CHAPTER 394: CHAPTER 394: I WILL PROVE IT TO YOU

The dinner quickly came to an end amidst this little episode. Song Chengguang had initially planned to roll up his sleeves to help with the dishes, but Xu Xiuxiu, aware that he had lost his first tooth today and might be in low spirits, sent him off to do homework with his younger brother and sister while she tidied up the kitchen alone.

Once the children finished the homework assigned by their schoolteachers, Xu Xiuxiu hurried them off to the washroom to take their baths. As Song Chengguang had gotten older, he no longer allowed Xu Xiuxiu to help him with his washing. Even his undergarments were something he washed and hung out to dry on his own. After he had cleaned himself up, Xu Xiuxiu then bathed the boy and girl twins and settled them in their bedroom.

"Chengguang, you watch over your brother and sister, okay!" Since the twins were still young, Xu Xiuxiu had intended to have Little Baby and Little Moon sleep in separate rooms, but the twins were so close that Little Moon felt it was her duty to protect her sister. Therefore, Xu Xiuxiu had custom-made two unique little beds so that Little Moon and Little Baby could share a room but not a bed.

"Okay." Song Chengguang had already grown accustomed to telling stories and singing lullabies to Little Baby and Little Moon at night and naturally took on the responsibility Xu Xiuxiu had assigned him.

"Well then, Chengguang, I’m heading off to bed now!" Shi Yu didn’t have much experience with putting the twins to bed and, although he initially joined Song Chengguang, he would end up falling asleep to Song Chengguang’s lullabies every time. Then, cruelly, Song Chengguang would wake him up to send him back to his own room to sleep. After this happened a few times, Shi Yu automatically gave up on the idea of staying with Song Chengguang to put the twins to bed and would escape to his room at the first opportunity.

"Mm." Song Chengguang also gently agreed.

Seeing how exceptionally harmonious the children were, Xu Xiuxiu finally relaxed and went to the bathroom to wash up, rinsing off the day’s tiredness. After her shower, drying her hair, curiosity struck her about whether the twins had fallen asleep. As she approached their room, however, she unexpectedly heard the sound of Song Chengguang singing, but the lyrics were completely unacceptable to her.

"In this world only big brothers are the best, a child with a big brother is considered a treasure..." Song Chengguang altered the lyrics without any pressure.

"Brother, what you sing is different from what Dad sings," Song Chenxi, who was nestled in her blanket with her little face peeping out, said with a puzzled expression, cutting off Song Chengguang mid-song.

Little Moon had also heard Song Yuanhuan sing this song to Little Baby, and hearing Little Baby’s protest, chimed in, "It is different."

"How does Dad sing it?" Song Chengguang’s voice seemed to carry a chill, but his gaze at Song Chenxi was still exceptionally soft.

"Dad sings, ’In this world only Dads are the best, a child with a Dad is considered a treasure...’" Song Chenxi sang in her babyish voice, completely oblivious to the jealous expression that shaded Song Chengguang’s face.

"Dad got it wrong," Song Chengguang schemed to deceive Little Baby without feeling any pressure.

"Really?" Song Chenxi asked innocently, her round little eyes revealing a hint of sly amusement, "Brother, why are your song, Dad’s song, and Mom’s song all different?" Song Chenxi asked, bewildered.

The last time Song Yuanhuan sang, Little Baby asked the same question, wondering why Dad’s song was different from Mom’s. Dad also said Mom got it wrong, and she believed him. But now Brother is claiming Dad got it wrong? Her little mind clearly wasn’t up to the task of understanding, and she had no idea who to believe amid the love showered on her by her father and brother.

"Yes, Mom sings about Moms being good, Dad sings about Dads being good, Brother sings about Brothers being good." Little Moon jumped in to summarize the difference between the three versions, which was clearly that the identity of the singer was the only variable.

"Dad and Mom both got it wrong, brother sang it right," Song Chen Guang said without a blush or lack of breath, directly blackening his parents’ name with his words.

"Like that," Song Chen Xi was convinced by Song Chen Guang, "then brother, you continue singing! Chen Xi is sleepy." The little girl didn’t intend to seriously argue about who was right or wrong as sleepiness overcame her, rubbing her eyes before muttering softly.

"Alright, then Little Baby, close your eyes and go to sleep! Little Moon, close your eyes too." Song Cheng Guang gently patted Song Chen Xi’s blanket with his little hand, sparing only a glance at Little Moon. Seeing Little Moon obediently closing her eyes, he began to softly emit the lyrics, "In the world, only brothers are good, children with brothers are treasured like gold, jumping into brother’s embrace, happiness beyond measure..."

Xu Xiuxiu stood outside the bedroom having watched and listened to the whole process, her face darkening speechlessly, admitting defeat to Song Cheng Guang’s brazenness.

...

After Song Cheng Guang began losing his milk teeth, he became even more reticent than before, cold to everyone except in front of Little Baby. Even when Xu Xiuxiu occasionally teased him, all she received was his chilly gaze.

Just like that, a weekend passed, and before Song Yuanhuan had a chance to sit down and rest when he came home, Song Cheng Guang, harboring several days’ worth of resentment towards Song Yuanhuan for changing the lyrics, immediately rolled up his sleeves and aggressively approached to stand before Song Yuanhuan and argue, "Dad, how can you just change the lyrics when you sing to Little Baby? That’s wrong!" Song Cheng Guang questioned, his tone filled with righteous indignation.

"..." Change the lyrics? Song Yuanhuan looked at Song Cheng Guang, confused and raising an eyebrow, not quite understanding the nature of his questioning. He turned his head towards Xu Xiuxiu, "Wife, please enlighten me!"

"You changed the lyrics of ’Only Mom Is Good In The World.’" Xu Xiuxiu said with resignation, giving Song Yuanhuan a reminder, then glanced at Song Cheng Guang. That child also changed them, didn’t he? Yet here he was bravely confronting his dad.

"Oh," Song Yuanhuan understood and nodded, "Is the changed lyric not good?"

"Dad, that’s not right, doing so will mislead Little Baby, distort her sense of right and wrong, she won’t be able to tell who really is the best to her." This was a point that Song Cheng Guang particularly cared about, so he felt it necessary to make his dad realize it.

"Of course I’m the best to her." On the matter of doting on his daughter, Song Yuanhuan declared he had never lost to anyone at home.

"Clearly it’s me," Song Cheng Guang protested, clenching his little fists.

"Enough, you don’t even have a full set of teeth yet, and you’re challenging your dad! Song Cheng Guang, you’ve got some nerve!" Song Yuanhuan mocked his eldest son with overpowering arrogance. While speaking, he rubbed his son’s head, and then intentionally teased him about his gappy front teeth.

Pfft! Song Cheng Guang felt his fragile heart was utterly shattered by Song Yuanhuan.

"Dad, just you wait. I will prove to you that I am the best brother to Little Baby in the world," Song Cheng Guang stubbornly issued his challenge.

"Oh!" The reply he received was Song Yuanhuan’s utterly unconcerned expression.