WORLD KNOWLEDGE PART 4

Once dinner was ready, their father finally emerged from his hiding spot—er, bedroom—with a sheepish grin playing on his lips.

"Little warriors!" he proclaimed with forced cheerfulness, as if his earlier tactical retreat had never happened. "Did you complete the world knowledge? How was your Māmā's training compared to your Bàba's?" He paused, then added quickly, "Not that there's any competition, of course. Though I must say, my water display was quite impressive—"

"Husband," their mother interrupted sweetly, "perhaps you'd like some tea first? To help you recover from your... rest?"

Li Wei and Li Hao buried their faces in their bowls, shoulders shaking with barely contained laughter, while Li Hua maintained her perfect posture, though her eyes sparkled with mischief as she watched her father's face turn a shade redder than the steam rising from the hotpot.