Yan Miao was a chubby little one, as his mom would put it, he was born with the chubby genes from the start.
So, if you want to be as handsome and powerful as your dad, you have to work even harder than others, okay?
That’s what Yan Miao’s mom said to him when he was just a 4-month-old baby, whispering it into his ear.
In fact, Yan Miao wasn’t born chubby at all. He weighed 6 pounds and 7 ounces, a completely normal weight. On the same day, he heard from the neighboring delivery room that a baby girl weighing 8 pounds and 2 ounces was born!
Yan Miao’s family was very happy. His dad was one of those really rich dads in the world, and he was said to be quite impressive. His mom, although just an ordinary mom, loved him dearly.
And his dad loved his mom a lot. They were a happy family.
Mom said she didn’t produce a lot of breast milk, and Yan Miao’s feeding wasn’t any more than other kids. But when Yan Miao was 6 months old and they went to weigh him, he was over the top, two pounds over.
At that moment, Zhou Qiaoqiao rubbed her chin, lost in thought for two seconds, then turned to Yan Wei beside her and said, “Like you.”
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Of course, Yan Wei was in a good mood. So that day, he had the company’s management distribute red envelopes to the employees to celebrate.
Consequently, all the employees at Chunyi knew that their little young master would be rolling over today! Although he was already 7 and a half months old, there wasn’t much to be proud of.
After Yan Miao could roll over, his progress picked up speed. It happened to be summer, and he started wearing fewer clothes.
Within just a month of being able to roll over, Yan Miao progressed from that to standing up and walking while holding onto things. This made Zhou Qiaoqiao momentarily suspect she had given birth to a genius.
Zhou Qiaoqiao often excitedly held onto Yan Miao’s little hand and said, “Son, you’re the best!”
After Yan Miao learned to walk, he quickly became adept at crawling too.1I think it means he basically learned how to walk with support first before he learned how to crawl. The author might be pointing at an advanced developmental milestone or she’s just not very familiar with it. Correct me if I’m wrong.
From scooting backward with his butt to moving forward on all fours, it took just a few short days.
One day, when Yan Wei returned home from work, he saw Yan Miao sitting on the couch with his legs crossed, nibbling and licking an apple. As he approached, he noticed something and upon closer inspection, he found that the soles of his son’s feet were all red.
Yan Wei was greatly surprised and immediately called Zhou Qiaoqiao, “Qiaoqiao, why are the soles of Miao Miao’s feet red?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao came out and squatted next to Yan Miao’s feet, then uncertainly said, “Because… he’s been walking, right?”
Yan Wei stood up immediately and with a stern face, said to Aunt Liu, “He shouldn’t walk anymore from now on.”
At that moment, Aunt Liu’s expression was one of shock, “Huh?”
Yan Miao: “…”
Of course, who hasn’t done some silly dad and mom things in this world?
Even if Yan Wei was a world-class bigshot, he couldn’t escape being a dad!
Naturally, this incident would be something Zhou Qiaoqiao could mock Yan Wei about for a lifetime. It also taught Yan Wei a lesson – to think before speaking.
When Yan Miao turned one year old, he was already able to move without holding onto things. By that time, his mom started working at his dad’s company. The two of them didn’t mind being around each other all the time. They would leave home together, return together, and even travel together.
Yan Miao grew diligently, finally reaching the age of three. It was time for him to start kindergarten.
Zhou Qiaoqiao sighed at home, saying, “Miao Miao is already starting school. Time really flies!”
At three years old, Yan Miao was ready for kindergarten. So, Zhou Qiaoqiao went out to find a suitable one for him.
Word had it that there was a kindergarten in their community, the Royal Garden Kindergarten, which naturally qualified as an elite preschool.
Yan Wei took Zhou Qiaoqiao and Yan Miao to look around and were quite satisfied, so they enrolled Yan Miao there.
Yan Miao didn’t cry or make a fuss when he started kindergarten. He didn’t search for his mom either. He settled into kindergarten life quite comfortably.
When Yan Miao moved up to the middle class at kindergarten, he finally started getting homework.
The teacher assigned Yan Miao to copy the letters “aoe” for homework. However, when Yan Miao went home and got his notebook, he didn’t know how to write the letters. This left Zhou Qiaoqiao frustrated and teary-eyed.
