"Let Mommy answer the phone!" Ansel didn’t believe it.

Jian Yufei gestured for him to give her the phone.

Ruan Tianling handed it to her, then buried his head in her neck, continuing his punishment.

"Hello, Ansel, it’s Mom."

Jian Yufei clenched her fists, trying hard to keep her voice calm.

Also trying hard to ignore someone’s presence.

Hearing her voice, the little guy felt much relieved.

"Mommy, where are you guys? Why can’t I find you?"

Jian Yufei said with a slight smile, "We’re upstairs, but we’re discussing something very important."

"Pfft—" Ruan Tianling couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.

Jian Yufei gave him another glare!

Ansel was puzzled, "What are you discussing?"

"It’s something really important, you better not disturb us. That’s it, Mommy’s hanging up now."

"Oh."

Jian Yufei hung up the phone and met Ruan Tianling’s mischievous and teasing expression.

"Honey, turns out in your eyes, this is something very important."

"..."

Jian Yufei tried to pinch his waist again, but he quickly grabbed her hands.

Letting her succeed once, there won’t be a second time.

Ruan Tianling continued teasing her, "You don’t want anyone interrupting. Seeing how eager you are, why don’t I sacrifice a few more times?"

"Ruan Tianling, you’re asking for it!" Jian Yufei directly bit his shoulder.

...

Downstairs, Ansel said to Nangong Ruyue, "They are indeed upstairs, but I clearly didn’t find them earlier."

"Maybe you didn’t notice." Nangong Ruyue diverted the topic, "What did you want to find them for?"

Ansel immediately recalled his purpose, "Junqi and I have been here for a long time, but Mommy hasn’t had time to take us out to play. I want Daddy to take us out."

"Tomorrow?"

"Any day will do. Grandma, can you come with us?"

"Grandma won’t go, but you can take more pictures and bring them back for Grandma to see."

The little guy nodded heavily, "Okay!"

*************

During dinner, Ansel made his request.

Ruan Tianling agreed immediately.

They planned to go out and have fun the next day, and invited Gong Mei’s family as well.

But Gong Mei and Cu Haoyan had no time.

So it was just the four of them going out to play.

Ansel was very happy; he loved family outings the most.

Early the next morning, the two little guys got up early.

Since they would leave right after breakfast, Ansel dragged Junqi to Xiao Zexin’s room first thing.

The little guy leaned in close to Xiao Zexin’s ear and loudly said, "Grandpa, today Daddy, Mommy, Junqi, and I are going out to play. We’ll be back in the evening, and won’t come to see you during the day."

Junqi recently also loved to talk.

But he was just parroting.

"Not coming to see you."

"You should wake up early, okay?"

"Wake up early."

"When you wake up, we can go out and play together."

"Play together." Junqi repeated loudly.

At the door, Jian Yufei held her forehead, "Junqi has become a little copycat."

Ruan Tianling laughed, "He just doesn’t know what to say, so he follows Ansel. Haven’t you noticed, every sentence Ansel says, he catches the main point."

It seemed so; he indeed repeated the important parts.

He didn’t speak much before, but now at least he loves to talk.