Chapter 195: Throwing a Tantrum?

On a sunny, cloudless morning, in the master bedroom of Zhang Fan's house, three little lions lay together peacefully on a big bed.

Suddenly, the bedroom door was opened from outside. Taking a closer look, it was the room's owner, Zhang Fan, who had come in. Seeing the children still lounging in bed, Zhang Fan looked helpless.

Zhang Fan shook his head, thought for a moment, then walked to the window and opened it, trying to use the outside sunlight to wake the children. However, after he opened the window, the children only stirred slightly and did not wake up.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan became even more helpless, sighed, walked straight to the bedside, pulled off the blanket, and pinched each child's ear, but still couldn't wake them.

"Fine! You won't wake up like this! You're doing this on purpose to defy Dad, right? You have your own rooms, but instead of sleeping there, you insist on staying here—yet you still won't get up!"

Obviously, due to the children's recent behavior, Zhang Fan was truly angry.

Looking at the children on the bed again, Zhang Fan was so angry he couldn't bear it! But after calming down a bit, he came up with a new idea. He lightly coughed twice, put on a stern face, and said seriously:

"Forget it! If you want to sleep, sleep! I won't bother with you anymore—I can't control you anyway! Looks like you don't plan to eat, so forget it—I'll eat the breakfast I prepared for you together with Le Le!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan glanced at the three children, who were already slightly tempted, and couldn't help chuckling inside, though he hid it perfectly on his face, giving nothing away to the children.

He lightly coughed twice again, then said with a relaxed, indifferent expression: "Cough, cough, forget it—since you're not eating, I'll go eat with Le Le!"

As soon as his words fell, Zhang Fan had already stepped forward, preparing to leave the room.

At that moment, the bedroom door was opened again from outside. No need to guess—it was definitely Le Le coming in. This child had been waiting anxiously outside, and seeing Dad still not coming out, hurried in.

Le Le lowered his head to look at the three little lions on the bed, smiling slyly, then raised his head and said to Zhang Fan:

"Dad, the brothers are refusing to get up again, right? Since they don't want to get up to eat the meatballs and braised beef you made, we don't need to wait for them, do we? Dad! I'm so hungry! I really want to eat!"

When Le Le said "meatballs" and "braised beef," his voice noticeably rose. The three little lions, upon hearing these two delicious dishes, couldn't help twitching their ears; looking closely, one could see they were already somewhat loosened.

However, seeing that their brothers still had no intention of getting up, they secretly suppressed their own urges and acted completely unmoved.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan had already guessed what would happen next and clearly understood Le Le's intention. He therefore walked over to Le Le without hesitation, ruffled his hair, and said gently:

"Since Le Le, my treasure, is already hungry, let's not wait for the brothers! Come on, Dad will take you to eat something good!"

While saying these words, Zhang Fan deliberately emphasized the words "not waiting for the brothers." After speaking, he took Le Le's little hand and walked out of the bedroom.

He shut the door heavily, then he and Le Le leaned against the door together, secretly listening to the movements inside the bedroom.

As soon as Zhang Fan and Le Le stepped out the door, the three little lions could no longer hold back.

"Big brother! What should we do? Dad and the older brothers always keep their word! Normally it would be fine, but today Dad actually made meatballs and braised beef—our favorite dishes! Wah, wah, wah..."

Hearing Leyuan's words with a hint of tears, Zhang Fan knew he had already succeeded halfway. He then secretly made a "yes" gesture toward Le Le outside the door and lightly gave him a high-five.

After doing that, Zhang Fan and Le Le put their ears back to the door and continued eavesdropping.

At that moment, Leyuan spoke up.

"Leyuan, don't rush! I think Dad definitely wants to trick us with our favorite food, just to lure us out of this room! We really shouldn't be so foolish!"

Hearing Leyuan say that, Zhang Fan's old face couldn't help turning slightly red. He thought: "This kid is really smart! But you're usually smart enough—why do you have to be so clever at a time like this?"

Le Le saw his father's face turn red and, innocently, thought it was because his brothers had angered Dad. He then looked at Zhang Fan with a worried expression, gently stroked his back with his little meaty hand, and said with concern:

"Dad, don't be angry! Although the brothers are a bit clueless, you shouldn't be angry at them either! They're still young—if there's any problem, I can teach them! Don't worry, Dad!"

Hearing Le Le's comfort and feeling his warmth from his back, Zhang Fan's heart was overwhelmed with emotion. He happily hugged Le Le's soft little body and said happily:

"Le Le! You're such a sensible, good baby! Dad loves you the most! Hahaha... Among the four brothers, you're the only one who's most like me! Dad is really happy! Our Le Le has grown up so much, knowing to teach the brothers!"

Saying this, Zhang Fan, still excited, kissed Le Le's little cheek hard, then ruffled his hair and said, "Le Le is really good!"

Upon hearing Dad's praise, Le Le's cheeks instantly flushed a little, and he said somewhat embarrassedly, "Dad, I love you too!" As soon as he finished, Le Le imitated Zhang Fan and kissed his face as well.

Feeling Le Le's lips on his cheek, Zhang Fan smiled with pure happiness.

