After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 340

Chapter 340: The Already Fragile Father-Daughter Relationship Worsens
The games in kindergarten were never too difficult. With a large group of children divided into teams of five, the tasks were identical for all, focusing on both accuracy and speed.

Qin Yan held the whiteboard, watching the little girl beside him, her ponytail tied high, and straightened his back confidently. He had this round in the bag!

“I’ll guess,” Ye Lingfeng pushed Qin Lie aside, standing opposite Zhouzhou. Qin Lie didn’t contest, moving to the side to watch.

Ye Lingfeng glanced at him slightly surprised. Why was he being so agreeable this time? He didn’t dwell on it, instead looking at Zhouzhou with a confident gleam in his eye.

Today, he would make Zhouzhou call him “Dad”!

The competition began quickly. Zhouzhou glanced at the question and immediately grabbed a pen to draw on the whiteboard. In just a few seconds, she finished and turned it over for Ye Lingfeng to see, eagerly awaiting his approval.

The teacher reminded, “It’s a type of fruit.”

Ye Lingfeng looked at the still distorted lines confidently and said, “Banana.”

“It’s an apple,” Huo Ji’an interrupted as he looked at Yu Ze’s painting.

“Correct,” the teacher awarded him with a small red flower and added ten points under his name.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou was anxious and angrily glared at Ye Lingfeng, “Sharp Tongue Uncle, can’t you do any better?”

Ye Lingfeng looked at her blankly, puzzled by her response, his expression somewhat awkward. Which apple in the world is so long?

However, he remembered that she was his own daughter. Ye Lingfeng swallowed the criticism he was about to make and wiped the sweat from his head, saying, “Keep going, keep going.”

The next question quickly appeared. After looking at it, Zhouzhou began to draw again, and she was the first to finish.

The teacher said, “It’s a kind of plant.”

Ye Lingfeng carefully studied the drawing in Zhouzhou’s hand and said, “Leaf!”

It was a circle with some lines that looked like little tadpoles, and they were the patterns on the leaf. He was sure he couldn’t be wrong this time.

Qin Feng said, “Sunflower.”

“Correct answer, Qin Feng, ten points for you,” the teacher said.

Hearing this, Zhouzhou stamped her chubby feet on the ground in frustration, glaring at Ye Lingfeng.

She pointed her chubby finger at the lines in the circle and said, “This is a melon seed! Melon seed! Sharp Tongue Uncle, don’t you recognize it?”

Of course he recognized melon seeds, but whose melon seeds looked like that?

Ye Lingfeng was a little stunned.

Neither was willing to admit defeat, and neither won any points in two rounds. The already fragile father-daughter relationship was even more on the verge of collapse.

Zhouzhou turned her head and gave a soft hum, “I’ll give you one more chance.”

Ye Lingfeng nodded solemnly, tightened his fist, and this time, he had to guess right.

In the third round,s he drew an animal.

Ye Lingfeng looked at the whiteboard and saw something exactly like the family portrait on his living room wall. “Tiger,” he said confidently.

The tiger in the family portrait was just like this!

Hearing this, Zhouzhou’s face fell. Seeing her reaction, Ye Lingfeng suddenly had a bad feeling. Was he wrong again?

Huo Ji’an stood proudly with his hands on his hips. “It’s a puppy!”

“Correct, Ji’an, ten points for you,” the teacher said.

Now Zhouzhou’s little face was almost like a balloon.

She didn’t want to talk to Sharp Tongue Uncle anymore!

As luck would have it, Ye Lingfeng felt the same way.

The little girl was indeed quite pretty, but her artistic skills left much to be desired. Her drawings were akin to scribbles that could only be seen as abstract symbols no matter where they were displayed.

Unfortunately, her family members indulged her, unwilling to speak the truth, and instead inflated her ego, making the already confident Zhouzhou even more assured that her drawings were flawless, and it was Ye Lingfeng who guessed wrong.

The parents on the sidelines were all bursting with laughter. They never expected the little girl to perform so well in the previous round, only to produce such terrible drawings. It was almost surreal.

Even if one knew the answer, it didn’t match her drawings at all.

Qin Lie watched from the side, a slight smile tugging at his lips.

Soon, the game ended without a doubt. Zhouzhou and Ye Lingfeng ended up with zero points, while Huo Ji’an, with Yu Ze’s exquisite drawing skills, scored sixty points, leaving forty points for Qin Feng.

