Chapter 1074: Mini-Theater: Little Peanut, The Liar

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Gu Yusheng and Qin Zhiai had agreed a week ago to take Little Peanut to a new childrens theme restaurant for dinner.

At four in the afternoon, Qin Zhiai placed her cell phone on the table in the living room and went to the dining room to get some milk for the four-year-old Little Peanut.

Qin Zhiais phone rang and, to help her mother, Little Peanut ran over with the phone in her hands, saying, Mommy, your phone is ringing.

With her own hands occupied, Qin Zhiai merely c.o.c.ked her head to look at the screen. When she saw that it was the reminder for dinner, she took note of the time but didnt take the phone.

As Little Peanut had already begun reading, she roughly understood that the screen indicated that she would be going out for dinner with her parents that night.

When she remembered, though, that only her mother and herself were at home, she looked up and asked, Mommy, does daddy know about this?

Gu Yusheng had agreed to the date with Qin Zhiai and, because he was not one to make an empty promise, Qin Zhiai acknowledged her by saying, Daddy knows.

What if daddy doesnt know? Qin Jiayan had just taught Little Peanut how to make a phone call not long ago and, right now, she was extremely interested in making one. Thus, she asked Qin Zhiai, Mommy, can I call daddy to remind him?

Sure, said Qin Zhiai.

Feeling pleased with herself, Little Peanut held onto the phone, walked to the living room, and stood next to the TV to call Gu Yusheng while the TV program Pleasant Goat and Big Bad Wolf was on.

Gu Yusheng was on a phone call with someone when Little Peanuts call went through, and an automated female voice said, Im sorry. The number you have called is busy

Daddy is busy

Little Peanut hung up the call with disappointment.

Qin Zhiai noticed that Little Peanut was upset when she pa.s.sed the milk over to her, so she asked with concern, Whats wrong?

When I called daddy just now, a big sister answered the call and said that daddy was busy Little Peanut then saw the milk and she immediately began happily drinking it, forgetting that she was upset just a second ago.

Other than Xiaow.a.n.g, Gu Yushengs long-term a.s.sistant, no other person ever had access to Gu Yushengs phone, and the phone number Qin Zhiai used to reach Gu Yusheng was his private number.

Why would a woman answer the call?

Qin Zhiai inadvertently felt suspicious in her heart, and the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, so she called Gu Yusheng; his phone, however, was turned off.

A woman answered the call earlier on and now his phone is turned off? Could it be that Gu Yusheng is

While she knew her imagination tended to run wild, Qin Zhiais heart still felt insecure. Every now and then, she would trying calling Gu Yusheng but even at six oclock, the time they had agreed to meet for diner, Qin Zhiai still had not managed to reach him.

An urgent issue had cropped up at work, and Gu Yusheng didnt return home until eight oclock.

After entering the pa.s.sword, he pushed open the front door and hollered, Dear?

A pillow crashed into him before he could enter the house.

Gu Yusheng was quick to react, and he managed to dodge the projectile but, before he could figure out what was going on, blankets then hit him followed by handfuls of clothes.

After several years of marriage, this was the first time that Qin Zhiai had ever flown into a rage, and Gu Yusheng was so shocked that his legs quivered. Xiaoai, what on earth happened?

Qin Zhiai grabbed a pair of Gu Yushengs underwear and threw them onto his head. What happened!? she yelled. Dont you know best what happened!? You were with another woman behind my back, and she answered your phone when our daughter called you!

My cell phone has been with me all day long, so when did a woman answer Little Peanuts call? More importantly, I turned my cell phone off after my call this afternoon because the battery had gone dead

Gu Yusheng was unable to summarize an explanation, and with a blank expression on his face he exclaimed, I I was not!

Youre denying it? Qin Zhiai turned her head and looked toward Little Peanut. Little Peanut, didnt you say it was a big sister who answered the phone when you called daddy this afternoon?

Little Peanut nodded her head and answered crisply, Yes!

See! Your daughter already said so, and yet youre still trying to lie to me! Qin Zhiai became increasingly angry as she spoke and, eventually, she smashed the bag of his socks she had packed into his face.

What the f*ck is going on?

Gu Yusheng almost wanted to kneel before Qin Zhiai to prove his innocence. Xiaoai, I really did not

Little Peanut began to imitate Qin Zhiais tone of voice, saying, Daddy, stop denying it! You did! I have proof! The big sister said Sorry, the number you called was busy

When Little Peanut was five-years-old, just before Chinese New Year, Old Master Gu sad to her, Little Peanut, give your great grandfather the most precious New Years gift, and great grandfather will give you a big red packet, okay?

When Little Peanut heard the words big red packet, she blinked her big, round eyes and nodded her head at Old Master Gu with a glow before she replied in a nasally voice, Alright, Great Grandfather. No problem.

After leaving the Gu mansion, Little Peanut began to rack her brain to think about what the most precious gift would be. When she arrived home, she dug out all her toys. She felt that every one of them was precious but also that every one of them was not that precious. Just when she was almost out of juice, she suddenly recalled that she had accidentally stumbled across a small, colorful foil packet when she went into her parents room to steal the iPad to watch cartoons. Back then, before shed had a chance to carefully examine it, Qin Zhiai had come into the bedroom and discovered her and quickly s.n.a.t.c.hed the packaged condom away from her, saying in an unusually nervous and sharp tone of voice, Little Peanut, youre not allowed to touch this so carelessly! She then hid the packet again in a cabinet that she could lock.

Little Peanut ditched the toys in her hands and began to bite her fingers as she c.o.c.ked her head to stare at her parents bedroom. Her small face had a serious expression as she began to think.

In all the TV shows, things that cannot be carelessly touched and that are also hidden are usually precious, so that colorful little square must be precious.

Little Peanut dramatically nodded her head, becoming increasingly certain of the squares value.

Great Grandfather said that he would give me a big red packet if I gave him a precious gift. If I gave him many precious gifts, then wouldnt I be able to get many big red packets?

Thus, on New Years Eve, Old Master Gu received a big box of condoms at the dining room table. He looked at all the bright, s.h.i.+ny, small squares with embarra.s.sment on his wrinkled face and, as he was helpless about what to say or do, Little Peanut reached out her tiny hands. Great Grandfather, thats a total of a hundred precious gifts. You need to give me a hundred big red packets!

After saying this, Little Peanut remembered that her mother had taught her that a polite child would thank others after receiving something from them and so, she added on in her most youthful voice, Thank you, Great Grandfather!