Zuo Changlu also said, "We understand, we understand."
"Actually, Doggo and I are..."
"We understand. We really do."
Wu Yuting smiled. "We were young once, too."
Zuo Xiaonian's face grew even redder. She stamped her foot and protested coyly, "Mom, it's not what you think! Actually..."
"Why talk about all that?"
Zuo Changlu said, "Eat, eat. It's not as though your mother and I aren't happy to see it."
Zuo Xiaonian stamped her foot. "It really isn't..."
"Why are you so long-winded, girl?"
Zuo Changlu frowned. "Did your mother and I say anything? Did we make any snide remarks?"
"But this..."
"Then doesn't that settle it?"
Zuo Changlu waved a hand, his tone as decisive as chopping nails and slicing iron. "No one is allowed to bring this up again. Isn't it just a tiny little thing?"
"I..."
"You what!"
Smiling, Wu Yuting pinched Zuo Xiaonian's tender, rosy cheek, her manner full of affection. "Oh my, our little cabbage really has grown up."
Zuo Xiaonian's face and ears flushed even redder.
"Our little pig has grown up, too." Wu Yuting reached over and gave Zuo Xiaoduo a pinch as well.
Zuo Xiaoduo grinned. "Does cabbage taste good?"
"You... you're all so mean!"
Without even getting a chance to explain, Zuo Xiaonian had instead been made out to be the cabbage. She turned and fled.
"Hahahaha..."
Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu roared with laughter. The couple even winked at each other.
Before, the whole family had joined forces to bully their son. Now, joining forces with their son to bully their daughter actually felt quite novel-and quite satisfying.
It seemed they would have to bully her more often from now on and savor the experience.
Only then did they get around to Zuo Xiaoduo's problem.
"You're not eating any more? You're