"Mom, I lost the will to live. How did my son get to be like this?" Graciella was depressed that she was about to cry.
Jaida sighed and looked at Boris. "You must get rid of your bad habits!"
"No, Grandma. I feel good to be I am now." Boris looked quite reluctant to quit games.
Jaida lowered her head slightly and asked, "Boris, in addition to games, do you have any other hobbies?"
Boris tried to think of something, murmuring, "Hobbies..."
Suddenly, his big eyes lit up. Boris said excitedly, "Grandma, I've got one! I like to tease Gia."
Jaida didn't know what to say.
Graciella lowered her head in dejection.
Jaida shook her head helplessly and said earnestly, "Boris, I will go to the supermarket later. What about we go together?"
"No, I don't wanna go. Papa said that the supermarket is not a good place for boys to hang out. I don't want to be girlish," Boris said confidently.
Jaida frowned. How could Graciella's husband educate Boris in this way?
"Boris, don't be fooled by his babbling. Nothing of the sort. It is OK for everyone to go to the supermarket. I am in charge of the diet of the family and go there every day. It is interesting there. You can see a lot of vegetables. Don't you like my dumplings very much? I will take you to see what I use to make dumplings."
"No. I'd rather play PUBG and Sausage Party at home." Boris sat down on the sofa with a gloomy face, picked up his cell phone, and began to play games again.
Jaida sighed and said, "Graciella, let's not push him. It's not easy for kids to change their habits. Take your time! I'm going to buy some food."
"Alright!" Graciella nodded blankly.
"Mom, where are Kenny and Ricky?" She hadn’t seen the two kids for a while.
Jaida said, "They went out. I asked you to look after the children, but you even didn't notice they go out." Jaida shook her head. Anyway, her daughter was always careless.
Graciella tried to recall, but it seemed that she hadn't seen them exit.
"Well, you stay with Boris. I will pick up Kenny and Ricky on my way back from the market. They went to a store nearby." Saying that, Jaida went downstairs.
"OK!" Graciella nodded, but her eyes were fixed on her son. There was the sound of gunfire coming from his mobile phone, making Graciella extremely annoyed.
She walked over and grabbed the phone from his hand.
Boris burst into tears immediately. That phone was more precious than anything else.
Graciella was speechless.
She was so helpless that she wanted to hit her head against the wall.
"Stop crying. If you continue to play, your eyes will be blind!" Graciella roared and looked at her son disappointedly.
Boris said with tears in his eyes, "Mom, I have nothing else to do. You are busy all day, focusing on your work. What else should I play?" Boris asked while crying.
"Let's go. I'll take you out to play."
Boris stopped crying instantly. He blinked his tearful eyes and asked in a choked voice, "Can we go to the amusement park?"
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