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

"Ha, so this is Fanta." Yi Yue smiled knowingly.

Lili tugged at Yiyue's clothes and said, "Brother, I want to drink Fanta."

"Soda isn't good for your health. How about Uncle makes you some orange juice later?" Yi Yue patted Lili's little head.

Lili happily exclaimed, "Great! Orange juice is delicious too!"

With a doting smile, Izuki noticed that Reina was holding an orange and preparing to continue making an orange lantern.

Yi Yue reminded him, "This is the last orange, be careful not to ruin it again."

"No way! Don't underestimate me! Hmph, Dad, just you wait, your last words will be, 'Why did Heaven create both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang?'"

Rena said confidently.

"I really don't know where you get your confidence from," Yi Yue said.

Rena picked up the orange and muttered to herself, "Fanta, Fanta, bless me!"

“Rena-nee, it’s Leonardo da Vinci,” Lili interjected.

"Mind your own business!" Rena said, blushing, muttering something under her breath, and picked up a pen to draw.

Seeing that Rena was seriously making the orange lantern, Lili also focused her attention on the unfinished orange lantern.

A few minutes later, Lili happily exclaimed, "I'm done!" and showed the orange lamp to Yiyue.

The orange lantern made by Lili was modeled after the orange lantern of Yiyue. Although it was not particularly outstanding, it was not ugly either; it was just average.

"Very well done," Yi Yue praised.

"Brother, pat my head," Lili giggled, like a child begging for candy. When Yiyue patted her head, she squinted her eyes, overjoyed.

Chapter Seventy-Six: Difficult to Move an Inch

"How's it going, Rena-neechan?" Lili asked.

Rena immediately hid the orange lantern she had made behind her back and stammered, "It's not finished yet."

"Then why are you covering it up? Let me see it, okay?" Lili giggled, running behind Rena to see the orange lantern Rena had made.

"Don't look!" Rena immediately held up the orange lamp. She was taller than Lili, and Lili couldn't reach it.

"Rena-neechan, let me see it," Lili said coquettishly.

Rena hesitated for a moment, then refused: "No!"

But while Reina hesitated, Lili had already jumped up and snatched the orange lamp from Reina's hand.

"Hehe, Rena-neechan, you didn't expect this, did you?" Lili laughed, proudly waving the orange lamp in her hand at Rena.

"You... sigh, whatever, go ahead and watch if you want!" Rena pouted unhappily and whispered, "Laugh if you want to, don't hold it in."

"Why would I laugh?" Lili asked, puzzled, as she placed Rena's orange lamp on the table.

"Pfft—" Lili burst out laughing.

Rena's orange lamp was riddled with holes, looking like a disfigured, deformed child with a mournful face.

"It's a small, unique piece, and quite something." Lili couldn't help but recall a line from a TV skit, which perfectly described the situation.

Rena burst into tears, her lips pursed, looking extremely sad.

It has to be said that Rena really has no artistic talent.

While thinking to herself, Yi Yue comforted him, saying, "It's okay, it's... well, it's quite creative."

I really can't find any good words to comfort Rena.

"Pfft—" Laughter rippled out.

Rena blushed and rubbed her fangs against Izuki.

"Dad can't talk at all, what an idiot!" Rena thought to herself. "Couldn't he at least lie to me?"

"Hmph!" Rena thought to herself, but her face was flushed as she turned her head away.

"It's okay, you're just starting out. Everyone's doing it well. You'll look better after a few more tries," Yi Yue comforted her.

"That's more like it," Rena thought to herself, trying to back down gracefully.

Unexpectedly, Lili proudly held up her little orange lantern and said, "Brother, I did a great job on my first try!"

"Hmm." Reina pursed her lips, looking at Lili with displeasure.

Lili innocently asked Yiyue, "Brother, did I do something wrong?"

This made Yi Yue very embarrassed.

……

After picking up and dropping off Yixue, I went home.

Yixue was chatting with Lili and Lingna in the living room. When Yiyue saw that it was almost time to cook, she was about to go into the kitchen when the doorbell rang. It was Lili's mother, Xia Hong.

Yi Yue immediately opened the door and let her in.

"Lili, were you a good girl at your cousin's house?" Xia Hong asked Lili.

Lili said, "Good girl, if you don't believe me, ask your brother."

"What 'brother'? That's disrespectful!" Xia Hong said unhappily. "You should call him cousin-uncle!"

