Ji Zhile crushed the candy and returned to his room.
There were only three words in the self-criticism on his desk and two more were in pinyin.
Ji Zhile knew how to write a self-criticism, which was to admit his mistakes, but he felt that it would be embarrassing to write it down. There were so many words he could not write, so Ji Zhile kept dawdling. When he was hungry later, he didn’t even want to write anymore.
Now he looked at this piece of paper, a little angry, ran over, tore it off with a sound, and threw it into the trash can.
He stopped writing. Since he was punished for not eating snacks, he stopped writing.
No one would read it anyway and Mom would laugh at him after reading it.
Ji Zhile sat on his little bed and looked down at his fingers.
He doesn’t even have Ultraman clothes, which are his favorite Dijia. Mom bought new clothes for his brother, but she did not even give him potato chips.
He took the doll on the bed and held it in his arms. It doesn’t matter, he still has a lot of dolls. When he grows up, he will buy Ultraman clothes himself.
“Zhile.” Accompanied by the woman’s kind voice, the door of the room was gently pushed open.
Ji Zhile raised his head and saw Grandma Fang. He wanted to run over, but remembered what his brother said just now, Grandma Fang is not good because she lied, so Ji Zhile did not move.
Grandma Fang walked into the room, closed the door, and took out the hidden potato chips from her clothes: “Zhile, eat quickly, while your mother is not here now.”
Ji Zhile hesitated.
Grandma Fang has already torn apart the potato chips and fed them to Ji Zhile’s mouth.
Ji Zhile’s stomach growled at first, but when he smelled it, he forgot everything, opened his mouth, and ate it in one bite: “Thank you, Grandma.”
Grandma Fang said: “Such a good child, how could your mother have the heart to starve you.”
Ji Zhile lowered his head and remained silent, he knew that his mother did not like him.
Grandma Fang said: “Grandma may not be able to take care of Zhile in the future. I am worried about how Zhile will live here alone.”
Ji Zhile’s eyes were red, he ate potato chips bit by bit, and his cheeks were bulging like a hamster, but he didn’t speak.
“Grandma is reluctant to part with Zhile. I am worried that no one will pamper Zhile after Grandma leaves.”
Ji Zhile’s voice was choked with sobs: “Grandma, don’t go.”
“But Zhile’s mother is the hostess of the family. She wants Grandma to leave, but Grandma can’t help it.”
Ji Zhile raised his head, revealing a pair of red eyes.
“Grandma knows that Zhile is also reluctant to part with Grandma, right?” Grandma Fang said, “If Zhile’s father can let Grandma stay, Grandma can stay with Zhile.”
Ji Zhile hesitated and said, “But Dad is not at home.”
“Zhile can call Dad, right?”
Ji Zhile hummed but was a little afraid. Dad came back two weeks ago last time and he only called him once in the middle of the trip. But he really wanted Grandma Fang to stay, so that his brother would be liked by his mother and he would be liked by Grandma Fang.
Ji Zhile said, “Then I’ll try.”
Grandma Fang smiled: “Zhile is so good.”
What Si Tian said today made Grandma Fang panic. No matter how weak Si Tian is, she is still the mistress of Ji’s family. If she wants to dismiss her, she can only leave.
But she could not bear it. Ji’s family paid such a high salary and the daughter-in-law was so tight. If she could not make money without a job, who would give her son the money?
At that time, she should not have allowed her son to marry his daughter-in-law, nor should her son now depend on others’ faces when buying a pack of cigarettes.
Grandma Fang felt that she could not be dismissed. The family needed her and Ji Zhile needed her too.
She is not only thinking about herself, but she also really loves Ji Zhile. What a beautiful child, yet her mother has the heart to abuse him. If she is gone, Ji Zhile will suffer a lot.
Then in order to stay, she can only find Ji Jiangzhou. If the master of the Ji family has spoken, Si Tian can only obey no matter how arrogant she is. But she can’t contact Ji Jiangzhou and most people in charge of the Ji family can’t meet at all.
But Ji Zhile can do it. The father and son often keep in touch.
Grandma Fang said: “Zhile, you must tell the truth when you call your father. Look at your mother. She knew you didn’t eat breakfast and were hungry, but didn’t let you eat snacks. She beat you this morning. Putting the behavior out, it was child abuse.”
“Grandma treats you well and secretly gives you snacks. You tell Dad to let Grandma stay and you will have snacks in the future.”
Ji Zhile nodded.