When Yan Wei got home, he saw that the big treasure at home was crying, and the little treasure was crying too.
He was very shocked and worriedly asked them, “What’s wrong?”
So, both of them chattered on and summarized it with one sentence: can’t write ‘a’.
Of course, what Zhou Qiaoqiao said was, “He can’t write ‘a’, no matter how I try to teach him.”
What Yan Miao said was, “I can’t write ‘a’, no matter how I try to learn.”
Yan Wei: “…”
Later, Yan Wei held Yan Miao’s hand and patiently taught him how to write ‘a’, over and over again, until he got it.
Zhou Qiaoqiao looked at Yan Wei with admiration and gave him full praise for his patient teaching.
Then, Yan Miao started learning addition and subtraction. From then on, whenever Yan Wei came home, he would hear the arguments between Zhou Qiaoqiao and Yan Miao.
Yan Miao had a strong temperament. Whenever Zhou Qiaoqiao scolded him, he would retort, “Did you know how to do it when you were a kid?”
“I did really well when I was a kid,” Zhou Qiaoqiao shamelessly claimed.
Yan Miao would then say to her, “You’re lying, I don’t believe you. Addition and subtraction with numbers above 5, how could you possibly know such difficult questions?”
Yan Wei was the person Yan Miao feared the most. It was probably because after Yan Miao made Zhou Qiaoqiao cry by failing a simple math problem like 1+1, he was threatened with going hungry by Yan Wei for two meals.
Yan Miao was a chubby little kid, and chubby kids had their preferences.
Yan Miao loved to eat, but his mom didn’t like him eating too much.
Therefore, Yan Miao favored his dad more. Since his dad had made him go hungry, he thought his mom was right, he might’ve been picked up from a garbage dump.
Or… maybe he was a phone plan freebie?
Yan Miao wasn’t exactly the most obedient child. Being a mischievous child, he received a lot of complaints from his mom.
When Yan Miao was in second grade, his grandfather’s company needed an investment, so his dad decided to provide some funds.
His dad was planning to take him and his mom out to play when he heard about this, but he decided to visit the company first.
Yan Miao was very happy. He had heard that his grandfather’s company made TV shows. He wondered if Kamen Rider was in their company and wanted to see him.
Grandpa’s company was also very beautiful, even more so than his dad’s company. His dad’s company was too small, unlike his grandpa’s company, which occupied an entire building. How impressive!
Yan Miao held Zhou Qiaoqiao’s hand and watched people come and go. He recognized many of them from television and exclaimed to Zhou Qiaoqiao in awe, “Mom, isn’t that the person you saw on TV yesterday?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao was also excited. After all, they were celebrities! It was pleasing to the eyes to take a closer look.
Then, she saw Zheng Qian, her friend from the time she used to work as an accountant here. Zheng Qian was chatting with others, preparing to leave for a meal.
Probably too focused on looking at Zheng Qian, Zhou Qiaoqiao accidentally bumped into someone.
When she turned around, she realized she had bumped right into Yuyao’s current heartthrob – Wanbo.
Moreover, the unfortunate part was that Wanbo was holding a cup of coffee at the time, and he was covered in coffee stains.
Wanbo’s manager was furious, coming over and shouting at Zhou Qiaoqiao.
“What’s wrong with you? Why don’t you watch where you’re going?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao knew she was wrong and immediately apologized, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do it, I’ll wipe it off for you.”
This familiar routine, and familiar Chinese sentence, the manager immediately stopped.
“Huanhuanhuan, don’t move! You’re not a fan, are you?”
The manager’s face was really bad, Zhou Qiaoqiao hasn’t seen anyone who dares to act presumptiously in front of her for many years.
Yan Miao, who was following Zhou Qiaoqiao, was shocked and grabbed Zhou Qiaoqiao’s hand, looking at the person in front of her with her eyes wide open.
Zhou Qiaoqiao patted Yan Miao to calm him down. Children are very sensitive, especially when it comes to people’s emotions.
After Zhou Qiaoqiao had finished calming Yan Miao, she said to the manager, “I’m not ah! I just came downstairs for a visit.”
The manager snickered, “Who would believe that? Take a look for yourself! Wanbo wore this outfit for the audition, and you messed it up, so see how you’re going to pay for it.”
