"Dinner's ready!" Lin Feng called out.

Once the dishes were on the table, Lin Feng untied his apron. Zhang Yuxi quickly led the children to wash their hands, and they came clattering over to eat.

Lin Feng's expression turned stern. "When it's time for dinner, you come and eat. You can play after you're done, understand?"

Seeing Lin Feng's serious face, the children all shrank back a little.

Tuan Tuan asked in a small voice, "Daddy, are you angry?"

Lin Feng countered, "What do you think?"

Tuan Tuan's eyes reddened, and she mumbled with a pout, "You're angry..."

Lin Feng squatted down to her level. "Next time Daddy calls for dinner, you'll come and eat properly, okay?"

Tears rolled down Tuan Tuan's cheeks like pearls, dropping one by one.

"I will!"

Great, I scared the little princess into crying.

"Alright, a princess isn't pretty when she cries! Hurry up and eat."

After dinner, Lin Feng went to wash the dishes while Zhang Yuxi read the children a story. These were the storybooks the children had picked out earlier today from a bookstore they had passed. There were Ultraman storybooks, fairy tale storybooks, and so on.

"Mommy will just pick one, okay?"

Zhang Yuxi leaned back on the couch, and the children sat in a circle around her, listening attentively. Storytelling was something Zhang Yuxi was quite good at. She narrated with such vividness that the children were utterly engrossed.

Of course, the children had their own thoughts. Every time a story ended, they would turn into little walking question marks, full of curiosity. Their ideas were wonderful and imaginative, and Zhang Yuxi could answer most of them. However, when they found a logical hole in a story, they wouldn't rest until they got to the bottom of it. In those moments, she was truly powerless.

Today's story was Little Red Riding Hood, which they found bewildering.

"How can a wolf talk?"

"Mommy, why does the wolf want to eat people?"

"Why does Grandma live in the forest? It's so dangerous!"

"The granny is so old, why would he eat her?"

"How can a wolf pretend to be a person..."

Zhang Yuxi turned to Lin Feng for help. "Honey, can you explain these questions to the kids?"

Lin Feng dried his hands and sat down, quickly tossing the questions back at them. "Who wants to tell me why Grandma lives in the forest?"

Tuan Tuan asked softly, "Because... because she has no money?"

Fan Fan exclaimed loudly, "It's definitely because she's too old to walk!"

As a variety of answers came pouring out, Lin Feng would nod convincingly. "Maybe that's it."

"That's a great idea, even Daddy didn't think of that!"

Just like that, the questions were solved by the children themselves.

"Okay, let's play for a little while longer, and then it's bedtime!"

"Gun! Daddy, the gun!" Big Treasure said, pointing at the oversized AK.

"Oh, right, we haven't looked at Daddy's gun yet."

Upon opening the box, Lin Feng's eyes lit up. It's beautifully made! Holding it, he found it was heavy with a realistic feel. The box labeled it as an oversized replica.

Big Treasure gasped, "Wow, so cool!"

Fan Fan edged closer. "Daddy, can I touch it?"

Lin Feng handed it to him. Fan Fan inspected it fondly, only to realize he couldn't even lift it. He looked very disappointed.

Just then, Big Treasure picked up an empty water gun and aimed it at Lin Feng.

"PEW..."

Lin Feng clutched his chest, a pained look on his face. "Argh, I'm hit! Medic, help me! Save me!"

Lin Feng turned his head to look at Second Treasure.

Second Treasure gasped, "I'll save you!" He made a gun with his hand. "PEW!"

Fan Fan joined in, and the scene instantly devolved into a chaotic firefight.

Lin Feng lay on the floor. "I'm injured and can't move. You guys carry on..."

Tuan Tuan stood up. "Daddy, I'll protect you!" She then picked up a foam sword. "AHHHH! How dare you attack Daddy!"

Zhang Yuxi was truly impressed with Lin Feng. He could effortlessly manage the children and take such good care of them. He was amazing. Not like me, I'm always flustered and clueless about what to do.

After half an hour of playing, Lin Feng clapped his hands to signal it was time to bathe and go to bed. The master bedroom had a huge shower stall. Aside from Big Treasure, who needed to wash alone, the other children could bathe together without issue... The only problem was that they loved to play in the water! After one such playful bath, Lin Feng switched to using only the shower, firmly denying them the chance to fool around. If it got too hot in the summer, they could have bubble baths, which he knew they would love. Big Treasure was much better now; he could handle showers, but not much else.

The children settled into their beds, and Lin Feng turned off the main light.

"Good night!"

All the children chorused, "Good night, Daddy!"

Soon, the children fell asleep. Even the energetic Fan Fan started to doze off.

Zhang Yuxi was exhausted. Playing with the children was incredibly draining. "Honey, taking care of the kids is too much work. Let's hire a nanny to help with the chores and things..."

Lin Feng smiled. "Let's wait and see if I can't handle it first. Honey, let me give you a massage."

"No, that's okay, honey. You're already exhausted. I'll be fine after some sleep..."

Lin Feng got up anyway and started massaging her shoulders. Feeling comfortable, Zhang Yuxi groggily drifted off to sleep. She didn't pay much mind to the faint pain in her lower abdomen, guessing her period must be coming.

「The next day was a fresh start.」

Making breakfast, waking the kids up... everything proceeded as usual.

After breakfast, once Lin Feng had finished the dishes, Zhang Yuxi came over, looking a bit pale. "Honey, I'm feeling a little tired. I'm going to go lie down for a while. I'll leave the kids in your care." She gave Lin Feng a kiss. "Thank you for all your hard work, honey."

Lin Feng looked at her with concern. "What's wrong? Is your period coming?" Zhang Yuxi always felt fatigued when her period was about to start.

Zhang Yuxi nodded.

"Then you should go rest. I'll call you when lunch is ready."

"Okay."

「At noon, Lin Feng made lunch, leaving the task of watching the children to Big White.」

In the middle of playing, Second Treasure glanced upstairs, then pulled Tuan Tuan along to go find their mom. The two of them held onto the railing as they went up, but Big White, who was busy playing with Big Treasure and the others, didn't notice a thing.

In less than ten minutes, the two children came back downstairs, looking panicked.

Second Treasure threw himself into Lin Feng's arms. "Daddy! Mommy's hurt! Is she going to die?"

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