After their farewell dinner, Su Chen took Yan Bingxue and the two little ones back home.
It was already getting late. As soon as Tuantuan and Lele entered the house, they took out their backpacks.
"Brother, have you figured out how to do your homework?" Tuantuan sat on the carpet and leaned her little head toward Lele.
Lele nodded. "Mm, I've already thought of it~"
Tuantuan was shocked. Her round little face somehow squeezed out a chubby double chin as she pouted. "Wuwu~ Tuantuan hasn't thought of anything yet~"
"What are you going to make, Brother?" Tuantuan asked.
Lele gave her a mysterious smile and blinked. "I'm not telling you yet~ I'll show you when I'm done~"
Tuantuan puffed out her cheeks. "Hmph~ Brother's being all mysterious with me~"
"You should hurry up and think about what you're making," Lele reminded her.
Tuantuan held her head in both hands, her fair, soft little fingers gently twirling her hair as her adorable face took on a thoughtful expression.
But this was way too hard~ Wuwu~
"Daddy~" Tuantuan raised her head and called out.
"What is it, Tuantuan?" Su Chen immediately set down the cup in his hand and hurried over to his daughter.
"Ding... The host is tutoring the babies' homework for the first time. Check-in beside the handicraft homework. The host is rewarded with the Perfect Score Handicraft Skill and the Calligraphy and Painting Master Skill."
Holy crap! The check-in system was here again. This time, it was handicrafts, calligraphy, and painting. Not bad, not bad!
To be a qualified good father, of course he had to be able to help the children with their homework!
Kindergarten homework was mostly handicrafts and simple drawing and writing. The skills rewarded by the system were exactly what he needed!
"Would the host like to activate the rewarded skills now?"
"Activate."
Almost instantly, Su Chen clearly felt that his fingers had become more slender and nimble. Moreover, the oil painting hanging on the wall and the family harmony brings prosperity calligraphy piece in the dining room—he had never thought they looked particularly good before, but he had not thought they were ugly either. Yet now that he looked at them, their quality was just far, far too ordinary!
When he had time, he would write and paint something himself to raise the household's cultural standards by a few levels~
"Tuantuan, what handicraft homework do you need to complete? Bring it over and let Daddy take a look~ Daddy will finish it with you."
Yan Bingxue, who was handling emails on her laptop nearby, found her attention repeatedly drawn to Su Chen. Seeing that he was going to help Tuantuan and Lele complete their handmade homework, she could not help smiling.
This scene was so warm~
She turned back to her work, feeling full of motivation. Sure enough, Ms. Shuyun had been right. It was not impossible to start a family before building a career, because family could truly give people tremendous strength.
Tuantuan tilted her little head and rubbed against Su Chen's arm as she acted cute. "Daddy~ Teacher told us to make a handicraft item by ourselves. The theme is simple little toys, and tomorrow we have to share them with the other children."
"Brother said he already knows what he wants to make, but Tuantuan still hasn't thought of anything. Daddy~ Help Tuantuan, okay~ Tuantuan can't think of anything~"
The little girl did not seem particularly enthusiastic about homework. While acting cute, she lowered her head and played with Su Ming's watch.
Su Chen felt that it was not that she could not think of anything—she simply did not want to use her brain at all~
That would not do!
"Tuantuan, this is homework your teacher gave you, not homework for Daddy. Brother thought of his own idea. Daddy can help you make it, but what to make has to be Tuantuan's own idea."
Although his daughter had only just started kindergarten, the habit of taking schoolwork seriously had to be cultivated from an early age.
Otherwise, he would end up like those parents online who had been driven crazy by teaching their children to do homework, losing their minds every night.
Tuantuan raised her head, pouting a little unwillingly. But when she saw her father's serious expression, she immediately put on a serious face too.
"Then Tuantuan wants to make a little bunny~"
"Tuantuan likes bunnies the most~"
"Daddy, help Tuantuan make a little bunny~ Okay?"
Tuantuan lifted her little face, revealing a row of tiny white baby teeth. Everything about the little one was miniature, except for her big, bright eyes. Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered like the wings of little butterflies dancing through the air.
When such an adorable little darling acted cute, even the toughest man could not resist!
Su Chen finally understood the joy of being completely wrapped around his daughter's finger~
"Okay~ Then Daddy will help Tuantuan make a cute little bunny toy~"
"Yay~ Daddy's the best~"
The little one jumped up happily, waving her hands and dancing as she ran circles around Su Chen and Lele beside him.