Grandma Fang did not dare to stay longer, she was worried that Si Tian would find out. “Grandma is leaving first. Zhile, don’t let Mom find you eating, or she will definitely scold you.”
Ji Zhile nodded with puffed cheeks.
***
After Ji Zhile left, Si Tian found the aunt who was cooking and said that she was a little hungry today, so she asked her to have lunch an hour earlier.
Si Tian did not really want to starve Ji Zhile out, but just wanted to teach Ji Zhile a lesson, so that this brat wouldn’t like to eat in the future.
After returning to the room, Si Tian began to unpack her spoils of the day. She not only bought cosmetics but also bought some clothes.
In the wardrobe of the original owner, most of the clothes are black and white. Si Tian feels a bit monotonous, life always needs some color.
She changed the white skirt on her body, wore comfortable home clothes, and put the cosmetics on the new dressing table one by one, feeling very satisfied. When the system sound suddenly appeared, she felt less annoyed.
[Host, there is a new mission.]
Xiao Ai is still a little timid. It has only been bound to the host for a short time, but it has already been frightened by the host.
Si Tian’s voice was lazy: “What task?”
[Mission Drop: Accompany Ji Zhile to complete the kindergarten homework – making handmade lanterns.
Task duration: Countdown to five hours]
Si Tian: “Okay, I’ll take it.”
When Xiao Ai, who was trembling at first, heard the refreshing four words, it suddenly felt flattered and couldn’t help asking: “Really?”
Si Tian smiled and tied her hair into a ponytail: “Of course.”
Xiao Ai was moved. It didn’t expect the host to actively accept the task with such cooperation.
What the host said on the top floor this morning must be true, it was not very cooperative and had a bad attitude, so the host forced it a few times.
This is also what its teacher taught. The system must be cold and concise, so as not to be stepped on by the host. So as to facilitate the follow-up work, Xiao Ai thought, maybe the times are different and now a new type of host, system cooperation is needed.
Just like its host, who is much kinder now.
After Si Tian tied up her ponytail, she knocked on Ji Zhile’s room door when she went out.
After a few seconds, the child ran to open the door. When he saw Si Tian, his little face was a little flustered and he wanted to close the door immediately.
Si Tian put her foot against it, her eyes were very sharp, and she saw a little bit of potato chip powder left on the edge of Ji Zhile’s mouth at a glance: “You are stealing snacks.”
Ji Zhile shook her head: “I don’t, this is my room, I don’t want you to come in!”
But after all, he was only three and a half years old, so he was no match for Si Tian. Si Tian opened the door and saw the whole room. Unexpectedly, Ji Zhile’s room was quite tidy, not messy at all.
There was a bag of potato chips on the small desk and it was almost finished. Si Tian narrowed her eyes, went in, and picked up the potato chips.
When Ji Zhile saw her mother’s movements, his neck shrank, and his butt seemed to be aching again.
He won’t be beaten twice a day.
“Where did they come from?” Si Tian asked while holding potato chips.
Ji Zhile stayed silent, not to expose Grandma Fang, who gave him potato chips because she was worried about him.
Si Tian narrowed her eyes slightly, Ji Zhile was a little scared, and whispered, “My own.”
Si Tian thought it was Ji Zhile who hid it himself, she also loved to hide snacks when she was a child.
“Don’t eat it, wait for lunch.” Si Tian took the potato chips away.
Ji Zhile bit his cheek and did not speak.
Si Tian said, “Did the kindergarten assign homework? I’ll make lanterns with you.”
Ji Zhile’s eyes were wide open. He could not believe what he heard for a moment. Not only did his mother not beat him, but she also made a lantern with him?
But Ji Zhile is a child with a lot of backbone: “I don’t want it, I will do it myself.”
Si Tian snorted lightly: “You know how to do it?”
Ji Zhile: “I will, I can do it well!”
Dessert: “Then let me see what you did.”
Ji Zhile is stunned again.
Si Tian smiled and asked directly: “Do you make lanterns in your room?”
Ji Zhile: “Children’s room…”
When going to the children’s room, Si Tian put the potato chips in her room by the way. Ji Zhile only saw that the potato chips in her hand disappeared as soon as she came in and out. He asked, “Where are my potato chips?”
“I threw it in the trash can.”
Ji Zhile curled her lips, complaining but dared not speak.
In the children’s room, Si Tian saw the lantern made by Ji Zhile. Strictly speaking, it was just a piece of yellow cardboard cut into strips. She picked it up and laughed mercilessly: “Is this the lantern you made? It’s so ugly.”
