Entering the yard, Xiao Baiguo gazed at the fish submerged in the water.

The envy in her eyes almost turned into something tangible, accompanied by a slight sense of bitterness.

They were both fish, yet the two kept in the basin could still swim in the water.

Pitiful fish, with no water and no basin!

She puffed up her cheeks, and with a sudden lunge, she threw her upper body forward.

Her movement was so abrupt that it startled Bai Ji, who almost failed to grab her and prevent her from plunging headfirst.

Bai Ji tightly held Xiao Baiguo, her heartbeat still racing.

“Good girl, you scared Mommy to death!”

“You little rascal, are you asking for a beating?”

Li Qiurong was also startled.

Xiao Baiguo had been so well-behaved before, always doing what they asked.

Occasionally, when she got angry, she would throw a small tantrum.

Due to her usual behavior, they didn’t expect her to act out.

Today, Bai Ji had reacted quickly and managed to catch her in time.

If Bai Ji had been just a little slower, Xiao Baiguo would have landed headfirst.

“Quick, take her to the side,” Li Qiurong said, still frightened.

“Okay.” Bai Ji nodded.

But Xiao Baiguo wasn’t willing.

“Ah, ah, ah—”

As the wooden basin moved farther away from her, she screamed loudly like any other child, waving her little hands in protest. “Don’t take the fish away! I want to see the fish!”

“Wah, wah, wah—”

While shouting, Xiao Baiguo struggled with her hands and feet, wanting to go back and see the fish.

The family had never seen her act like this.

Bai Ji immediately softened. “Stop fussing, stop fussing. Let’s go back and see the fish. Be a good girl and stop throwing a tantrum…”

“Give her to me!” Lin Yongcheng, seeing that she was still frightened, was afraid something else might happen.

He reached out and took Xiao Baiguo from Bai Ji. “Let’s go, Daddy will take you to see the fish.”

Apart from her love for playing with water, they had finally discovered Xiao Baiguo’s new hobby.

She loved fish.

It was good that she was expressing her preferences.

The more they understood her, the less worried they would be about teaching her to walk in the future. If she didn’t want to learn to walk, they could buy her a couple of fish to tempt her.

“Want to see the fish? Come, let’s take a few steps.”

Before they reached the stage where she was learning to walk, her parents had already come up with this idea.

Lin Yongcheng brought over a small stool and sat next to the wooden basin. He placed Xiao Baiguo on his lap so that she could reach the basin by extending her little hands.

With the fish now within her reach, Xiao Baiguo finally calmed down.

She gripped the edge of the basin with both hands and leaned her little body towards it, wishing she could dive right into the basin and join the fish in the water.

As soon as her body leaned too far forward, Lin Yongcheng quickly pulled her back.

Back to square one, Xiao Baiguo leaned forward again.

And again, Lin Yongcheng effortlessly pulled her back.

Bai Ji watched from the side.

Lin Yongcheng said, “Just look at the fish, don’t make a fuss. This is not a bath basin, and the water in there is for the fish, not for bathing. Later, I’ll get you some clean water for your bath.”

He gave her a pat on the back, signaling her to behave.

Xiao Baiguo became a little angry.

Was the water for the fish not clean enough to be used for bathing?

What was wrong with the fish water?

The bad daddy was lying again!

She turned her head away in a huff and swung her little fist at him.

Perhaps her arm was too short, as her punch missed entirely, not even touching his clothes.

Xiao Baiguo was even angrier now!

“You little rascal, are you hitting Daddy?” Lin Yongcheng finally believed his father-in-law’s words about how this child had a temper.

He grabbed her chubby little fist. “I’ve been so good to you, even came to pick you up today, and this is how you treat me?”

He asked himself, wasn’t he a pretty good dad?

In the past, he’d pinched her with his stubble, and if she’d been hurt and hit him, it would have been understandable.

But today, what had he done wrong?

Lin Yongcheng continued, “You ungrateful little rascal!”

Bai Ji couldn’t help but laugh at the scene.

“You should reflect on what you did wrong and how you offended the good girl. I’ve never seen her hit anyone else; she only hits you.”

“When did I offend her? I’ve treated her like a treasure!”

“You stopped her from seeing the fish.”

“Am I not holding her now and letting her look at the fish? I just don’t want her to fall in.”

Lin Yongcheng was puzzled. His little girl was kind to everyone, but she only bullied him. She used to pee on him, and now she hit him too.

Why didn’t she like him?

It’s not like he didn’t think about her. Even today, if it weren’t for her, he would have had the team’s ox cart take them into the city, not drive a car for a high-profile move.

