Almighty Dad

Just before dawn, Hu Xialan woke up on time. She tossed and turned on the bed, lingeringly unable to get up. Since her son graduated from college and went to work, this was the first time she wanted to stay in bed so much, thinking of making breakfast for those two cubs, and From now on, she has to cook for them every day, and her heart is heavy like a mountain, and there is no place to breathe, and she doesn't want to get up.

With frowning brows, she sighed softly, "When will this day be?" Just after sighing, Han Ze in the quilt beside him turned over. Hu Xialan was startled. After a while, she finally lifted the quilt, got out of bed lightly, and put her After folding the quilt, he opened the door and went out. It was dark outside, she turned on the hallway light, and after washing, she went to the kitchen.

Not long after she entered the kitchen, Han Ze got up, and he was going to go out to exercise.

After seven o'clock, several people from Han Shutao who needed to go to work woke up one after another. There were only two bathrooms in the house, and Han Shutao and Han Feiyu each occupied one. Their brother and sister live outside, and there are two bathrooms at home, so they are used to it.

Wang Peining got up and ran to the bathroom immediately. Seeing that the door of the bathroom was closed, she ran downstairs, and the door of the bathroom downstairs was also closed. She hurriedly stood in place and turned around.

When Liu Mingda came down from the stairs, she had an ugly face and said hurriedly: "Mingda, I want to go to the toilet."

"Go." Liu Mingda yawned, Wang Peining pouted, her face full of displeasure: "There are people in both bathrooms, I can't help it."

While speaking, she arched her body slightly, obviously holding back badly.

With a gloomy face, Liu Mingda walked to the bathroom door and knocked on the door: "Who's in there?"

Han Feiyu in the bathroom didn't make a sound. Liu Mingda knocked a few more times, Han Feiyu said impatiently: "Knock what?"

He hasn't finished shaving his beard yet, it will come out naturally after shaving.

Liu Mingda frowned: "Hurry up, you're waiting to go to the bathroom."

Han Feiyu raised his eyebrows: "Go upstairs."

Just as Liu Mingda was about to speak, Wang Peining couldn't wait, clutched her stomach, and ran back upstairs again. She stood at the door of the bathroom upstairs and knocked on the door vigorously. Han Shutao was drawing eyebrows, and was startled by the sound of her knocking on the door The eyebrows are crooked. She curled her lips, ignored the knocking on the door, pulled a cotton pad, slowly wiped off the excess, then put on lipstick, then slowly opened the door and walked out.

She glanced at Wang Peining, raised her eyebrows and said, "The toilet is not a good place. I'll come out naturally after I'm done. Why keep knocking on the door?"

Wang Peining's face turned blue and was about to bleed out. She was ashamed and annoyed, but Han Shutao was still teasing her with sarcastic remarks. Her temper was not good at all, so she sneered immediately: "Can't you put makeup on in your own room?" Is it? Occupying the latrine and not shitting, is it unethical?"

After finishing speaking, he rushed into the toilet quickly, without even caring to close the door, and hurriedly took off his pants.

Han Shutao was about to say a few words of ridicule, but when she saw her action, she quickly avoided it and stood aside. After a while, she couldn't help it, but her face sank and she said: "I think you are wicked, how many big men in the family are you?" , A woman who is a guest at someone else's house, she goes to the toilet without closing the door, how shameless are you? What do you want to do?"

Wang Peining, who had just finished solving her physical problems and was washing her hands, heard her words, so ashamed and angry that she wanted to find a crack to get in. She was too anxious just now and couldn't wait to close the door. She knew that only she and Han Shutao upstairs would do that , but Shu Tao didn't give her any face. He yelled loudly, and he didn't know if the people downstairs would hear it. Such a sister-in-law is too scary.

Han Shutao really didn't want to show her any face, who made this woman Liu Mingda's girlfriend, they couldn't coexist peacefully.

At 7:30, Han Ze came back from a run, and Hu Xialan made breakfast and served it to the table. The breakfast was relatively simple, including porridge, steamed buns, eggs and some pickles.