Ji Zhile was angry, grabbed it, and straightened it: “I haven’t done it yet.”
Si Tian noticed the instruction manual on the floor, picked it up, and looked, only to find that the kindergarten had issued a material package. The easiest way is to follow the instructions above.
But Si Tian took a look at the finished product and felt that it looked very ordinary, so she said, “I’ll teach you how to make a beautiful lantern.”
Ji Zhile held the colored cardboard in his hand, half-believed, pointed to the manual, and said: “This one is very beautiful.”
Si Tian searched out a video of making a handmade lantern from her mobile phone and dragged it to the end to show Ji Zhile the finished product.
The lantern on the screen was hundreds of times more beautiful than the one in the manual. It was round and glowing red and the fringe of the lantern below was made of silk thread, it was fluttering and so beautiful.
Ji Zhile’s eyes straightened. If he made this lantern, he would definitely get a small sticker.
“Do it?” Si Tian asked.
Ji Zhile nodded like a chicken pecking rice.
Si Tian still has some hands-on skills. She compared the video, first cutting the cardboard into a suitable shape and then bending it according to the steps in the video.
Ji Zhile sat on the soft cushion and watched her. At first, he was watching the movements of her hands, but before he knew it, his eyes went to Si Tian’s face.
Mom’s hair is black, so soft, just like her brother’s. Ji Zhile thought of his little curly hair and reached out to touch it.
His mother was wearing a green top, her skin was so fair, and her neck was long. Ji Zhile finally realized that her mother had changed, not only becoming able to beat him but also in other aspects.
Si Tian raised her head, wanting Ji Zhile to hand over the ruler, but she caught the child’s sight.
Ji Zhile’s eyes are very dark, it is round, and he is quite obedient when he is not aggressive. She does not see that he will grow into a vicious male partner in the future.
Si Tian smiled: “What do you keep looking at me for?”
Ji Zhile immediately looked away and poked the lantern tassel in his hand: “I didn’t look at you.”
Si Tian said, “Ji Zhile, do you know what your behavior is called?”
Ji Zhile looked up with puzzled eyes.
“Duplicity!”
Ji Zhile looked at her confusedly: “What do you mean by duplicity?”
Si Tian: …
She almost forgot that the future vicious supporting male partner was only three and a half years old.
“It’s just that what you say is different from what you think.”
Ji Zhile: “I don’t have one!”
Si Tian snorted lightly, deliberately teasing him: “You think I’m pretty.”
Ji Zhile: “I don’t have one!”
He whispered: “It’s not good-looking.”
Si Tian: …
She smirked and pinched Ji Zhile’s face: “Just lie.”
“I’m not, I’m not, I’m not.” Ji Zhile jumped up, very excited. He did not think his mother was pretty, at most…a little bit prettier than before, a little shorter than his little finger.
Si Tian looked at Ji Zhile quietly, she thought that if Ji Zhile grew up, he should know what it is to call me a general attack, you directly opened up.
“Are you still making lanterns?”
Ji Zhile sat down puffing her cheeks: “Do it.”
Si Tian: “Use a ruler to compare the drawing, one centimeter to one square, and I will cut it later.”
Since it is making lanterns for Ji Zhile, it is necessary for him to have a sense of participation.
As expected, Ji Zhile was quite motivated and he started gesticulating with a ruler.
Si Tian glanced at him, the child lay down, rolled up his sleeves, and a scar on his arm appeared, which was very conspicuous on the child’s joint-like arm.
“Ji Zhile, what happened to your arm?”
Ji Zhile tilted his head and looked at the scar on his arm. It looked like a caterpillar, so ugly.
He remembered that on his birthday night, his mother had pushed him down, his arm touched the broken vase piece, and he was bleeding a lot.
Mom knew what had happened, so why did she ask him?
“When did you fall and hurt yourself?”
Why did Mom ask him when? She knew it clearly. Did Mom want to blame him for this? He did not fall by himself!
Ji Zhile gave her a fierce look.
Si Tian just felt baffled: “Do you know how to look at people well?”
Being criticized again…
The pain of the wound, the grievance of being falsely accused, and now being accused again, Ji Zhile felt that his heart was about to break.
He got up and angrily threw the ruler in his hand on Si Tian, growling in a very sad voice.
“I hate you!”
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Translator’s Comment:
What a miserable child.
