Reborn: Back to the 1980s Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Amusement Park

The Guan family didn't stay long in the capital—after all, they couldn't leave things at home unattended for too long. The family saw them off, and life returned to its usual calm.

Guan Yuan was still living the life of eating and taking care of the baby. Time slipped by quickly, and before anyone knew it, Chanchan could talk—and talk fluently at that.

Chanchan's origins were unusual, so neither Guan Yuan nor Zhao Shenggu was surprised by how precocious he was. Still, they knew they had to be careful about it in front of outsiders.

Now that Chanchan had just turned one, he could speak incredibly fluently and understood things well. He was no longer the naive little thing who could be fooled by a few "ah" and "oh" sounds from Guan Yuan. This also made it increasingly difficult for Guan Yuan to chat with him.

That day, Zhao Shenggu went to the company as usual. Guan Yuan had been worn out by him the night before and still hadn't gotten up by nearly nine o'clock. Chanchan finished his milk on his own and slowly toddled toward Guan Yuan's room.

Seeing his daddy still in bed, Chanchan grinned, then pattered quickly to the bedside, climbed up with a few "hup"s, and — seeing no reaction from his sleeping daddy — lifted the blanket himself, lay down next to Guan Yuan, then wriggled and crawled on top of him.

His little hands pinched Guan Yuan's nose. When Guan Yuan opened his mouth without thinking, Chanchan covered it with his other hand. Guan Yuan blearily opened his eyes and scooped him up, and Chanchan tumbled onto him.

"Little troublemaker…" Guan Yuan's voice was terribly hoarse.

"Daddy is a big lazy pig…" The milky voice could melt anyone's heart. "Get up, lazy daddy, hurry up and chat with me…"

"Mmm…" Guan Yuan stretched lazily, too tired to bother with him, and fell back asleep.

"Mmm, Daddy, Daddy…" No matter how Chanchan called, Guan Yuan acted as if he hadn't heard, sleeping soundly on his own. Unable to dig Guan Yuan out of bed, Chanchan gave a heavy huff, fiddled around by himself for a while, and had no choice but to get off the bed.

The butler was waiting outside the door. Seeing Chanchan come out, he stepped forward and took his hand: "Young Master, do you want to go play with toys?"

Chanchan shook his head and gave a heavy sigh: "Daddy is just too lazy. How will I ever be able to support him when I grow up~~~" The last syllable dragged out high and long.

The butler held back his laughter: "How could you not afford to support him?"

Chanchan gave him a look that said, "How do you not even know this?" "When children grow up, they have to support their parents. Daddy is so lazy. I'll have such a hard time in the future."

The Guan family was having a hard time holding back their laughter. "That's right, Young Master. If you want to be able to support your daddy, you'll have to work hard!"

Chanchan nodded vigorously: "So I need to eat lots and lots, grow big and strong, so I can take better care of Daddy. Later I want another bottle of milk."

The butler nearly fainted: "Young Master, you've already had two bottles of milk this morning. Look, your little tummy is all puffed out—you really can't have any more."

Chanchan hung his head. Ah, plan failed.

Just then, the phone in the living room rang. The butler went over and picked it up: "Yes, Young Master Yuan hasn't gotten up yet. The young master is already awake…"

Chanchan had sharp ears. He quickly asked in his crisp little voice, "Is that Dad?" and pattered right over. The butler handed him the phone.

Chanchan took the phone and called out "Dad" loud and clear.

On the other end, Zhao Shenggu's eyes crinkled with a smile. "Didn't you manage to get Daddy out of bed, baby? He was tired out last night—don't go waking him!"

Chanchan pouted: "Dad, why does Daddy always get tired out from sleeping at night?"

Zhao Shenggu said perfectly naturally: "You'll understand when you're older!"

Chanchan said unwillingly: "I understand now too. Daddy is just too lazy."

Zhao Shenggu laughed out loud: "That's what you said, baby, not me."

Chanchan said "Mm": "Dad, can I have another bottle of milk? I want to grow big and strong so I can take care of Daddy later. He's too lazy…"

Zhao Shenggu knew what he was up to. "No. Grandpa Butler said you've already had plenty this morning. How about this — when Dad gets home, I'll make you something yummy, okay?"

His hope dashed, Chanchan could only agree: "Okay. Dad, come home early."

After finishing the call with Zhao Shenggu, Chanchan took out "One Hundred Thousand Whys" to read. After reading for a bit, he'd clasp his little hands behind his back and take a stroll around the house, chat with the servants for a while. By the time it was past eleven, Guan Yuan finally got up.

Guan Yuan hastily washed his face and came downstairs with his hair sticking up.

Chanchan had finally waited for Guan Yuan to get up. He flew over and pounced on him. Guan Yuan caught him and lifted him up high: "What have you been up to?"

Chanchan counted on his fingers: "Reading, mm… chatting…" He thought about it and couldn't come up with anything else, mumbled a bit, and finally concluded: "So tired!"