Han Shutao and Han Feiyu frowned directly, and Han Shutao said with a smile: "Auntie, we just moved back, you may not know what my brother and I like, we don't eat porridge and steamed buns in the morning, we have milk, eggs, and fruit for breakfast , Staple food, buy pasteurized fresh milk for milk, apples or small tomatoes for fruit, for staple food, I like to eat soup dumplings or oatmeal, my brother is easy to get rid of, whole wheat bread is fine.”

Hu Xialan was suffocated, and got up early to prepare breakfast for them, but she was still disgusted, she quietly clenched the hand holding the spoon, gritted her teeth, and suppressed the surging aggrieved and unwillingness. With a gentle smile on his face, he said, "Okay, I've wronged you today, and I'll make it up for you tomorrow."

Han Shutao smiled, and she said: "Actually, my brother and I eat porridge and steamed buns with you.

Han Ze came out, and when he heard her words, he couldn't help scolding her: "You're so thin, why lose weight? Do you want to be as thin as a telegraph pole?"

Han Shutao glanced at Hu Xialan with a tense look, and said with a smile: "When my brother and I used to live outside, we liked to eat eggs, milk, fruit and staple food every morning. I didn't expect the food at home to be so simple. Too much, auntie prepares, it is more complicated, so as not to tire her, forget it."

Han Ze frowned, looked at Hu Xialan and asked gently: "Xialan, the children have to go to work, and they don't have enough breakfast, which hurts their health. Thank you for your hard work."

Hard? Hu Xialan smiled wryly, since she knew she was working hard, why did she let the two children come back? However, she couldn't object yet, so she could only agree with a smile, secretly looking at the eyes of Han Shutao's brothers and sisters, but she became more and more impatient.

Liu Mingda saw the irritability in his mother's eyes, he lowered his head, and there was gloom hidden under his glasses.

Hu Xialan looked around, but she didn't see Wang Peining, so she asked, "Call Peining to come down for dinner."

Liu Mingda went upstairs, and Wang Peining sat on the edge of the bed with red eyes, obviously just cried, his brows were furrowed, and he asked worriedly: "Why are you crying?"

Wang Peining was so wronged, and when she heard Liu Mingda's voice, she cried even more fiercely, Han Shutao went too far, she complained: "Mingda, I will never come to your house for dinner again, I have never been so wronged. "

Liu Mingda frowned, sat beside her, and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"

Wang Peining asked, "Didn't you hear me and Han Shutao quarrel just now?"

Liu Mingda shook his head. He heard the voices of the two people downstairs, but he didn't understand what they were talking about. Shu Tao followed him downstairs. He thought nothing happened between them, and Pei Ning never went downstairs. , maybe she was putting on makeup, but she didn't expect her to cry in the room.

"What's going on?" Liu Mingda asked again.

Wang Peining said angrily: "Han Shutao actually puts on makeup in the bathroom. She really doesn't want us to go to the bathroom. Only she can do such a wicked thing."

Liu Mingda asked her: "Have you gone to the bathroom yet?"

Wang Peining nodded, Liu Mingda heaved a sigh of relief, and coaxed him: "If you really don't want to come back, how about we go directly to the house you rented tonight?"

Wang Peining pursed her lips, very unwilling, and said, "I just agreed to pay living expenses last night, so I won't be coming back for dinner today? Those brothers and sisters will live here from now on, don't we all come back? Then what living expenses do we have to pay? Besides, eating outside every day will make you tired, the food outside is not as good as the food cooked by your aunt, and besides, we need to save money to buy a house and get married."

She can't cook.

Liu Mingda said helplessly: "Then what do you say?"

Wang Peining bit her lip and said after a long while, "Of course I want to find a way to drive those brothers and sisters out."

After finishing speaking, she felt a little guilty, and had to admit that she was very jealous of the Han Feiyu brothers and sisters. Uncle Han is good at everything, and he is also very good to Mingda, but why do he have two children?

Liu Mingda smiled wryly: "It's not that simple, Dad won't agree."

Wang Peining thought of the way Han Shutao looked at her with such arrogance, she felt angry in her heart, she whispered: "I'm talking about finding a way, and the way is all thought up by people. How did they move out before?"

Of course, his mother tried to provoke them to move out. He would never say this to his girlfriend, he could only say: "At that time, they were young and didn't like my mother, so they went to live with their grandparents. Grandma passed away, they all went to college and grew up, they have a house outside, and they don’t want to move back to live with us at all.”

old age? Wang Peining suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Auntie is getting old, taking care of such a big family, it is easy to get tired and sick."