After a day of hard work, now he was holding her to look at the fish, and this little ungrateful thing still hit him.

It was so frustrating!

“Since you’re still young and don’t understand, Daddy will forgive you.” Lin Yongcheng pinched her soft little cheek. “When you grow up, you won’t be able to bully Daddy anymore!”

Sigh… He was really being a humble dad.

He glanced at Bai Ji, who was laughing happily.

“Next time you bully Daddy, your mommy will definitely punish you. She’s the strict one in our house, and Daddy doesn’t dare to provoke her. She likes well-behaved children, not mischievous ones. If you keep bullying Daddy, you’ll be in for a beating from her—three meals a day, like clockwork!”

Bai Ji gave his waist a hard pinch, making her point clear.

“Stop talking bad about me in front of the child!”

“You see… didn’t I just get hit?” Lin Yongcheng teased.

“Don’t speak!”

After being scolded, Lin Yongcheng immediately shut up, but he still wasn’t content.

He raised his eyebrows and gave Xiao Baiguo a look as if to say, “Isn’t your mom really strict?”

Xiao Baiguo looked at Lin Yongcheng, then at Bai Ji.

Her “villain” mom did seem a bit fierce, but she quickly behaved and quietly looked at the fish, secretly feeling envious.

Sigh… When she got a little older, she’d get a big basin and keep herself in it.

This small basin was only big enough for small fish, not her. She needed a bigger one or maybe a small river to put herself in!

She chewed on her finger, her eyes sparkling.

Xiao Baiguo stopped causing trouble and became obedient again. Bai Ji was no longer pleased.

She shot Lin Yongcheng an angry look and muttered softly, “It’s all your fault for talking nonsense. You scared our good girl, and now she’s silent!”

It’s a bit complicated to talk about; this child is easy to take care of but also causes a lot of worry.

When the child makes a fuss, she just wants to calm her down.

When she settles down, she hopes she will cause a bit of trouble again.

With Lin Yongcheng as the scapegoat, anything can be blamed on him, so Bai Ji pushed him with a glance, saying, “Don’t speak carelessly in the future, don’t bully the good child who doesn’t understand. Whether our little darling is a good child or a naughty one, I like both!”

Lin Yongcheng, not wanting to go against his wife, then focused on Little Bai Guo.

He lightly slapped her hand, “When did you start chewing on your hand? It’s disgusting! If I see you do it again, I’ll spank you every time!”

Little Bai Guo was stunned for a moment.

Then she quickly reacted, swinging her small fist and hitting his arm.

Bad person! Yuyu is not dirty at all!

He deserved to be scolded by mom!

Watching her husband getting hit, Bai Ji held back her laughter and thought, “He really is annoying!”

Lin Yongcheng, expressionless, said, “You little troublemaker, bullying your dad again!”

Little Bai Guo was angry and ignored him, staring intently at the two fish in the basin until, half an hour later, Lin Yongcheng handed Little Bai Guo to Bai Ji.

“I’ll go kill the fish, you hold her.”

“Darling, mommy will hug you.”

Little Bai Guo was quickly in Bai Ji’s arms, and Bai Ji sat on a small stool closer to the wooden basin, reaching out to grab the edge of the basin.

What are fish?

Food.

Before Little Salted Fish became a spirit, it ate fish, shrimp, and shellfish from the sea.

After becoming a spirit, she was too lazy to move and almost didn’t need to eat anything.

But now, things were different.

She had become human, and three meals a day were a must.

He wants to kill the fish? Impossible!

These two fish are Yuyu’s food.

Since Yuyu is still small, even if they kill the fish, they won’t give it to Yuyu to eat, so… these two fish must not be killed!

Let’s keep them alive and eat them once Yuyu grows up!

Little Bai Guo held onto the basin, keeping a vigilant eye on Lin Yongcheng. If he tried to touch her fish, she’d cry and throw a tantrum, even peeing on him.

Lin Yongcheng didn’t pay attention to her gaze or perhaps just didn’t care.

What bad intentions could a child under six months old have?

She could only look, maybe be curious.

When their gazes met, Lin Yongcheng didn’t think much of it.

“These two fish are quite lively,” he said, making a precise move and quickly catching one fish.

Little Bai Guo got anxious. “Yuuu…”

Her chubby little hands stopped holding the basin and stretched out toward Lin Yongcheng, shouting: “Yuuu…”

Let go! Don’t kill the fish!

These are Yuyu’s, put them back in the basin!

In her haste to speak, her pronunciation wasn’t clear, but it startled both Lin Yongcheng and Bai Ji.