Guan Yuan found it funny: "How are you tired?"

Chanchan said with a serious face: "You're so lazy, I need to grow up quickly to take care of you~~"

Guan Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, I'll be waiting for my Chanchan to grow up and take care of me!"

At noon, Zhao Shenggu came home too. Guan Yuan was telling Chanchan a story. Seeing Zhao Shenggu return, he wasn't surprised: "Not going to the company today?"

Zhao Shenggu handed his coat to the butler: "Mm, everything's been arranged for today."

Guan Yuan didn't say anything more. Yuangu and Guyuan were getting bigger and bigger, yet Zhao Shenggu was finding more and more free time. A good manager knows how to put the right people in the right positions rather than doing everything himself.

Zhao Shenggu sat down beside them, scooped Chanchan over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and reached his right hand around to rub Guan Yuan's back: "How are you? Feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Guan Yuan gave him a look: "If you'd listened to me last night, I wouldn't have needed to catch up on sleep in broad daylight."

Zhao Shenggu smirked: "I did listen to you last night!"

There was no one in the living room anymore, but with a little guy like Chanchan around—whose comprehension was off the charts—Zhao Shenggu and Guan Yuan couldn't fool around too much. After a few words, they let it go.

"How about we take Chanchan out to play this afternoon? The weather's nice today!" Zhao Shenggu said, looking at the clear sky outside.

Guan Yuan wanted to go out too, so he asked Chanchan: "Where does Chanchan want to go play?"

Chanchan thought about it and said: "Anywhere is fine, as long as I'm with you two." Then he grinned. The book said that saying things like this would make parents very happy and make them love you more. Even though his daddies already loved him very much, who would complain about too much love?

Sure enough, Zhao Shenggu and Guan Yuan's hearts melted when they heard this. Each gave Chanchan a big kiss.

Chanchan's little eyebrows wiggled, and he smiled even more happily.

After lunch and a short nap, the family headed out. It was crisp autumn weather, and as soon as they stepped outside, they felt refreshed and clear-headed.

Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu decided to take Chanchan to the amusement park. Although amusement parks at this time weren't as rich and varied as in later years, they were still plenty exciting for a little kid.

It wasn't the weekend, so the amusement park wasn't crowded.

Guan Yuan and Zhao Shenggu didn't have to line up to buy tickets. They took Chanchan on the carousel and bumper cars. With his two daddies accompanying him, Chanchan was happy no matter what they played.

When it was time to leave, Chanchan was still reluctant to go. Curious about the cotton candy on sale, he pointed with his little hand. "Daddy, what's that?"

Guan Yuan looked: "That's cotton candy."

Chanchan looked enlightened. "It's candy~~~" he said in an aria-like tone.

Guan Yuan knew exactly what he was thinking from the look on his face. "Little kids can't eat so much candy. You'll get cavities!"

Chanchan looked at it longingly. "Can I just have one tiny lick?" He held up his pinky to show just a tiny bit.

Zhao Shenggu couldn't bear to see Chanchan's pitiful look and bought him one.

Chanchan held the cotton candy, smiling so much his eyes squinted shut.

Guan Yuan looked helplessly at the two of them: "Brother, you can't do this. How are we going to discipline the child in the future?" This little thing was an expert at acting pitiful.

Zhao Shenggu didn't mind: "It's fine. Chanchan is already very well-behaved. A little bit won't hurt, right, Chanchan?"

Chanchan nodded vigorously. Actually, cotton candy just looked pretty—it wasn't even that tasty. After a few licks, Chanchan handed the candy back to Guan Yuan: "Daddy, see how obedient I am?" He even puffed out his little tummy.

Guan Yuan laughed and ruffled his hair: "Don't think I don't know you just didn't want to eat it anymore!"

Chanchan's little scheme was seen through by Guan Yuan. He pretended not to hear and reached out both hands to Zhao Shenggu. Zhao Shenggu picked Chanchan up, and the family headed home.

They'd had a great time, but they didn't expect to see it in the newspaper the very next day.

Zhao Shenggu 'Father and Son' Spotted at Amusement Park.

World's Richest Man Already Married with Children?

The headlines were more sensational than the last. The photos used were all of Zhao Shenggu holding Chanchan—Guan Yuan wasn't in any of them. Guan Yuan saw it first thing in the morning.

"What's going on here?" Guan Yuan asked, holding the newspaper. He didn't believe anyone would dare release news without Zhao Shenggu's consent.

Zhao Shenggu was a bit angry too. Although he had planned to go public with Guan Yuan and Chanchan, that didn't mean other people could expose this information without his permission.

"It's fine. I'll handle this. I was already planning to make our relationship public — this just moves things up a step. The legislation has already been submitted. I believe there will be news soon!"

The legislation Zhao Shenggu referred to was the bill on same-sex marriage in Huaguo. He'd been working on this for a long time, and now it was finally confirmed.

Although he could keep Guan Yuan under his wing, he wanted himself and Guan Yuan to live in a tolerant country.