Liu Mingda's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked, "You mean calling my mother to pretend to be sick?"

Wang Peining smiled triumphantly: "Uncle Han is so kind to my aunt. If my aunt is sick, do you think he will be anxious? In order to make my aunt happy and get well soon, do you think he will try to please my aunt?"

Liu Mingda bowed his head in thought.

Wang Peining continued: "At this time, we said that my aunt suffered too much when she was young, and she never lived a rich life. As long as you give her money, she should be happy. Uncle Han is husband and wife with her, and he never guarded against her. We will definitely give her money, and as soon as we get the money, we will buy a house immediately. If Uncle Han doesn't take the bait, we will take the opportunity to tell him that my aunt can't be too tired in the future, and she can't buy vegetables for the family. Let's see what he will do. At that time, no one will be free babysitters for Han Feiyu and his sister, let's see if they will stay at home."

No matter what the result is, they will not suffer.

Liu Mingda asked: "Didn't you say you asked Mom to buy jewelry?"

Wang Peining snorted, "I didn't expect Han Shutao to go so far, deliberately occupying the latrine and not shitting. Since she is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous. If she doesn't use some strong medicine, she will think we are easy to bully."

Liu Mingda thought of the arrogant attitude of those two people who used his mother as a nanny, his mood suddenly became gloomy, and he nodded slightly. Not to mention for the house, but for his mother, he also had a reason to drive Han Feiyu and Han Shutao out, his mother must be sick, otherwise father would think that mother is invincible.

Wang Peining pondered: "This plan will take seven or eight days to implement."

Liu Mingda wanted to understand the trick, he smiled and said: "Mom has taken care of us for seven or eight days, she is tired and sick."

Wang Peining looked at him and smiled.

...

Before Hu Xialan became ill, the next day, Han Shutao finished all the manuscripts that were due to be handed in. Hu Xialan went to buy groceries instead of going to the magazine. The father and daughter were free at home, and Han Ze took Han Shutao to the 4S shop , Han Shutao has a favorite off-road vehicle, she doesn't need to choose a model at all, when she arrives at the 4s shop, she goes straight to her favorite off-road vehicle.

Han Ze glanced at the price of the car, more than 400,000 yuan. He smiled and said, "Although it's a bit expensive, it's not that you can't afford it. Dad has never given you any expensive gifts. Buy it."

The old man's words made Han Shutao's mouth slightly twitch, but she was not moved too much. After all, her father's behavior was too unqualified for so many years, and her heart was already cold, so she couldn't be moved. But if you can buy your favorite off-road vehicle, don't mention how happy you are. This is not only the excitement of getting an off-road vehicle, but also the pride of winning the battle. Hu Xialan is not invincible. Thinking of this, she became even more excited.

The father and daughter bought a car faster than Hu Xialan bought vegetables. After the father and daughter had paid the money, completed the car purchase procedures, and returned home, Hu Xialan had just arrived home. She looked at the sweaty father and daughter and smiled. He asked, "Old Han, where have you been?"

Han Ze pointed at Han Shutao, "Take her to buy a car."

Hu Xialan was startled, and looked at him in disbelief, buying a car was such a big deal, and he didn't even tell her, and took Han Shutao to buy the car in private? Does he take her as his wife? She asked in a low voice, "Have you bought it?"

Han Ze glanced at her with a smile: "I bought it, more than 400,000 off-road vehicles."

At that moment, Hu Xialan only felt her head buzzing, and she couldn't hear anything. She swayed, and Han Ze supported her. The two cubs should be proud, so she must not fall.

Han Ze worriedly said, "Xia Lan, what's wrong with you?"

Hu Xialan shook her head, pale, and said unnaturally: "It's okay."

Han Ze looked at her anxiously: "You are so pale, how can you be fine?"

Han Shutao agreed: "Yes, Auntie, if you feel uncomfortable, let's go to the hospital, and you can't hide your illness from the doctor."

It was fine if she didn't speak, but when she spoke, Hu Xialan's face became even uglier, and she said weakly, "Old Han, I'm fine."

Han Ze glanced at Han Shutao: "Go and drive and take your aunt to the hospital."