"Brother, brother~ Daddy's going to help me make a little bunny toy~"
"Tuantuan knows what to make now too~ Tuantuan is going to make a little bunny toy with Daddy~ Hehehe~"
Lele had already taken out some paper to make his own handicraft homework. But when he saw Su Chen come over, he became nervous and did not dare move.
Now that Su Chen was going to help Tuantuan finish her homework too, Lele suddenly felt that the little toy in his mind had instantly lost its original appeal.
What was the point of making a toy all by himself?
"Lele, what do you want to make?" Su Chen asked.
Lele's body stiffened, and his back immediately straightened. "I can make it myself."
After saying that, he began working.
Su Chen shook his head with a smile and started making the toy with Tuantuan as well.
"Tuantuan, Daddy will make you a little bunny that can play hide-and-seek~"
"Mm-hmm~"
Lele: What kind of bunny can play hide-and-seek? He's definitely just fooling her, hmph~
Su Chen took out a paper cup, then went to the refrigerator and got three straws. He taped one end of the straws together, then poked a hole in each side of the cup and another in the bottom.
After that, he took out a sheet of paper and drew one large circle, three small circles, and two long ears.
"Tuantuan, help Daddy cut these out."
Tuantuan nodded happily. Holding a pair of small craft scissors, she began carefully cutting along the shapes her father had drawn.
Once she had cut them out, Su Chen drew a pair of bright, watery eyes and a little mouth on the large circle, then added two red blush marks. Next, he colored the centers of the ears and small circles pink.
Then, Su Chen attached the ears to the large circle and fixed it above the three straws. He shortened the two side straws and attached the bunny's little hands to them. The bottom straw went through the hole beneath the cup, and the handicraft was complete.
Holding up the finished little toy, Su Chen gave a mysterious smile. "Tuantuan, watch closely. The little bunny is going to play hide-and-seek with you~"
He gently pulled the straw underneath, and the little bunny's head hid inside the cup while its hands rose up.
When he let go, the bunny's little face popped out again.
Tuantuan watched closely, then clapped happily. "Wow~ Daddy is amazing~ You really made a little bunny that can play hide-and-seek~"
"Daddy~ Tuantuan really likes the toy you made~"
"Tuantuan likes Daddy a lot too~"
The little one leaped into Su Chen's arms and wrapped her arms around his neck, planting a loud kiss on him.
Su Chen grinned from ear to ear and placed the little toy in his daughter's hands. "Tuantuan, try playing hide-and-seek with the little bunny yourself~"
"Mm-hmm~" Tuantuan took the toy and began playing with it happily.
Playing by herself was not enough. She took it over to Lele. "Brother, look! Daddy's bunny really can play hide-and-seek~"
Lele had actually seen it just now, and he was rather surprised too.
He had not expected Daddy to really be able to make a bunny that could play hide-and-seek. He... really was amazing~
But Lele would never say that aloud. He turned his head away and said haughtily, "What's so fun about that~ I don't like bunnies. I'm making a Little Bull Roly-Poly."
After failing to show it off to Lele, Tuantuan scampered over to Yan Bingxue and showed her the hide-and-seek bunny.
Yan Bingxue looked at the little creation, a faint smile appearing on her face. She glanced gently at Su Chen and said, "Mm~ This bunny is very cute. Tuantuan's friends will definitely like it tomorrow."
"Daddy and Tuantuan's handicraft is very impressive~"
The moment Lele heard that, he hurried to finish his own creation.
He could not let Su Chen outdo him in front of Mommy, hmph~
The little guy wanted to make a Little Bull Roly-Poly. It was his own idea, simple but fun.
It could be made with a bottle cap and some cut paper.
He cut out the shape of a little bull: a large circle on top with little ears, and a smaller circle below for the bull's belly, which happened to match the size of the bottle cap.
The little bull he drew was naturally not as vivid as the little bunny, but it had the cute charm of a child's drawing~
He pasted the bull's belly onto the bottle cap, then took a lump of modeling clay and put it inside the cap. According to his idea, this would keep the bottle cap from falling over, and with a gentle shake, it would become a roly-poly.
But after he finished and tried it, he found that the roly-poly toppled over immediately.
Lele frowned and muttered, "Why did it fall over?"
The little guy was puzzled and tried several more times, but the result was the same.
Su Chen had watched from the side for quite a while and immediately spotted the problem. He said calmly, "Lele, do you believe that if Daddy makes one small adjustment, your roly-poly will be able to stand up?"
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