306: Chapter 36 Taking Charge Independently

Youyou hesitated for a moment, then shook her head with a reluctant look.

"That won't do. I only allow myself to dislike Daddy for one minute—no! Half a minute... Forget it, I don't want to dislike you anymore."

Shen Yan burst into laughter at her antics.

"Alright, alright. It's just not letting you have an ice cream; is it really that serious? Since you want it so much, how about... I have the nanny buy you a burger and a cola in a few days?"

Hearing this, Youyou's eyes lit up.

"Okay!"

Shen Ya shook her head from the side.

"If this continues, Youyou will be spoiled rotten by you."

Shen Yan curled his lip.

"What does it matter?"

"I want to spoil Youyou. Only then will she not be easily deceived by bad people in the future."

Shen Ya was stunned for a moment.

She used to wonder why her parents were so good to her but not as much to her brother, always telling him to be independent.

Fearing her parents were biased, she had asked them herself.

To her surprise, her parents told her, "We are so good to you because we don't want you to be lured away by others."

At that time, she asked her parents, "What does you being good to me have to do with me being lured away by others?"

Her parents just turned and smiled at her, saying, "Because only if we are good to you will you not be lured away by the tiniest bit of kindness from someone else."

Actually, this memory had long since faded from her mind.

She didn't know why.

But hearing Shen Yan say this, she suddenly remembered.

While she was lost in thought, Shen Yan had already placed Youyou on the sofa.

"Youyou, I've already asked Uncle Chen to help look for kindergartens these past few days. When we find some, we'll let you choose one yourself, okay?"

As soon as he said this, Youyou immediately became excited.

"Really? Can I pick one myself? Can I go to whichever kindergarten I want?!"

Shen Yan nodded.

"Yes, you can go to whichever one you like. If you can't decide for now, Daddy can take you to visit those kindergartens."

Youyou's eyes grew even brighter.

"Then I want to go see those kindergartens, because I want to choose my own friends!"

"Pleasant Goat said that friends are the family we choose for ourselves. I want to choose my family!"

Shen Yan was thoroughly amused by Youyou.

He laughed as he asked her, "Then what if one day I get into a fight with your friend? Who would you choose?"

Youyou's eyes widened in shock.

"What? Why would you fight with my friend?"

Shen Yan pinched Youyou's cheek as he replied, "Because I love Youyou. I love Youyou so much that I accidentally got into a fight with your friend."

Youyou's face scrunched up.

"If... if it's not a big deal, I think the two of you can still get along peacefully. I'm willing to be the adhesive between you two."

Shen Yan looked confused.

"Where did you hear the word 'adhesive'?"

Youyou scratched her chin sheepishly.

"I saw it while surfing the internet. Many people like to say it."

Hearing this, Shen Yan sighed. He turned to Shen Ya and said, "You need to control her screen time. Don't let her surf the web all the time. It's not good for a child to pick up internet slang too early."

Shen Ya rolled her eyes.

"Every day when I come home from work, she clings to me and wants me to play with her. To have a bit of private time, what's wrong with letting her look at a phone for a while?"

"If you're so capable, why don't you come home earlier and play with Youyou yourself?"

Shen Yan rubbed his nose guiltily.

He had indeed been coming home late these past few days.

Every time he got home, Shen Ya and Youyou were already asleep.

Seeing Shen Yan speechless, Shen Ya tilted her chin up and huffed.

"If you ask me, you should find a kindergarten soon and send Youyou there."

"She's growing up now and it's the time to absorb knowledge from the outside world. She needs to be in an environment with children her age."

As she finished, Shen Yan nodded and replied, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I've already asked Old Chen to help me find a kindergarten."

Shen Ya frowned.

"Why don't you look for it yourself? You trouble Old Chen with everything. This is a major matter regarding your daughter's school!"

Shen Yan clicked his tongue and said, "What do you know? Even if it's just a kindergarten, the quality of the teaching staff is very important regardless of the school level."

"What if I find a bad kindergarten and our child gets bullied there? What then?"

"I'm busy with work at the company all day. If I can't answer the phone in time and let—"

Before he could finish, Shen Ya raised her hand to interrupt him.

"Can you stop reading those news reports or novels? Abusive kindergartens are one in a million. Our luck won't necessarily be that bad!"

Shen Yan snorted.

"Even if it's one in a million, what if our luck is just that bad? Regardless, I won't allow any accidents to happen to Youyou."

Hearing this, Shen Ya shook her head and stopped talking.

What could she say to a daughter-obsessed man?

After chatting in the living room for a while longer, Youyou went to her room to sleep.

Once Youyou was asleep, Shen Yan pulled Shen Ya over to sit down in the living room.

"What? Do you have something to say to me?"

Shen Yan nodded and asked Shen Ya, "How have you been adjusting at Gu Corporation lately? Has anyone been bullying you?"

Hearing the question, a wave of warmth flowed through Shen Ya's heart. She curled her lip and said, "I thought you only cared about Youyou and not me..."

Shen Yan frowned and replied, "How could I not care about you? You are my family, and Youyou is also my family. In this world, I only care about my family and friends."

"You and Youyou will always be the family I value most. If you're bullied in the company, you must tell me immediately."

Hearing this, Shen Ya suddenly remembered she hadn't settled the score with Shen Yan yet.

"Right! Did you know that everyone at Gu Corporation knows you?"

As she spoke.

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment, then he asked Shen Ya with a look of confusion, "The people at your company know me?"

Seeing that Shen Yan's expression didn't seem fake, Shen Ya nodded and replied, "Yeah, everyone in our company knows you."

"You've become completely famous in our company, and I've become totally popular because of you."

Shen Yan was still completely bewildered.

At Gu Corporation, he only knew that HR Staff and Gu Hui.

Why would the people at Gu Corporation know him?

Seeing that he really couldn't remember, Shen Ya said in frustration, "Think harder! Did you cause some kind of scene at the entrance of Gu Corporation?"