Lili stuck out her tongue, "My cousin looks so young."

"Still trying to argue!" Xia Hong said unhappily.

Yi Yue laughed and said, "They're just kids, what's the big deal?"

Xia Hong said, "Cousin, I'm not trying to criticize you. You need to be stricter with the children. There's an old saying, 'If you don't discipline them for a day, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles.' Children are naughty. We're family, so it doesn't matter. If you don't discipline them properly, other people will think they're disrespectful and have no manners."

Yi Yue's opinion differed from Xia Hong's, but she didn't refute it, only smiled.

Xia Hong saw Yi Xue sitting next to her and smiled, "This must be Yi Xue. It's been so long, she's grown up so much. Stand up and let your aunt have a good look at her."

"Hello, Auntie." Yixue greeted her first, then stood up.

"Okay, okay." Xia Hong was very happy and couldn't help but take a few more glances. She thought Yi Xue was very pretty and quiet, and liked her very much. She said to Yi Yue, "Your eldest daughter looks a lot like you, she's very pretty." She asked Yi Xue, "You're taking the high school entrance exam today, right? How are your grades at school usually?"

"Yes, today was the high school entrance exam," Yixue said with a smile. "My grades were just so-so."

"Then you'll have to work really hard." Xia Hong, assuming Yi Xue's grades were poor, deliberately avoided the topic and lectured, "In today's society, without a diploma, you can't get anywhere, and even finding a job is difficult..."

Xia Hong began to speak eloquently.

Yixue listened patiently, nodding and saying "hmm" from time to time, appearing particularly well-behaved and sensible.

Seeing how well-behaved Yixue was, Xia Hong found it very pleasant to talk to her, and her affection for her grew even stronger.

"You guys chat first, I'll go cook," Yi Yue said with a smile. "Stay here for dinner tonight."

After a few polite refusals, Xia Hong agreed: "Okay, I'll try my cousin's cooking."

Yi Yue went to the kitchen and started cooking with great enthusiasm.

Soon, the dishes were ready and placed on the table.

"Wow, it smells so good." Xia Hong looked at the dishes on the table. The meal was very lavish, with meat, fish, vegetables, and soup—a total of nine dishes. Each dish looked vibrant and tempting, making one's mouth water and eager to devour it.

Yi Yue fetched chopsticks and rice for them.

Xia Hong picked up a piece of pork rib, put it in her mouth, and hummed with satisfaction: "It's delicious! I didn't know you had such skills, cousin. You're almost as good as a master chef!"

"No, not at all." Yi Yue smiled, looking very happy.

Rena couldn't wait to start eating, piling meat into her bowl.

"So delicious!" Lili exclaimed, her eyes shining. "It tastes just as good as the ones you get outside!"

"If it's delicious, eat more. If you're still hungry, just scoop some more; I cooked a lot," Yi Yue said with a smile.

"Mmm!" Lili happily began to eat.

Yixue didn't say anything, and just quietly ate her meal.

Rena picked up a chicken leg for Lili and put it in her bowl: "Here, have some more chicken legs."

Yi Yue was somewhat surprised, happy, and relieved.

Xia Hong smiled and said, "Your daughter is very well-behaved and dotes on her little sister. Lili, hurry up and say thank you to your older sister."

"Thank you, Rena-neechan," Lili said.

"Hehe." Rena laughed a little shyly.

Lili also served food to Rena, picking up a large pork rib and placing it in Rena's bowl: "Rena-neechan, here you go."

"Thank you," Rena said with a smile, and also put some food on Lili's plate.

After that, the two of them kept picking food for each other.

Yi Yue couldn't help but smile wryly. Xia Hong said, "Alright, stop picking at your food. Just eat your own."

"Oh." Lili made an "oh" sound and looked at Rena, their eyes meeting.

"hey-hey."

"whee."

The two of them laughed foolishly.

Towards the end of the meal, Lili asked Xiahong, "Mom, can my brother... stay overnight at his cousin's house?"

"No!" Xia Hong immediately put on a stern face.

"Mom..." Lili said sweetly.

"No means no!" Xia Hong said sternly, leaving no room for negotiation.

Yi Yue said, "Why don't we let her stay here for the night? It would be good for the child to have company."

“Yes, yes!” Reina nodded like a chick pecking at rice, echoing her.