How to raise a father who is overly controlling of his daughter

"Dad, it's no big deal to take a bite," Yixue said with concern.

"No need," Yi Yue said with a smile. Yi Xue didn't know why she kept urging him to eat.

Frustrated, Yi Yue said, "Wait here for me." She then ran to the convenience store and bought two ice cream cones.

One is the blueberry flavor that Rena likes, and the other is the strawberry flavor, just like Yixue's.

Yi Yue licked her strawberry ice cream cone, holding two cones in one hand, and gently patted Yi Xue's head with her other hand.

"Dad completely misunderstood. I just wanted to have an ice cream with Dad."

Yi Xue was unwilling, but she maintained a smile on the surface.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Difficulty

"Rena, time for ice cream."

Izuki smiled and patted Rena's shoulder.

Rena, being restless, didn't sit on the stone bench but went to the shade of a tree not far away to watch the two old men play chess with great interest.

"Hey, ice cream!" Rena noticed the ice cream cone in Itsuki's hand, her eyes lit up, and she snatched it away, taking a delightful lick. "Mmm, so cold and refreshing." She squinted her eyes and happily kissed Itsuki's cheek. "Daddy's the best."

She was sweltering in the heat standing here, and the herbal tea tasted terrible. Her dad, however, understood her best and bought her ice cream, her favorite blueberry flavor.

Reina was happily eating her ice cream when she noticed that Yixue was also holding an ice cream cone and taking small bites of it.

Yixue smiled at her, and Lingna's happy expression slowly disappeared. She pouted unhappily and glared at her fiercely. Yixue's expression remained unchanged, and she continued to smile calmly.

Yi Yue wiped the ice cream stains off her face and said with a helpless smile, "Seriously, don't rub ice cream on my face."

"Hehe." Rena stuck out her tongue and asked, "Daddy, can we go home now?"

I feel so bored here, and it's so hot. I'd rather go home and enjoy the air conditioning.

"Let's go then." Yi Yue checked the time on her phone; it was almost eleven o'clock. Walking back would be perfect for getting home and cooking.

On the way, Rena held Itsuki's hand and said in a spoiled tone, "Daddy, can we eat out?"

"Oh, eating out?" Yi Yue blinked. "What's there to eat out? It's better to just eat at home."

Reina pouted and shook Izuki's hand, "No, I want to eat out!"

Although Izuki's cooking is delicious, I don't know why I just want to eat out.

Yi Yue patted Rena's head and smiled, "Okay, is it because I haven't been cooking well lately? How about this, we'll go to the market to buy some groceries later, and Daddy will cook your favorite dishes?"

"No!" Rena hesitated slightly before immediately refusing. "I just want to eat out." She nuzzled Izuki's arm pleadingly. "Daddy, Daddy! Please, please, please!"

"Sigh." Yi Yue felt a headache coming on. "Okay, okay, let's stop for now."

Rena stopped what she was doing, her mouth puffed out, and she looked at Izuki with teary eyes, pleading in a cute way that was impossible to refuse.

Yi Yue looked at Yi Xue and asked for her opinion: "Yi Xue, shall we eat out?"

Yi Xue smiled. Originally, Yi Yue thought she would say something like, "It doesn't matter, let's just eat outside."

Unexpectedly, Yixue smiled slightly, tilted her head, and said, "I don't really want to eat out."

"Eh." Yi Yue was a little surprised. Yi Xue had always been very sensible and accommodating, and rarely said such inappropriate things.

"Does Yixue want to eat at home?" Yiyue asked hesitantly.

"Yes, is it okay, Daddy?" Yixue smiled, a slight upturn of her lips. She wanted to see how Yiyue would choose.

"Dad will definitely choose me, right?" Yixue thought to herself, and smiled at Lingnai.

Reina let out a soft "Mmm," and hugged Izuki unhappily, as if afraid that Izuki would snatch her away: "Daddy, let's eat outside. Waaah, please."

Rena coquettishly.

Yi Xue gently wrapped her arms around Yi Yue's and pressed herself against him. She didn't say a word, but her obedient and sensible demeanor increased the pressure on Yi Yue immensely.

"Dad will eat out!" Reina glared angrily at Yixue, who was holding Izuki's right hand.

"Yeah, right, Dad would eat at home." Yixue kept smiling, her forehead covered in red dots.

The two did not speak, but communicated with their eyes, as if they could hear each other's opposing voices, and their gazes seemed to spark.

"Dad, where do you want to eat?" Both of them looked at Yi Yue.

Yi Yue was immediately at a loss, caught in a dilemma, and forced a smile: "Um, this..."

“Dad, you’re the best,” Rena pleaded.

“Dad…” Yixue whispered in Yiyue’s ear.

"Hmm, I can't bear to refuse either of them. If I refuse one, it will definitely hurt the other."

Izuki was in a terrible predicament, overwhelmed by the two mountains of writing Reina and Izuki.

"What should we do..." Izuki scratched her cheek in distress and forced a smile, "How about Reina, what do you want to eat? We can order it and take it home to eat, okay?"

Reina looked at Izuki coldly, clearly unhappy.

Yi Yue felt quite embarrassed.

