"It's right that it hurts. Only then can you remember that lying is wrong."

"But, I just want Daddy to be happy!"

The little guy Yuan Man was really innocent. He knew that Daddy wanted Mommy's care, but although Mommy cared about Daddy, she always treated him coldly every day. This made Yuan Man feel sorry for Daddy.

So he would run over to accompany Daddy from time to time and say some nice things to amuse him.

"I'm very happy to work hard for this village with you!" Gabriel held the little guy in his arms, but his gaze was fixed on the direction of the classroom.

His eyes were wandering, clearly looking for Lan Xiaoling's figure.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Man snorted like a little grown-up. "But Daddy always has a serious face and doesn't look happy at all!"

After saying that, the little guy boldly grabbed Daddy's cheeks and pulled them into a smile. "Daddy should smile like this. Girls like gentle men. Daddy, you're so serious that you'll scare Mommy away!"

Gabriel looked at his son with a doubtful expression, wearing a silly smile, looking cute and innocent.

He flicked Yuan Man's forehead affectionately and said, "Daddy is like this usually. If I suddenly start smiling at your Mommy every day, with your Mommy's character, she might even think I have bad intentions."

"How could that be?" Yuan Man had several question marks in his mind.

Gabriel let out a helpless sigh. "All right, go back to class quickly, or your Mommy will be angry."

Yuan Man wanted to stay with Daddy for a while longer, but Daddy asked him to go to class again, so he started to complain.

"Daddy, I actually didn't want to say this, but I already know everything that Mommy teaches. But to not hurt Mommy's pride, I've been pretending to study seriously."

"But, classes are really boring. The key is that I have to listen even though I know everything, and Mommy doesn't allow me to sleep. I'm so annoyed!"

When Gabriel heard his son say this, he was taken aback for a moment and then burst out laughing.

He had forgotten that since Yuan Man was sensible, they had hired a famous tutor to teach him.

Coupled with Yuan Man's extremely high IQ, even advanced math problems were not difficult for him at such a young age. Now, learning first-grade knowledge with a group of village children was indeed a bit difficult for him.

"Well, since you already know it, why don't you be honest with your Mommy and ask to do something else in class?"

Yuan Man refused. "Forget it. Mommy is teaching so seriously. If I do something else, how sad she'll be."

"So, to make Mommy happy, I'll continue to pretend to be a good and studious child!"

Seeing how sensible his child was, Gabriel smiled helplessly. "All right, I'll find a chance to talk to Mommy and solve your problem."

"Really?"

Yuan Man was overjoyed when he heard what Daddy said.

Of course, it wasn't because of the study matter, but because Daddy was going to take the initiative to talk to Mommy.

"Of course it's true. After class later, you go home with Yuan Bao and Mommy first, and Daddy will come to find you later!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Man nodded his little head vigorously. "Okay, I'll find a way to help Daddy tonight. The four of us in our family will sleep together."

After saying that, the little guy showed a cunning smile.

In the past two days, Daddy had been busy with building the school, and Mommy had been busy with teaching. The two of them hardly had any communication, which made Yuan Man a bit restless.

When Gabriel heard about sleeping together, his eyes lit up.

Of course, he wanted to do that, but Lan Xiaoling simply wouldn't let him enter the house. Did he have a chance?

On the contrary, Mu Ye came over for a meal from time to time, and Lan Xiaoling was still chatting and laughing with him. Gabriel was so jealous that he didn't know how many times he had been jealous.

"Okay, Daddy's happiness depends on you!" Gabriel's thin lips curved into an expectant arc.

Yuan Man made a "leave it to me" gesture and then ran away.

He went back to the classroom immediately, but bumped into Lan Xiaoling who came out to look for him.

"Manman, why aren't you in class? Where did you go again?" Lan Xiaoling was a bit angry. Since Gabriel came to this village, Yuan Man had become more and more disobedient and disappeared several times.

Although this village was backward and there were no bad people, as a child running around everywhere, she couldn't help but worry.

Yuan Man pouted and made up an excuse casually. "Mommy, my stomach hurts!"

As soon as she heard that her child was not feeling well, Lan Xiaoling became anxious immediately and picked him up quickly. "Why does your stomach hurt all of a sudden? Did you kick off the quilt and catch a cold last night?"

Hearing this, the clever Yuan Man's eyes flashed with light, and then he nodded vigorously. "Yuan Bao always steals my quilt, and I'm cold!"

With this explanation, Lan Xiaoling's expression became serious.

It had indeed cooled down these past few days. Coupled with the fact that the temperature in the mountains was originally low and it was very cold at night, and the house they lived in was drafty, it was no wonder the child was complaining of being cold.

"Well, in that case, I'll find Uncle Mu Ye later and ask him to get us a stove for heating!"

As soon as Yuan Man heard that Mommy was going to find Uncle Mu Ye, he became anxious immediately and asked, "Mommy, do you like Uncle Mu Ye because you always trouble him?"

When Lan Xiaoling heard what her child said, she panicked and immediately scolded him. "Don't talk nonsense. Mommy just treats him as a friend!"

"Hmph, what kind of friend? Uncle Mu Ye helps Mommy, and Mommy invites him to have dinner at home every day. This is clearly a sign of liking. Mommy, don't lie to me. Mommy wants Uncle Mu Ye to be our daddy!"

The child's words made Lan Xiaoling freeze in place.

In fact, inviting Mu Ye to have dinner at home was just out of habit. Moreover, Mu Ye had indeed helped her a lot, so she reciprocated by inviting him to dinner. But it had actually made the child think too much.

Lan Xiaoling realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly explained. "It's not like that. Mommy has never thought of doing that. As for your daddy, it's Gabriel!"

Yuan Man secretly smiled to himself when he got the answer.

He didn't expect that Mommy would get anxious just by a casual mention.

Then, it was time for him to make a request.

"Since Daddy is Gabriel, can Mommy let Daddy come and live with us? These past few days, it's been windy and rainy. Daddy has been standing at the door guarding every night. He'll get sick sooner or later!" Yuan Man said with great concern.

When Lan Xiaoling saw the way the child was longing for his daddy, she couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

Yes!

She knew very well that Gabriel had been standing outside every day!

She felt sorry for him too, but she just couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart!

Now that Yuan Man said this, it deeply touched her heartstrings, and she could even picture the scene of Gabriel standing outside.

He stood in the wind in a thin black trench coat, standing there all night. When he was really tired, he would lean against the tree outside the yard and take a short rest.

The temperature was warmer a few days ago, and he might have been able to hold on. But these past few days, it was so cold. Standing in the wind all night, even an iron man couldn't bear it.