Sure enough, as soon as Mrs. Fu heard the candy was a gift from someone else, she stopped asking where it came from.
"This is good candy. The little stick makes it perfect for kids. What are you waiting for? Give Hao Hao one too."
"That’s not happening. This is a reward for learning to read. They have to recognize the character before they get one," Fu Mingxue said, unwrapping one for herself.
Mrs. Fu: ...?
"Mom, don’t worry about it. Mingxue knows what she’s doing," Qin Wenhao said, defending his wife.
Fu Mingxue gave him an appreciative look.
’Her husband was sensible enough to take her side.’
Then she nodded at Mrs. Fu. "That’s right. They’re not little anymore, so they need to learn to read. And soon, they’ll have to start writing, too."
Mrs. Fu: ...?
’She must have misheard.’
’How old were they, anyway? They had to practice writing already?’
"Stop being so cruel and tormenting the children. Back in the day, I never made you practice writing—"
"But I could write when I was two!"
Fu Mingxue’s words left Mrs. Fu speechless—for a moment, she really couldn’t argue with that.
’After all, her daughter really had been able to write at two years old.’
She had grabbed a stick on her own and started tracing characters on the bare ground in the yard.
To this day, Mrs. Fu had no idea how she’d learned.
Fu Mingxue’s words made Qin Wenhao turn his head, looking at her with newfound admiration.
’She really knew how to write at two years old?’
’When he was two... he was probably just running wild around the military compound.’
’And by the time he’d learned to write, he was already seven.’
’Was this the difference between people?’
"Mama, Mama, Mama—"
Three calls of "Mama" broke the momentary silence.
"That’s amazing! You remembered! This is the character for ’Mama’!"
Fu Mingxue didn’t play favorites.
She gave the little guy a kiss, too, then handed him an unwrapped lollipop.
Hao Hao was clearly delighted.


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