Mu Le's fierce face was the kind that everyone in the world could tell was fake.
So even when she puts on a very serious expression, she still looks... weirdly cute.
Little Gu Jiayan looked up at her and said quietly, "I didn't burn her."
"Don't lie." Mu Le said more seriously, "I saw it all. You burned Xiao Wu's skirt."
Gu Jiayan: "…That is, it's the tail."
His tail stretched out from behind him with difficulty, the tip of the tail shook, and a small flame immediately ignited on it.
Gu Jiayan lowered his head, his expression a mixture of anger and disappointment: "It's not obedient!"
Mu Le: “…”
The flame on the little fire dragon's tail was burning fiercely.
He looked at the tip of his tail, with a look of "I'm very disappointed in you!" on his face.
Mu Le: "Can't you control your tail?"
"I told you it's dangerous." Little Gu Jiayan crossed his arms over his chest, puffed up his chubby mouth, and looked angry. "It was Silly Wu who came over here on her own."
Mu Le was shocked: "How can you give your classmates nicknames?"
Gu Jiayan corrected expressionlessly: "This is a nickname."
Mu Le: “…”
She was terrified.
Her little Charmander is only two years old!
After Mu Le took him home, he immediately ran to whisper this matter to Gu Mingyuan.
Gu Mingyuan's expression was very calm: "Yes, I understand."
Mu Le panicked: "He's only two years old!"
"... It's indeed too early to be in love at the age of two." Gu Mingyuan said seriously what Mu Le found very scary.
Because it was so horrifying and he said it so seriously, Mu Le couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She hugged Gu Mingyuan's arm and watched him continue to speak very seriously: "But it's never too early to learn to love someone."
Mu Le: “…”
This old-fashioned dragon seemed to be more open-minded than she thought.
That’s right.
Gu Mingyuan is actually a very hypocritical dragon.
Mu Le vaguely recalled that over the years, every time she mentioned death, he tried his best to stop her from talking about it.
But he never avoided the topic of death, he just didn't want to hear that this topic had anything to do with her.
Death, love, and sex are all topics that she subconsciously believes Gu Mingyuan will also avoid.
However, Gu Mingyuan was just a little more old-fashioned. He would also blush and say "I love you". He would also try to relax and talk to her about sex. He even rationally discussed the subtle differences between orcs and humans in terms of body structure and sex...
Thinking about it this way, it seems that her thinking is a bit old-fashioned.
When she was still thinking that "this child is too young to understand what love is", Gu Mingyuan told her seriously that children can also learn.
There's nothing wrong with that.
What's more, Gu Jiayan is a very smart kid and learns everything earlier and faster.
She also shouldn't apply the same way of thinking towards human children to Gu Jiayan.
Mu Le patiently chatted with little Gu Jiayan for a long time.
It was only at this time that she found out that this little brat had given nicknames to five or six children in the class.
There are both boys and girls.
There was a boy who looked like a cute little hedgehog. He went up to everyone and called them "Prickly Ball".
There was also a girl named Little Gray Rabbit, and he called her Gray Ball no matter what.
…sounds subtly similar to the Fool's Dance.
Mu Le told him that "nicknames" should only be used for people or things you love, and they cannot be insulting, at least the other person won't get angry after hearing them.
In addition, something like "love" cannot be given out casually. Children can love the whole world, but liking and true love are different.
Mu Le touched the little guy's head and told him seriously that he could learn these things slowly as he grew up.
Gu Jiayan nodded as if he understood, and whispered, "Then can I give my mother a nickname?"
Mu Le: "Ah..."
"No, it's up to you." The little guy raised his voice a little, his voice was still babyish, but his tone was very sure, "I love you very much, Mom."
Mu Le was deeply moved.
She suddenly felt that it was a really good thing to dare to say love.
"Mom loves you too." Mu Le hugged him in his arms and rubbed his head.
Gu Jiayan broke free from her arms and looked up at Mu Le's back: "Who do you love more, me or Dad?"
Mu Le: “…”
She turned around and saw Gu Mingyuan standing behind her, leaning against the door frame and looking at them.
Mu Le: “…This is different.”
"Where?" Gu Jiayan frowned in confusion, "Do you love me?"
"No..."
Mu Le felt that this question was too difficult to answer.
The way the kid asks questions is really tricky.
For a moment, Mu Le really wanted to say the words he once hated the most - you will understand when you grow up.
Now she understood that when adults said this kind of answer, they actually meant: "I don't know how to explain this to you. Can you ask me some questions that I can answer?"
Maybe this is the legendary "everyone will become what you hate".
She closed her eyes silently and looked at Gu Mingyuan for help: "Can you explain this problem-"
"I am your mother's favorite man." Gu Mingyuan said to Gu Jiayan, "You are your mother's favorite boy."
Mu Le: “…” Such a strong explanation.
Gu Jiayan refused to accept: "I will become a man too!"
Gu Mingyuan: "At that time, I was your mother's favorite middle-aged man. You were her favorite teenager."
