The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 250
Chapter 250: Can You Not Joke Around While I Am Confessing My Feelings?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Wan could see Li Zekai’s anticipation, but a transfer of schools was not a small matter.
“Let’s discuss this with dad when he comes back,” she said and placed a
comforting hand on the child’s shoulder.
“Really?” said Li Zekai happily. “Then you agree with me, too? Yay! Daddy will definitely listen to you.”
In his eyes, the head of the family wasn’t Li Yanchen. It was Lin Wan. His father and even his two stubborn older brothers always listened to Lin Wan. Lin Wan was speechless. ‘Since when does Li Yanchen listen to me?’
“Jiejie, can you play by yourself for a while?” she asked. “I am too tired. I want to rest for a bit.” Her back ached from standing the whole time for the livestream.
“Alright!” Li Zekai took a cake and walked to the small toy house to play.
After dinner, Lin Wan was in the study preparing for her Night Talk livestream when Li Zekai knocked on the door and peeked in.
“Auntie, did you forget about talking with daddy about my studies?” he asked. He had been very eager to talk to Li Yanchen about transferring schools.
However, he saw that his father was tired from work, so he kept quiet till Li Yanchen finished his meal. He thought that when Li Yanchen was well-rested, he would be in a good enough mood to accept his request.
Li Yanchen was watching a movie with relish after dinner. So, Li Zekai thought this was the right time to breach the subject. He went to the study to get Lin Wan.
Lin Wan put down her pen and papers and went downstairs with Li Zekai.
Li Yanchen, who was leaning back on the sofa, raised his head to see two serious faces looking at him intently. “What? What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me that way?”
Li Yanchen touched his forehead self-consciously. ‘Did I go bald so quickly?’
He got up and walked to the small mirror by the door. He lowered his head and ran his fingers through his hair. Nothing looked amiss.
Li Zekai pulled on Lin Wan’s hands. “I didn’t even say anything, and he already left,” he said anxiously. “What should I do?”
Li Yanchen walked back to the sofa. “So, why are you two looking at me like that? Tell me.’
“Daddy,” said Li Zekai and hugged Li Yanchen’s arm with his little hands.
“Daddy, I…”
Li Zekai kept mumbling. Li Yanchen glanced at Lin Wan, and then at his son. “What’s wrong? Did you pee your pants again at school?”
Li Yanchen knew that his son only acted like that when he had made a mistake that he was having trouble accepting.
Li Zekai let go of his hands. “I didn’t pee my pants! Don’t talk such nonsense!”
Lin Wan looked at her stepson. She sighed. “Just say it.”
“Wait. Let me prepare myself mentally for this. I am scared of how serious both of you look,” said Li Yanchen.
“Dad, I want to transfer schools,” blurted out Li Zekai. His head was lowered.
“Transfer schools?” said Li Yanchen. He was concerned. “Why? Did you get bullied?”
Li Yanchen knew what Lin Wan had gone through in high school. His heart ached for his son. “Who dares to bully my son?”
Li Zekai shook his head. “No, daddy. No one bullied me. My classmates are all very good. They really like me. I just… Doudou transferred schools. I want to transfer, too.”
“Who’s Doudou? Your girlfriend?” asked Li Yanchen.
Lin Wan sighed. She couldn’t take it anymore. “Doudou isn’t his girlfriend, Mr.
Li! He is only eight years old. Doudou is his classmate. He transferred to a school near his home as a day scholar. He doesn’t have to pay fees for nine years of education at that school. Jiejie wants to go to day school as well.”
“Daddy, it’s free schooling for nine years!” said Li Zekai expectantly. “Auntie Lin also agreed!”
Li Yanchen turned and looked at Lin Wan. “Really? Public school starts at eight in the morning and ends at three in the afternoon. The kid will need tutoring for homework, too. Who has the time?”
Lin Wan had thought about the same issue.
“Daddy, I can do it myself. I go to school and do my homework by myself right now, too! Besides, you wouldn’t have to spend so much money on fees.” Li Zekai was sure that day school would be the same as a boarding school, except he got to go back home every day!
“Buy less Ultraman. That will be enough for me to save for your fees.” Li Yanchen already didn’t get time with Lin Wan because his second son came home every day for English lessons. If his youngest son also attended a day school, then he would completely blend into the background.
Moreover, Yun Xi Primary School is the best in the city. They advocate happy education and focus on cultivating talent in students. Li Yanchen wanted his son to get the best education.
“Daddy, you will need to buy Ultraman for me anyway. Can’t you just send me to public school and buy Ultraman with the school fee that you don’t have to pay anymore?” asked Li Zekai. He didn’t know how much the school fees actually were, but Doudou had said that it was too expensive for his parents.
Li Yanchen sighed. “You agreed to it?” he asked Lin Wan.
“I… am fine with anything.”
“Jiejie, it’s not as easy to transfer schools. Even if you want to transfer like Doudou, we will need to find a school close to Royal Water Bay because that is where we live. Right now, if we transfer you there, it will be too difficult. Who will drop you off and pick you up after school? Who will stay with you? Even if we find another Auntie to help you, she may not be able to help you with homework,” said Li Yanchen. “We are here only till Xinxin graduates from Yun Xi Junior High School. If you still want to transfer schools, we will have to discuss that after we go back to Royal Water Bay. Besides, schools have their own set of rules. They won’t allow just any student to transfer schools in the middle of the semester.” He patted his son’s head comfortingly. “Do you understand?”
“I don’t understand everything, but I realize that I can’t transfer schools immediately.” Li Zekai’s head drooped. “I will call Doudou and tell him.”
Lin Wan looked at Li Zekai’s sad figure walking to his room. Li Yanchen had lost all interest in the movie he was watching.
Lin Wan placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. “I know you can’t bear to see your son disappointed, but you had no choice. It’s alright.”
Li Yanchen raised his head and looked at her. “Hiring someone to pick him up and tutor him is the same as having teachers at school. At least in schools, he will have children his age and he won’t feel very lonely.”
“I know,” said Lin Wan gently. “Jiejie is a smart kid. He will understand.”
“I understand why they want to stay home so much. They finally feel like our house is like a true home. Wanwan, you’ve changed us all for the better.” Li Yanchen leaned his head on her shoulder. “Even I feel like staying at home most of the time because I can rely on you.”
Lin Wan pushed him away playfully. “My shoulders are fragile. Don’t break them.”
“Can you not joke around while I am confessing my feelings?” Li Yanchen pinched her cheeks gently.
“I am just telling the truth.” She pushed him away. “You’re heavy.”
Li Yanchen got up from the sofa and lifted her in his arms. “Well… let’s go back to our room then. We will do our own homework.”
She tried to push him away. “What are you doing? I still have a livestream at eight! Besides, Jiejie isn’t asleep yet. Don’t make a fuss..”