At the same time, the three brothers in the bedroom were arguing over whether to compromise for the sake of the food.

"Big brother, I think what you said is indeed correct, but we can't give up all that delicious food just out of spite!" Leyuan said, swallowing his saliva as if desperately resisting countless delicacies.

"On the contrary, I still support the younger brother's idea more. We really don't need to oppose our own father! When the younger brother previously opposed Father, didn't you criticize him? How come you're doing the same now?"

Seeing Leyuan's disapproving expression and looking at himself, Leyuan also couldn't help frowning, beginning to recall the previous incident where, over grilled pork, he had made little Leyuan cry.

Leyuan and Leyuan saw their older brother's thoughtful expression and were also at a loss. They exchanged a furtive glance and both made a big puzzled expression.

Zhang Fan and Le Le, who were eavesdropping outside the door, also couldn't stay still; seeing the room suddenly fall silent, they felt a bit panicked.

Just then, exactly at that moment, a call from Mo De suddenly came from above the tribe.

Zhang Fan listened closely! Mo De was actually saying that Fei Er was about to give birth!

Now Zhang Fan had no mind to continue playing with the children. At this moment, his heart had completely flown to Fei Er's side, and he began to recall his own life-or-death birthing experience.

In an instant, Zhang Fan's face paled somewhat. He anxiously grabbed Le Le, his eyes darting, and said: "Le Le, your Uncle Fei Er is about to give birth; I need to go see him. You stay at home and take the brothers to eat breakfast—I'll be back soon."

Having said that, Zhang Fan didn't even have time to eat a bite, turned and rushed out the door, practically running toward the chief's house.

After his dad left, Le Le was still dazed, not yet understanding what had happened—Dad had already run out of the house.

After he came to his senses, he steadied his mind, pushed the door open again, and entered the master bedroom.

Seeing the three brothers now in a standoff, Le Le couldn't help feeling helpless.

He put his hands into the pockets of the pants Zhang Fan had made for him, looked helplessly at the three little lions, and said: "You guys just stop messing around—Dad got so angry over your matter his face turned red! He's about to cry, and you still have the energy to argue here?"

The three little lions, upon hearing Le Le say that Dad had been angered by them to the point of almost crying, were all shocked, each widening their eyes and blinking hard.

Clearly a look of disbelief, Le Le saw the three brothers' unanimous reaction and almost lost his temper. He rolled his eyes, took a deep breath, then spoke to the three little lions:

"Come down quickly! Dad has already left, and before he went, he specifically told me to bring you to eat breakfast! Hurry up—if you don't eat now, the food will get cold!"

Having said that, Le Le couldn't wait any longer and strode out of the bedroom straight toward the dining table.

The three little lions, upon hearing Le Le say Dad had already left, instantly had their eyes light up! Each could hardly contain themselves, they stretched their necks to look outside—and sure enough, Zhang Fan wasn't home!

So the three little lions dropped their reserve! Almost instantly, they jumped off the bed, rushed into the main hall at top speed, and quickly climbed onto the stools.

As soon as they got on the table, the three little lions continued to howl excitedly! It turned out Zhang Fan and Le Le really hadn't lied to them—Dad had indeed prepared lots of delicious food!

Looking at the full table of dishes, all were their favorites! Moreover, they noticed Zhang Fan had carefully served the food for them! Thus, at this moment, their hearts were filled with nothing but emotion.

Especially Leyuan, who had originally insisted on continuing to oppose his own father, merely because he didn't want to sleep in separate rooms from Dad and the others. Now he instantly felt how childish he had been!

Sometimes he was even worse than the youngest, Leyuan. Yet Dad and the others still treated him so well, while he kept causing them trouble. Thinking this, Leyuan lifted his head, put on a serious expression, and said to his younger brothers:

"Brothers! From today on, we must become useful people! Even if not for ourselves, then for Dad, who endured such hardship to bring us into the world!"

As soon as Leyuan finished speaking, Leyuan and Leyuan were still a bit puzzled, but Le Le beside him had already started clapping for him.

"Little Yuan spoke really well! I agree! But the most urgent thing right now, shouldn't we be eating breakfast?"

Having said that, Le Le smiled and put a meatball into Leyuan's bowl, then said to Leyuan and Leyuan: "Alright, you two, don't just stand there, hurry up and eat! If you don't eat now, the dishes will get cold!"

As soon as Le Le's words fell, the three little lions already began to wolf down their food. Watching his brothers eat with sauce and leaves all over their faces, Le Le couldn't help but start chuckling.

After finishing the last meatball, the three little lions finally remembered to ask about Zhang Fan.

"Big brother, do you know where Dad went? We're all full, but he still hasn't come back!"

Seeing Leyuan ask him, with the other two brothers also fixing their doubtful gazes on him, Le Le couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"Um, it seems Uncle Fei Er is about to have a younger brother, so Dad ran over to see!"

Just as Le Le finished speaking, the three little lions, who had eaten until round and plump, again couldn't hold back their excitement. Especially Leyuan, who loves liveliness, couldn't help but want to rush out the door right away.

"Big brother! Big brother! Take us with you to have a look! We've never seen a younger brother smaller than us before! Let's go! Let's go!"