"Did I allow you to call me Uncle? Call me Dad," Heinz said in a deep voice.
"I can't." Little Gary still brought up the same reasoning, "It is not easy for me to simply call someone 'Dad'. Moreover, I am not someone who simply does things."
"Little Gary, do you mean that I'm someone who does things simply?" Ernest said next to him. "I called our mother 'Mommy' the moment I saw her."
Little Gary's little brows were still furrowed. He looked at Ernest as he did not expect his younger brother to cause him trouble.
A troubled look appeared on Ernest's face as he looked at Little Gary and expressed his own opinion. "Gary, you have double- standards. You have high expectations for Dad but you only have low expectations for yourself."
"Shut up," Little Gary immediately stopped him.
"Haha!" Heinz suddenly laughed when he heard that. "Ernest, my good son, you are right. Gary, this is double-standard."
Little Gary pouted and felt a little annoyed.
Ernest also smiled and felt a little awkward. He looked at Little Gary awkwardly.
Heinz said again, "Ernest, it doesn't matter that your brother expects less of himself compared to me. I'm an adult now. I won't bother myself arguing with a
childish kid like him."
Childish kid?
Little Gary immediately widened his eyes and there was astonishment in them.
He was a little frustrated.
He lost this round.
His little head drooped down as he leaned back against the car seat and stopped talking.
Grace noticed that he was in such a low mood and felt bad.
However, this child needed to calm down, and she couldn't pamper him too much.
Grace said to Ernest, "Ernest, you're a good child. Come and sit next to me."
She let Ernest sit down next to her.
Little Gary raised his eyes and looked at them silently for a while. Then, he looked out of the window.
Grace took a glance at Little Gary calmly but did not say anything.
Heinz glanced at Grace with worry in his eyes.
Grace shook her head.
Heinz did not say anything as he understood that Grace did not want him to do so.
They should let Gary figure it out himself.
They all wanted Little Gary to calm down, but Little Gary had always been like this. Grace thought that it was time to let Gary learn his lesson.
"Ernest, do you want to drink some water?" Grace took care of Ernest along the way while she ignored Little Gary.
Little Gary didn't say anything the whole time.
After driving for an hour and a half, the car stopped at a rest stop. Everyone was ready to go to the toilet and stopped for a short rest.
Grace got out of the car with Ernest and asked Alex to take him to the toilet.
Little Gary stood behind and did not move.
After Heinz got out of the car, he looked at him and wanted to say something. He parted his lips, but in the end, he didn't. He turned and walked towards the washroom.
When he reached the corner, he reminded Lester, "Keep an eye on Little Gary. Follow him wherever he goes."
Lester nodded. "Yes, Sir."
Heinz went to the bathroom, where Ernest and Alex were there.
"Dad, do you also want to use the restroom?" Ernest saw Heinz in the toilet and said.
"My good son. I, of course, have to deal with nature's call too. Go out and wash your hands, okay?"
"Got it," Ernest replied with a crisp voice.
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