Hu Xialan took his arm and insisted: "Old Han, I'm fine, don't send me to the hospital."

Han Shutao curled his lips slightly, was he afraid that the doctor would find out that you were sick from anger? She smiled and said slowly: "Auntie, my dad is not short of money, and there is still some money for medical treatment. You really don't have to worry so much."

Hu Xialan shook her head, took a deep breath, let go of Han Ze's hand, stood up straight, and said, "Look, I'm fine. I really don't need to see a doctor."

Han Ze's brows did not loosen. He looked at Hu Xialan: "You must tell me if you are not feeling well. You can't bear it. You can't fall down. What will we do if you fall down?"

Hu Xialan pretended to be energetic and said, "I'm really fine."

In the evening, after Wang Peining got off work, she still insisted on coming over for dinner, just grabbing the bathroom. She wanted to see who could beat whom, and who was disgusting.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at Han's house, she heard Han Shutao and Han Feiyu say that she had bought her off-road vehicle.

She looked at Liu Mingda with dark eyes. Of course, Liu Mingda's face was not good-looking. He didn't expect his father to move so fast. He bought the car back just as soon as he mentioned buying a car.

Sitting on the sofa, Wang Peining asked uncontrollably, "Shu Tao, how much did you pay for the car?"

Han Shutao replied with a smile: "It's cheap."

Wang Peining hesitated, and asked without giving up: "How much is cheap?"

"More than four hundred thousand."

Han Shutao's tone was very casual, as if the car worth more than 400,000 yuan was really cheap to her.

"what?"

More than 400,000? Wang Peining was shocked, her eyes widened in astonishment, she did not expect that Uncle Han would be willing to buy such an expensive car for Han Shutao, after all, the Han family is just an ordinary family, although it is stronger than her family, but the car cost more than 400,000 yuan , she felt that it was too much for this family. She thought that they would buy a car worth two hundred thousand yuan at most.

Liu Mingda suddenly raised his head to look at Han Shutao, his fists were clenched quietly, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and his fingertips were turning white. He couldn't even get enough money to buy a house, yet Han Shutao could easily buy a car worth more than 400,000 yuan. She also said it was cheap, after all it wasn't her own...

Han Feiyu glanced at the reaction of the two, and said with a smile: "You should have spent all of Dad's money, right? You little girl, what are you doing with such an expensive car?"

Han Shutao didn't take it seriously, glanced at him, and argued, "Why don't you say that your car is more expensive than mine?"

Wang Peining was startled, Han Feiyu was usually idle, and the car he bought was actually more expensive than Han Shutao's off-road vehicle? Does he have that much money?

Han Shutao leaned on the sofa and said, "I earned the money myself, okay?"

Han Shutao snorted.

Han Feiyu smiled and patted her on the head: "I haven't finished talking yet, our family is all boys, only you are a girl, but a car worth more than 400,000 yuan, no matter how expensive the car is, you have to buy it." Buy it."

Han Shutao was taken aback, he really thought that brother was going to settle accounts with her.

Liu Mingda's face was gloomy, Han Feiyu said this to him.

...

On the weekend, Liu Mingda and Wang Peining asked Hu Xialan out in the name of buying clothes for Hu Xialan. I don't know what they said, and Hu Xialan fell ill when she came back. If there is any illness, I can't say it, even if I feel weak all over, I just want to lie on the bed and rest, and if I ask her to see a doctor, she doesn't want to go.

Wang Peining said worriedly: "Uncle Han, Auntie must be taking care of us every day, and she is exhausted."

Liu Mingda was a little nervous, but also a little excited, a sense of excitement that his goal was about to be achieved, even if he couldn't get money from his stepfather to buy a house, as long as he could drive Han Feiyu and Han Shutao out, their goal would be half achieved. He is not bad either.

Out of the corner of Hu Xialan's eyes, she caught sight of Han Feiyu and Han Shutao's brothers and sisters, but she thought in her heart that even if they couldn't be kicked out, at least they wouldn't have to be their free nanny in the future and let them order them around.

Han Ze frowned, looking at Hu Xialan who was lying on the bed and couldn't get up, he gritted his teeth and said, "Since Feiyu and Shu Tao moved back to live, your aunt has really worked hard, buying vegetables, cooking and cleaning every day, and there is no free time, so I I think we should hire an aunt who cooks, buys vegetables and cleans."