Of course, you should pay compensation for the dirty clothes, if the money can resolve it, then Zhou Qiaoqiao is very happy.
Therefore, Zhou Qiaoqiao asked him, “How can I pay for it?
Before the agent could answer, Wanbo, who had been wiping the stains behind him, suddenly said in a cold voice, “Will you apologize first?
Although she had already apologized before, Zhou Qiaoqiao still said, “I apologize.”
Wanbo glared at her with an icy voice, “Is this how you apologize? I’m sorry for dirtying your clothes, is that it? He was about to splash Zhou Qiaoqiao with the coffee in his hand.
As a result, the little fat man beside the woman suddenly rushed over like a cannonball and knocked him stumbling, the rest of the coffee was not splashed out, but poured all over him.
The little fat guy who hit him shouted, “Don’t you dare bully my mom, only I can bully my mom.”
Zhou Qiaoqiao was stunned, and was about to be moved, when she heard Yan Miao’s last words, she was shocked to silence.
Wanbo lost all his patience. He had been angry today. He had rarely been angry since he became Huaxia’s first brother.
As a result, one of his favorite IP was taken away by a newcomer, and he was splashed with coffee when he went downstairs for a face-to-face interview. He wanted to teach this person a lesson to vent his grievances after a morning of repression, and was hit by a child.
Well, originally, he just splashed a little coffee on his clothes, but with this bump, basically a whole cup of coffee was poured on the body.
Wanbo was so angry that he reached out and grabbed Yan Miao.
When Zhou Qiaoqiao saw what’s he did, she immediately frowned and stepped forward, she grabbed Wanbo’s hand and said: “Mr. Wan, why are you arguing with a child?”
“A child?” Wanbo intended to push Zhou Qiaoqiao away, but she didn’t let go of his hand, so he couldn’t push her away. Wanbo felt awkward for a moment and said, “You bear…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Qiaoqiao stomped on his foot. She didn’t hold back, and since she was wearing high heels, Wanbo let out a muffled sound as the pain hit him right in the throat.
Zhou Qiaoqiao chuckled and asked, “What did you just say?”
Wanbo pushed her away and was about to continue speaking.
Zhou Qiaoqiao’s expression turned cold as she stared at Wanbo and said, “Leave room for yourself to maneuver, so you can still be seen in this business in the future. Be careful about what you say in front of children.” No one knew what kind of impact a simple insult from an adult could leave on a child.
Zhou Qiaoqiao had also been on social media and knew that nowadays society is under immense pressure, and online comments are often full of negativity. True kindness and beauty have become subjects of mockery, while maliciousness and cruelty have become more real.
Naughty children and old hags are topics that never change. Zhou Qiaoqiao had her own perspective and stance. She had also encountered mischievous children, the most notable ones being Zhou Xingxing and Zhou Xiongxiong. No matter how they have changed now, Zhou Qiaoqiao still remembered the valuable lessons Lin Meisu had taught her, to be strong enough to withstand them.
When dealing with mischievous children, if you’re tough on them, they won’t be afraid. Instead, they might feel wronged and become more defiant.
However, if a child isn’t mischievous, if they’re just a bit naughty or even if they’re not, the attacks from strangers can often leave deep scars on them.
Now that Zhou Qiaoqiao was a mother herself, she knew her own child better than anyone. Even if her son is a bit mischievous, she wouldn’t let anyone else discipline him more than she does.
Zhou Qiaoqiao’s aura was intense, her gaze sharp as she looked at Wanbo and said, “Mr. Wan, it was me who bumped into you. I apologize and am open to discussing this. However, you confronted my son’s mother first, and his resistance came after. If you want to discipline my son in front of me, you might not be qualified.”
Oh my goodness, this can’t be true!
Wanbo is a heartthrob, currently with 80 million followers on Weibo, the dream husband of girls all over the nation, with a smile that could charm a crowd. Except for the CEO, the executives, and the top artist in the business, who would dare not show him respect?
Fans worshiped him wherever he went, treating him like a deity. Being idolized had long made Wanbo forget that he’s just a human being.
Today, an ordinary woman stood before him and told him he wasn’t “qualified”?