Huo Ji’an was overjoyed, refusing to let go of Yu Ze, laughing happily.

However, Zhouzhou and Ye Lingfeng weren’t as pleased. They walked off the stage, humming, their faces turned away from each other, neither willing to acknowledge the other.

Qin Lie smiled and waved at Zhouzhou.

The little girl immediately ran over to him, clinging to his leg, pouting, “Dad, Sharp Tongue Uncle is dumb!”

Ye Lingfeng, unwilling to be outdone, grabbed An Ya’s hand and said with a bitter face, “Zhouzhou’s drawings are too ugly.”

Coincidentally, Zhouzhou overheard this, infuriated. “I don’t want to talk to Sharp Tongue Uncle anymore!”

The little girl stood with her hands on her hips, her face puffed up like a blowfish. Qin Lie bent down and lifted her up, comforting her, “It’s okay, don’t worry. There are still several rounds left, and we can catch up.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou’s mood improved slightly, but she still refused to look at Ye Lingfeng.

Seeing this, Ye Lingfeng stood there feeling somewhat aggrieved.

An Ya sympathetically patted his shoulder, saying helplessly, “Didn’t you wonder why Mr. Qin didn’t compete with you just now?”

He knew that Zhouzhou’s drawings were unrecognizable even with the answer and didn’t want to ruin their father-daughter relationship.

So when he foolishly tried to compete, he ended up playing into their hands.

Now Ye Lingfeng finally realized what was happening and felt even more frustrated.

So, was he just helping Mr. Qin set the stage for victory?

Oh, how he wished he could just give him a good beating!

Huo Ji’an came in first and rushed happily to Zhouzhou’s side, encouragingly patting her shoulder. “Don’t worry, chubby girl, we still have more games to play.”

He held onto Yu Ze proudly, lifting his chin. “But you guys have to work hard too. My dad is super awesome!”

The little boy was boasting in a childish manner. Yu Ze could see his expression just by lowering her head. The corners of her mouth under her mask couldn’t help but twitch slightly.

Zhouzhou held Qin Lie’s leg, feeling down. “I want to play with Dad next.”

She didn’t want to play with Sharp Tongue Uncle anymore. With him, they could never win first place.

She said he was clumsy at games, didn’t admit it, and always wanted to compete with Dad. He was both incompetent and loved playing!

The real victim, Ye Lingfeng, didn’t even know the truth. He could only reluctantly accept the blame.

Grandpa and Grandma Qin understood what was going on, laughing sympathetically at Ye Lingfeng. It was so pitiful.

Ye Lingfeng was both angry and amused, not knowing who the real culprit was.

The competition continued in full swing. The next game was a relay that required three people, so even if Zhouzhou didn’t want to, Ye Lingfeng had to join in.

The little girl looked up at him, looking worried. “Sharp Tongue Uncle, are you sure you can do it? Or should I let Sixth Brother come instead? We need an extra person on that side.”

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng irritably tapped her on the head. “Don’t worry, except for singing and drawing, everything else is definitely fine.”

At his words, Zhouzhou blinked, suddenly realizing, “So Sharp Tongue Uncle can’t sing either!”

Ye Lingfeng: ?

Who really sings poorly? He couldn’t trust her!

For the first time, Ye Lingfeng realized that you shouldn’t always praise children blindly; sometimes, it’s better to tell the truth. Otherwise, as it is now, he would have to shoulder the blame himself.

What could he do? He was once part of the “praise squad,” so now, besides admitting it, what else could he do?

He ruffled the little girl’s hair, his mood slightly improved. “Don’t worry, we’ll definitely get first place.”

“Yeah!”

Their team was ready, but Huo Ji’an’s side was missing one person.

Grandma Huo didn’t want her grandson to be upset, so she volunteered to join.

She was only in her fifties and well-preserved, so running a few steps was no problem for her.

However, compared to others, her speed would definitely be a bit slower.

Worried about losing, Huo Ji’an looked up at Yu Ze, feeling anxious.

Yu Ze comfortingly patted his head, saying, “Participation is what matters.”

Her voice was calm, like a cool lake, instantly calming Huo Ji’an’s anxiety. He tightly held her hand, nodding vigorously, and looked up at her with a smile.

On the side, Qin Yan happened to pass by. Hearing her words, he paused, turning his head in surprise. This voice…