Level 54: “They’re not your kids, back the f*ck off.”

Xiao Nai pulled up to the pick up area.  He spotted his oldest son Cong Cong walking towards him.  With worry, Xiao Nai stepped out, taking his bag from him.   

“Where’s your brother?”  They were only a few years apart, and both went to the same school.  

“There’s this teacher who has it out for him.”  He nodded towards the top of the walk way.  Ming Yue had his head down, while an adult was yelling at him.  He even reached out poking his son’s head.  “It’s not like hes’ the only kid not doing a sport.”  Xiao Nai put Cong Cong’s bag in the front. 

“Wait here.”  Cong Cong looked at his father and knew that look well.  It was his serious business face, right before he took down one of his enemies either in a game or at work.  A few mothers starred at him, walking up, the aura of power surround him.  When the teacher went to poke his son again, Xiao Nai smacked his hand away.  He pulled Ming Yue back, stepping in front.  

“What are you doing?”  Xiao Nai’s voice was low, it even startled the teacher.  But the teacher was older then him, maybe in his 50’s.  He was old enough to have taught him.  

“Telling your son he needs to join a sport or team.  Unless he wants to end up like a failure.  Something you should be telling him.” He reasoned, but all reasoning went out the door.  

“He’s not your kid, so back the fuck off.”  Xiao Nai didn’t mince words, taking one step forward, which made the teacher blink in confusion.  Parents never stood up to teachers, no matter what they did.  Not at this private academy.  

“Excuse me?”  

“Do you want to lose your job?  You don’t talk to my son or any kid like that.  Get your own.”  With that, Xiao Nai escorted his son back to the car, leaving the man speechless.  Pulling out his phone Xiao Nai never even turned around.  “Yu Banshan, get me the list teachers at my son’s school.  Physical Education from the looks of his attire.”  With no other word, he opened up the car door to let Ming Yue in the back.  Sliding into the front seat, Xiao Nai turned around to look at both his sons.  

“No one should ever talk to you like that for no reason, whether it be someone older or younger.  You’re worth isn’t on your athletic skills, it’s what you achieve with what you have.”  

“Thanks dad.”  Ming Yue smiled.  When Xiao Nai started to car, Cong Cong looked at his brother.  

“Five yen, dad has him fired by the end of the week.”  Xiao Nai drove off of school grounds.  His sons catching the evil glint in his eyes.  

“He won’t last before sun down.”   His father replied.   

Level 13: “I lost our baby.” 

Weiwei came home to find the four boys searching behind the couches, and under the floor rugs.  Qiu Yonghou saw her first, pausing with a worried smile.   

“What’s going on?”  She asked, watching her husband stand up straight, his friends matching his horror.  Xiao Nai looked nervous for the first time, his hair a mess and something like actual worry on his face.  

“I uh...I lost our baby.”  His hands dancing beside him.  He took a step forward, watching panic come over Weiwei.  “We were working and I turned around for a second, and he disappeared.  But he couldn’t have left the apartment, because-” He stopped talking looking at his wife’s eyes growing ever the wider and fearful.  

“Is the balcony door open?”  She pointed.  All three other boys ran to see if he was out there, but there was no crowd in the streets and no child hanging from anything.  

“Xiao Nai-so help me I will end what ever existence you call life.  I step out for one hour and you already-”  The front door opened to K.O. holding baby Cong Cong who was sucking on a popsicle.  

“There you go.”  Weiwei ran to hold her son, glaring at her husband.  

“Why was he with you?”  Hao Mei asked.

“When I came in he was playing with toys in the living room and I remembered we just got those popsicles he likes in our apartment so we went to go grab one.”  He looked around at everyone.  “What’s going on?”  Weiwei shook her head.  

“Nothing, just a father who doesn't understand the difference between a minute and a few minutes.”  Weiwei cooed at Cong Cong who just seemed to be enjoying his mother’s undivided attention.