Thread by @dodoscreamb

#JiangHappyFamily

The first time A-Cheng said "no" to Baba, JFM almost had a mental breakdown.

It was dinnertime. JFM had been away from almost a month due to a discussion conference and the consecutive bad weather that prevented him from coming home (the horror 😭😭).

Now he was happy to be home, and the family enjoyed a private welcoming dinner, with a special dance performance by A-Li and A-Cheng 🥰🥰

The food was delish, the performance adorable, and his Lady was dressed in her favorite dark purple robes that enunciate her elegance.

JFM was a happy, happy man 🥰🥰

Though, there was something strange. In the middle of the kids' performance, JFM noticed an additional seating pillow next to him.

"Hm? My Lady, is Wei Ying joining us tonight?"

Sometimes his godson joined their dinner, because his parents away

for a night hunt (or simply because WY wanted to dine with A-Cheng. Who wouldn't his delectable son increased everyone's apetite! 🥰)

YZY raised her immaculate eyebrow. "No, why do you ask?"

JFM had no time to reply. The music had came to an end, the kids bowed to finish their

performance. JFM applauded. Bravo! Wonderful, supreme, magnificent 😭😭👏👏 Mama's dancer blood truly ran in the children's veins!

Now it was time to eat! JYL sat on her pink flower-patterned seating pillow. Meanwhile, ofc, A-Cheng will be sitting on Baba's lap 🥰🥰

JFM patted his thighs. "Come sit here, A-Cheng!"

Oh, he missed having A-Cheng on his lap so much! A month truly was too long to be separated from his family 🤧🤧

JC smiled that adorable little smile, and opened his adorable little mouth, and said--

"No~" 😊😊😊

JFM must have heard it wrong.

"P-pardon me, my dear?" His heart thundered in his chest.

"No~" 😊😊 his baby, his liddol munchkin tinie sweety baby, repeated; while toddled around the table and sat himself on ... On ...

... On the empty seating pillow?? 😱😱⚡⚡

A-Cheng chose a seating pillow over Baba's lap!!!

How could this be??? 😱⚡

"A-Cheng big boy now 😊 big boys sit on pillows 😊"

"A-Cheng has been learning table manner this past month. His teacher said he's now skilled enough to sit and eat by himself," YZY provided context.

"Like A-Jie!" 😊😊 A-Cheng quipped, reminding JFM of the gloomy day a few years ago, when A-Li decided she was a lady and wanted to sit on her own pillow.

JFM's lips trembled. His eyes watered.

He had only gone for a month and his A-Cheng already sat on his own?

What's next, A-Li having a 3rd playdate with A-Xuan?

"A-Cheng is really good! When A-Xuan visited last week, the two of them even managed to sit through the afternoon tea," JYL supplied.

NOOOOOO 😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭

Grappling for a sense of normalcy, JFM offered his lap once more.

"Ah, but. A-Cheng hasn't sat on Baba's lap for a month, has he? 🥹 Come sit here! Baba's lap is comfier than the hard pillow, no?" 🥹

"No 😤," A-Cheng insisted, "big boy sit on pillow. A-Cheng's pillow soft 😤"

"A-Cheng picked his own pillow," YZY explained, pouring her husband tea to calm his nerves. "He tried on a dozen of pillow to pick the best, fluffiest one."

From the look on her husband's face, she just KNEW there was going to be a lot of crying & whining in the bedroom later.

It was the worst dinner in JFM's life (well, until a decade later, when A-Cheng broke the news of his relationship with the Lan heir).

JFM would never go to overnight trips without his family ever again 😭😭