Wanbo tried to pull his hand back forcefully, and Zhou Qiaoqiao had already anticipated this and let go of his hand. However, Wanbo couldn’t hold back his strength, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.
His manager rushed over to help him and pointed at Zhou Qiaoqiao, saying, “You, you, you…”
Zhou Qiaoqiao chuckled and said apologetically, “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to.”
Wanbo was left baffled by Zhou Qiaoqiao’s actions. He stood there for a while before suddenly getting furious and getting up. Zhou Qiaoqiao was already prepared. If he charged at her, she would scream for help.
After all, women fighting with men would be too weak, but Wanbo is a celebrity. Although he’s currently in the lobby on the first floor, where everyone coming and going is familiar to him, he still cares about his reputation and can’t guarantee that there are no enemies among the people present.
Wanbo rushed up to Zhou Qiaoqiao and was about to scold her.
Before he could say anything, there was suddenly a commotion at the entrance.
Wanbo turned to look, and a group of people by the entrance quickly made way on both sides, with many of them shouting, “Sister Shan, this way.”
Wanbo was taken aback and quickly stepped aside to make way for the woman entering the door.
The woman was wearing a stylish black dress, holding a handbag, and walking confidently. When she passed by Zhou Qiaoqiao, she paused, looking at her.
Shan Lingtong took off her large sunglasses from the bridge of her nose and exclaimed in surprise, “Zhou Jie?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao glanced at her and nodded, saying, “Hello.”
Shan Lingtong smiled and asked, “What are you doing here? I heard Mr. Yan is here?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded and replied, “We came here to handle some matters.”
Shan Lingtong glanced around the scene, then gave Wanbo a cold look and asked Zhou Qiaoqiao, “What business do you have here?”
Wanbo and his manager, who were standing to the side, were both dumbfounded, looking at Zhou Qiaoqiao with incredulous expressions.
Zhou Qiaoqiao smiled at Wanbo and said, “It’s not a big deal, just that I accidentally bumped into Mr. Wanbo earlier.”
Wanbo heard Zhou Qiaoqiao’s words and felt relieved.
However, before he could completely relax, Yan Miao pointed at Wanbo and loudly exclaimed, “He’s a bad person, he bullied my mom!”
Shan Lingtong smiled at Wanbo and said, “Junior Brother Wan, you haven’t changed a bit!”
Wanbo quickly apologized, saying, “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect to offend the lady.”
Shan Lingtong gave him a look and said, “She’s not just an ordinary lady. I’ve told you many times, don’t offend people, try not to offend people easily. It seems like you won’t give up until you hit the iron wall.”
Wanbo looked at Shan Lingtong with a sense of enduring humiliation. He didn’t agree with Shan Lingtong’s words. After all, Shan Lingtong was only pursued by the company’s CEO because he liked her. Otherwise, there was no reason for Wanbo to bow down to Shan Lingtong.
Just as he was thinking this, the elevator behind them opened, and a group of company executives came out.
Wanbo looked closely and realized it was a group of top executives from the company, and they were discussing something.
Yan Wei walked up to Zhou Qiaoqiao, reached out, and said, “Let’s go.”
Zhou Qiaoqiao responded with an “Oh!” and held Yan Miao’s hand as she followed Yan Wei’s steps. She turned back and waved to Shan Lingtong and then looked at Wanbo.
Wanbo, on the other hand, was sweating profusely, his eyes fixed on Zhou Qiaoqiao, waiting for her to hold him accountable.
However, Zhou Qiaoqiao just shouted to him, “I have to go now. I’ll compensate you for the clothes next time.”
Wanbo immediately shook his head and waved his hand, saying, “Madam, you’re too kind. It’s just a minor issue. I’ll send it to the dry cleaner.”
Yan Wei turned back and glanced at Wanbo with a slight frown. Wanbo felt a shiver down his spine; Yan Wei’s aura was too strong. Just that one glance was enough to make him feel like he had been scolded.
Fortunately, the formidable man didn’t say anything and didn’t stop in his tracks. Wanbo breathed a sigh of relief.
Shan Lingtong, who was beside Wanbo, sighed and said, “You should be thankful that you didn’t have time to do anything. The last person who made a move against her was none other than the former wife of Yuyao’s Little CEO.”
After saying this, Shan Lingtong left, leaving Wanbo trembling in place.
