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  Every night, Fang Yusheng and Qiao Jiusheng would bathe the two little fellows personally. The two of them were still young and lived in the same room, but they slept in different beds. The room was very wide, and there were two identical single beds inside.

  Fang Zikai’s bedsheets were light blue, and Fang Zicheng’s bed sheets were dark blue.

  The two of them were waiting for their parents to come and bathe them.

  Fang Zikai had already taken off his clothes and was playing with his brother.

  Fang Zikai said, “Brother! Eat one of my moves, Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!”


  “Brother, look at my Buddha Mountain Shadowless Kick!”


  “Brother, Sunflower Acupuncture Point Hand!”


  Fang Zikai was wearing a pair of small underwear as he stood on the wooden floor. From time to time, he would use his hands and feet to provoke Fang Zicheng. Fang Zicheng sat on a small chair and flipped through his hand-drawn book. Occasionally, he would give his younger brother an indescribable look before lowering his head to continue reading the book.

  When Qiao Jiusheng pushed open the door, she saw Fang Zikai standing in front of Fang Zicheng’s chair. He tiptoed towards Fang Zicheng and used the Sunflower Acupuncture Point Hand move.

  Fang Zicheng raised the sketchbook above his head and looked up at the contents of the sketchbook. In this way, he could read books without affecting his younger brother’s martial arts training.

  “Fang Jingjing, are you feeling mischievous again?”


  Fang Yusheng scooped up his mischievous youngest son. Before carrying him to the bathroom, he did not forget to give his eldest son a sympathetic look.

  Fang Zicheng closed his book.

  After getting out of the chair, he looked up at his mother with a serious expression.

  Qiao Jiusheng looked down at the little radish head.

  Fang Zicheng was still wearing his daytime clothes. He looked much better than Fang Zikai, who was only wearing underwear.

  “Iron Egg, what’s wrong?”


  No one knew their child better than their mother. Even though Fang Zicheng’s expression was very calm, Qiao Jiusheng could still read something else from his face. “Do you have anything to say to Mom?”


  Fang Zicheng thought for a while before saying, “Mom, I’m almost three years old.”


  “So?”


  Fang Zicheng said, “I’m not young anymore. I’m a boy. You shouldn’t bathe me anymore.”


  Qiao Jiusheng was speechless.

  She looked puzzled.

  “Are you sure?”


  “I’m sure.”


  Qiao Jiusheng suddenly smiled evilly. “Alright, how about this? I’ll let you wash yourself tonight. If you can wash yourself well, I won’t wash you anymore in the future.”


  Fang Zicheng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.

  “…Alright.”


  Fang Zicheng had originally planned to take off his clothes. Seeing that Qiao Jiusheng was looking at him, his expression turned serious and he walked into the bathroom calmly. Only then did he unbutton his shirt one by one, take off his clothes, and enter his small bathtub. Fang Yusheng was quite surprised. “Where’s your mother?”


  He thought that Qiao Jiusheng was busy.

  Fang Zicheng said, “From today onwards, I want to learn how to bathe myself. I’ve already grown up. I can’t let Mom bathe me anymore.”


  Whether it was in books or on television, it was said that children should be independent when they grew up. When boys grew up, they could not let their mother bathe them or their underwear. When girls grew up, they could not let their fathers bathe them either.

  Fang Zicheng felt that he was old enough.

  Fang Yusheng raised his eyebrows and gloated.

  “Go ahead.”


  The bathroom was quite big, and Fang Yusheng quickly showered Fang Zikai.

  After putting on Fang Zikai’s clothes, Fang Yusheng and Fang Zikai stood at the side. The father and son crossed their arms and looked at Fang Zicheng, who was bathing in the bathtub. Fang Yusheng was especially happy to see this. He did not help when he saw that Fang Zicheng could not get the shower gel on his back.

  Fang Zicheng did not seek help.

  If he could not apply the shower gel, he would not.

  He rubbed his body with his small hands the way his mother had bathed him. The focus was on his chin, neck, crease, butt, and legs.

  To Fang Yusheng’s surprise, Fang Zicheng really washed himself clean, even though the process was a little long.

  Fang Zicheng put on his clothes and walked out of the bathroom. Qiao Jiusheng was a little surprised to see that he had really showered himself. “You washed yourself?”


  Fang Zicheng nodded.

  Qiao Jiusheng gave her eldest son a thumbs up and said, “Good job, Iron Egg.”


  Iron Egg Fang said, “Mommy taught me well.”


  Upon hearing this, Fang Yusheng, who had just walked out of the bathroom, was a little embarrassed. His mother had taught him well, so he could shower by himself. He had not taught his younger brother well, so he did not know how to shower by himself…


  Fang Zikai could not understand the deeper meaning of this conversation. There was only one thought in his mind: From tomorrow onwards, he also wanted to take a shower himself.

  After telling the children a story and watching them fall asleep, Qiao Jiusheng and Fang Yusheng returned to their rooms to take a shower.

  After Qiao Jiusheng took a shower, she lay on the bed like a zombie. She said, “Ever since I had a child, I have given up on the nightlife.”


  Fang Yusheng never went to nightclubs.

  As far as he knew, Qiao Jiusheng used to have a rich nightlife. He pulled Qiao Jiusheng into his arms and said, “Tell me, what games have you played in nightclubs in the past?”


  Qiao Jiusheng thought that Fang Yusheng was yearning for nightclub life, so she told Fang Yusheng what she thought was the most interesting game.

  “Hey, I don’t know much about the nightclub games in recent years. The few places I frequented in the past were quite a lot of fun. It’s quite exciting. Let me tell you, there are lots of fun when you’re in a street of bars. In the Midnight Bar, once it’s midnight, the Thai demons will perform. The lucky people can dance with those beautiful fellows. I was a lucky person in the past and danced with them. Let me tell you, their waists are really thin, and their faces are really beautiful. Some of their breasts are even bigger than mine…”


  “I even touched that place of the demons, but I realized that they were men.”


  “Sigh…”


  When she did not hear Fang Yusheng speak, Qiao Jiusheng thought that he was engrossed in what she was saying, so she said something else. “X-C Bar holds a beer competition every Friday night.”


  “What about the rules?” Fang Yusheng asked. He felt that the rules should be very unusual.

  “This rule is very simple. The person who drinks the most and hasn’t collapsed yet can get a 20,000 yuan prize. I didn’t get an award, but I have a friend who got an award.” She didn’t elaborate on how she drank.

  Fang Yusheng asked, “Is it very interesting?”


  Qiao Jiusheng could not figure out Fang Yusheng’s motives for asking this. She replied conservatively, “It’s… it’s okay.”


  Fang Yusheng said, “From your tone, it might not be very fun. I won’t go then.”


  Qiao Jiusheng could hear the implied meaning in his words. He had originally planned to go there for fun!

  “It’s actually very fun. Are you bringing me there?”


  “That depends on your performance.”


  “What performance?”


  Fang Yusheng kept rubbing his lips with his fingers, but he did not speak. This reminded Qiao Jiusheng of three years ago, when they went to the Happy Valley in the East Lake and Fang Yusheng deliberately rubbed his lips and asked for a kiss on the Ferris wheel. She smiled and said, “I can’t believe that I’m actually so happy in this life.”


  After saying that, she turned over and leaned on Fang Yusheng’s chest, lowering her head to kiss him.

  Fang Yusheng was so happy that he agreed to bring her to the nightclub tonight.