The couple exchanged a confused glance, both doubting if they had heard it wrong.

When they saw the shock in each other’s eyes, they immediately confirmed that they hadn’t imagined it.

Their little lazy bug had actually spoken, not just a simple cry, but a mispronounced “fish”?

Uh… that’s not surprising at all!!

They exchanged a look, and Lin Yongcheng deliberately held the fish, leaning back and trying to scare Little Bai Guo. “I’m going to kill the fish now. We’ll have fish tonight. We just moved into a new house today, let’s celebrate with something nice.”

“Yuuu…” Little Bai Guo became even more anxious.

“Does my darling want Daddy to hug her? Let’s play with Mommy for now. Daddy is going to kill the fish and can’t hug you right now. Wait for me to finish and then I’ll come to you. Be good now!”

“Yuuu…” Little Bai Guo was so upset she was about to cry, calling out the word “fish,” pointing at the fish in Lin Yongcheng’s hand, then patting her chest. “Yuuu…”

That fish is Yuyu’s.

I am Yuyu! Let go of my fish!

Bad person, let go! Don’t kill it!

Lin Yongcheng continued to tease her, “Don’t be in a hurry, darling, Daddy is going to kill the fish.”

“Wah—” As he stood up, a burst of crying erupted behind him.

Little Bai Guo cried her heart out, her little face turning red from the effort, golden tears falling nonstop, her body trembling, almost unable to catch her breath.

“Darling, don’t cry. Daddy won’t kill the fish. We won’t kill the fish,” Bai Ji quickly soothed, worried she might not catch her breath.

Lin Yongcheng was also stunned.

They only wanted to scare her, to play with her.

They never expected Little Bai Guo to react so strongly, crying so heartbreakingly.

Bai Ji continued to comfort her gently: “Darling, don’t worry, don’t worry. We’ll keep the two fish alive. They are yours, we won’t kill them. Don’t cry…”

Little Bai Guo was still crying, and nothing could calm her down.

“What are you two doing, taking care of the child like this?” Bai Zhu heard the crying and quickly ran out of the house, took Little Bai Guo from Bai Ji’s arms, and slowly walked around the yard, gently patting her back.

“Darling, don’t cry. Grandpa’s here.”

“Grandpa will scold them for you, make it right.”

After a few comforting words, Bai Zhu really started scolding Lin Yongcheng and Bai Ji, “What kind of parents are you two? You can’t even take care of a child properly. Is this how you’re going to be parents?”

Lin Yongcheng and Bai Ji lowered their heads, feeling ashamed.

It was their fault.

The fact that the child had spoken for the first time was a joyous occasion, but they had taken it too far.

They bowed their heads, accepting the scolding.

Hearing Bai Zhu scold them, Little Bai Guo’s crying lessened a little.

She still felt wronged and complained, “Yuuu…”

“What’s ‘Yuuu’?” Bai Zhu glanced at Bai Ji and Lin Yongcheng.

Bai Ji quickly seized the moment to redeem herself: “Dad, darling can speak now. She said ‘fish.’”

Bai Zhu looked at the fish in Lin Yongcheng’s hand and then glanced at the couple.

Look at what kind of parents these two are? Our little darling just saw fish for the first time today.

She probably never even heard of them before. For her first words to be ‘fish’—it shows just how much you two are disliked!

He didn’t say it aloud, but Lin Yongcheng and Bai Ji understood his meaning.

The couple was embarrassed, lowering their heads.

They had failed as parents. After a few months, their child liked fish, a first-time sight, more than them. They even made her cry.

Lin Yongcheng placed the fish back in the wooden basin.

“Dad, let’s keep these two fish for darling to play with!”

“Alright, you two go inside,” Bai Zhu ushered them away, taking a seat on the small stool in front of the basin. By now, Little Bai Guo had stopped crying, her wet lashes sticking together, still looking both pitiful and innocent.

Bai Zhu let her look at the fish.

Little Bai Guo didn’t just want to look, she also wanted to claim ownership.

“Yuuu…” she pointed at the fish in the basin and then at herself: “Yuuu…”

“Yes, the fish belongs to darling,” Bai Zhu understood her meaning.

“Yuuu…” Little Bai Guo nodded contentedly, glad that Grandpa understood her.

But then Bai Zhu changed the subject: “Our little darling already knows how to speak, it’s time to learn to call Grandpa. Come on… can you say ‘Grandpa’?”

Little Bai Guo: “…”

She thought this Grandpa was strange!!

He sent Lin Yongcheng and Bai Ji away just to teach her to call him Grandpa?

This was too much!