Mu Le: “…”
At this time, it is a bit of a miss-point to criticize Longdu for equating "boy" with "man".
…But Gu Mingyuan’s explanation is so strong, so strict, and so impeccable.
The logic is rigorous and there are no loopholes.
At least two-year-old Gu Jiayan couldn't find any loopholes.
He nodded reluctantly, hugged Mu Le's arm, and whispered, "Okay then."
Mu Le quietly reached his hand behind his back and gave Gu Mingyuan a thumbs up.
Gu Mingyuan sighed, walked to them, bent down, and picked up Mu Le and Gu Jiayan, one in each hand.
Mu Le exclaimed.
Gu Mingyuan rarely makes this kind of gesture in front of her children. This was also what Mu Le strongly requested. She said that this posture would make her look like a child and she would lose the dignity of a mother at all.
Gu Mingyuan doesn't care about this kind of thing at all.
He thinks being a mother doesn't require dignity, and every mother can be herself first.
He kissed Mu Le's face and lowered his voice with a little unpleasantness that was not easy to detect: "I feel more reluctant."
Before Mu Le had time to struggle, he heard his somewhat aggrieved remarks and couldn't help laughing again.
She laughed and fell on Gu Mingyuan's shoulder. She lifted the fallen hair by her ear with one hand and lowered her head to kiss Gu Mingyuan's cheek: "Okay, I love you the most."
Gu Mingyuan didn't answer, but walked straight into the room and put Mu Le down on the bed.
"I'll go teach Gu Jiayan how to control his tail." Gu Mingyuan said expressionlessly, "You go to bed early. If I come back and find you still awake..."
… Then you don’t need to sleep tonight.
He didn't say the second half of the sentence, but the two of them were considered an old married couple, so they understood each other tacitly in this regard.
Mu Le sat on the edge of the bed and blinked at him, the expectation in his eyes was self-evident.
Gu Mingyuan glanced at her with a hint of warning, then turned and walked out.
He didn't come back for almost two hours after he left.
Mu Le was not sleepy at all. After all, Gu Jiayan's anger towards his classmates and his pursuit of her to ask what love was was too tense and exciting, and she still hadn't recovered from it.
She sat on the edge of the bed, processing some fragmentary messages on her computer, and couldn't help but giggle.
—It’s really such a blessing.
I have a smart and sensible child around me. Although he will make mistakes, he will listen to my teachings. I believe he will work hard to correct them in the future.
There is also Gu Mingyuan.
We have been together for several years, but I don’t feel bored at all. We are even the same as when we first got together.
After Mu Le finished those miscellaneous things, he estimated that it was about time, so he went to the bathroom to take a shower.
When I came out, I happened to run into Gu Mingyuan who was returning from Gu Jiayan's room.
Mu Le wiped his hair and asked him with a smile: "How is it?"
"I've learned it." Gu Mingyuan said, "I'm too tired. I'm going to sleep first."
Mu Le blinked: "Is it tiring to use your tail?"
"Not bad." Gu Mingyuan said, "He learns very quickly. Gu Mingzhou only temporarily retracted his tail when he was seven years old—and his tail couldn't even light a fire."
Mu Le looked at Gu Mingyuan: "Don't you know how to do it too?"
"... I just don't use it." He smiled, lowered his head and sniffed the side of Mu Le's neck, "It's dangerous, so I don't use it."
Mu Le was tickled by his actions and couldn't help but reach out and push him: "Don't do that in the corridor, Charmander is still there..."
"He's very tired and sleeping soundly." Gu Mingyuan gently bit her white and tender neck, "Do you want to see it?"
Mu Le was stunned: "What?"
Gu Mingyuan rested his forehead against hers. His expression was still calm, but there was a hint of smile in his eyes: "Light up the tail."
Mu Le: “!!!”
Gu Mingyuan looked at her expectant and excited expression, with a hint of "I knew it" smugness on his face.
He picked up Mu Le and walked into the room, stretching out his tail and wrapping it around Mu Le's wrist.
Perhaps the secret to keeping things fresh even after being together for so many years is that Mr. Gu always has many secrets that she doesn't know yet.
These secrets are like treasures, waiting for her to explore.
And it’s not that he hid it on purpose, it’s just that there are too many of them and it takes time to slowly discover them.
Mu Le put his arms around his neck and bent down to kiss the tip of his nose.
Both of them laughed at the same time.
Gu Mingyuan did not go to the bedroom, but went to the baby room where Gu Jiayan learned to walk before he was one year old.
There was also a very large bed in the room. Although it was just a single bed that was neither too big nor too small for Gu Mingyuan, Mu Le could easily roll around on it.
The main thing is - this room is completely fireproof.
Mu Le can play with his own "big fire dragon" and watch what his tail looks like when it burns.
What she didn't know was that when Gu Mingyuan lit the flame, he was secretly thinking about something childish...
—Isn’t it just using the tail to light a fire? He can do that too.
He can also light a brighter flame and burn more vigorously.
No matter what, Mu Le would definitely like him more.
The author has something to say: Here we come!!