My College Teacher is My Children's Mom

As soon as they got home, the quads started playing with their new toys.

Zhao Lizhen was back early today and, unusually, was busy in the kitchen. This, however, startled Lin Feng.

"Mom, let me do it."

Zhao Lizhen smiled. "As long as I don't touch the clay pot, the kitchen won't explode. I feel bad that you start cooking the moment you come home. Let me do it today!"

Zhao Lizhen's cooking skills weren't great, but it wasn't as if she couldn't do anything at all. Otherwise, without a housekeeper, what would they eat?

"You go play with the children! They're calling for you!"

The one calling for Lin Feng was Dabao. The instruction manual was in a foreign language, and Dabao only recognized a few simple words.

After looking it over, Lin Feng said to him, "Dad will translate this for you."

After translating for twenty minutes, Dabao was lying beside him, his little bottom in the air as he read along. While translating, Lin Feng asked, "Dabao, Dad needs to go to the kitchen to cook in a little bit. Can you try to assemble this on your own?"

"Yes, I can!"

"If you run into any problems, you can call for Dad, okay?"

"Okay!"

"Here, these are the steps Dad translated for you. Follow these to assemble it."

"Great! Thank you, Dad!"

"You're welcome, sweetie!"

In the kitchen, Zhao Lizhen was methodically chopping vegetables while the electric pressure cooker was steaming Mi Fan. She had already prepared a cold black fungus salad; the hot dishes were next.

"You should go be with the children," she said.

Lin Feng explained, "I want to see if Dabao can finish the assembly on his own."

Gradually, Lin Feng went from being the assistant to the head chef.

Zhao Lizhen sighed. "In a few years, I really should start to properly learn some cooking skills."

She could memorize a few healthy meal sets for herself, but she couldn't possibly serve those to her grandson and son-in-law.

The meal was ready, and they were just waiting for Zhang Yuxi and Sanbao to return. Lin Feng washed his hands and went to see how far Dabao had gotten with his project.

"Dabao, do you need Dad's help?"

"Thanks, Dad, but I don't need it!"

"Alright. Well, call me if you do."

"Okay."

「That evening」

Zhang Fuyong and Zhang Yuxi arrived home one after the other.

Although Sanbao hadn't gone with them, everyone, including Lin Feng, had picked out a toy for him. The other children excitedly pulled Sanbao over, giving him a play-by-play of their adventure at the toy store. Sanbao listened quietly with a smile on his face.

When Lin Feng found a moment alone with Sanbao, he asked, "Do you like the toys we bought for you?"

Sanbao replied earnestly, "I like them!"

He didn't have a particular favorite; any toy that was fun would do. Some of them weren't to his exact liking, but they were all gifts. So, he was genuinely happy.

Dabao was the first to finish his dinner and ran off with a PITTER-PATTER. "I'm off to assemble my Transformer! You guys take your time, bye!"

When bedtime came, Dabao was still at his little table, seriously focused on the assembly. Lin Feng asked Zhang Yuxi to take the other children up to bed while he stayed with Dabao. Sanbao was already getting sleepy after dinner; he was usually the sleepiest of them all. Today, Erbao and the others were also tired, so they went to bed early.

"Come and say goodnight to your big brother!" Zhang Yuxi called out.

"Goodnight, big brother! Sleep soon!"

"Goodnight, Dad! You go to bed early too!"

Dabao waved. "Little brother and sister, be good and go to sleep! Goodnight, Mom! Goodnight, Grandpa and Grandma!"

Zhang Yuxi kissed Dabao. "If you're tired, rest early. It's okay if you can't finish it tonight; you can leave the rest for tomorrow."

"Okay, Mom!" Dabao replied obediently.

Everyone else left.

The father and son sat together at the small table. At this rate, it will probably take another hour and a half! Lin Feng thought.

He patted Dabao on the head. "Good boy."

Dabao glanced at the time, then pursed his lips. "Dad, you should go to sleep."

"Dad will stay with you."

Dabao looked at Lin Feng again. "I'll speed up!"

Lin Feng smiled. "Dad's not in a hurry."

Finally, an hour later, Dabao completed the assembly, the excitement on his face impossible to hide.

Lin Feng took out the batteries. "Let's put these in and see if the robot works."

If it moves, that means Dabao assembled it successfully, and all the gears are turning correctly. After the batteries were installed, the robot began to whir and move.

Dabao danced around excitedly. "Dad, am I awesome or what?"

Lin Feng felt a genuine pride for his son. "You're awesome!"

Dabao loved the feeling of achieving something through hard work and was eager to show his mom. "Dad, I want to show Mom!"

Lin Feng said with a smile, "Sure, but let's check if Mom is asleep first. If she is, we shouldn't disturb her. We can show her tomorrow when she wakes up, okay?"

Dabao was reluctant but still nodded and said, "Okay!"

As it turned out, Zhang Yuxi hadn't gone to sleep. They met her on the landing.

"I was just coming to see if you two had finished!"

"Mom!" Dabao exclaimed, pulling her by the hand to go downstairs. "Come and see! I finished it!"

Zhang Yuxi glanced at Lin Feng. "Really? Dabao, you're so amazing! Did Dad help you?"

"I didn't help at all," Lin Feng said quickly. "Dabao did it all by himself!"

Zhang Yuxi planted a big kiss on her son's forehead and gave him a thumbs-up. "Dabao, you're incredible!"

Back at the little table, Dabao showed Zhang Yuxi his handiwork.

"Wow," Zhang Yuxi gasped. "This looks so complicated! I don't think even Mommy could have assembled this!"

Dabao lifted his chin proudly. "Is Dabao impressive or what?"

"Not just impressive! You're super, super, super impressive!"

Dabao fell asleep completely satisfied, but Lin Feng was lost in thought.

"Since Dabao is so good with his hands, do you think we should get him to learn something? He can't just keep assembling toys forever."

Zhang Yuxi nodded. "You're right. The kids are getting older, and their interests are starting to show..."

As the couple chatted, Zhang Yuxi suddenly slapped her forehead. "Oh! There was something else I meant to tell you." This was the real reason she hadn't gone to sleep yet.

"What is it?"

"Should we buy the kids GPS smartwatches?"

"That's a great idea!" Lin Feng paused for a moment. "But I don't know if the school allows them." He hadn't seen any children in the intermediate class wearing one.

Zhang Yuxi smiled lightly. "If the teacher doesn't allow it, they can just wear them when we go out. The kids are bigger now, so using a safety harness isn't as convenient anymore."

Lin Feng nodded. "You're right. I'll take the kids to buy them tomorrow. Sanbao has class, so I'll just choose one for him. If he doesn't like it, we can exchange it. That should be okay, right?"