Much later, Erbao was already in her cartoonish pajamas and was laying down when someone knocked on the door.
“Please come in,” Erbao called out in a long, draggy voice, imitating Ning Ran’s usual tone.
Dabao came in with a tablet in his hand.
“Dabao, what’s the matter?” asked Erbao as she got up.
“Look at this!”
Dabao passed the tablet in his hand to Erbao as she peered to take a look. On the screen was the photo of them together with Ouyang Qing.
There were words accompanying the photo. Yet Erbao found it hard to read because firstly, she could not understand, and secondly, she found it troublesome to do so.
Therefore the easiest solution was to ask her brother. “What’s going on?”
“Miss Qing posted the photos of us eating and playing together and shared them among her circle of friends. Somehow the photos were picked up by the media and were reposted online. Now they’re being circulated publicly,” Dabao briefly explained.
“I feel it’s okay. After all, those photos are taken really well. I look pretty, and you look handsome.” Erbao nonchalantly pointed out.
“Even right as we speak, there is a rumor circulating that Ouyang Qing is going to marry Daddy.” Revealing the rumor, Dabao emphasized, “Right now those photos have become the evidence that Ouyang Qing is going to be our stepmother. These things are happening right under our noses!”
Dabao used to call her “Miss Qing”. However, the way he addressed her had changed, as she was now referred to as mere Ouyang Qing.
When Erbao heard the revelation, her expression immediately changed.
“What? She wants to marry Daddy? What about Mommy then?”
“That woman. She does all these on purpose,” Dabao clenched his teeth as he spoke accusingly.
“But why? Why would she do all these?” Erbao still had a hard time comprehending the whole situation.
“She deliberately posted these photos on the internet to make the netizens think that she’s the one going to marry Daddy. She has also flattered Great-Grandpa to please him so that he will agree to her marrying Daddy. All these are her plans. She has plotted all these on purpose!” Dabao gritted his teeth, realizing that they had been manipulated.
Erbao could only nod again and again as she started to feel uneasy. “Then what shall we do now?”
Immediately, Dabao answered firmly, “We have to prevent her from marrying Daddy. By hook or by crook! We will never let her be our stepmother! We already have the best Mommy, and we don’t need a second one!”
“Yes! I agree!” Erbao raised her small fist enthusiastically into the air in agreement.
Just as quickly, her enthusiasm faded as she realized, “But this matter is adults’ business. We are only children. What can we do?”
Dabao frowned, “We definitely have to meddle with adults’ affairs! After all, don’t they always meddle with ours?”
Continuing his crusading speech, he went on. “If Ouyang Qing marries Daddy, we’ll have to call her Mommy in the future. since this matter is related to us, it is only proper that we interfere and take care of this.”
“Yes! We must interfere!” Erbao shook her fist in gusto, echoing Dabao’s sentiment. “But what can we do? Where do we start?”
“Now think, if she wants to marry Daddy, who does she need to agree to the marriage?” Dabao asked Erbao with a glint in his eyes.
Erbao tilted her head to the side and thought for a while, “Daddy is the one who must agree!”
“Naturally! That can’t be denied. Now aside from Daddy, who else needs to agree to the marriage?” Dabao asked again.
Erbao quizzically replied, “Umm… Also Mommy?”
Shaking his tiny head vigorously, Dabao impatiently pointed out, “You’re now confused! If they want to get married they don’t actually need Mommy’s consent!”
“That’s true. Guess I’m wrong. Ah! I know! They’ll need Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma to agree too! As well as bad Grandpa and bad Grandma’s approval!” Erbao exclaimed.
“You’re almost there. The main person they need the nod from will be Great-Grandpa.” Dabao nodded his head.
“Yes! Great-Grandpa is the head of the family. He needs to give his consent.” Erbao nodded, understanding the whole process by now.
“Therefore, in order to succeed in this matter, we need the two key persons. One is Daddy, and the other is Great-Grandpa. As long as either one of these two disagrees with the marriage, it will not be possible.” Dabao finished his analysis in a single breath.
“Yes!” Erbao nodded, pretending to be in deep thought.
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