"What are you saying, Dad? What kind of idea is this? How about this?" Rena chuckled and looked at Yixue, saying, "Let's go home first. You cook a meal for Yixue separately. Let her eat alone at home, and the two of us will go out to eat."

Reina looked at Yixue triumphantly, as if Yiyue had already agreed to her idea.

"Hehe." Yixue smiled, "I think Dad's idea is pretty good."

"What's so good about it?" Rena said unhappily.

The two started arguing again, and finally looked at Yi Yue: "Dad, which one do you choose?"

"Ah..." Yi Yue had a terrible headache. The ball was kicked around and then kicked back.

"Dad, I promise I'll study hard from now on. I'll definitely take the final exam seriously this time!" Rena pleaded. This was no longer a question of where to eat; it had escalated to a question of which of her two daughters was more important to Izuki.

"Heh." Yixue seemed amused by Reina's words. "Is that so?" She quietly looked at Yiyue, appearing very sensible, waiting for Yiyue to make a decision.

"Alright!" Izuki said, sounding a little annoyed. She sighed and looked at Rena, saying, "How about we go home for lunch first? I'll go to the market and buy some of your favorite dishes, and then we can go out for dinner, okay?"

Yixue curled the corners of her lips and looked at Lingna triumphantly.

"Hmm..." Rena pursed her lips unhappily, but didn't make a fuss. She lowered her head dejectedly and said, "Oh, I see."

Let go of Yi Yue's hand and walk quietly ahead.

Seeing Reina's disappointment and sadness, Izuki felt a pang of guilt and distress.

If Rena had just thrown a tantrum, Itsuki would have felt much better. But Rena's behavior made Itsuki feel terrible.

Yixue happily hugged Yiyue's arm, when she suddenly heard Yiyue say, "Yixue, you're the older sister, so be more considerate of your younger sister. Lingna is a bit young and doesn't understand things."

Yi Yue's words made Yi Xue feel a little uncomfortable.

But it doesn't matter, isn't my dad most concerned about me?

Thinking this to herself, Yixue felt much better.

Looking at Reina walking alone ahead, Yixue felt a pang of pity for some reason. Then she looked at Yiyue beside her; Yiyue had her head down, lost in thought and looking sullen.

Seeing that Yi Yue was unhappy, Yi Xue's smile also disappeared. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly loosened her arms that were holding Yi Yue tightly.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Overthinking

Throughout the journey, Rena was listless, and whenever Itsuki said something, she would only give perfunctory "oh" or "uh-huh," which made Itsuki feel guilty, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

When she got home, Rena went straight to her room.

Yi Yue sighed, looking very disappointed.

Yixue comforted him, "Dad's fine, maybe she'll be alright in a bit."

Yi Yue forced a smile: "Well, maybe it'll be better by dinner time." She comforted herself with this thought as she went to the kitchen to cook.

Seeing Yiyue's distress, Yixue felt bad and made up her mind to go to Lingna's room.

Rena was in her room, sitting on the bed, pounding her pillow with her little fists: "Daddy is so stupid, can't he even comfort me? I was so bored on the way here!" She covered her head with the pillow and mumbled, "So annoying, Daddy is so stupid," and then swung her little feet.

"Click..." The door opened.

Reina jumped up with a start when she heard the door open. "Dad!" she exclaimed happily, tossing her pillow aside. But when she saw Yixue standing in the doorway, she pouted unhappily. "What are you doing in here? Is there something you need?"

Yixue didn't have her usual smile on her face and sat down directly next to Lingna.

Rena called out, somewhat annoyed, "Who told you to sit on my bed! Get off right now!"

Suddenly, I heard Yixue say, "I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Rena blinked, somewhat surprised. "What are you apologizing for?"

She was a little confused, not knowing why Yixue suddenly apologized.

"I shouldn't have contradicted you before," Yixue said earnestly. "I'm sorry."

"Oh, it's nothing serious, I'm used to it." Rena was a little flustered by Yixue's sudden apology. "I wasn't angry."

"Is that so?" Yixue frowned. It seemed she had overthought things. She only came to apologize to Reina because she didn't want Yiyue to be unhappy. She hadn't expected Yiyue to be completely unangry.

I reckon they'll make up by dinner time.

"Of course not, I'm not that stingy!" Rena snorted, raising her little head. "Do you think everyone is like you?"

Seeing Reina's smug look, Yixue felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Hehe." Yixue curled the corners of her lips, suddenly having a good idea. Feigning guilt, she went behind Lingnai, "But I still feel sorry for you. How about this, I'll give you a massage as compensation."

"Massage?" Rena blinked, it seemed she had given Yixue a massage once before.

"Hmph, what goes around comes around. Looks like it's karma. Now it's your turn to give me a massage!"

Rena thought to herself smugly, twisting her shoulders: "Alright then. Get up first, and then you can massage me after I lie down on the bed."

Yixue's lips slowly curved into a smile: "No need for that. I'll just massage you like this." Before Lingna could refuse, she started massaging behind her.

"Hey, what are you doing? Let me lie down first, ooh!" Rena shivered sensitively. Yixue placed her cool hands on her shoulders, and she felt strange and uncomfortable.