Wang Peining: "..."

With the conditions of the Han family, she certainly never thought about the issue of hiring a nanny. Now how to do?

Liu Mingda and Hu Xialan froze suddenly, and the excitement and anticipation in their hearts disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Han Shutao echoed from the side: "Auntie is tired and sick to cook for us, so let us share the money for cooking for us. Auntie can play small cards and dance with the sisters in the community in the future, without having to worry about it again." So hard."

Han Feiyu also agreed: "I agree that the cost of hiring a nanny will be shared equally among the three of us."

Han Ze looked at Liu Mingda, and Liu Mingda's tense cheeks instantly relaxed. The nanny was hired for his mother, and the stepson and stepdaughter readily agreed. As his own son, he couldn't have the slightest reluctance. He smiled and said: "Hiring a nanny is to reduce Mom's burden, of course I am willing."

But I was calculating in my heart, paying 3,000 for living expenses every month, and hiring a nanny would cost at least 1,000 per person, how much would he have to pay every month.

Wang Peining was stunned, and Hu Xialan was also stunned. She pretended to be sick to ask Lao Han for money. No matter how bad she was, she could drive Han Feiyu and Han Shutao out. Why did she ask Mingda to pay a sum of money now? In this case, did she cheat Han Feiyu, Han Shutao, or her son by pretending to be sick?

Han Ze looked at Han Feiyu, Han Shutao, and Liu Mingda with relief on his face. He said to Hu Xialan: "There are many children, and it is good to have more children. If our four children can be so united in everything, we will Do you still need to worry?"

Hu Xialan smiled unnaturally, of course you are not worried, what is worrying is me and my son, thinking so in my heart, but on the face she still agrees: "Yes, our children are sensible."

That's right, her Mingda and Mingkai are sensible children, but as for Han Feiyu and Han Shutao, they are just ghosts.

It is not so easy to find an aunt who suits you. Fortunately, a colleague in Han Feiyu's company knows an aunt named Chen in her forties who is good at cooking. After talking with Aunt Chen for a while, Han Feiyu knows that she cooks light dishes. He was good at the dishes, so he called Han Ze at that time and said that his aunt had been invited.

Han Ze smiled and said, "Since you think it's appropriate, tell her our address and let her come over."

Auntie Chen has a quick temper and quick hands and feet. If she is not an acquaintance, she may not be able to invite her. After Han Ze interviewed her, she felt pretty good. The two talked about salary and treatment, and both parties were quite satisfied. Aunt Chen went back to get her luggage and came to Han's house in the afternoon.

When Hu Xialan woke up, she was shocked to find that there was an extra woman in the house. She said in a panic, "Who are you? Why are you in our house?"

Aunt Chen said: "Are you Miss Hu? I am the cooking aunt invited by Brother Han. My surname is Chen?"

"what?"

Hu Xialan's eyes widened in disbelief. Although she was ill, she went out to buy groceries in the morning. She didn't know about it. She didn't expect Lao Han to buy a car without discussing it with her. After all, the car was not bought for her. , the family invited aunt, he didn't even discuss it with her, so he made a decision privately? Did she treat her as a daughter-in-law?

Auntie Chen looked at her suspiciously. Although her attitude towards her was a bit strange, she was the host, so she didn't ask, and said, "I'll cook."

When Hu Xialan heard that she was going to the kitchen to cook, she subconsciously repelled it. The kitchen is her place, but since she is the aunt that Lao Han invited back, wouldn't it be a waste of money if she was not allowed to do things?

She followed Aunt Chen into the kitchen like a wandering soul, and she was not happy to see her skillfully washing rice, as if she regarded this place as her own home; she was not happy to see her using her knife; she was not happy to see her using her pot , she is not happy... In short, this person, in her house, she is uncomfortable everywhere.

After the meal, Aunt Chen also noticed Hu Xialan's dislike for her. She felt unhappy, thinking that Hu Xialan looked down on being a nanny, and planned to talk to Han Ze after the meal. Aunt Chen has been a nanny for most of her life, and she has never felt that the profession of nanny is shameful. In her opinion, the reason why those people hire a nanny is because they are in urgent need of help.