His former wife?
Hadn’t she just been released from prison?
Wanbo thought to himself, realizing that no matter what wrongdoings his former wife might have committed, she had ended up in prison because of it. He was relieved that he hadn’t done anything to her.
On the way back, Yan Miao was very quiet, and Yan Wei didn’t say much, just casting a glance at him.
That evening, Yan Miao approached Yan Wei and said that he wanted to learn martial arts.
Yan Wei had initially found a martial arts teacher for Yan Miao, but he didn’t like it, and Zhou Qiaoqiao also felt that Yan Miao was too young. After a couple of days of persuasion from Yan Miao, Yan Wei finally agreed.
Some things couldn’t be forced, and children had to come to terms with them on their own, even if he was just an 8-year-old boy.
Now, this child had come to his own decision.
However, after hearing Yan Miao’s words, Yan Wei didn’t immediately enroll him. Instead, he stared at Yan Miao for a while and then asked, “Why?”
The chubby Yan Miao clenched his little chubby fist and said seriously, “I want to become a very strong baby,” instead of being a helpless baby when his mom was in danger.
Yan Wei didn’t ask any further questions; he simply nodded. People needed goals to strive for.
So, this became the first turning point in Yan Miao’s life. In addition to his daily school studies, he began the challenging journey of extracurricular activities.
Zhou Qiaoqiao had initially disagreed. She couldn’t understand why her son, at such a young age, had to go through such rigorous training.
However, Yan Wei smiled and said, “It’s okay for a boy to learn independence early. Besides, as my son, he’s destined to put in more effort than others.”
Unconvinced, Zhou Qiaoqiao asked him, “Did you go through the same thing when you were a child?”
Yan Wei looked silently at the table for a while before saying, “Of course.”
Zhou Qiaoqiao could only agree, and from then on, Yan Miao embarked on his path of learning martial arts, or you could say, his journey to lose weight.
Then one day, Zhou Qiaoqiao was suddenly shocked and asked, “Where’s our chubby boy?”
Standing right in front of Zhou Qiaoqiao, Yan Miao replied with a hint of exasperation, “Mom, I just got a little darker and lost a bit of weight. Am I no longer qualified to be your son?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao burst into laughter, looking at him and saying, “Of course not! I just think my son looks much more handsome now.”
Yan Miao, who had once dominated in elementary school, quickly realized the cost of being entirely focused on martial arts.
Upon entering middle school, he found that he couldn’t divert his attention away from academics. In fact, the knowledge required for middle school posed a certain level of difficulty for him. The most direct evidence of this was when he ranked third from the bottom in his class during the mid-term exams of the first year of middle school.
At that time, not to mention Zhou Qiaoqiao, even the usually composed Yan Wei was shocked.
He asked Yan Miao, “How did you manage to avoid all the correct answers?”
Yan Miao stood before Yan Wei in shame, lowering his head stubbornly as he replied, “I really did my best.”
Yan Wei looked at him, and seeing that he wasn’t joking, he sighed and said, “That’s even worse.”
If you had answered carelessly, I would have thought you were just being playful but had the capability. But if you put in your full effort and this is the result, it’s clear that you’re genuinely struggling academically.
In the third year of middle school, Yan Miao was still struggling academically, and Yan Wei had already prepared to use his connections to help him.
However, one day, his son suddenly returned home and sat down at his desk to start doing homework, even neglecting to play with his younger sister.
Zhou Qiaoqiao was instantly surprised and looked at Yan Wei, asking, “Is your son okay?”
Yan Wei smiled at her and said, “He’s fine.”
“What about him?” Zhou Qiaoqiao pointed at Yan Miao and asked.
Yan Wei didn’t pay attention to Yan Miao but instead led Zhou Qiaoqiao out of the study, saying, “What can make a person change is either hatred or love.”
Zhou Qiaoqiao widened her eyes and said, “He’s only 15 years old! What does he know about love?”
Yan Wei chuckled and said, “No worries, let Xinxin ask to find out.”
Meanwhile, Yan Miao at his desk was diligently studying. Today, he had a new goal: to pass the entrance exam for a prestigious high school.
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Too fast! They have a daughter too? And Yan Miao want to get into a prestigious HS? Maybe to impress a girl??