meat.
Silly and foolish. He really doesn’t seem like the material for business.
Or, should I leave the company’s shares to Shen Tiantian?
That way, the little one wouldn’t have to worry about not having enough to eat when he grew up.
Then Shen Yuanchuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly came to his senses.
No, that would be too unfair to the ancestors of the Shen family.
After several generations of hard work, if Shen Tiantian inherited the company, it would probably be finished in less than two months.
Shen Yuanchuan held the little shark, closed his eyes, and sighed deeply in his heart, worried.
After lunch, Shen Tiantian had woken up too late and was not willing to take an afternoon nap. He ran to the lawn to play with great energy.
He didn’t know that as soon as he left, Shen Yuanchuan had returned to his bedroom, took out his phone, and started to frantically take pictures of the little shark.
Shen Xiuze and Shen Jinfeng’s social media posts only had one picture each, but he was different. He had taken a full nine pictures.
After editing the nine-square grid, Shen Yuanchuan calmly drank his tea and posted it.
Soon, the friend who had asked him why he hadn’t posted a picture replied:
[[Thumbs up] Not bad, not bad. The little shark is very domineering.]
[Shen Yuanchuan: Not at all. It’s just a child’s preference. It looks fluffy. I don’t like it that much.]
Shen Jinfeng, who had also seen this post, let out a soft “tsk.”
“He’s old, and his mouth is still hard.”
Shen Xiuze, on the side, couldn’t help but lift his tightly pressed lips and silently blocked Shen Yuanchuan’s social media.
Perhaps because he knew that he had been too neglectful of his little son’s growth before, Shen Yuanchuan actually didn’t go to the company in the afternoon. Instead, he stayed at home and watched a variety show with Shen Tiantian for a while.
Of course, it was the variety show that Shen Tiantian himself had participated in.
He was a little show-off and didn’t like to watch things he wasn’t in.
From the variety show, Shen Yuanchuan saw a different Shen Tiantian.
Lively, sunny, and full of emotional value.
The other children who had participated in the group game together, seeing that Shen Tiantian was not there, all had sad little faces and even asked in the variety show:
“Tiantian, are you coming next time? We can play together.”
Shen Yuanchuan hadn’t expected his son to be such a little charmer. He couldn’t help but glance at him and ask:
“Tiantian? Do you like to play with other children?”
Tiantian was holding his daily bottle of Wangzai milk, his mouth puffed out as he sucked down most of the bottle in one go.
He let go of the straw, let out a deep breath, and the sweet milk smell was also exhaled.
“I’m very busy. I’m long past the age of playing with children. I have to start being busy with my own career too.”
Then, he patted his little chest, his eyes shining.
“Daddy, I can go to the company tomorrow. If you give the company to me, you can rest assured.”
Shen Yuanchuan: “…”
Not to mention, he couldn’t rest assured at all.
Lmao tiantian criticise his own father in his own cutesy way 😂