She was willing to agree to the Han family and to work as a nanny in the Han family because of Han Feiyu's face, she came to help their family solve their difficulties, not to be angry, Hu Xialan didn't say she was grateful, at least she shouldn't show her face.

After the meal, Aunt Chen tidied up, and she said bluntly to Han Ze: "Brother Han, it seems that I have no relationship with your family. I can't do this job."

Han Ze was taken aback, "Isn't the cooking very good? The kids all praised the food you cook is delicious."

Han Feiyu, Han Shutao, and Liu Mingda had relatively bland tastes. They really thought that Auntie Chen's dishes were delicious, but Wang Peining curled her lips. No matter how delicious it was, there was no chili and no taste.

Hu Xialan sat next to Han Ze, feeling a little guilty.

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "Sister Hu may prefer to cook by herself."

Having worked as a nanny for a long time, she naturally has a good ability to observe words and demeanor.

Han Ze looked at Hu Xialan disapprovingly: "Xialan, I know you are used to working, but your body really can't be affected. You should show your heart that you are considerate of the children's worries."

Hu Xialan glanced at Aunt Chen dissatisfied. When did she say that she wanted to cook more?

Aunt Chen ignored her. She could see that whether Hu Xialan was satisfied with her or not could not decide whether she would stay or not.

Han Shutao echoed: "Yes, yes, Auntie Chen's food is delicious and we all like it. Auntie, don't worry about it, just take care of your health."

In front of Aunt Chen, Hu Xialan couldn't say what she didn't like, so she could only nod with a stiff face.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Han Ze felt that she should agree, and thought to himself: "There are no other rooms at home, Aunt Chen should live in Ming Kai's room."

Hu Xialan's face changed suddenly, and she exclaimed, "How can that be?"

Han Ze looked at her with a smile: "Ming Kai is not at home, why not?"

Hu Xialan frowned and said, "Old Han, Ming Kai is graduating soon."

Han Ze said indifferently: "Let's talk about it after he graduates, and then explain that Da is going to buy a house? When Ming Kai comes back from graduation, Ming Da should move out. There will be a room at home by then."

Wang Peining was slightly startled. She thought that even if they bought a house, they would live with their uncle and aunt after marriage. Could it be that Uncle Han still insisted that they move out?

Mingda laughed at himself, his father seemed to think that Pei Ning was too delicate, and he didn't want to live with them.

Hu Xialan took a deep breath: "Old Han, Mingda hasn't bought a house yet. Even if he buys a house, he has to wait until the house is picked up and renovated before he can live in it."

Han Ze comforted: "I know, but Ming Kai hasn't come back now? Your health is important, so let's arrange it like this."

Hu Xialan: "..."

When Ming Kai came back, if the surnamed Chen hadn't left, could he still be kicked out?

...

Liu Mingda and Wang Peining sat on the bed in a daze, Hu Xialan knocked lightly on their door, Liu Mingda opened the door, saw that it was his mother, he was stunned, and said, "Come in."

Hu Xialan walked in, Liu Mingda closed the door, Hu Xialan said with a sad face, "Mingda, why don't you pretend I'm sick?"

If he continued to pretend, when Ming Kai came back, his place to live was gone.

Liu Mingda smiled wryly and shook his head: "Mom, the nanny has been invited back. Even if you are not sick, Dad will think that you are tired, and the nanny will be hired."

Hu Xialan glared at him and said, "Then what should we do? Pretend to be sick until the end, not only will you have to spend money to hire a nanny, but now your brother's room is also taken up by the nanny. No one will cheat if you pretend to be sick until the end." , put you two brothers in the trap."

Wang Peining couldn't see Hu Xialan scolding Mingda, and said, "Auntie, you should think this way, you won't have to serve Han Feiyu and Han Shutao anymore, don't you also benefit?"

Hu Xialan pursed her lips. She was not sick or in trouble, she had work to do, and she felt that her life was so messy and she had nothing to do every day. Could it be that she really wanted to play cards? She doesn't like playing mahjong, sitting there for a long time, her back is sore.

Besides, the thought of the nanny living in Ming Kai's room made her feel like a lump in her throat, why would she be in the mood to play cards to relax.

This idea came from the fact that stealing chickens won't make you lose rice, and others didn't hurt you, but you made yourself a fool.